A tip of the CF Stetson (not that I actually HAVE one, unnerstand) to country crooner Jason Aldean, for telling it like it is.
Jason Aldean’s Rocking Country Song ‘Try That in a Small Town’ Makes Liberal Heads Explode, He Claps Back
Country music star Jason Aldean dropped a song in May, but it seems like a memo went out among the liberal press because they’re suddenly freaking out that it slams woke blue violent cities and the 2020 George Floyd riots while daring to honor gun ownership and small-town values. Ooh, can’t do that.Here are the lyrics for the first two verses (all caps are his from his YouTube posting. Read the rest there):
SUCKER PUNCH SOMEBODY ON A SIDEWALK
CAR JACK AN OLD LADY AT A RED LIGHT
PULL A GUN ON THE OWNER OF A LIQUOR STORE
YA THINK IT’S COOL WELL ACT A FOOL IF YA LIKE
CUSS OUT A COP SPIT IN HIS FACE
STOMP ON THE FLAG AND LIGHT IT UP
YEAH YA THINK YOU’RE TOUGHWELL TRY THAT IN A SMALL TOWN
SEE HOW FAR YA MAKE IT DOWN THE ROAD
‘ROUND HERE WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN
YOU CROSS THAT LINE IT WON’T TAKE LONG
FOR YOU TO FIND OUT
I RECOMMEND YOU DON’T
TRY THAT IN A SMALL TOWNPredictably, the left has gone nuts, accusing Aldean of racism and any other of the usual buzzwords they can come up with…Aldean issued a lengthy response to critics Tuesday afternoon:
In the past 24 hours I have been accused of releasing a pro-lynching song (a song that has been out since May) and was subject to the comparison that I (direct quote) was not too pleased with the nationwide BLM protests. These references are not only meritless, but dangerous. There is not a single lyric in the song that references race or points to it- and there isn’t a single video clip that isn’t real news footage -and while I can try and respect others to have their own interpretation of a song with music- this one goes too far.
As so many pointed out, I was present at Route 91-where so many lost their lives- and our community recently suffered another heartbreaking tragedy. NO ONE, including me, wants to continue to see senseless headlines or families ripped apart.
Try That In A Small Town, for me, refers to the feeling of a community that I had growing up, where we took care of our neighbors, regardless of differences of background or belief. Because they were our neighbors, and that was above any differences. My political views have never been something I’ve hidden from, and I know that a lot of us in this Country don’t agree on how we get back to a sense of normalcy where we go at least a day without a headline that keeps us up at night. But the desire for it to- that’s what this song is about.
These days, the Left considers virtually everything they don’t like to be racist or related to White Supremacy. In my view, this rocking song is pointing out that the lawlessness happening in our big cities is simply unacceptable and un-American, and owning a firearm is a First Amendment right. And guess what, folks—he’s allowed to like small-town living; it isn’t a crime.
Well, not yet, anyway. There’s a vid of Aldean’s instant classic at the link if you’re so inclined. Not being a fan of contemporary rock-flavored country music myself it really isn’t my cup of tea, but as always YMMV. What the hell, anything that makes Sniveling Shitlibs weep and wail so lugubriously is a-okay with moi.
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I agree with Aldean’s basic premise, 40 years ago.
It’s no longer true in many places. The marxist cabal now in power has been working this for a very long time. The CIA has honed their psychological skills to near perfection. They know how it works and they know how to do it.
Small towns had jobs, good paying manufacturing jobs. Not jobs that made people rich, just jobs that let a kid get out of high school, get married, buy a house, have children – in short, the ticket to a happy life.
You attack the small town easily. Take away the jobs, supplement with government “assistance” to sell it, then plant the drugs right in plain sight.
The result is what we have now, and it’s not pretty. I see it in lots of places, once vibrant small town culture now sickened with joblessness, poverty, rampant drug use, and despair. There are occasional glimpses of the past, a 4th of July parade, or Christmas decorations… But look closely to see what they have done. Look at the houses with peeling paint and rot, still lived in by a culture of laziness and drug use. Look at the shuttered factories, the closed and chained doors, the water damaged facades. Look closely, it’s not hard to see.
Remember when the time comes just what they did to the greatest country and people on earth. Remember they did this purposely. Remember it was a long line of people involved. Remember what the penalty for murder should be.
Aldean’s response was too wordy. He should have said, “Go fuck yourselves, shitlibs.”
Concise!
“Him Talking about small town values is not the same thing that your mind controlled dipshit brain filters it as. All you are doing is showing that you’re batshit crazy and that does no good for anyone. If you don’t like the song don’t listen to it. certainly don’t project your insanity on to it. My god you people are INSANE. Maybe check yourself into a facility or something. Liberals in my day protected art and made fun of those that said it had satanic messaging when you play it backwards or shit like that. That’s what you guys are now, the epitome of what you used to hate. Go get help or maybe dicked down and shut the fuck up. thanks.”
Roseanne Barr
Hat Tip Instapundit – https://instapundit.com/596228/#disqus_thread
I can only marvel at what a cool old gal she’s turned out to be. UNEXPECTED!
I did NOT see that coming!
Yea, I had not realized what an absolute honest person she was until she did some comeback interview. I really didn’t know anything about her, but this isn’t the first time she’s mocked the marxist left.
Found in the comments section at Insty: