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  • Ky. voters react as Judd's liberal positions are detailed

    03/01/2013 12:46:06 PM PST · by Republican Wildcat · 40 replies
    WHAS-11 ^ | 2/26/2012 | Joe Arnold
    LOUISVILLE, Ky (WHAS11) -- After two decades in front of the camera as an actress and more recently as an activist, Ashley Judd has been unguarded in her comments -- a candor which might cause complications if she runs for U.S. Senate from Kentucky. As Judd inches closer to a decision, her outspoken nature is yielding decades of pointed and controversial comments which Kentucky Democratic strategists concede are a gold mine for the campaign of potential opponent, U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R). Judd's essays and speeches are easily accessible on her website. In one, she criticized the tradition of a...
  • Country singer Mindy McCready dead at 37

    02/18/2013 5:16:44 AM PST · by Doogle · 34 replies
    FOX NEWS ^ | 2/18/13 | FOX
    Mindy McCready, who hit the top of the country charts before personal problems sidetracked her career, has died. She was 37. Waren Olmstead, the coroner in Cleburne County, Ark., said in a statement McCready died Sunday apparently of a single, self-inflicted gunshot wound. An autopsy is pending. Just last month David Wilson, McCready’s boyfriend and the father of her 9-month-old son Zayne, was found dead on the same porch where McCready's body was found. His death also was investigated as a suicide. McCready entered court-ordered rehab earlier this month after her father told a judge she was no longer taking...
  • Country music star Mindy McCready commits suicide: report

    02/17/2013 6:59:09 PM PST · by SMGFan · 89 replies
    Country music star Mindy McCready has reportedly committed suicide. The 37-year-old singer has died Sunday night, her brother confirmed to the Daily News. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/mindy-mccready-reportedly-commits-suicide-article-1.1266650#ixzz2LDPoAFZg
  • Country music's Mindy McReady dies in apparent suicide

    02/18/2013 3:56:27 AM PST · by SoFloFreeper · 15 replies
    Mindy McReady, the 37-year old country music star and mother of two, was found dead Sunday after an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
  • Blake Shelton Calls Classic Country Fans “Old Farts” & “Jackasses”

    01/24/2013 9:52:52 AM PST · by a fool in paradise · 49 replies
    Saving Your Country Music ^ | January 23, 2013 | Trigger (Thanks to Greg Morris for the tip on this story.)
    The reigning Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year and reality TV personality Blake Shelton made some disparaging remarks about traditional country fans in a recent interview with GAC as part of their Backstory series. The “Hillbilly Bone” singer and judge on NBC’s The Voice made the remarks as part of an update to the original GAC Backstory episode to include more information on Blake Shelton’s continued success. In connection with Blake’s first CMA for “Male Vocalist of the Year” award in 2010, Blake Shelton said, If I am “Male Vocalist of the Year” that must mean that I’m one...
  • Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan Rally in Fishersville, VA (Live Feed) (C-SPAN replay at 9:30 p.m. PDT)

    10/04/2012 4:39:45 PM PDT · by nhwingut · 40 replies
    C-SPAN ^ | 10/04/2012 | Staff
    Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his running mate, Paul Ryan, will hold a rally later today in Fishersville, Virginia. The rally at the Augusta Expoland will also include country music artist Trace Adkins.
  • Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan in Fishersville, VA on Thurs. Oct. 4 w/Trace Adkins

    10/01/2012 6:19:37 AM PDT · by Gopher Broke · 10 replies
    email from campaign
    You are invited to a Victory Rally with Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan and the Republican Team Special Guest: Country Music Star Trace Adkins Thursday, Oct. 4 Doors open at 4 PM, Event begins at 6 PM Augusta Expoland, 277 Expo Road, Fishersville, VA 22939 All attendees will go throught airport-like security and should bring as few personal items as possible. No bags, sharp objects,umberllas, liquids or signs will be allowed at the venue. Cameras are permitted. To RSVP and get your ticket, visit www.mittromney.com/states/virginia For questions, contact us at TeamVA@mitromney.com or 757.279.8253
  • Country Star Calls Obama 'a Muslim'

