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attached his star to Tr**p?
He lost me for sure!!!
Ocelot II
(119,524 posts)dmr
(28,599 posts)Aristus
(67,823 posts)Since then, any time I hear "Proud To Be..." tuning up, I think "Oh, shit! Not this again!..."
no_hypocrisy
(48,231 posts)Garth Brooks got hit with accusations from his former hair and makeup artist that he sexually assaulted her. Bet he doesn't lose one fan.
LeAnn Rimes married Dean Sheremet as soon as she reached the age of majority. Divorced seven years later. A little after that, she had an extramarital affair with actor Eddie Cibrian, whom she later married.
And much more.
Country music fans don't care (as long as their heroes don't denounce Trump).
The Unmitigated Gall
(4,341 posts)Embraced by those dont give a shit about freedom but only care about their privilege. Fuck them and fuck him.
Voltaire2
(14,520 posts)Dear_Prudence
(702 posts)Decades ago, I remember feeling one with the crowd at an Oklahoma rodeo when we all sang along to the speakers blaring the tune. Now when I hear 'rodeo' I worry for the treatment of the animals and those foolhardy riders. 😪 Now when I hear the Greenwood Trump anthem, I want to 🤮
Norbert
(6,377 posts)Kaleva
(37,766 posts)rsdsharp
(9,909 posts)youll believe hes a patriot who will defend Her still today. As if he ever defended his country before recording that crap.
Full disclosure. I had to play that thing in hot rotation when it was a hit. I hated it after about three plays.
JustAnotherGen
(33,118 posts)Arcade NY - ran interference for him.between his girlfriend and side chick. I didn't realize what I was doing until my then Fiance explained it to me. Other than being a ho - nice guy and a lot of fun. Up there with Charlie Daniels, Doug Stone and Symons Judd for shenanigans.
Too bad he's a douche now.
alarimer
(16,454 posts)So his crappiness has long predated Trump.
"God Bless the USA" is a shitty, shitty song. Worse than God Bless America, which is also a bad song.
TwilightZone
(27,104 posts)He's been a known right-winger for decades. His song was used at the 1984 RNC.
Most of his fans are probably just fine with Trump.
ms liberty
(9,635 posts)That was really pitiful. I feel bad for him. If you love to sing and your voice goes it would be pretty damn heartbreaking I think.
MLF1981
(120 posts)Never our National Anthem, always that fuckstick's song. I've had an extreme dislike for him for decades because of that.