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Conservative Singers & Performers | Kid Rock, Madison Rising & Five for Fighting

Conservative band Madison Rising is promoting small government and personal responsibility

The entertainment industry is known for its liberal ways. Musicians and performers, like their actor counterparts, generally embrace left-of-center politics. Performers like Pink!, The Dixie Chicks, Madonna and Green Day, among others, have made their allegiances known. But what about their conservative counterparts?

While the music world is certainly dominated by liberals, there are plenty of right-leaning musicians out there — some, of course, are more well-known than others. Nonetheless, while conservatives are underrepresented in film and music, there are some talented acts worth noting.

Conservative Singers & Performers | Kid Rock, Madison Rising & Five for Fighting

One of the newest bands on the scene, Madison Rising, is intent on making an impact on the music industry, while keeping an upbeat and patriotic tone. “Madison Rising promotes the principles of liberty, independence, smaller government and personal responsibility,” reads the band’s web site. The group has a new album, complete with songs about the Second Amendment, U.S. troops and the American dream.

Recently, the band released a music video that directly targets the Occupy Wall Street movement. Watch the band’s clip — a montage of pictures showcasing the shenanigans down at the Occupy Wall Street — which is set to one of its new tunes, “Honk if You Want Peace”:

Here’s another video for their tune, “Where Was the Media Then?,” which targets bias among mainstream journalists and reporters:

And would Madison Rising truly be a conservative band if it didn’t have a tune celebrating President Ronald Reagan? The song, “In the Days that Reagan Ruled,” meshes together good music with the former president’s words. Listen here:


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Last week, Madison Rising appeared on GBTV, where the band members spoke with Blaze editor Scott Baker. Watch the guys discuss their musical journey:

Madison Rising, of course, isn’t the only conservative rock band. There’s also singer Ava Aston, who has seen her music make its way onto independent film soundtracks, has performed the national anthem at more than 100 events across America and has built an impressive following on social media.

Aston recently posted a music video for her song, “I Carry You With Me.” She dedicated it to U.S. troops, writing the following on her blog about Veterans’ Day (her husband served in the U.S. military as well):

Only one time in our history will we ever be able to have the opportunity to experience the calendar reflecting such a number as 11/11/11.  As unique as it is, there is no better holiday to fall on such a day.  We live in a world that is moving so fast it’s hard to sometimes catch the “moments”.  For many of you, you already know that this Greek Girl is big on family and big on giving back, but most of all I am big on honoring those who deserve it the most.

Here’s the video:

And let’s not forget about Krista Branch, the young woman whose song, “I am America,” was picked up by the Herman Cain campaign. Following the release of her single, Branch found herself getting booked to appear on Fox News and to perform for major conservative figures. On her web site, she is described as “a devoted wife, mother, patriot, and a woman of deep faith.”

Here’s the music video for “I am America”:

Branch has another tune, too, devoted to Israel. The song, “Lead Me On,” is a re-make and was originally sung by Amy Grant. Watch the video, below:

Joe Dan Gorman is a performer who launched “American Video Jukebox,” a video blog that features conservative artists and different VJs each week. The overall aim of the project is to support conservatives in entertainment (a related project called PoltiChicks.tv features Victoria Jackson). Here’s an episode of Jukebox, below:

Then there are other artists who have made the Billboard charts with well-known hits. There’s Kid Rock, who has an interesting history in the conservative movement (he’s written some sexually-graphic songs and he’s been the center of controversy among right-leaning pundits). But despite his less-than-prude lyrical history, Kid Rock is described by his liberal friend Sheryl Crow as “super conservative and very quiet.”

In 2008, he teamed up with the U.S. Army National Guard, to compose “Warrior,” a song that the military used in a massive public service campaign. “He is as real as it comes,” Col. Mike Jones of the Army National Guard’s strength maintenance office said at the time. “And he was unapologetic about supporting the Army National Guard recruiting program.”

