Comments on: Country Music: Republican or Democrat?

By: Pam

Pam — Fri, 29 May 2009 12:28:45 +0000

What is true southern values?I was born and raised in Ohio.I believed in Jesus Christ as a child and believe in Him still today.I like country music and believe in decency.What I don’t believe in is the religion of republicanism.I believe in education.I don’t believe in Rush Limbaugh and his propagandist rhetoric.I don’t belive in hypocricy.I’m tired of Gen.Colin Powell being held up to ridicule for standing up for his principals.Rush is getting wealthier spewing his hatefilled,confusing rhetoric and backing the billionaire club,while most of America is getting poorer.Get it?

By: John

John — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:16:56 +0000

Country Music is closely related to conservatism and American values, therfore it is by default associated with the Republican Party. Many country music listeners see the Democratic Party and liberalism as un-american, which is true.

Ronald Reagan was born and raised in Illinois and was a resident of California. George H.W. was raised in Connecticut and was a resident of both Texas and Maine. Bill Clinton was born and raised in Arkansas and remained a resident, but he never developed true southern values. George W. Bush was raised in Connecticut, Maine, and Texas. He is a resident of Texas.

The Republican Party is not the party of big-business and not the bailout party. Most big-business, especially Wall-Street political dollars are directed at the Democratic Party. Strong Morals are a fundamental part of Country music and same as the Republican Party.

By: Colt

Colt — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:21:47 +0000

This guy Justin is right.

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:51:25 +0000

Libertarian government would NOT equal big business Republicans. In a Libertarian government we wouldn’t have these insane bail outs of guess who? BIG BUSINESS!! A libertarian government would be the same government that our founding fathers gave us, which was a Republic and the rule of law. It is not the duty of the government to give hand outs, bail outs, and all the other social tendencies it does. We should have a non-interventionist foreign policy, defend our shores, secure our borders, no standing army, freedom and equality for all, self-reliance. Everyone in this country has the opportunity to make it rich. It’s just a matter of self reliance, perserverence, and setting goals. Don’t whine about “the evil rich”. I make 40,000 a year, but I will be wealthy one day, and I will never ask for hand outs from anyone. Like Charlie Daniels said, “I ain’t asking nobody for nothin’ if I can’t get it on my own.”

People don’t want liberty and freedom anymore. They want womb to tomb security, and frankly it makes me sick.

By: Matt B

Matt B — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:36:56 +0000

censorhsip is political correctness. Isn’t America the country where everyone’s right to an opinion is honored, regardless of what that opinion is about? So it should be with country music, but it isn’t. so ‘mindless bumper-sticker type sentiments’ are what ‘get by’ because they seem to stay ‘pc’ instead of flying directly into the face of us the way they used to.

By: hairandtoenails

hairandtoenails — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 20:05:54 +0000

I’m suspicious of the “politics doesn’t belong on stage” line because it so often means “political views that I support belong on stage, but those I dislike do not.” For example, those who lambast the Chicks for improperly injecting politics into music due to their their anti-war stage talk don’t seem to be crowing about Bucky Covington’s nostalgic longing for School Prayer in “A Different World.” But Bucky Covington is just as political as the Dixie Chicks. The “politics don’t belong in music” line is often an attempt to censor those with different views.

However, much of the political commentary in country music is extremely shallow, naive, and misinformed. So I hope that people seeking political news and editorials would seek out more sophisticated sources than country music. And I wish country singers and songwriters would stop reducing complex political issues to mindless bumper-sticker type sentiments.

By: Noah

Noah — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 19:06:00 +0000

“I’m Libertarian meaning I don’t trust the big-business Republicans”

Under a libertarian nation, All you would have is “big-business Republicans” shoving the asscramer so far up the rear of the working class (slave class as it would be called under right wing anarchy)backside.

Working Class = Country Music
Republicant = (Yea, you guest it) Non Working Class (as the party has been for a very long time)

The question should be, “has country music been hijacked?”.

By: Chris N.

Chris N. — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:00:21 +0000

Reagan was from Illinois. And the Bushes are really from Connecticut.

By: Paul W Dennis

Paul W Dennis — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 00:57:11 +0000

I prefer my music to be non-political. Not that I am uninterested in politics, but there is a time and place for everything.

I’m Libertarian meaning I don’t trust the big-business Republicans at all, and I think the Democrats are totally insane and owned lock, stock and barrel by the trial lawyers

Anyway, we’re stuck with the two major parties -but I’ll get my politics through other sources, thank you

By: Colt

Colt — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 00:23:24 +0000

This conversation is giving me a headache.