Moby Dick

I'm not referring to the immortal classic by Herman Melville. Instead, I'm referring to the music artist, Moby, who has been very vocal in his support for John Kerry. He's also been very vocal in his complaints against President Bush. Previously, Moby was one of the judges for moveon.org's anti-Bush advertisement contest. Other notables on the panel of judges were Al Franken, James Carville and everyone's favorite idealogue, Michael Moore.

Moby has been in the news lately because of some controversial suggestions.

He suggested that Democrats spread gossip about President Bush on the Internet. He went on to say,

"It's a lot easier than you think and it doesn't cost that much. This election can be won by 200,000 votes. Moby goes on to suggest that it's possible to seed doubt among Bush's far-right supporters on the Web. You target his natural constituencies. For example, you can go on all the pro-life chat rooms and say you're an outraged right-wing voter and that you know that George Bush drove an ex-girlfriend to an abortion clinic and paid for her to get an abortion. Then you go to an anti-immigration Web site chat room and ask, 'What's all this about George Bush proposing amnesty for illegal aliens?'

If that isn't offensive enough, Moby has suggested that he can't understand all the fuss caused by Janet Jackson baring her breast at the Super Bowl. He's quoted on his website www.moby.com as saying, "Show me a 10-year-old boy who hasn't seen an image of a naked breast and I'll show you a child who either lives under a rock or will grow up a serial killer. Breasts are fine. What's the big deal about breasts?"

Of course, Moby is entitled to his idiotic ideas, but it doesn't mean that anyone has to support him. At this point, I'm ashamed to admit that I have his cd, 18, which I am now selling at a great price. Interested? Go here. I like the cd, but I don't want to have to look at it anymore since it now represents the antithesis of what I believe. If that doesn't bother you -- buy my cd!

Moby is typical of many artists. Not only do they have eccentric personalities as a result of the mixture of narcissism and creativity, but they also have way too much money and are plagued by the false guilt experienced by other rich liberals. In my opinion, Moby and his ideas really can be summed up by the title of Herman Melville's famous book.