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colsohlibgal

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131. They Are Not Having A Good Time Lately

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Fri Sep 14, 2018, 07:35 AM

Sep 2018

Upset at Nike and Keurig to the point of shooting those expensive products they bought.....and now Willie upsets them. The off the rails righties are insane. That’s what 20+ years of Fox News and right wing radio has created.

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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

Yeah, well, look at the source for that story. nt cyclonefence Sep 2018 #1

They found (i.e., fabricated the existence of) the one Willie fan who... blitzen Sep 2018 #15

Precisely Sherman A1 Sep 2018 #25

smells like propaganda RussBLib Sep 2018 #54

ding ding ding flibbitygiblets Sep 2018 #59

Not all of his fans DownriverDem Sep 2018 #84

Can't really call yourself a fan if you didn't know Willie's politics Gothmog Sep 2018 #149

At 85, he's been recording for 60 years: he can survive a few grumpy wingnuts struggle4progress Sep 2018 #2

Read up on Willie. Man, that guy has had a career. nt Blue_true Sep 2018 #91

Willie Nelson is pretty liberal and so are his fans. Iliyah Sep 2018 #3

For this thread Gothmog Sep 2018 #150

Well it is obnoxiousdrunk Sep 2018 #4

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

But when mixed with burning Nike fumes... VOX Sep 2018 #124

Don't forget the fumes from Rural_Progressive Sep 2018 #140

So much to burn, so little time. VOX Sep 2018 #144

Those aren't fans. They're professional cry babies. Solly Mack Sep 2018 #6

Exactly! Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2018 #13

They have a sad on command. Solly Mack Sep 2018 #40

They probably had to look him up to see if he was the mouse cartoon from the 1920s Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2018 #44

Crisis actors. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2018 #35

There's a difference? :) Solly Mack Sep 2018 #38

This is absolutely HILARIOUS Dem_4_Life Sep 2018 #7

All I want to know is, "Will Beto bring his axe?". Brother Buzz Sep 2018 #8

Um, the sample size of this is a few idiots on facebook? janterry Sep 2018 #9

Willie could care less. And most probably aren't fans. aikoaiko Sep 2018 #10

The poor snowflakes! gratuitous Sep 2018 #11

Are they protesting by setting their reefer on fire? NT mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2018 #12

haha....well done.... dhill926 Sep 2018 #75

Thank you for making me laugh Rorey Sep 2018 #81

I'll admit to setting reefer on fire from time to time, but not in protest. Arkansas Granny Sep 2018 #109

wow, that comment section 0rganism Sep 2018 #14

To be fair, at least half are probably Russian trolls. yardwork Sep 2018 #56

that is quite fair 0rganism Sep 2018 #76

agreed. Reconciliation is impossible. There can be no middle ground found with evil. The Liberal Lion Sep 2018 #100

It never ceases to amaze. VOX Sep 2018 #125

Fox news calls it a backlash. Serioiusly doubt that many of fans aren't already on the left flygal Sep 2018 #16

'Nelson's fans' bigtree Sep 2018 #17

Yep. It's not like he has ever hidden his political leanings. GoCubsGo Sep 2018 #47

Oh completely agree! shitty r-wing trolling. Highly doubt it will bother Willie or change his mind Thekaspervote Sep 2018 #102

Well they can" Dixie Chick" Willie mainstreetonce Sep 2018 #18

I don't think Willie's going to give a shit !! Haggis for Breakfast Sep 2018 #117

I think the right believes they own country music ismnotwasm Sep 2018 #19

Just like they believe they own the flag and patriotism. Arkansas Granny Sep 2018 #23

The "give me that it's mine!" party at work. Initech Sep 2018 #24

It wouldn't surprise me if the majority of country music stars John Fante Sep 2018 #42

Willie's son Lukas, rhyming "Fox News" with "twisted spews" and "skewed views"... blitzen Sep 2018 #20

Lukas Nelson is awesome. I would love to see his band live at some point. Initech Sep 2018 #43

I saw them open for Willie a few years back... blitzen Sep 2018 #46

Yep for sure OriginalGeek Sep 2018 #89

I'll bet that rally will be so crowded, it will set a record. Croney Sep 2018 #21

I'll be there if it all possible Sucha NastyWoman Sep 2018 #45

I could drive to Texas to see the Dixie Chicks Rorey Sep 2018 #94

ffs poor little snowflakes are just plumb ignorant as well shanny Sep 2018 #22

What, all 10 of his right-wing fans? Fuck them. kysrsoze Sep 2018 #26

I still listen to Meatloaf and Alice Cooper RandySF Sep 2018 #27

Hey Fox News: Keep your hands off my Willie! n/t blitzen Sep 2018 #28

Good one. n/t rzemanfl Sep 2018 #142

Bullshit. Willies fans know his views and his fans are mostly of the same mind. Autumn Sep 2018 #29

I'd bet Willies' true fans are just fine with this. lark Sep 2018 #30

Looks like the Russian troll they found on Facebook doesn't know how to spell Willie... blitzen Sep 2018 #31

What a crock of faux outrage from faux news Docreed2003 Sep 2018 #32

Fox fkg news!? Fullduplexxx Sep 2018 #33

Commentary on Faux articles isn't necessarily promoting their views. moriah Sep 2018 #61

Apparently, they missed this Roy Rolling Sep 2018 #34

Yeah, like Willie really cares what they think PatSeg Sep 2018 #36

I'm a fan tazkcmo Sep 2018 #37

Anybody who's been paying the least bit of attention knows Willie's politics dating catbyte Sep 2018 #41

