Thursday, July 21, 2016

Third Eye Blind Apparently Heard What Ted Cruz Said About Rock Musicians

     Remember when I said adieu to the Human Slimebag and said my blood pressure would have less spikes?  Well that was partly true.  Less spikes due to Cruz, yes, but apparently a diet like mine isn't good for your health.  But I digress.

     Two nights ago Third Eye Blind performed at a benefit show in Cleveland during the Republican National Convention.  Read their statement on it:

To clarify:

 We did not play an RNC event. We performed at a benefit for Musicians on Call because we support their mission in bringing music to the bedsides of patients in hospitals.

 Given that the benefit was held in Cleveland, we suspected that convention types might show up and we let it be known we were there to support Musicians on Call and that we in fact repudiate every last stitch of the RNC platform and the grotesque that is their nominee.

 --Science is science.
--Coal is not clean.
--Black Lives Matter.
--LGBTQ = equal.
--Separation of church and state (still a good idea)

 We could go on.

 We have Republican friends, family members, and fans, and we love them all. What we reject is what their party has come to stand for. But in keeping with Musicians on Call's message, we believe in the gathering power of music. With that spirit we don't step back from our audience wherever or whomever they are.

 Warmly, your friends in 3eb.

(via Facebook)

At one point the singer, Jenkins, told the crowd "Raise your hand if you believe in science" and was met with boos, to which he responded:

Remember when Ted Cruz said he didn't like how rock music responded to 9/11?  Third Eye Blind must have been paying attention since Cruz (and his father) is notoriously anti-science.  Apparently NASA shouldn't be allowed do anything other than explore space.  It's not like they invented memory foam, water filters, and cochlear implants.  Nope.  According to the Cruzes, evolution is a communist ploy.  Good job electing him Texas!

Ballsy move to troll their own fanbase in an open carry state while the political wackos are out in droves.  
(This was the only hit they played, and it's about a gay man committing suicide)
Cruz is under the impression that the Constitution, not the Bible is what defines marriage.  Makes sense when you factor in that he's following some perverted version of Seven Mountains Dominionism that preaches Jesus will come back once Christians rule every aspect of the world. Psst... Nobody tell him Jesus wasn't Christian.

I got this same comment from my girlfriend on prom night:
(Just kidding, I walked home in the rain because she wanted to go to a party I wasn't invited to. 100% true.)

They also worked in this trolling song:

And then yesterday Cruz, for some reason, was invited by Trump to speak at the convention.  Apparently whoever decided that has the foresight of a drunk man in a Tijuana brothel.  Cruz immediately went off-script and refused to endorse Trump, which was met with booing.  I hate the guy probably more than anyone else I've ever met, but is anyone surprised by this?  Trump called Cruz's wife ugly, said Cruz Sr was involved in JFK assassination plot, and nicknamed him "Lyin' Ted."
"Hey Lyin' Ted, wanna endorse me?"
"Sure!"
"Thanks!"
*immediately lies on stage*

Cruz getting drowned out by the Trump Force One was hilarious though:



PS- This makes me slightly uncomfortable.

Edit PPS- For some reason all the tweets I embedded shit the bed after I published the blog.  I spent half an hour trying to fix it but Blogger sucks.  Just click the tweets for the images/ videos.
Edit PPPS- Now the tweets are working.  Someone is screwing with me.
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