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Willie Nelson records war-protest song
WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Thursday, January 1, 2004

Posted on 01/01/2004 7:13:06 AM PST by JohnHuang2

Willie Nelson records
war-protest song

Country music legend to perform
at Kucinich fund-raiser this weekend


Posted: January 1, 2004
1:00 a.m. Eastern


© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com

Country music legend Willie Nelson is joining the list of entertainment celebrities to protest the war in Iraq.


Willie Nelson

According to a report in the Austin American-Statesman, Nelson woke up Christmas morning, listened to the news, and said: "There was nothing but bad news, and here it was Christmas Day. I said, 'There sure are a lot of babies dying and mothers crying,' and [his wife] Annie said, 'That sounds like a song.'" The result was an anti-war ballad titled, "What Ever Happened to Peace on Earth."

Nelson will debut the protest song, the report said, at this Saturday's fund-raising concert in Austin, Texas, for Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich.

During the 1991 Gulf War, Nelson frequently sang a previous anti-war song, titled "Jimmy's Road," at peace rallies, reported the American-Statesman.

Does Nelson worry about sharing the scorn that the Dixie Chicks received after that group's lead singer's public put-down of President George W. Bush? Will it cause a backlash from conservative country fans?

"I sure hope so," he told the Austin paper. "I don't care if people say, 'Who the hell does he think he is?' I know who I am."

Having reportedly recorded the song in Nashville yesterday, Nelson says reactions so far has been positive.

Nelson's support of Kucinich – whose campaign released the lyrics Tuesday – is based on the Ohio congressman's support of family farmers.

"I just like him because he tells the truth," Nelson told the American-Statesman. "Whether he's electable or not, who knows? But when you've got a guy you can trust, you've got a good candidate."

Ironically, as WorldNetDaily reported recently, Kucinich recently headlined a fund-raiser for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a group with ties to the Mideast terrorist organization Hamas and an agenda for an Islamic USA.

"We would like to thank all those who helped us reach our fund-raising goal," CAIR Chairman Omar Ahmad said at the time. "These added resources will enable us to continue and expand our work defending civil rights and promoting a positive image of Islam."

Kucinich has taken part in other CAIR events recently, including a Ramadan iftar, or fast breaking, on Capitol Hill hosted by Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich. That event was co-sponsored by Reps. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., Kucinich, Conyers, D-Ohio, Loretta Sanchez, D-Calif., and Barbara Lee, D-Calif.

And Tuesday, Kucinish visited a Tampa, Fla.-area mosque, informing those in attendance that American Muslims were being unfairly targeted by the U.S. government.

"At this time of rolling back of civil liberties, all Americans need to be worried about any American deprived of his or her rights," Kucinich said at the Islamic Society of Tampa, according to the Associated Press. "All Americans should be very concerned about a government trying to get more and more into peoples' private lives.

Kucinich added that his opposition to the Iraq war will lead him directly to the White House.




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KEYWORDS: 2004; kucinich; willienelson
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Thursday, January 1, 2004

Quote of the Day by HaloStatue

1 posted on 01/01/2004 7:13:06 AM PST by JohnHuang2
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To: JohnHuang2
Have another toke, Willie.
2 posted on 01/01/2004 7:17:10 AM PST by brewcrew
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There is a lot about Willie Nelson I do not like. His music is not one of them....but he takes his money for his music from Americans and then refused to pay just taxes...now just who does he think HE is. I see his actions as anti American, and really what he says and does, most of the time doesn't fit the man. Sad Willie, you are sad.
3 posted on 01/01/2004 7:18:29 AM PST by cousair
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To: JohnHuang2
I'll always like Willie but 50+ years of cannabis use and even Kucinich begins to make sense.

What did the lady say? Shut up and sing!!

