August 26, 2003

Toby Keith And Iraq

Hoffmania! - The Chronicle of the American Condition

Man. Even Toby Keith is questioning the war in Iraq.

Posted by Curt at August 26, 2003 09:49 PM

Comments

Finally toby keith has some sense in his head...that war and bloodshed are not the ways of jesus christ!

Posted by: goodtimes at October 12, 2003 11:28 PM

TOBY IS A HYPOCRITE, LIAR and EXPLOITS the death of thousands of American's and innocent Iraqi's and Afghani's to GET RICH!!!

he sucks, why do people like this racist opportunist?

Posted by: TRUE PATRIOT at November 5, 2003 03:49 PM

toby should either enlist or should donate the money he s making from the blood of real americans to them.

Posted by: lance at February 2, 2004 11:12 PM

How insulting can one man be? I'm a Muslim American and I personally couldn't believe that someone produced that trash let alone sang it! It's like he is such a stupid hick (I live in Indiana I'm allowed to say he's a hick) that he thought he was being nice, by separating the Taliban from the average Afganistani however he just made a fool of himself. He insulted every Muslim (not to mention Christian and Jew) by putting Allah (which is just Arabic for God) in his STUPID RACIST song. He's a punk. It's too bad millions of stupid racist punks like him will buy his song and believe the crap he sings.

Posted by: Amina at February 11, 2004 09:38 AM

grr...I don't think it's nice of you to diss toby keith like that!! I am a huge fan of him & you peoples are making me mad & I am mad enough already!!! He is not insulting!! The only reason he put that one song on his new album was because the fans seemed to love the song when he performed them at his concerts. He is just trying to do his job! It was originally a song he and his band played on long bus rides! So you stupid fruitmonkeys better stop insulting Toby Keith or else the toothfairy will come & pull out all your teeth when you aren't looking!! Go find something else to diss and let the Toby Keith do his job!!! & just e-mail me with ur comments on this!! If you want....

Posted by: smartie2742 at March 17, 2004 01:24 PM

whoops! I forgot me e-mail address! You people aren't making me think strait!! It's smartie2742@yahoo.com

Posted by: smartie2742 at March 17, 2004 01:25 PM

My son was in Iraq before,during and after the war and now has been sent back there. I cvan now relate to thousands of other mothers who have son's in war and it's worse than I ever imagined. I appreciate your songs and work for our troops. Your remark about people saying they support the troops but not the administration is so true. It's so hurtful to me to have my son over there and people saying his sacrifice is not worth anything. THANK YOU so much.

Is there any way you can write a song for the Marines?

Keep up the good work and thank you so much again.

Deb

Posted by: debbie rolston at March 27, 2004 05:13 PM

Seriously, this song is awful; and I will tell my grandchildren about how this song strikes me with unease. It is media like this that has made me research what it takes to become a citizen of Canada or Mexico. The Lyics are simple and the metaphores are like something out of a Archie comic book. The actual musical quality is that of any country song, with good musicians and a solid but unwavering tenor voice. But the message he was trying to convey was something pumped out to cash in on the whole turn of events in this country. Keith may feel he is helping our troops, eating fine meals while touring the country in 2 or 3 air-conditioned buses, making millions from this patriotic preaching. But likening america to a big dog in a cage makes me hide tears behind a torrent of laughter. As he goes home to one of several estates while young men and women over seas pay off college loans and support their families by dodging bullets, two years out of high school, how dare he feel he is right there for america as well. As for the american way, I always thought it had something to do with equality for all, dynamic leadership to deal with changing times yet with a solid constitution of core beliefes that sets the playing field for it's citizens. But now I know, it's simply to "put a boot in you ass". Well done toby - well done.

Posted by: lucas at May 20, 2004 11:36 AM

I think that Toby Keith along with Montgomery Gentry, Brooks and Dunn, are some of the best patriotic entertainers there are in the business. I know what it is like to feel what you do when writing a song to pay tribute to our military. I have just recorded a song about veterans and let me tell you to get it just right is not easy. You need to take another look at what they are trying to do. They pay tribute to our troops that are on active duty , the troops that are in the war zone, our fallen brothers and sisters. If you have not been there then you have no idea what any of it is about. Yes, I am a veteran disabled Navy veteran from the Viet Nam Era. I am proud of every minute of it and proud of every minute I spent serving my country. Sue no one likes war, but in order to maintain our freedoms and keep our country safe we have to fight for it, just keep in mind since the Constitution was written and America became America, we were given our Freedoms and other inalienable rights, but none of them are free, they are a long ways from being free, to keep them we must fight and we will continue to have to fight every day of our lives until this world ends. Just remember some gave all, all gave some. And if you don't fit into this category then you have no right to say or condemn anyone who is trying to make things better. If you can't be patriotic and for our country you don't belong here.

Kat

Posted by: kat at May 26, 2004 09:17 PM

just because you dont support this war in iraq doesnt make you "unpatriotic" people should think before they use that word so loosely. simply put. toby keith is an idiot. and im very disgusted with the way things are being run in our administration. at the same time it is very important that we support our troops.

Posted by: matt at May 28, 2004 08:50 PM

Yes, I want our troops to come home. I am one among many with family over there. My husband and brother have just returned. And my brother requested to go back. Plus another brother and a nephew. Now let me tell you Toby has nothing to do with this. He has done more to support our men and women than most. He is over visiting our troops and has taken the time to take photos with each and every soldier in Afganistan. That is alot of soldiers. And that inclused IN THE FIELD!As for the song. Get over it! It is a freaking song! It is america. You have the right to like or not like it. Why do you think that is???? As for me when my husband was over there I sent the cd to him and our guys loved it! That was their right. But atleast they are earning it! Now the least yall could do is do something supportive instead of sitting on your duffs complaining about who is doing what or how things are being run. But that is always the easy route huh? Oh in regards to Kat great posting.I love it! God bless you! Just forgot one thing. Some gave NONE! And alot still do. Instead they sit on their butts complaining. And when the next attack comes they will sit and cry "Why me? Why my family? What did we do?" NOTHING! That is the PROBLEM!" Oh and in that case I am PROUD to be a STUPID HICK RACIST! If you want see racist why dont you look at Osama and Sadam.

Posted by: infantry angel at June 7, 2004 11:52 AM

I am a infantry soldier currently deployed in Afghanistan. I have received a visit from Toby just last week. Not only did he sing for the troops, but he signed autographs and took pictures with everyone that wanted it. After that he went to all the watch towers and visited with troops that could not make his concert. This is my forth deployment and he has by far been the best intertainer I have had while overseas. He lifted the moral of the whole base camp. So say what you what to but him. Because you have that right. But remember this, It was people like us that give you that right, and this base camp does not have a problem with him. Surely you people have better thing to complain about

Posted by: SSG Stover at June 7, 2004 01:42 PM

For those of you whom seem to think that you have the right point of view and that Toby is an idiot or unpatriotic I say to you this spoken like a true unpatriotic coward. Toby keith has been touring IRAQ and Afghanistan playing 3-4 bases in one day at times along with Ted Nugent, how many of you have traveled to the war zone to help ease the tensions of our troops even if only for a few hours? I guess you have the right to sit here and whine and complain like a bunch of school girls on the internet, and it's our troops that are over there giving their lives to protect the freedoms of ingrates like you.

Posted by: Gunny at June 8, 2004 05:18 AM

ON MSNBC today "Cheney blames media for blurring Saddam" 9/11 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5233810/

Must be tough being being shown to be an idiot by a compulsive liar. Maybe Toby is related to Forrest Gump?

Next time Toby do like the book says. STFU and sing.

Posted by: Get a real Job at June 18, 2004 01:54 PM

The linked interview showed that the iraq war didn't quite add up for Toby, so I don't understand that comment. Or are you saying that Dick Cheney is Toby Keith?

I never *have* actually seen them in the same room at the same time... hmmmm!

Posted by: tunesmith at June 18, 2004 02:11 PM

Toby Keith may be well intentioned. However, he is very uneducated and misinformed. He does make a great recruiting tool. I'll bet if you go to one of his concerts, you'll see armed services recruiters who have set up shop in the lobby. This war is about oil, power and money. Anybody who fails to see that is kidding themselves. Some people don't see the light until they're all the way at the end of the tunnell. Just because a President lets you perform for troops and gives you rides on airplanes, that's no reason to bow down to his murderous reign. Grow up Toby and have some real courage to tell it like it really is.

Posted by: Dukester at July 12, 2004 06:55 AM

OK IN TILL YOU PEOPLE SELL MILLIONS OF RECORDS AND GO VIST THE TROOPS. QUIT COMPLAINING ABOUT WHAT TOBY IS DOING!! HE AINT GOT TO GO VIST THEM HE DOES IT BECAUSE HE SUPPORTS THEM AND WANT'S TO THANK THEM FOR DEFENDIN THE USA. UNLIKE YOU PEOPLE WHO JUST WANT TO SET HOME AND COMPLAIN!

Posted by: BRITTANY at August 4, 2004 05:22 PM

I don't delete many comments but just deleted one because it was too course and over the top. Suffice it to say he or she doesn't like people who criticize Toby.

Posted by: tunesmith at August 4, 2004 05:50 PM

Toby Keith is just one person who supports the troops, who are just doing their jobs, they don't have a choice. The war against Iraq isn't just about oil and power, it's about making sure that more people have freedoms. Do more research about things before you start calling someone uneducated. Hussein killed millions of his own country men, most of them because he didn't like the way they looked. And he didn't just kill them, he tortured them, look up his history. His own family was happy when he was caught. Maybe that should say something, unless you people are just looking for something to complain about.

Posted by: Cue Ball at August 15, 2004 10:33 PM

Someone being a torturing murderer of people in his own country usually isn't a sufficient reason for the united states to invade a country on the other side of the world. There are a lot of other leaders in the same boat, and we're not invading their countries.

Find me a set of conditions that are sufficient to invading Iraq and not other countries, and you bet it will include oil and power. The torturing murderer thing is just something that the Bush administration is treating as icing on the cake, in order to build support for the war.

Posted by: tunesmith at August 15, 2004 10:37 PM

How about the fact that Saddam Hussein threatened the US? Not something that most people paid attention to. Do some research. Saddam Hussein laughed when we were attacked and made his own threats against us. Think about that one. The whole oil thing is something that anti-war activists made up. Why invade a country for something we were already recieving?

Posted by: Cue Ball at August 16, 2004 12:06 AM

Oh, I get it. There are a lot of torturing murdering leaders in the world, but it's the fact that Saddam *threatened* us that makes his case unique. I stand corrected.

Posted by: tunesmith at August 16, 2004 01:22 AM

smartass

Posted by: Cue Ball at August 16, 2004 10:47 AM

You people have no idea what the United States government goes through day in and day out to protect and serve this country.Yes, threatening us does make Saddam Hussein unique, or have you forgotten that because someone followed through with a threat that nearly 3,000 people were killed within an hour's time? You have no idea what really went down here, if you even had the slightest clue, you'd stop being a bleeding heart antiwar activist and you'd let people do their jobs. This country didn't become the land of the free by sitting around complaining. Blood was spilled, the only difference was that back in the day, it was an honor to defend our country. We defended it when we were threatened. There has been one or more other incidents where we put in our 2 cents where the country didn't think we belonged, but we did anyway, and for that this country is the greatest. Apparently you don't see it that way. Apparently all that anybody wants to do anymore is sit around and complain about stupid things like people getting up and doing their jobs. It's kind of depressing that that's all our country can do anymore is complain about people doing their jobs. Your life, waste it how you want.

Posted by: Cue Ball at August 16, 2004 11:32 AM

Don't tell me you are one of the folks that believes Saddam had something to do with 9/11. I'm sorry to inform you that you've been conned. Bush has put that impression across by using dishonest marketing and branding techniques, by often referring to 9/11 in the same breath as Iraq. You'll notice he's never outright said that they had a relationship, and that's because he can't, because it would be a lie that would be too easily caught.

As for the rest of your irrelevance about how we got our freedom, Iraq wasn't limiting our freedom so there was no need to invade them to protect our freedom. Saddam has been no threat to us for years. Just because someone verbally threatens the United States doesn't mean they're actually a threat to the United States.

Posted by: tunesmith at August 16, 2004 12:37 PM

Yeah, but the verbal threat from Bin Laden wasn't taken seriously either

Posted by: Cue Ball at August 16, 2004 12:51 PM

But that is where taking a deeper look at the issues can start to show where the differences are. The main difference is that Bin Laden had a *recent* history of striking out against American interests, and Saddam didn't. And, Bin Laden also had the resources to make good on his threats, and Saddam didn't. Overall, there was a big difference between Bin Laden (and the Afghanistan war), and Saddam and the Iraq war. And that's actually what this weblog entry was originally about - that Toby Keith was in support of the Afghanistan war, but that the Iraq war didn't add up for him.

Posted by: tunesmith at August 16, 2004 01:08 PM

Let me add a few things real quick. One person in the Bush Administration did take bin Laden's threats serious--Richard Clarke. George HW Bush stands by him. George W's people, on the other hand, blew him off and went out of their way to discredit him. And yet he was the only one there doing his job.

The real threat came from Afghanistan, which we've left wide open for the Taliban to return. And they have been. Kabul is the only free city in the damn country, and not for much longer. So the secret to killing as thousands of innocent people is to wait for the US to send our soldiers to the wrong place?

Oh, wait, conflicting data. If verbal threats against us are such a big deal, why don't we go after North Korea? They make threats all the time just to watch us squirm in negotiations. Bush even called them part of "the axis of evil." And yet he doesn't seem too worried about them now. It's so confusing....

Posted by: Joe Medina at August 16, 2004 01:28 PM

You don't know what's in store for North Korea. You don't know what's really going on in Afghanistan either, apparently, because there are still troops over there. And yes, Hussein had made "recent" attempts over the past decade and a half, just like Bin Laden, the only difference is that the people in office at the time blew off the attacks and did nothing, which just gave any one who had a problem with America the chance to make plans, find out where they, or someone else, had gone wrong and make their plans that much better. Hussein agreed with Bin Laden that there should be a gihad, or religious war, against all of the Americans who weren't muslim. No, not all muslims are terrorists, I have muslim friends, but that was Bin Laden's group and in a thrown together Hitler move, he and Hussein started making plans. The only problem with that is getting a bunch of people who have nothing better to do than complain to believe that.

Posted by: Cue Ball at August 16, 2004 10:27 PM

“You don't know what's really going on in Afghanistan either, apparently, because there are still troops over there.” You just scratched yourself into a corner pocket with that straw man argument, Cue Ball. Of course we have troops in Afghanistan. That’s how we know the Taliban are back. See for yourself:

http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/nation/9293657.htm
http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0508/p01s02-wosc.html

You claim Saddam Hussein made recent attempts to attack the US, and that no one did anything about it? First, we’ve yet to see any credible evidence of any such attempts. He wasn’t connected to the first bombing of the World Trade Center, and claims of an assassination attempt on George HW Bush are unsubstantiated. Lots of talk, no evidence. And you say we did nothing? Embargos, sanctions, splashing Iraqi planes in no-fly zones, and shooting cruise missiles at terrorist training camps count as nothing to you?

And Saddam Hussein didn’t agree to squat with bin Laden. Did you read the 9/11 Commission Report? Look up pages 61, 66, 161, 228, 468, 470, and 568. If they were allies, then so are fire and water.

Curt can correct me on this, but for the record, this place isn’t just a sinkhole for rants. Here, people compare notes on the state of the country, the world, and even their lives. Sometimes they talk about how scared they are, how angry they are, or how there’s still hope. People gripe, sure. As long as they’re well informed and civil about it, that’s fine. Fair deal, I thought.

Posted by: Joe Medina at August 17, 2004 03:14 AM

As a person who lives in New York City I know many people who take personal offense to the use of September 11th in songs such as his.

And in addition, the entire terrorism/iraq/sept. 11th issue is massively complicated. the problem i, and seemingly others have, is that these events have been boiled down to some kind of good vs evil situation. the idea that america is the righteous and others (usually people with brown skin) are either evil or in need of saving. regardless of your point of view everyone, please try to inform yourself on the many facets of these current events.

Posted by: andy at August 20, 2004 06:13 PM

Thanks for that, Andy. I think we needed that. Patriotism shouldn't be measured by obedience or a shellshocked semblance of complacency, but the actual good we do. Anything else is civic-minded cartwheels.

Posted by: Joe Medina at August 21, 2004 03:13 PM

Toby Keith is an example of people who need to be brought out into the street an shot all of his songs are about him glooting, I went to Kosovo and was an Air Force P.J. He an brooks and his lover Dunn and any Country Singer that supports G.W. or for that matter any Republican should be shot with a .44mag in front of their family and why should we support and lose blood over these assholes, they make shamed to be an american

Posted by: Allen at September 2, 2004 09:16 AM

Are you going to shoot all of the troops while you're at it? Or just the 95% of them who are proud to serve their country with whatever orders they're given?

Posted by: Cue Ball at September 15, 2004 11:19 PM

Toby Keith is a brainwashed fascist. But I must admit that he does say one line in his "Taliban Song" that isn't pure bullcrap. Well, it's not exactly a line. His character in the Taliban song isn't happy when the Taliban came to Afghanistan. I believe this. Do you want to know why? BECAUSE THE GOOD OL' USA GAVE THE TALIBAN THE POWER TO RUN AFGHANISTAN DURING THE COLD WAR! Toby Keith, you better get your facts straight before you spew out more patriotic drivel.

Posted by: Middlechild at September 20, 2004 05:31 PM

According to this article, Toby Keith is a registered Democrat.

Posted by: tunesmith at September 26, 2004 01:07 PM

What the hell is wrong with all you Bush-bashers and Toby bashers?!!?! First off, I'd like to say that I've loved Toby long before he was strong enough to get involved in politics, and I'm proud of him for it! He has the right to think what he thinks, and so do you! At least he's brave enough to get his ass out there and stand up for what he believes in! He doesn't bend to what works for his career. If you know anything about Toby, you'd know that his dad served in the army and lost his right eye in a training combat mission. Toby was raised to believe what his dad showed him. If you really want to find an unpatriotic asshole to complain about, try Natalie Maines. Toby knows what our soldiers go through over there, he's over there performing for them a great deal. If you take a poll, you'd find that his fans are mostly flag-waving Americans who support the troops and know what our men and women in uniform are going through in Irag/Afghanistan...etc. Toby has seen it firsthand, and he understands. He gets bashed for writing and singing a song about the military. He knows what he's singing about. He's not pro-war, he's even said so in lots of interviews. He just wants to make sure that "justice is served." Listen to "courtesy" or "beer for my horses". He believes in justice for everyone. That's the right thing. We can't let terrorists kick our ass around and do nothing about it! So stop going after Toby and Bush! It's people like you who keep this country from being united. We need to stand behind each other, keep each other's backs to win this war on terrorism. We can't pick each other off, that won't work. Ponder this and respond to this comment if you like: WHO WOULD THE TERRORISTS VOTE FOR? KERRY OR BUSH?! Thanks for reading, "HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW?!"

Posted by: tkwarrior at October 5, 2004 06:41 PM

I find it absurd that anyone can listen to Toby Keith without laughing or vomiting. This is blind, ignorant, patriotic drivel.

Why are there no more protest singers? Why do we only have Toby Keith? And when someone does speak their mind, and what they say isn't pre-approved by Fox News, are they shunned by their fans and their genre (Dixie Chicks)?

Is it a coincidence that the two stupidest people in the world (Toby Keith and Britney Spears) are both Bush supporters? Don't we need, as a soceity, a media that is willing to stand up to an administration that, after being attacked by the Taliban in Afghanistan, invades Iraq, and gets thousand of Iraqi civilians killed? The generation of the 60's got Bob Dylan and Joan Baez. We get Britney and Toby. There's something wrong here...

Posted by: LiberalAtheist at October 6, 2004 09:26 AM

Hello, LiberalAtheist! Thanks for posting something! Although you may regret it now, I've responded to you! As I said in my previous post, TOBY KEITH IS A TRUE AMERICAN! Unlike Natalie Maines of the Chicks, he's speaking out for America. Natalie is totally anti-American, she's going after the country and her president. Actually ,we've got more than Brit and Toby- we've got Sarah Evans, Brooks and Dunn as Bush supporters, and their cool. I think that's great that we have celebrities that are brave enough to get out there and say what they think is right. I'm glad you posted something, and I may sound like a rabid Toby fan, but I truly disagree with you about listening to him. His music has always been great. Think, if he never opened his mouth and you heard his music and never his political opinions, would you say that you can't listen to him without laughing or vomitting? Honestly, I don't think you could. It's just because you disagree with him that you're onto him. If you were an Iraqi, would you be criticizing the acts of Bush? Probably not...you'd be happy that a tyrant such as Hussein isn't killing and raping you or members of your family. What if you were a soldier over in Iraq? Would you be uspet that Toby Keith is taking time out of his life to acknowledge you and perform for you? Didn't think so... you'd be appreciative that there are still people out there that are willing to support the troops. Think, many celebrities like the Chicks have the ability to support the troops, but don't take the time to do so or even to care. Thanx for reading ,HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW?!

Posted by: tkwarrior at October 7, 2004 06:26 PM

Toby Keith is a genius. Seriously, who else would be bold enough to come out with a song about 9-11 less than 6 months after it happened. This guy knew he could play off the emotions of all the racist hicks who listen to country music so he took advantage of the opportunity. Forget the fact that families lost loved ones and more Americans are now dying in Iraq. Sensitivity is for wimpy Canadians! Right TOBY!!! Every word this guy speaks is strewn with racism and hatred. He loves his country and hates all others. It dosn't matter who was responsible for 9-11 in Toby's eyes, as long as people buy his record and GWB keeps killing those damn "Ragheads" (as he called them in a 2003 interview with CMT) he is a happy camper. So go on with your bad self Toby, enjoy your fame and fortune while you have them on this earth, but as for the afterlife, I think we all know who's A S S that boot will be up. Thank you, all you psycho christian racist rednecks can respond with your programmed patriotic slogans now!

PEACE and LOVE

Posted by: Ted at October 10, 2004 02:56 AM

TK WARRIOR,

Haha, that was the funniest thing I have ever heard. No way dude, Sara Evans! Brooks and Dunn! I had no idea they supported Bush, now everything is different and I can see clearly. Wait no, actually everything is the same, Americas economy is still in the toilet, Americans are still losing their job every day due to Bush's incompetence, Gas prices are still rising everyday thanks to Bush's greed and oh yea, innocent people (including Americans and Iraqis) are dying everyday based on Bush's lies. Allow me to answer the question you posted to that guy about what he would do if he were and Iraqi. You are absolutly correct, if I were an Iraqi I probably wouldn't have time to question Bush or hate America. I would be too busy trying to dig my way out of my house that just got bombed so I could go look for my daughter who is probably dead because her shool just got bombed too. After that I could begin planning her mothers funeral because she was killed the day before when the US Intel mistook her office for a militia base. You made an excellent point.

I'm sad for all you super patriots, because I never knew there were so many racist people out there that are so full of hate.

God Bless, Alah be merciful, and may all gods forgive mankind for our sins...

Posted by: Johnny at October 10, 2004 03:06 AM

HI, JOHNNY! Sorry to say, but I'm so friggin' pissed no it isn't even funny! First of all, I'm not feelin' the hate towards anyone but people who are anti-American! It's the terrorists I hate, not the people like you! Sure, I disagree with y'all, but I don't hate you! The liberals in America are all "BEAT BUSH!" You liberals are all for peace and love, am I not correct? Then what's with the beat bush, and all that crap, huh? Are you planning to inlcude Saddam Hussein in your group hugs? I certainly hope not! You must be a Kerry supporter! You know, you don't see too many die-hard Kerry fans out there, like you see die-hard Bush people like me... why is that? It's because you don't like Bush! You just want him out! Well, I'll tell you what, Hussein and Bin Laden also want him out! With him off their ass, they can do anything they damn well please. They can attack us as much as they want if Kerry is prez, and he won't do squat about it! Back to the Toby issue, I'm a die-hard Toby fan, so we'll leave it at that. I can tell that you don't like him, and you can't win everyone. Keep posting, y'all! HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW?!

