Hank Jr. yanked from his MNF gig, for good reason
Hank Williams Jr. ain’t ready for some politics.
I like the man’s music. I thought he provided a perfect hard-driving opening for Monday Night Football, and so did ESPN and ABC. He had the gig for 20 years, until he opened his mouth yesterday and said some things too damned stupid to let him continue.
Rule of thumb, Bocephus: When the crew at Fox News are so appalled at what you’ve said about Barack Obama that their jaws drop and they all but beg you to reconsider, you may have gone too far.
And please, spare me the violin concerto about Junior’s freedom of speech being violated.
Two words:
Dixie.
Chicks.
Their mistake, so to speak, was to tell an audience in 2003 that “just so you know, we’re ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas,” which is some 60 million dead people and two or three attempted genocides short of comparing him to Adolph Hitler. And as a consequence, their work was permanently banned from almost every country music station in the country.
I hope this doesn’t become a career boost for Williams, but I can imagine it happening. I can imagine DJs putting his songs on air because of what he said, rather than despite it. I can imagine him becoming a martyred hero in certain eyes, and that reality is more troubling than what some in-over-his-head, not-so-bright, trying-to-live-up-to-a-stereotype entertainer had to say on national TV.
– Jay Bookman
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Bosch
October 4th, 2011
10:33 am
Scout,
It’s Jay’s question. What verbal sin did the Dixie Chicks commit?
Joe Mama
October 4th, 2011
10:34 am
Peadawg — “Microsoft products that . . . work”
SNICKER
TaxPayer
October 4th, 2011
10:34 am
Come on Scout. Give us one of your famous out of context clips of scripture, clipture for short, that defines the Dixie Chick’s verbal sin.
1811/0311
October 4th, 2011
10:34 am
Nope:
I think you have it wrong. I believe most conservatives on here say the network has the right to terminate his contract (it wasn’t a UNION CONTRACT).
All we are saying is it should be applied equitably across the board.
However, we are also saying we live in a free society where is DOESN’T have to be applied equitably across the board. That’s why we have liberal media bias.
Generation$crewed
October 4th, 2011
10:35 am
Could Hank have been saying Boehner was Hitler and Obama was Netanyahu?
Does that change anything?
Bosch
October 4th, 2011
10:35 am
“Clipture” too funny Taxpayer!
kayaker 71
October 4th, 2011
10:36 am
“I hate white people….. all of them. Every last iota of a white person. I hate him. We didn’t come out here to play today. There’s too much serious business goin’ on here in the black community to be out here slidin’ through South Street with white dirty whores on our arms. You want freedom? You are gonna’ have to kill some white people. You’re gonna’ have to kill some of their babies. We have to get out together. I hate white people, all of them, every last one of them. ”
Black Panther speech in PA, 2008
Now that, my friends, is hate speech.
TaxPayer
October 4th, 2011
10:36 am
“Microsoft products that . . . work”
Windows 7 has been orders of magnitude more stable than any prior version for me.
Joe the Plutocrat
October 4th, 2011
10:36 am
Redneck C, your first sentence is wonderfully ironic, as it is well known to snake jugglers and bible-thumpers that you CAN crucify a man for telling the truth. and even more ironic, those who claim to “know him” are not crucified for lying; moving forward.
Bosch
October 4th, 2011
10:38 am
Yes kayaker, it is, AND?
Soothsayer
October 4th, 2011
10:39 am
Just watched the video. What a pompous blow-hard. Typical of all the Righties I have come into contact with.
The one thing in particular that I have noticed with those on Right who I have met in person is that they inevitably fly into a rage if anyone, anywhere has an opinion that differs (i.e., is not conservative) from theirs. Not just angry, but a wild-eyed rage.
Ol’ Hank, Jr. is no different.
USinUK
October 4th, 2011
10:39 am
“All we are saying is it should be applied equitably across the board.”
and it has been.
see: Dixie Chicks. Bull Durham 20th Anniv., et al
Bosch
October 4th, 2011
10:39 am
Off topic, but has anyone here ever been to the DeKalb Farmer’s Market and where is it?
