Merle Haggard

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.......But Haggard's greatest complaint is a matter of pride—and pride, in his hardscrabble past and his country, has always been his favorite song. "The thing that gets under my skin most about George W. is his intention to install fear in people," he said, after walking me down a hallway lined with gold and platinum records. "This is America. We're proud. We're not afraid of a bunch of terrorists. But this government is all about terror alerts and scaring us at airports. We're changing the Constitution out of fear. We spend all our time looking up each other's dresses. Fear's the only issue the Republican Party has. Vote for them, or the terrorists will win. That's not what Reagan was about. I hate to think about our soldiers over in Iraq fighting for a country that's slipping away........"

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Tweeti've always liked merle...hell of a guy! i agree 100%!! if something needed done, Regan woulda took care of it without all the drama. from what i remember about the regan era....everyone seemed to walk around with a little more pride. a little more confedence, and a little more, good ol' american arrogance....

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TweetMerle is my favorite country singer