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The Nashville community is firmly behind our troops. The rally that was held here in Nashville would have included many of the local songwriters and performers if it were not held on a Friday night. The planners wanted to have it at a time when people with 9-5 jobs could be there. Unfortunately, most of the artists make their living on Friday nights.

The Tennessean is not worthy of lining any respectable birdcage. To say that Alan Jackson’s song was Anti-War is ignorant at best.

Steve Earle is an overrated idiot and to know him is to dislike him. It is no surprise he is attempting to resurrect his career or even get noticed at all on the backs of our troops. It is the only way he can get anyone to listen to him.

You are right the Bredesean is only fit for the bottom of a bird cage or to wrap fish.

None, however, has had the impact of Alan Jackson's Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning), an anthem of ''faith, hope and love'' that became the iconic song in the wake of 9/11. Alan's song touched the hearts of many, many folks in the wake of 9/11.

I concur...Earle's career has been downhill since his "Exit 0" album, about 10 years ago. He's still a critical favorite (for some reason), and that's probably the only reason he still has a record deal. As I recall, Earle and Dwight Yokam arrived on the Nashville scene about the same time. IMO, Yokam has produced music that's just as good as Steve Earle's stuff, and a lot more popular.