USinUK
October 4th, 2011
10:40 am
LALALALALALALOVE the DeKalb Farmer’s Market
If you take the main road through Decatur, it’ll take you straight there.
Joe the Plutocrat
October 4th, 2011
10:41 am
Bosch, it’s in GA; Dekalb County, I believe. Any other questions?
1811/0311
October 4th, 2011
10:41 am
Bosch/TaxPayer:
Heck ………. I don’t even remember (or care) what the Dixie (isn’t that word offensive) Chicks said.
But if you want some “verbal sins” ………… here are a few:
“They Bring a Knife…We Bring a Gun!”
“Get in Their Faces!”
“I don’t want to quell anger. I think people are right to be angry! I’m angry!”
“Hit Back Twice As Hard!”
“We talk to these folks… so I know whose ass to kick.“
“Hand to hand combat!”
“It’s time to Fight for it.”
“Punish our enemies.”
“I’m itching for a fight.”
Bosch
October 4th, 2011
10:41 am
USinUK,
It’s off Ponce?? I think I’m road tripping there Thursday.
Don't Forget
October 4th, 2011
10:41 am
Kayaker, what’s your point? You quote an unnamed black panther spewing hatred. What does that prove?
USinUK
October 4th, 2011
10:41 am
Bosch – buy ALL your dried herbs / spices from them – you’ll save a BUNDLE
fantastic bread
wait until you SEE their fresh fish
and if you can’t find the fruit / veg you want, it doesn’t exist.
have I told you how much I love it?
Joe the Plutocrat
October 4th, 2011
10:42 am
the “main road” is Ponce. I believe it becomes E. Ponce on the other side of the square, but I could be wrong. as a male heterosexual, I feel uncomfortable anywhere near Decatur; place give me the heebie-jeebies
Adam
October 4th, 2011
10:42 am
Is regulation killing business, or is it lack of demand?
Read more
Butch Cassidy
October 4th, 2011
10:42 am
Now, did Hank know he was going to be on FOX news or did they just surprise him on his way out of the Krystal burger? Judging from what he is wearing, I’ll have to go with the latter.
1811/0311
October 4th, 2011
10:42 am
UK:
We mean everyday ………… on every level …………… not just entertainers ……………. consistently.
Bosch
October 4th, 2011
10:43 am
USinUK,
Kewl. I’m stoked!!
Darwin
October 4th, 2011
10:43 am
I continue to be amazed by the tea party right wingers like Hank Jr. They call Obama a socialist (kinda like calling him a commie) and then call him Hitler. OK, I’m going to try to educate you losers one last time. Dictatorships, tyrants, etc. take the form of the right wing or left wing. Right wing dictators, or facists, are the Hitler types. Left wing dictators, or communists, are the Castro, Stalin types. Got it? You can’t call Obama a socialist Hitler. Please, somebody on the right pick up a book sometime.
Adam
October 4th, 2011
10:44 am
The real Fletch: Was he really comparing Obama to Hitler?
Did you watch the entire video?
Anyway I think it’s more telling when he practically screeches “HE’S THE ENEMYYYYYYY!” (whine)
Butch Cassidy
October 4th, 2011
10:45 am
Darwin – “Please, somebody on the right pick up a book sometime.”
Sorry Darwin, but the tagline ” We have to defeat Obama because he is just like us” would only further confuse the base.
USinUK
October 4th, 2011
10:45 am
Bosch – all I remember is that you take ponce, then fork to the right and head straight through downtown Decatur, and keep going about 4-ish miles … it’ll be on your left
The real Fletch
October 4th, 2011
10:45 am
Soothsayer: “The one thing in particular that I have noticed with those on Right who I have met in person is that they inevitably fly into a rage if anyone, anywhere has an opinion that differs (i.e., is not conservative) from theirs. Not just angry, but a wild-eyed rage.”
Both sides do exactly the same thing, it is childish to paint liberals as coolheaded voices of reason when there are thousands of examples of behavior otherwise. It’s kind of funny that you can classify every conservative you have ever met. Please.
moonbat betty
October 4th, 2011
10:46 am
“The one thing in particular that I have noticed with those on Right who I have met in person is that they inevitably fly into a rage if anyone, anywhere has an opinion that differs (i.e., is not conservative) from theirs. Not just angry, but a wild-eyed rage.”
