Here’s a hot one for fans of Boston-based punk bands and organized labor: The Dropkick Murphys have declared that they “literally hate” Wisconsin governor Scott Walker, and they want him to stop using their music at his political events. As reported by Inquisitr, the Murphys’ announcement came as a response to Walker using “I’m Shipping Up To Boston” as his entrance music during a speech at the Iowa Freedom Summit—without approval from the band, presumably. In case you’re wondering why Walker gives a damn about Iowa and its freedom, he has been not-so-secretly considering a presidential campaign and needs to start winning over more voters than the half of Wisconsin that likes him. 
 
 Really, though, the Dropkick Murphys’ beef goes all the way back to 2011, when Walker introduced a bill that was designed to straighten-out Wisconsin’s budget—and yes, it’s just as exciting as that makes it sound. In order to fix the budget, one of Walker’s ideas—among many others—was to drastically limit the collective bargaining capabilities of most public employees. Basically, he made their unions powerless. Some people were, in a word, pissed. 
 
 This is where The Dropkick Murphys—who are staunchly pro-workers’ rights—came in. To show their support, the band sold an exclusive t-shirt on its website to raise money for pro-union organizations—and, to be fair, to promote their new album. Then, in 2012, Wisconsin State Representative Jeff Fitzgerald reportedly used “Shipping Up To Boston” as his entrance music at a Republican conference. The Murphys posted an angry Facebook message decrying Fitzgerald, who they referred to as a “crony of anti-union Governor Scott Walker,” and saying that the “stupidity and irony” of him using the song was “laughable.” They even compared it to “a white supremacist coming out to gangsta rap,” which sounds like a bit much, but whatever. 
 
 We don’t know why Wisconsin Republicans love this Dropkick Murphys song so much, but it seems like a safe bet that neither side in this feud is going to give in any time soon—especially since said Wisconsin Republicans will probably never acknowledge the band’s disgust. Either way, it would probably just be easier if politicians stuck to music from bands that wouldn’t be horrified to be associated with them in any way. People who support unions can get The Dropkick Murphys, The Mountain Goats, and Tom Morello, while people like Scott Walker can get someone like Meat Loaf or Gene Simmons. That’s fair, right? 
 
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 Celtic rock band Dropkick Murphys protested Scott Walker’s use of its song “I’m Shipping Up to Boston” at the Iowa Freedom Summit Saturday. Credit: Kerry Brett 
 
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 You know presidential campaign season is underway when bands start slamming candidates with opposing political views for using their music. 
 
 This time, its Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys who have a beef with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (not officially a 2016 presidential candidate yet, but almost certain to be one), after Walker used Murphys' cover of Woody Guthrie's "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" as intro music for his speech at the Iowa Freedom Summit Saturday. 
 
 "Please stop using our music in any way .. . we literally hate you !!! Love, Dropkick Murphys" the band wrote in a tweet Saturday. 
 
 The Murphys' reaction isn't much of a surprise. In 2011, they released a single, "Take 'Em Down," dedicating it to Wisconsin unions that were protesting Walker's state budget plan, and created a limited edition shirt, with proceeds from sales benefiting the Workers' Rights Emergency Response Fund. And as the A.V. Club pointed out Sunday, the band in 2012 slammed Wisconsin State Rep. Jeff Fitzgerald on its Facebook page for using "Boston" as his entrance music at the Wisconsin GOP Convention. 
 
 Maybe Walker should use a BoDeans tune next time — although he may want to hold back the urge to sing along. 
 
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– As Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker came onstage at the Iowa Freedom Summit Saturday, he used the Dropkick Murphys' "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" as his intro music—and the Celtic punk band was not happy about it, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. "@ScottWalker @GovWalker please stop using our music in any way...we literally hate you !!! Love, Dropkick Murphys," the band tweeted Saturday. In 2011, the band released a single called "Take 'Em Down" dedicated to the Wisconsin labor unions protesting Walker's plan to end collective bargaining, and, as the AV Club reports, the band also sold shirts to raise money for pro-union organizations.