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Hank Williams Jr. Serenades McCain, Palin
October 13, 2008 7:15 PM
ABC News' Kate Snow and Imtiyaz Delawala report: Hank Williams Jr. sure knows how to get a crowd going.
On a small stage in the middle of a sea of red t-shirts at the Richmond International Raceway in Virginia this afternoon, Williams stood a few feet from Republican vice presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin to sing the Star Spangled Banner. But it was his next song that was a surefire hit in this conservative crowd.
"The left wing liberal media … most American people don't believe 'em anyway you see," Williams intoned.
The tune seemed to be entitled "The McCain-Palin tradition" and was sung to the tune of Williams' song "Family tradition," a song with lyrics about drinking and smoking marijuana. No lyrics for the new song were immediately available from the campaign.
"They're not gonna blink. They’re gonna fix this country cause they're just like you and old hank," Williams sang of McCain and Palin.
And later of Palin: "How can you be so smart and be such a good lookin' dish?"
The song compares Palin to a "momma bear in Idaho" protecting her cubs, ready to protect America.
This morning at a rally in Virginia Beach, reporters thought they heard Williams sing: "They're not gonna blink. They don't have terrorist friends to whom their careers are linked." But the press corps was further away and could not hear the song clearly.
Williams did not appear to say the word "terrorist" at the Richmond event.
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Sen. Obama went to Kenya to support
Odinga.
Odinga is a very bad man.
Is Odinga just 'a guy in the neighborhood', too?
Posted by: Won't you be my neighbor? | Oct 13, 2008 8:12:13 PM
I take Springsteen over Hank William Jr any day.
Posted by: Karen | Oct 13, 2008 8:21:58 PM
What does Odinga have to do with the horrible U.S. economy?
"It's the economy, stupid"
Posted by: Jerry | Oct 13, 2008 8:23:29 PM
Always disappointing when talented children of talented people soil themselves in public. This video should definitely come under the category of guilt by association. One consolation: stuff like this shows just how scared the Republican base really are.
Posted by: Rupert | Oct 13, 2008 9:08:13 PM
Remember back when Hank Williams Jr. was cool, and could still sing?
Posted by: SemperFi | Oct 13, 2008 9:08:56 PM
There is nothing wrong with the economy stupid.
Gas price goes up and goes down, stock market goes down and goes up like night and day.
U.S. Economy remained the best economy in the world even after 9/11. That's why Obama wants to break it down so that it looks more like Kenya.
Posted by: shyam | Oct 13, 2008 9:29:19 PM
Oh, let's just keep spreadin' that wealth around. How can people even feel proud of that? Don't pay fed. taxes at all, but will take a nice rebate check from others who do? Hey next time you go out for pizza with 10 of your friends and get the $100. check, look at the guy who makes the most money and tell him he's going to pay $91 and you all will chip in for the $9 ....This will be a sorry country.
Posted by: debbie | Oct 13, 2008 9:32:16 PM
HANK IS GETTING READY TO PERFORM AT THE McCAIN LOSERS PARTY WHEN OBAMA BECOMES THE NEXT PRESIDENT
Posted by: MIKE | Oct 13, 2008 9:36:10 PM
OBAMA VOTERS HATE BUSH.....BUT DID YOU
CHECK THE APPROVAL RATE OF CONGRESS???
IT'S ABOUT 7%.........
WHICH APPROVAL RATE IS BETTER??????
BUSH'S 28% OR CONGRESS 7%???????
STOP THE BLAME GAME AND CHECK THE FACTS.....
DO YOU REALLY WANT SOLUTIONS???????
REPLACE CONGRESS[435+100=535]INCLUDING
OBAMA,BIDEN AND McCAIN,THE ADMINISTRATION[BUSH AND HIS CABINET]
LOBBYISTS AND SPECIAL INTERESTS GROUPS
AND PASS STRICT LAWS AGAINST CORRUPTION.
McCAIN OR OBAMA WILL DO NOTHING TO
CHANGE THE STATUS QUO........
YOUR VOTE AND MINE IS A LOST CASE....
REMEMBER ME..............
Posted by: Nicholas | Oct 13, 2008 10:00:19 PM
Way to pick the loser Hank! Guess you're a loser too.
Posted by: dem in chicago | Oct 13, 2008 10:05:12 PM
I've always voted for the democrat until this year. Obama is an idiot of a liar im my eyes. It's pathetic that he's the best the democratic party has to offer. His mate Biden is also the dullest tool in the shed.
Posted by: mshook12 | Oct 13, 2008 10:07:02 PM
Hank is still cool.The liberal people in this country will be sorry if Obama gets elected because anyone should be able to see there is not enough money for these things.The democratic party controls congress and they have a lower rating than President Bush.None of the the networks will report this but Foxs news.
Posted by: joanieb | Oct 13, 2008 10:07:30 PM
yawn
Posted by: Tom | Oct 13, 2008 10:07:50 PM
Mr. plumber all I want to do is spread the wealth around.
Let's see, yep that's what they did in Russia for how many years? All you saw on tv was long bread lines and no grocery's.
Obama wants people to set on their door stoops, get a government check, spend it and that will help the economy. Well, it will help the beer and cigarette companies which I guess will help. Boy, what a good idea.
Posted by: gene patillo | Oct 13, 2008 10:10:19 PM
This is exactly why Barack Obama is going to win. McCain has no answers, just entertainment. Obama announced his plan. Take a look America, this effects you!
Posted by: FriendlyFred | Oct 13, 2008 10:15:10 PM
?Who will expose the fraud? NBC? doubt it, CBS? doubt it, ABC? no way, CNN? right, where did objective unbiased reporting go? HELP!!!
Posted by: David | Oct 13, 2008 10:16:44 PM
David, theres still your good old Faux news, they will make anything up to support McCain.
Posted by: Jo | Oct 13, 2008 11:01:27 PM
YEAH, THAT WAS REALLY SWEET OF MR WILLIAM
MCCAIN/PALIN 08
Posted by: TJ, THE CLINTONITE | Oct 13, 2008 11:02:45 PM
I say take it from the billionaires, they dont need all that cash. They just hoard it all. Spread it around to strengthen the economy. Im not saying give it out to everybody, but use it properly to build america again. If all those greedy billionaires with 10 billion gave up 9 they would still have a billion which is way more than they will ever need, and this country would be in the black. If they are patriotic they should be more than willing to give what they dont need. If they arent patriotic, then its due time they become it. I know Im a socialist or whatever so dont even bother posting a response. We need to change the way we are going, because capitalism alone is what got us where we are. Social Democracy is the answer.
Posted by: mitch | Oct 13, 2008 11:07:41 PM
"Family tradition," a song with lyrics about drinking and smoking marijuana"
I suppose it means you have to be high to vote for those yahoos.
Posted by: Jeff | Oct 13, 2008 11:16:41 PM
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