Hank Williams, Jr.'s New Song

[jsteele]

So, Bocephus is pissed off about getting booted from ESPN and has decided to retaliate by writing a song. You can get a free copy for the next 48 hours here:

http://www.hankjr.com/home/208-free-download-from-hank1

This song is going to present a conundrum for the Tea Partiers. On the one hand, it's titled "Keep the Change" which refers to Obama's "hope and change". Hank doesn't mention hope, so I guess he good with that. But, he says we can keep the change. He calls the country the "United Socialist States of America" and sings that "This country sure as hell been going down the drain. We know what we need. We know who to blame." Yet, he doesn't spell out what we need. He does mention who to blame, which is where things will get confusing for the TPers. Junior sings, "Fox and Friends, want put me down, ask for my opinion, and twist it all around." He then says that two can play that "gotcha game" and "just wait and see". I, for one, can't wait. He concludes with "Y'all can keep Fox and Friends and ESPN out of your homes too." Do I hear, "boycott"? Great, boycott Fox News. I'm in. But, I have to admit that I'd have to side with Fox on the "twist it all around" allegation.

[takoma]

jsteele wrote:... Yet, he doesn't spell out what we need. He does mention who to blame, which is where things will get confusing for the TPers. Junior sings, "Fox and Friends, want put me down, ask for my opinion, and twist it all around." He then says that two can play that "gotcha game" and "just wait and see". I, for one, can't wait. He concludes with "Y'all can keep Fox and Friends and ESPN out of your homes too." Do I hear, "boycott"? Great, boycott Fox News. I'm in. But, I have to admit that I'd have to side with Fox on the "twist it all around" allegation.

I think Junior figures it's all obvious and he should not have to explain -- anyone should see it as he does. At least that's the way I read his self-satisfied "Oh yeah!" during the Fox interview.

I can half sympathize with his response to Fox; if they had just let it pass, it would probably have been better -- maybe some questions afterward, giving him time to think about a response (or to hire someone to think of one). On the other hand, they were clearly trying to let him get himself off the hook, and it's pretty small of him to blame them for not realizing that he would not have the sense to take advantage of their attempt.