say what? Toby "boot up your ass" Keith? I knew smoking dope with Willy would change him.

Sorry, conservatives, you made your Toby Keith Speaks for Me bed and now you must slumber patriotically in it.

Beauty of America, one can have your own viewpoints and not be boxed into some stupid stereotype. Everyone is an individual.

Suck it haters. USA!

I can't stand (modern) country, but even I knew Toby Keith was a Democrat. It came up in pretty much every article/thread during the Great Dixie Chick - Real American^TM War of '03

brilliant strategy

Ummm... Toby Keith has been a democrat for years. It was in quite a few articles when the whole dixie chick FUTK thing was going on.

So, basically, the only people surprised by this are the lefties who automatically box everything they are prejudiced against into a box labeled "right-wing"? Where pretty much everybody who'd paid any attention knew this all along?

Wraithbane: So, basically, the only people surprised by this are the lefties who automatically box everything they are prejudiced against into a box labeled "right-wing"?

How do you figure? Where are all these "surprised lefties" you speak of?

The Huffpost comments section scares me, I want to put them all on ignore.

Beer for my horses

/Cringe

True liberals hate people who call themselves "Democrats" just as much as people who call themselves "Republicans".. They are only in bed with the Democrats currently because they represent the lesser of two evils. The second a good Republican candidate comes along who is fiscally conservative and philosophically believes "social issues" should be placed on the back-burner because they typically serve to accomplish nothing and overshadow more important things... = When you will see liberals jumping ship.

Toby's a good guy. He goes over to Afgahnistan and Iraq all the time to play for the troops. It doesn't mean he supported that Iraq war (and I've seen interviews where he questioned it). But he does support the troops much better than the guy who slaps a yellow ribbon on his Hummer.

Toby proves that you don't have to be a Republican to be a patriot. If only we could drill that through the heads of certain talk show hosts...

Neurochemist: True liberals hate people who call themselves "Democrats" just as much as people who call themselves "Republicans".

meh.

They are only in bed with the Democrats currently because they represent the lesser of two evils.

True.

The second a good Republican candidate comes along who is fiscally conservative and philosophically believes "social issues" should be placed on the back-burner because they typically serve to accomplish nothing and overshadow more important things... = When you will see liberals jumping ship.

Um. Two things. 1)Nobody is against fiscal conservatism when you define it as cutting government spending and balancing taxation (money in) against spending (money out). The disagreement is primarily over what programs/departments you would cut.
2) I would guess many, if not most, people who consider themselves liberals do so because of their position on social issues. A candidate who puts social issues on a back burner would not garner much support among democrats, let alone liberals, regardless of any other positions (war, taxes, etc.) they take. (Oh, what were the "more important things"?)

The majority of voters in Okla are democrat. They just lean a bit more to the right than most.

Lionel Mandrake: I can't stand (modern) country, but even I knew Toby Keith was a Democrat. It came up in pretty much every article/thread during the Great Dixie Chick - Real AmericanTM War of '03

THIS.

There isn't a single "New Country" act out there that I can farking stand, and even I knew this.

/hmm, wonder if they have The Highwaymen on iTunes.

Why wouldn't he endorse Obama?

His wife will leave him (for a lesbian marriage).
His truck will break down (low-quality foreign outsourced parts used to avoid increased corporate taxes).
His dog will run away (to avoid the Santorum-foreseen legal bestiality with legal gay marriage).

Obama's tailor-made for a country song.

liberalish: Um. Two things. 1)Nobody is against fiscal conservatism when you define it as cutting government spending and balancing taxation (money in) against spending (money out). The disagreement is primarily over what programs/departments you would cut.
2) I would guess many, if not most, people who consider themselves liberals do so because of their position on social issues. A candidate who puts social issues on a back burner would not garner much support among democrats, let alone liberals, regardless of any other positions (war, taxes, etc.) they take. (Oh, what were the "more important things"?)

Welp -- sign me up for the candidate who creates two lists of "Conservative most important to least important" and "Liberal most important to least important" and starts chopping, rotating between the the two lists... until we are solvent... And the budget is balanced...

dahmers love zombie: Why wouldn't he endorse Obama?

