The Foo are Fighing Mad at John McCain!

Image via WikipediaOnce again, John McCain is caught with his pants down. No, Obama didn't call him out on a $5000 tax credit that goes to the insurance company. This time it's the Foo Fighters.

Dave Grohl and company have joined a laundry list of musicians the likes of Heart, Van Halen, John Mellencamp and Jackson Browne who have become the victim of Republican Party Presidential Candidate John McCain used their song "My Hero" without permission lately at speeches and rallies. Naturally they aren't very pleased about this.

The Foo Fighters issued a statement today (October 8) that read;

"This isn't the first time the McCain campaign has used a song without making any attempt to get approval or permission from the artist. It's frustrating and infuriating that someone who claims to speak for the American people would repeatedly show such little respect for creativity and intellectual property."

The band added: "The saddest thing about this is that 'My Hero' was written as a celebration of the common man and his extraordinary potential. To have it appropriated without our knowledge and used in a manner that perverts the original sentiment of the lyric just tarnishes the song. We hope that the McCain campaign will do the right thing and stop using our song--and start asking artists' permission in general!"

This post may not be popular with folks, but in my honest opinion, it would seem to me that John McCain has once again misjudged the indomitable spirit of the common man.