DANNY QUAYLE STORMS OUT OF MELLENCAMP CONCERT & FORMER REPUBLICAN CHARLES BARCLEY RIPS INTO THE RADICAL RIGHT

Apparently Dan Quayle is still doing exactly what he was doing when he was George H.W. Bush's vice president: playing golf and criticizing entertainment figures. Friday, Quayle took some time out from his busy golf schedule-- he was in Tahoe (which he loves because if only potato were spelled that way...) because he was participating in the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship in nearby Stateline-- to attend a concert at Harvey's Casino by fellow Hoosier, John Mellencamp.

When Mellencamp, who was unaware that Quayle was in town, let alone at the show, introduced his song, "Walk Tall," he dedicated it to everyone hurt by policies of the current Bush administration. "This next one is for all the poor people who've been ignored by the current administration…" is what he said from the stage.

Apparently the only person not hurt by the Bush Regime's disastrous policies was Quayle, who inherited millions from his family and has never done an honest day's of work in his entire life. So he got up and walked out in a huff.

Although Mellencamp didn't notice, Quayle later tried getting into the press by having a spokesperson quote him as saying "Well, I think Mellencamp's performance was not very good to begin with, and the comment put it over the top." When told that the ex-vice-president did his little walk-out routine, Mellencamp said "I wasn't aware that Dan Quayle was at the show the other night but had I known, I certainly wouldn't have changed a word. I still feel there are many people left behind by this administration. Not talking about problems doesn't make them go away.  It's kind of telling that he chose to walk out as I was doing a song about tolerance."

Well tolerance never was one of Quayle's strong suits. No doubt he got his dander up from the very couple of lines, thinking that Mellencamp must be singing them about him sepcifically.

The simple minded
And the uninformed
Can be easily led astray
And those that cannot connect the dots
Hey look the other way
People believe what they want to believe
When it makes no sense at all
And I wish you a long sight line
And the strength to walk tall

Walk tall
Yeah walk on
Through this world
Walk tall

Somewhere out in the distance
Is the death of you and me
Even though we don’t think of it much
It’s still out there for us to see
If you treat life like a ballroom fight
You’ll die stinking of gin
No drunkards are allowed in heaven
No sinners will get in

Walk tall
Yeah, walk on
Walk tall
Through this world
Walk tall

So be careful in what you believe in
There’s plenty to get you confused
And in this land called paradise
You must walk in many men’s shoes
Bigotry and hatred are enemies to us all
Grace, mercy and forgiveness
Will help a man walk tall

So walk tall
Yeah, walk on
Walk tall
Through this world
Through this world
Yeah, walk tall
Then walk on
Walk tall
Then walk on
Through this world
Through this world
Through this world
Through this world
Walk tall
Walk tall
Then walk on
Walk tall

Meanwhile, an actual celebrity at that golfing event, Charles Barkley, got involved in the fray. Barkley, long known as a very conservative Republican, backed up Mellencamp and took the opportunity to let the world know he's finished with the GOP. "I was a Republican until they lost their minds," Barkley said.