Posted by: tkwarrior at October 10, 2004 10:51 AM

I like you even more TK cuz you are just like bush. You have no information, you dont respond directly to the questions posed to you and you repeat the same tired slogans over and over and over and over.... well you get the point. There you go again with your personal attacks. Can we not have a mature discussion about this? You dont have to get so mad. Are you honestly suggesting that if John Kerry gets elected he will simply say, "ok, lets pull everyone out of Iraq on Jan 1'st 05 and lets release Saddam and we will send a love letter to Osama saying we are sorry for everything." You completely miss the point. Where is the link between Osama and Iraq? Show it to me, bring proof here and create a link and I will be stunned. But the point is, this isn't about you and me, it is about making the right decisions. All Bush is doing right now, is creating more hatred towards America. Ofcourse we should find Osama and Kill him. So where is he? How long has it been since 9/11? Still no Al Queida bigshots are dead, no Osama. But atleast we are killing Iraqis. That is the problem with people like you, as long as we are killing some of those damn "rag heads" as you and Toby call them, you feel as though we are making progress. We are not. RESPOND TO THE QUESTIONS. DONT QUOTE US LYRICS!!!! WHAT ABOUT THE ECONOMY???? WHAT ABOUT GAS PRICES???? ASK YOUR PRECIOUS BUSH MAN WHAT HE IS GOING TO DO ABOUT THAT???????

Peace Love and Understanding...

Let me break it down for you...

Terrorism bad
Osama Bad
Saddam Bad
Killing innocent people in order to make all the white racist people happy.... priceless

Posted by: Johnny at October 10, 2004 11:34 PM

Haha, Right on Johnny. It is hard to imagine someone like TK warrior. What is with the personal attacks. It seems like all Republicans are the same. The truth creates such cognitive dissonance that they are left with no choice but to attack the person giving the truth in an effort to justify their false perceptions. We all know that we have to hunt and kill terrorists. We have to finish the job in Iraq now that Bush has thoroughly messed it up, we have to find Osama and we have to do something about Saudi Arabia and North Korea. But here is the thing, the President is THE LEADER OF THE FREE WORLD. HE HAS TO BE CAPABLE OF MULTI TASKING!!!!!!!! What about the economy and education. 1.7 million Americans have lost their jobs since Bush has been in office. When he is asked about that he always avoids the question. It is as if he is saying, hey I'm too busy to worry about what is going on in America, I have terrorists to kill!. Yet none of the terrorists we are hunting are dead yet! Lets keep the talk in here intellectual because when you quote Toby Keith lyrics, that just brings everything back down to elementary levels.

Quoting Toby pulls about as much weight around here as it would if I started quoting the Dix Chix.

Posted by: Ted at October 10, 2004 11:46 PM

As he sang the lyrics to his celebrated patriotic hit Sunday at Staples Center, red, white and blue confetti rained down on the curled brim of Toby Keith's cowboy hat and rocket-red pyrotechnics shot up past a video screen showing the Statue of Liberty. This was the Toby the crowd wanted and expected, the roadhouse patriot.

But a few hours earlier, in a hushed dressing room, it was a different Keith — one who talked about the increasingly onerous challenge of playing the uncomplicated man in complicated times.

Away from the firepower of the stage, this fighting man from Oklahoma said that he has decided to call a cease-fire in his ugly feud with the Dixie Chicks ("We had fun with it, but I'm just done with it"), that he still has lingering questions about the necessity of the war in Iraq ("Honestly, I'm still doing the math on that") and that he wonders whether the hit song, "(Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue) The Angry American," has typecast him ("People think I bang the war drum, and that's not me").

"Look, my stance is I pick and choose my wars. This war here [in Iraq], the math hasn't worked out for me on it. But I'm smart enough to know there's people smarter than me. [National security advisor] Condoleezza Rice, [Secretary of State] Colin Powell, George Bush — this is their job, and I have to trust in them. I support the commander in chief and the troops."

Keith took a long pause to consider his words, and then added: "I was for Afghanistan, 100%. We got struck and the Taliban needed to be exterminated, but this war here, in Iraq, I didn't necessarily have it all worked out. It didn't work out for me. I know a tyrant is gone and all of that, but whether it was our duty to go do that, well, I haven't figured that out."

Posted by: Toby at October 11, 2004 12:23 AM

The Definition of Terrorism is as follows: "The systematic use of terror as a means of coercion." So with all the technicalities in place, The USA is a textbook example of Terrorism. Aside from bombarding sovereign nations with an abundance of threats to use military force against them if they refuse to comply with our so called "Democratic" ways, you have to understand that the american citizens are subjected to strategic terrorist propaganda as well. I mean, here is Bush encouraging us to not let the terrorists succeed in making us afraid, and yet we can't help but be afraid. With organizations such as TIPS, Documents such as the PATRIOT ACT, and the Terror Alert Scales around, we have let the terrorists win. For you see, the threat of terrorism is constantly being held over our heads as if the sky could open up with flaming hail at any second. We are afraid, and don't even know it. For anyone to support the USA for its hypocrisy is asinine. I guess it's perfectly all right for the USA, North Korea, and Syria to have WMD's, but it's wrong for Iraq to have them. Oops, my bad, there wasn't any WMD's so in reality Iraq wasn't much of a threat. So now all of a sudden the objective of the war was not to rid Iraq of it's non-existent ties to Al Qaida nor it's fabricated WMD's, it was the classic battle of good Verses evil. It seems that every justification for the war, in Bush's opinion, was the fact that Saddam Hussein was an "evil man." So now, instead of his regime spreading terror, raping and pillaging his own people, we have our troops doing it for him. If our sole mission, as americans, is to rid the world of Tyrinnical dictatorships, then why has only one dictator been apprehended? If political influences are the prime concern for America, then why has only been the "liberation" of one country. Why don't we liberate all oppressed nations that america has diplomatic relationships with? Even if the war in Afghanistan was just, why don't we invad the Saudi's? One of the primary patrons of the Al Qaida regime? I scrutinized my modern encyclopedias for unbiased answers to why these people Bombed the Twin towers. It turns out that they don't hate our "freedom" nor to they despise everything we believe in. It turns out they are p i s s ed, because Bush Sr. had the audacity to request permission to use Saudi land and resources to attack a fellow muslim nation. So in reality, we dug our own grave with interfering with their problems. Personally, I am no fan of this "neo-country" but I find it odd that a musical genre, who's roots are deeply imbeded in the ideology of rebellion and peace, is drifting into a state of zealous patriotism similar to pre-wwII Germany. Toby Keith, you don't know half of what you say. TK Warrior, I respect your opinion, for it is your god given right to say it, but there is a fine line between what is truth and what you have been told. Only time can erode the bias's covering the true intensions of Bush and his regime, but until then I am forced to be apart of this nation. I don't support terrorism (this includes the US) nor to I support patriarchal oligarchies (this includes the US). I am seventeen and I will gladly admit I was wrong if you prove any of my statements wrong.

Euthenasia

(Thanks to the PATRIOT ACT, I will not release personal info. I am sorry, I just don't want my opinions used against me if I am unjustly convicted of conspiring against the US.)

Posted by: Euthenasia at October 11, 2004 05:55 PM

Hello, everyone! I'M BACK! Yes, you are right... I did get carried away with myself in my previous post, and I apologize .It's just that sometimes someone can say something that just makes me so ANGRY! (I take it as a personal insult if someone goes after Toby) See, I've met Toby before and he's really the nicest guy... but anyway, you don't need or want to hear about my personal relationship with the man so I'll get on with the politics! First off, thank you to Euthenasia (did I spell it right?!)... Thanks for respecting opinions, that's always good in a conversation! Yes, indeed, we can sit down and talk about this rationally. We just disagree on a lot of points so we'll have to just go and see what happens. First question: What about the economy? IT'S FINE! Right now, we have the highest private home ownership than we've had in a long time, and that's for the record, you can check it out anywhere and the charts won't lie to you. Because we have a war, the demand for goods and for jobs for the American people is also rising. The unemployment rate is going down! As for gas prices, I must admit that they are rather high- it takes a lot to fill up my truck. But, we're working on it. I know that is not the answer you were looking for, but I'll be back soon with more facts. Second question: Where is Bin Laden? Well, we dunno. He could actually be dead right now, we can't tell, at least, I can't say. I'll admit I don't know. I'd say that we should worry about the state of the world around us, because if we don't, there won't be much of an America left to complain about. If we let these terrorists go, then what are they going to do? They'll attack, that's what and then we won't have to worry about a floundering economy. We've caught some key terrorists, so I'd say we're doing just fine! Looking for a clear link between Iraq and Osama? I'll give ya one... try TERROR! There may not be a clear link established, but Iraq was harboring terrorists. Both Hussein and Laden are terrorists...sure they may not be personal friends, but they have one mission- in fact all terrorist have one mission: NUKE EVERYONE! That's the link. You want to find a racist person who hates everyone? Try the terrorists... they don't care if you're black, white, purple or green... they'll kill you anyway. We have to get rid of these guys before they get rid of us. We're doing everyone a favor by kicking them out... it's just like World War II. Sorry if I'm "repeating myself", but it's so true. If we had stepped into WWII before Pearl Harbor, maybe we wouldn't have lost so many lives. Yes, we would've lost those fighting for us, but the numbers of innocent people killed in the bombing of the harbor wouldn't be added. Negotiating and making peace treaties won't work, becaues they'll just laugh right in your face. As your shaking hands, they'll turn and stab ya in the back! I was just thinking... how come you don't mind when the Chix speak their mind, but you don't like it when Toby does? Huh? Just wondering... Is it because you disagree with Toby? Thanx 4 reading... HDYLMN?!

Posted by: tkwarrior at October 12, 2004 05:08 PM

Did someone just mention WWII. Its funny you should mention that little altercation. Its funny (well actually incredibly un-funny) because that war featured the two biggest acts of terrorism of all time in the history of man. The first, ofcourse was the holocaust which is man's darkest hour and should never be forgotten. The second biggest terrorist act was perpetrated by, you guessed it, the USA when we killed over 100,000 innocent civilians instantly and who knows how many thousands more over the next few years when we dropped two big fat atomic bombs in the middle of major cities. People try to justify this all you want by saying that the Japanese attacked us first. The Japanese attacked a Military Base and Killed military personel. We dropped nuculear weapons in the middle of two major cities. So before you all get too self carried away with killing terrorists remember this, what is viewed by an act of terror by one country can be viewed as an act of war by another.
All of this is nonsense, violence is never the answer. We have to figure out a way to stop this insanity before god gets sick of our crap and just destroys us all. It is great that we live in a country where we can come onto this webboard and post our opinions. Isn't freedom wonderful! TK Warrior, Euth, Ted and the rest of you make good points, thats the great thing about America is that there are so many intelligent people here. ALthough TK, I think you are nuts when you say the Economy is fine, thats just crazy talk.
I dont think anyone on here supports terrorism or thinks we should sit back and do nothing when we are attacked but here are my thoughts on Toby's song, since this is the TOby posting board. The vast majority of people who like country music are white right? I think we can all agree on that, and people who are white and live in the south, and are super patriotic. Well, lets just say those kind of people have a certain reputation for being a bit slanted politicially. If I am being too subtle I'll just say it, a lot of them are very racist. So when Toby gets up after 9-11 when everyone's emotions are high and talks about "Stinking a boot in your ass, its the american way" what do you think that does to all those people? It works them into a murderous frenzi which causes us to support rushing into a war even though we dont really know why we are going to fight it. Its irresponsible and he basically said in an interview which someone posted above that he regrets it because even he dosn't know why we went to Iraq......
I love America, and I support our government, but we cant forget the past and the bad decisions we have made. We have to learn from them and proceed with authority. I dont think we have done that in Iraq.

Posted by: John at October 13, 2004 10:08 AM

The problem I have in Iraq is that we were lied to and the whole administration knew it. What were we told before the war started? They all marched around and swore up and down that he had WMD's and they knew it. They knew where they were and what they were and as soon as we went in we would find tons of them. The funny thing is, as soon as the mission started it wasn't called "Operation find the Nukes" or "Operation to Disarm Iraq" It wasn't called that at all. As soon as combat started Bush comes out calling it "Operation Iraqi Freedom!" WAIT A SECOND!!!! OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM????? Who said anything about that? That is not why I supported my brother going to Iraq and getting killed. I dont care if the people of Iraq are free! It is not America's responsibility to sacrifice our young peoples lives to free Iraq! What about China? What about Cuba! Hell, lets go around the world in a Santa clause suit and free everyone while we are at it. They called the mission Iraqi freedom to distract us because they knew there were no WMD's they knew we weren't going to find any. THEY LIED TO US

Posted by: Thomas Bourke at October 13, 2004 10:12 AM

Sigh, Tk Warrior. Yes you are right, terrorism (appart from the US) must be dealt with. But I think it is Hypocritical to say that we are the ones dealing with the terrorists, when in reality we are terrorists. As for Toby Keith, I respect his opinions in spite of his political perspective. However we, as Americans, have a tendency to support something when it benifits our own good as opposed to the welfare of someone else. When it comes to this, Americans will sway into cultural predjudice. We compare our society to that of others and once we find something awry, in our own eyes, in another cultures it is all of a sudden our duty to rid that culture of its heritage. The terrorists believe that we are evil, does that give them every right to bomb us? (to the standards of the typical american then yes.) Truth is in the eye of the beholder, we don't know the truth because there are so many other answers to the questions. The Islamic Fundamentalists believe they are the just ones, whereas we believe we are the victimized heroes. With this cultural misunderstanding in place, this leads us to be intolerant of others which sets up a paradigm bias which, if executed in this country, is illegal. This is more commonly known as racism. And, speaking of WWII, we have learned that cultural intolerance can lead to cataclysmic results. Many Americans will deny the similarities between NAZI Germany and the US, but under the pressures of Nationalism the human psyche can collapse.

PS: John Kerry maybe a dick as well, but he is the lesser of two evils, and there is no way in hell a third party candidate will win. We must reduce the threat of self-destruction before we can end it.

Euthenasia

Posted by: Euthenasia at October 13, 2004 04:40 PM

Hey, I'm just sitting here chilling, listening to my Toby Keith "Stays In Mexico," and gearing up to cheer Bush on to whoop Kerry in the debate! Yeah, I know, that comment right there caused sighs of annoyance and disapproval to go around, but what can I say? I'M STOKED! Can't wait for the debate, and I don't think I'll be able to contain myself unti November! First of all, Toby's new album comes out (bet y'all loved that,) and DUH- we have elections! So, back to the politics... I'd like to ask how Kerry is the lesser of two evils? Where are you seeing that? He's such a flip-flop. And, please explain the link between the US and NAZI Germany, because I really can't see one?!... I'm sorry, dude, but I just don't see it. They were evil, they were killing innocent people, and we aren't! We're killing bad guys, and yes, of course innocent people lost their lives, but we got rid of the bad guys. Hussein was doing a hell of a lot worse stuff than we are- we liberated the Iraqis. They're happy they don't have him. The Aghanistan people are happy, too- the media just doesn't wanna show you that- the media is propaganda. I mean, I think Kerry is an absolute raving lunie/hippie. It's sad that he takes advantage of his service in Nam as a political standpoint. That's SICK! Just check this out:

"I committed the same kinds of atrocities as thousands of others in that I shot in free fire zones, used harassment and interdiction fire, joined in search and destroy missions, and burned villages. All of these acts were established policies from the top down, and the men who ordered this are war criminals." John Kerry April 1971 from William Fullbright's Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Gee, John.....doesn't that make you a war criminal as well??? HUH? What do y'all think? I'd love to get some opinions! How about this one?!

"I actually did vote for the $87 billion, before I voted against it." Mar 16, 2004

Of course, that's quote is a standard, but think, do you really want someone like that running our country?
And what about our troops over there? Kerry wanted them to go and kick some ass, but he voted against giving them funding! And then, he says that he went over to Iraq and saw that they had crappy equipment, etc. What's up with that? John, if you vote against giving them the money, then what in the heck do you think is gonna happen? Weapons and stuff don't just appear out of thin air!
I dunno... let's get some more opinions on this, and let's chat after the debate! See y'all tomorrow night!

Posted by: tkwarrior at October 13, 2004 06:06 PM

To my friend TK WARRIOR

Its clear that TKWARRIOR is hopelessly devoted to Bush and refuses to see any truth. Why would the American media want to give Americans a false image of the peoples view of America in Afgan and Iraq????? THAT MAKES NO SENSE!!! Cuz you know, its the media's job to make the president look bad right? No its not!!! THEY ALWAYS TRY TO MAKE BUSH LOOK GOOD. Thats why they dont bust him on the economy, thats why they dont bust him on gas prices, thats why they dont bust him on ENRON and Chaney's connection to HALIBURTON.

Its cool, no more arguments are needed because you dont answer any questions, you make these false accusations and use bullshit taglines just like Bush.

OH YEA, BY THE WAY, BUSH GOT HIS ASS KICKED IN THE DEBATE TONIGHT!!! WOO HOO

My favorite part was when Kerry said, ok the official records show that you have never met with the NAACP or the black caucus and bush is like,, UHH YEA I HAVE TOO YOU BIG MEANIE!! I checked it out and found this statement which can be found on MSNBC. "although the President has yet to meet with the NAACP or the Black Caucus, Minority rights are at the top of the presidents priorities!!!" YOU SEE, DUDE JUST LIED TO YOU ON WORLDWIDE TELEVISION!!!! LOL HOW DO YOU LIKE BUSH NOW?????? Its really fun to watch bush quiver like a worm when Kerry shows how much smarter he is.

Lets close this debate anyway because I am willing to agree to disagree. You are never going to convince me that Bush is good just as I am positive that I will never convince you vice-versa. Lets debate something else......

I actually have respect for Toby Keith because of his statements regarding Iraq. I didn't know that he came out and said that he wasn't really for that war. But dude, you have to admit the fact that he released that song just a couple of months after 911 is a bit insensitive and seems like he is cashing in on peoples emotions. I would like to hear yours and anyone other side of this argument.

Posted by: Johnny at October 14, 2004 12:49 AM

Cool! I LOVE OPOSITION! It's awesome! So, hell yeah, we can close the Bush/Kerry debate for a while, I'm willing. Let's talk about something else, you say! LET'S! OKAY! Let's talk Toby! HA HA! (Anyways, I wouldn't say that Bush got creamed last night... it was one of his strongest debates and he did a great job!) Back to Toby, since this is the Toby Keith and Iraq message board. My opinions on the release of Toby's song... he himself was a bit worried about releasing it, he didn't want to, and when he performed it for the troops, they went crazy and General Jones, a commandant in the marine choir told him to go ahead. He actually wasn't even going to record it, he throught it was too angry. But when he heard Jones tell him that it would be a gift to the troops, that's all he needed and he went ahead and did it. I think it's rather sad that he has to get negative flak for doing this for the troops. He wrote it because his dad had been killed in a hit and run accident 6 months before the 11th, and the attacks just made him angrier. I can understand. His father served in the army. He never did, but he wanted to give the troops support with his song. And now, he's gone overseas with Ted Nugent on the USO tour to give them more support and show them that someone cares. I would say that is very honorable, considering there's a lot of people like you and me just sitting here on our butts in America debating instead of fighting for freedom. I'm not criticizing anyone, it's just truth. All we can do is sit around and debate, debate, debate, while there are people over there dying for freedom. Toby understands that and (this may sound like an overstatement but it isn't) he's put his butt over there, where he could actually be in danger, to help out our troops. He deserves respect for that, and thank you, Johnny, you've given him some respect. If you'd like to read an exclusive interview with Toby about releasing his song, go to LAUNCH Music on Yahoo and type in Toby's name, then read the 'Shock'ing interview they have featured. That should give you a really good idea on what he thought about the song. And he's right about this, too, he says that whether you're anti war or pro, we do need to give it up and support our troops because they have no choice. Thanks, Johhny, and to everyone posting! I'll be back!

Posted by: tkwarrior at October 14, 2004 06:11 AM

With all respect to TK warrior, I'm afraid you don't see a connection between the two cultures (USA, Nazi Germany) because you refuse to believe that there is one. History supports the winners. The victor glorifies its history to its' successors whereas the loser is demonized or obliterated from existence. No, I'm not saying that NAZI Germany were innocent in their crimes. Now for anyone who has read George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, you will clearly see that the people of this negative utopia aren't exposed to other cultures. Cultures that parallel the society in Oceania, The negative utopia. The citizens are given all the negative viewpoints of these cultures so this way the citizens wont point out the similarities between the two and revolutionize. (Imagine what would happen if everyone found out that the USA were running this place like NAZI Germany?) Now here are the similarities between the US and NAZI Germany that I have foun

Eccentric Patriotism:

One of Hitler's right hand men, Herman Goering (I think that's how you spell his name) said the following words.
"The People of a country don't want war, but to bring them to the governments biding is easy. All you have to do is make them feel like they are constantly under attack and denounce the PACIFISTS for their LACK OF PATRIOTISM and for exposing their country to a greater weakness."
They used patriotism to fuel their campaigns against the Jews and Poland, which brings me to my next point.

No WMD's:
Hitler told his people that Poland was planning to attack Germany with Chemical Warfare and gasses. This led to the public support of the invasion of Poland. Once Poland was split in two, Hitler dismissed the idea of chemical warfare and said the cause was just, which was to get the Jewish regime out of Poland. He said they were the evil ones conspiring against the good citiznes of NAZI Germany. Sound Familiar?

Secret Police:
Hitler has his "Gestapo," We have the: CIA, FBI, and TIPS.

Concern for Terrorism:
Hitlers regime constantly reminded the citizens that everyone was plotting against them. So they had to remove the threat before they could be too much of a burden to handle. (Of course, now we know how truthful that was.)

Social Opression:
When anyone said they opposed Hitlers views, they were shunned by society and turned in by the same people who ostracized them. (I bet you thought that each citizen was held by gunpoint to accept Hitlers political strategies.) You might disregard any relivance to this but it's true. People have been arrested and killed in america because they were suspected Communists or Terrorists. Prior to this they were the oddballs in society and were virtually Isolated from everyone else. (Remember the McArthy era? Yeah, those were the days.)

Labor Camps:
Aside from the internment camps for the Japanese and the Chinese (If you recal american history 101 with the chinese exclusion act) We have major corporations that distribute labor camps worldwide.

I can go on, but I am a natural procrastinator. I look foward to any opposition to this.

Euthenasia

Posted by: Euthenasia at October 14, 2004 04:56 PM

Euthenasia, While most people will take great offense to your statments I found them interesting and very valid in some ways. You know I dont support this war or GWB but that in mind I have a few comments. You are absolutely right about the people of those country and how badly they were affected by Hitler's propaganda but there are a few differences between Us and them. Those people didn't have the internet, or independent news channels or newspapers. They relied entirely on the word of their government which made them much more vunerable to Hitler's lies. The Gestapo even monitored the mail and the phone calls. Americans have much more freedom and thus, much more responsibility. The truth is out there and there are plenty of impartial news sources out there, most people are just too lazy to go out and find the truth. Anyone can go onto Guardian.co.uk and find out what is really going on with US policy but do we? No we dont and that is a shame. So while there are some similarities that can be drawn, we are a far cry from the flocking masses of the 30's and 40's. I guess you could say that a lot of Americans are willfully ignorant! (Present company excluded of course cuz hey, we are here talkin about it aren't we?)

