Brooks and Dunn (Country "Music" Duo) just said on PRIMETIME...

[PROGRESSIVE1]

that EMINEM is just "an opportunist" who is exploiting the system for his own gain. He also said that EMINEM should stay out of politics!!! EMINEM wants Bush out of the WH!!! He has principles Brooks!!! :mad:

You wonder why I can't stand Country???

:grr:

[Gato Moteado]

1. what's their take on toby keith?

and the other white trash country stars that fellate bush?

[RoyGBiv]

FWIW ...

Toby Keith is a Democrat (an Oklahoma Democrat, but still), and he's backed off his war-mongering since that horrible song. Me'thinks Willie slapped some sense into him, or at least tried to.

[KC21304]

16. Someone put a list of famous doners to Bush

here tonight and Toby Keith was on it.

[RoyGBiv]

22. Really?

Interesting. Was it one of those actual lists from opensecrets or something? I ask because there are other lists of celebrities that base their judgment of that celebrity's political leanings on some less than decisive information.

I wouldn't doubt it, so I won't question it too much. I just know some of the people he runs with in OK, and a lot of them are pretty hardcore yellow dogs who are supporting Kerry fairly openly.

OnEdit: Sure enough. He gave $2000 on September 10, 2003.

[charlie]

24. Hell, no need to parse his donations

Toby's proud of reserving his vote for Dubya, won't quit yammering about it.

[bushisanidiot]

13. Toby Keith got rich off of 9/11

he'd steal the wallet out of a dead man's pants.

he and brooks and dunn are disgusting fake patriotic opportunists..

[russian33]

2. What a fucking tool

And why did you perform at the Repub convention? Huh? Answer that buddy.

Eminem doesn't need more money, he's swimming in it.

[gmoney]

3. I'm sure he told Toby Keith to stand down, too

same with ghouls like Alan Jackson and Darrryryllr Woorlrleyrlry

[Momof1]

18. Hey now...don't bring Alan Jackson into this....that was not a song

for Bush. It was a beautiful song, and as far as I know Alan has never stated his preference in this election.

[robbedvoter]

4. Then they aired the fake terra movie without much explanation

They called the Mosh video an "attack ad"

[Mojambo]

5. The hypocrisy is making my head spin n/t

[Jade Fox]

6. And what were they doing at the Republican Convention?

Those who see themselves as morally superior have no problem criticizing
others for doing the same things they do.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

12. The "First Lady of Country Music" Lorretta Lynn is another one of...

these right wing, fundie, hypocrits!

Her husband was a jigolo. While she sang, she also supported his womanizing.

Such high "Christian and Moral Standards".

:puke:

[Jade Fox]

23. It makes me sad the Coal Miner's Daughter isn't smarter....n/t

[PROGRESSIVE1]

27. Her political donations:

http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/search.asp?NumOfThou=0&txtName=Lynn%2C+Lor&txtState=TN&txtZip=&txtEmploy=&txtCand=&txt2004=Y&txt2002=Y&txt2000=Y&Order=N

LYNN, LORETTA
NASHVILLE,TN 37212
9/19/2000
$1,000
Republican Party of Tennessee

LYNN, LORETTA
NASHVILLE,TN 37212
ENTERTAINER
11/3/2000
$1,000
Swing States Conservative White House

LYNN, LORETTA MRS
NASHVILLE,TN 37212
SELF/ENTERTAINER
11/30/1999
$2,000
Bush, George W

LYNN, LORETTA MRS
NASHVILLE,TN 37212
SELF
1/4/2000
$1,000
Bush, George W

LYNN, LORETTA MRS
NASHVILLE,TN 37212
10/7/2002
$300
Republican National Cmte

LYNN, LORETTA MRS
NASHVILLE,TN 37212
1/4/2000
($1,000)
Bush, George W

[mediaman007]

29. Tightwad

These are just token contributions. She could go a lot deeper in her pockets.

[featherman]

7. I am certain that Brooks and Dunn were campaigning for Bush

in 2000 so this is more than a little hypocritical. The hell with them. Who cares anyway?

[richmwill]

8. Wow, what "morals" they have

Let me know when they slam Toby Keith.

Thank God I can't stand country music, and don't have to listen to that crap.

[prayin4rain]

9. Hello pot......this is kettle....

Your BLACK!!!

[RoyGBiv]

10. Yeah ...

And the people who listen to Eminem are SOOOO moved by what Hooks and Stunned say...

[camero]

11. Hey B&D

Here's a quarter, call someone who cares. Fascist Country pricks.

[LibertyorDeath]

14. They're not fit ti wipe Eminem's Ass

Does Country music make you Rightarded?

You be the Judge.

[Momof1]

15. Well then, I guess so is Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard

Screw you Brooks & Dunce

[Zomby Woof]

17. You're always bashing country

Or looking for an excuse to do so.

I am tired of having to kncok you down with the facts every time you post your bigoted bullshit.

First, Brooks & Dunn, Toby Keith, etc, aren't country. They're Top 40 Pop with a phony twang. Second, real country music has its roots in the progressive tradition of the Carter Family, Woody Guthrie, and so many more I get sick of naming, because you never listen. You don't want to listen, because where would your fun be if you couldn't bash southerners (your normal target) or country music on a regular basis?

Also, it's not very smart to deliberately piss yourself off watching Diane Sawyer or her ilk, especially is she has guests you already know you won't like. Then coming on here to bitch, piss, and moan.