That’s funny.
You must not have met many or you base your perception on what you read in blogs…I think blogs are partially responsible for the divide created in this country.
kayaker 71
October 4th, 2011
10:46 am
Bosch,
AND?…… You seem to imply, as with others on this blog, that this type of rhetoric only occurs with people like Williams, with their dirty Roll Tide camo hat on, looking like they need a bath, probably drunk when he said it, etc.etc.etc.etc……. If you are critical of what Williams said, you should be just as critical of what this Black Panther thug stated in a speech before a crowd in front of a poling place in a national election. Didn’t get much air time, or print time, Bosch. Bookman never mentioned it…… Tucker wouldn’t even post it on her thread when I tried to air what was said.
We can’t make certain people look bad when when they are liberals but when they are “redneck, lice infested, ignorant, drunken, gun totin’ illiterates”, they are fair game. Hypocrisy is such a descriptive word.
USinUK
October 4th, 2011
10:47 am
Scout – “We mean everyday ………… on every level …………… not just entertainers ……………. consistently.”
really? anyone and everyone???
wow. talk about keeping them dissidents DOWN
Granny Godzilla
October 4th, 2011
10:47 am
Bosch
DeKalb Farmers market is great….Bread, cheese….fish tanks and tanks of fish
Fruits and Vegatables I’ve never seen before – well worth the trip.
I also like the big one down by the airport for large qty purchases for canning or freezing and the plant nursuries are better and less expensive than anywhere in town.
Joe Mama
October 4th, 2011
10:47 am
1811 — “I think you have it wrong. I believe most conservatives on here say the network has the right to terminate his contract (it wasn’t a UNION CONTRACT). All we are saying is it should be applied equitably across the board.”
Oh. So did the network let a similar expression by a liberal on-camera personality slide? Or is the network applying their penalty equitably across the board?
Adam
October 4th, 2011
10:47 am
Scout: So what the Dixie Chicks said and got drummed out of mainstream country for is irrelevant, but what Obama says that can be mostly taken out of context to make an entirely separate point that masquerades as the same point is OMG THE ISSUE.
Lars
October 4th, 2011
10:47 am
Is “redneck” a racial term?
Bosch
October 4th, 2011
10:47 am
“I think blogs are partially responsible for the divide created in this country.”
And I think the biggest offender of this is the 24/7 news cycle. And Fox news.
MightyRighty
October 4th, 2011
10:48 am
I am positive that Hank Jr. just doesn’t care what ESPN or anyone else thinks. He has always said what he believes and believes what he says. ESPN Monday Night Football will be worse off. Hank will be fine. He has a new album out. I will go out right now and buy it. BTW this has nothin to do with free speech which very few people understand. ESPN has every right in the world to not play his music.
rightwingextreme
October 4th, 2011
10:48 am
So let me see….the country is floundering because of a president who is voting present, millions are still unemployed, China is a rising threat in the east, Europe is falling apart, the left is threatening to suspend voting and what does Bookman write about???? Comments by a country singer.
Good work there Jay.
Bosch
October 4th, 2011
10:48 am
kayaker,
“You seem to imply”
No, actually, I don’t.
Butch Cassidy
October 4th, 2011
10:49 am
kayaker 71 – ““redneck, lice infested, ignorant, drunken, gun totin’ illiterates”, they are fair game.”
Of course they are, why shouldn’t the GOP have a political base?
stands for decibels
October 4th, 2011
10:49 am
it is the NFL’s “apology” to families for leading dad to get drunk and blow the rent/grocery money on an ill-advised over/under parlay on the Eagles-49ers game.
to say nothing of what the NFL’s taxpayer subsidized minor league/farm system does to our nation’s educational priorities.
Joe COOL
October 4th, 2011
10:50 am
“Anyone talk about the Rick Perry scandal and how Herman Cain first said it was insensitive and then walked back his comments when the rest of the conservatives started ATTACKING him for saying that a racial slur against his OWN race was insensitive?”
Cain needs to get off the “plantation” HE Speaks of.