    08/20/2012 10:47:51 AM PDT · by Sub-Driver · 36 replies
    Country Star Calls Obama 'a Muslim' By JILIAN FAMA Aug. 20, 2012 Hank Williams Jr. Tells Crowd Obama Is 'a Muslim' Who 'Hates the Military' Controversial country star Hank Williams Jr., who caused a stir last year when he compared Barack Obama to Hitler, is at it again. At the Iowa State Fair, Williams bashed Obama to a crowd saying, "We've got a Muslim president who hates farming, hates the military, hates the U.S. and we hate him!" To make his anti-Obama message known, Williams recently released a 10-disc album titled "Old School, New Rules." There is no subtlety in...
  • Randy Travis BUCK NAKED During DWI Arrest (and threatened to shoot cop)

    08/08/2012 11:02:46 AM PDT · by RummyChick · 133 replies
    tmz ^ | 8/7 | tmz
    7:54 AM PT -- Sources tell TMZ ... Travis was BUCK NAKED when cops arrived to the crash scene. It's unclear why Travis was not wearing clothes. We're also told the country singer refused to take a breathalyzer, so a blood draw was taken to determine his blood alcohol level. 6:24 AM PT -- Law enforcement sources tell us ... Travis was charged with "retaliation" because he verbally threatened a cop during the bust. 0314_divider_graphic Country singer Randy Travis was arrested last night in Texas on suspicion of DWI after crashing his car, TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell...
  • Country music star Beccy Cole outs herself on Australian story (patriotic singer is a lesbian)

    07/22/2012 4:30:10 PM PDT · by naturalman1975 · 74 replies
    Daily Telegraphy (Sydney) ^ | 23rd July 2012 | Kathy McCabe
    COUNTRY music sweetheart Beccy Cole has decided to reveal her sexuality to set an example to her son "that to be yourself is the most important thing in the world". Cole said she was inspired to use the opportunity to come out as a lesbian on Australian Story tonight by her 13-year-old son Rikki. "While you can have your privacy and all that, there are certain times and certain issues where I want to set an example to him," she said. "I have never hidden who I am from him. "What started me thinking about revealing this more publicly was...
  • Country music superstar Kitty Wells dies at 92.

    07/16/2012 5:37:01 PM PDT · by iontheball · 8 replies
    Fox News ^ | July 16, 2012 | AP
    Singer Kitty Wells, whose hits such as "Making Believe" and "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" made her the first female superstar of country music, died Monday. She was 92. The singer's family said she died peacefully at home after complications from a stroke. Her solo recording career lasted from 1952 to the late 1970s and she made concert tours from the late 1930s until 2000. That year, she announced she was quitting the road, although she performed occasionally in Nashville and elsewhere afterward. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/07/16/female-country-superstar-kitty-wells-dies-at-2/#ixzz20psFD1kA
  • 1st female country superstar Kitty Wells dies

    07/16/2012 1:52:33 PM PDT · by Kartographer · 27 replies
    AP via Yahoo News ^ | 7/16/12 | JOE EDWARDS
    Singer Kitty Wells, whose hits such as "Making Believe" and "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" made her the first female superstar of country music, died Monday. She was 92. The singer's family said she died peacefully at home after complications from a stroke. Her solo recording career lasted from 1952 to the late 1970s and she made concert tours from the late 1930s until 2000. That year, she announced she was quitting the road, although she performed occasionally in Nashville and elsewhere afterward.
  • Hank Williams Jr. Claims Obama Hates America

    07/12/2012 11:31:57 AM PDT · by Justaham · 49 replies
    music.yahoo.com ^ | 7/12/12 | Wendy Geller
    ... . . Hank Williams Jr. {photo: Frederick Breedon IV}It's no secret that Hank Williams Jr. is no fan of our country's current administration--last year, he infamously compared the president to Hitler during an appearance on Fox & Friends. However, in a new interview with Rolling Stone, the always-outspoken country legend leaves no doubt as to just how much he dislikes President Obama. "The guy is the worst," Hank Jr. noted, point-blank. "Giveaway programs, hates America in the first place, forget about the flag." When asked to elaborate why exactly he thought the president hated America, Junior again minced no...
  • Hank Williams Jr. Releases Obama-Bashing Ditty: “Pack Your Bags, Head to Chicago… (Video)

