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53. He's an aging frat boy atheist Ayn Rand devotee, that pretends to be Catholic.

Thu Aug 30, 2012, 01:05 PM

Aug 2012

He's shallow and vain, and cares more about his abs, than about conservatism. He, like Romney, exist in politics solely to be King.

He likes that music because he wants to remind us how HARD he works.. on his fucking ABS. lol

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I Just Heard Ryan Talk About His Playlist - Starting With AC/DC & Ending With Zeppelin..... [View all] global1 Aug 2012 OP

"For those about to rock, we salute you!" - don't see the political message there cbdo2007 Aug 2012 #1

Republican Fanboys and the Bands that Hate Them pokerfan Aug 2012 #49

makes the kids think he's 'cool' discopants Aug 2012 #2

It's another "Hey, I'm a white man" dog whistle Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #3

So if he listened to (c)rap alliswellinmyworld Aug 2012 #14

I imagine that you really love the bridge in all those classic rock songs Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #22

Bridge? As in TROLL?!!! alliswellinmyworld Aug 2012 #26

yeah, hubby is a led zeppelin fan newspeak Aug 2012 #33

Bingo Mr Ripley. The most astute observation I've seen so far IMO. Populist_Prole Aug 2012 #58

Zeppelin? Oilwellian Aug 2012 #4

More concerning is ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2012 #5

It smacks of having a speechwriter make it up, imo. yardwork Aug 2012 #7

Maybe he downloaded the list off his mp3 player. Archae Aug 2012 #39

Rage Against The Machine Quantess Aug 2012 #6

Which is weird because RATM are the polar opposites of the TeaHad. HughBeaumont Aug 2012 #8

Killing In The Name Of Quantess Aug 2012 #11

Yup - RATM had a little something to say to Ryan, actually... Lucy Goosey Aug 2012 #12

gee, I thought you were joking about him liking rage against the machine newspeak Aug 2012 #35

He likes to sing "La-la-la, I can't hear ya" with his headphones on Amonester Aug 2012 #40

In many cases, musicians think too highly of themselves joeglow3 Aug 2012 #36

There's a huge difference between a kid not getting that candy = fucking XemaSab Aug 2012 #56

ClearChannel, inc's "Classic Rock" format Enrique Aug 2012 #9

In Atlanta at least its Freebird, Stairway, You Shook Me, rinse, repeat. Same 5 or 6 songs in Erose999 Aug 2012 #37

Why is Romney too old for Led Zepplin? Avis Aug 2012 #10

His robotic brain cannot process lyrics LibraLiz1973 Aug 2012 #19

He's snot pokerfan Aug 2012 #52

That's who he's talking to loyalsister Aug 2012 #64

Um...it's called being in one's 40s... alliswellinmyworld Aug 2012 #13

Ahh the old liberals are intolerant line Floyd_Gondolli Aug 2012 #16

No, every liberal is tolerant. alliswellinmyworld Aug 2012 #18

Enjoy your stay Floyd_Gondolli Aug 2012 #23

Post removed Post removed Aug 2012 #25

What do you like most about Glenn Beck? Quantess Aug 2012 #29

Pretty damn narrow playlist, even if one is in one's forties. MadHound Aug 2012 #20

Vieux Diop and Tulear Never sleeps? alliswellinmyworld Aug 2012 #27

Well, that goes to show just how little you know musically, MadHound Aug 2012 #30

I'll see your "pretentious claptrap" and "tragically hip" and raise you... dogknob Aug 2012 #54

It was a dumb joke loyalsister Aug 2012 #42

Hahaha Oilwellian Aug 2012 #63

Who says I have to be tolerant of people who are not tolerant of me? Quantess Aug 2012 #24

If it keeps on raining, the levee's gonna break OriginalGeek Aug 2012 #15

I laughed when he said it because LibraLiz1973 Aug 2012 #17

He took chance on speaking to people who might custom alphabetize their music on their IPOD loyalsister Aug 2012 #46

LED Zeppelin XemaSab Aug 2012 #59

A lot of people shorten it to Zeppelin, dude loyalsister Aug 2012 #61

He could have said ZZ Top; at least they are American and start with a Z. dogknob Aug 2012 #62

AC/DC to Zeppelin? What, he cain't listen to no 'merikin bayands? pnwest Aug 2012 #21

I'd have expected him to listen to BOTH kinds of music... Lizzie Poppet Aug 2012 #28

"Dadrock!" Jennicut Aug 2012 #31

+1000 for "Dadrock"-I've never heard that before, gonna have to use it. TwilightGardener Aug 2012 #43

Give him a pass on this - attacking every single thing he says makes *us* look crazy. reformist2 Aug 2012 #32

It's not worth an attack loyalsister Aug 2012 #47

It's not an attack. One should question what the purposes are for his handlers' releasing this TwilightGardener Aug 2012 #55

It's geezer rock.... Aviation Pro Aug 2012 #34

Yeah, I think you've got it. TwilightGardener Aug 2012 #44

In the Navy I knew many conservatives who listen to that kind of music. hack89 Aug 2012 #38

The funny thing is most of those artists are liberals. Initech Aug 2012 #41

Sure, Old Timey music from 30 years ago. What else do Repubs listen to? librechik Aug 2012 #45

Music that's been around long enough that it's lost its edge, its teeth, its context-- TwilightGardener Aug 2012 #48

When someone critiques someone else's music choices, they almost always come off sounding hughee99 Aug 2012 #50

Your first mistake kctim Aug 2012 #51

He's an aging frat boy atheist Ayn Rand devotee, that pretends to be Catholic. progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #53

:accurate: nt flamingdem Aug 2012 #57

It's party music. Iggo Aug 2012 #60

Exactly loyalsister Aug 2012 #66

Ahh yes, the anti-abortion, anti-contraception, anti-anything fun SomethingFishy Aug 2012 #65

"Classic Rock" is the Bud Light of music. Lowest common denominator. For a person to say "I like Erose999 Aug 2012 #67