thinkprogress.org - 7/31/2008
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Country singer Toby Keith, who is on a media blitz promoting his pro-lynching movie , Beer For My Horses, said during a radio interview with Glenn Beck today that he believes “black society” will pull for Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), even though “they think in the back of their mind that…he talks, acts and carries himself as a Caucasian” :
KEITH: I think that the ...
These are not the Racists You’re Looking For —
The Poor Man Institute
Toby Keith is not a racist, as there are no racists left in America . Ergo, this is not in the least bit racist:
Keith has trained his sights on Barack Obama, attacking him in racially tinged language that startled even the notoriously reactionary radio jock Glenn Beck. During Keith’s appearance on the July 30 broadcast of Beck’s show, he remarked, “I think the black ...
"That woman is a woman!" —
INSTAPUTZ
I know, I know. It's hard to believe a racist would be... racist! The news that Toby Keith's braincells have continued to publicly atrophy reminds us of our old pal, Michael Ledeen : Barbara and I went to Indianapolis for a Toby Keith concert, where we partied with something like 25,000 happy rednecks, most of them young, most of them wearing boots and cowboy hats (and cheering Keith's great ...
Who Is Playing The Race Card? —
Crooks and Liars
Toby “ I love a good lynching ” Keith:
Even though the black society would pull for him I still think that they think in the back of their mind that the only reason [Barack Obama] is in [the general election] is because he talks, acts and carries himself as a Caucasian .”
Why is it that only idiots that defile the national dialogue are the ones being given a ...
Toby Keith: Obama Acts White To Win —
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
Last week, I reported for the Huffington Post that country singer Toby Keith had performed a pro-lynching anthem on the Colbert Report, and would be playing the same song soon on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and a slew of nationally televised talk shows. ...
Now, Keith has trained his sights on Barack Obama, attacking him in racially tinged language that startled even the notoriously ...
“Huff Po Hackery, Part II” —
Say Anything
Wow! I could not believe this when I saw it! Toby Keith’s Pro-Lynching Publicity Tour Hits Colbert, CBS and More
Pro-lynching?? I’ve heard and enjoyed Toby Keith’s Beer for My Horses many times. It talks about rough frontier justice: Hanging people who were guilty of serious crimes . How does Max Blumenthal represent it on the infamous Huff Po? By showing pictures ...
Toby Keith promotes pro-lynching song and movie on Colbert. —
Think Progress
Last night, country singer Toby Keith appeared on the Colbert Report to promote his new movie, Beer for My Horses. The movie is based off his song by the same name, which he performed on the show — and whose lyrics promote vigilante-style hangings of anyone considered “wicked” or “evil”:
Grandpappy told my pappy, back in my day, son
A man had to answer for ...