If most persons imagined of which performer finest represents pure, satanic evil in songs, Pat Benatar would not be their 1st go-to. But Sen. Ted Cruz is not most people, as he demonstrated Thursday with a mention of Benatar that appeared meant to forged the properly-favored, seemingly benign Rock & Roll Corridor of Famer as an emblem of Satan.
Showing on Joe Pagliarulo’s conservative converse show, Cruz was asked if he assumed there was any possibility that President Joe Biden could be both of those impeached and convicted by a supermajority in the Senate, a fantasy state of affairs openly hoped for by some on the far correct.
Expressing the unlikeliness of that, Cruz replied, “I never consider Senate Democrats, if you had video of Joe Biden murdering youngsters dressed as the satan beneath a whole moon though singing Pat Benatar, they nevertheless would not vote to convict.”
“That’s nuts,” replied a laughing Pagliarulo — apparently in reference to Democrats not thirsting to impeach Biden, not to Cruz conjuring the eyesight of a satanic karaoke rendition of “Love Is a Battlefield.”
The estimate right away had new music admirers and political observers mocking Cruz for pulling the most incongruous identify attainable out of the air to invoke the forces of Lucifer. “Obviously, the funniest element is that, in a spontaneous instant, the most sinister and satanic rock & roller Ted Cruz could think of was Pat Benatar,” wrote CNN commentator Jay Michaelson.
Other folks famous that it appeared extra like a ready remark than a bewildered advert lib, and wondered which was worse. Some theorized that it’s possible Cruz meant it to be a sly allusion to Benatar’s hit “Hell Is for Small children,” which, if that was his intent, would rely as an unusually sensitive tune to execute throughout a ritual sacrifice, staying a track acclaimed for bringing awareness to the plight of kid abuse — but hey, it was a idea.
Cruz’s push workplace did not respond to repeated requests for clarification on the Benatar point out.
Benatar and her husband Neil Giraldo responded with just a really slight clapback on their Facebook account, posting the concept: “Nice Test!”
Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo’s evident reaction to Sen. Ted Cruz on their Facebook website page
Benatar’s press rep reported that the singer, who has not been particularly partisan or political in her public statements, would have no even more comment on Cruz’s odd identify-look at.
Benatar and Giraldo have scheduled a traveling black mass — sorry, a concert tour — for this summer time, commencing July 22 in Northfield, Ohio. It contains 7 dates at which the pair will be showing with Pink in stadiums, including a Nov. 5 exhibit at L.A.’s SoFi Stadium. (The whole itinerary can identified in this article.)
No phrase on whether hooded black robes will be out there at merch stands.