Not very progressive, indeed.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

20. I have great respect for those great liberals......

of Country such as the Cash Family, Willie Nelson, and Guthrie.

Brooks and Dunn and Co are a powerful part of the Country Music Community.

I am sick and tired of dissenters being attacked in this manner and I will not take it anymore!!!

:grr:

[RoyGBiv]

28. And Kelsey Grammer ...

And Kelsey Grammer is a powerful part of the Hollywood/Television industry. So what ...

I appreciate and share your rage at dissension being attacked. But, the point being made is that the appropriate target is the individuals who make the attacks, not some specific "community" with varied individuals in it.

Steve Earle and Tony Stampley, among others, are the other side of this coin, so the hatred of country music, for this reason, is misplaced and potentially destructive to our cause, imo.

[WCGreen]

35. And Nanci Griffith who had the balls to sing an Anti-War

song on live TV on the stage of the Grand Ol Opry in her very first, and probably last, appereance. And this was back when MM was proably getting a hard on to go out and kill the bastards like everyone else in this country right after 9/11.....

I agree with the posts that Brookes and Dunn and Toby Kieth and that black hat wearing ass hole who sings that song about you do your thing I'll do mine or what ever macho bacnk country bullshit this city feller is talking about are so far removed from the original intenet of country.....

But let's face it folks, it all springs from a melding of gospell and folk and a little Jazz thrown in just to spice it up a bit..... That spells family values with a capital F.. Except in the old days Family Values meant standing up for them that needs standin' up for.....

Just think about perhaps the second best movie of all time, The Grapes of Wrath, and you'll get an idea of what the Carter Family and Jimmy Rogers were wrabblin' about back in the 20's and 30's

Tom Jode for President.........

Curiously, Bruce wrote a song about ol Tom........

[riverwalker]

19. 100,000 dead

and these moronic (pro-life) country singers sings songs celebrating it.

[ghostsofgiants]

21. Can't wait to hear Em's response.

Seriously, Em will tear him a new asshole methinks.

[Rebellious Republican]

25. Hey, Hey, Hey, not all country musicians are Pro war freepers...

Is'nt DU a wonderful place for open minded people to become enlightened. Take a minute to read these links, it may soften your uninformed opinion.

NASHVILLE (AP) -- Some Nashville musicians have recorded a song critical of President Bush.

It's titled "Takin' My Country Back" and it chides the president for the war in Iraq, the budget deficit, the economy and other issues.<snip
http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=2465935&nav=E8Z2SHlX

(CBS/AP) A new Merle Haggard song that is critical of the media's coverage of the war in Iraq is being rushed to thousands of radio stations around the United States <snip
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/07/25/entertainment/main565038.shtml

(CBS/AP) Willie Nelson plans to debut an anti-war ballad he wrote Christmas Day at a fund-raising concert Saturday for Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich at Austin Music Hall.<snip
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/01/01/entertainment/main591036.shtml

The Dixie Chicks have hit back at a campaign by pro-war demonstrators to derail their career - saying they'll 'never apologise' for their remarks.

The female country group were performing at last night's 'Vote For Change' show, which wrapped up its 11-state concert tour with a five-hour grand finale in Washington, D.C.

"We're trying to kiss up to James so that if our career doesn't work out we can play his band," singer Natalie Maines said jokingly as she addressed the Washington D.C crowd.

"Do you wanna take back what you said or apologise?," she added passionately, but with a sense of irony. "Well I thought about it, and I thought Bush will call me a flip-flopper...so no!"<snip
http://www.soundgenerator.com/news/index.cfm?articleid=4285&maingenreid=0

[charlie]

30. Man, those Dixie Chicks...

What a hoot that some of Dubya's most recalcitrant critics are bigtime country stars. And to keep on zinging him after a year and a half of facing potentially hostile audiences... that's grit.

Tough. As. Nails.

I don't like country, but I love and admire those Chicks.

[BadMatt22]

26. They played at the RNC...

...hypocrites. And I used to think they were cool
/1994 country rocked

[mitchum]

31. Those two are just made uneasy by his alleged homophobia

What in the fuck kind of name is "Kix"?

[NightTrain]

32. Today's mainstream country music is pure garbage.

When I want to hear country music, I invariably turn back the clock for Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb, Kitty Wells, Patsy Cline, Webb Pierce, Hank Snow, Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins, George Jones, Buck Owens, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn.... You get the idea.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

33. Please...it isn't as though a cutting edge artist just said this

It's a country Bubba who is such a shitty musician he recycled 70's rock into country...look at what it takes to write and perform Eminem's work versus Brooks and Dunn's crap

[leftofthedial]

34. There are many country stars and others in the industry

working hard to support Democratic candidates and progressive causes.

B&D just plain suck. They are hacks and are part of a very powerful cabal of repuke, neocon tools who have considerable power in the industry. They, TK and others are just more examples of media whores, just in a different medium.

The hypocrisy of this statement is mind boggling. One of the major characteristics of current pop-country that keeps it from being more popular is its utter lack of irony. These wads are prime examples of that lack of self awareness and introspection.

[Hatalles]

36. Bad move, Brooks & Dunn...

You KNOW Eminem will have a couple not-so-nice lines just for them on his next single. :headbang:

[natrat]

37. country is lame

except for WILLIE and Johny cash-that new country blows