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‘This is illegal’: Tom Petty’s estate slams Kari Lake for using his music to ‘promote her failed campaign’
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‘This is illegal’: Tom Petty’s estate slams Kari Lake for using his music to ‘promote her failed campaign’
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More than a few times, rock musicians who are known for their liberal or progressive politics have objected to their songs being used by Republican politicians without their permission. Bruce Springsteen has made it abundantly clear that his 1985 hit “Born in the USA” has a liberal message; it’s about a Vietnam veteran’s financial struggles when he comes home, not an ode to right-wing jingoism. And The Boss hates it when Republicans take his song out of context.
The late Tom Petty, who died in 2017, was known for his liberal politics and objected to his 1989 hit “I Won’t Back Down” being used by George W. Bush’s 2000 presidential campaign. And now, Petty’s estate is, according to HuffPost, objecting to far-right MAGA Republican Kari Lake using that song in a video after losing to Democrat Katie Hobbs in Arizona’s 2022 gubernatorial race.
Lake made the Big Lie and election denialism the centerpiece of her campaign, repeatedly promoting the false and debunked claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Donald Trump. Lake’s critics feared that she would do the same thing if Hobbs won that race, and sure enough, she is vowing to fight the election results in court. Lake, so far, has refused to concede to Hobbs.
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In a post-election video, Lake sounds very Trumpian when she tells her supporters, “I’m busy collecting evidence and data. Rest assured, I have assembled the best and brightest legal team. And we are exploring every avenue to correct the many wrongs that have been done this past week.”
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