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Over the weekend at the Republican Party of Wisconsin convention in Green Bay, Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald (R-Horicon), a candidate for the U.S. Senate, used the Dropkick Murphys song "I'm Shipping Up to Boston."

The Irish-American punk band was not happy to hear that. They issued this statement:

"We just got word that Wisconsin State Rep. and Speaker of the State Assembly Jeff Fitzgerald used "Shipping Up To Boston" as his walk-on song yesterday at the Wisconsin GOP Convention in Green Bay.

"The stupidity and irony of this is laughable. A Wisconsin Republican U.S. Senate candidate -- and crony of anti-union Gov. Scott Walker -- using a Dropkick Murphys' song as an intro is like a white supremacist coming out to gangsta rap!

"Fitzgerald: If you and your staff can't even figure out your music, you might wanna give up on the politics!!!!!

"We stand beside our union and labor brothers and sisters and their families in Wisconsin and all over the U.S.!"

Reached Monday, Fitzgerald said he won't play the song any longer. "I can't believe it caused the stir that it did," he said. "I won't use it again."

The band is a frequent visitor to Milwaukee and have appeared at Milwaukee Admirals hockey games. The song in question was featured in the Martin Scorcese film, "The Departed."

The band also dedicated one of its songs, "Take 'Em Down," to those who protested Gov. Scott Walker's budget-repair bill.

The song must have worked for Fitzgerald, though. He took the most endorsement votes at the convention, but fell short of the 60% needed to secure the endorsement.

Fitzgerald said he hoped his showing in Green Bay would bring in new money for his campaign for U.S. Senate. "I'm kind of hoping that with this bump it will help open the campaign," he said.