As my children constantly lament, I have long been a fan of country music. Accordingly, I could not resist this tempest in a teapot over at MSNBC where the network has had to apologize for the comments of Ebony.com senior editor Jamilah Lemieux who was mocking the statement of Senator Ted Cruz that he switched from rock to country music after 9/11. Lemieux quipped “nothing says ‘let’s go kill some Muslims’ like country music.” Yikes. Lemieux’s comments came on the MSNBC program “Now with Alex Wagner” and she appeared with Michael Steele and Joan Walsh. Lemieux added, “Fresh from Lynchburg, Virginia, so he obviously doesn’t want to be a polarizing candidate, he wants to bring people together. That’s absurd.” This would be akin to saying “nothing says ‘let’s go kill some cops’ like rap music.” As a country music fan, I will only note that country music is far more likely to be singing about your typical Cheatin’ heart than your Chechen rebels. Visiting host Ari Melber did note at the time “Well, but I mean, there’s plenty of country music that doesn’t have that message.” Melber later ended “We have a programming note. A few minutes ago on this program, a guest made a comment about country music that was not appropriate, and we want to be clear this network does not condone it.” In the end, it was a joke, folks. Country music will survive. After all, we know how to say goodbye to those who do not appreciate us. . .
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BFM, Maybe Maddow does see the end coming. The fact that MSNBC is still on the air is mind boggling. It bleeds money.
BFM, You are one of the most intellectually honest people ever to comment here. As I have said several times, we need you here more often.
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That whole channel is a great example of people who substitute “attitude” for knowledge and intelligence. Their guests were some of the dumbest people to grace the airways, but they said the right words and had the right attitude so they were treated as intelligent commentators. Greg Gutfeld has a good take on the psychology that they are the “Cool Kids”. . .shallow, vapid, and inane, but sooo kewl!
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
@NickS
Since I am more progressive on economic issues, I used to watch MSNBC about half the time. However, the lineup simply sank into name-calling and juvenile ideology and it got to where I was just sick of the whole bunch of them. Sooo, I keep my default channel on FOX. Although I skip all the Bulls and Bears crap, and some of the economic half wits. But that being said, even FOX’s economic people, with whom I generally tend to disagree, seem more open to new ideas than any of the folks over at MSNBC.
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
I think Rachel Maddow loves fish. She won’t touch the meat. Just sayn’
Just like Hannity serves red meat for the right.
Maddow has enough smugness for a platoon. She’s half as smart as she thinks she is and has horrible Nielsen ratings. Smart people see through the smug elitism and simply tune her out. But, she serves up the red meat for the leftist haters.
” Smart people see through the smug elitism and simply tune her out. ”
Maddow states the obvious three different ways and thinks she is being precocious.
She is a champion of diversity and respect unless the subject is a republican’s sexual transgression – then gleeful ridicule is OK.
Over the past few months her delivery has become so frenetic she sounds like she is speeding.
Do you think that like a moth approaching the flame she is nervous because she sees the end approaching?
But she does look impressive in those big, black, fake eyeglass frames she used to wear when making guest appearances on other TV programs – sort of a neo-Groucho effect.
Rachel’s the best. You Fox watchers probably wouldn’t understand because she actually gets the facts right and doesn’t play the fear card.
Annie Lennox’s version of Strange Fruit. Almost as good as Billy.
http://youtu.be/j_cGtRMK-7Y
Love her headdress, lol.
http://youtu.be/HG7I4oniOyA
Well, definitely not a country western, but I’d say she is one of my favorite female singers. Soulful rich voice.
When I read Iko Iko, this is what came to mind…must be a generational thing
“I just love McM’s song with the line: “Honey don’t you yell at me while I’m cleanin’ my gun.””
I am coming to believe no body sings marginalized, estranged from society, blue collar American dream becoming a nightmare like McMurtry.
Somehow McMurtry has managed to plug into the fact that some have not had a real raise in 30 years and their jobs are as stable as the next fluctuation in the exchange rate or the balance of trade.
For those who might be interested:
Ingannie
Long John had the good sense to die in BC and have his ashes scattered in the Georgia Strait. There’s a play on words there, see if you can find it. Elton John took his name from Baldry. The man was a legend in his own time.
Love Long John Baldry!
@BFM re McMurtry:
I just love McM’s song with the line: “Honey don’t you yell at me while I’m cleanin’ my gun.”
Pretty sure he was satirizing the regular commentariat of Turley-blog!