4 posted on 01/01/2004 7:18:39 AM PST by muir_redwoods
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To: JohnHuang2
Willie's goofy lyrics for the "protest song" here.
5 posted on 01/01/2004 7:19:25 AM PST by Ichneumon
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To: muir_redwoods
Willie's lost his bong.
6 posted on 01/01/2004 7:19:28 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: muir_redwoods
hehe!
7 posted on 01/01/2004 7:19:28 AM PST by JohnHuang2 ("GW is driving the Rat Lunatics into a deeper (QUAGMIRE OF) insanity every day," says Grampa Dave)
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To: JohnHuang2
I don't agree with Willie Nelson, but this is not the same as the Dixie Chicks.

The Dixie Chicks went to a foreign country to denounce Georege Bush. I consider that unpatriotic.
8 posted on 01/01/2004 7:19:59 AM PST by Tai_Chung
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To: JohnHuang2
Just Boo this weasle off the stage. He can join the Ditzy Chicks.
9 posted on 01/01/2004 7:21:29 AM PST by Lion Den Dan
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To: JohnHuang2
Smoke enough dope and drink enough Lone Star and this is what happens....
10 posted on 01/01/2004 7:21:36 AM PST by clintonh8r (You know that KoolAid the RATs have been drinking? Well, I'm the guy who's been pissing in it.)
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To: clintonh8r
Picture of Willie Nelson appears on TV screen; announcer says, 'This is your brain on drugs. Any questions?'

;-)

11 posted on 01/01/2004 7:24:08 AM PST by JohnHuang2 ("GW is driving the Rat Lunatics into a deeper (QUAGMIRE OF) insanity every day," says Grampa Dave)
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To: brewcrew
The result was an anti-war ballad titled, "What Ever Happened to Peace on Earth."

Interesting how liberals sometimes harken back to the Christian ideal when promoting their ideas. Only the kingdom of God is a secular kingdom with them in chrage, not God's kingdom.

12 posted on 01/01/2004 7:24:15 AM PST by Zack Nguyen
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To: brewcrew
Ironically, as WorldNetDaily reported recently, Kucinich recently headlined a fund-raiser for the Council on American-Islamic Relations...

I hadn't heard this. This is borderline treason, in my opinion. As I understand it, CAIR has had some of its staff members arrested for supporting terrorism.

13 posted on 01/01/2004 7:26:02 AM PST by Zack Nguyen
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To: clintonh8r

Willie's a washed-up Austin hippie. Some things don't improve with age. His best songs were country classics ("Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain") written by better musicians than Willie. And the lyrics of this anti-war song sound like a fourth-grader's poetry. Maybe Willie and Dennis can team up for a duet.
14 posted on 01/01/2004 7:26:27 AM PST by kittymyrib
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To: Tai_Chung
I don't agree with Willie Nelson, but this is not the same as the Dixie Chicks.

No disagreement from me.

15 posted on 01/01/2004 7:27:16 AM PST by JohnHuang2 ("GW is driving the Rat Lunatics into a deeper (QUAGMIRE OF) insanity every day," says Grampa Dave)
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To: JohnHuang2
Along as we're talking about ancient history, we can ask this relic to protest the War of 1812 as well.
16 posted on 01/01/2004 7:27:20 AM PST by ctonious
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To: Zack Nguyen
You're right. It's a tactic intended to make others feel guilty.
17 posted on 01/01/2004 7:28:13 AM PST by brewcrew
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To: JohnHuang2
If Waylon was around, he'd slap him silly.


18 posted on 01/01/2004 7:30:01 AM PST by G.Mason ( Oh Hillary? ....... GWB is waiting.)
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To: JohnHuang2
Kucinich added that his opposition to the Iraq war will lead him directly to the White House.

I guess he plans to go down and chain himself to the White House fence. He might want to take the Metro though, traffic's a real bitch.

19 posted on 01/01/2004 7:30:42 AM PST by ctonious
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To: G.Mason
LOL
20 posted on 01/01/2004 7:32:38 AM PST by JohnHuang2 ("GW is driving the Rat Lunatics into a deeper (QUAGMIRE OF) insanity every day," says Grampa Dave)
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