As for my buddy TKWARRIOR. Here is my problem. I see your point, and it was aweful nice of Toby to go over there for a couple of days to give the troops a lift but is that really sacrifice? Just let me finish before you let out your gasp of anger,,,,, Let me preface this with a background story which gives me unique perspective on this situation. I live in Arizona, I went to Arizona State University during the late 90's. While I was in college there was a football player whom I admired a lot for his heart and determination. I was thrilled a couple of years later when my favorite college player got drafted by my favorite Pro team, The Arizona Cardinals. This guy just kept impressing me with his heart and crazy ability to play. After having his best season as a pro, he suddenly gave it all away after watching the events of 9-11 to join the Army Rangers. His name, as I'm sure you have guessed, was Pat Tillman.

Now Pissed off as Toby was and as big a patirot as he claims to be, I dont see his ass out there holding a gun and actually doing something about it. Sure he is singing some songs and lifting some spirits and hey that is great, I'm a musician and I know how much music can help. But to call what he does honerable or a sacrifice because he put himself in harms way for a couple of days is going way too far and it is disrespectful to our troops. I'm not criticizing Toby for not joining up. Obviously my ass isn't in Iraq right now so I'm not calling anyone a coward, but the way the media glorifies him by saying that he is a super patriot and he has given so much to the war effort is a disgrace to all whom have truly given the ultimate like Pat Tillman.

RIP PAT
GO USA TROOPS
GO JOHN KERRY!

Posted by: Johnny at October 14, 2004 11:39 PM

Ha ha! Well Johnny, you are right about limited communications, but you should be aware that even with the limitations to things such as the internet people still have selective reading. How many "Super Patriot" reactionaries will come to this site and totaly disregard everything we say? I'll Give you an example. I despise Avril Lavigne, I went to a pro avril site (I arousing arousing ire in the simple minds of teenyboppers) When I got there, I signed the tagboard giving websites to go to that prove that Avril is an untallented pop singer. They gave me their petty comments alongside a message on how they didn't believe those articles, but they believe everything else MTV tells them. My point is, Even with the lack of opposition they were still underground press being smuggled in or distributed amongst the city. Hitler used this as propaganda as well by exposing the "ignorance" and "their dire need to be cleansed." Much like Jon Alvarez from www.pabaah.com. Although I enjoy your disagreement I have to counter another one of your statements. You said the Gestapo read letters and tapped phonelines. Well, remember how they were considering to check the mail during that short lived anthrax scale? They didn't go through with it but they were considering it. As for the phone, well, let me give you two words. PATRIOT ACT. Many deny its malevolence but it is a sheer encroachment on our privacy rights. Phones may be tapped if you are suspected of terrorism.

Thank you for taking your time to scrutinize my comments.

Euthenasia

Posted by: Euthenasia at October 15, 2004 08:25 AM

HA HA! Now I get to criticize BOTH of your comments! Oh boy, WHAT FUN! I don't have time to write much, I'm trying to work but I couldn't resist coming back here on a quick snack break!

Yeah, okay, so Toby didn't enlist...like you said neither did you, as you said, you can't be talking either. But, Toby is performing for our troops and that's what counts. He's taken time to do something nice for them and I think that's the right thing to do. Ya don't see too many other music artists over there performing, do you? No! Either they're not brave enough or they absolutely no human decency at all! This may sound cliche, but if I had the ability to go over there as a music star, I WOULD! Anywho, Toby's a bit too old at 43 to enlist and fight, wouldn't you say, even if he wanted to?! That's not really all that important, but I think he'd have a bit of a hard time joining even if he wanted to. He's fighting the battle for America at home, promoting what he thinks is right and helping out our people on Irag/Afghanistan/etc. whenever he can. Let's not criticize him for that! No, he didn't give the ultimate sacrifice like Pat Tillman, but he deserved credit for what he's done.
This may sound a bit over the top, but let's just imagine that while he's performing at an army base, someone drops a bomb and he's killed along with everyone else. Then what would you say? It's a tough call- he's over there because he wants to be and he knows the danger he could possible be putting himself in by going to a war-torn country.
Sorry, Euthenasia, couldn't get to you just yet, but I'll be back later!

HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW?!
Let's go, BUSH! WHOO HOO!

Posted by: tkwarrior at October 15, 2004 09:49 AM

Just a thought, Have any of you been to www.pabaah.com? If you are a liberal or even a conservative I would check it out for a bit of amusement. They are a group of pro-bush reactionaries whose sole objective is to turn this place into a christian dictatorship. Although they say they are patriotic and love america, they despise freedom of speech. (Freedom of speech that expresses discontent for the president that is.) Oh in case anyone cares, I lost faith in America the Day George W. Bush was Selected into office. I was a zealous patriot before the eighth grade, from then on America seemed bleak.

Euthenasia

Seriously, check www.pabaah.com out. I wet myself reading their articles. I just can't believe humans could be that stupid.

Posted by: Euthenasia at October 16, 2004 06:06 PM

Euth, you are absolutely right about the patriot act. That is the scariest document I have ever read, and yes, I read it in 2002 when it had just come out, long before michael moore and sean penn were protesting it. It is very disturbing how little privacy we have in this world. The worst thing about it is this. When the Patriot act first came out, I was outraged, I would go to friends and try to get them worked up about it too and do you know what the most common response I got? I'm sure you know it because its like the pre programmed mantra that Americans have; "Well, in order to be safe from the terrorists we have to give up certain freedoms but it's worth it" I'm sorry but I will never dillude myself to the point of thinking that my government can keep me completely safe. I learned that when I was a kid, no matter how much your parents love you, they cant keep bad things from happenening sometimes. If they cant keep you safe, neither can the government, so I'll take my chances that a terrorist could steal my identity Mr. President, so dont be going thru my computer or mail just cuz you can.....

TK, Dude, listen, I've tried talking reasonably too you but you cant be saved. I am starting to find your obsession with the goodness of Toby to be a bit over the top. I mean to say that him going over there to sing to people is a huge deal is just rediculous. By the way, your arch enemies the Dixie Chix have gone to Iraq 3 times since the war has started, I just checked. So I take back what I said, lets go back to politics cuz I cant take anymore of your TOBY IS JESUS propaganda. Damn, just when I was starting to think you were cool, even though our opinions Differ.

Euthanasia, what up with the election? Think Bush JR. Has it fixed again?

Posted by: Johnny at October 18, 2004 12:32 AM

Okay, Johnny. Okay, I didn't know that the Chix went over to Iraq...that was my bad and I'll apologize for it. Okay? I'm just a rabid Toby fan and I can't help it... I'll stop with my preaching until I need to vent again! You have my apologies...Okay, I'll try to quit with that, bro. I know this wasn't posted to me, but Bush Jr. is ahead in most of the polls that I checked recently- rasmussen and stuff on the internet. But, what the hell? Polls can change. Let me know if y'all found something interesting in the polls.
Euthanasia, I checked that pabaah thing on the net yesterday, and it's actually a bit bogus. But, it's better than the "you forgot poland" site.

Posted by: tkwarrior at October 18, 2004 06:26 AM

Well Johnny, I honestly don't know too much about election rigging this year. I can tell you one thing though. To match the affirmative nationalism of the Republicans, the democrats have edged into conservatism. That isn't good. And I'll tell you this, if Dubya wins this year, We're screwed. We can say goodbye to individual freedoms. To be honest, In order for dubya to win this election, he needs another Terrorist attack on the US. This way he can use the old "Look where national division has brought us" excuse and Kerry will have to let Bush have the Election. The scary part is, even though Bush promised to make this land safer by infringing our rights and waging war on undeserving countries, the american citizens will be blindsighted by this possible terrorist attack and let Bush take a stronghold on America without opposition. Do you get what I'm saying? Instead of people being outraged after all of dubya's empty promises to rid the world of terror, they will be mournful and unite under a sheild of lies and deceit. In case this terrorist attack does happen, you know you heard it from my mouth on this date. And you can show people that I said this before it actually went down.

Euthenasia

Hopefully it won't happen, but don't trust hope.

Posted by: Euthenasia at October 18, 2004 08:35 AM

This is the first time I've ever read a site like this. So, obviously it's my first time to post any remarks. I think you're all a little crazy! Do you actually think that in these days of constant watchgroups, activists, fanatics, and policeing groups, that a president, no matter which one, could actually fix an election? Or do you think he can actually change all that ails us in a mere four years? do you think that invading a country for oil is really the reason we're there? As for Toby Keith, the songs he sings are just that, songs! Don't listen if you don't like them.
do you believe everything that you read or hear? Do you have any thoughts of your own? Have a little common sense, people!

Posted by: APATRIOT at October 22, 2004 01:42 PM

Wow, I won't respond to the rest, but YES there are huge efforts to fix the election. Fixing the election only requires a little bit here, and a little bit there.

In Ohio, a key state, the Secretary of State has declared that he will not accept provisional ballots from people who vote at the wrong precinct. At the same time, there are tons of reports in Ohio of voters being called and told, fraudulently, that their precinct location has been told. So these people will try to vote, and their votes won't be counted. The frauds calling know who are democrats and who are republicans - they're targetting democrats.

In many states - PA, OR, NV and others - a firm sponsored by Republicans - Sproul And Associates - pretended to be a Democratic group and tried to register voters. When they got Democrat registrations, they shredded them instead of turning them in. So there are a bunch of Democrats ready to vote, and come election day will find out they aren't allowed to vote.

These hundreds and thousands of voters could make the difference in the election. Those particular efforts have already been exposed and proven, and collectively, it's the Republicans that have been shown to be way more fraudulent than the Democrats in these ways. Do some reading about the felon list in Florida in 2000 before you start talking about how this is just a myth.

Posted by: tunesmith at October 22, 2004 01:54 PM

APATRIOT

hahaha, I love it, this person comes on here preaching this BULL S*** and then accuses us of not having any original ideas? Hmm interesting. I find it incredibly ironic that you could actually say, just trust the government, there are too many watchdogs and safeguards, we can trust the president, the war is good, and then you say that I have no thoughts of my own? I don’t just have blind faith in the system. A system that is so F***** beyond belief that nobody knows how to fix it. So being as this was your first post I hope you got it out of your system, if not, I suggest that you go out and read something once in a while, stop getting all of your news fed to you like a baby from Katie Couric and then come back and post something intelligent........

APATRIOT go on trusting the government, the same government that still has not released the full report on what happened in the JFK assassination for reasons of "national security" The full details of the 911 report, withheld for reasons of "National Security" Still think your precious elected officials are a bunch of boy scouts who love you and will never lead you astray. Take that religiously driven crap and post it on the Mormons website.....

Posted by: Johnny at October 22, 2004 03:22 PM

Hey, A PATRIOT! I think I've found a fellow Bush person (i hope!) Thank you, thank you, thank you! WHOOHOO! That's cool, and thanks for sticking up for Toby. You're right, and y'all don't have to listen if you don't want to.

Posted by: tkwarrior at October 22, 2004 04:37 PM

I think that the Dixie Chicks are the most ignorant people for saying that Toby Keith's song is "ignorant". Toby along with some others artist actually love there country and they want everybody to know it!!! You cannot tell me that Kerry would do a better job then Bush office. All kerry is is a baby killin hippy lovin fagget and he can just shove it and i'm proud to be a fan of Bush and Toby Keith because it seems most people these days are not looking at the whole picture. Kerry wants to kill babies and become friends with the enemy. all the enemy is thinking is how can we hurt the U.S. next, they aren't thinking how can we become friends!!! Since when did killing the baby you conceived become a choice to kill it or not. Just because the baby doesn't have a name doesn't mean that its not in the stomach with a little heartbeat. If Scott peterson gets put in jail(which he should) for killing his wife and UNBORN BABY then shouldn't people that have an abortion be put in jail for killing a baby!!??!! well if you'd like to respond i'd be happy to converse with anyone who wants to.
chow
Toby fan

Posted by: FUDC at October 23, 2004 09:29 AM

OH MY GOD! FUDC INDEED!!! THANK YOU!! I'm so excited that now I have found another friend! Brother in Toby! Things can't get any better! I'm beginning to think that we have hope for our country, hope that Bush will be re-elected! Yes, Toby fans! We are surving and kicking ass along the way! WHOO HOO! Okay, must contain self, must contain self... so, I'd be happy to talk with ya more about the A PATRIOT and FUDC (or is it Toby fan?) Chat along, I'v been fighting for Toby and Bush long enough amongst Democrats/liberals, and it's about time someone has my back on this! Keep posting, the proud Toby fans have arrived!

Posted by: tkwarrior at October 23, 2004 09:34 AM

How can you call Kerry a baby killer when Bush deliberately targeted civilians when bombing Iraq and Afghanistan? Secondly, I love the Ideology that constitution provides. You can't label someone an enemy of america simply because their opinions differ from yours. If anything, this whole country was founded on the principles of liberalism, democracy, and anarchy. But over the course of time (twenty years) it morphed into a tyrannical oligarchy. So anyone who wants to keep this country the way it is (conservatives, reactionaries, Bush and his sheep, Toby Keith) then by all means you would be the "unamerican" ones, not us attempting to form a more perfect union. Oh, and about Mr. Peterson, He is a matricidal pussy and his flesh shall burn in agony in the eternal inferno that is hell...forever and ever. As for abortion, it is an open issue. I really don't want to take away a womens right to chose, after all this baby isn't having itself. But I don't think it's right to kill a living thing simply because the mother is afraid to have it, especially when there are alternative methods to abortion. Third, Toby keith's song is intensely ignorant. Define ignorance, willful stupidity. Don't you star spangled morons disguise his blind patriotism as "loving his country" because that is an excuse, not a reason. Patriotism is a tool that the government uses to keep you in line. And don't you blindsighted nationalists tell me to move somewhere else if I hate it here, because quite frankly if this a country where I am allowed to voice my opinion, then I have every right to. And you and your government can do absolutely nothing about it. I would like to take a minute and discuss another matter while I'm here. Why do you assume that calling someone a liberal is an insult. Liberal: One who favors change for the improvement of democracy (websters dictionary.) Hm, that doesn't sound like an insult to me. Secondly, there is no such thing as a conservative. A true conservative would like to keep this country as it is, and even you so called conservatives wish to change things for better or for worse. Now, a better term for you conservatives would be, Reactionaries. Reactionary: One who favors change for a more strict and constricting type of government. It is sad to see such hypocrisy with you Bush supporters. You call us sissies, when we are willing to die living in a free country, as opposed to living in a dictatorship. You, Bush's Bitches, are willing to give up your freedom for protection and I refuse to accept this. So you label liberals unamerican. We wish to revive the concepts of the constitution whereas you Bush people wish to restrict it. (can you prove me wrong?) You Bush people call Kerry a baby killer when your president ordered an attack on innocent people. I mean, what was that for anyway? Why do the citizens have to pay for their leaders lack of moral sense? Whoops, let me put this into terms for you self victimizing idiots to understand. Was it right for Al qaida to bomb us? Not because they hate our freedom (bet you believed every fabrication the government to you, eh?) But because they hated how our government treated them and used them as pawns against the soviets. Yes, America did establish the taliban and yes they funded Al Qaida and trained Osama Bin Laden. Yes, months prior to 911 your precious Bush administration gave the Taliban millions of dollars. So, was it right? Was it right for them to attack the towers because of our governments misdeeds? NO! So why is it right for us to bomb citiznes for our corrupt cause? Sigh, I am fed up with you're ignorance and hypocrisy. But, I will continue to debate in spite of your lack of concrete validity to defend your esteemed Bush and White trash Toby Keith. I am angry right now, I was remenescing about how my first amendment rights were infringed.

Euthenasia

You all blabber on but you can't prove me wrong.

Posted by: Euthenasia at October 23, 2004 01:39 PM

OKAY, THAT'S IT!! I'VE HAD IT! I'M OFFICIALLY FRUSTRATED NOW, EUTHENASIA! First of all, who in the hell do you think you are to call Toby WHITE TRASH???!!! That gets me so bad...

All right, down to business. If we don't act on the terrorist now, there won't be any America (or world) left! Secondly, KERRY IS A BABY KILLER! He's pro abortion, and abortion is killing a baby! Look at it this way, all you liberals out there! If you have to change the name from abortion to "the choice", then something is definately wrong! If your excuse is that the baby can't really think, then it doesn't matter if you kill it! But when you were two years old, you really couldn't think or reason either! Does that mean that we should kill you? No, it doesn't. Just be happy that YOUR mother didn't choose to have an abortion. And another think- GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE. Abortion does... (just had to throw that in!)

Next issue... Bush didn't target innocent civilans. Remember, he tried to help them... we sent all sorts of supplies and food to them with our helicopters and tried to even help them! We needed to get the terrorists. Sure, Bush doesn't wanna kill innocent civilans, but that's exactly what the terrorists did. They killed 3000 of our men and women, and if you don't call that innocent civilian murder, I don't know what's wrong with y'all. We have to get rid of the terrorists, or they'll attack again and again because they'l think we're weak.

Yes, Euthenasia, we DID train terrorists in America- when Bill Clinton was president. While he was screwing around with Monica in the White House, we had terrorists in this country planning and attacking- Oklahoma City, the U.S.S. Coal... it was Clinton's weakness! The terrorists saw him as a horrid leader and thought, "HA HA HA! We can kick this guy's ass, no problems!" And that's just what they did, because of him!
And Euthensia, how in the hell are we living in a dictatorship? Under Bush? That's a bit crazy... we're fighting the dictatorship force- the terrorists. I'm sure that you and your party are all brave and willing to die for the country, but so are a lot of other people that are doing so as we speak. They know why they're over there and they know what they have to do! They know that abolishing terrorism is the only solution if we ever do want to achieve what Democrats call "true peace." It's peace through SUPERIOR FIREPOWER! HDYLMN?!

Posted by: tkwarrior at October 23, 2004 05:52 PM

God, I am so flustered I forgot some stuff I wanted to say!

So, I'm not trying to insult y'all when I call you "Liberals." As far as I'm concerned, all Liberal means is "a person with a different opinion." I'm not aiming for insults.
And, yes, there are such people as conservatives. I'm proud to be one of them!

Euthenasia, please answer this without avoiding it because I'm very interested. How is Toby's song ignorant?? I see it as a song from a guy who wants to support his troops and his country, it's coming from a guy whose dad served. He didn't really even want to record it, and I have that in about ten trillion Toby interviews. He put it out there for his troops, our troops, to give them and they're families encouragement. That's all it is... and if it's too angry for you, try listening to his song "American Solder." If you didn't know that was him singing it, I'm sure you'd be impressed!

Posted by: tkwarrior at October 23, 2004 05:59 PM

FIRST OF ALL

FUDC... Spoken like a true ignoramus.... Incase your tiny redneck brain cant comprehend that word, here is the Websters definition of it. "A description resulting from or showing lack of knowledge or intelligence"

You conservatives are so funny. You preach about god and Jesus and say that we need to run our country based on those kind of religious morals right? Ok, so when did it become ok to speak on behalf of Jesus and call someone a FAGGOT???? Yeah, hate the fags like all the christians!! You know what my right wing friends, while we are at it, lets round up all the negros and send them back to Africa, then we can kill all the Mexicans trying to cross the border, but first, we have to finish killing all those pesky ragheads in IRAQ, cuz you know, every Muslim is a terrorist!! GET THEM ALL RIGHT??? Actually, lets not......... I have some news for you people, maybe you should read your precious bible once in a while. Jesus (you know Jesus, that guy who's life you have based your whole religion on?) yea, he was not about exclusion or hate, he was all about tolerance and understanding. He hung out with hookers, lepers, theifs and other degenerates because he loved everyone and he wanted everyone to have the same chance at a good life. You preach about tolerance and freedom and then you rage on and on about war and revenge and insult those with different opinions of you.

TK WARRIOR you seem to be conflicted, there is a part of you that wants to be intelligent, but then the psycho religious side of you comes out and you start with the name calling and hate again. I find it admirable that John Kerry supports a womans right to choose because atleast he is not all about controlling every aspect of our lives. It would be dishonest to tell everyone that he is against it anyways because he will never get the supreme court to change its ruling on abortion anyway. He knows that and you bet your ass that GWB knows that, GWB just talks shit about it because he knows you conservative christians eat that stuff up.

You guys are acting like puppets who miss the point and only look towards the things the current administration wants you to. And TK dude, your obsession with Toby is bordering on homoerotic anyway, I'm not saying you are gay but you are in no position to be anti gay or agreeing with anyone who uses the word faggot, I thought you were better than that.

Posted by: Johnny at October 24, 2004 12:16 AM

Ok, I admit it, I love Toby and all I want is for him to make sweet love to me. I have this dream where in he drives up in a Pearl white chariot, a Ford F250 truck (just like in the commercial). He picks me up and we ride off into the sunset of freedom and love where we can do eachother in the butt all night. Then he sings me to sleep while he runs his smooth, srong fingers through my hair.........

Oh damn, what am I saying? I was caught in the moment, forget it, KILL THE JEWS!!! I mean, wait I forgot who are we hating this week?? Oh yea, Kill the Ragheads!!! Come on Toby my sweet country lover, bring the F250 and lets stick a penis,,, oops, hehe, I mean, lets stick a boot up somebodys ass!! ITS THE AMERICAN WAY!!!


HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW!!!!!!!

Posted by: TKWARRIOR at October 24, 2004 12:24 AM

.............What was that all about? First of all tkwarrior. I gave you my stance on abortion. I'm not for it nor am I against it. Have you ever heard this saying? "Bombing for peace is like F*cking for virginity." I know it's a ye olde hippie statement but as far as I'm concerened it is interestingly profound. For anyone who has read the bible, attended church, or at least seen Passion of Christ, we all know that Jesus said to LOVE THY ENEMY. In the long run, if you consider these terrorists to be your enemy, Jesus advises you to love them. How can you justify death with death? You basically said that it is alright for us to bomb their civilians because they bombed ours. Hm, some god loving person you are. Oh and yes Americans trained the terrorist during the REAGAN YEARS. You know back when communism was the scapegoat for this country. We funded Al Qaida and established the Taliban in AFGHANISTAN because they were the ones fighting against the soviets. They didn't want to be ruled by a imperialistic country. That's why they don't want to be ruled by the US. Yes and your bush administration gave the Taliban Millions of dollars in the war against drugs. That was when they were our friends and didn't hate our freedom as our dumbass president says. And another thing. You say Clinton let these terrorists go? Well where the hell is OSAMA BIN LADEN? I mean we suddenly drop all attention to the war on terror when we decide to attack a nation that: Wasn't tied to 9/11, Didn't Harbor Al Qaida, Didn't have "dubya"MD's, and didn't mind living in a patriarchal Tyranny. If we give these people free elections, they're just going to chose some islamic radical like Osama or Hussein. It's their culture, deal with it. The best offense is defense. Terrorist attacks can be prevented, not by attacking civilians, but by building up our national defense. By attacking nations like this we are only increasing the number of terrorists. Now they have more insentive to attack us. We attacked them, they feel they need revenge. Especially those whose houses were destroyed and whose families were burnt to a crisp by the Primative brutality of American Firepower. Oh, and Toby Keith's song is ignorant. Ignorance is taking a one sided perspective of an event. A more open minded song for him would be "Well they attacked us because our nation virtually wrecked their countries, we made them our pawns against the soviets, we destroyed their houses and killed their people, so that is why they attacked us." However his song promotes hatred against our "enemy" for this decade. As for america being a dictatorship, I don't see you making america's choices. Did the Prez ask us if we wanted to go to war? Did the government ever make a desision with your consent? No, all we get to do is choose the idiots that run our lives (The Senators.) And Congress chooses who gets to be president. Your congress men don't have to vote the same way your state does. We are not a democracy, hell even our forefathers knew that. A group called the framers said that they didn't want us (the People) to make decisions. They called that mobocracy. So they made a system so complex that it almost resembles democracy. But you know, we all are worthless in the eyes of our opressors. As long as we pump the votes we have no other purpose. Oh, one more thing. You know how Toby had that picture of the Dixie Chicks with Saddam Hussein or Bin Laden or whoever? Well, I made one with Toby Keith and Dubya and in the middle with his arm around each is Adolf Hitler. I'm going to have that on screen in my bands live performances.

