Transgender activists, abortion providers, the Muslim Brotherhood, radical anti-Americans, and even the “former International Spokeswoman of the Universal Zulu Nation” have had their turn — now, country musicians get a chance. Tonight, Obama will host his first-ever country music concert in the White House.
The official White House press release notes:
Starting in February 2009, these events have honored the musical genius of Stevie Wonder and Sir Paul McCartney; celebrated Hispanic musical heritage during Hispanic Heritage Month; marked Black History Month with events featuring the music from the Civil Rights Movement and Motown; and spotlighted Broadway and the unique spirit of the American musical.
Translation: We’ve honored Hispanics, blacks, and homosexuals; now it’s your turn!
Beginning at 2 p.m., Michelle Obama will host a workshop for 120 students from the Washington, D.C., school system — or as they’re known in the East Wing, “Children who are never to be allowed near Sasha and Malia” — entitled, “The History of Country Music: From Barn Dances to Pop Charts.”
Who are Obama’s idea of great country music acts?
One of the headliners is Kris Kristofferson. Kristofferson is a phenomenal songwriting talent, a thoughtful man, and by all accounts a personable and congenial human being.
He is also a longtime supporter of international Communists.
He is easy to identify with when he says things like: “I want you to know I’m an Army brat; I was a captain in the Army and my brother was a jet pilot in the Navy. So I support our troops; I identify with them. But I sure as Hell don’t identify with the bastards who sent them over there.”
It’s harder to identify when he describes American history by saying, “the whole country was built on genocide, the murder of natives.” Since the mid-80s, he has denigrated the “history of economic exploitation in Latin America by the United States.” He now looks back and belittles “stereotypes that we were hearing so often then, during the Reagan administration…all this ‘Evil Empire’ bullshit propaganda.”
During the 1980s, Kristofferson stood with that Empire, frequently supporting the El Salvadoran Communist rebels and traveling to Nicaragua to meet with its Marxist president, Daniel Ortega. He serenaded El Presidente on the anniversary of the Communist revolution and still insists “my government was terrorizing the government of Nicaragua” in the 1980s. (He also believes Alexander Haig ordered movie critics to pan his epically bad 1980 film Heaven’s Gate, the flop that killed United Artists.)
His 1990 album Third World Warrior was a running indictment of the United States, from the opening track (“I will fight for freedom up against an Eagle or a Bear”) to its closing track, his homage to Ortega entitled “Sandinista” (“You can hold your head up high/You have given back the freedom”).
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No word on whether Kristofferson will perform his 1990 classic, “Jesse Jackson.”
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Who else does our first family believe represents the music of America’s heartland?
- James Taylor — an ossified Vietnam-era folk singer, not a country singer. Before singing the songs of the common man Taylor, the pampered son of a physician, spent his early years living in England after receiving an inheritance and spent much of his adult life as a heroin addict.
- Mickey — no, not Mickey Gilley (an active Republican) but “an unknown artist named Mickey,” who is apparently “currently working on her debut Country album.”Not many artists can boast going from signing a record contract to immediately performing at the White House as a totemic exemplar of a musical form. The fact that Mickey happens to be a young, attractive black female, giving her two-fer Affirmative Action appeal, may be relevant. Other than her privileged status, she has no apparent qualifications to be in the White House tonight. Just like her hosts.
- Lyle Lovett, whose last top-40 country hitwas 1987′s “I Loved You Yesterday.”
- Darius Rucker, former frontman for “Hootie and the Blowfish,” whose most notable musical contribution was making it cool to sound like Mr. Ed again. Rucker once said he does not publicly get involved in politics.
Bluegrass singer Alison Krauss, and current country music stars Dierks Bentley, The Band Perry, and Lauren Alaina will also perform.
Somehow Hank Williams Jr. did not make the list.
After hosting every perverse fetishist and feting every exotic group known to man, Obama’s idea of cozying up to America’s bitter-clingers is listening to a Communist shill, the former Mr. Julia Roberts, a one-time Blowfish, a former folk-rock non-emoter, an Affirmative Action pick, a bluegrass angel, and three modern country acts.
Obama is getting on the campaign wagon in other ways. Although he has no use for flyover country any other time, he has decided to “invest” $400 million in taxpayer funds to bring broadband to rural areas, after the United Nations declared Wi-Fi an inalienable human right.