His wife will leave him (for a lesbian marriage).
His truck will break down (low-quality foreign outsourced parts used to avoid increased corporate taxes).
His dog will run away (to avoid the Santorum-foreseen legal bestiality with legal gay marriage).

Obama's tailor-made for a country song.

Niiiiiiice.

Neurochemist: Welp -- sign me up for the candidate who creates two lists of "Conservative most important to least important" and "Liberal most important to least important" and starts chopping, rotating between the the two lists... until we are solvent... And the budget is balanced...

I would take that on a 1 to 1 agency/program-percentage basis.

Even though it's been well known for a while that Toby considers himself a Democrat, this still took some stones. He risks alienating at least a portion of his fan base permanently. Hopefully, though, he'll also persuade another portion to maybe reconsider who they're voting for.

I have mixed feelings about this, especially the Beer For My Horses movie(!) news, but I think it would probably help Obama more than hurt. so good on him.

liberalish: Nobody is against fiscal conservatism when you define it as cutting government spending and balancing taxation (money in) against spending (money out). The disagreement is primarily over what programs/departments you would cut.

Hell, I'm a socialist and I agree with this statement.

Psh, it's really not that hard. How much is Obama paying him? I mean that guy sells himself out like a publicly-traded commodity.

CheddarPants: Even though it's been well known for a while that Toby considers himself a Democrat, this still took some stones. He risks alienating at least a portion of his fan base permanently. Hopefully, though, he'll also persuade another portion to maybe reconsider who they're voting for.

He's on his way to having the stones Natalie Maines has.

He drives a ford. fark'em.

Isn't this the guy that just came out with a song about lynching?

Whatever...he probably has enough influence with the Barack HUSSEIN!!! Obama crowd to change a few minds

Either that or they'll do him like they did the Dixie chicks

This isn't surprising, he loves America and wants a President to change the disastrous course that the Bush/McCain policies have us pursuing! You go Toby!!

Tony Stark: Isn't this the guy that just came out with a song about lynching?

Uh, no. "Beer for my Horses" was riding high on that feeling we were going to get Osama Bin Laden and all that. It's more of a story song about Old West bounty hunter/vigilantes. A terrible song mind you, not so much of the subject matter, just a terrible song in general. Yeah, he mentions hanging the criminals, but that was the common way to execute people before Edison stumbled upon "Old Sparky" in a failed attempt to make the country run on DC power. Hanging/Lynching has a long history in this country by both the courts and the general citizenry. In other words, lots of people of all races and walks of life found themselves dancing at teh end of a rope.

I think he said in an interview that the original of the song was a western toast. The music video had him and Willie Nelson as Old West lawmen chasing bad guys. This whole thing about "lynching" being associated with it is news to me.

Keith had some pretty good songs out in the 90s and I was kind of embarrassed with his behavior during the whole Dixie Chicks fiasco. That said, it's got to be more embarrassing to be one of the people who ate his post-9/11 stuff up assuming he was a big fan of the Republicans based on it. Like others before me have said, he's never hid the fact he's been a registered Democrat for years, but somehow a lot of people missed it with all the boots being put in asses and all.

Seems that there is a world of difference between someone who insults the president of your country while in another country and someone who says he likes a candidate who's running for office.

There's a lot more sane/calm Democrats and Republicans than looney/radical ones.

The sane ones are just quieter and don't get noticed much. Tobie's just noticed because people made assumptions that he was Republican.

Astra: I think he said in an interview that the original of the song was a western toast. The music video had him and Willie Nelson as Old West lawmen chasing bad guys. This whole thing about "lynching" being associated with it is news to me.

Here's an article written by an idiot about it:Max Blumenthal (new window)

He does outline his case, but it's really grasping for straws and ignores the orginal concept of the song. I take it Max has never seen a Clint Eastwood movie.

That said, I've never liked Toby Keith. IMHO he's the ultimate "all hat no cowboy" country pop-crap Nashville seems to be enamored with. I know a lot of people like him, but he the type of "artist" who is constantly for sale to the highest bidder.

This is the kind of endorsement that Obama needs.

Hope he gets more like it.

Hobodeluxe: say what? Toby "boot up your ass" Keith? I knew smoking dope with Willy would change him.

...well, he has always said he's a Dem who's ashamed of his party...maybe Obama has brought the magic "c" word to his heart...

