Flea and Chad Smith from the band The Red Hot Chili Peppers jumped aboard the celebri-ghoul train with both feet. Like their fellow celebrities, they immediately began politicizing the horrific tragedy in Newtown. 26 people are dead, including 20 children, and these cretins rush to dance on their graves to score political points.
https://twitter.com/JerseyBucks/status/280171088175063040
Not so fast; there are more oh-so-brilliant tweets.
https://twitter.com/flea333/status/279656755661766656
https://twitter.com/flea333/status/279673787392348160
https://twitter.com/flea333/status/279670236947554304
Er. Wait, there’s even more.
https://twitter.com/flea333/status/279670620759941121
His band mate, drummer Chad Smith, echoes his call to change The Constitution of the United States.
How many innocent children need to die before we "The people" make a constitutional change?
— Chad Smith (@RHCPchad) December 14, 2012
Rights? Who needs pesky rights? The Chili Peppers have spoken. Chad then retweeted the always jackassy, and snit fit prone, Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine.
RT @tmorello: It's not complicated: Continued mass slayings of innocents by the mentally unstable is price we pay … http://t.co/NLjieLin
— Chad Smith (@RHCPchad) December 16, 2012
It's not complicated: Continued mass slayings of innocents by the mentally unstable is price we pay 4 bowing down 2 extremists in gun lobby
— Tom Morello (@tmorello) December 15, 2012
Ah, yes. “Extremists” are to blame. Not the evil committing the horrific act. No, no!
Flea then retweeted these ghoul-gems.
https://twitter.com/mcktll/status/279671651011022849
although this may be a few years old, the facts speak louder than all the bullshit. pic.twitter.com/9300576K
— glen E. friedman Ⓥ (@glenefriedman) December 15, 2012
In 1996, Australia banned semi-automatics. In the 18 years before, there were 13 mass shootings. Since then, none.
— Jeffrey D. Sachs (@JeffDSachs) December 15, 2012
And then continued to share his personal wisdom with Twitter.
https://twitter.com/flea333/status/280147864024387586
https://twitter.com/flea333/status/280149535739740162
Really? Then why the public backing of Obama and a free concert for his volunteers? Also, no agenda? Then why all the anti-gun zealotry?
@flea333 wouldn't wanting to ban guns mean having an agenda? No hate meant here, just an observation.
— Josh Olson (@JoshOlson6) December 16, 2012
@flea333 If you don't care about politics then why do you keep tweeting about no guns???
— Rachel ♒︎ ☭ (@RachelPeppers) December 16, 2012
Well, Flea, maybe you should give a hoot and get an interest in reality. Start by talking to these Twitter users.
@flea333 are u for real there banned in the uk, an where I live not a day goes by where someone doesn't get shot, it will make no difference
— Chris Hurst (@chris_hurst84) December 16, 2012
https://twitter.com/mconlan24/status/280198057386188801
https://twitter.com/SmittyTJ/status/280188482054410241
@flea333 There has never been a gun in history that killed someone. It takes one with the will to pull the trigger. Wise up.
— America First (@TimLoudenslager) December 16, 2012
@flea333 you are a great musician, but a fucking idiot if you think we should ban guns
— michael micchia (@micchia2) December 16, 2012
https://twitter.com/bruce530/status/280172174143266816
https://twitter.com/philnavv/status/280268865680834560
https://twitter.com/DunkOKeeffe/status/280323905120501761
@flea333 but when you are in your home (as i was), and someone is standing over you, trust me, my gun saved my life !!
— tonya rutherford (@tigermom48) December 16, 2012
Flea would rather Twitter user Tonya had been unarmed. Perhaps Flea should also talk to these conservative women, who understand that a real war on women is being waged by anti-gun zealots.
Dear Red Hot Chili Peppers: Stick to Californication, not pontification. Thanks!