Just as campaigns were getting rolling in June, Michele Bachmann strolled onstage to the tune of “American Girl.” Soon after, Tom Petty’s management team sent her a cease-and-desist letter. And it wasn’t the first time he sicced his lawyers on a conservative politician. In 2000, Petty threatened George W. Bush with legal action for using “I Won’t Back Down.” Which is exactly what Bush had to do.

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