Heart the band that is:

Ann and Nancy Wilson are pissed at the Republican Party and have fired off a cease and desist letter to the McCain/Palin campaign.

Specifically, the Heart women are upset that the GOP has used their classic “Barracuda” as a theme song for Sarah Palin. TMZ obtained a statement from Heart’s rep, who says “The Republican campaign did not ask for permission to use the song, nor would they have been granted that permission.”

The statement goes on: “We have asked the Republican campaign publicly not to use our music. We hope our wishes will be honored.”

This is become a very common thing for the Republicans. Why don’t the honor the rights of artists? What kind of message does it send to our children? Are they telling our children it’s OK to download music illegally? But I thought pirated music supported terrorism!