Let the White Stripes write your next speech

Congresswoman Donna Edwards quoted the Detroit band's lyrics in a key speech. Could other public figures follow her lead?Last week, the US House of Representatives was silenced by a congresswoman quoting the White Stripes. Democrat Donna Edwards read out lines from the song Effect and Cause in a desperate attempt to get the two parties to agree a budget. Edwards quoted the song like a performance poet, emphasising lines such as: "You burnt my house down and then got mad at my reaction?"Since its...

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15:39 on April 12 2011

White Stripes' 'Effect And Cause' quoted by US congresswoman

NME — Song gets dissected by Donna Edwards more info

The White Stripes

15:41 on April 12 2011

Democrat turns to the White Stripes for inspiration

Guardian Music — In a bid to make her point, congresswoman Donna Edwards employed the lyrics of Jack White to take the Republicans to taskIt's not often that rock'n'roll springs from the ... more info

The White Stripes Jack White

19:00 on April 13 2011

Let the White Stripes write your next speech

Guardian Music — Congresswoman Donna Edwards quoted the Detroit band's lyrics in a key speech. Could other public figures follow her lead?Last week, the US House of Representatives was si... more info

The White Stripes Jack White The Von Bondies Duffy

16:04 on April 11 2011