[FredJake]

It is a pretty good read, and one I agree with. It is time to de-fund the left, and if that means we need to stop supporting their supporters than so be it. There are plenty of good Country Stars out there who support conservatives like, George Strait, Brooks and Dunn, Charlie Daniels, Darrel Worley, Trace Adkins, Gretchen Wilson, John Rich, Toby Keith, Sara Evans, and others.

So let us all remove the liberals from our Christmas lists this year, shall we?

[heylady]

I stopped listening to Tim McGraw when he sang Red Cabriolet. In that song the girl chooses to have an abortion and Tim’s response is ..well we won’t think about it. That did it for me!

[nj26]

Is Toby Keith really a conservative? I thought there had been some dispute over that.

Also Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood are Democrats, if I recall.

[SHOOT THE MOON bat]

Brad Paisley’s latest hit.

When I was ten years old,
I remember thinkin’ how cool it would be,
When we were goin’ on an eight hour drive,
If I could just watch T.V.

And I’d have given anything
To have my own PacMan game at home.
I used to have to get a ride down to the arcade;
Now I’ve got it on my phone.

He-e-ey...
Glory glory hallelujah.
Welcome to the future.

My grandpa was in World War II,
He fought against the Japanese.
He wrote a hundred letters to my grandma;
Mailed em from his base in the Philippines.

I wish they could see this now,
Where they say this change can go.
Cause I was on a video chat this morning
With a company in Tokyo.

He-e-ey...
Everyday is a revolution.
Welcome to the future.

He-e-ey...
Look around it’s all so clear.
He-e-ey...
Wherever we would go and well we...
He-e-ey...
So many things I never thought I’d see...
Happening right in front of me.

I had a friend in school,
Running-back on a football team,
They burned a cross in his front yard
For asking out the home-coming queen.

I thought about him today,
Everybody who’s seen what he’s seen,
From a woman on a bus
To a man with a dream.

He-e-ey...
Wake up Martin Luther.
Welcome to the future.
He-e-ey...
Glory glory hallelujah.
Welcome to the future.

How’s that communist future working for you Brad?

[nhwingut]

Paisley is just like Mcgraw. He acted all faux conservative until he was big enough to come out of the liberal closet.

I long ago took McGraw off my list. And his wife Faith Hill too.

Kenny Chesney is a big conservative too. Two years ago (in the heat of the campaign when Bush bashing was a sport) I was listening to a Boston area country radio play a word game with Chesney and the chic said, “George Bush or George Clooney?” Chesney flatly said, “Bush. He’s a good man who gets a bad rep.” The radio sidekick was stunned, “reaaaaaallllly?” Hysterical.

[republicangel]

I was a fan of country music for years and Brad Paisley killed it for me with that stupid tick song. I haven’t listened to country since it came out.

[linn37]

Its a shame about Brad. I already knew the drama queen McGraw was a democrat. As long as they keep their yaps shut and don’t promote anyone I will ignore it.

[OneVike]

Well, it seems like Fred Jake posted my opinion piece I wrote. I posted it earlier but since it was re-posted by another I figure I might as well ping my list and give you a heads up on it.

It is just a short bit about my opinion of Brad Paisley, Tim McGraw, and their support for liberal causes.

If anyone wants added or removed from my ping list please freep mail me.

[tarheelswamprat]

Thanks for posting this. We do need to support those who support America.

For another perspective, the left has no hesitation about going after and destroying performers whose music criticizes or threatens them. For an example I suggest Freepers look-up Steve Vaus and see what was done back in the 1990s to a wonderfully talented patriot whose career was starting to take-off.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Arghhhh! But Brad’s such a good guitar player. And he uses a G-Bender , as do I. And Dr. Z amps, ditto!

[Nea Wood]

That’s disappointing, ‘cause I like their music. I don’t know why celebrities can’t just keep their great flapping traps SHUT (when they’re not singing or acting.) Like Laura Ingraham’s book said, “Shut up and sing.” If I were famous, I would keep my politics to myself, rather than offend half my audience.

It would be like the local hardware store putting a big sign in their window saying, “Bush is an idiot and Republicans are stupid!” That would be insane because all the Republicans in town would be offended and would go shop at the competing hardware store across town. Same with celebs. They are salespeople. Whether they’re selling CDs, concert tickets, movie tickets, or a TV show, they are salesmen, and it just doesn’t make sense to insult big chunks of your audience.

[Cacique]

Do one better, pirate their music, yes that’s stealing. But we might as well steal from the ones that keep telling the erst of us to share. I say we make them share....

[HighwayXYZ]

Brad Paisley calls himself "staunchly moderate". But I agree that Brad Paisley is a huge disappointment.

Paisley seemed momentarily taken aback when asked if he was one of the rare country music stars who publicly admits to being a Democrat.

“No, I'm staunchly moderate,” he said. “I'm conservative on some issues and liberal on others. I don't like the extremes on either side. I didn't like it when they bashed President Bush and I don't like it when they bash Obama.”

Source

[MuttTheHoople]

I like Tim's music, 2005's "Live Like You Were Dying" had a special meaning to me (Had a Pulmonary Embolism when I was 42). That said, "Don't Take The Girl" makes him sound like a whiney baby.

Just shut up and sing.