Rush Slimebaugh Today on Accused Arizona Killer & Gabrielle Giffords Shooter Jared Loughner: "This Guy Listened to Heavy Metal!" Gee, Can't Have That!

Yesterday it was the far left blaming the deranged and demented Loughner's alleged murderous rampage on conservative rhetoric, and today it was the far right's chance to weigh in, with Rush Slimebaugh actually suggesting that heavy metal music might have played some blameworthy role. Call me naive for continuing to blame Loughner's actions on Loughner himself. And yes, I do fully realize that such a groundbreaking notion is a bit out there on a limb in this day and age!

But another thing about Slimebaugh's rant rubbed me the wrong way as well: It's based on the necessary and ridiculous premise that there is something inherently wrong with listening to metal music in the first place! (And that if you do so, you may go insane!) We're talking about a common form of American popular music, and Slimebaugh just insulted a large swath of the American population with his dumbass comment.

It very much reminds me of a comment from loony left-winger Alec Baldwin (who wants to run for political office, BTW) from a few years back, although I just heard it for the first time in recent days: He was trying to talk smack at right-winger Sean Hannity and included within his rant the fact that Hannity was a "former construction worker." WTF?!?!

So many of these elitist leftist and right-winger talking heads and politicians are just so completely out of touch with the average American. For example, if you're a hard-working blue collar construction worker who loves to listen to some metal on your way to work, then apparently you are to be made fun of and scorned by both the far right and far left alike. Their words, not mine.

Ultimately, Baldwin and Slimebaugh are two illustrative examples of a much larger point: Why have any allegiance to these two parties or either political side when they have absolutely no allegiance to you, the common man? They don't care about you; only about your vote.

Very few of them have any real convictions to speak of at all, and most all of them do not deserve one ounce of our admiration, respect or loyalty. Or, feel free to disagree with me, and continue to follow idols who view the Average Joe to be something beneath them. I'll pass. And where did I put my damn Five Finger Death Punch CD?