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my2sense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 08:49 AM Original message |
Toby Keith - Pro Lynching Tour |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
1. OK, I stopped liking Toby Keith about 6 years ago, but this is ridiculous-- |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 08:56 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. sounds to me like he saying lynching used to happen, but now the "long arm of the law..." |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:01 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. My sense was that they're talking about frontier justice, wild west type stuff-- |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:02 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. yeah. I don't think he's advocating lynching African-Americans as the OP seems to imply |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:42 AM Response to Reply #9 |
18. Substitue "gangstas" for "gangsters" and what do you get? |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:55 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. substitute horses for lowriding tricked out Neons? LOL! |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 10:06 AM Response to Reply #23 |
30. Learn how to read. |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 10:30 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Step back into reality |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 10:28 AM Response to Reply #23 |
31. Isn't it, though? What a total crock of shit. |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 11:01 AM Response to Reply #7 |
33. Seems like that to me. I see nothing racist in that song. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:37 AM Response to Reply #1 |
15. Did you read the lyrics? |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:43 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Yes--I must have heard that song a kajillion times, and it has never struck |
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Mike Daniels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:48 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Yep, once again people look to read something into a song that isn't in the lyrics |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 10:00 AM Response to Reply #1 |
27. You have to be kidding me. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 10:04 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Uh, no--I am very familiar with the song, I am a country music fan-- |
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Mike Daniels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 10:04 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Are you going to get outraged about Willie's participation? |
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Phredicles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
2. I love Colbert but I don't get his evident affection for this clod; |
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Mike Daniels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
3. Is the author of this article going to call out Willie Nelson as well? |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 08:57 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Exactly. Willie Nelson wouldn't advocate lynching, for Chrissakes. |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
4. The big crimes aren't in the streets. They |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
8. of fer god's sake, he does the tune with willie nelson for crying out loud... |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:05 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. So much the worse for Willie Nelson then. |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:55 AM Response to Reply #10 |
24. I agree. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 11:05 AM Response to Reply #24 |
34. WWWND? |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 11:09 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Sheesh, no kidding! eom |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
11. Fuck You, Toby Keith |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
12. You know, maybe Toby Keith has a point... |
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Riddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
13. Maybe Keith can join Charlie Daniels on a tobacco-spittle stained chin red-neck tour. |
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Mad_Dem_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
14. Holy crap! |
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Mike Daniels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:39 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. I guess Willie's bonafides as a Democrat are suspect as well? |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:57 AM Response to Reply #16 |
25. Nope. Just means he's wrong on this. |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:59 AM Response to Reply #14 |
26. I guess he's a Blue Dog. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
17. and that lynching bigot Willie NElson helped him make that song a smash hit |
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Mike Daniels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:50 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Interesting that most of the outraged are avoiding the fact that Willie performs this song as well |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
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