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21 Oct 2010 09:16

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Music: Velvet Underground drummer Mo Tucker explains her politics

  • It drives me nuts to see that X millions are being allocated to build a turtle tunnel, a donkey museuma salamander crossing, etc, etc, etc.
  • Former Velvet Underground Maureen “Mo” Tucker • Explaining why she showed up in a news clip as a bonafide Tea Party supporter. While we stand by the fact that she doesn’t have anything to explain, she did offer a little bit of insight to her political views to the St. Louis Riverfront Times. She claims to dislike the heavy spending of the Obama administration, although she’s a Democrat/independent who doesn’t think highly of George W. Bush or Sarah Palin, either. She also wants more oversight of social welfare programs and less spending on frivolous projects. “Anyone who knows me knows that I’m not a fool, a racist, a Nazi,” she wrote. “Anyone who knows me knows I’m afraid of flying, afraid of bugs, but not afraid to say what I think.” source

03 Oct 2010 10:01

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Music: Unlikeliest Tea Party supporter? Velvet Underground’s Mo Tucker

  • Some are in disbelief that the former Velvet Underground drummer could support such views. We aren’t, really. Johnny Ramone was a conservative. Ted Nugent got his start playing guitar on a song about using psychedelic drugs. Why can’t Mo discount socialism? source