Here’s the video for “Warrior”:

Last week, the New York Daily News reported that Kid Rock’s “Born Free” would be Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s 2012 campaign song:

The singer, whose real name is Robert James Ritchie, said on his website on Wednesday that Romney “and anyone else who wants to use my song do not need my permission. I said he could use it and I would say the same for any other candidate.”

Watch the video for “Born Free” below:

Earlier this year, the performer told CNN‘s Piers Morgan that while he doesn’t necessarily consider himself a Democrat or a Republican, he does lean right of center — especially when it comes to government intervention:

There’s also Five for Fighting’s John Ondrasik, who was a major John McCain supporter back in 2008. Ondrasik has supported American troops for years. This month, he’s performing at “Sean Hannity’s Holiday Concert Salute.”

Below, see a live performance during which he saluted the troops through his song, “Two Lights”:

These are only some of the musical acts that consider themselves right-of-center. Ranker has a list of celebrity rockers who are right-of-center. You can view it here.

Comments (178)

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  • bulletsponge123
    Posted on December 14, 2011 at 11:05am

    Krista Branh has another great song:
    Remember Who We Are

    For some Heavy Metal Patriotic songs we have Songs Of Liberty:
    http://www.sons-of-liberty.net/

    I love listening to their music while I work out.

    Jon Schaffer who fronts Sons of Liberty is in another metal band (Iced Earth) and they have an awesome song about the revolution:

    Decleration Day

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    • shengen
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 11:44am

      Sons of Liberty is AWESOME! Some of their songs could have benn written by Glenn Beck himself (We Surround Them in particular)
      And Iced Earth’s whole album The Glorious Burden is incredible! Jon Schaffer was on with Judge Napalitano a while back and he’s great!

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    • chazman
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 12:39pm

      … Gretchen Wilson toured with Sarah Palin! I saw them in Columbus, Ohio the Sunday before the election in ‘ 08! She got the crowd goin’ good, too, and so did Sarah!

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    • lemmings4obama
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 12:58pm

      Thanks for the info, I had lost track of Jon, I knew Ripper Owens was fronting for Iced Earth since Halford went back to Judas Priest, but didn’t know about Jon. Disc II of Glorious Burden is amazing. Schaffer is an incredible composer and musician, I look forward to checking out Sons of Liberty tonight!

      Not sure where Five Finger Death Punch’s ideals lie, but their video for their cover of Bad Company is plenty patriotic. It‘s the only song I’ve heard by them though because they seem too mainstream for my taste.

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 2:30pm

      Wanna hear something from the Viet Nam War?
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5M_Ttstbgs

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    • AvengerK
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 3:10pm

      You’d be surprised. There’s a few conservatives around rock circles. Ted Nugent immediately comes to mind. Joe Perry from Aerosmith. The guys from Avenged Sevenfold (albeit..they’re more libertarian).

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    • scarebear83
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 5:12pm

      Don’t forget the band All That Remains. They may not be exactly main stream but I came across a picture a while back of the Phil Labonte wearing a 2nd amendment shirt so I dug around and sure enough he considers himself a libertarian. I read one of his interviews and he holds some fairly conservative views and I think some of the songs reflect that for example the song “Won’t Go Quietly” a sample of the song goes, “I’m not a man on a mission But a rising anger forces me to stand
      And count my voice defiant I’m not opposed to the process But the facts before us demonstrate
      That we must stand united Let substance bind us all And fact enforce our words
      If need then nations fall and tremble Before free men united I know my past I know where I came from
      I won‘t go quietly give in to none I know my past my voice makes me able We’ll come together we will be as one Look at the pattern We see our future’s being sold off right before our eyes”

      They‘re a good band but some of their songs do have swearing in them and others do not so I’d recommend looking up the lyrics of each song first before I’d blare the music. But the song just quoted from is clean.

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    • ColdDeadHands
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 7:09pm

      Thanks for that link !! Never heard of them……..I have now!

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    • bulletsponge123
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 7:32pm

      Cool, I’m glad I was able to turn people on to Sons of Liberty and Iced Earth.