Adam
October 4th, 2011
10:50 am
kayaker: So what you’re saying is, because no liberal bloggers or TV hosts posted or talked about the New Black Panther guy, anyone and everyone, especially Hank Jr., should be given a free pass?
Or are you in need of your own blog so you can bring this stuff to light?
Joe the Plutocrat
October 4th, 2011
10:51 am
Darwin, and not to pile on, BUT Hitler was a Nazi (nationalist/socialist). This vile hybrid combines nationalism (my country; right or wrong, don’t tread on me) with socialism (don’t you peons worry ’bout nothing, the central government will take care of everything… starting with the Jewish problem). sound familiar? see, people like fill-in-the-blank think there is a difference between the “patriotism” of Tea Party and the “nationalism” of the Nazi Party, but both “parties” have the same playbook (dedicate your life to the survival of the der faderland; und der feurher (sp?); und in return, the feurher und faderland will rid the nation of all impure inabitants (homosexuals, immigrants and other non-whites, Jews, etc.).
stands for decibels
October 4th, 2011
10:52 am
Oh, and all the crippling/life-threatening injuries this game inflicts upon countless thousands of Americans, many of them not yet of voting age. Yeah, thanks for those warm/fuzzy United Way ads, NFL.
Adam
October 4th, 2011
10:52 am
Joe COOL: I seem to remember Herman Cain talking about how the other black people are brainwashed. Walking back your comments after you get attacked and “talked to” really shows conviction and “thinking for yourself” doesn’t it?
Bosch
October 4th, 2011
10:52 am
“you should be just as critical of what this Black Panther thug stated in a speech before a crowd in front of a poling place in a national election”
Wait, wait, wait, so let’s be a little fair in our comparisons there kayaker. And are you sure that actually happened, or is this again, another example of what the little voices say in your head?
I mean, have just an iota of honesty here kayaker. If this did actually happen, which I doubt, how in the world could you compare what some racist idiot said about his obvious racist hatred which has nothing to do with actual politics, but what Williams said was broadcasted to millions and was actually referring to the POTUS.
I know that you have difficulties with being honest in your comparisons, but that is just a little ridiculous.
Joe the Plutocrat
October 4th, 2011
10:52 am
Lars, no , redneck is a cultural term.
Joe the Plutocrat
October 4th, 2011
10:53 am
sfd, OR the billions in corporate welfare (tax breaks, free stadiums, etc.)
1811/0311
October 4th, 2011
10:53 am
O.K. guys ……………. off to babysit !
Be nice to each other or Jay may see you wind up the same fate as old Hank !
TaxPayer
October 4th, 2011
10:54 am
So, Scout has committed the verbal sin against the Dixie Chicks.
AmVet
October 4th, 2011
10:54 am
Clipture.
The word of the day.
Kudos, taxpayer.
Forget the stupid and harmless Hitler faux pas.
Brodufus says he respects the office of the president and then says that the current occupant is “the enemy”.
The guy used to be cool. Now he is just a joke…
Zedd
October 4th, 2011
10:55 am
Jay, you’re an idiot! Bocephus remarked that Obama and Boehner golfing together were like Hitler and Netanyahu meeting. You know like trying to mix Oil & Water. For the record, ESPN has not removed Hank’s intro permanently! Guess the truth is a bitter pill to swallow!
roja
October 4th, 2011
10:56 am
I love your Dixie Chicks pre-emptive strike. You Mr Bookman are a real piece of s#*t!!! And ESPN/MNF sre now OFF of my watch list. I can vote with my remote!!!!!!!!!
USinUK
October 4th, 2011
10:56 am
“the country is floundering because of a president who is voting present”
????
the president is voting “present” … on what, exactly???
Joe COOL
October 4th, 2011
11:01 am
Adam
October 4th, 2011
10:52 am
Cain’s a chump. He walked all the waaaaaay back the min. the media said two words “race card”. He’s a joke, have a spine about something.
