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An interesting departure from rockers telling right-wing Republicans to quit using their music

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By Pat Cunningham

A couple of months ago, I told you HERE about numerous instances in which Republican candidates “have been forced to stop using music by artists whose politics apparently are not of the GOP variety.”

But now John Mellencamp (above) is adding a new twist to the custom. He’s TELLING Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker to feel free to use his song “Small Town.” But he wants Walker to know that he disagrees with the governor’s anti-labor politics.

As this story gets around, more and more people who hear the Mellencamp song at Walker rallies will be reminded of the singer-songwriter’s dissenting views. They might ...

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