Posted on 08/19/2017 3:03:13 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Steve Earle speaks out about President Trump in a no-holds-barred new interview, calling him a “fascist” and saying he doubts he will finish his first term.
“I don’t see how he does it,” the outspoken singer-songwriter tells Rolling Stone Country. “Although it’s hard to predict what this guy’s gonna do. We’ve never had an orangutan in the White House before. There’s a lot of ‘What does this button do?’ going on. It’s scary. He really is a fascist. Whether he intended to be or not, he’s a real live fascist.”
Trump has been one of the most controversial presidents in modern American history since taking office in January of 2017, repeatedly clashing with the media, the court system and even Republican lawmakers over a wide range of issues that includes a proposed Muslim travel ban, building a wall between the United States and Mexico, a transgender ban in the military that he abruptly announced via Twitter and more. His approval ratings stand at historical lows after a week that included what many have characterized as a tepid response to neo-Nazis and white supremacists rallying in Charlottesville, Va., where 32-year-old Heather Heyer was killed when a man ran his car into a crowd of counter-protesters.
Trump received widespread condemnation after a press conference in which he appeared to assign equal blame to the white supremacists and the counter-protesters, including pushback from fellow Republicans. He also drew a parallel between removing Confederate monuments and taking down statues to honor George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
But the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter says the real danger is that Republicans “are OK with him being there. While we’re paying attention to all the stupid s–t he’s doing, they’re methodically seeing to their agenda and they’re getting a lot of s–t done under the radar.” He points to stacking the Supreme Court and overturning Roe v. Wade as two items on the Republican agenda.
“They don’t really care about Roe v. Wade, they care about getting elected,” Earle asserts, adding, “the Republican Party is about the wealthiest people paying as few taxes as possible and letting go of as little of their wealth as possible and making an environment for them to be able to make more. We’ve gotten to the point where we’re almost unapologetic about it.”
Earle believes Trump’s election speaks to a more fundamental problem in “the way we value talent and undervalue education … I hope it becomes obvious to people that reality television has a cost. You have to think that Fox News and reality television is real for Donald Trump to be possible. Neither thing is true.”
And while he thinks it’s unlikely Trump will remain in office, Earles doesn’t feel Vice President Pence is that much better an alternative.
“I think it’s going to be the same one way or the other, with either one of those guys in office,” he muses. “Trump’s scary because he has the button. My guess is that there’s been something built around him to get between him and the button. There was when Nixon was in office. They gave him fake codes. He was starting to lose it and walk around talking to pictures and drinking. That’s all he did the last two years he was in office. He walked around, talked to the portraits and had a glass of f–king whiskey in his hand all the time.”
Earle recently released a new album titled So You Wannabe an Outlaw.
Libs use many words with no clue as to their definitions.
Screw you Steve Earle. Go back to your drugs you sorry has-been! I’ve never been impressed with you and I sure ain’t now.
I knew that. :-)
Who knows. Who cares.
Here’s a list of Steve Earle songs you might be familiar with:
OOH! He’s a songwriter an Artiste, everybody listen to him, you have to, because, because.................he’s so full of himself he thinks his shit doesn’t stink! Never heard of him and have no desire to hear him either.
In 1980 he was one of the performers at the Long Beach Banjo Fiddle and Guitar Festival, which over the years had feature many up and coming, music 'stars' (Jimmy Buffett, Jon Stewart, Guy Clark, Joe Ely, ) as well as some popular headliners (Bonnie Raitt, Kenny Rogers, Linda Ronstat, John Prine, Doc Watson).
Earl was supposed to be one of the ones on the way up, but he never really gained the notoriety of some of the others (though he did win a grammy).
His early stuff was good, then he went political.
“Copperhead Road” is probably his most famous song.
You’re absolutely right, he’s very lucky no one was killed because of him.
“Who is this guy?”
A messed up guy who at one time put out some decent stuff. Then got full of himself and in a career move, became anti second amendment. Dope and a collection of ex-wives plus a bit part on HBO’s The Wire turned him further into a pretentious blowhard. He’s a breathing bad country song plot line coming to the end.
And what real purpose is served in posting yet another entertainment industry hate article with the same crap as every other entertainment industry hate article?
“Whenever I hear Trump called that, I always wonder just what it is that makes him a fascist.”
My theory is that the illiterate lib progressives recall when the Nazis and Fascists joined together to fight the Communists in WW2. NOW, these idiots think that anyone who is anti-communist is a therefore fascist, as if they’re opposites. It’s where their stupid views of the left and the right come from.
“Who is this guy?”
Living proof that all of the old sayings must be proven in life:
“Even a blind hog can find an acorn”
“Nothing but a child” - the song and the performance.
His acorn - and probably one of the best songs ever written and performed.
I don’t know what’s got this nit in such an uproar,
Mr. Early clearly doesn’t understand the mess this country is in and what it will take to put it right again and he probably doesn’t really care, he parrots hate-speak about POTUS...I think Mr. Earle is just looking for some ink......
This jerk wouldn’t know a fascist if one bit him in the ass.
He writes some great Civil War songs.
More Hollyweird.
“”Whenever I hear Trump called that, I always wonder just what it is that makes him a fascist. I know the definition, and he doesn’t fit it. Unless it means “anyone who disagrees with me.” In which case, I can see how libs would consider him one.””
You’re not alone. Trump doesn’t fit the definition of fascist but a lot of democrats sure do!!! I don’t think they can stop projecting so it all comes out whether they intend it to or not.
I couldn’t find any info on this guy but his picture sure reminded me of the Unabomber!! I’m sure his brain has been scrambled and he shouldn’t be allowed near a phone or a computer!
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