Joe the Plutocrat
October 4th, 2011
11:01 am
FYI, Herman Cain is about finished. seems he was against the n-word until he wasn’t (Perry’s hunting camp). now, he isn’t sure if such words should merely be ignored by self-motiviated, empowered, (African) Americans – aka – the “I am rubber, you are glue/sticks and stones…” defense; OR if there is any real difference between the word n*****head, and calling the POTUS “a liar”. anyone know where I can contact the “though police”?
Obozonomics
October 4th, 2011
11:02 am
And the left is proud of Michael Moore, Rosanne Barr, and the protesters that are complaining about Wall Street bonus??? Wait wasn’t it Obozo who decided that it was OK to “retain” these idiots who caused the issue to begin with? Oh wait it was Bush’s fault right?
roja
October 4th, 2011
11:03 am
Hey USinUK
He is voting Present on everything!! When he is not voting “It’s all W’s fault”.
When H took office (yep, I call him H just like you call Mr Bush “W”) gas was $1.79 a gallon. It is now almost TWICE that (down from $4.05 here).
Unemployment was 8% when H took office. Now it is 9.1+++ and OVER 400,000 peeps are newly unemployed EVERY WEEK H remains in office.
That is 1.6 Million jobs LOST or Destroyed every MONTH. He promised the Stimulus would save or create 2 mill jobs a year.
And when H took office, the deficit was a shameful $10.5 TRILLION…. In 30 MONTHS H has run it up to $14.5 TRILLION. MORE in 30 Months than Mr. Bush ran it up in his first 72 MONTHS.
roja
October 4th, 2011
11:06 am
The Wall Street protesters conveniently FORGET that Mr OBAMA received MORE in Campaign Contributions than McCain did. They need to be protesting Mr Obama and Mr Frank for turning the dogs of Wall Street loos to rape and pillage investors.
Joe COOL
October 4th, 2011
11:06 am
roja
October 4th, 2011
11:03 am
Please put the pipe down. Im willing to bet you have NO source for ANY of what you are claiming. I think Adam needs to give you the big “hand over the face” drawing. lol
Obozonomics
October 4th, 2011
11:08 am
USinUK; you don’t know that Obozo voted present more than 50% of his votes while in the Senate? WOW it amazes me how Obozo supporters have no clue, this guy can’t make any decisions at all.
AmVet
October 4th, 2011
11:09 am
They need to be protesting Mr Obama and Mr Frank for turning the dogs of Wall Street loos to rape and pillage investors.
What a load of sophist garbage…
RB from Gwinnett
October 4th, 2011
11:10 am
“No, not your version of it anyway.’
Bosch, why don’t you humor us with your version of what happened then. This should be fun….
BTW, I’d bet the version of mass extermination told to people like you was open to interpretation too.
Granny Godzilla
October 4th, 2011
11:10 am
Poster at 11:08
Cut it out with the Bozo stuff will ya’?
Zedd
October 4th, 2011
11:11 am
This about sums it up! You can take your political correctness, turn that sob side ways and shove it straight up your candy…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oWe5sh2ljw
Guy Incognito
October 4th, 2011
11:11 am
Keep,
No, the other guy. The one that used to say the tag line…….15 min could save you…… He called a state Tea Party and asked how many of their members were “retarded”
Good little liberal
October 4th, 2011
11:13 am
Obozonomics
Great name. Sort of sums it all up. We have a clown in the White House.
Adam
October 4th, 2011
11:14 am
roja: That is 1.6 Million jobs LOST or Destroyed every MONTH
Faulty math.
Joe COOL
October 4th, 2011
11:16 am
Sorry jay, forgot to edit a word, guess that s why its in mod.
Gotta love the cons:
Andrew Breitbart:
He also said that left-wing actress Janeane Garofalo is “Hollywood’s sympathy f***” and called Nancy Pelosi a “b*tch.” Breitbart himself is publicizing those remarks on his own website.
“The unions, the Trumkas, the Hoffas…F*ck you,” Breitbart said to roaring applause.
Read more: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/10/andrew-breitbart-wants-to-run-naked-talks-sympathy-fks-video.html#ixzz1ZpHpuCkZ
BADA BING
October 4th, 2011
11:17 am
Obama is different from Hitler. Hitler served Bavarian Pretzels with his Kool Aid.