      I must admit I lose heart sometimes thinking about what lies ahead. Listening to this type of music reminds me I’m not alone. It also reminds me that our Founding Fathers had it much worse and they persevered.

      Anyway here are some more artists and their songs:

      Freedom – Chris Ross
      Liberty – Chris Ross
      Born Again American – Various Artists

      Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual). – Ayn Rand

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    • Classical Liberal
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 2:46am

      If its anti-big government and anti establishment you want, look no further than Megadeth. Dave mustaine for President!

      The cover Of their last record was of citizens being marched into FEMA camps

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    • TaraR42
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 7:49am

      Sons of Liberty Rock! I have some of their songs as ring tones…..

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  • nuchsh
    Posted on December 14, 2011 at 10:55am

    viral pro israel music video on youtube

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaGHUZ-8DWw

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  • anneharpen
    Posted on December 14, 2011 at 10:37am

    There are many more of us out there who are doing this and have been for over 3 years. you can find us at bigdawgmusicmafia.

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    • Lisa Mei Norton
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 2:24pm

      You betcha, Anne….Just keep fighting the good fight. ‘Cause as Toots Sweet likes to say…”this party’s just getting started”…and as BigDawg Andrew likes to say…“The only true rebels in the artistic community today are conservatives”. We are right proud of all the culture warriors making a difference with their God-given talents. If you are a conservative artist (and we are more than just about music), we offer a free venue for you to network, collaborate, and get your work heard/seen! http://www.bigdawgmusicmafia.com

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    • LadyGodiva
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 10:10pm

      OMG!!! The Culture Warriors? You can’t be serious. Are you guys with Bill O’Reilly or did you just steal the phrase that he coined? Or do you win a copy of his book “Culture Warrior”?

      Where conservative is cool? We sure have different definition of cool. Your website looks like it was decorated by the Little Rock Trailer Park HOA. LOL… Where’s the velvet Elvis?

      In all fairness, a couple of the songs were actually not bad. But some were like Saturday Night Live Parodies….

      The Logo is nice…if a 3-year old drew it… in the dark.

      3 Years and not even a thousand members? Wow… what a powerhouse.

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    • Lisa Mei Norton
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 12:02am

      Gotta be a liberal hack with a handle like that. True conservatives lift each other up and support those who are concerned enough about the destruction of our country to do something about it rather than waste their time trolling blogs/websites with childish drivel.

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  • your sensei
    Posted on December 14, 2011 at 10:35am

    Don’t limit you choices to conservative music. If you do, you won’t be able to listen to anything.
    – Sean Hannity in his one true statement

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    • Stu D. Baker-Hawk
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 11:40am

      For gosh sake, change your picture, you look stupid!

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    • randy
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 12:00pm

      I agree……… What a stupid photo….

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    • aLinedog
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 12:24pm

      “Don’t limit you choices to conservative music. If you do, you won’t be able to listen to anything.”
      True enough, at least not anything of which your grandparents would approve.
      I’m an old metal-head myself, though in all honesty, I listen to a lot of types of music. I like different types of food as well, point is I don’t limit myself in my exposure. However, one truth I do hold:
      If it ain’t Gospel Music sang for Him, then it’s just cotton candy. Might taste good, but fills you with emptiness.
      -line

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    • AvengerK
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 4:40pm

      If only you would limit your choices of websites to infest YOU’RE SENSELESS to anything other than this one…then we’d be spared your odious presence.

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    • your sensei
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 9:26pm

      AVENGESPOCK . . . Odious. Norse god, am I right? Smelly one.

      So tell me, what fun is it to sit around with people who all think exactly alike? Here’s the trick, when you encounter a wildly different opinion than your own, you can either respond with curiosity and have fun with it, you can be outraged and offended. I choose the former. You don’t.

      Be patient. You will learn.

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  • MirabellaDesign
    Posted on December 14, 2011 at 9:54am

    God Bless Kid Rock!

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    • your sensei
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 10:32am

      He’s bi sexual. Did you know that? Does that change your mind about anything?

