Filed under: News, Politics as Usual
Kael Amaro, STR
Ohio-reared rock group
The National issued a
statement on their site this week after an Ohio ad posted on Youtube supporting U.S. presidential candidate
Mitt Romney used portions of their music without permission. "When we found out that allies of Mitt Romney used our music in a campaign ad without our permission we were irritated but not surprised," the band said in the statement. "It's actually a perfect illustration of his worldview. In every way, Mitt Romney thinks he can play by his own set of rules. His attitude isn't just about a band from Ohio and their songs -- it's about all kinds of workers in Ohio and across the country who make things the rest of the world buys." Although it's believed the ad wasn't officially endorsed by Romney, it has since been removed. "'We Need Jobs' -- Ohio...' This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Matt Berninger and Bryce Dessner," reads a statement on the Youtube
link. The group -- who performed at campaign stops in Iowa and Ohio this year for President
Barack Obama -- quickly took to the Youtube video's comment section.
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