Obozonomics
October 4th, 2011
11:19 am
roja, that is what this administration calls a success… LOL
USinUK
October 4th, 2011
11:20 am
Roja – seriously faulty math. I guess you’ve missed the fact that we’ve had positive job growth for every month this year (save last month when it was flat)
Obozonomics – as far as voting present … the president doesn’t vote on anything. you might want to revisit your 7th grade civics class – you seemed to have missed a few important days
Adam
October 4th, 2011
11:22 am
Are taxes hampering the economy?
MightyRighty
October 4th, 2011
11:27 am
Jay-Janine Garafalo, Whoopi Goldberg, Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden–just a few of many who have used the Nazi word on tv to describe members of the tea party. Should they be banned from TV? Fired? Aalk about the pot called the kettle black!
DBCOOPER
October 4th, 2011
11:27 am
Hank Jr is rich as hell. Unlike the Dixie Chicks. He could probably care less about the MNF money. However when “The three Stooges” get a hold of his earnings he will sing the Blues.
Joe Mama
October 4th, 2011
11:32 am
TaxPayer — “Windows 7 has been orders of magnitude more stable than any prior version for me.”
Me too, but that’s only Microsoft *product.* Name another one that’s as stable.
Adam
October 4th, 2011
11:37 am
MightyRighty : Jay-Janine Garafalo, Whoopi Goldberg, Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden–just a few of many who have used the Nazi word on tv to describe members of the tea party. Should they be banned from TV? Fired? Aalk about the pot called the kettle black!
First of all, two comedians who make such remarks, ok fine so now they can’t have whatever song they published be used on ESPN. They also probably shouldn’t get news show or journalist jobs. The two politicians you mentioned have limited terms. But I do want to point out one thing:
Didn’t you guys FIRE Pelosi already?
midtownguy
October 4th, 2011
11:38 am
As an alumnus of the University of Alabama, I am ashamed that he was wearing an Alabama baseball cap. It took us long enough to get past that George Wallace in the schoolhouse door incident, now this.
Don't Forget
October 4th, 2011
11:42 am
The reaction of the fox news anchors is a reflection of the fact that next year is an election year and they don’t want conservatives to look as crazy as they actually are. Don’t believe me? OK. Then explain why they didn’t can Beck years ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JngI1_8beoA
RW Dude
October 4th, 2011
11:52 am
Hank, Jr. is and has been a drunken idiot for a long time. And MNF needed to dump him about 15 years ago, just because he’s a has-been. BUT…had he said the same thing about GW Bush, there would be no uproar whatsoever. You know it’s true.
Joe Mama
October 4th, 2011
11:58 am
RW Dude — “BUT…had he said the same thing about GW Bush, there would be no uproar whatsoever. You know it’s true.”
Nope. Nothing doing. Look at all the aquawking about the Dixie Chicks, and they didn’t even go as far as mentioning Hitler.
The Thin Guy
October 4th, 2011
12:02 pm
I hate country music and liberals. Well, I don’t really hate country music; I’m just not partial to it. Liberals are trying to destroy me and my country. My house is worth 2/3 of what I paid for it. I haven’t had a pay raise in 3 years. The interest I earn on my savings account wouldn’t buy a small order of fries. The economy is sinking in quicksand and there’s no rope. My doctor left the medicine because of what’s coming up in 2014. I can’t walk the streets of any major city in America because of released convicts. All of this is due to liberals from the White House to the outhouse. No, I wouldn’t compare ØDumbø to Der Fuhrer. The guy with the mustache gave us the Volkswagen and the autobahn. Name any useful accomplishment of The Bambøøzler.
AmVet
October 4th, 2011
12:04 pm
Thin guy, go get a Snickers…
Gator Joe
October 4th, 2011
12:12 pm
Jay,
Williams is irrelevant as are most ignorant, narrow-minded, bigots. If he is reinstated by ESPN, I’ll note the sponsors and boycott them. Williams is entitled to his views and opinions, but we, at least those who think for ourselves, are not obligated to support him. I never bought his self-created “I’m a bad ass” persona. We can live without you Bocephus.
Obozonomics
October 4th, 2011
12:14 pm
USinUK; better learn to read, while in the SENATE, but I would not expect any less from a liberal to jump to the wrong conclusion because they don’t know how to read….