Euthenasia

Oh here are the Republican Ten commandments just for fun.

The Ten Commandments--Republican Style
Rebecca Lauer
I. Thou shalt talk about Christian principles, but not live by them
II. Thou shalt attack opponents personally when you can't win on policies
III. Thou shalt call yourself pro-life, but be in favor of the death penalty
IV. Thou shalt call yourself pro-life, and put guns in the hands of school children
V. Thou shalt give lip service to democracy while taking away civil liberties
VI. Profit is the Lord Thy God, thou shalt not put the people's interest above those of your corporate contributors
VII. Thou shalt make sure fetuses have health coverage, but leave children and babies behind
VIII Thou shalt bear false witness against your opponents and liberals, and demonize them
IX. Thou shalt run on a moderate platform, then enact right-wing policies as soon as possible
X. Thou shalt call the media liberal, so that people forget that the media is owned by corporations with a conservative fiscal agenda

And I'll end with some Bushisms.

"The great thing about America is everybody should vote." —George W. Bush, Austin, Texas, Dec. 8, 2000

"If you don't stand for anything, you don't stand for anything!" —George W. Bush, Bellevue Community College, Nov. 2, 2000

"It's your money. You paid for it." —George W. Bush, LaCrosse, Wis., Oct. 18, 2000

"I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." —George W. Bush, Saginaw, Mich., Sept. 29, 2000

(This Next one is definately Republican)

"Well, I think if you say you're going to do something and don't do it, that's trustworthiness." —George W. Bush, in a CNN online chat, Aug. 30, 2000

"I think we agree, the past is over." —George W. Bush, on his meeting with John McCain, Dallas Morning News, May 10, 2000

Ha ha ha ha ha! Well so long.

Posted by: Euthenasia at October 24, 2004 09:16 AM

OKAY! That was a bit strange! I DID NOT write that entry about Toby making sweet love to me... if you'll note that I always write my name in lowercase and that person writes in their name in caps lock... IT WASN'T ME!! I swear to God... WHO IN THE HELL WROTE THAT?! I certainly didn't and wouldn't, so don't direct any thing at me that has to do with that post... I'd love to see who wrote it with my name...
Okay, now that's out of the way, I'll just say this... it may sound hypocritical, but I'm not a Christian- I'm not religious at all. I have morals and ethics that I work by, but I don't go to church or pray or anything... so you can't exactly say that my whole political stand is based on religion. And, Euthenasia, that section of the post I had on abortion wasn't completely directed at you, I DID read your stand on it... it was just in general to everyone. I didn't mean for it to be a personal attack of any kind!

Just to be safe, I think I'll write my screen name as tkwarrior 01, so the other TKWARRIOR and I don't get our posts confused...

Posted by: tkwarrior at October 24, 2004 10:27 AM

Euthanasia,

I agree with your last post, believe me when I say that we have difficult times ahead of us. The bad thing is, and I know that you will agree with me on this one Euth, how long is it going to take to undo the damage that Dubya has done? Nobody really knows but I do know this. It may not happen tomorrow or in November or even in the next few years, but I really believe that eventually George W Bush will go down in history as the worst president we have ever had. His atrocities have no limit, from the damage he has done worldwide to America's reputation to the damage he has done here at home.
Like I said, this guy is not capable of multi-tasking, let me ask you pro-Bush junkies a question. While Bush has been constantly campaigning the last couple of months, who the hell is running the country? Watch the news, this guy makes one appearance after another, I never really thought of the president's job as being one that you can do in the evenings for an hour or so. He is not concerned with making the most of the time he has left, only thing he cares about is getting re-elected. I know he and his Saudi friends would all be very sad if he didn't get re elected.....

TK WARRIOR, one denial of that post was sufficient, I'm sure that you would never be that up front about your attraction to Toby if you had one, so dont worry.

PS

Whomever wrote that post about TK at Toby..... Funny as hell......

Sorry TK, but seriously, his pearl white ford F250 chariot??? I'm still laughing......

PPS
I really like toby's new Ford commercials, especially where he throws those weak ass fake punches and then goes, ARE YOU READY FOR A THROWDOWN!!! lolololol Damn thats good comedy. Good to see he has maintained his artistic integrity through all of this.....

Posted by: Johnny at October 24, 2004 12:15 PM

Didn't i mention that i didn't mean to post the damn thing 3 times!! HA HA HA! Very funny, very funny, I must admit it's good for a laugh. I'm still wondering who wrote it. I like Toby's new commercials and here's one for "SHOCK'N Y'ALL"! Have you guys thought that I'm a guy all along, right? Am I not correct! Well, guess again! I CAN HAVE AN ATTRACTION TO TOBY IF I WANT TO, CUZ I'M A REDNECK GAL!! Surprise, surprise! Ha ha ha, the joke's on you. And all of y'all were making these weak-ass jokes that I could be gay and I wouldn't admit that I was attracted to Toby, I think that's the funniest thing I've ever seen! Me and all my friends have our own bad called "Chicks rockin' for Bush!" Betcha couldn't have guessed that! Watch, now you guys are gonna turn all sexist, but what can I say? I'm a gal for Bush, and a gal for Toby! ARE YOU READY FOR A BIG THROWDOWN???!!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at October 24, 2004 05:45 PM

See? I'm a genius! I have this innate ability to control things at my will, and lo and behold, look! The three posts have been reduced to simply one! (All of us Toby fans can do it)
So, what's the argument now, guys? Is it that I'm a girl? And, yes, if you're wondering if I think Toby is cute, I WON'T DENY IT! I think he's cute, but it's not like you think, and now if you're wondering if I wrote that post now, I'll still say that I damn well didn't!
Anywho, let's keep chatting when we can, and I'd love to have more opinions (and random insults like "ignoramus" thrown at me!) You know, I'm sick of the crap that we get as rednecks, we can speak in more than three syllables. All you liberals and democrats say that I'm insulting, and then you turn around with YOUR insults and say that I'm "ignorant, a true ignoramus..." I think that's the worst and most hypocritical thing I've ever heard... y'all are for peace and love and you hate people like Toby and Bush... what's up with that?
Speaking of hypicrtical remarks, check this out. All liberals and dems are pretty much anti-gun, right. They're into the guns kill people thing, huh? Well, I'd like to know if you guys get pissed when Kerry gets out there and says he's pro-guns and gets out and promotes hunting and stuff like that. Oddly enough, the liberals that I know are angered by that... what do you guys think?
And by the way, Johhny, do you even have a freaking clue as to what FUDC means? Don't go diving into criticzing what ya don't know, get what I'm saying? Y'all get ready for a BIG THROWDOWN!!

PS-
the more y'all get aggravated, the funnier it gets... i'll be jumping on all the slogans that y'all think are pathetic cuz i just love annoying liberals! (don't take it personal, it's just a hobby!)

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at October 24, 2004 05:58 PM

First of all TK, I never pinpointed your gender, and it is total obscurity even now. (Seriously, not to be offending or anything) I seriously am confused with you. I mean when you relinquished your political side you were straightfoward, even if your views are excessively misguided, And now that you openly admit to being a women (If this IS the real TK) then you start using the non-word y'all and become as giddy as a horny school girl at the site of a robot made pickup truck. Secondly, I never directed insults to you. And if I did I am sorry, sometimes my blinding rage entices me to make cheap shots. Not all Conservatives are fascists, but I am still baffled at their attempts to nulify the constitution. As for Toby, he is still an ignorant redneck. And loving your country is no excuse for ignorance. People in NAZI germany loved their country and willfully supported everything it did. Is that not ignorance? Now in terms of Bush, Personally I think he is to stupid to do this by himself. He is a puppet, he's just a selling point used to get the ballots. He is run by ol' daddy Bush and Cheyne, who happens to be a DICK. (Yes, I amuse myself)

Euthenasia

And now, I shall end with some more Bushisms.

"I understand small business growth. I was one." —George W. Bush, New York Daily News, Feb. 19, 2000

"Put the 'off' button on." —George W. Bush, February 14, 2000, giving advice to parents troubled by the graphic fare on television

"One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures." —George W. Bush

"It was just inebriating what Midland was all about then." —George W. Bush, reflecting in 1994 about growing up in Midland, Texas

"I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe — I believe what I believe is right." —George W. Bush, in Rome, July 22, 2001

"It is white." —George W. Bush, asked by a child in Britain what the White House was like, July 19, 2001

"First, we would not accept a treaty that would not have been ratified, nor a treaty that I thought made sense for the country." —George W. Bush, on the Kyoto accord, April 24, 2001

"Neither in French nor in English nor in Mexican." —George W. Bush, declining to take reporters' questions during a photo op with Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, April 21, 2001

"I have said that the sanction regime is like Swiss cheese — that meant that they weren't very effective." —George W. Bush, during a White House press conference, Feb. 22, 2001

Pro Bush people, Please to explain this guys idiocy. Can you disprove the fact that Bush is a puppet?

Posted by: Euthenasia at October 24, 2004 07:24 PM

HA HA HA HA! Is that giddy enough? Stop complaining, man... BUSH IS NOT A PUPPET, dude! If you wanna know someone who a puppet is, I'd say Kerry is a puppet! He simply says what is good for his political career. He doesn't care about us, he just wants to have power! He's a total nut! All he does is play around and guess what he should say... Bush has principles that he sticks by and he doesn't change them for people's vote. Kerry says one thing, does another. You can't have him for president, he's simply not reliable enough. We pretty much know who Bush is and what he's aiming for- we invaded Afghanistan and kicked the terrorists' ass. He said we would, and we did. Then Bush said Afghanistan would have elections, and did they? HELL YEAH! He knows what he's after,unlike Kerry, whose opinion changes faster than I dunno what. Anyway, Euth, you always take things so personal... I'm posting to everyone in general, not to just you... Johhny and everybody else are part of these posts so if ya see a bizarre comment that you never said, you didn't- one of them did.

AND WHERE IN THE HELL ARE MY OTHER TOBY SUPPOERTES- A PATRIOT and all of them? I COULD USE YA GUYS!
(I'm the only one fighting here for Toby and Bush and it sucks ass I have to do it alone... I'm completely surrounded...)

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at October 25, 2004 07:04 AM

First of all, I dont know what FUDC means unless it means Fuck U Dick Cheaney... Sorry I dont speak redneck. Secondly, I never called you an ignoramus I called FUDC an ignoramus so unless that was you posting under a different name like a coward then I have never insulted you. Third, I dont hate Bush, I dont hate anyone, I hold no personal angst towards the man himself, only what he is doing to my country. Once Bush is out of office he will be out of my thoughts forever. Fourth, its funny that you think the fact that you are a woman will change the way I talk to your or change our opinion of you. In fact, knowing you are a woman frustrates me even more because I would expect more intelligence and reason from a woman. A dumb redneck guy I can deal with, but a girl, this is new territory.

Its funny how you keep on claiming what a sweet and loving person you are as you keep throwing out prejudiced and racist remarks at all of us and accuse us of being haters. I would never make such an ignorant statement as to say ALL REPUBLICANS ARE EVIL or ALL CONSERVATIVES ARE RACIST but you sit there and make claims about liberals and democrats like, you are all anti gun??? I am not anti gun, I never will be and neither is Kerry. If you want prejudice here ya go, what is it will all you rednecks and gun control??? RELAX OK?? You obviously know nothing about how the government works because no matter what anyone says, the president will never have the power to take anyone's gun away unless is a freaking bazooka or an M-16. The constitution clearly gives us the right to bear arms, what you think Kerry can just wake up one day and say, you know what, the second amendment sucks, lets get rid of it. ITS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN SO STOP CRYING ABOUT GUN CONTROL, you will all still be allowed to drive around with your precious shot guns mounted on the back window of your pick up trucks. You need to come up with new material.

Let me ask you this, if you are not religious, and you are really a woman. How is it that you can be so pro-life? You dont respect a woman's right to choose? And dont give me that baby killing crap because Your buddy GWB kills about a hundred babys and their parents every day in Iraq in the name of oil.

Posted by: johnny at October 25, 2004 03:23 PM

Is it that you are pro life for white people only? Abortion should never be allowed to be used as a form of birth control, I dont support that either, but there are cases in which it is necessary. What if a woman is raped and becomes pregnant? What if having a baby is too dangerous for a mother and she has to abort to save her own life? I am a trauma nurse in a major hospital, a few months ago I treated a 12 year old girl that had been raped by her step brother and was now pregnant. She couldn't get an abortion because her psycho religious redneck mother wouldn't let her. That is the problem with many of the conservatives out there, you only see black and white, you need to realize there is a huge grey area out here in the real world where the rest of us live.
If you could see the world from my point of view, as a nurse in a hospital that treats mostly minorities and see what bush's policies are doing to the lower class families who now cant afford insurance and are losing their sons and brothers every day to an oil war, you wuld think differently, unless you are racist and dont give a shit about minorities. But you aren't racist are you TK?

Posted by: Johnny at October 25, 2004 03:30 PM

Alright people, let's calm down. It seems that we are speaking out of anger. That tends to cloud the overall matters that we are debating over. I say we cut this "You're a racist redneck conservative" stuff and "Y'all be babee killin' commies" stuff before this debate morphs into a battle of insults. I know we are passionate about our political ideologies, but we can't let our differentialites interfere with our overall relationship by turning a civilized discussion into a acrimonious mud-slinging fest. We'll leave that to the candidates. As for the infringment upon our rights. The only liberal thinking that orientates around conservatism involves our constitution. Our constitution is written in a manner to which it can be transcribed differently. When it comes to this, liberals are a lot more strict as to make sure our constitutional rights are being fulfilled. Whereas conservatives will look at the document and say "oh well it says we can have free speech, but it doesn't say what kind of free speech we can or can't have." "Oh, we can have guns, but it doesn't say which guns." You know what I'm saying, right? They edge by the constitution to get their political agenda in place. Just some happy thoughts for you guys after refereeing this little discussion.

Euthenasia

Oh, and uh, TK. You didn't retort towards my theories concerning the paralell cultures of America and NAZI Germany. Here they are in case you forgot.

Eccentric Patriotism:

One of Hitler's right hand men, Herman Goering (I think that's how you spell his name) said the following words.
"The People of a country don't want war, but to bring them to the governments biding is easy. All you have to do is make them feel like they are constantly under attack and denounce the PACIFISTS for their LACK OF PATRIOTISM and for exposing their country to a greater weakness."
They used patriotism to fuel their campaigns against the Jews and Poland, which brings me to my next point.

No WMD's:
Hitler told his people that Poland was planning to attack Germany with Chemical Warfare and gasses. This led to the public support of the invasion of Poland. Once Poland was split in two, Hitler dismissed the idea of chemical warfare and said the cause was just, which was to get the Jewish regime out of Poland. He said they were the evil ones conspiring against the good citiznes of NAZI Germany. Sound Familiar?

Secret Police:
Hitler has his "Gestapo," We have the: CIA, FBI, and TIPS.

Concern for Terrorism:
Hitlers regime constantly reminded the citizens that everyone was plotting against them. So they had to remove the threat before they could be too much of a burden to handle. (Of course, now we know how truthful that was.)

Social Opression:
When anyone said they opposed Hitlers views, they were shunned by society and turned in by the same people who ostracized them. (I bet you thought that each citizen was held by gunpoint to accept Hitlers political strategies.) You might disregard any relivance to this but it's true. People have been arrested and killed in america because they were suspected Communists or Terrorists. Prior to this they were the oddballs in society and were virtually Isolated from everyone else. (Remember the McArthy era? Yeah, those were the days.)

Labor Camps:
Aside from the internment camps for the Japanese and the Chinese (If you recal american history 101 with the chinese exclusion act) We have major corporations that distribute labor camps worldwide.

Posted by: Euthenasia at October 25, 2004 04:46 PM

So what if I'm pro-life? Yeah, it's a dirty freaking shame if a girl got raped, but usually that isn't the case. They just go out f***ing guys because they want to, and the baby will suffer under that choice. I say the only "Choice" that a woman or a girl should have is the "choice" to wait until they're ready to go have sex, they need to be responsible. I won't say that it's wrong or bad to be having sex out of marriage, so I'll leave that up to people's moral/religious ethics... but I do think that girls should wait until they're ready to have the baby or give it up for adoption because it isn't right to just kill the baby because they don't want it!
And you know what, Johnny? I'm not racist, where are you getting that crap? I've always accepted people that are different, that's what I'm about. I just hate it when a group of people start throwing around hate in different random directions. Dems and Liberals are all for the "love everybody" thing, but they can't stand by it. Anyone who's different, anyone who thinks or says different is suddenly targeted. It's not that all dems and libs are like that, but many are. They "love everyone", but they sport stickers on their cars that say "Beat Bush" and all those other lame slogans. If they're really for loving, why target Bush like that? If you look at republicans and conservatives, we don't have bumper stickers that say "beat kerry" or stuff like that, we just stick a BushCheney sticker on our cars. We don't hate Kerry, we just totally disagree and like Bush. There's nothing wrong with promoting who ya like, but bashing someone else isn't so hot.
Euth, I didn't get to the Nazi thing yet, but I'll be back when I get a break!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at October 26, 2004 06:01 AM

Correction, I've seen plenty of stickers saying "Don't Flush America Down the John's" and similar acts of vulgarity towards the democratic candidates. I am for the "love everyone" philosophy. But there is a fine line between politics and beliefs. I accept Dubya as a human being, it is his political objectives that frighten the bloody hell out of me. Personally, I think George Bush is just a mislead idiot. He really can't do much without the help of Papa Bush or Dick. Oh, and for Toby I hold no grudge against him (I can't hate someone I don't personally know) however my opinions do not change about him. Speaking of bumber stickers, I'm going to get one custom made. It says "Be an Idiot, Vote Republican." Sorry TK, but when that popped in my head I just laughed.

Euthenasia.

Posted by: Euthenasia at October 26, 2004 07:38 AM

Hey, I'm BACK! How's it all going for ya? Hope everyone's doing cool, and let's jump and get right down to the politics!So, Euthenasia, quite frankly, I kinda forgot about that post that you had about the U.S. and the Nazi connection and I apologize! So, let me respond! I can't say that I see a clear connection there, but I think that your response was most definately well-thought! I'd say that the difference is kind of clear... we're not out to bomb the innocent for fun or pleasure, we're doing it in self-defense. Hitler and them were taking over, they weren't defending themselves against attacks. Hitler's Gestapo went around killing people as well as looking for information, our CIA and FBI, etc. don't do that... they're intelligence that we use to find out what's going on... I don't see that they're evil at all. America has the right to know what's going on to protect the people. Frankly, you aren't shunned if you disagree with Bush, frankly, I'd say that a lot of people shun ME, because I agree with him.
See everbody tomorrow!

Posted by: tkwarrior at October 26, 2004 06:40 PM

Tk Tk Tk, girl, what are you talking about. You honestly think that the CIA has never tortured or killed anyone to get information?? First of all, did you not watch the news when all the stories and photo's of the prison abuse in cuba came out!?!?!?!?! That is just scratching the surface of our governments tactics but since its at the forefront, lets discuss it. Do you think those guys weren't under direct orders to do all of that? What you think our troops are just a bunch of perverted psycho's who like to torture people? Those Iraqis were all suspected terror links and they were tortured and humiliated for information.

Now let me just say that I dont totally disagree with these tactics. I like you, love this country and I dont want to see us get attacked again. The terrorists are willing to play dirty so why shouldn't we if it means finding out where Osama is or where the next attack will be. Its the real world of the international spy game. Deal with it. But honestly, you cant be so naieve as to think it dosn't happen?

PS I dont think you are racist, but from the things you post, I would say you are very prejudiced agaist the dems and liberals because they are not all the same. Not all of them are hippocrites and not all of them are soft on war and terror. So when you continue to say things like, you dems and liberals are ALL the same, that is a prejudice. So THAT is where I am getting it, from the horses mouth so to speak.

PPS
On my way home from work tonight, I saw 2 distasteful republican bumper stickers. I actually saw this crap attached to peoples cars;;;;;; One said, Marriage = Man + Woman (a blatant attack on homosexuals)
the second said; Vote Kerry, Support Gays and Terrorists. But ALL republicans are classy right? lol

Posted by: Johnny at October 26, 2004 10:57 PM

Sorry, I know I spelled naive wrong, they need spell check on here!

Posted by: Johnny at October 26, 2004 10:59 PM

FBI and CIA do torture for information. HAVEN'T YOU WATCHED MOVIES BEFORE??? Of course I am joking but seriously, you can't assume that they are here simply to protect us. They want to weed out the opposition. Second, Hitler didn't bomb for pleasure. It was all for some dark political objective, much like GWB. I don't see how attacking Iraq (a country with virtually no intension of destroying us) and Afghanistan (Getting rid of two organizations established by Reagan and Endorsed by Dubya.)

Euthenasia

PS I saw a bumper sticker that said....oh crap I forgot what it said.

Posted by: Euthenasia at October 27, 2004 08:05 AM

Toby Keith is a Homosexual. Not that there's anything wrong with that. I just thought I would let you all know.......

Posted by: TGAYWARRIOR at October 27, 2004 10:28 AM

hey, tgaywarrior! You think you're funny, don't you? well, ha ha! And, if you're really questioning whether Toby is gay, look it up, bro! He's married to Tricia Lucus and he's got three kids- Shelley (22), Krystal (17), and Stelen (6), That was a bit of an odd accusation, tgaywarrior!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at October 27, 2004 07:26 PM

There are many married men who are repressed and raging homosexuals......

Posted by: TGAYWARRIOR at October 27, 2004 11:47 PM

Tk, You talk an aweful lot like a guy. Are you sure you are a girl?? I have never ever heard a girl adress a man as bro.... Let me adress this to the rest of the intelligent people posting on here, have any of you guys on here ever heard a girl refer to a man as bro?????

Posted by: Johnny at October 28, 2004 02:01 AM

Johnny,

You know I dont agree with your views (go BUSH NOV2!!!) but all politics aside, I have to agree with you on this one..... To answer your question,,, no I have never heard of such a thing. That would be like a girl asking a guy a question on here and his response sounding something like this....

Listen here girlfriend.....

Its not going to happen, straight guys dont address girls as girlfriend and girls dont address guys as BRO... TK Stop the facade now before someone gets hurt!!!!

PS TGAY is right, there are many repressed homosexuals that are married, but then, there are also many closet homosexuals who post on internet message boards pretending to be women.....

Posted by: APATRIOT at October 28, 2004 02:21 AM

Oh, God! You guys are so lame... sometimes i think everyone has been drinking something bad in the water... It really bothers me... my god in heaven! So, what if I talk like a guy? If you really wanna know, I dress like a guy, too, but what does that have to say about me? I'm just different from all the other girls and if I don't wanna be a close, then so what? If you want me to talk all ditzy and al that crap, you've got the wrong girl here. I'm gonna speak my mind, how I wanna speak my mind, and if you're not satisified, then that isn't my problem....

