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loyalsister

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17. Is this songwriter just flip and careless with words?

Fri Apr 6, 2012, 08:07 PM

Apr 2012

Or does he think it took more than one black man? Maybe it was that black man and all of the other black men and some women, too? Some of the brown people, maybe?
What would happen if he had said "you can't blame all of the damage on one white guy"?

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Merle Haggard: "I don't think we can blame it all on one black man." [View all] bigtree Apr 2012 OP

He's ALIVE!!! pinboy3niner Apr 2012 #1

he's looking a little haggard tho, isn't he? Whisp Apr 2012 #3

75th birthday today bigtree Apr 2012 #5

We had a false report of his 'death' posted in GD a while back pinboy3niner Apr 2012 #8

They said the same thing about Elvis jberryhill Apr 2012 #9

Well, I KNOW that's not true pinboy3niner Apr 2012 #10

I saw him there, too... Ken Burch Apr 2012 #13

Well, at least he still has the heart he was born with!! Major Hogwash Apr 2012 #19

The Race is On... pinboy3niner Apr 2012 #20

He looks like a shorter Abe Lincoln. lpbk2713 Apr 2012 #2

I can't stand country music get the red out Apr 2012 #4

He's an Okie from Muskogee bigtree Apr 2012 #7

Hey, good lookin'.... Honeycombe8 Apr 2012 #14

Republicans: "Yes We Can!" Ezlivin Apr 2012 #6

Merle is like an old school Republican. Hard to remember but sometimes they could make sense. n/t wandy Apr 2012 #11

In his RS interview several years back wendylaroux Apr 2012 #12

Just because he's a former country music name doesn't mean FailureToCommunicate Apr 2012 #15

Merle's a class act MrScorpio Apr 2012 #16

Is this songwriter just flip and careless with words? loyalsister Apr 2012 #17

seriously? Schema Thing Apr 2012 #18

Seriously? loyalsister Apr 2012 #21

Because that is the feature that some idiots blame jberryhill Apr 2012 #22

Did you forget that we're talking about Merle Haggard here? RZM Apr 2012 #28

sigh loyalsister Apr 2012 #31

That jumped out at me too ecstatic Apr 2012 #33

Not at all. To the folks saying that things are crap because Obama's President (and those that HiPointDem Apr 2012 #48

FFS TransitJohn Apr 2012 #23

He wasn't speaking from singular personal thought - Zax2me Apr 2012 #24

And can't you see loyalsister Apr 2012 #27

What are you talking about? Obamacare Apr 2012 #29

lol loyalsister Apr 2012 #30

Okie from Muskogee was satire Telly Savalas Apr 2012 #46

And the nationalistic themes loyalsister Apr 2012 #50

People don't fit in your boxes. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #53

Never argue with those who worship loyalsister Apr 2012 #54

I don't worship Haggard at all, or any entertainer -- including political figures. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #56

I made no inference as to his meaning loyalsister Apr 2012 #58

"One black man" sounds to me like he was mocking the racists who hate Zalatix Apr 2012 #35

That would make sense if he had been an outspoken critic loyalsister Apr 2012 #39

Yes. UnrepentantLiberal Apr 2012 #40

I was talking about the tea party loyalsister Apr 2012 #43

Haggard is 75. I doubt he's making commenting on politics his major priority at this time in his HiPointDem Apr 2012 #47

For a guy whose profession is dealing with language loyalsister Apr 2012 #49

His profession is *music,* not public relations. He grew up dirt poor and didn't even graduate HiPointDem Apr 2012 #51

so, he doesn't write the lyrics? loyalsister Apr 2012 #52

Yes, he writes the lyrics. Do you think they're particularly sophisticated lyrics? HiPointDem Apr 2012 #55

As he had surgery for lung cancer in 2008, I doubt he was following politics very closely. But he HiPointDem Apr 2012 #57

merle is an american treasure spanone Apr 2012 #25

he's written some good stuff but i think he's overrated.... tomp Apr 2012 #41

That tacky suit & the white boots say it all. pacalo Apr 2012 #26

WHO CARES?! Quantess Apr 2012 #32

maybe just folks who've listened to and enjoyed his music over the years bigtree Apr 2012 #34

I didn't mean that as a swipe at your OP, just so you know. Quantess Apr 2012 #37

I read it much differently than you obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #36

that's pretty much how I read it bigtree Apr 2012 #38

I had the occasion to meet Mr. Merle and his Family a couple ... bayareaboy Apr 2012 #42

"It is going to take more years than I got left." mmonk Apr 2012 #44

K&R Tarheel_Dem Apr 2012 #45