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demtenjeep

(31,997 posts)
Thu May 24, 2012, 07:14 PM May 2012

Tim McGraw to give away 25 mortgage free houses to Veterans. How awesome is that [View all]

The country music superstar is giving away 25 mortgage-free houses — one for each stop on his upcoming "Brothers of the Sun" tour with Kenny Chesney — to wounded or needy service members.

McGraw will kick off the campaign with a Memorial Day concert for military members at New York City's Beacon Theatre during Fleet Week.

"My sister's a veteran, my uncle's a veteran, my grandfather was a veteran, one of my best friends is a veteran," McGraw said in an interview. "I've known people my whole life who are in service to America. And I think in my position to be able to do something like that is probably the ultimate thing. So to be able to go on tour and provide sort of a stable foundation for a veteran and their family is something I really look forward to."


http://news.yahoo.com/mcgraw-25-homes-members-military-105322450.html




He is a Democrat as is his wife Faith Hill along with Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley. Not all country musicians are crazy!!!

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k&r... spanone May 2012 #1
his dad (Tug McGraw) pretty much abandoned him growing up. demtenjeep May 2012 #2
What a gift! Suich May 2012 #3
You'd be surprised SomethingFishy May 2012 #4
I think the vast majority of musicians of all stripes are leftists. harmonicon May 2012 #6
Paisley just rocks. demtenjeep May 2012 #8
I'm sure you've heard his song "Welcome to The Future"? Odin2005 May 2012 #19
We got rid of every Hank Jr. tape and DVD we had... cynatnite May 2012 #11
My hubby is a Hank Jr fan. Doesn't care about politics demtenjeep May 2012 #12
it skips generations.. i hear Hank III is quite progressive.. dionysus May 2012 #23
good demtenjeep May 2012 #24
That's really awesome! JNelson6563 May 2012 #5
While this is very nice, it's also troubling. harmonicon May 2012 #7
+1. SammyWinstonJack May 2012 #9
Commie! Swede May 2012 #10
oh come on, he worked his way to it and it is awesome what he is doing demtenjeep May 2012 #13
I know! I'm saying that he's fantastic!! harmonicon May 2012 #16
Maybe this will start something! demtenjeep May 2012 #17
A lot of them do stuff... YellowRubberDuckie May 2012 #21
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2012 #14
He is a self proclaimed Blue Dog Democrat! Spoonman May 2012 #15
Nice! Scurrilous May 2012 #18
I knew there was a reason I like this guy's music! Odin2005 May 2012 #20
he does make some good music demtenjeep May 2012 #22
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