The Union Electric is made up of well-known St. Louis musician Tim Rakel, Glenn Burleigh, and Eric Stockman. While the Union Electric has only been performing for a short time, their music has generated a strong reaction, but not from music critics. Strangely, while their pairing of pro-worker lyrics and country/folk influenced song writing has yet to gain them musical acclaim, it has ignited a firestorm on America’s political right.
Some excerpts follow:
“After years of warning my collegues, it is my hope that the emergence of yet another left-wing country band, The Union Electric, will finally convince my fellow members of congress that it is necessary to pass my bill, H.R. 9875, more commonly known as the “Screw Jay Farrar and Steve Earle Act of 2009”.”
-Republican House Whip, Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia
“The fact that The Union Electric, made up of documented anti-freedom activists Tim “May Day” Rakel, Glenn “All Power to the Soviets” Burleigh, and Eric “Von Damage” Stockman, are allowed to perform in pubic, is reason enough for Texas to secede from the Union.”
-Texas Governor Rick Perry
“ACORN!”
-RNC Chair Michael Steel
“The longer The Union Electric is allowed to perform, the more states will legalize gay marriage. It’s that simple. Both are abominations, affronts to God, and both must be stopped.”
-Pat Robertson
“It is well known that members of The Union Electric own copies of both the Communist Manifesto and the Qu’ran. The fact that these “musicians” are allowed to pollute the hearts and minds of American citizens stands as proof that the way of life that our fighting men and women have died for is in danger of extinction.”
-Fox News’ Glenn Beck
“There are two primary threats to western civilization. One is the Employee Free Choice Act, which would allow workers to freely choose to join a union, free of employer intimidation and firings. The other is The Union Electric.”
-US Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Donohue
“When I hear bands like The Union Electric, I have no doubt as to why we are losing the War on Drugs.”
-Former First Lady Nancy Reagan
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GET OFF MY LAND
- David Cross as Montana Hillbilly, Mr. Show.
Just as I figured. Nothin' but a bunch of islamofascistsocialisthomosexualvegetarianists.
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