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    Megadeth Frontman Didn't 'Endorse' Santorum

    Megadeth Frontman Didn't 'Endorse' Santorum

    Rick Santorum thought he had Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine's endorsement in his pocket, but he'll have to work a bit harder on the campaign trail to get it back as the metal guitarist clarified his comments. "Contrary to how some people have interpreted my words, I have not endorsed any presidential candidate," the rocker said in a release obtained by Billboard last night. "I respect the fact that Santorum took time off from his campaign to be with his sick daughter, but I never used the word 'endorse.'" That may set Santorum back in the Atlantic Wire's battle of the band endorsements, but the candidate appears to be doing fine in the polls for now.

     

    87 comments

    • Timmy!  •  3 mths ago
      I'll vote for whoever Lemmy endorses.
      • dino 3 mths ago
        Yeah, gimme some Motorhead!
      • Jason 3 mths ago
        Just 'Cos You Got the Power...
      • Brian 3 mths ago
        Hell, Lemmy should be President. every Saturday would be National Jack and Coke day
    • CM  •  3 mths ago
      Not related to the political angle, but growing up I preferred Megadeth (they were my favorite) over Metallica, but now, Metallica's first 3 albums sit atop my favorite albums of all time. They went really downhill after Justice though. Their sound changed after Cliff died, but Garage Days and Justice were still pretty good. The radio stuff from Metallica's Black album forward are horrible, IMO.
      • Rusty Shackleford 3 mths ago
        Couldn't agree more, except I may put Rust in Peace in my top 3, idk over which album though.
      • Randy 3 mths ago
        Screw the political angle. I'd rather talk music. Totally agree about Metallica. After Justice, they sold out and became douchebags. It didn't have much to do with Cliff Burton. It was hiring a glam producer, Bob Rock. Megadeth changed a little but then they came back. Rust In Peace is AWESOME
      • corey 3 mths ago
        I actually had the opposite happen to me. Metallica was always #1 for me and Megadeth was secondary. But now I find myself listening to more old Megadeth - particularly Rust in Peace. And yea the black album was literally devastating to me. It took me a couple of weeks of continual listening for me to come to terms with what an utter sell out it was.
    • mazenblu  •  3 mths ago
      If there's a new way, i'll be the first in line. But it better work this time!
      • Randy 3 mths ago
        Great quote. written and performed by Dave Mustaine, for those who don't knbow.
      • Stephen 3 mths ago
        Waddya mean i don't believe in God..........I talk to him everyday.............Waddaya mean i hurt your feelings......i didn't know you had any feelings.
    • Mark  •  San Francisco, California  •  3 mths ago
      Going to see Gigantour in San Jose next Thursday! RUST IN PEACE!!!! Mustaine Rocks! Metallica dudes look like old rich farts now, Lars is married to a beautiful actress and they all live in mansions. Mustaine plays $500 guitars every night - REAL blue collar metal!!!
      • mazenblu 3 mths ago
        Actually those custom Dean's run well over 4k
      • Joe 3 mths ago
        thank you mazenblu, mark obviously knows nothing about guitars
      • Mark 3 mths ago
        They sure do - but in this months Guitar Player he says he's playing his Angel of Deth II guitar every night and then giving it away - part of fan appreciation promo "win the guitar Mustaine used to play Symphony of Destruction". So I should have said "in additon to his expensive guitars, he's also playing his Mustaine signature $500 model every night. I can't see Metallica giving away a guitar every show!
    • jj  •  Salt Lake City, Utah  •  3 mths ago
      Do I hear Symphony Of Destruction?
    • sjsharks  •  Pleasanton, California  •  3 mths ago
      If you don't think Dave Mustaine is qualified to even talk about politics

      GOOGLE his music
      • Chandra 3 mths ago
        That's why I was shocked at the previous article about the "endorsement"
      • sjsharks 3 mths ago
        yea. you are right about that.
    • Robert  •  3 mths ago
      Have the teletubbies made an endorsement yet?
    • Catina Wiebe  •  Wichita, Kansas  •  3 mths ago
      LIKE HE EVER LISTENED TO MEGADEATH IN HIS WHOLE LIFE… . Trying to get the rocker vote…
    • TheTruth  •  3 mths ago
      Dave Mustaine is a Ron Paul fan, he has stated this on radio interviews.
    • J.D.  •  Ashburn, Virginia  •  3 mths ago
      I knew Dave was more of a humanitarian and intellectual mind than to endorse such a segregationist.
    • Someone  •  3 mths ago
      Are the Republicans this desperate? They want a metal rocker's endorsement? I bet Metallica, Pantera, and Slayer all endorse Obama.
    • James  •  Albany, New York  •  3 mths ago
      The Megadeth web site comments on this and Dave says he did NOT endores anyone as of yet! Give Megadeths message all these years it would seem Ron Paul should get the nod before any neo con like cRaZy rIcK!
    • Marcus Elgart  •  3 mths ago
      PEACE SELLS, BUT WHO'S BUYING? apparently not dave
    • Katatonic  •  3 mths ago
      So Far, So Good...So What!
    • Ken  •  3 mths ago
      Dave would look great in that goofy Santorum sweater, playing his death metal..
    • FTIGNORANT  •  3 mths ago
      Didn't he say he'd vote for him? He didn't use the word "endorse" though. So what does that mean anyway?
    • byron  •  3 mths ago
      I guess Megadeath did not endorse pro-life Santorum after all. (Please note that this is a joke and I do indeed know that Megadeath is actually Megadeth)
    • Meanie Dude  •  Washington, District of Columbia  •  3 mths ago
      What's good for you, may not be good for me. Enough said.
    • Iraq Lobster  •  3 mths ago
      Gary Busey endorsed Newt Gingrich. That is a game changer.
    • eightmandu  •  Seattle, Washington  •  3 mths ago
      Santorum is sweating bullets!
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