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“There seems to be no shame or anything. They call him all kinds of names LawDeeDah Nov 2014 #1
My hat's off to Merle. nt MrScorpio Nov 2014 #2
"Here's one for all the ex-convicts in the house..." Voice for Peace Nov 2014 #4
You wear your own kind of hat? villager Nov 2014 #28
Be nice to send Merle some DU love. nt kelliekat44 Nov 2014 #41
"Are the Good Times Really Over" RandySF Nov 2014 #3
ooh Voice for Peace Nov 2014 #5
+1 villager Nov 2014 #29
Haggard's been paying attention. lpbk2713 Nov 2014 #6
This is Great, Voice for Peace! I love anyone who can tell the difference in the Reality of Cha Nov 2014 #7
Cool, an actual decent person shenmue Nov 2014 #8
Country Music star! Cha Nov 2014 #13
Back when country was country Zambero Nov 2014 #53
That makes me very proud to call him... MoonchildCA Nov 2014 #9
To my eternal chagrin shenmue Nov 2014 #15
Well that's one to be proud of... MoonchildCA Nov 2014 #24
At least it's only Rudy- dgibby Nov 2014 #56
Very cool... SoapBox Nov 2014 #10
Here: Dawson Leery Nov 2014 #11
+1,000 malaise Nov 2014 #31
Vince Gill retracted his defense of the Dixie Chicks, Dawson Leery Nov 2014 #40
Good for the Okie from Muscogee...quite a statement from him. madfloridian Nov 2014 #12
"Okie" is a satire tune azureblue Nov 2014 #61
What a kind thing for Merle to say meadowlark5 Nov 2014 #14
But we'd buy it.. sir pball Nov 2014 #22
It's OK Merle Old and In the Way Nov 2014 #16
Yes they did... Lochloosa Nov 2014 #32
Gram Parsons was also a devoted fan Zambero Nov 2014 #52
Great to hear that coming from a great artist! C Moon Nov 2014 #17
"Sing Me Back Home" Old and In the Way Nov 2014 #18
Not surprised at his words Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2014 #19
'Don't take no shit. Eleanors38 Nov 2014 #51
K&R DeSwiss Nov 2014 #20
Thanks Voice for Peace SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2014 #21
I'll fix your flat tire, Merle. Man, the Okie from Muskogee has come a long way. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2014 #23
What I hear in this disclosure of how the right wing thinks cilla4progress Nov 2014 #25
I think he was sincere in his appreciation loyalsister Nov 2014 #26
I heard that too. And that "in over his head" sort of made me wonder a bit. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2014 #33
I didn't get that vibe from the comments, especially when followed by... Pacifist Patriot Nov 2014 #35
That was my impression as well NewJeffCT Nov 2014 #47
That's why I said I didn't think it was intentional loyalsister Nov 2014 #55
I heard it that way as well. LawDeeDah Nov 2014 #58
Maybe Merle didn't have the vocabulary he water, maybe he meant "gracious" The President is very kelliekat44 Nov 2014 #42
6 years of character assassination by the M$M, Merle is 100% correct. Rex Nov 2014 #27
Well Merle your fan base* has more to do with the attacking this President then any other group IdiocracyTheNewNorm Nov 2014 #30
he has had cancer. he's lucky to still be here. I love him roguevalley Nov 2014 #36
Well, I'm white, but I live in San Francisco and have seem him play here. deurbano Nov 2014 #63
As a white rural progressive who listens to Country, buzz off. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #70
Gee as a White Rural Progress I don't and in my rural experience only regressives like country IdiocracyTheNewNorm Nov 2014 #71
Never gave him enough credit...... a kennedy Nov 2014 #34
Coming from him is especially sweet! Merle 'ain't no dam librul' :) jillan Nov 2014 #37
So true. In one of his songs he ridicules Social Security. madfloridian Nov 2014 #43
Big City alarimer Nov 2014 #62
I downloaded this album of his from Emusic. madfloridian Nov 2014 #65
How kind of him to say these words. logosoco Nov 2014 #38
Damn straight it is! Initech Nov 2014 #39
WTF??? deaniac21 Nov 2014 #44
Really glad to hear him say that gmb92 Nov 2014 #45
Now that is a Merle Haggard I never knew. Stopped listening to him in those Nixon/Reagan years jwirr Nov 2014 #46
gotta wonder if he will get the "Dixie Chicks treatment" rurallib Nov 2014 #48
Unlikely IkeRepublican Nov 2014 #67
! rurallib Nov 2014 #72
I heard Merle do a set a couple of years back and he was pretty great stuff. Bluenorthwest Nov 2014 #49
BREAKING ON FOX NEWS: Merle Haggard says Obama 'thinks he is in over his head' Rstrstx Nov 2014 #50
Love that guy; he's the real thing! northoftheborder Nov 2014 #54
Glad to hear he MissB Nov 2014 #57
K&R. YoungDemCA Nov 2014 #59
Thank you for that Merle INdemo Nov 2014 #60
The last time I saw him, Joan Baez, John Prine & Kristofferson joined him onstage to sing "Okie from deurbano Nov 2014 #64
And this took place back in 2010 ReRe Nov 2014 #66
k&r... spanone Nov 2014 #68
I KNEW there was a reason I like his music so much! Odin2005 Nov 2014 #69
Not a country fan, but I've always liked a few singers Old Nick Nov 2014 #73
R.I.P. Merle, one of America's greatest musical artists... blitzen Feb 2019 #74
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