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at October 28, 2004 05:40 AM

Hey, guys! I just found this new site a few minutes ago and thought I'd just stop by. I read a few of your guys posts and thought i'd respond. I don't know who this tkwarrior girl is, but i think that everyone here needs to calm down and i see insults flying. tgay warrior, i think your comment was uncalled for, and tkwarrior, i think you need to really calm yourself. And guys, so what if she talks a little strange? i don't really care, and u shouldn't either, she can talk however she wants 2

Posted by: tobychick09 at October 28, 2004 05:47 AM

I have to agree with TKwarrior. True, I probably have heard a women use the term BRO before but that shouldn't lead to assumptions on gender. Especially when this little "are you a girl" discussion is totally irrelivant towards the subject matter. I think we should put petty insults aside and get back towards civilized debate. But knowing you guys you wont heed my advice because I'm seventeen.

Euthenasia

PS: Bush is a fascist dictator.

Posted by: Euthenasia at October 28, 2004 08:00 AM

Thanks, Euthenasia! That was cool of ya... and ya know what, guys? She's right! Anyone can speak anyway that they want to and shouldn't have any criticism- and how does gender realate to this chat, guys? She's right... I agree with you, Euth, on that, but Bush IS NOT a fascist dicator...

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at October 28, 2004 10:56 AM

Heh heh, well maybe I have kept my gender under obscurity as well. I'm a guy TK. Now what was the topic we were debating before this little gender confusion came about?

Euthenasia

PS I'll take being called a women as a complement.

Posted by: Euthenasia at October 28, 2004 06:00 PM

oh, god! i'm sorry, man! i dunno what made me screw up there, for some reasin i just thought u said, oh, nevermind! i don't have an excuse to make up so i won't try! i'm just sorry, man! so, anyways, what were we debating? oh, yeah, who is Tobychick3? i really wanna know who's sneaking around the forum...
anywho, i believe we were talking about a link between our cia and the nazis/gestapo.

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at October 28, 2004 06:33 PM

TK Warrior,
Since you talk like a guy, and dress like a guy, and you dont care if people think you are a guy, let me say this. As a lesbian, dont bush's anti gay speeches offend you and your life partner??? You are ofcourse aware that bush is anti gay right?

OK OK OK, BEFORE EVERYONE FREAKS OUT! I'M JUST KIDDING!!!

I'm sorry I brought up the whole gender debate, I was just making a joke as TK and I had been going back and forth there for a while. I was just so sick of arguing politics at the time. Seriously, arent' you all? I cant take either of them anymore, if I see Bush or Kerry on TV I just change the channel. So TK you wonderful independent, opinionated and intelligent creature that you are, I am sorry if you were offended by my joke. I cant wait for TUESDAY TO COME AND GO! Either Kerry will win and I will come on here and gloat, or Bush will win and I will defect to Canada!!

(See that was a joke too) Geez you guys are so sensitive, Lets lighten up a little! Who wants to play spin the bottle!!!!! TK, Since you are a girl, you can go first! I'll even wear a Toby Keith mask to make it more fun for you!!!

Posted by: Johnny at October 28, 2004 10:18 PM

Oooookay, I just deleted a comment, which is rare for me. Let's all try to not be *completely* lame or otherwise I'll have to close down the thread...

Posted by: tunesmith at October 30, 2004 02:13 AM

You're right, Johhnny! We've all been way to tensed up about the whole damn election and that started getting everyone really pissed. I'll be happy when it's over... one thing that I don't get is how come Democrats and Republicans can't just agree to disagree and leave it at that? Johhnny, you seem to understand the concept, why can't everyone else?

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at October 30, 2004 11:26 AM

Cool, Its good to all just be friends. What happened with the deleted comment thing?? Who's comment got deleted, was it mean? Now I am curious!

Posted by: Johnny at October 30, 2004 09:33 PM

Oh, it was just someone calling Toby Keith gay in rather graphic terms. You didn't miss much, I just didn't want it on my site.

If you've had fun reading the thread, do me a favor and click on my google ads mkay? :-)

Posted by: tunesmith at October 30, 2004 11:14 PM

Absolutely, I will click on them every time I visit now I promise!

Posted by: Johnny at October 30, 2004 11:41 PM

Oh Dear. We're screwed. I have lost all faith in mankind. I know this is off topic, but I just have to get this off my chest. I'm going to tell you a tale of Hypocrisy and injustice.

My High School was letting people dress up in costumes on the 29th. I decided to go as Jesus (Is that wrong?) For an Hour and a half, students and administrators stared and laughed at my costume. Once I reached my PE class, some stupid Right Wing Evangelists come up to me and bawl me out. One even came up face to face with me. He said.
"You're Not Jesus! You can't do that!"
I said "Uhh...I'm pretty sure God has a sense of humor too."
"Well stop this s**t right now. You can't do the things our lord did!" He retorted.
I fought back. "Well, didn't Jesus say that if we had faith the size of a mustard seed, we could accomplish the things he did?"
And here was his very Christian Response. "NO HE DIDN'T. WHY THE F**K ARE YOU DOING THIS! YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO DO THIS!" (Very Christian)
I said. "Let he who has no sin cast the first stone."
He said "Shut up, you're not Jesus. You can't say that!"
I said "So, just because I'm neither Jesus nor a Christian I can't follow Jesus's philosophies?"
His intellectual response was "Shut Up."
This is where a pending republican kid got in. "How can you hate George Bush, who is a devout Christian, and portray Jesus?"
I said "What about gang members who wear rosaries while they do drive by shootings?"
He said "Well those are gangs."
I said "Oh, so let me get this straight. Wearing Rosaries and doing a drive by shooting is self contradictory. But a hardcore Jesus Following Christian ordering an attack on civilian targets is the lords work?"
This is where the evangelist guy stepped in again and commanded, not asked, commanded me to take my costume off or else.
I said "No. Just because you're an evangelist doesn't mean you hold any supremecy over me or anyone else. In gods eyes, We are all worth the same. You are equivalent to the athiests."
He said "Take it off B***h!"
I said. "Oh yeah, I'm really sure Jesus wants you to beat someone up. Yeah, the real christian thing to do is to threaten the life of anyone who dresses up like him."
Well, he went to the administrators and said that my costume was offensive. Yeah he, as an evangelist, is willing to let the school participate in a satanic holiday and let people dress up like satan or other demonic entities. And I dress up like Jesus, the universal symbol for peace and love, and I am offensive. Makes perfect sense. Well, the administrators came with a police officer and I was taken to the office. They informed me that my costume was offensive. Once I decided to attack their policy they snapped before I uttered my sentence and said "We are not here to debate the issue, the fact is you are offensive!" For you see, previously this year, I wore an "I Hate New York" T-shirt and they apprehended me. I told them my rights and I whooped their asses in a debate on their policies. So now they know if they let me speak, that it would make their policies look hypocritical. So, they didn't allow me to plead my case. They called my mom so she could give a change of clothes. I had to give my mom my costume so I could wear it for the rest of my time at school. I didn't draw to far into conclusion until the very end of the day, when this one girl in my class came up to me. When I was being taken away, I waved hi to her and she smiled and shook her head. Now in our sixth period, she came up to me and said.
"Can I use that?"
I said "What."
"I'm going to be a director when I grow up. I just thought it was a cool Image, Jesus being taken away by police officers. I want to use that in one of my movies."
I told her okay. Then she told me.
"You know, you are a lot more like Jesus now than you were when you had your costume on. I mean, When Jesus came to earth to rid the land of sin. He was persecuted and unjustly accused of being a blasphemer and a heretic by the people he was trying to enlighten. Here you are held on the same accounts of blasphemy by the people who claim to be a follower of Jesus. In Jesus's time, his accusers would rather let a murderer go free than Jesus. In our time, these right-wing idiots decided that it was alright to dress up like satan and vampires. And they subject you to punishment because you dressed up like Jesus. If anything, these people made you more like Jesus than you did yourself."
Of course, I was well aware of this. But hearing that from another persons mind was all the satisfaction I could ask for.
Well, that is the end of my story. I hope I didn't dehumanize evangelists or republicans. I am well aware that some republicans are cool, and some evangelists actually follow the teachings of christ. I just found this little situation Ironic.

Euthenasia

I probably would have won the costume contest too. Damn.

Posted by: Euthenasia at October 31, 2004 07:07 AM

You know what? That really bothers me. Everyone should be able to wear what they want and be who they want without getting extra flak for it. I get flak for being outspoken, for wearing Bush shirts, for wearing Toby Keith war on Iraq shirts and caps, i'm just sick of it. THIS IS A FREE COUNTRY! We should be allowed to think and do and say and wear whatever the hell we want and not get our ass kicked for doing so! And yes, some republicans are cool, and some democrats are cool! I wouldn't say that you guys are bad, we just disagree and that's fine. Political and religious beliefs shouldn't get in the way of people having a conversation...

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at October 31, 2004 09:08 AM

Seriously! Whatever Happened to "I don't agree with what your saying, but I'll fight to the death your right to say it." I don't think it's right, TK, that people try to silence you for your political opinions simply because yours are different from theirs. You're just expressing your mind and there is nothing wrong with that. It's your choice. I see people with Bush and Cheyne T'shirts all the time. I might yell "Bush Sucks" or get into political debates with them, but I don't tell them to shut up. Nor do I tell the Administrators that I am offended by their political preferences because they're supporting the genocide of Afghan and Iraqi Children. That is their choice, and it shouldn't be up to other people to tell them who they can or can't support. I get really pissed when Dems/Reps tell eachother to shut up. I get even more angry when I see someone's house get vandalized on account of their political preference! Because, as I've said before, the supporters of which ever leader shouldn't be victimized because of their leaders misdeeds. Sure, Kerry got his purple hears on purpose just so he could get out of Vietnam. Why should a democrat get punched for it. Sure, Bush led america astray into an unmerited military campaign against Iraq. Why should a republican get kicked for it?
Go on TK! Wear your Bush/Cheyne T-shirts and Toby Keith hats! It is you're god given right to do so. Go one Johnny! Put a Kerry/Edwards bumper sticker on you're car. You have ever right to. And I will continue to wear my Jesus Costume and my "I hate New York" T shirt, because It says I can in my constitution. If You're offended by that, then that is your problem. Not mine.

From an Extremely angry,
Euthenasia

We may differ politically TK. But we can agree that being silenced for your political standpoint is wrong. If anyone tells you to keep your comments to yourself, tell them to pull out their constitution and read the first amendment.

Posted by: Euthenasia at October 31, 2004 10:00 AM

Friends, neighbors and countrymen... (and countrywomen tk!!!)

Pay attention, cuz this will never happen agian, I'm about to use a Bush/Toby reference.

SHOCK N' AWE

That is my only reaction to the behavior of your schoolmates and administrators. I am investigating the matter and have sent a letter to CFAR (The Center for First Amendment Rights) informing them of what has happened and asking for their advice on how to proceed. I cant believe that you were treated in such a way. Your costume was offensive??? OFFESIVE??? I assume it offended their christian sensibility. What if you are a christian too and it was a show of respect. What if as a christian you were offended by those people dressed as satan himself or murderous vampires??? Would those people be forced to disrobe as well? I think not. Some might say to you... Euth, its a touch subject so why not just dont mention it." They have minds with no sense in them and I admire you for having the courage to do that knowing that you would be persecuted.

We have all gotten pretty heated on this site but nobody has ever said, HEY TK, JUST SHUT UP, or hey EUTH, You are going to hell for what you said.... Thats because we are intelligent enough to love the country we live in and the freedoms we are given. But my friends, our freedoms are under attack. I promise you that if we leave GWB in office with his BOrn again Christian morals, it is only going to get worse.

Euth, when I hear back from the CFAR I will halla at you...

In the mean time check out this site. It basically talks about how the parents and the current president of this country dont really think the FIrst amendment should apply to you because your tiny high school age mind is not mature enough for it..... More BS day by day..

I love you all, this forum kicks ass, never a dull moment. Two more days!!!
GO JOHN JOHN's IF KERRY WINS FREE KETCHUP FOR ALL!!!! THE STREETS WILL RUN RED MY FRIENDS, RED WITH DELICIOUS TOMATO RIVERS OF SPLENDOR!!!!!
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Posted by: Johnny at October 31, 2004 10:33 PM

PS HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

Posted by: Johnny at October 31, 2004 11:57 PM

Ha ha! Ketchup, Catsup, it's all the same to me. Thank you guys, Johnny and TK, for your support on this delicate matter. It's not easy to find individuals such as yourselves so open minded about this. I appreciate and you sending my story to the CFAR, But i'm afraid this matter can't be solved legally. While I was in the office they told me that while I'm on the premises I have no freedom of speech. For it is on private property. And that isn't a civil matter, it's a law. They also use the ye olde "Disruptive to school activities" excuse. Because, You know, dressing up like a sexy nun or an erogenous she-devil isn't disruptive. (Not that they should get censored for it, I'm just using that as an example of hypocrisy) Thank you again.

Euthenasia

Oh, and I went trick or treating in my Jesus Costume! This one guy stopped me to take my picture. :)

Posted by: Euthenasia at November 1, 2004 08:23 AM

As a schoolmate of Euthenasia's, I'm starting to believe that the school system contradicts itself, why should he get his Jesus costume taken away if others get to keep them? For example, what if a guy is wearing a chicken suit, are vegetarians allowed to say its offensive and have it taken away? Or, if someone wears a sumo wrestler costume, are japanese people allowed to say its offensive because it gives the wrong impression of their people? NO. Just because someone finds it offensive, it doesn't mean euth should get his costume taken away. That person just chose to look at his costume. Being a professional badminton player, I wouldnt care less if someone wore a T-shirt saying BADMINTON SUCKS. I choose to ignore it, there's no reason to get all pissy on the subject, it's just not worth my time. Anyone has the choice to ignore it, which leads me to the idiot who assaulted my friend euth.
This idiot apparently assaulted my friend. Wouldn't he be the only in trouble for violating the 9th amendment(which states that the rights of the average citizen are not allowed to infringe on another's rights), or furthermore get in trouble for starting a fight? Being an atheist, I could care less about what people dress like on Halloween, since its all about fun and games. Halloween is supposed to be a holiday where kids get loads of candy and enjoy the night, instead, my friend was assaulted by the administrators, the narc cop(u know, Not as Authorative as a Real Cop, but enough to surpass that of the average citizen)and by other fellow schoolmates. I have a gut feeling the world is going to implode within itself through all these contradictions. It just doesn't make any sense... the american school system is undoubtedly corrupt. Scratch that. It makes PERFECT sense.

Posted by: OnanDU at November 1, 2004 08:31 AM

Well, that's one good thing that'll happen if Kerry is prez- ketchup for everybody! I must admit that even though I don't like the man, the blasted ketchup kicks ASS! So, just as a dirty rotten joke, I thought you guys oughta know that Toby has a new album coming out next week and everyone needs to go buy a copy- it's awesome music even if you don't like him! So, anyway, yah! Happy Halloween everyone! One more day til the election, i won't last. The suspense is absoutely killing me! And yes, I agree with everybody on the fact that we're normal people who can carry on a conversation. It's really cool that people from different ethics and morals and backrounds and political beliefs can talk on a forum without insulting each other and being utterly ridiculous!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 1, 2004 09:16 AM

I didn't plan to post a message here, a second time, but the temptation is too great! First of all, let me state that this IS my second posting; someone else used my name in another message.
Never dreamed that anyone would comment on what I wrote. I thought it was pretty genereic and non-partisan. Tunesmith, you misunderstand. I don't mean to say that an election can't be fixed; I mean to say that there is no way ONE PERSON can do it or oversee it. I do believe there are those fanatics that will try it; Do you think that Bush sent those people to Florida ahead of time to register the felons? Do you think that Kerry is sending people to Ohio today to help his efforts? These candidates don't have time to micro-manage their campaigns. And Johnny, you sound extremely paranoid to me!! Actually, I don't watch Katie Couric! Used to, till she started spouting her opinion. And I actually read the paper, watch Fox and CNN.....! Still have a mind of my own. Guess I'm too optimistic and trusting, but then I have better things to worry about than who killed JFK!
As this really is the last time I plan to post a message here, I might as well go all the way. Yep, I'm a Republican, card-carrying as of 2001. I still vote for the person not the party, but Gore's whining and bitterness was such a sad event to watch. I support the President; my husband and son have served in Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. My husband was with special forces and is a Bronze Star recipient. So trust me when I say, I keep up with what's going on. There is nothing religious about knowing right from wrong, good from bad. Johnny, if we can't trust our government to a certain extent, what kind of life can we lead? I guess you know,
you're leading it, angry, paranoid, pesimistic, accusing, hateful. Now, go ahead, make nasty comments about the military or the country; HURT ME.
As for what is supposed to be the subject of this website, Toby Keith. Like I said before, it's just a song. I'd rather here those songs than listen to Barbra or Martin Sheen, Bruce Springsteen.... All of whom I appreciate and like their work. But I'm sick of hearing their political opinions.
Now to top everything off, I know you'll all appreciate this, I'm a Texan. Take off with that one.

Posted by: APATRIOT at November 1, 2004 02:59 PM

No, I don't believe in big conspiracies where one person directs everyone else to fix a vote. But, that's not even necessary. What you need is a community of people that all see eye-to-eye on a few matters. For one thing, that you do what it takes to win. Which is code for cheating when "necessary". And when you know other people in power that agree with it, you'll know that you won't get in trouble if you do it. That's how they do it. They don't give direction to each other. They just set up the framework where it's easy to cheat, and they don't blow the whistle on each other. It's basically a fucked up kind of trust.

This is how Abu Ghraib happened. You had the military leadership receive reports of abuse in prison. The leadership then didn't do anything about it. And these people take silence as consent. And the consent-givers know this, so they remain silent, knowing that they can claim later that they didn't give permission. You see this structure everywhere. You see it in tax loopholes. All these people do is set up systems with holes in them, to allow room for people to take advantage of these holes later.

No oversight in the Abu Ghraib prisons. No congressmen stepping forward to close tax loopholes. These guys actually have lobbyists that lobby congress to PUT ambiguities into the law so they can leverage them later. It happened with HAVA. HAVA had a provision that said that ballots have to be recountable. But it didn't completely nail down the definition, so these pro-GOP people are making the argument that if a voting machine can print out an extra copy of its internal tally, that counts as a recount. It's ridiculous, but they can argue that HAVA didn't specifically disallow that. In Florida in 2000, the Sec of State accepted a bid by a company that wanted to come up with its ex-felon list. They accepted this bid over several other companies, for an amount of money that completely blew away the bids by the other companies - the bid was millions of dollars HIGHER. Why was the bid so much more expensive? Because they said they had an auditing process to protect accuracy. So, months later, the Sec of State opted not to even use the auditing process. In fact, she asked the list be sent back multiple times to include more names - people sharing surnames or birthdays with ex-felons. In the end, the list was 95% incorrect. Because there was nothing requiring them to audit the list beforehand. They knew what they were doing. But they can just claim ignorance and say, "Oops! Our mistake!" later on. Even though they make the same "mistakes" election after election.

This isn't a case of random people in each party pulling shenanigans. In the GOP, it's very much part of the system. They have all sorts of tactics on how to repress the vote. People complain about how we don't have more turnout in this country, and how only 50% of eligible voters vote. But we don't even have the capacity to handle turnout greater than 60%. It's because of election supervisors like those in Florida, where they only create one ballot location - a small one - in a huge neighborhood of minorities. It's why we are seeing all these stories of lines stretching around the block - already! And it's not even election day! It's because of the Republicans trying to repress the vote.

And no, it's not because there's one dude in a jet-black conference room somewhere drawing up plans and directing everyone. It's just because there are thousands of racist assholes out there that don't believe in letting the nation speak for itself. They try to keep people from voting. Just think about that. They try to keep people from voting.

You don't need a master plan. You just need a bunch of people that think the same way. It's not a conspiracy. It's really more of a cult.

Posted by: tunesmith at November 1, 2004 03:48 PM

Yes, APATRIOT. Trust the president. Would you tell the people in pre war in Iraq to trust Saddam Hussein just a little bit? I think it is sad to call us paranoid simply because our opinions vary on the same subject. I don't trust the Government, Oh no, I'm paranoid now. It's not easy for me to lay back and accept the things that go on around us. The PATRIOT ACT, War in Iraq, TIPS, etc.
It's not hard to misinterperet what you say when you say stuff like "Actually, I don't watch Katie Couric! Used to, till she started spouting her opinion." You make it seem like expressing your political opinions is bad. Sure, you don't have to listen to them (selective hearing) But say it like its a bad thing.
What do you mean that these people wouldn't take the time to rig the elections? Imagine the stakes here. You can lose, or you can win and be the most powerful being on earth. The incentive to win is infinite. And if you doubt, for one second, that one person will rig the elections, then I pity you. To trust the government is to allow them to run your lives.

Euthenasia

No, I don't suffer from paranoia

Posted by: Euthenasia at November 1, 2004 03:50 PM

Well, I guess I'm hooked. I see now why people participate in these conversations; it's too hard to let someone else have the last word! As for Katie Couric's opinion, she is paid to report the news; I thought reporters were supposed to report or analyze the news. If Katie wants to express her opinion right here, great. If she wants to be a guest on another program where she is asked for her opinion, great. But not on the Today Show where she is supposed to be unbiased.

How does the Patriot Act effect you? Law abiding citizens don't have anything to worry about. Euthenasia, you wrote, "to trust the government is to allow them to run your lives". If that's not paranoia there must be a definition that I'm not aware of. Do you want a land of no rules or laws?
Tunesmith, it's interesting that you call Republicans, "racist assholes". There must be a huge splinter in your eye!

Tonight I heard that the Democrats are afraid that Republican poll watchers will scare off voters! How? If I'm in line to vote, and I'm legally registered, why would I be scared off? If someone asked me if I'm a legal voter I can show proof. It's only the people that have something to hide that would be "scared away". I guess I'm too trusting and naive, but I feel like I'm better off than those of you that are so negative; you must look over you shoulder all the time. That's what I pity.

Posted by: APATRIOT at November 1, 2004 06:34 PM

Man i really hate these forums. i stumbled upon this crap trying to find what song our president uses for his campaign by toby. of course i read a few of these messages only to find the same regurgatated anti-american bs, that all u nothin better to do then bash our country people got to put out on a frickin toby keith site. why must u liberals always tear away at all the good in the world. toby has a positive attitude for the country vs. the dixie far from chicks, are disrespectful and negative. so u take your negative opinions and have to share them wit all the people that just like to come to these sites to share why they like toby's new stuff.
find somewhere else to bash bush and don't touch toby he's far mo partriotic then u will ever be.

euth i thought u were alright at first. i thought u were educated and religous wanting to be jesus, but i don't believe u can be with ur anarchastic and anybody but bush bs and hardly believe u had that sophisticated conversation w/the evangle's, but if u actually did i fill sorry people ruined ur 1st ammendment right. the justifications ppl gave u were a waste of this site's space tho. why share a personal story on this site anyway.

APATRIOT u truely have better reasoning and explanations then i can give as to why these so called americans need to develop a patriotic spine if they can grow a spine.? and also i wanna say im Vermont national guard and have some knowledge of the sacrifices and love your family lives with. but u have all these ppl on here that have NO idea what kind of ppl u r b/c they have grown up in the hopes of individual gain which is the chief value of liberals i say. they don't know of how ppl could want to better their country positively and sacrifice personal gain for it. God bless u and yours, toby keith, bushes, and God bless America
i'll probably get lured back to c if u somebody retaliated. nah i don't even like country only patriotic singers and ppl and try to stay away from doin this crap.

Posted by: Brierpatch at November 1, 2004 08:58 PM

Thanks briar patch. Obviously you read all of our posts. It sucks when people jump into the middle of conversations and spout racist prejudiced viewpoints. There it is again with "ALL OF YOU LIBERALS ARE THE SAME" Ok, whatever you say.

To APATRIOT.... WOW! You watch FOX news??? The news corporation that GWB's cousin runs? wow, you must be very well informed, oh and you read the local paper!!! Damn, I stand corrected. Hey Euthenasia, we are clearly out of our league here, this person reads their local paper!! We better just step back.

