Willie Nelson is an anti-establishment hippie type (bandana garb, etc...).
A liberal friend asked me why country music friends were so outraged over the Dixie Chicks' comments, but gave Willie Nelson a pass on his left-wing politics. I think it's because being a country music legend has its privileges!
27 posted on 03/18/2004 1:21:16 PM PST by NYCVirago