Merle Haggard: "I don't think we can blame it all on one black man."

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38. that's pretty much how I read it

. . . although, it's got to make some folks wonder why he bothered to say 'black' man in the first place. It's not an especially supportive statement -- more of a resignation on his part, I suspect, that there's no one in the running on the republican side that he believes in or believes can beat the President. Maybe he thinks a 'black' man is at a significant disadvantage in the job. I don't know if that's what he meant, but, I'd disagree. I wouldn't go too far out on a limb for any interpretation of his characterization tho . . .

I'd also disagree with him the President has done 'nothing' like him . . .

"He kind of did what I do. I didn't do anything. He hasn't done anything that I can see that's made any real difference."

I think that it's not terrible to have a conservative view the President as a decent human being ("a fine gentleman&quot and not be ashamed to say it publicly out of fear his buddies might rag on him. That's about what I'd expect from Merle Haggard.