"The not so subtly implied political views in this post are those of the author, and in no way represent, nor are they endorsed by HickoryWind.org."

So why not post them on a political blog and stick to music on this one?

Thanks for reading Waylon and I respect your views as a longtime HW reader. I thought the overlap of music and politics in political campaigns merited a mention.

sorry-- don't want to incite any riot police, and while i respect Waylon's 'right' to his views -- it's a blog, and the political tie-in is legit...Hal and company spend plenty of thier own time posting thier own personal musings, thoughts, desires, and excellent musical tastes and share them with others ... read into all of this -- THEIR blog and THEIR time, which they are good enough to share with all of us. If they so choose, they can post what they want, and you can choose to surf on your merry way...

Well, not sure why you put 'right' in parentheses but I can expand my view a little more. Larry began this blog as a place for people to share their common love of American music, a topic that would have hopefully transcended political views. Had this been an isolated event, I would have left it alone...but I have seen several overtly political (and one-sided) posts in the past few months, and wanted to express that as a reader I don't feel it is the place for it and I don't want to see Larry's great idea hijacked by one-sided political quips that leave no room for honest dialogue in a place that they don't belong in the first place.

Waylon, I can only guess you're not a fan of Todd Snider, Steve Earle, Patty Griffin and a slew of others. On a side note I could do without any more songs, from anyone, about crystal meth.

Actually, musically, I like all those folks. What I'm not a fan of is anyone using their microphone to spout propaganda in an environment that doesn't allow for dialogue...including, no scratch that, ESPECIALLY from douchebags like Toby Keith. You're assuming my political views and I'm assuming yours, but ultimately I always viewed this as a great place to rise above our differences on what are petty matters in the long run, and focus on music...

Waylon, we do have some common ground. I have to admit to being annoyed at Steve Earle (for example) when I heard his anti-death penalty speech for the 8th time (and I don't even want to think about the "Just An American Boy" cd-I really hate political rants or really any rants on live discs) but then again how can you listen to Billy Bragg (I do) and not think of politics? Thanks for reading, thanks for commenting and hey, thanks for disagreeing.