The Truth
October 4th, 2011
12:16 pm
Communist, Socialist, secret Muslim, radical, Obozo, Obammy, one-term President, the messiah, Hitler and other derogatory terms have been used by right-wingers since the first day Barack Obama became President. Why? Because the TRUTH is that most Republicans and especially tea partiers can’t stand that a person of color is THEIR Commander in Chief.
Obozonomics
October 4th, 2011
12:18 pm
USinUK;
“Barack Obama missed 314 (24%) of 1,300 roll call votes since Jan 6, 2005. The graph below shows the percent of roll call votes Barack Obama was absent for during the Member’s time in Congress.”
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400629&tab=votes
That does not add in the “Present” votes, so almost 75% of the time this idiot did not know what to do, what a loser!
Speed Racer
October 4th, 2011
12:25 pm
I think you could argue that Hank was not calling Obama Hitler; he was reaching for 2 polar opposites or mortal enemies, and went with Hitler v. Jews. I believe he meant this the same as saying “Roadrunner playing golf with Coyote” or “Bugs Bunny playing golf with Elmer Fudd.”
Obozonomics
October 4th, 2011
12:25 pm
Obozo in his 3 years in the senate missed more votes than any senator in history, at least he is number one at something.. What a great record right USinUK?
BADA BING
October 4th, 2011
12:40 pm
Have a concert with Hank and the Dixie Chix. Half the crowd can boo Hank, and half can boo the Chix.
Chili Dogg
October 4th, 2011
12:43 pm
How come it is wrong for Bosephus to mention Hitler, but the media didn’t make a big deal out of the many leftists who called Bush Hitler or when Sen. Durbin compared out military to Nazis and Soviets?
How come it is wrong for Bosephus to say the Republicans and Democrats are enemies, but the mainstream media said little or nothing when Obama told Latinos that Republicans were their “enemies” (Obama’s word)?
Answer: Bias and hypocrisy.
Jay, did you ever write an article condemning the actions on the left that I mentioned? Maybe you did and I didn’t see that article. I’ll look for your reply to answer this question.
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
October 4th, 2011
12:50 pm
Well, I’m sure glad to learn redneck is cultural. I’d hate to be hit with a racial slur. I mean, that stuff’s for Those People.
Have a good p.m. everybody.
Joe
October 4th, 2011
1:00 pm
The Dixie Chicks didn’t get fired though Jay! How many vile things have on air personalities said about Republicans and GWB? Hundreds maybe even thousands of times without fear of repercussions. You and the far left ilk use derogatory terms all the time about people you disagree with. It’s the only way you freaks can argue because on the merits you have no case…. ESPN will lose viewers because of this…..
Jack
October 4th, 2011
1:11 pm
My goodness! Even Hank’s making Bookman nervous. Likely Hank won’t make Bookman’s musical whimsies on Fridays.
Joe Mama
October 4th, 2011
1:12 pm
Joe — “The Dixie Chicks didn’t get fired though Jay!”
The Dixie Chicks didn’t work for ESPN and they didn’t compare the President to Hitler.
No comparison there, Joe.
Matti's Sense of Rhythm
October 4th, 2011
2:08 pm
AAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Dang! I’m sorry I was busy this morning, and am just now looking at this clip. This is HIIIIIII-fricking-LARIOUS! ROFL… Poor Gretchen… so flattered at first. Then so horrified. Her Stanford-educated mind can only fake so much stepford for a paycheck. TOOOOO funny!
They should run Hank Jr’s clip unedited in the anti-drug ads! HEY KIDS! Mixing drugs and ignorance has some very ugly consequences. Hahaha!
willie lynch
October 4th, 2011
3:18 pm
His dad burned out pretty quick didn’t he? They say alcohol damages sperm.
Adam
October 4th, 2011
3:27 pm
Obozonomics: Obozo in his 3 years in the senate missed more votes than any senator in history,
I’d like you to please put a chart up of every Senator’s record in history so I can verify your claim.
Anyway, whatever makes you feel better about hating the man. And you call other people brainwashed. Yeesh.