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madfloridian

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12. Good for the Okie from Muscogee...quite a statement from him.

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Fri Nov 14, 2014, 01:31 AM

Nov 2014

The right wing HAS treated him with no respect at all.

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Merle Haggard: ‘It’s Almost Criminal What They Do With Our President’ [View all] Voice for Peace Nov 2014 OP

“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