They aren't very good Willie fans then Johnny2X2X Sep 2018 #48

All of the Willie Nelson fans I know Bettie Sep 2018 #49

Oh, no! pazzyanne Sep 2018 #50

"45 years" a fan, my fat ass. GoCubsGo Sep 2018 #51

Apparently they've never read or heard an interview of their idol. Loubee Sep 2018 #52

Manufactured news jaysunb Sep 2018 #53

Not to be outdone, Ted Cruz will reunite with his Mime buddies Freethinker65 Sep 2018 #55

Are they trying to scare Willie? Really? Lol. yardwork Sep 2018 #57

Imagine picking Cruz over Willie RhodeIslandOne Sep 2018 #58

I personally would not ever post anything from fox fake news. nt elmac Sep 2018 #60

See post 61. Nt moriah Sep 2018 #63

I considered the source, but I thought the fact that some "fans" were upset that Willie Arkansas Granny Sep 2018 #66

Willie won't give a shit. spanone Sep 2018 #62

Not this'n! Glamrock Sep 2018 #64

There are many country music performers who have been liberal. Johnny Cash, Dixie Chicks. muntrv Sep 2018 #65

I feel sorry for them. justgamma Sep 2018 #67

In related news, fans are shocked to learn that Nelson has smoked weed. Garrett78 Sep 2018 #68

"I'll never smoke with weed Willie again!" struggle4progress Sep 2018 #69

Great video Roy Rolling Sep 2018 #70

Probably a Russian troll-hacker. LiberalFighter Sep 2018 #71

Willie is either left or left leaning. Doesn't EVERYONE know that? Legalize pot, do biofuel... Honeycombe8 Sep 2018 #72

His real fans know him to be the liberal that he is. MrsCoffee Sep 2018 #73

Those aren't real fans, they are not listening! Beausoleil Sep 2018 #74

Protest! Burn your pot! B Stieg Sep 2018 #77

Give Willy sh*t in Texas and he'll go to Maui where he is idolized Submariner Sep 2018 #78

Well guess what... miss-nasty Sep 2018 #79

Heh. dchill Sep 2018 #80

Willie doesn't cater to very many people that won't.... KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2018 #82

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 does great music. Blue_true Sep 2018 #93

Just wait til those "long time fans" find out that Willie... LudwigPastorius Sep 2018 #85

One more reason to Love Willie dem in texas Sep 2018 #86

I really don't care how the Trumpians feel, Do you? nt iluvtennis Sep 2018 #87

Morons. Crunchy Frog Sep 2018 #88

Why? Blue_true Sep 2018 #90

These so called fans couldn't name three Willie Nelson songs. lpbk2713 Sep 2018 #92

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2018 #95

The bots strike again! h2ebits Sep 2018 #96

+1 oasis Sep 2018 #121

I'm with Willie Nelson! mcar Sep 2018 #97

Willie has more talent on his little finger than all the trolls together. bronxiteforever Sep 2018 #98

Let 'em Listen to Ted Nugent dem in texas Sep 2018 #99

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

Keep playing those Cream classics! VOX Sep 2018 #123

That is a relief. We love playing that song. Eliot Rosewater Sep 2018 #143

Wait a fucking second gay texan Sep 2018 #103

Well Beto was not thought to win back then and now that he is , they are outraged at any support lunasun Sep 2018 #108

Fox News on DU ? left-of-center2012 Sep 2018 #104

See post 61. Nt moriah Sep 2018 #119

Don't F*** with Willie, you'll lose. Go Beto! walkingman Sep 2018 #105

I don't believe Willie Nelson's brand name will suffer one bit. McCamy Taylor Sep 2018 #111

They don't deserve Willie ThoughtCriminal Sep 2018 #112

these are willie fans... bora13 Sep 2018 #113

wow..i was just gonna say that! samnsara Sep 2018 #114

It's like they never heard of Willie Nelson or something. (n/t) Iggo Sep 2018 #115

That is sad. I thought that music could transend boundries..... Hotler Sep 2018 #116

This is ridiculous! I was born and raised in Texas and Upthevibe Sep 2018 #118

I wish I still lived in Texas, Granny ashling Sep 2018 #120

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

Farm Aid, anyone? Willie Nelson's always been a liberal. VOX Sep 2018 #127

Let them burn their vinyl and cassettes...... Historic NY Sep 2018 #128

Those fans are wrong! Duppers Sep 2018 #129

I been going to Willie Nelson concerts since 1975 Saboburns Sep 2018 #130

They Are Not Having A Good Time Lately colsohlibgal Sep 2018 #131

Any Willie Nelson "fan" who is pissed off about this doesn't have a clue about what Nelson has Nitram Sep 2018 #132

No kidding workinclasszero Sep 2018 #134

Really?! cannabis_flower Sep 2018 #133

The dude smokes weed... Catherine Vincent Sep 2018 #135

Hate kills the person that hates. Pretty soon, with every pleasure they have given up, appleannie1943 Sep 2018 #136

That's what fuels them now. Hate is a powerful drug. Arkansas Granny Sep 2018 #138

I was happy to hear this. If Beto wins, it will be great. PatrickforO Sep 2018 #137

They can go to hell Loge23 Sep 2018 #139

To provide a little counterbalance DFW Sep 2018 #141

I will toke to that one! democratisphere Sep 2018 #145

The abject stupidity of conservatives never ends - like the Roger Waters "fans" that walked out Rabrrrrrr Sep 2018 #146

Good question and answer. Arkansas Granny Sep 2018 #147

These so-called fans are idiots Gothmog Sep 2018 #148