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    • sweathog1948
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 11:16am

      I was suprised that Kid Rock liked some conservatives and some Liberals.I had thought he was a radical liberal. Glad i was proven wrong.

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    • Diomasach
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 11:22am

      Okay Sensei, I’ll bite.
      1; Where do you get your info, I have never heard such a thing.
      2; No, it does not. I, like the vast majority of Conservatives, could really care less who or what you decide to cuddle up to at night as long as you don’t do it in the middle of the street.

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    • restless 1
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 12:31pm

      Sensei,

      “He’s bi sexual. Did you know that? Does that change your mind about anything?”

      Um, no. Why would it? Didn’t like Kid Rock before, and I still don’t, but even if I did, why would your assertion change anything?

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    • lemmings4obama
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 1:17pm

      That’s a complete lie. I don’t even like Kid Rock but my sister-in-law went to high school with him in Michigan and he was never even close to bi-curious then. You’ve completely made this up, because there are not even rumors of this on the internet. Thank you for exposing your agenda and now we all know that you are a liar and may be discredited and ignored.

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    • CatB
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 2:39pm

      Kid Rock does NOT surprise me … think Ted Nugent ..all from the same area of Michigan .. though you hear a lot about the Democrats in that area because of the unions… it has many good conservatives.

      From my hometown and the same area …

      http://www.jacksonmich.com/markers/mark1.htm

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    • CatB
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 2:44pm

      @SENSEI

      As a proven liar .. you have proven yourself as unattractive on the inside as out .. if that IS your pic.

      Now be gone troll!

      BTW .. Everyone else .. Love his song “Summertime” … I lived it.

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    • WAKEUPUSA2012
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 3:53pm

      Kid Rock is not BI what a tupid statment (along with ur pic)

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    • AvengerK
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 4:37pm

      YOU”RE SENSELESS..Freddie Mercury was a rampant homosexual. Rob Halford from Judas Priest also very openly homosexual. Both bands are brilliant. Nice try idiot.

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    • your sensei
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 9:30pm

      THANK YOU ALL . . . I admire the intensity of your indifference.

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    • restless 1
      Posted on December 15, 2011 at 3:17pm

      Um, senseless??? Hello???

      You have still not indicated the point of your lie here.

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  • moni1124
    Posted on December 14, 2011 at 9:46am

    Don’t forget about Aaron Lewis of Staind and All that Remains. These are a couple more mainstream pro-constitutionalists.

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    • llotus
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 11:53am

      sensie……liar, liar, panties on fire. And…..I got the last bottle of Sensi. Lotus.

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  • TheePolitinator
    Posted on December 14, 2011 at 9:30am

    I have been saying for some time as a musician myself, the impact our stars be it rap/country/rock/R&B whatever the genre could have a massive impact on the bull happening right now. Where are they? We have become a Nation of cowards, afraid to speak out. They are more concerned about their wallets then America. And they have millions. We need our most influential stars to rise against the machine. Look at the 60′s during Vietnam there were many greats speaking out and hundreds of awesome anti war songs. Kudos to hank Williams, go figure it would take a country boy to stand up against corruption. I‘m not saying none other haven’t just need more and need it NOW.

    Oh on a side note, I want to thank K-Mart, For there “nobody knows Christmas” campaign. This whole Happy Holidays crap is sickening at best.

    As far as Iran and our Drone, something tells me the technology was “handed” to them. Just my opinion and I’m entitled to it.

    MERRY CHRISTMAS

    And God bless America.

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    • IndependentThinker
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 9:37am

      Speaking of “[rage] against the machine” I wish we had a conservative alternative to this epic band. Nobody can spit political rhetoric as well as they could. If we had strong hard forceful rap/metal tied to conservative principals and revolutionary talk, I would certainly listen to it. I hate their message, but still listen anyway, because it is soo dang good! It is also good to listen to how your enemy thinks, i suppose.

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    • CultureWarriors
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 9:51am

      Right on! I must say the thought that the drone was intentionally given to Iran has crossed my mind too. If that theory is correct, I just hope it was done to distract, trick or otherwise confused them in the best traditions of sun tzu. But something tells me it could just be an unfortunate accident.