This weekend, Michelle Obama was booed by NASCAR bitter-clingers after announcing, “Gentlemen, start your engines!”
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Fans of country music, and lovers of the United States, will greet her musical selections the same way.
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I for one, could care less about what the Obama's say about Country Music in fact, I think a lot more folks listen to Country and the Media says they do. I am 75 years young and have been listen to Country ever since I was old enough to know what music was/is, here in San Antone, we have one real Country station(KKYX), we have a couple of other stations that claim to be country (they play about 2 country songs an hour and the rest they play is Rock or what ever they call it. As for Chris singing country, i like some of his country songs but I respect him for what he did for our country during the Vietnam conflict, he was a Green Befret Capt and I respect all those guys/girls; however, I don't believe there were any Green Berets women during that time frame or if there was, I never saw any of them over there. Thanks
Tye Cobb
The Boos for Obama was because of the added security checks. The MSM told me.
You listen to the MSM?
I know you dont, hope not anyway.
Kris K. hates the people who send our young men and women to war, why is he appearing at the white house. Who does he think Obama is sending off to war?. I guess it's okay when your beliefs mesh with the Presidents. My list of entertainers, who can talk the talk , but never have to walk the walk., Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon, George Clooney, Michael Moore, Jeanne Garafolo, Alec Baldwin, Rosy O'Donnell and all the other Holly weird's who put their mouths in gear,to insult the country that supported their careers by going to their movies . To me, they are in the same category as Tokyo Rose, Axis Sally and the Viet Cong sympathizer, Hanoi Jane Fonda.
BOOOOOOOOO Booooooooooo…. that was for Moooochelle. Look in her eyes, you can see the evil
I will not purchse any products sold by these so called stars. They are not stars but black holes sucking up and destroying all thats good with America. I stand with Hank. Who's with me?
You can be sure Barry and Moochelle will be wearing ear plugs so they don't have to listen to that "icky American music." These people will do anything to get votes. Yeah, I'm for Hank, Jr.
As much as some people hated George W. Bush, can you imagine any of those people openly and proudly booing Laura Bush? In fact, to find such boorish behavior toward a First Lady you have to go all the way back to … Hillary Clinton.
History's worst example? Another Democratic First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson, after passage of the Civil Rights Act.
Yep, them country-lovin' conservatives is fine folks–as Hank Jr. demonstrated.
James, country-lovin' conservatives ARE fine folks. I am sure you speak in jest with that remark.
Hank Jr. has demonstrated an independent spirit which seems to be lacking in more liberal circles. This independent spirit is something he has demonstrated since he had to break away from just singing his fathers songs which the public wanted when he first stepped on the estage. If you would listen to his repretois of fine American music you would understand that.
"country-lovin' conservatives ARE fine folks"
Some are. Some are rude reactionary jackasses. Pretty much like the rest of humanity, in other words–even if they're more likely to boo a First Lady.
Kris K became an Army Captain…AND…Hates to fight and his own brother is in the Navy…as a jet pilot…AND they don't want to go to war…What in the hell are you in the military for morons? Because you're cute and you think that your job consists only walking around giving orders. So…Kris…what are you doing at this White House?…Ozero…is ONE of those bastards who send them over there and he has killed more civilians than Bush did…because he is using drones…AND they love the Marxists….Just to show you what a drug crazed dip head will do…he is done…fried a long time ago…since the 80's Go on Kris…go to Nicaragua and take Ozero with you…Gee…To think that our taxes paid for another jerk's education is beyond sanity…
Despite being a Rhodes Scholar, Kristofferson–whose father and grandfather were both military men–volunteered for the Army and became a helicopter pilot. His family disowned him when he left the military (where he had been offered a job as a professor at West Point) to pursue a music career, during which he wrote numerous classics such as "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down," "Me and Bobby McGee," and "Help Me Make It Through the Night."
He also wrote "If You Don't Like Hank Williams," though of course he was talking about the multi-talented father, not the shirt-tale-riding son.
Again Sir, you speak in jest dont you? Hank is not riding anyones shirt-tale. He has continued "A Family Tradition", but has done it on his own terms.
Obama probably breaks out in a rash when true, America-loving country artists stand up for our country and proudly wave the American flag! Well, get over it, Obama and Michelle, cause we're preparing for quite a house cleaning with fumigation in about a year!
WE all know who the REAL country music stars are……and they weren't invited and probably wouldn't go if they were.