Sad clowns give me recurring nightmares too.

Remember when this was a comedy show?

Bush = 50.7% of popular vote (286 electoral)
Kerry = 48.3% of popular vote (251 electoral)
Hardly enormously popular. But maybe it was the effect Green Day had on the public.

I'm citing the approval rating of both Bush and the war in May of 2004. Months before the album was released. 51% is not enormously popular anyway you look at it. The reasons for the Senate to support the war are fairly obvious at the time. Especially considering the nonsense that the administration was putting…

Thank you. Your answer was very clear and precise. In fact if you were to record yourself reading that answer with a faux British accent, I'm quite sure you'd win a Grammy and have a real shot at turning this into a Broadway musical. You are on your way sir!

I've listened to it. You can't answer the question though can you? Perhaps the answer isn't as obvious as you assume.

Can you specifically mention the lyrics that nailed the point of the album? Is it in this title song?

Oh dear for a punk rocker to be unfashionable would be a real crime. Bush and his wars were almost never 'enromously popular.' Right after 9/11 his popularity was high. But it faded fast. Four months before American Idiot was released, Bush's poll numbers were around 45%. 56% said the Iraq War was not worth the…

Perhaps if their flag was actually a flag rather than some vague lifestyle rebellion pamphlet that was really a commercial for their own brand it might be more admirable. It's quite possible there was a village idiot in revolutionary times who drew a picture of a horse's butt and put the words 'King George' next to…

At least it shares something in common with the song "American Idiot." Pedestrian and unoriginal. I don't care for hatesong generally. But all the folks standing up for Green Day's integrity after being attacked by a comedian is both funny and at the same time sad.

Regardless of this alleged 'end of Green Day' can you defend or even explain these lyrics? You'd think poor quality writing would spell the end of Green Day. Luckily their fans can't spell.

So you were looking for serious music critique from him rather than a bunch of jokes strung together about why he hates the song? If you want to deconstruct the song go take a look at the lyrics and ask yourself 'what am I looking at?' Then ask yourself 'is this the serious message that rallied the masses with it's…

They were certainly one of the first ones to ride their protest into the top of the charts and on Broadway. American heroes they were.

Everybody was taking on W. Everybody! Sure if you have an audience that is mostly red state country music fans, you might risk more by saying something anti-Bush. But in the world of rock… or allegedly punk rock? C'mon! That's not bold.

Perhaps but he's a comedian and picking low hanging fruit is in his job title. Green Day are allegedly 'artists' who made a 'concept album.' Unless their concept was simply to shout the equivalent of 'NOBAMA' then I'm not sure they succeeded.

To American Idiot Hardcore Fans:

Well make your argument, man. I mean you can talk about how much you hate seeing Carlin's name mentioned but that guy was a genius. Yeah when he got old he became less sharp. Happens to everybody. But what is so great/ground-breaking/whatever about Louis' stand-up? I don't have a contemporary favorite because I…

His voice and tone are always the same. He has no range. So in a stand-up world to me that gets really boring. People may think the things he says are genius. But I'd say those people aren't very deep thinkers to begin with. Nevertheless, his show works really well because you need a character who is more or less…

What a mediocre episode. But at least SNL finally has risen to the level of an average suburban improv night. Well done SNL. Louis CK is such an overrated one-dimensional comedian. His show is good but his comedy act must be what funny sounds like to people on anti-depressants. Unbelievable how low the bar is…

Great episode. I liked how Sue called Pretty in Pink an 'important film from the 80s about self-acceptance.' Ha.