"You just look at the TV and see this guy who?s supposed to be representing us and it just feels ridiculous." ? Beastie Boys' MCA
 
the lyrics, which criticize the Bush administration's eagerness to attack Iraq: "You build more bombs as you get more bold/ As your mid-life crisis war unfolds/ All you wanna do is take control/ Now put that Axis of Evil bullsh-- on hold."
 
The Beasties may have been driven to create "In a World Gone Mad" because they felt like Bush was turning a deaf ear to the screaming voices of anti-war protesters, but they said they were also motivated after hearing rumors that artists were discouraged from mentioning the Middle East conflict during the Grammy Awards. After so much disinformation, the Boys decided some old-school learnin' was in order.
 
"The majority of people out there seem to link September 11 and Iraq," Mike D said. "It seems to me that the government hasn?t really put any evidence out there. There hasn?t been a compelling case linking the two, so I think it?s really important to separate them."