Posted on 11/06/2023 1:19:52 PM PST by Deadeye Division
Tim McGraw has some harsh words for divisive political rhetoric and the Jan. 6 attack on the United States Capitol — and he doesn't want to waste words on former President Donald Trump at all.
"I'm not going to give him any air," McGraw replied with a chuckle, when asked for his thoughts on the former president during a TIME Person of the Week podcast interview.
"From my perspective and my world, that's just so far out there that I can't even put words to it," the singer continues. "I want what's best for our country. I want what's best for the majority of people in our country."
"I think that everybody deserves the right to live their life in the best way that they possibly can and to soar in the best way," McGraw adds. "I think that we certainly need to get back to some civility, on both sides."
McGraw is a self-described "history nerd" — so much so that in 2019, he teamed up with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham to write a book called Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest and the Music That Made a Nation. The book examines a series of popular songs as a lens into the cultural moment that created them.
Together with Tyler Hubbard, he also performed on a television special celebrating President Joe Biden's inauguration in January 2021. McGraw played that show just days after the Jan. 6 attack, in which Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building to protest the election results. Five people died during or directly following the event, and the following July, the U.S. Department of Justice's website estimated the monetary damages at around $2.7 million.
"[January 6] was one of the saddest days in our country's history, I believe. It was tough to watch," McGraw notes. "And I couldn't believe that it had actually happened. And hopefully it will never happen again."
In his TIME interview, McGraw opens up about his own political leanings as a moderate Democrat who supports common-sense gun laws and the right to have an abortion. But he also thinks finding common ground is important, and increasingly difficult, for both sides.
He points out that he's addressed the need for unity in his music, with songs like "Humble and Kind."
"I think the 24 hour news cycle has the most to do with [Americans feelings disconnected and divided.] And we're always on these devices all the time, and hearing stuff that's not necessarily true, or hearing stuff that's just sort of this small segment, instead of hearing what the majority of people really think and feel," McGraw reflects.
"And I think for the most part, if we can get back to just realizing that we're more alike than we are different ..." he adds. "And I always try to just let my music speak to that."
Tim McGraw = 💩 Sandwich!
These people don’t think with a brain.
They can all rot in hell. It’s our country too!!
Great minds!
Notice they are all Grammy favorites, Hollywood trying to tell America what music they should like and listen to. I don’t care for any of this year’s Grammy country darlings.
he decided he was making just tooo much money... is that it?
good luck wi that
“Bad rock with a fiddle.” - Tom Petty
A fake Cowboy.
Does this guy sell hotdogs on 5th street?
Shows the state of country music with their exaggerated lyrical twang. Sounds like the kind of person the Nashville shooter wrote about.
These artists have all spoken out about their conservative beliefs in interviews and in their music. They have also supported conservative causes and candidates:
Travis Tritt
John Michael Montgomery
Craig Morgan
Randy Travis
Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers
The Oak Ridge Boys
Darryl Worley
Joe Nichols
Gretchen Wilson
Kellie Pickler
Clay Walker
Aaron Lewis
Hank Williams Jr.
Toby Keith
Kid Rock
Lee Greenwood
John Rich
Colt Ford
Dustin Lynch
Brantley Gilbert
Jason Aldean
Morgan Wallen
One person died during the protest. An unarmed lady shot by a member of the capital police. A heart attack, a blood clot stroke, suicide have all been added to the death count of the capital riot. They have to add these to keep there narrative alive. 5 people did not die during the protest, just 1.
Jon Meacham is also the idiot that said we should vote for Biden out of empathy.
So, apparently two idiots got together.
Done with him on the air waves. Just like Garth, Springsteen and U2, I move on to a different channel.
The Country Music Association (CMA) is a professional trade organization that represents the country music industry in the United States.
In 2018, the CMA partnered with the Human Rights Campaign, a LGBTQ+ rights advocacy organization, to launch the “Love Wins” campaign. The campaign was designed to promote LGBTQ+ inclusion in the country music industry.
In 2019, the CMA Foundation donated $1 million to the March for Our Lives gun control movement. The donation was made in response to the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
Nothing new here - he's been a left-wing ass hat for many years.
But it is already, just not legally, you just don't recognize it, likely because you are agnostic.
I wonder if he hates America. These days, one never knows
Tim McGraw has met Donald Trump. In 2002, McGraw and his wife, Faith Hill, performed at a concert at the White House for President George W. Bush. Trump was in attendance at the concert, and he met with McGraw and Hill backstage.
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