Ole Chuckie (CHARLIE DANIELS) is gittin' more attention in the blogosphere. The invaluable Atrios has even graciously linked to my Chuckie Watch index which lists my various responses to the Patriotically Correct pronoucements of our guy Chuckie.
Chuckie's gone be performing in New York next week. G.O.P.'s Southern Strategy? Cranking up Lynard Skynard New York Times 08/25/04. (via Josh Marshall, who takes on the Lynard Skynard song "Sweet Home Alabama"):
On the Sunday night before the first day of the Republican National Convention, the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd (or its latest incarnation) will be performing at the nightclub Crobar in Chelsea for a party honoring Southern Republicans in Congress. ...
Skynyrd is not the only member of the Southern rock delegation: on Monday, ZZ Top is scheduled to perform at a party at B.B. King's; the Charlie Daniels Band and 38 Special will perform the same night at an event at Crobar, and on Wednesday night the Marshall Tucker Band is scheduled to play at a concert at a Midtown club with the Dickey Betts Band (Mr. Betts being a former member of the Allman Brothers). ...
Throwbacks, maybe, but that does not mean they are uncontroversial: Charlie Daniels recently angered some Arab-Americans with a song that included the lyrics "This ain't no rag, it's a flag, and we don't wear it on our heads." And Lynyrd Skynyrd is known for waving a giant Confederate flag during their rendition of "Sweet Home Alabama." (my emphasis)
Yep, the Republicans should feel right at home with ole Chuckie. And Chuckie's been gittin' in the mood lately, too. He's been thankin' about America the Horrible 08/23/04. Chuckie says that according to some people (kind of like Fox News' "some people say", I guess):
America is a monolithic, evil, greedy, heartless, monopolistic, uncaring, devious, crooked, irredeemable, domineering, thieving, throat cutting, disloyal, arrogant, gluttonous, power seeking, back stabbing, callous, coldhearted, rotten, misguided, non compassionate, murdering, land grabbing, bloodthirsty, dishonest, mindless, lying, cheating, truth suppressing, claimjumping, backshooting, ozone depleting, snail darter killing, spotted owl destroying, slime slobbering monster which has only survived two hundred and twenty eight years and become the world’s only super power by sheer luck and treating the rest of the world like inferiors.
Dang, Chuckie, who've you been hanging around with lately? Chuckie seems to think all this has somethin' to do with Elvis sightings and John Kerry. But it sounds more like something somebody might say after they've just read a Jerry Falwell pamphlet about how sinful America is and then took a heavy dose of Oxycontin, or something.
Or maybe he's just been around too many sourpuss Republicans. Anyway, I'm sure there'll be plenty of them in New York next week who'll be happy to hang around with Chuckie and discuss how decadent and sinful the country has become. All because of Bill Clinton and the liberals, of course.
Chuckie also don't like Michael Moore, it appears:
I don’t have a problem with people who want to change this country, that’s their right, but wanting to tear it down and blame all the blood that was shed by innocent people on 9-11 on America or any American is way beyond the pale.
Are you listening Michael Moore?
Actually, Michael Moore never blamed America or any American for 9-11. But this is how rumors git started, Chuckie.
But I believe Chuckie when he says he doesn't have a problem with people who want to change America. Some of them anyway. In fact, less than a year ago, ole Chuckie hisself was describing the country as America the Apostate (09/19/03). For all you godless secular heathen liberals out there, "apostate" means bad. Really, really bad. Chuckie was sayin' back then:
Sodom and Gomorra were totally destroyed for their rampant sins. The Hebrew children were banished from the promised land for forsaking their God. Why will America be any different?
I don’t really worry about Osama Bin Ladin and his fanatics destroying this country. I don’t believe that there is a nation or a combination of nations on earth who can defeat us militarily.
What concerns me is America’s rampant apostasy and losing divine protection.
I sometimes wonder how long God will put up with us.
Let me see if I've got this straight, Chuckie. America is an apostate and an enemy of God. But it's wrong to blame that on any American. Or even on Bin Laden. We should just blame it on God instead?
That Chuckie, he's a deep thinker.
2 comments:
Do ya suppose Ole Chuckie played "Long Haired Country Boy" for the G.O.P.? (-:
To quote the great man hisself:
"Preacher man talkin' on the TV,
He's a-puttin' down the rock 'n' roll.
He wants me to send a donation,'Cos he's worried about my soul.
He said: "Jesus walked on the water,"And I know that is true,
But sometimes I think that preacher man,
Would like to do a little walkin', too."
Seems to me that if you replace "Preacher Man" with "Charlie Daniels," Ole Chuckie sorta hoists hisself on his own pitard.
Keep up the good work Old Hickory!
Yeah, Chuckie was a bit more easy-going back then. And made a lot more sense! - Bruce
Post a Comment