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In reply to the discussion: Willie Nelson fans furious over announcement that he'll headline a rally for Beto O'Rourke. [View all]Fullduplexxx
(7,857 posts)33. Fox fkg news!?
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Willie Nelson fans furious over announcement that he'll headline a rally for Beto O'Rourke. [View all]
Arkansas Granny
Sep 2018
OP
At 85, he's been recording for 60 years: he can survive a few grumpy wingnuts
struggle4progress
Sep 2018
#2
How fucking stupid are these people?!..... ( he asked rhetorically....) nt
Guy Whitey Corngood
Sep 2018
#5
Remember Cons, liebruhls say don't inhale burning Willie Nelson LP/CD fumes because science. . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2018
#39
They probably had to look him up to see if he was the mouse cartoon from the 1920s
Hassin Bin Sober
Sep 2018
#44
I'll admit to setting reefer on fire from time to time, but not in protest.
Arkansas Granny
Sep 2018
#109
agreed. Reconciliation is impossible. There can be no middle ground found with evil.
The Liberal Lion
Sep 2018
#100
Fox news calls it a backlash. Serioiusly doubt that many of fans aren't already on the left
flygal
Sep 2018
#16
Oh completely agree! shitty r-wing trolling. Highly doubt it will bother Willie or change his mind
Thekaspervote
Sep 2018
#102
Willie's son Lukas, rhyming "Fox News" with "twisted spews" and "skewed views"...
blitzen
Sep 2018
#20
Looks like the Russian troll they found on Facebook doesn't know how to spell Willie...
blitzen
Sep 2018
#31
Anybody who's been paying the least bit of attention knows Willie's politics dating
catbyte
Sep 2018
#41
I considered the source, but I thought the fact that some "fans" were upset that Willie
Arkansas Granny
Sep 2018
#66
There are many country music performers who have been liberal. Johnny Cash, Dixie Chicks.
muntrv
Sep 2018
#65
Willie is either left or left leaning. Doesn't EVERYONE know that? Legalize pot, do biofuel...
Honeycombe8
Sep 2018
#72
I'm not a fan of country music, but I just liked Willie's FB page on the basis of this post. n/t
Different Drummer
Sep 2018
#83
Willie has more talent on his little finger than all the trolls together.
bronxiteforever
Sep 2018
#98
Acquantaince who is a righty wants to play music with me, I said no and wanted to ask him
Eliot Rosewater
Sep 2018
#101
Maybe he identifies with Clapton's Tory era or when he was very verbally racist in public claiming
lunasun
Sep 2018
#106
If Clapton is a righty I will stop playing Cream music in my little band
Eliot Rosewater
Sep 2018
#107
Hard to know his slant now but he did say in a film interview last year that his old views were
lunasun
Sep 2018
#110
Well Beto was not thought to win back then and now that he is , they are outraged at any support
lunasun
Sep 2018
#108
You're 100% correct Granny. Willie has never been shy about his political leanings.
Power 2 the People
Sep 2018
#122
Thats funny. Willie campaigned for the liberal candidate for Governor here a few years back.
mahina
Sep 2018
#126
Any Willie Nelson "fan" who is pissed off about this doesn't have a clue about what Nelson has
Nitram
Sep 2018
#132
Hate kills the person that hates. Pretty soon, with every pleasure they have given up,
appleannie1943
Sep 2018
#136
The abject stupidity of conservatives never ends - like the Roger Waters "fans" that walked out
Rabrrrrrr
Sep 2018
#146