Oh, that’s fine. I was talking more in the sense of pop (or occasionally adult contemporary) crossover shit. The shit that sounds pretty much identical to the last crop of twangy shit sung by a burly white dude with a beard jawline.

If we’ve learned anything about this kind of thing, it’s that there’s always plenty of Astroturf to go around.

Whoa, that is WAY too nuanced an argument for those kind of people.

So, we should eat to achieve enlightenment. Message received.

“That’s what makes me a Good Moderate.”

“but not enough that I’d want to not excuse everything they do, because they keep saying that if I do, the Minori-Communism will happen.”

Yeah, it translates to I’m conservative but I also think most Republican politicians are crooked too.  

The problem is this:

Like this guy did...

And those sex-trafficked minors were mostly American.

I had to reread that a bunch of times too. I think he means “look out” for miners, and just “look” for minors, since conservatives tend to believe every liberal politician is a pedophile. I can’t make it make sense any other way. And it’s still mindbogglingly stupid.

Having lived in various parts of “Dixie” for decades, I can tell you firsthand, the memory of the Confederate cause is not just still alive, it is both strong and widely prevalent, and LOTS of people instantly recognize Richmond as a symbol of The South in defiance of The North.

Hank Williams would never stop punching these people in the teeth 

“I wish politicians would look out for miners / And not just minors on an island somewhere”

Aldean shot his video at the site of a lynching and pleaded ignorance. Why would we consider any of this bullshit a stretch?

Yeah this is poetry worthy of Dylan

I suppose I should be encouraged that they have moved from 1950's messaging to 1980's messaging.

Still can’t hold a candle to Johnny Paycheck who gave us the anthem for all those horrible bosses, “Take this Job and Shove It”. Ol’ Johnny even once shot a man for offering him deer and turtle soup.

“Lord, we got folks in the street, ain’t got nothin’ to eat / And the obese milkin’ welfare