Posted on 01/02/2004 11:36:59 AM PST by harpu
Willie Nelson says he supports presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich, an outspoken critic of the war in Iraq, because of the four-term Ohio congressman's support of family farmers.
Dennis Kucinich is not opposed to all wars but he has proposed a new Cabinet-level federal agency - the Department of Peace - to explore and implement non-violent approaches to foreign policy problems.
Nelson says he's backing Dennis Kucinich for president because of the four-term Ohio congressman's support for family farmers. Nelson is president and a co-founder of Farm Aid.
(CBS/AP) Willie Nelson plans to debut an anti-war ballad he wrote Christmas Day at a fund-raising concert Saturday for Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich at Austin Music Hall.
Nelson said he planned to record "What Ever Happened to Peace on Earth" this week in Nashville, Tenn., and rush-release it as a single.
"Now, I haven't played it for Toby (Keith) yet," a laughing Nelson told the Austin American-Statesman for Tuesday editions. Although the two are close friends, the sentiments of Nelson's song are the polar opposite of Keith's angry-American anthem "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue," with its call to arms.
"Toby wrote that song in reaction to 9/11, which was a totally different thing than watching U.S. soldiers die in Iraq," Nelson said. "Toby's said he's not a Republican or a Democrat; he's a Christian. So we're coming from the same place."
The song asks questions such as "How much oil is a human life worth?"
Asked if the song might anger conservative country music fans, he said, "I sure hope so. I don't care if people say, 'Who the hell does he think he is?' I know who I am."
Kucinich, an outspoken critic of the war in Iraq, is not opposed to all wars but he is perhaps best known for his proposal to create a new Cabinet-level federal agency - the Department of Peace - to explore and implement non-violent approaches to foreign policy problems.
Nelson said he supports Kucinich because of the four-term Ohio congressman's support of family farmers.
That's a cause which hits home for Nelson, the president and a co-founder of Farm Aid, a group which harnesses big names in music for benefits to help preserve family farms.
The 70-year-old country star wrote his new song at the Lake Elsinore, Calif., home of his in-laws.
"There was nothing but bad news, and here it was Christmas Day," Nelson said. "I said, 'There sure are a lot of babies dying and mothers crying,' and (wife) Annie said, 'That sounds like a song.'"
Here's the words to Willie 'the pothead' Nelson's latest protest against freedom...
What Ever Happened To Peace On Earth?
Theres so many things going on in the world
Babies dying
Mothers crying
How much oil is one human life worth
And what ever happened to peace on earth
We believe everything that they tell us
Theyre gonna kill us
So we gotta kill them first
But I remember a commandment
Thou shall not kill
How much is that soldiers life worth
And whatever happened to peace on earth
(Bridge)
And the bewildered herd is still believing
Everything weve been told from our birth
Hell they wont lie to me
Not on my own damn TV
But how much is a liars word worth
And whatever happened to peace on earth
So I guess its just
Do unto others before they do it to you
Lets just kill em all and let God sort em out
Is this what God wants us to do
(Repeat Bridge)
And the bewildered herd is still believing
Everything weve been told from our birth
Hell they wont lie to me
Not on my own damn TV
But how much is a liars word worth
And whatever happened to peace on earth
Now you probably wont hear this on your radio
Probably not on your local TV
But if theres a time, and if youre ever so inclined
You can always hear it from me
How much is one pickers word worth
And whatever happened to peace on earth
But dont confuse caring for weakness
You cant put that label on me
The truth is my weapon of mass protection
And I believe truth sets you free
(Bridge)
And the bewildered herd is still believing
Everything weve been told from our birth
Hell they wont lie to me
Not on my own damn TV
But how much is a liars word worth
And whatever happened to peace on earth
words by Willie Nelson
Christmas Day, 2003
Didn't Cleveland go bankrupt when Kucinich was mayor there?
Get a clue Willie.
Someone should do a follow-up, "Whatever Happened to the Mass Graves and the Rape Rooms?"
Imagine Whirled Peas.
I think Willie is reflecting on a life gone by, and he realizes he is not long for this world, seeing two good friends die last year. His career is behind him except for short guest appearances with current popular artists (Toby Kieth, Norah Jones.)
He is doing this to:
1 - Feel good about himself (isn't it fun to do insignificant things and then puff out our chests)
2 - Get some play time and attention (Lord knows he can't get it any other way anymore)
3 - Try to experience the attention Johnny Cash got after his death, for just a short time now in his last days
4 - To be controversial (Yes, like your 12 year old daughter)
He's still got some great music in his catalog. And at least he isn't sleeping with little boys.
BITS
I work in radio, and when this doesn't get radio play, look for Willie and all his showbiz liberal pals to denounce the radio stations for "censoring" him. They'll never mentioning that aside from a duet with Toby Keith, Willie hasn't had an automatic add for any of his songs on country playlists for about 15 years.
Dear Willie,
I don't how much oil a human life is worth. How many is a concert worth? Please tell us how many human lives it costs every time you fly across the country on a private jet to do one of your concerts and burn more oil in an hour than the rest of us do in a year. I'm assuming you ain't flying coach-class along with the "family farmers" you have been capitalizing on for 20 years just to keep your "common man" gig alive.
These sanctimonious self-serving "entertainers" give me gas.
The commandment from the Hebrew is: You shall not MURDER. Killing in just wars, capital punishment and self defense are not ruled out. Study up, Willie.
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