Chad Brock - Put a redneck in the whitehouse

[Matt B]

So I heard from my music industry friends about this song about a month ago. Now Chad's actually released the song. I posted a blog of it over at Roughstock (http://www.roughstock.com/blog/chad-bro ... hite-house) and a reply that basically said "I will vote for Chad Brock" because I don't want a Muslim-raised man holding our nuclear bomb codes."

All I could think about was..."Really? There are actually people who are dumb enough to actually write in Chad Brock for president? Really?" I couldn't get passed that part. Nevermind the stupid Muslim-raised crap... Anyway, anyone care to discuss?

http://www.redneckinthewhitehouse.com/

[Drew]

Many people, including myself, will not be voting for Obama due to him being an extremist Muslim-African.

[Peter Durward Harris]

As a Brit, I don't have a vote anyway, but I hope that Americans will vote for whoever they think the best candidate is regardless of their religious beliefs. I haven't studied the presidential election in detail but I can see that there would be advantages as well as disadvantages to having a Muslim in the White House. If McCain is a better candidate than Obama, he deserves to win. If Obama is the better candidate but loses ONLY because of his religion, the future for America - and the rest of the world - is bleak.

On the other point about Chad Brock being president, I don't know anything about his politics. I have a CD of his but it's many years since I last played it.

[Matt B]

Many people, including myself, will not be voting for Obama due to him being an extremist Muslim-African.

Obama's a Muslim? when?

[Trailer]

Um...Barack is not a Muslim and so what? Never believe a mass email unless you write it yourself and even then, make sure you didn't get your info from Wikipedia or your sleazy Uncle Frank.

[Matt B]

Trailer,

That's my exact point. Some people believe crazy stuff too much, IE whatever a talking head tells them to think. What happened to researching such claims yourself and other nonsense. So what if Obama's father is a Kenyan man who is Muslim. That doesn't mean he's a radical Muslim. Would it be so bad if this country had someone who wasn't exreme one way or the other in the white house. After all our constitution says we have freedom of religion and the right to speak our minds (when it isn't slanderous). We also have the right to do a lot of stuff in this country that even Canada can't do and NO one person will be able to take those rights away.

[Matt B]

On the other point about Chad Brock being president, I don't know anything about his politics. I have a CD of his but it's many years since I last played it.

This is a pure attention 'grabber.' Chad may be serious about this but in reality he's hoping for some PR with places like The Daily Show and CNN and Fox News Channel and MSNBC and late night shows all laughing @/with him. It just reeks of desperation.

[Stormy]

1. Isn't it illegal to run a presidental campaign for publicity? Didn't Stephen Colbert get in trouble for this earlier?

2. Isn't it against the patriot act to imply that George raised-in-Connecticut-private-school-educated Bush isn't a redneck?

[Matt B]

1. Isn't it illegal to run a presidental campaign for publicity? Didn't Stephen Colbert get in trouble for this earlier?

2. Isn't it against the patriot act to imply that George raised-in-Connecticut-private-school-educated Bush isn't a redneck?

1: I don't know.

2: He may have been raised in Connecticut and gone to a private school but W could still be a redneck.

[Matt B]

Chad Brock responded to my review of the song and came off as defensive about the song as any artist/writer who has responded here:

http://www.roughstock.com/blog/chad-bro ... hite-house

It starts with this nugget: "Whoever wrote this little review makes me laugh and absolutely knows nothing about why I left Nashville and Warner Brothers, so If I were you friend I would keep my mouth shut until you find out the real reasons."

and ends with: "Being PC for me is over, by the way we have never had a redneck in the Whitehouse, rednecks don't go to Harvard and Yale smart guy"

[Drew]

Chad's comments make sense. Enough being PC, I'm all for this type of speaking out. And what would you expect him to say after the kind of "review" you gave the song (not to mention the personal jabs you just had to throw in there)...

[Matt B]

what personal jabs did I throw in there?

[Drew]

I haven't had the chance to listen to the song (is it streaming on the web where I can hear it?), but I have to say that conservative songs about patriotism, faith, current events, and politics are very important to the genre. As long as the songs aren't overflowing with jest and hopeful humor, then it should stand on it's own feet and no artist should be shunned for putting it out. Look at Darryl Worley's "Have You Forgotten?", which is one of the best country songs I've heard, in my opinion.

