Toby Keith has a boot for McCain

I didn’t see this coming, but country star Toby Keith says he’s a Democrat and that he likes Barack Obama:

“I think [Obama's] the best Democratic candidate we’ve had since Bill Clinton. And that’s coming from a Democrat.”

I thought Keith’s signature anthem, “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue,” was at first patriotic and later arrogant (once the war on terrorism migrated from Afghanistan to Iraq). I would not have expected to see Keith, who’s song has been adopted by many red-meat conservatives, on the left side of the aisle. That’s a refreshing surprise.

politics Comments 5 Aug 19th, 2008

5 Responses to “Toby Keith has a boot for McCain”

  1. newscoma Says:
    August 19th, 2008 at 6:57 pm

    Say WHAT!
    Okay, I’m surprised as well. Amazing.

  2. Rob Robinson Says:
    August 19th, 2008 at 7:20 pm

    I know. It’s crazy. Go figure.

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  4. Jeff C Says:
    September 23rd, 2008 at 5:17 pm

    You notice he never said he was voting for Obama? You liberals never know how to read between the lines.

  5. Rob Robinson Says:
    September 27th, 2008 at 2:56 pm

    Thanks for commenting, Jeff. Toby can vote for whomever he likes, but I’m still pretty surprised by his comments. I think the problem here is more that conservatives and liberals aren’t even on the same pages, much less reading between the same lines.

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