    07/10/2012 10:55:43 AM PDT · by Hojczyk · 13 replies
    Gateway Pundit | July 10,2012 | Jim Hoft
    The Hill reported, via Free Republic: Getting dropped from ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” telecast doesn’t seem like it’s done much to tone down Hanks Williams Jr. The controversial country crooner’s new album, “Old School, New Rules,” is out Tuesday, and judging by just a few lines from some of his new tunes, it sounds as if Williams is as feisty as ever. Appearing on Fox News Channel’s morning show, “Fox and Friends,” in October, Williams said of a golf game in which President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) teamed up, “That’d be like Hitler playing golf with [Israeli...
  • All New South Park: Episode 1603 "Faith Hilling"

    03/27/2012 7:04:14 PM PDT · by Eric Blair 2084 · 21 replies
    South Park Studios ^ | 3/26/2012 | Trey Parker and Matt Stone
    TRENDS ARE DEVELOPING AND SHIFTING AT BREAKNECK SPEED IN AN ALL-NEW "SOUTH PARK" PREMIERING ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 28 AT 10:00 P.M. ON COMEDY CENTRAL NEW YORK, March 26, 2012 - The boys are consumed with a life-threatening phenomenon in an all-new episode of "South Park" titled, "Faith Hilling," premiering Wednesday, March 28 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on Comedy Central. Mankind's evolution begins to accelerate at a rapid and disturbing pace. Concurrently, another species on the planet is exhibiting the same drastic development. Eventually the two species will battle to the death and "Faith Hilling" may be humanitys only hope.
  • Mitt Romney’s Spotify music choices revealed: What it says about his soul

    03/10/2012 4:22:42 AM PST · by Cincinatus' Wife · 56 replies · 1+ views
    New York Daily News ^ | March 10, 2012 | Jim Farber
    A man of constant sorrow who roams this world alone, doomed to realize his greatest loves only in dreams. Does this sound like the description of a man running for President? More like a tortured artist, right? Believe it or not, that’s the inner life suggested by the songs Mitt Romney cherished enough to put on his Spotify playlist. Yes, it’s that Mitt Romney we’re talking about, better known as a wildly successful business tycoon, doting family man, eager public servant and all around handsome guy. Who knew? Romney opens his 25 song list with The Soggy Bottom Boys’ version...
  • Dolly Parton: America has lost its 'morals, principals and values'

    01/11/2012 7:37:20 AM PST · by US Navy Vet · 41 replies · 1+ views
    Fox News ^ | January 11, 2012 | By Hollie McKay
    Dolly Parton is back on the big screen, starring alongside Queen Latifah in the Gospel-driven “Joyful Noise.” But the country music legend insisted that there is more to the movie than just music and a good time. “The film is uplifting and I want people to go away feeling better than they did when they got here, because times are hard right now. Everybody's been feeling a little scared and a little down, and the economy has been bad and people don't know what to think. We just seem to have lost all our morals and principles and values these...
  • The Dance

    11/22/2011 5:24:51 AM PST · by Kaslin · 23 replies
    Townhall.com ^ | November 22, 2011 | Mike Adams
    Some twenty years ago, there was a rough-looking man who used to frequent the Mississippi bars where I once made my living playing music in acoustic duos and trios. I remember him because he always stood in the back and applauded enthusiastically. He would even shout out words of encouragement in between requests. I remember that he liked the Allman Brothers and wished we would play more of their songs. It is likely that I first met him in 1991. But I didn’t know anything about him until 1993. That was when my singer pointed him out and said he...
  • Jim Reeves + A Beautiful Song = Perfection

    11/08/2011 7:55:29 AM PST · by sussex · 10 replies
    The Aged P.com ^ | 08/11/11 | The Aged P
    I thought I knew most of his recordings but only recently discovered this track from an album released in 1959….the unmistakable voice of Jim Reeves singing one of the most beautiful and tender of songs, music to touch any parent’s (or grandparent’s) heart…
  • "It's A Free Country" - a new patriotic song that all of America needs to hear!! (vanity)

    10/29/2011 4:57:20 PM PDT · by dayglored · 54 replies
    YouTube ^ | 2011-10-29 | Carolyn Owen
    This song and video, written, performed, and recorded by fellow FReeper "Quill Pen", is a tribute to America and those who risk their lives to keep America free. From the chorus: It's A Free Country, where dreams come true 'Cause once you've tasted freedom, a cage will never do. It's A Free Country, as long as we live and breath So don't tread on me, no, don't tread on me It's A Free Country. I encourage you to check the song video out on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOx9GOmdqhA