Didn’t know this.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlo_Guthrie#Politics
Guthrie identified as a registered Republican in 2008. He endorsed Texas Congressman Ron Paul for the 2008 Republican Party nomination, and said, “I love this guy. Dr. Paul is the only candidate I know of who would have signed the Constitution of the United States had he been there. I’m with him, because he seems to be the only candidate who actually believes it has as much relevance today as it did a couple of hundred years ago. I look forward to the day when we can work out the differences we have with the same revolutionary vision and enthusiasm that is our American legacy.”[32] He told The New York Times Magazine that he is a Republican because, “We had enough good Democrats. We needed a few more good Republicans. We needed a loyal opposition.”[33]
Commenting on the upcoming 2016 election, Guthrie identified himself as an independent, and said he was “equally suspicious of Democrats as I am of Republicans.” He declined to endorse a candidate, noting that he personally liked Bernie Sanders despite disagreeing with Sanders’ platform, and he praised Donald Trump for not relying on campaign donations, stating that he thought it “wonderful” that “he’s [Trump] not in anyone’s pocket,” but did not believe that this necessarily means that Trump has the best interests of the country in mind.[34]
In 2018, Guthrie contacted publication Urban Milwaukee to clarify his political stance. He stated “I am not a Republican,” and expressed deep disagreement with the Trump administration’s views and policies on immigration. Guthrie further clarified, “I left the party years ago and do not identify myself with either party these days. I strongly urge my fellow Americans to stop the current trend of guilt by association, and look beyond the party names and affiliations, and work for candidates whose policies are more closely aligned with their own, whatever they may be ... I don’t pretend to be right all the time, and sometimes I’ve gone so far as to change my mind from time to time.” [35]
He sounds a lot like many Freepers, truth be told.
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LOL ..... "mighty white" of him.
>>deep disagreement with the Trump administration’s views and policies on immigration
Arlo’s dad Woody wrote the song Deportees (Plane Crash at Los Gatos) about Mexican laborers/families dying in a plane crash while being sent back.A newspaper account didn’t mention their names, simply called them “deportees”.
Many have covered the song including Arlo.
Interesting.