He DID NOT compare Obama to Hitler, in ideology. It was closer to an oil and water analogy, as far as the Boehner comment.
And since WHEN has ESPN become such a moral compass?
Quote:Don tell us how it really was when you was workin with daddy.
Well in 1950 I took a little nip
Along with Mr. Williams on the way to Mississipp'
We was stacked 8 deep in a Packard limousine
And we met this promoter in the town of New Orleans
Now the man told Daddy that he had what it took
And he liked the way he sang and he liked the way he shook
He said pretty soon he'd make us all rich
And we started believin' that fat sumbitch
Daddy told the man if you wanna make some dough
Take a little money and book me on a show
And we played them dates and we filled the places well
But Hank, he'd done blowed the profits all to hell
Cause he'd run through a 10 and he'd run through a 20
And he'd run through a 100 just as fast as it could go
Like a big dose of sauce to a little bitty fella
He'd spend a $1000 dollars on a $100 dollar show
Hank looked at me with a funny lookin' grin,
Said "I've been to the Opry and I'm goin' back again"
We met the owner in a little office there
And a big fat fella with some artificial hair
He told Hank he wanted half of everything he made
Or he'd have to tell Audrey 'bout some women Hank had laid
And you told Daddy he'd better get smart,
Get rid of them fellas and make a new start
And he fired my ass and he fired Jerry Rivers
And he fired everybody just as hard as he could go
He fired old Cedric and he fired Sammy Pruitt
And he fired some people that he didn't even know
Well, every song he made it went to number one,
Y'all was workin' like hell and you was havin' fun
We was ridin' every day and playin' every night
And every 20 minutes some of us had a fight
Now, Daddy he was makin' money hand over fist,
And y'all was getting' screwed but you wasn't getting kissed
Yeah, I told him to pass a little bit around
But he said he'd rather send it to his folks in Alabam'
So he fired your ass and he fired Jerry Rivers
And he fired everybody just as hard as he could go
He fired old Cedric and he fired Sammy Pruitt
And he fired some people that he didn't even know
Now the owner of the Opry, he's a-doin' pretty good,
He's got a music company that they call Cedarwood
And Hank played nothing but sold out halls
And I was pumpin' gas in greasy overalls
Cause he fired my ass and he fired Jerry Rivers
And he fired everybody just as hard as he could go
He fired old Cedric and he fired Sammy Pruitt
And he fired some people that he didn't even know
Hank run through a 50 and he'd run through a 100
And he'd run through a 1000 just as hard as he could go
Buying cadillac coots paying double allimony
And he fired some people that he didn't even know.
Don you know you, know you used to work for me one time
I sure know that come but come to think of it you fired my ass back in 1972
Oh...well it's a family tradition ya know?
Yap yap yap yap...
But I kept Jerry Rivers
Right right..
I always enjoy it when conservatives criticize a company for making a decision it felt was in the best interests of its business. Hank Jr. made a dumb comment that embarassed his employer. His employer terminated his employment. It's not about moral compasses or freedom of speech. It's about the bottom line. Not sure why that's difficult to understand.
(11-03-2011 06:33 PM)crufus Wrote: [ -> ]I always enjoy it when conservatives criticize a company for making a decision it felt was in the best interests of its business. Hank Jr. made a dumb comment that embarassed his employer. His employer terminated his employment. It's not about moral compasses or freedom of speech. It's about the bottom line. Not sure why that's difficult to understand.
Yet another shabbily constructed strawman. You should have been paying closer attention in woodworking class.
(11-04-2011 11:12 AM)jws Wrote: [ -> ]Yet another shabbily constructed strawman. You should have been paying closer attention in woodworking class.
Details to support your argument needed. Flimsy assertions without support are not constructive additions to dialogue. Besides, I got an 'A' in woodworking (Mom still treasures the bowl I made by mastering that lathe).
(11-03-2011 05:31 PM)brimjoe Wrote: [ -> ]No. This is not accurate. He wasn’t comparing President Obama. He was comparing the distance between the men’s ideology.
Perhaps you missed the part where Hank said Obama's golf outing with John Boehner was "like Hitler playing golf with Netanyahu." Now, which one was Hitler and which one Netanyahu?
(11-04-2011 11:45 PM)Ahriman Wrote: [ -> ]Perhaps you missed the part where Hank said Obama's golf outing with John Boehner was "like Hitler playing golf with Netanyahu." Now, which one was Hitler and which one Netanyahu?
It seems the word "like" is a difficult word to digest. Obviously, neither is Hitler nor Netanyahu as those are different individuals entirely. The point being they are two people who have worldviews on the opposite side of the spectrum.
I think the use of the name of Hitler clouds everyones thoughts when they hear this and was an unwise choice for an analogy.
(11-05-2011 06:38 AM)JoeyZ Wrote: [ -> ]It seems the word "like" is a difficult word to digest. Obviously, neither is Hitler nor Netanyahu as those are different individuals entirely. The point being they are two people who have worldviews on the opposite side of the spectrum.
I think the use of the name of Hitler clouds everyones thoughts when they hear this and was an unwise choice for an analogy.
Agreed. THis stuff is absolutely ridiculous. He made a bad analogy, so what. He still is a pretty good musician and I bet Obama is a mild fan, like me, and could not care less about his off hand comment.
That these corporate ninnies are this skittish is what is most annoying.
and you know what? I actually really liked his "Are you ready for some FOOTBALL!" thing.
(11-05-2011 06:38 AM)JoeyZ Wrote: [ -> ]It seems the word "like" is a difficult word to digest. Obviously, neither is Hitler nor Netanyahu as those are different individuals entirely. The point being they are two people who have worldviews on the opposite side of the spectrum.
Sounds like you know what Hank was saying better than Hank did.
(11-07-2011 10:55 PM)Ahriman Wrote: [ -> ]Sounds like you know what Hank was saying better than Hank did.
I HURD that!
Yeah, it's not like Hank gave tremendous thought to the response.
And even though he said Hitler and NetanyAhoo, I think he was making an 'oil and water' type of comment.
(11-09-2011 05:20 PM)AllBiz Wrote: [ -> ]I HURD that!
Yeah, it's not like Hank gave tremendous thought to the response.
And even though he said Hitler and NetanyAhoo, I think he was making an 'oil and water' type of comment.
I think its pretty cool he knew who NetanYahooo! is. or was, is he alive?
He should write a song about Netanyahu. Fascinating life.
^ That's funny just to think about. Maybe they could get Johnny Paycheck to do the MNF song now - same general vibe and he'd have his response song lined up if he got sick of it or was fired.
(11-09-2011 05:51 PM)crufus Wrote: [ -> ]^ That's funny just to think about. Maybe they could get Johnny Paycheck to do the MNF song now - same general vibe and he'd have his response song lined up if he got sick of it or was fired.
"Take this ball and SHOVE IT! I ain't-a playin' here no MORE! Ref done blown the whistle, and took the whole season, I was a-rushin' foooooooR!"