Hey TK WARRIOR.. Do you see what I'm talking about when I say how frustrating it is to argue with your conservative siblings here?? I mean, they have no idea what we are talking about, they read a couple of posts and then jump on our cases screaming about how anti-american we are and blah blah blah... I know how intelligent you are. Would you say that I am anti american??? I dont agree with bush's politics or the action he has taken in Iraq, but you dont see me throwing eggs at his limo or protesting his speeches...

To answer a question concerning the Patriot act. The problem and the effect it has on my, yours and everyones' life is this... Its all a part of the trend that we are taking towards big government.. Does anyone here really want to live in a country where the government controls every single aspect of your life? That is where we are heading my friends... Bills like the patriot act are steps taken to chisle away at our freedom and gradually lull us into a false sense of security. It is designed to make us think that the government can protect us if we simply follow blindly. That is not what the constitution or the founding fathers had in mind when this country was established. That is why they made sure we had things like freedom of speech and the right to bear arms, so we could defend ourselves even against our own leaders if necessary and so that America wouldn't ever become what England was at that time, a MONARCHY....
I love this country and would never want to live anywhere else but our country is changing. If we let big government take over, pretty soon you will have to get permission to do anything. "Uh yes, I would like a license to get my wife pregnant, thank you very much." Try reading some Orwell, Niche, James W. Loewen or Howard Zinn and get your head right on what morals this country was founded on and the dangerous direction in which we are heading. Then come back and make a real argument. Until then, dont just spout hateful insults.....

Posted by: Johnny at November 1, 2004 09:52 PM

No, I don't believe all Republicans are racist assholes. Duh. But, the Republicans that are out there trying to intimidate minority voters away from the polls - which are who I was talking about - are definitely racist assholes. Can't see how it's so difficult to see the difference.

And you've really been under a rock if you believe that the only people with something to fear are the ones with something to hide. No sense arguing with you on that point.

Posted by: tunesmith at November 1, 2004 09:54 PM

Yeah, people shouldn't be jumping onto conversations and bashing each other! Johhnny, I disagree with ya on many points but u aren't anti-american! I just think that Kerry is the wrong choice, and I'm voting bush today! But, that's okay if u want to vote for Kerry- differing opinions show that America is a great country! You're an American whether u vote Bush or Kerry, you're voicing you're opinion. I think everybody on this forum is great for getting out there with their opinion and what they think! And, to APatriot, we appreciate you're opinion- I really like your stand on Toby and Bush- but everyone's been doing a great job of talking this over rationally. Not every liberal is a nut, not every republican is a rascist. We look at each other for who we are and debate our opinions. Thanks to everyone for posting...
LET'S GO, BUSH!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 2, 2004 06:08 AM

Okay, first of all Brierpatch. How dare you imply that I an uneducated and sacrilegous individual simply because I can see past the end of my nose. You just don't get it do you? Just because the majority of my generation are ignorant sheep doesn't automatically make my opinions null and void. So according to your beliefs, Bush supporters=Educated People, Anarchists=Ignorant cultivators. Listen here, I don't want to make assumptions on your personality based upon your view upon the world. For all I know you can be a cool guy, I just can't believe you would make such vile accusations. Just because you believe the lies that are spoonfed to you by your so-called "liberal" media doesn't make you more "american" than me.
Okay people, it looks like we need a history lesson. Who were our founding fathers? They were anarchists. Does that make them ignorant? I mean, I didn't see Thomas Jefferson saying something like "Oh, okay I want to support my country (england) so I'll let them continue taxing us without representation because, ya know, it's they patriotic thing to do." So in retrospect, who is more "unamerican?" Those who want reform in their already damaged country, or those who want to sit back and let it drift into a dictatorship. Everything our forefathers didn't want it to be. Now you can sit there and deny anything I just said, because we know a true patriot is one who allows our "democratic" government to make desicions for us. I mean patriotism, such a good quality to have. Remember NAZI Germany? Yeah real good times there. Those citizens loved their country and everything it stood by, if this isn't making you reconsider your opinions then who is truly ignorant?
Jesus was an anarchist as well. You don't rightfully declare yourself the son of god to a theocratic society. Especially to a theocrisy that doesn't want reform. Anarchy isn't a revolution against morality and order. On the contrary, anarchists wish to change the world for the better. Jesus is an awsome entity, and he believes that fighting a good moral fight against a dominating autocrasy is just. Jesus said "You are worth the same as your slave master." Meaning Mr. Bush holds no authority over us. I answer to a just one authority, my lords authority, No human has any supremecy over me. I don't have to abide by the president. I don't have to stand for a judge in a courtroom. I don't have to salute my flag nor stand for the National Anthem, for god gave me that choice!
APATRIOT, The definition of paranoia is as follows: a psychosis charactertized my delusions of persecution or granduer. Irrational suspiciousness or distrustfulness of others. Hm, funny, I didn't know my distrust of the government is irrational. You know all this time we've been living in a democracy the president and Congress make desicions without the consent of the people. How blind was I? (Sarcasm) Would you tell native cubans that they are paranoid for not trusting there leader Fidel?
You know I find it rather Ironic and, if I may, hypocritical of you to say how bad we are to bash Bush. And then you people talk crap about Kerry or Nader or whoever. I mean it's you who is always the victim right? Nevermind the dead babies in the Middle East, we were the victims.

Euthenasia

If Bush wins, may god help us all.

Posted by: Euthenasia at November 2, 2004 06:56 AM

Euth, it will be funny if Kerry wins, all these people will come on here and Bash him. But ofcourse, it wont be unamerican when they bash the president.. right?????

I just went and voted! GO KERRY!!!!!

Finally we can find out how many recounts we will have!!!!! Yay! Does anyone really believe that the election will end tonight? lol We'll be counting ballots in florida for the next 4 years....

Posted by: Johnny at November 2, 2004 09:01 AM

TKWarrior

Wanna make a friendly wager? :)

Posted by: Johnny at November 2, 2004 09:05 AM

Dude, Bush already got my vote!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 2, 2004 09:05 AM

Dude, I know but I was thinking. If Bush wins, I will go buy Toby's new CD and give it a listen... If Kerry wins, you have to... Hmm the possibilities are endless... I'll let you decide!

Posted by: Johnny at November 2, 2004 09:37 AM

If Bush wins, I'm running away from home and moving to Canada...or Mexico. If Kerry wins...I'll just sit here and complain like always. Heh heh.

Euthenasia

Posted by: Euthenasia at November 2, 2004 02:14 PM

Sure, Johnny!! I'll take ya up on the wager? How about, if Bush wins, you go buy Toby's new Greatest Hits Volume 2 on November 9th, and I'll go buy myself a copy of the Dixie Chicks album Home and listen to it! Does that sound appealing?

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 2, 2004 05:13 PM

I'm a nervous wreck and won't get any freaking sleep tonight! It's premature to be saying who'll win, but i have a sinking feeling.

Posted by: at November 2, 2004 05:15 PM

Thats no fair! I dont even like the Dixie Chix! There is no satisfaction there for me, plus I think that will be too painful for you. How about if Kerry wins you have to wear a John Kerry T Shirt for a day....

:) Johnny

Posted by: Johnny at November 2, 2004 07:04 PM

I know me too, I cant sit still, I am so nervous.... COME ON OHIO!!! LETS GO KERRY!!! IF BUSH WINS, OH I CANT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.>>>

Johnny

Posted by: Johnny at November 2, 2004 07:05 PM

God truely is on America's side.

Sorry for interrupting your conversations johnny. i forget this was your forum. man and spell my name right
oh and i only wanted to come back to tell ya instant messaging is so much better if u wanna talk about huggin trees and stuff. sorry that's pretty mean but i'm not bragging about the election and u were rude to apatriot that's why i am

Hope u all have fun in Canada.
euth stay away from St. catherine's street in Montreal, actually u might find some good friends
there. hey i live on the VT border, yeah i'm a minority, but come down and get some of that stolen US gas once and a while, and hurry u could still see the leaves on your way out.
anarchy, u like definitions how bout "utter confusion" and anarchism is "the theory that no gov't is desirable". we can't please u can we. oh and i'm a history major. don't like to waste my education on liberals, but i'm pretty sure the fore fathers new that they wanted a New free GOV'T b/c they were being oppresed. i think bush hasn't oppresed the ppl as much as King G so maybe u should find somepin better. even plato said in a utopian society laws would need to exist and be clear and just. yeah we might have one of those but it's the closest in this world and i'm proud of it even when old bill was in office.

APATRIOT u r out of their league. i hope u don't come back to this crap we can't waste our resourceful time sitting doin this.

4 mo years of security, prosperity, patriotism, and liberty. God Bless America.


Posted by: Brierpatch at November 2, 2004 11:15 PM

To TK and other Bush supporters,
Well, this sucks, looks like you guys did it. All I could do is my civic duty and vote my way and I have to admit we lost. I wish Kerry would do the same and just end this nonsense. I'm sure this is going to turn into a 3 month thing where there are pointless lawsuits and all of that but let me just say that I victory is clearly yours. Kerry cant even turn this into another 2000 because in that case Gore actually won the popular vote, he didn't get his ass kicked by 3,000,000 votes. That being said I must respect the decision of my fellow americans.... Congrats on your victory, damn, now I have to buy a Toby CD, TK I will be true to my word, however painful it may be....

BRERYPATCH!!!

What an incredibly mature response. I never said this was my site, only that you shouldn't stick your nose into the middle of conversations without reading the past posts to see what we have been talking about... Its ok, because now I understand that you speak on behalf of god and what you say can now be recorded in the archives of man as docterine and considered sacred.. Have a nice life. In 3 years when we are still in Iraq and 3000 more American soldiers have died and the Economy is spiraling downward and you are bitching about how gas is $5.00 a gallon, dont come crying to me, keep on chanting for BUSH JR.... With that being said, congrats on your victory, I hope you are right that god is on your side......

Posted by: Johnny at November 3, 2004 12:36 AM

Thank yuo! You guys are all really good sports- I know Bush won, but I think Kerry and y'all put up a great fight! It's really interesting that in MA i'm a republican and suddenly i'm in a minority!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 3, 2004 07:13 AM

Yes, Congrats. You know, now that I think about it, Dubya is truly the one to get the job done. Who honestly needs independent thought, or even a bill of rights for that matter? No one truly needs freedom. Oh, and what's another three-thousand americans lives for the sake of a cause that we don't know? I won't mind living under constant fear of another terrorist attack. I mean we're only reminded every other second of the day about the level of terror in this country. Oh who needs economic equality anyway, the ones who truly know how to use money are the richest 1% of american's anyway. They deserve the 50% of all the tax breaks anyhow. How about that ENRON scandal, we don't need to perform a thorough investigation because, ya know, we can trust all of Bush's buddies. Who needs privacy? I can live under constant servalance, knowing that if I oppose the government anyway they'll take me off on charges that I'm not even accountable for. Who needs peace? We have to kill a lot more people to make America a safer place. Oh and don't mind the millions of people angry at the US for nulifying their families and houses, I'm pretty sure they'll get over it once our conglomerates take an economic stronghold in there "liberated" country. Yep, fill Iraq and Afghanistan with sweat shops. I mean they have to get over it sometime, Look at Osama Bin Laden. he was pissed that we bombed his land for decades, killing thousands upon thousands of children, women, babies, civilians, ect... he got over it. Sure, he bombed the twin towers as an act of contrition for those who were killed by the US prior to 9/11, but he got over it. And I'm pretty sure those millions who are screaming for vengance will get over it too. But with this in mind, who really needs security? We are no safer now than we were before september 11. Who needs a president who will Keep his promises. Sure, Osama is still free and our 5 trillion dollar surplus is now a 5 trillion dollar defecit even after he promised not to touch the social security fund, but who's keeping track. Who really needs an intellectual for a president. I can sleep soundly knowing that there is a guy with a fifth graders mentallity running the country and given the authority to order a "nucyaler" attack. We don't need someone who is willing to let the people fight for his battles. I mean who in there right mind wanted to fight in Vietnam. We needed someone to guard our coasts against....some anti american entity. Who needs a moral upstanding president. Sure he's the only president in history to go into the white house with a criminal record, but so what? Who needs a president to work for the people, I mean, his campaign was funded by the richest conglomerates in america (Whose businesses don't pay taxes) but so what.

Yes, why lie? Why don't we just admit that we are an oligarchy? I can live with that, the media doesn't have to tell me that I'm living in a democracy anymore. I'm happy just being told what to do. Yes, Who needs freedom anyway?

Euthenasia

I could write for Michael Moore :p

Posted by: Euthenasia at November 3, 2004 08:09 AM

Here's a scary thought. We've covered 5/6 of the space of this entire thread.

Posted by: Euthenasia at November 3, 2004 08:14 AM

So, Johnny- I suggest that you get Toby's new CD when it comes out November 9th and listen to courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue! It is my anthem, and it's Bush's too. We've won fair and square and i'm happy that kerry was cool enough to realize his defeat. Now, regardless of whether you were for Bush or Kerry, now it's time to stand by our country and our troops. We're fighting a war on terror- and this we have to win. And Iwon't come complaining about gas prices to anyone, because I know the reason behind them- and the reason is freedom and justice for all. Thank you!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 3, 2004 02:45 PM

First of all, dammit TK, I cant believe I have to buy that CD!!!! LOL Perhaps I will just download it for free of Kazaa.... J/k I will keep my word....

Ok, here is my take, like it or not. The very basic concept of a war on terrorism is such a rediculous notion I cant believe that you are buying into it.. Thats like fighting a war on Jealously or Envy. There will never be an end to terrorism. Do you honestly think that there is going to be a time where bush comes on TV and says with confidence, "Yup, we got em all! We won the war on terrorism!!" Its not going to happen, its rediculous.

And by the way, the reason gas prices are so high is because Bush's buddies in Saudi Arabia can make them high whenever they want for no reason.

Let me ask you this, Bush says that the Middle east is getting better every day. That peace and prosperity are spreading thruout the region like a brushfire (or some Duby analogy like that) So if the Middle east is so much safer and more stable now that we run Iraq, why on earth is crude oil at its highest price in over 30 years????? $51 per barrell????!!!!??? It makes no sense.

I respect your opinion, and I respect that I am obviously outvoted among my fellow americans on this bush issue, but as an intelligent person you have to see that his stories make no sens, you must admit that there is some element of bullshit to what he say, I dont think I can sleep at night if you honestly believe that his intentions are completely benevolent and honest. This guy had his first three oil companies (which he ran into the ground) almost completely funded by his dad's buddies in Saudi Arabia!!! I mean, if he is such good friends with them and the Middle east is such a better place than before, Why cant I afford to drive to work??? Why cant he call up his godfather Muhamad Gahdzizi and say, "hey dude, my country is getting hit hard by these prices, can you bring them down a little????"

TK, You are awesome, even though I rarely agree with anything you say, I like you, but please, try to be a little open minded about this gas situation, if not I will lose my faith in humanity.....

Euthenasia
Dude, how old are you agian? You are a really smart kid for your age. Dont go getting into any trouble, on the contrary, get into politics, for the sake of the youth of the nation, we need smart people like you to take control. I would do it myself but I'm not that smart.

Posted by: Johnny at November 3, 2004 11:56 PM

Ok, I'll work on being a little more open-minded about the gas thing- but I'm not really pissed off about it at all. You know my stand on it- we're at war, and it's lower on my priority list as far as freedom and justice come. They come first, and then we can worry about domestic issues and stuff like that a little later. And Johnny, don't go putting yourself down and say that you're not smart- because you are. You've come up with good facts and information to back what you believe and say- and I'd consider that pretty smart. you know, Johhny, ya don't have to buy the CD if you don't want to, but if you have a free download, what the hell? Why not do it?Who knows, if you're "openminded" about Toby, maybe you'll like his music!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 4, 2004 05:31 AM

Aw shucks Johnny, Come on man, you are smart. The people of america would be lucky if all of them were on the same level of intelligence. As for me, I get some of the worst Grades in school. It's not that I'm lazy or any other pre-fabricated bullcrap that my teachers regurgitate to my parents. I just believe that the public school systems' (Or any school system for that matter) objective is to make us more ignorant. Grading is a systematic rating configuration that rates children from an "A" to an "F." The "A" children will be ignorant little sheep doing what their told inside their cubicals for the rest of the miserable lives. The "F" Children on the other hand are not necessarily stupid or minimally exceptional, on the contrary, most people who get "F"'s are either too sophisticated for the kind of education we are subjected to, or they are druggies with nothing better to do. My hypothesis is that High-School prepares our ignorance for the future. The more that is kept from us, the better. Just so long as we keep the continuity of modern day society.

Euthenasia

I'd type more, but I'm at school and I have no privacy here.

Posted by: Euthenasia at November 4, 2004 08:04 AM

Tk, I like you, but the chances of me enjoying a country music CD are about as slim as the chance that you might suddenly become a liberal democrat!!!!!

Posted by: Johnny at November 6, 2004 12:32 AM

Whoa now Johnny. Don't stigmatize country. Sure, modern country sucks. (Toby Keith, Faith Hill, Tim Mcgraw, Brooks n Dun, Randy Travis) But Creedence Clearwater Revival will live on! Oh, and while we're on the subject of music. Who likes folk? (Woody and Arlo Guthrie and Country Joe Mcdonald.) How about rock? (Led Zeppelin, The Who, Black Sabbath, Queen, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Nirvana, The White Stripes) Or celtic rock. (The Proclaimers and The Cranberries) I am rather fond of the aformentioned artists, excludint the ones in the neo-country section. They sound too redneckish for my taste, sorry tk. Most of it sounds forced though, as if they need to make their voices sound more annoying, sorry again tk. I just can't get into neo-country. It's lost its rebellious edge.

Euthenasia

Posted by: Euthenasia at November 6, 2004 07:02 AM

I don't like country either, but Nickel Creek is technically classified as country and I just love their music. On the other hand, I am not sure country fans would include them as country either. For one thing, they are from San Diego. :-)

Posted by: tunesmith at November 6, 2004 12:45 PM

Hey, believe it or not, I'm NOT a country fan! I just heard about the fella named Toby Keith about a year ago, and I started listening to him and now I love him! But, otherwise, I'm into Slipknot, Nickelback, and Metallica.

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 6, 2004 03:45 PM

PS- Euth- If you've ever listened to ANY Toby Keith (which I'm sure you haven't,) he's pretty damn rebellious! I mean, he does the royal kiss-off "How Do You Like Me Now?!" and lots of his videos and songs have sparked controversy because they're too rowdy.

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 6, 2004 03:47 PM

Ooh, how do you like me now? No offense I have heard his music. For you see, my little sister's in the FFA, and long story short the country music kind of grew on her. So now she has her stations set on 93.1 or whatever the hell country station she puts it on. And, well, I have heard the Taliban Song, How Do Ya Like Me Now, and that one "we'll put a boot n' yer ass" song. They all sound like typical listen to what our government says, cause ya know the taliban was only funded by america during the cold war and now that they are no longer usefull for us we need to be rid of them. I meant rebellious country, not beating up some guy at a bar or whatnot. I meant something anti american. Like Country Joe Mcdonalds the Fish Cheer. "Gimme an "F"! Gimme a "U"! Gimme a... well, I'm pretty much you can foresee the rest.

Euthenasia

I put Curlers in my hair last night. My hair is a fright!

Posted by: Euthenasia at November 7, 2004 06:47 AM

Dude, I'm totally celebrating tonight! We've got Toby Keith's new CD coming out tomorrow, and he's gonna perform LIVE at the CMA's tomorrow night! Things just can't get any better!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 8, 2004 06:08 PM

Tk, You were right! I was wrong about Toby all this time, he is the most eloquent poet ever! I especially love this lyric from the song,

BLUEBEDROOM!

Woke up this morning with day old coffee
Smoked what was left of your cigarette

Or this emotionally charged passage from my personal favorite entitled:

BIG OLE TRUCK
And someday soon I'm gonna climb right up
And take a little ride in her big ol' truck


Damn that is some powerful stuff. Shakespeare look out!

Forgive my SARCASIM! TK I LOVE YOU

Posted by: Johnny at November 8, 2004 06:11 PM

Dude, Johhnny! You got Toby's CD?

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 8, 2004 06:45 PM

Wait, I just thought of something... "Big Old Truck" is on Toby's first greatest hits, and "Blue Bedroom" is on How Do You Like Me Now?!" How did you get that song? What CD did you get? Or, didja just randomly download Toby off the internet?

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 8, 2004 06:47 PM

(And actually you left out the lyrics following those in blue bedroom_
woke up this morning to day old coffee
smoked what was left of your cigarette
sit by the phone just in case you call me
it ain't ringin' yet
See? If you went a little deeper, THEY DO RYHME! Shakespeare had better look out...hahaha
I love you too, Johnny!

Posted by: at November 8, 2004 06:50 PM

I have nothing better to do with my time...
by the way, you probably already guessied it, but the previous post was me..
so, johhny, i just have a question... who do YOU like in musc? Do you like rock, pop, rap...? Who do you listen to?

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 8, 2004 07:04 PM

OH HELL YEAH! Hats off to Toby and his daughter Krystal for their awesome performance on the CMA awards a bit ago! Krystal, you are great and Toby, you kick ASS! Good look at the show, and I hope you win them all, big guy!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 9, 2004 06:09 PM

Oh no! The CMA awards were on and I didn't watch them??? NOOOO I was watching the Suns game and my TIVO must have forgotten to record it! DAMN YOU TIVO!!!!! DAMN YOU!!!!!

You know what TK? I actually just downloaded a couple of songs (ones that had the most hickish titles I could find) I couldn't afford to buy a Toby Cd because I have to save all my money in preparation for the coming economical collapse due to GWB's Re ElectioN!!!!!!! hehe, j/k Its ok that you posted a lot! We would never think any less of you, sometimes there is nothing else to do but come on into this virtual Plato's Cave and compare notes... As for me, I like all kinds of music. Mostly Rock and some rap. I mean come on, you wanna talk about poetry? What is more romantic than when Snoop Dogg says:

I make Money,
And I really dont love ho's....

That is some beautiful music right there my friends!

But seriously, I like rock, bands like Radiohead, Incubus, Jack Johnson, David Gray, Nine Inch Nails, Audioslave/RATM etc etc etc..... That type of music is much more appropriate when I am worshipping the devil with my fellow democrats!!! AHHHHHHHHH

Posted by: Johnny at November 9, 2004 09:44 PM

Johnny, do you like Slipknot? If you haven't heard of them or listened to their music, you really should. They kick ass...
Anyway, if you don't like country, then why in the heck would you wanna watch the CMA awards?
(I have a few Audioslave downloaded onto my laptop) Do you like AFI?

PS- If you wanna dowload a redneck song by Toby, try Whiskey Girl or I love This Bar. Those are pretty redneck..ha ha ha

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 10, 2004 07:38 AM

Out here in the fields
I fight for my meals
I get my back into my living
I don’t need to fight
To prove I’m right
I don’t need to be forgiven

Don’t cry
Don’t raise your eye
It’s only teenage wasteland

Sally ,take my hand
Travel south crossland
Put out the fire
Don’t look past my shoulder
The exodus is here
The happy ones are near
Let’s get together
Before we get much older
-The Who
-Baba O'riley

That's my poetry.

Euthenasia

Posted by: Euthenasia at November 10, 2004 05:43 PM

Nice, Euth...
I am just so damn pumped right now, I can't even explain! You see, Toby had a concert featured on AOL LIVE and I just watched and god, does that man kick ASS!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 10, 2004 07:09 PM

Can somebody get this girl some icewater please!!!! :) LOL

Posted by: Johnny at November 11, 2004 12:10 AM

PS. I'll try those toby songs right now Tk, thanks for the tips.....