IlGreven: ...well, he has always said he's a Dem who's ashamed of his party...maybe Obama has brought the magic "c" word to his heart...

Coont?

Glenn Beck's head explodes in 3...2...1...

dahmers love zombie: Why wouldn't he endorse Obama?

His wife will leave him (for a lesbian marriage).
His truck will break down (low-quality foreign outsourced parts used to avoid increased corporate taxes).
His dog will run away (to avoid the Santorum-foreseen legal bestiality with legal gay marriage).

Obama's tailor-made for a country song.

This is full of awesome-ness.

yarnothuntin:
That said, I've never liked Toby Keith. IMHO he's the ultimate "all hat no cowboy" country pop-crap Nashville seems to be enamored with. I know a lot of people like him, but he the type of "artist" who is constantly for sale to the highest bidder.

Pretty much everything post-"Urban Cowboy" has been nothing more than "pop with a twang".

OttoDog: Pretty much everything post-"Urban Cowboy" has been nothing more than "pop with a twang".

Yeah, isn't country like 10 years behind pop-rock or something? That is to say, the country sound popular now, was the pop-rock sound 10 years ago?

Give me Freakwater, Handsome Family, Steve Earl any day over that douche. LOL

Hmm, he found out he was related to that guy in roots.

Wraithbane: So, basically, the only people surprised by this are the lefties who automatically box everything they are prejudiced against into a box labeled "right-wing"? Where pretty much everybody who'd paid any attention knew this all along?

Its easier to think and judge when things are labeled

jim32rr: Hmm, he found out he was related to that guy in roots.

Levar Burton?

On his next concerts playlist " Beer for my homies ".


///No Bud
///Not Americun

what?

yeah i'm confused too. but who cares if he picks up the redneck vote *lol*

heavy metal videos (new window)

Keith's a Democrat, but he's no liberal:

http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080810/ENCORE01/7467 5801/-1/YOUTH

Even though he didn't support the Iraq War, Keith did vote for George W. Bush for a second term and says, "His presidency will be better judged 40 years from now."

In the upcoming election, there might be a little interest - especially within the country community - in what Keith has to say. His first reaction?

"I don't think anyone should listen to what stupid celebrities say," he says. "If someone endorsing someone is going to change the way you vote, then you're not taking advantage of your American right here. Everybody needs to educate themselves and vote the best they can."

Having said that, Keith goes on to say, "I think Obama stands the best chance for the Democratic Party since Clinton. McCain is a good, solid choice, a smarter version of what we have. We probably need a change and the economy needs a change, and come Election Day, I'll have my mind made up."

Is there any chance he would go out and play a show for one of them?

"Hell, no," he says. "I never did that for anybody."

Didn't this guy recently say something like Obama's going to win because he's black?

I aint as good as I once was...

liberalish:
Um. Two things. 1)Nobody is against fiscal conservatism when you define it as cutting government spending and balancing taxation (money in) against spending (money out). The disagreement is primarily over what programs/departments you would cut.



See, now I'm going to go and pop your bubble. I'm against balancing taxation against spending in a time of economic downturn. Balancing the budget at all times reinforces the economic swings up and down-- you know, as tax revenue decreases while economy goes down, it would normally help the economy, but then you go and cut spending at the same time, and suddenly *poof* you're screwed worse than before.

I propose a system of surplus during economic upturns, and deficit during economic downturns.

/Hey! Anyone listening to me?
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///guess not.
////Slashies!

Whoa whoa whoa. Isn't this guy the personification of the "jingoistic, large truck drivin', yellow ribbon on bumper, meat eatin, flag wavin'" redstater that you liberals love to hate and sneer at?

According to Forbes magazine he's knocking down $48 mill a year. Guess he can afford some more taxes.

Sgt Otter: There isn't a single "New Country" act out there that I can farking stand, and even I knew this.

Same here; half of "New Country" is bad rock n roll with a phony twang.

Hang On Voltaire: Whoa whoa whoa. Isn't this guy the personification of the "jingoistic, large truck drivin', yellow ribbon on bumper, meat eatin, flag wavin'" redstater that you liberals love to hate and sneer at?

Yep.
They confuse the singer with the song. And he probably doesn't even write them.