[SamB]

As another Brit, I obviously don't have a vote either, but if I did, I would vote for Obama, purely to spite John Rich!

[Drew]

As another Brit, I obviously don't have a vote either, but if I did, I would vote for Obama, purely to spite John Rich!

Then you'd be just like the other millions of Americans who don't have a clue what they're doing or realize how harmful and irresponsible their vote is.

[Matt B]

As another Brit, I obviously don't have a vote either, but if I did, I would vote for Obama, purely to spite John Rich!

Then you'd be just like the other millions of Americans who don't have a clue what they're doing or realize how harmful and irresponsible their vote is.

Drew,

Would you want Americans to not vote then? And what IS the responsible vote? McCain? What makes voting for Obama less responsible? Because he's 1/2 black? Because he's the son of a "Muslim radical" who is dead? Or is voting for McCain supposed to be that he's more like the majority of America? I don't understand the logic.

Getting back to the actual topic (the song "Redneck In The White House")...
Honestly, this song is a song that is asking you to be irresponsible by voting for someone who doesn't have a chance in hell, no matter how much the message in the song is probably supposed to engage people to vote.

[Brady]

Honestly, this song is a song that is asking you to be irresponsible by voting for someone who doesn't have a chance in hell, no matter how much the message in the song is probably supposed to engage people to vote.

I don't think it's irresponsible to vote for a third-party candidate that doesn't necessarily have a chance.

[Peter Durward Harris]

People often vote for candidates - or parties - that don't have a chance. I can't speak for what happens in America, but I know enough about British political history to know that third parties can sometimes break through. As far as I know, at any given time (except during the period of transition) only two parties have ever had the chance to form a UK government. Originally, it was the Tories (who became the Conservatives, though still often known even now as the Tories) versus the Whigs (who became the Liberals). The Labour party only started up in the late nineteenth century and if nobody voted for third parties, they would have been wasting their time. The Liberals were still strong in the early 20th century. The first world war effectively finished the Liberals as a major force in British politics and the Labour party became the chief rivals to the Conservatives after the war ended.

In the early seventies, the Liberals were still there, but with only a handful of parliamentary seats. From that point on they've had a resurgence thanks to people voting for third parties. At every subsequent general election, they increased their representation in parliament. A breakaway from Labour briefly became the Social Democrats, but this breakaway group eventually merged with the Liberals to become the Liberal Democrats. That party is still only the third party of British politics, but it won't be the biggest surprise if, one day, they take over from Labour as the chief rivals to the Conservatives. Just at the moment, however, it looks as though they may have peaked and I expect they'll lose some seats at the next election.

Personally, I vote Conservate (except in 1997 when I voted Labour to get rid of John Major-Disaster) but anybody who dismisses third party voting as a waste, does so at their peril.

[SamB]

As another Brit, I obviously don't have a vote either, but if I did, I would vote for Obama, purely to spite John Rich!

Then you'd be just like the other millions of Americans who don't have a clue what they're doing or realize how harmful and irresponsible their vote is.

It's called humour, try it sometime.

I seriously don't know how I would vote in an American election since (a) I don't know enough about the issues involved and (b) many of them don't affect me. And that's the last I'm going to say on the matter, since I don't think this is the place for a political argument.

[Matt B]

Honestly, this song is a song that is asking you to be irresponsible by voting for someone who doesn't have a chance in hell, no matter how much the message in the song is probably supposed to engage people to vote.

I don't think it's irresponsible to vote for a third-party candidate that doesn't necessarily have a chance.

I guess I worded that wrong. I just think that there are more pressing concerns than to vote for someone only because they are 'just like you.' I believe we shouldn't have 'common men' leading our country. That's not to say that a 'redneck' couldn't be a president. Rather, it just means I want someone who is intelligent and capable of the job. If a guy is a 'redneck' and has those qualities, then I might vote for them. I still believe this song doesn't quantify that a redneck should be smart enough.