PPS.. AFI Sucks even more ass than Toby! Sorry, damn, another thing we dont agree on.... But I do like Slipknot!!!!

Posted by: Johnny at November 11, 2004 12:11 AM

Let's get our politicians, their daughters, and sons
Give each one of them a gun
Ship them off and tell them "have fun"

Wait till each one of them dies
Bury them in their lies
And watch the fire rain from the skies
-Justice: By Euthenasia

Euthenasia

We need to bring our troops back home. They don't deserve to be in Iraq. There is no reason for them to be there!

Posted by: Euthenasia at November 12, 2004 08:01 AM

Euth, you should consider a career in poetry...
But we've been arguing our points for a long, long time about our views on the War in Iraq, I'm for it and you ain't. For one more time, let me just say that I think Iraq is central to defeating the al queda. If we pull our troops out now, it'll be like undoing all the good that we've accomplished. They need to stay until it's time, and they know that too. I personally know a soldier that's over there and he says that he'd be upset that all he did was a waste if he came home now with the job unfinished.

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 12, 2004 04:29 PM

Actually, I think a good deal of the present-day objection to the Iraq war is different than that.

The reason why it would be bad to pull out of Iraq all at once now is that it *would* increase the odds of terrorism growth. So is most of what we're doing over there, but that's another story.

But the objection is that while resolving the iraq situation is important in terms of dealing with al-qaida, that wasn't a good reason to invade iraq to *begin* with. It was different then. back then there was no al-qaida connection in Iraq.

So the reason some people are concerned is not so much because of Iraq, but because he could do something else similarly stupid in the future.

Posted by: tunesmith at November 12, 2004 04:56 PM

Blah Blah, I am with TK on this one, this debate is WORN OUT! I propose a new topic but leave the decision entirely up to yall as this is the best and most free country in the world!

You know what rocks? Cheese popcorn! I mean, you get the crunchy satisfaction of chips with the cheezy sensation of Nachos! Who wants to disagree with me? Bring it!

Posted by: Johnny at November 12, 2004 11:09 PM

By invading Iraq we are accomplishing nothing other than obtaining more people who want vengence for what Happened to them. We are neither ceasing nor assisting terrorism if we leave now. The best offense against terrorism is defense. As if limiting our constitutional rights weren't enough "protection" from the terrorists. This is going to be another USSR fiasco like osama said. We're going to keep fighting them until our economic status is depleted. They are only bleeding us dry. Although, I do see the point in your guy's arguments. Sigh, it looks like we're screwed no matter what we do.

Euthenasia

Posted by: Euthenasia at November 13, 2004 07:34 AM

Oh my God, Johhny! We AGREE ON SOMETHING! I LOVE CHEESE POPCORN! I love eating it while I'm watching my favoire horror movies like the Texas Chainsaw Massacre...

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 13, 2004 09:32 AM

I am currently in training, to be deployed to Iraq soon. (Not telling you when, classified info, ya'know :) )
Keith has talent is similar to Bill O'Reilley's (that is instigating), only Bill O seems a lot more intellignet (which, of course isn't saying much).
Anyway, leave it to the population with according intelligence to entertain itself with available means.
So long, yours truly-U.S. Army soldier.

Posted by: Ilya at November 13, 2004 10:59 AM

Thanks for the post Ilya!

Good Luck girl!

Be safe and be careful!!!!!!

No matter how much crap we all talk on here we all agree that we are proud of you and we know you are going to give them hell over there! Hopefully you can get deployed to a rehab center in Milan or Paris! That would be the best senario!

Posted by: Johnny at November 13, 2004 10:00 PM

Come back safe Ilya.

Posted by: Euthenasia at November 14, 2004 08:35 AM

HELL YEAH! I'm proud of you, Ilya- you go kick some ass for us! It's the brave men and women like you that make this country what it is... we love you!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 14, 2004 09:45 AM

Okay, not trying to get off subject, but...
I'd like to wish my favorite big dog the best of luck tonight at the American Music Awards. Good luck, Toby... I LOVE YA, BIG GUY!!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 14, 2004 03:35 PM

Ok Tk, watched the AMA's tonight, saw your boyfriend win all the awards! That dude is so freakin.... grrrr nevermind, out of respect to my favorite lady Ms. Tk, I will abstain!

Congrats Toby, you big freak!

Posted by: Johnny at November 14, 2004 10:05 PM

Aw, damn it, Johnny! You beat me to it! Yes, Congratulations, TOBY! YOU KICK ASS! I love ya, you are da man!!!! Hey, my boyfriend is so freakin'... what? HE IS SO FREAKIN AWESOME!! Thank you, Johhny! That just made my week!!
Come on, you have to admit Toby deserved it, and he even gave a shot out ot his 7 year old Stelen, and to our "brothers and sisters" over in Iraq! TOBY, I LOVE YA, BIG GUY!!!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 15, 2004 06:45 AM

I thought you were married TK???

Posted by: johnny at November 15, 2004 11:36 AM

Kind of odd that a "God Loving" individual like Toby didn't give any credit to God after winning the Award. Oh well. Things have died down here post election, and well, I guess I serve no purpose here. There is nothing left to fight. And there is no reason for me to be here anymore. I hope to see you guys on any other threads.

Euthenasia

Good Bye

Posted by: Euthenasia at November 15, 2004 04:24 PM

Hey, Johnny, what made you think that? WERE DID YOU GET THAT IDEA??!! (For your information, Johnny, I'm not and I'm only 23...)
And Euth, DONT'T LEAVE!! WE NEED YOU, MAN! We need as many people posting as we can get, there aren't enough active people participating anymore... Johnny, if you leave, then I'll really be ticked...we can still carry on conversations...

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 15, 2004 04:54 PM

PS-
Johnny, are you imagining me as an old fat redneck woman? You probably are... dude, I'm not!!!! HA HA HA...

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 15, 2004 04:57 PM

Oh no Tk, trust me, that is not how I imagined you at all.... far from it actually...:)

That was just my subtle way of asking if you are married...

EUTH, dont go away, like you have better things to do anyway! Ok new topic, anything you want, hmmm let me think, something you will be interested in. The JFK assasination, Hitlers favorite color, oh, how about Osama's favorite movie!!! Your thoughts!

Posted by: Johnny at November 16, 2004 12:00 PM

Well thanks, Johnny. Most people who chat with me in chat rooms or forums think I'm an old, fat redneck woman- and that pisses me a little. And Euthenasia, we still want you here as an active member- you're informative posts are what we need more of...

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 16, 2004 12:49 PM

So, if we do have a lack of interesting topics to discuss, I can certainly dig some up for y'all... movies, Toby, more Toby (ha ha)...
No, seriously, I'll always be back to share my opinions, and I hope everyone else will be too. I'm comfortable talking about anything, so let's keep posting! I'll talk anything- politics, music, movies, vacations, TV, sports...

Posted by: tk at November 16, 2004 03:03 PM

Hey, that's a bit odd- I swear I put tkwarrior01 in that last post...something's going on with my computer...

Posted by: at November 16, 2004 03:07 PM

GRRRR! I HATE COMPUTERS!!!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 16, 2004 03:13 PM

Hey, regulars. I might be switching weblog locations soon, and closing down comment threads on this one. I wanted to give you plenty of warning since you seem to like talking to each other - give you some time to talk with each other and find another place to hang out.

My new weblog will of course continue to have comments (Euth seems to be popping around and visiting the other entries, hi Euth), but I doubt they will be about Toby Keith. :-)

Posted by: tunesmith at November 16, 2004 03:16 PM

AAHH! SO NOT COOL! Tunesmith, PLEASE POST TO US WHERE WE ARE SWITCHING TO! That's okay, it all doesn't have to be about Toby Keith, especially considering my presence always brings an element of Toby into the conversation...

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 16, 2004 03:59 PM

So, just kinda dropped by for the sake of dropping by... and I hope to see you guys all posting on the new web blog when we get there, right?

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 16, 2004 07:36 PM

Hey Tk, just incase this thread is gone tomorrow, we should trade e-mail so we can keep arguing about toby. And to Euth and Tune, if anyone wants to chat, send me an e-mail.

Especially you TK

stananders123@hotmail.com

Posted by: johnny at November 16, 2004 11:24 PM

Ps TK you can just e-mail me yours, you dont have to post it if you dont want to, there are a lot of crazies out there.. no offense Euth!

Posted by: johnny at November 16, 2004 11:25 PM

guys, it won't be for a couple of weeks at least.

the new weblog will be announced on the main page of my weblog (if you guys are reading it regularly).

But it has to finish getting designed, first.

I'm basically rebranding. the new weblog is going to be themed around politics and technology in particular.

museworld is going to become my music site - since I started a company for composing music and film scoring and stuff.

Posted by: tunesmith at November 16, 2004 11:32 PM

Oh, okay... a few weeks, that's cool! So, we'll just carry on our normal conversations, then, shall we?

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 17, 2004 08:14 AM

So, I'm just visiting again for the sake of visting.. I've got a Slipknot song hopelessly stuck in my head ("Wait and Bleed") and I'm trying to get it out of my head! I've tried listening to my Toby, but it hasn't worked!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 17, 2004 06:22 PM

So, anyone! Let's throw in a topic that's open to debates... anything! (Anything besides the worn-out agruments about Bush, Toby, and Iraq)

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 17, 2004 07:56 PM

So has anyone else heard about this nonsense controversy over the Monday night football ad?

I think its rediculous!

Posted by: Johnny at November 17, 2004 10:02 PM

No, man- I didn't hear about it... what's the controversy? (Honestly, it can't be any worse than least year's Janet Jackson incident...)I'm interested, now...

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 18, 2004 01:55 PM

Hey, I just checked into it---tsk, tsk, tsk- Honestly, don't Americans have more compelling ways to use their time!? We argue about "naked" girls jumping at football pro football players... it's even FUNNIER that the janet issue...

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 18, 2004 04:21 PM

I know, honestly, when did we get so freaking sensitive to sexuality? Honestly, it seemed like before the Janet Jackson incident, stuff like this went on all the time without any controversy. Ever since her stunt everyone is so uptight about every little word and gesture a woman makes. I mean, you can show a guy in nothing but his underwear and a huge bulge, thats fine, but show a woman and her "DIRTY DIRTY BODY" and its a crim against humanity. Its like they are saying, YOU WOMEN SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES FOR HAVING THOSE DIRTY DIRTY BREASTS! COVER YOURSELVES!!!! I thought once Asscroft retired we would get over this stuff. I guess not!

Posted by: Johnny at November 18, 2004 05:14 PM

That's so pathetic- i mean, the media can find anything to complain about- frankly, most music videos can be considered dirty because of all the girls dancing around in nothing and in their underwear, movies can be considered profane because of the sex, and all that. There's nothing wrong with sex, provided that the audience is mature. Obviously, I wouldn't show a little kid a vidoe or show with that on it, because I don't think they're ready for it just yet. The viewers need to be mature about it! God, is it that bad? COME ON!! And it's so true- you're soo right, Johnny- if a GUY dances around naked it's okay, but if a girl does it, it's DIRTY!! Honestly, have you seen the jeans commercial where the guy goes to his girlfriend's house in his underwear? it's actually a cute commercial, but anyway... how come there ain't any controversy over that?!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 19, 2004 06:06 AM

So, let's see... what's new? Nothing that y'all would care about- I got Toby's new DVD, I saw him in concert, etc...
And I'm trying to think... anything that y'all would be interested in,as far as debates?
Let;s see

What do ya think of stem cell research?

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 20, 2004 09:18 AM

We'll get to the stem cell research thing in a moment, but right now I cant talk cuz there is a heard of NBA players chasing me!! Run everyone, theyre coming!!! RUN!!!!!

Posted by: Johnny at November 23, 2004 11:05 PM

Uh, okay, Johnny... I'll just hand here until you're ready to talk...

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 24, 2004 11:56 AM

Hey everybody. Just came back to wish everyone a happy Genocide Day (aka Thanksgiving.)

Posted by: Euthenasia at November 25, 2004 09:04 AM

Well, thanx Euth! I thought I'd seen and heard the last of you (and that's a negative impact). We miss ya on this forum, considering you were always an active memver in our debates. Be cool, Euth!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 25, 2004 03:04 PM

I feel like y'all are my family on this site- Johnny you're like a big bro! So, anyway, i've got nothing better to do, and I had to write out my happiness! I just downloaded the hottest song ever by Toby! I WIN!!! No one really cares, so I won't go there... So how is everyone doing? Are we cool? Gearing up for the holidays...?

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 26, 2004 09:54 AM

I love you too little sis!

Posted by: Johnny at November 28, 2004 08:11 PM

Aw, thanks, Johnny! Love y'all!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at November 30, 2004 02:55 PM

if ya'll think that toby is just using them to make money your daed wrong im a soldier stationed in iraq and have met him he truly supports what we do because its right not because he can make money. His songs sing about how what they did is wrong and how people over here lost the lives of loved ones his father was in the army lost his eye and died a few months after returning home and they still fly a flag in there front yard.

Posted by: bobby ray at December 4, 2004 12:35 PM

WOW, BOBBY! That's great that Toby came over there, isn't it? I know someone stationed over in Afghanistan that got to meet Toby and they said he was REALLY awesome. Yeah, I'm proud of Toby for getting out there and doing his thang, and I thank all the soldiers like you, Bobby, that are fighting to keep us free! Hope you and all of your fellow soldiers have a HAPPY HOLIDAY and return home SAFE and SOON!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at December 5, 2004 03:53 PM

OK, GUYS AND GALS- The dang thang wouldn't let me post without kicking in my email address- and i'd REALLY appreciate it if ya didn't pummel me with emails- see, I live at my boyfriend's house and he'll KILL me if he checks his computer and gets a trillion emails! Thank you!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at December 5, 2004 03:59 PM

What do you expect from a untalented hick. Whats sad is that Toby is the image most of the world has of Americans, too much money, not enough brains, and ignorant, God bless ya'll.

Posted by: Johnny O. at December 7, 2004 11:02 PM

Ya know, Johhnny? How about we work out a compromies. You give Toby a little slakc, and I'll cut y'alls a little bit of slack, too. Let's not start PERSONALLY attacking people, ok?

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at December 8, 2004 06:37 AM

Toby is entitled to his opinion- (the last time I checked it was called Freedom of Speech). Fame didn't come just like that for him either- he worked hard for his money! He worked in the rodeo and in the oil fields for years before he became famous....

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at December 8, 2004 05:09 PM

Well, I just dropped by to say Merry Christmas (or Happy Chanukah), whatever applies! Have a safe holiday! Love y'all!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at December 12, 2004 11:36 AM

Sorry everyone, I have been out of touch for a while, had a busy past couple of weeks.

TK, That was not me who posted as Johnny O, just so you know, you know I am past all of that..

Merry Christmas

Posted by: The Real Johnny at December 18, 2004 12:55 AM

Yeah, Happy Holidays Everybody. There's my E-mail if you want to give me a ring.

Posted by: Euthanasia at December 19, 2004 07:10 PM

Ah, okay, REALY JOHNNY! I HATE it when people come on claiming to be SOMEONE ELSE! Okay, very cool! Happy Holidays to y'all! Hope everyone has a SAFE holiday season!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at December 20, 2004 07:17 PM

Toby Keith is a racist moron who used 9/11 as a means to sell embarrassingly bad country music albums to thousands of people with low music standards.

I am also extremely tired of hearing military use the "the only reason America is free is because of Marines/Army like me". Sorry this is fantasy. Although Military plays an important role in " Freedom" so do all American taxpayers who pay soldiers salaries! As a proud former Navy officer and current police officer, I cannot denounce those who allow me to perform the job i love: the American people as a whole.

Get off your right wing elitist attitude and do you job.

Posted by: Tyrone Jackson at December 20, 2004 11:55 PM

Okay, TYRONE! I would email you with a LONG response, but since I know that I HATE people emailing me unless I personally know them, I won't. Lemme just say this- you talk to ANYONE else on this forum and they'll tell you- DONT MESS WITH ME AND TOBY!
Hope you have a GREAT holiday, Tyrone..

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at December 21, 2004 04:03 PM

Better watch out,
better not cry,
better not say Toby aint a great guy,
TK Girl will mess you up bad!

Posted by: Johnny at December 21, 2004 10:06 PM

You better be nice to Toby
Your thoughts better be clean
If you said something bad about him
She'll stab you in the spleen!

Ha ha, Sorry Tk, I couldn't resist!

Posted by: Euthanasia at December 22, 2004 01:39 PM

DAMN RIGHT!!!! You got that one straight, y'all!

Aw, man guys! THAT WAS COOL! You really made me laugh my ass of there! That was good- y'alls should consider a career in songwriting!!!

Okay, you fellas have a good holiday!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at December 23, 2004 01:13 PM

Okay, y'alls! It's Christmas Eve and I hope that ALL of y'alls have a REALLY GREAT Christmas and Holiday Season!! I LOVE YA!!!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at December 24, 2004 04:07 PM

ok here is my opinion on the war, even though not all U S citizens believe that the war is right we should be UNITED because after ALL we did elect OUR OWN officials. AND THEY serve us and as their job they are to do what is best for the country. Not to stand bye and let another nation ruin OUR Country . I dont know about u but do u want to live in a dictatorship cause i dont I LIKE HAVING FREEDOM !!!!! To add to what i stated above Those soldiers over there need our support more now than ever. Look what happened to world war 2 veterans we didnt support them as much as we should of and now they are on the streets HOMELESS. So support ALL of those in uniform because even if you dont believe in the war they are protecting your FREEDOM.!!!!!!!!!!!!! They game up jobs, relationships and friends to go over their where they experience fear everyday.
Now as for Toby Keith he is exercising his freedom of speech to express his oppinions on the war and frankly, Soldiers in Iraq like the patriotic tunes that he sings. They need someone to speak for them, and there is no one better than TOBY KEITH!!!!!! Keep it up Toby .

feel free to email me
unionjrotcadet@sbcglobal.net
tell me what u think

Posted by: jrotc cadet at December 25, 2004 06:56 PM

Hey, thanks jrotc cadet! I agree with ya!! Yes, WE REALLY NEED TO SUPPORT OUR TROOPS! Let's all give it up and support them because they deserve it!

Oh, and PS Y'alls-hehehehe- I GET TO GO SEE TOBY LIVE NEW YEARS EVE IN NASHVILLE!! ANYONE WANNA COME?

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at December 26, 2004 01:02 PM

See what has happened here is that GWB has convinced you that anyone who is anti-war is anti-troops. I am not anti troop by any means, I fully and whole heartedly support the troops and respect the sacrifice they make, but I will never support the war they are being FORCED to fight. Its not that I dont support the troops, I just dont believe they should be there.

TK, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Posted by: Johnny at December 27, 2004 07:10 PM

I kinda figured that, it's just that I happen to know a LOT of people that support neither the troops nor Bush. It's really directed to them, not y'alls. But anwyay, thanks! Happy Holidays!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at December 28, 2004 09:56 AM

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!! I GET TO GO SEE TOBY LIVE TONIGHT IN NASHVILLE!!! WHOO!! I LOVE YA BIG GUY!!!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at December 31, 2004 07:45 AM

I need to see The White Stripes live one of these days.

Posted by: Euthanasia at December 31, 2004 08:21 AM

OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!! I SAW HIM LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!! HE KICKS ASS!!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at January 1, 2005 04:04 PM

Hmmm, I will agree with the fact that not many entertainers look very enthusiastic when performing on broadcasted award shows and stuff. But, I've been to LOTS of concerts and the energt level goes WAY up at the concert. Like, with Toby. You may think his performances SUCK on TV, but if you go out and see one of his concerts, you'd be surprised at the GREAT show he can put on!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at January 2, 2005 04:22 PM

You posted that 3 times, just so you know...

it IS a great blog! WHO!!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at January 4, 2005 08:54 AM

Anyone have an opinion on god? I'm not sure.....

Posted by: Johnny at January 6, 2005 01:25 AM

Cheese popcorn rules!

Posted by: Johnny at January 6, 2005 01:26 AM

Cheese popcorn KICKS ASS!!! WHOO!!!
Hmmm...somehow I think religion is a touchy subject...I myself don't believe in God...

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at January 6, 2005 12:45 PM

Hm, yes...religion is a touchy subject. I myself am a believer in god, but as for proving his/her existence I cannot do so. For the entire concept of faith is to believe without knowing for a fact that god does exist.

Posted by: Euthanasia at January 6, 2005 04:40 PM

Yup, that's what faith is! Good definition, Euth...

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at January 12, 2005 06:08 PM

I dont know much of anything and I never used to believe in god. Until the day I saw my daughter born I felt totally alone in the universe. Since that day, I know that there has to be something out there because there is no way I've created something this amazing on my own. (well ofcourse not totally alone obviously, but you know what I mean!)

Posted by: Johnny at January 16, 2005 12:41 AM

Awwww, Johnny... I'm tearing up here, man!!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at January 18, 2005 06:31 AM

It takes something like that to renew our faith. I personally find it a waste of space (the universe) if there wasn't a God. I just look around and know in my soul that this world wasn't a random accident. If it was, then what do we have to live for? What do we have to strive for? The way I see it, humanity has a purpose. We weren't concieved clear out of the blue by an explosion or what have you in attempts to thrive in a world rampant in social darwinism, because that's no way to live. There is something beyond our sensory capabilities, and I personally choose to believe in that benevolent entity many call "God". There is so much science has yet to explain, hell, they even have to explain their explanations.

Sometimes I wonder what scientists actually do while working. One theory is that they just sit around and get stoned to come up with their theories. :p

"Hey guys, I had a thought, what if we say that the universe was created by an explosion!"

"Heh heh, dude you're trippin' but that sounds cool!"

"Yeah, now lets tell everyone and see how many of them believe it!"

Posted by: Euthanasia at January 18, 2005 08:26 AM

Woah there Euth....

I said I believed in god I didn't say I had lost my damn mind! I still think that most dogma is completely full of crap and is little more than a form of mind control and that all these so called "religions" are FUBAR!

You wanna talk about CRACKPOT theories? How about this little stoner notion....

Ok mannnn, there was this dude Noah, and god like appeared to him in this bush,,, heh heh heh, bush..... and he like built this boat totally all by himself man!!! And somehow he like put enough people, animals, insects, Bacteria, Fungus, and supplies on this boat cuz it like started raining and Everything on the planet like died man! Except for the Noah man and his arc crew bra!!!!!

Posted by: Johnny at January 18, 2005 08:59 PM

DAMN!!!!! This thing still going after a year!!! Man....I posted back in March 2004 and it's now the end of January 2005!!!! Don't these ever die? Ha ha.....and to beileve that I now actually KNOW tkwarrior!!! Ha ha!!! Guess who? :P Anywayz, I didnt read all of this cuz it'll take WAY too long but yea. I get the picture. This really changed. Even I, Queen of Random, can see that some of these posts are getting radnom! cheese popcorn rocks?? Talkin bout religions? Ha ha.

Posted by: smartie2742 at January 22, 2005 07:46 PM

Whoopsie!! Sorry. Didnt mean to post that three times!! My internet is being slow. Actually went through 2 songs on the radio for this whole thing to load back up!!! Anywayz, I once ran into a birdbath. It gave me a big bruise on me thigh!!

Posted by: smartie2742 at January 22, 2005 07:55 PM

SMART ONE SMARTIE!! Sheez...

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at January 25, 2005 08:17 PM

Geez you guys are touchy. Ok I'm sorry I brought up the whole religion thing, someone come up with a new topic quick before the high school kids start weeping!

Just kiddin Euth! Love you mannn!!!!

