OK, a small rant to make me feel better.

[TNNurse]

I had seen the stupid photo of Trump hugging the flag. But Stephen Colbert added the music. I HATE the song God Bless the USA. I hate it. I am sure it is because it is by Lee Greenwood. I remember him introducing it somewhere and giving some lame ass conservative family values rant. Greenwood is married to his 4th wife who is 25 years his junior. Now I will admit they have been married for quite awhile but she is clearly a trophy wife. She was Miss Tennessee (yes, I know) and she was 24 when they married...he was 49.

Is any of this rational on my part....maybe not, but that song is everything phony about conservative patriotism to me.

[dlk]

1. I Understand Your Frustration with Republican Hypocrisy

It’s as annoying as their smug air of superiority.

[2naSalit]

2. Frankly, I don't

give a rat's ass about Greenwood's marital life but I absolutely hate that freaking song. I see it as a an anthem to phony patriotism/patriotism under false pretenses. When I lived in Idaho, that was the song blaring from more than half of the floats in any parade which was easily heard throughout the valley... if I never hear it again, that still won't be enough.

[rzemanfl]

3. Some people here are offended by the term "trophy wife."

Not me, I have stayed age appropriate. What really galls me is the men who have children with age inappropriate wives and their kids collecting Social Security when their father gets old enough or dies.

[Cracklin Charlie]

4. Good rant.

I can’t listen to that song either.

I prefer “The Ragged Old Flag” by Johnny Cash.

[dalton99a]

5. If it weren't for that song, he'd still be a blackjack dealer in Vegas

[TNNurse]

6. I find that jacket extremely offensive

and maybe illegal.

[SHRED]

9. Annie Hoffman caught tons of grief for sporting a flag shirt

Cons however violate the U.S. Flag Code with impunity.

[lynintenn]

7. Saw Lee Greenwood sing that song At half time

at a University Tennessee football game years ago. At that time I liked the lyrics of the song made me feel patriotic. Now that Trump uses it as a theme song it makes me nauseous .

[TwilightZone]

8. I routinely call it the worst song ever written.

It's a treacly mound of histrionic garbage.

[happybird]

28. +1

[handmade34]

10. the song reeks of phony patriotism...

but age difference in partners is not a rational thing to bitch about (I have some experience there)

when the song first came out, I liked it for a couple of minutes until I thought about it... now I absolutely hate it as it has become a rallying call for trumpsters

[BillyBobBrilliant]

11. I stopped going

to baseball games because that song sucks so badly.

[Wounded Bear]

12. As a patriot and a veteran, I echo your feelings regarding that song...

unmitigated bullshit meant to jinn up jingoistic feelings among the deplorables.

[Javaman]

13. I'm a fan of Kate Smiths version, but I get what your saying. nt

[Docreed2003]

15. Her version of "God Bless America" is beautiful

Lee Greenwood's song "God Bless the USA" is tripe, jingoistic, schmaltzy, crap

[TNNurse]

19. Hers was a different song.

[Javaman]

25. it was as "same name" different song sort of thing?

I'm so out of touch with things these days. LOL

[Docreed2003]

14. Do any of the other TN posters remember Greenwood's restaurant?

Great location on the bluffs overlooking the Pidgeon river in Sevierville. It was a monument to Greenwood and that song, lol. Guess that wasn't enough to keep them in business!

[rsdsharp]

16. I was working in country radio when that was a hit.

You think you hate that song? Try playing it 3 times every 6 hours six days a week.

Later, you got to play it as an oldie: "And now, here's Lee Greenwood with a medley of his greatest hit."

[jalan48]

17. John Prine -Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore

During the Vietnam War flag decals were the rage with right wingers and others.

While digesting Reader's Digest in the back of a dirty book store
A plastic flag, with gum on the back fell out on the floor
Well, I picked it up and I ran outside, slapped it on my window shield
And if I could see old Betsy Ross I'd tell her how good I feel

But your flag decal won't get you into Heaven anymore
They're already overcrowded from your dirty little war
Now Jesus don't like killin', no matter what the reason's for
And your flag decal won't get you into Heaven anymore

Well, I went to the bank this morning and the cashier he said to me
"If you join the Christmas club we'll give you ten of them flags for free"
Well, I didn't mess around a bit, I took him up on what he said
And I stuck them stickers all over my car and one on my wife's forehead

But your flag decal won't get you into Heaven anymore
They're already overcrowded from your dirty little war
Now Jesus don't like killin', no matter what the reason's for
And your flag decal won't get you into Heaven anymore

Well, I got my window shield so filled with flags I couldn't see
So, I ran the car upside a curb and right into a tree
By the time they got a doctor down I was already dead
And I'll never understand why the man standing in the pearly gates said

"But your flag decal won't get you into Heaven anymore
We're already overcrowded from your dirty little war"
"Now Jesus don't like killin', no matter what the reason's for
And your flag decal won't get you into Heaven anymore"

[TNNurse]

18. I sing this to myself often.

No one wants to hear me sing it out loud.

[jalan48]

20. I bet you sing just fine, especially if you like John Prine.

[TNNurse]

21. I love John Prine

but trust me I cannot sing.

[jalan48]

22. Well, OK. "Hello in There" always gets me.

[TNNurse]

23. Heard him in person years ago

what a treat. The album John Prine where is sitting on the hay bale....perfection. "Sam Stone" is the song that does me in.

[jalan48]

24. Yes, it's great song.

[smirkymonkey]

26. Ugh! I cannot stand that song!

It is everything that is wrong with the soppy, feigned, self-righteous brand of patriotism that the right-wingers so proudly wear on their sleeves. I makes me want to vomit every time I hear it.

[dameatball]

27. Every 4th of July they blast that stupid song from the gazebo in the park across the creek.

[Totally Tunsie]

29. Thank you! That song has always annoyed the crap out of me.

It's so good to see these responses and know I'm not alone. When you see who embraces it, you can't help but be inflamed at the hypocrisy of its adoption and usage.

Lee Greenwood needs to walk off into the sunset, singing that song for the final time. While he's at it, he can take Trace Adkins along with him.