Palin Defends Hank Williams, Jr. After He Says, “Obama’s Not Real Crazy About” The National Anthem

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Palin Defends Hank Williams, Jr. After He Says, “Obama’s Not Real Crazy About” The National Anthem
Posted by Scott Conroy| 1

(CBS)From CBS News' Scott Conroy:

(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) - At a Sarah Palin rally here tonight, country music star Hank Williams, Jr. took the stage to sing the national anthem, as he has done at Palin events across the country for weeks. But this time, the singer decided to share his personal views about Barack Obama with the crowd.

“You know, I’m usually at ‘Monday Night Football' tonight, but Colorado, this is a lot more important tonight,” Williams, Jr. said. “Join me now in our national—you know, that song that, uh, Mr. Obama’s not real crazy about, we’re singing it right now.”

The crowd cheered, and Williams, Jr. sang the national anthem. The country singer then went into an ode he penned about the Republican presidential ticket, a song called “McCain/Palin Tradition,” which has lyrics referring to Palin as a “good lookin’ dish.”

Palin then stepped up to the microphone and defended Williams Jr.’s right to free speech.

"We want to take a minute here to thank Hank Williams Jr.,” Palin said. “Over the past couple of months he has traveled with us. He and his most beautiful family stops all along the way this campaign trail. Now this is the last rally that we get to do together, and he's been just a great inspiration—never one to hide his opinion or be afraid to share it. Hey, he exercises those First Amendment rights. We love him! Yes. So we want to thank Hank and we are going to see him tomorrow night on the other side of victory, my friend."

Though she defended Williams Jr.’s right to free speech, she said nothing to the crowd to disabuse the crooner’s notion that Obama isn’t fond of the national anthem.

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/11/03/politics/fromtheroad/entry4568103.shtml

[fascisthunter]

1. Keep Digging Right Wing

[uppityperson]

2. I expect it from Palin, shame on you Hank Williams jr.

[LynnTheDem]

3. They really think "free speech" means the right to lie and bullshit and

say anything whatsofuckingever they want, with total disregard to reality, truth, facts...

Oh wait, they're rightwingnuts. That's what they do.

[muntrv]

4. Tomorrow, Hank's gonna sing "There's a teer in my beer."

[jillan]

6. Haha! Good one!

[zbdent]

20. let the f*cker drink himself back to death ...

f*ck him ...

[TomInTib]

5. "Crazy" is the key word.

I have real problems with people who are jingo "crazy" about the song.

[JuniperLea]

10. He can't even carry a tune anymore!

It's a disgusting song and the delivery sucked out loud!

I can't figure out what there is to be crazy about... jeez... I guess I just don't understand RW NutJobs... that may be a blessing in disguise!

:rofl:

[Elwood P Dowd]

14. "Crazy" by Patsy Cline

Hank Williams Jr ain't in her league. If it wasn't for his famous father, he would be nothing.

[TomInTib]

26. Exactly.

Without Sr, Bocephus would've never gotten a record deal.

Do you know that Willie Nelson wrote "Crazy", "Night Life", and "Hello Walls" in less than a week?

[whistler162]

27. That would be good or even better have K.D. Lang sing it!

[Left Is Write]

30. I agree with you.

I myself am not "crazy" about our national anthem.

[walldude]

7. Hank will vote for whoever is bringing the alcohol.

[WCGreen]

8. Two Pieces of Shit in a Pod...

Hank Williams is so over the hill be can't even see the top anymore...

When was the last time that drunken slob recorded anything worth listening too...

[iceman66]

16. Wonder why he is so gung-ho for McCain

Worried about his tax cut, racism, or both?

[WCGreen]

22. Both...

I'm sure...

He's just a dumb fuck who cashed in on his daddy's name...

Oh come to think of it, that is probably why he feels affection for Bush and Gramps...

[minnesota_liberal]

32. Williams fell off a cliff in MT and split his head open in 1975

He wasn't the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree BEFORE the accident. Was probably even less so afterward.

[iceman66]

33. That explains a lot!

Something about the guy looks a little 'off' at all these rallies!

[GoesTo11]

9. Maybe someday she will learn from Obama what class is

What a classless woman.

[Left Is Write]

11. The First Amendment does not grant rights to slander.

Sarah Palin really knows nothing about our basic rights.

[Morning Dew]

12. I'm not real crazy about Hank Jr.'s version of the Anthem either

I've heard it, it's bad.

[lolamio]

13. It sounds like Palin and Hank Williams Jr deserve each other.

:eyes:

[Beaverhausen]

15. She is truly an idiot- is there a "Constitution for Dummies?"

Someone please buy her a copy NOW!

[rpannier]

17. Isn't Hank Williams the guy that recorded the song about how great things would be if the

south had won the war?

[me b zola]

18. "...on the other side of victory..."

Yeah, that would be the losing side you backwards fuck.

[my2sense]

19. How would his tone deaf ass know

how Obama feels about anything? I'm so sick of these bastards spewing this nonsense. I can't wait for this damn election to be over and done with.

[Raine]

21. Pathetic and sad

that they stoop to this kind of thing at the end instead of going out with at least a little dignity and class. :-(

[Zomby Woof]

23. Williams loves to drink

Cheney's dried-up cum from John McCain's rotting sphincter.

[maui9002]

24. Did she really say "my friends"

She's catching McCain's ticks. We must not, we cannot lose to this pair.

[kwolf68]

25. This is easy to explain

This is the culture of the Conservative. You hear it on Faux, right wing rags and on AM hate radio. They rarely say anything substantive about why their point of view is a good choice. At this point, their entire political paradigm if you will is to wave a flag and thump a bible.

One thing they do is define those who don’t agree with them. Communist, traitor, hates America, terrorist. Just a bunch of vitriolic code words that really-to be honest-can’t be argued.

If I come to your house right now and I say, “you hate America”, how can you prove YOU DON’T hate it? Maybe you served in the war and carry the flag proudly. I could then just say, “you only served in war to advance your leftist ideals and to hide the fact you really hate America.”

Further, that injury you suffered was self-inflicted proving further the great lengths you’ll go to destroy America.

Now I hadn’t served in any wars, but by God I supported them all and because you dare to question the integrity of my way of life…’freedom’, god, guns, guts, capitalism you are essentially an enemy of the state and anything I say is disprovable.

[concerned canadian]

28. palin's got hank jr. and obama has bruce springsteen

As someone said up thread, Hank Jr. would never have even got a record contract if it wasn't for his famous father.

Hank Jr., Joe the phony plumber and Sarah the liar; a nice trio of losers McCain's got backing him.

[eilen]

29. Palin rallies are "pull crazy lies out of our ass" forums. nt

[spanone]

31. he's a prime example of a human fucktard

[enuegii]

34. Hank the Stank fits right in with their base...

I seem to recall an incident in a Louisiana bar 10-15 years ago during which the patrons started laughing derisively at the good ol' boy because he was too drunk to play or sing coherently. Hank took offense and stalked off the stage and returned brandishing a shotgun, which apparently he discharged into the ceiling.

Sounds like "tarrism" to me. What's Palin doin' palin' 'round with tarrsts?