Posted by: Johnny at January 26, 2005 09:14 PM

lol. THAT'S WHY THEY CALL ME SMARTIE!!! xD

Posted by: smartie2742 at January 28, 2005 06:40 PM

Oh yea. Im a christian (and in high skool) but im not weepin about anything. What on earth are ya talkin bout Johnny? Heh heh...Toby Keith is also a Christian.....^__^

Posted by: smartie2742 at January 28, 2005 06:42 PM

Oh yea. Im a christian (and in high skool) but im not weepin about anything. What on earth are ya talkin bout Johnny? Heh heh...Toby Keith is also a Christian.....^__^

Posted by: smartie2742 at January 28, 2005 06:43 PM

roflmfao!!! I JUST DID IT AGAIN DAMMIT!!!!! XD

Posted by: smartie2742 at January 28, 2005 06:44 PM

Ok, new topic, then, shall we? Hmmm- I LIKE SNOWMOBILING, snowboarding, and eating! Hey, what are everyone's fav, like, movies?

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at January 29, 2005 08:46 PM

Hmmm....I HAVE NO FAVORITE MOVIE!!!!! But I do like eating and sleeping. Oh yea....AND I WATCH CARTOONS!!!!!!!!!!! ^_^

Posted by: smartie2742 at January 30, 2005 05:29 PM

roflmfao!!!! tkwarrior, I just started reading sum of these posts randomly and came across the one that said that all you wanted to do was make sweet luv to toby keith and the pearl truck and all that!!! DUDE!!!! Thats hella funny!!!! I didnt know if it waz really u or not at first!!! Too funny....sumbody pretending to be you....Well....Why wont sumbody pretend to be me???!!! Oh yea...and i felt a sense of anger come up to me when I read the part about "kill the jews." I have jewish blood in me. Hardly any, but I still do. And although I am also german and like germany and all that, I am against Hitler's beilefs and opinions and would like to add that he needs to die again and again!!!! Hmm.....SWEDES RULE!!!!!!! AND SO DO DANISHES!!!!!!!!

Posted by: smartie2742 at January 30, 2005 05:39 PM

I too am fond of various pastry products including the danish. Although I have to say that the danish pales in comparison to the delectable and savory toaster strudle!

Remember,

Johnny Loves Ya!

Posted by: johnny at January 30, 2005 08:24 PM

Mmmmm....yes...toaster strudels rule!!! But I disagree...danishes are much better!!! :P

Posted by: smartie2742 at January 31, 2005 06:27 PM

Hi everybody. I'll be posting less frequently now because Johnny hurt my feelings and poked holes into my beliefs. Ha ha! Kidding. Yeah, but seriously I'll be posting less frequently. My HTML web design class is over and now my DSL blew up on me. And now I have to sell my soul to satan (aka Dial up) in order to go on the internet. This sucks.

Posted by: Euthenasia at January 31, 2005 07:30 PM

lol. Yes...dial-up most certainly sucks!!! Luckily I have the oppurtunity to use a neighbor's wireless over here!!

Posted by: smartie2742 at February 3, 2005 09:22 PM

Ummm, no smartie. I DIDN'T write that post about Toby making sweet love to me...heh heh heh. I DIDN'T. I LOVE DANISHES!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at February 4, 2005 09:17 AM

lol. Ya! I know you didn't!!! JUST LIKE I DON'T LUV JOHN RICH GOD DAMMIT!!!!!

Posted by: smartie2742 at February 4, 2005 10:24 PM

I thought that sweet luv post thingy waz halarious!!!! xD

Posted by: smartie2742 at February 4, 2005 10:25 PM

Yes, it was duite hilarious...heh heh heh. LMAO. I LOVE JOHNNY RICH! JK...But anyway, where IS everyone?

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at February 5, 2005 02:08 PM

I am here. I have a new school Schedule. My Economics Teacher is a Nazi. Why do people, who never cuss, end up being the angriest people you meet?

Posted by: Euthenasia at February 6, 2005 01:21 PM

lol. I am here. Fear me for I make no sense!!! JUST LIKE THE PLATYPUSSES AND ELKS!!! They my friends......

Posted by: smartie2742 at February 8, 2005 02:38 PM

I KNOW EUTH! Creepy, isn't it? They give you the "slanted eye"...really scary sometimes.

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at February 10, 2005 05:02 PM

Huh?! Did I miss sumthing here.....

Posted by: smartie2742 at February 11, 2005 12:07 PM

There are places I’ll remember
all my life, though some have changed
Some forever not for better
Some have gone and some remain

All these places had their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life I’ve loved them all

But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these mem’ries lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new

Though I know I’ll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I’ll often stop and think about them
In my life I’ll love you more

Though I know I’ll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I’ll often stop and think about them
In my life I’ll love you more
In my life I’ll love you more

Posted by: johnny at February 14, 2005 10:41 AM

Huh??? Ok. I am most definately confoozed now!!! Happy Valentines day too you all also.

Posted by: smartie2742 at February 14, 2005 12:05 PM

Awww, Johnny... HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TO Y'all! O LOVE YA!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at February 14, 2005 03:21 PM

My husband just got deployed not even a month ago and it is the hardest thing somebody will ever have to go through. So for all of you Anti-war people you shouldn't be hating on the troops because they are over in Iraq fighting for your freedom and they are giving you the freedom to protest the war. When one of your family members gets shipped overseas you will think twice about hating on them. I just want to add that i hope all you troops over in Iraq come home soon safely to your families ... I love you all and i appreciate everything you do for us ... especially you PFC Derek Miller. Your my whole world and your little girl loves you very much. Please come home soon to us. We love you

Posted by: Samantha at February 16, 2005 01:24 PM

I know I'm opening up old wounds, but...

Samantha, I can understand your concern for your husbands' safety and honor, but it's not what you think. Modern day society has stigmatized those who oppose the war. People like Rumsfeld and Bush want you to believe that if you are anti war, then you are anti soldiers. That is not the case at all. I respect the soldiers. I know some soldiers and veterans who fervently disagree with this war, does that make them hate themselves?

I don't hate soldiers, I just hate the fact that their being sent to fight for absolutely no reason, other than imperialistic ventures and, dare I say it, oil?

Secondly, and this is a concept I could hardly understand, how does invading a third world country, that posed more threat to itself than anyone else, be securing our freedoms. If that is the case, may I throw a bowling ball through the roof of my neighbors house to make sure my freedoms remain unspoiled? No, that Idea is silly. I can understand a threat like Nazi Germany, or Napoleonic France, but not from a country like Iraq or even afghanistan for that matter. Considering that the bigger threat, Osama Bin Laden, is still on the loose, I would deem it a fight for freedom if we spent more money and time chasing after this guy. But no, we're directing our resources to secure a country that doesn't want to be secured by our western civilization.

Don't catagorize all "anti-war" hippies by the actions of the ones who spit on soldiers upon their arrival.

...Happy belated commercialists'/consumerists'/big CEO's favorite non-religious holiday (aka Valentines.)

Posted by: Euthanasia at February 16, 2005 05:00 PM

Check here for a diagram on how pro-war and pro-troops aren't the same thing.

Posted by: tunesmith at February 16, 2005 05:31 PM

What if I don't wanna check there?!?!? O_o IT'S BED TIME!!!!! Skool tomorrow......

Posted by: smartie2742 at February 16, 2005 10:30 PM

You know, I'd rather insult someone than kill them. All the people who are bitching about Toby being a racist hick and all that bullshit, get over it. So he sings songs that might offend a group of people that KILLED more than 3000 innocent AMERICANS with plans to do more! What country are you from? Who gives you the right to bitch? That's right, it's the good ol' US. What other country in the world would even allow you to say stuff like that, to speak out against the government and its policies while also enjoying the benefits that we have? Appreciate the fact that you're an American, or make good on your promises to go to Canada or Mexico. We won't miss you, I promise. And we'll be a stronger nation if all you pansies leave. I'm not one to say "love it or leave it" for the most part, but don't act like this is the worst place on earth. It's the best place to live known to man, if you don't agree, spend some time in Bosnia, Somalia, or the countries that protect these terrorists, and you come back and tell me they're better. The reason that they hate us is because, as a nation, we ARE the best. If you can't handle being the best, you don't belong here.

Posted by: Chris at February 19, 2005 01:28 AM

Love it or leave it is a hypocritical statement. If this nation truly endows these personal freedoms of: opinions, speech, expression - then people who are dissatisfied with people actively utilizing these freedoms is displeased with the America. So all I can say to "Love it or Leave it" is: If you hate the fact that people are using the rights that the government bestowes upon its constituents, then leave to a place where everyone is forced to believe their government is righteous.

As for Toby Keith, I think I've said all I needed to say about him. He's expressing his opinions, and I fervently disagree with him, but I will defend his right to say it.

Now I don't mean to push any buttons here, but you are supporting a country that killed over 300,000 civilians in Japan and and thousands of Arabs in the middle east while helping Israel in their series of wars, prior to 9/11 mind you. Now, 9/11 is a tragedy, and it was disgusting what that sick fuck Osama Bin Laden concocted in his disgruntled mind, but all it is is gang warfare. Think about it. These terrorists that "Despise our freedom to choose" are actually angry over the USA's involvement with Israel's affairs. Wouldn't you be angry if some other country was assisting Osama Bin Laden? Wouldn't you want justice done? Well that's their mentallity. They are extremists and they don't like the fact that we are helping their "enemy". Remember this "The friend of my enemy is my enemy." That's the whole US mindset today, after all. We attacked Iraq because we thought there would be Al Qaeda operatives.

About the right to "bitch". Canada doesn't mind dissent, neither does France or Germany. They don't arrest people off the street like the Gestapo did. It's as simple as that. Also, due to the technicallities of the Patriot act, individuals have been arrested without probable cause. I was threatened by School and authoritive officials for wearing a Jesus Costume on Halloween. Is that Justice? There is no such thing as a free country that mandates subordinance. Nor is there such thing as a free country with people that all have the same opinion.

Oh no, you need contrast in political perspectives in order for a society to stay alive. Remember this nice little quote that I came up with myself "The most treacherous thing one can do to ones on country, is trust the government." We all know how societies with opinion sterility turned out. (Nazi Germany, Communist Russia) The day we all have the same opinions is the day we cease to be a nation of freedom.

As for those countries you suggested, Boznia, Somalia (you forgot Lebanon) Most third world countries are all countries that the US has systematically and economically ruined.

As for America being the "best" country, well you're right. It is the best. But don't forget that Nazi Germany was the best country at it's time. Best does not mean moral or righteous. You only say it's best because you aren't in the stereotypes that are being oppressed in the US. Greatness is laid at the expence of an ethnicity and/or ideology. For Nazi Germany, it was the Jews and the Communists, for America it's the Arabs and the Liberals.

Now I don't mind living in the US. But you have no right to tell me what I should do with my life or what I choose to believe. Besides, my faith forbids supporting acts of brutality on other humans and teaches tolerance and forgiveness. No, I don't associate myself with christianity directly, but I do enjoy the teachings of Jesus. Hell, even the bible says not to be patriotic.

"Do not love the world or the things in the world, If anyone does love the world, the Love of the Lord is not in him."
- The First Epistle of John 2-15

"...He who exaults himself shall be humbled, and he who humbles himself shall be exaulted."
- Luke 18-14

So yes, Toby Keith may have offended the people who killed 3000 civilians, and I may have offended people who support the continuous slaughter of citizens (Over 100,000 Iraqi civilian deaths, most are caused by Americans) I think we can all agree that one dead civilian of one country does not make him/her more important than a dead civilian of another country. All are equal. I support neither side.

Posted by: Euthanasia at February 19, 2005 11:09 AM

What a bunch of whiney liberals here. Move out of your parents houses and start paying taxes before you trash on Toby.

Posted by: Dixie at February 22, 2005 04:13 PM

Yeah, nice one Dixie. You are the epitome of egocentrism. And after you return from your klan meeting, drag a homosexual by chaining him to the bumber of your pick-up truck, and have your spouse abuse you, or visa versa, you might want to respond to this post. See, I can make rude catagorizations too.

Posted by: Euthanasia at February 24, 2005 08:53 PM

Hey, how's this for a bumper sticker.

"PROUD TO BE
NEXT TO CANADA!"

Posted by: Euthanasia at March 4, 2005 10:23 PM

Hey, easy now, Euth.... Dixie is entitled to his/her opinion... frankly, all the liberals that I know are what I love to call "limosine liberals"...they sit on their ass and whine and never get anything done... besides the fact that they live in their parents mansions and have money to burn. But, then, there can be some that can break that old stereotype.
I both agree and disagree with Chris... YES-y'all that are bashing Toby need to STOP because he's entitled to his opinion...and he IS correct in tearing down people who KILLED OUR MEN AND WOMEN... but I think it sounds rather bad when people in the U.S. are self-proclaimed "the best"...if you know what I'm saying. And seriously, not all right wing folk like me HATE homosexuals, and we are NOT in the Ku Klux Klan, thank you very much. Maybe you should talk about the DEMOCRAT and EX-KU KLUX KLAN MEMBER "SHEETS" BIRD!!!! Check HIM out...and now imagine if HE was a Republican...an EX KU KLUX KLAN DUDE!! Seriously... I still love ya! :)

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at March 6, 2005 08:09 PM

You know what?? I THINK THIS IS ALL MR. KIDANE'S FAULT!!!!!! BLAME HIM AND HIS UGLINESS OF HIS HAIRCUT!!!!!!!! If not him, then my brother...if not my brother, then my kitty!! ^_^

Posted by: smartie2742 at March 6, 2005 09:25 PM

Oh no. I didn't mean those things I said. I mean, in spite of how much relevance the whiny-still-living-with-parents stereotype has when applied to liberals, so do the conservatives and their bigoted background. I am aware that not all conservatives hate gay and ethnic people, as I said, I was making rude catagorizations. I guess it was a failed attempt at satirizing the whole name calling thing. Damn, I suck at cynicism. Yes, Dixie and Chris have a right to their opinions. I don't think I ever implied that they didn't.

I have a forum, but it's empty. No one wants to here the opinions of a liberal, a seventeen year old liberal to make matters worse. Check it out. I should probably post something on there.

http://www.phpbbforfree.com/forums/?mforum=ignorantopinion

Posted by: Euthanasia at March 7, 2005 10:20 PM

I went there...and yeah, you should probably post something! Because...all that showed up on the page was a red and yellow Google banner and a blank gray grid...
Ah, yes, those lovely rude categorizations...if you REALLY want to stereotype the conservatives, you might try the old redneck fat people who live out in the middle of nowhere in a trailer, perhaps...perhaps. No, you never DID imply that they shouldn't have their own opinions, I was merelely elaborating and saying that it's cool that they DO, and it's cool that people will actually come and SHARE them.

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at March 8, 2005 12:45 PM

Yall are still having the same old conversation?!?

I have a question. Actually, you know what, nevermind!

Posted by: Johnny at March 8, 2005 11:11 PM

Dude, Johnny, ask ahead!!!! I am waiting! Yes, lame as it it, we are still at that old argument!

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at March 9, 2005 07:50 AM

Heh heh.....this has been going on for about a year now....*sits back and watches arguement*

Posted by: smartie2742 at March 13, 2005 12:05 PM

Well Geez I didn't say ya had to stop!

Posted by: Johnny at March 24, 2005 09:12 AM

Huh? We're NOT stopping, are we??

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at March 25, 2005 05:43 PM

...I dunno. I don't think there's anything left to say.

I tried Cheese Popcorn. It's good, but it gave me explosive...uh...bowell movements.

Posted by: Euthanasia at March 26, 2005 10:09 AM

You have to eat it with something solid or after a meal EUTH! Though it is quite delicous, wise man once said, "Man cannot live on cheese popcorn alone."

Posted by: johnny at March 31, 2005 11:19 AM

Johnny here again, I hate to start a forest fire, but I just wanted to know how everyone felt about that Terry schiavo lady dying today? I cant imagine anyone in here has an opinion! lol I personally am biased because I'll tell you right now if I was her I would want to die forsure so I think her husband did the right thing. After all who would know her wishes better than him?

Ok, lets hear it, I'm waiting for all the chrisitians to go all fire and brimstone on my ass!

Euth, atleast I know you have my back on this one!

Posted by: Johnny at March 31, 2005 11:22 AM

Oh...eat something solid. Got it.

About Mrs. Schiavo. Personally, I would want to die in that situation. Maybe this will teach us all a lesson and give a written statement specifying what you would want done to you. Although I do admit that starving her to death is pretty harsh. This is a handy argument for the legalization of Euthanasia.

Posted by: Euthanasia at March 31, 2005 05:08 PM

In my opinion the way Terry had to die was the true crime here. The fact that she had to starve to death is so sad. I mean it is a shame that we can put our precious pets to sleep when they are past a quality of life, but we have to watch our human family members starve to death.

It is true the good that has come out of this is people are making their living wills and letting family members know their wishes.

Personally I think the husband is being a jerk though.

Posted by: LBE at April 1, 2005 09:27 AM

i think Toby Keith Rocks!!!!!and he's 100% right all the time!!!!

Posted by: lucus at April 26, 2005 07:15 AM

listen Toby Keith was just saying that he was mad about what happend to our country and if anyone messes with Iraq then will kick their asses.

Posted by: bob at April 28, 2005 04:12 PM

First of all, I don't care about Toby Keith one way or the other. I'm also not a person given to blind patriotism. But, some of you are using the fact that Toby Keith is white as an excuse to attack white people by using a form or reverse racism. If Toby Keith wasn't white and from the middle of the country you would never have said he was racist and a redneck hick yadda, yadda, yadda. It has nothing to do with the terrorist attack or why you should even disagree with him.

You claim to hate racism so much and then use it on whites becsuse it's safer to do so. That's offensive as hell to me. I should've known better than to surf the Internet too much. Lockstep leftists are a dime a dozen on the Net and some of you sound way more brainwashed than any conservative I've ever heard.

Posted by: Keith at April 28, 2005 05:27 PM

My father was in Iraq and he loves Toby. All the troops in Iraq and Kuwait love toby too. For all you hindus and muslims who think that he is rascist you should keep your mouths shut because you are just jealous that you can not live in a place where people can be patrioitic to thier country when people like you bomb us. Toby Keith grew up in a family that has served in the army. they get pissed off when foreigners bomb our country. i think it is funny how you call toby rascist when there are rappers that say nigger all the time. i bet in your music you talk about hating white and black people too.

Posted by: Jessica at May 3, 2005 05:27 PM

Awesome.

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at May 4, 2005 12:58 PM

The way all of you talk is amazing.
Everyone one of you takes your freedom for granted.
Until you have picked up a pack, humped for miles to get to the war to preserve freedom or give someone else the chance to have the very same freedom you have. STFU

Your freedom has been signed in blood and has been for hundreds of years.
It will continue to be signed in blood for hundreds of years to come as well. Instead of complaining about the war, support our fathers, mothers, sons, daughters,brothers, sisters. friends and all others out there.
They dont want to hear about how much you're bashing the war because they dont like war either. Everyone in uniform raised their right hand and knew at that moment what they were getting themselves into.
Toby Keith? Nothing wrong with the man at all. He supports everyone on the battle front and that there is what counts to our troops in arms.
If you dont like the very freedom that gives you the opportunity to live how you do now? Then pack your s**t and leave.

Posted by: Former Marine at May 17, 2005 08:25 AM

Hey buddy. If you don't enjoy the fact that we're utilizing our rights to freedom of speech, a right this country bestowes upon it's citizens, why don't YOU leave. I'm so sick of that freaking hypocritical statement. This country was founded so we wouldn't have to be subject to unanimous opinions. None of our founding fathers were patriotic to there homeland. It is this avant-garde ideology that concieved and shaped this nation.

Yes, every one of the soldiers out there made a pledge to this nation, right or wrong. But that doesn't make there cause just. What of our enemies and former enemies. Their soldiers took oaths to their countries, did that make their country's objectives any less futile/unjust?

I don't see how invading a third world country in anyway protects the "freedoms" americans have. Are you suggesting that if we don't victimize weaker countries that somehow our liberties will dissolve, or are you indoctrinated into believing that the musket balls from these piece of crap countries will find it's way across thousands of miles of land and ocean to strike an unsuspecting american citizen? The fact is cold-war era America started this mess and now we're paying for it with the blood of our soldiers and citizens. Our ties to Israel don't exactly put us on the good list with these guys. Wouldn't you feel the same way of an Al Qaeda sympathizing country?

Yeah, complaining about people complaining is really going to get you even further in life.

Peace.

Posted by: Euthanasia at May 17, 2005 11:06 PM

This is why he(saddam) had to go.

WARNING: The link below is very graphic but it tells and shows what Saddam did to his people.
March 16th, 1988

http://www.kdp.pp.se/chemical.html

Posted by: Former Marine at May 18, 2005 09:17 AM

That's why many leaders have to go. Saudi Arabia, a country we are Allies with, pulls this crap all the time. Why aren't we "liberating" their people? Same with Lebanon and Iran and every other country in this world. Sure, it's wrong, but why are we isolating this particular case?

If this is a cause to go to war, we'd be at war with relatively any country.

Posted by: Euthanasia at May 19, 2005 07:18 PM

This is why the US needs to leave.

www.iraqbodycount.net/

Posted by: Euthanasia at May 19, 2005 07:45 PM

I usually dont read contraversy notes like this, but I do have to say that the notes with hate for Toby his songs and his position are really disterbing and disappointing. Do you really think these lyrics are about you and your religion? of course not. They are about how tired we americans, (yes, thats you too) are tired of being harrassed and then expected to just sit back and turn the other cheek. We as a country have always helped out when someone needed us, and we have been asked for help countless times.But when we needed help, where were those that greedily took our help? nowwhere to be found, no matter what the situation.
You really need to grow up and stop thinking that everything is all about you, cause its not, its about the whole of us. I personally would be very disappointed if anyone, who has helped, contributed, prayed or done anything when the need arrised has read all your foul words.

if you dont like the song, dont buy it. thats about the size of it.

Posted by: Sherelle Brock at May 26, 2005 12:30 PM

Am I wrong to assume that you think I am Islamic? Err....I am not. Just clearing the air.

Harrassed? America has been harrassing countries like Afghanistan and Iraq for years. Do you recall the Israeli-Arab wars from the 50's through the early eighties? Yeah. We get into their affairs and call it heroics, they get into ours and we call it terrorism. The door swings both ways, friend.

Iraq never asked us for help. In fact, we didn't start caring about them attacking their own citizens until the early nineties, when they invaded our oil-rich allies Kuwait. Apparently, the price of these civilian lives were expendible until we were (in)directly affected. In fact, we were planning to establish friendly diplomatic ties with this tyrrant in the eighties. Remember Rumsfeld? He was the one who went to Iraq to establish relations. Why the double standard?

As for those "ungrateful" countries? France? If I remember history 101, weren't they helping us fight the American revolution? Didn't they block off cornwallis at the last battle, effectively ending the war? Didn't they give us the "Statue of Liberty? Didn't they sell us the Louisiana Territory? Yeah, we save them in WWI-II. I think it's safe to say that we don't owe one another any favors. Especially as how we waited until we were assaulted before we got involved in these wars.

Don't worry, I DON'T Listen to Keith. I listen to Steve Earl!

Posted by: Euthanasia at May 26, 2005 04:21 PM

Toby Keith is a republican
http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Toby_Keith.php

Dina-Accaria John-yates

Posted by: Dina-Accaria John-yates at June 3, 2005 03:40 PM

yeah, he has ocntributed to bush, but he's said he was a very conservative democrat. its confusing, isnt it?

Posted by: tkwarrior01 at June 10, 2005 03:54 PM

Like a Female Pit bull trying to be a male Pit Bull.

Posted by: Euthanasia at June 14, 2005 08:51 PM