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    • chisao101
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 10:37am

      Our opinions are matching on that drone thing…

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    • Firebrand
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 11:34am

      @independent
      I agree. I think the reason you won’t ever find a band that is similar to Rage in conservative circles is because, by definition, conservatives aren’t that angry. If they are, they are too considerate to raise a big fuss. Liberals fight back because they think they are powerless and a revolution is the only way to get what they want. Conservatives play by the rules and use the system to make change. So, there‘s an angry factor in the left that isn’t in the right. In short, you would have to have conservatives mad enough to scream and yell and they just don’t do that very oftent. They might say, “I’m mad as hell! Now lets go vote those guys out. By the way, I’m having a pot luck on Saturday if you guys want to come. We still need a side dish and paper cups.”. That’s kind of the way they handle conflict. It’s not nearly as dramatic as defecating in public or throwing Molotov cocktails.

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  • IndependentThinker
    Posted on December 14, 2011 at 9:28am

    What about Aaron Lewis, lead singer from Staind? He recently released a single that any tea party member should like. Then there are bands like Metallica, which while not expressly conservative, play their fair share of patriotic and conservative songs, i.e. the song Don’t Tread on Me, released in 1991. Last and certainly not least, no conservative band list can be put out without mention of Toby Kieth, cause he’ll “put a boot in your a**, its the American way!”

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    • Diomasach
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 11:29am

      Actually you don’t really need to mention most country acts, because with a few notable exceptions (like the ****-sy Chix) most of them are pro-American and Christian.

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  • markeng
    Posted on December 14, 2011 at 9:24am

    It all boils down to a lack of leadership. And leadership starts at the top.
    Our enemies both foreign and domestic are capitalizing on our current weakness.
    These are indeed dangerous times.

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  • patriotinoh
    Posted on December 14, 2011 at 9:00am

    They were praising Reagan for having the stones to stand up to our enemys unlike the wuss we have sitting in the white house wimpering about the drone that Iran will not return.

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    • Godfather.1
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 9:24am

      You know what, you’re right. Obama was afraid to stand up to bin Laden, wasn’t he?

      Also, learn to spell.

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    • Thumper
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 9:33am

      Godfather he did not stand up to Bin Laden the Navy Seals did.

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    • Godfather.1
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 9:44am

      Who was the commander in chief that ordered them to take action?

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    • biohazard23
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 11:30am

      The same one who dithered and took his time trying to decide if it was a good idea. Just sayin’.

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    • Larry_Waters
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 11:35am

      Your right Brobamma the order to get the dill weed Bin Laden however he had to think and ponder it when seconds counted many minutes later fearing the knowledge that he would get away AND against his own personal view gave the order. Sure I‘ll give you that but he shouldn’t have wavered. Now aside from Bin Laden, Brobamma has otherwise not really stood up against the forces of evil. Rather he embraces them…. You know the ones that publicly say they want to topple and destroy the USA.

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    • Jimw
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 4:01pm

      rReply Godfather 1″You know what, you’re right. Obama was afraid to stand up to bin Laden, wasn’t he?” There was no body, no videos, NO PROOF of Bin Ladins death because they (Obama) didn’t want to disrespect the Muslims. But there is tons covering Gadaffi’s death! Where’s the proof that the embarrassment called Obama killed him??!!

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    • gordonknapp
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 5:06pm

      They left out the part where when Reagan was in the debt was only a few BILLION but he started the ball rolling to get it into the TRILLIONS, as well as busting the cause of the working man to where there have been few if any increases in pay for them since his reign. Sad. This generation only knows what the media feeds them, not what has happened in reality (history). Of course, the rich and powerful know how how to divert attention away from the truth.

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  • sawbuck
    Posted on December 14, 2011 at 9:00am

    Fighting fire with fire .
    This will get through to some teenagers and older , more so than any two hour lecture from a parent .
    Or maybe it’s even a way to open the door for “the conversation” ?

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  • lillymckim
    Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:59am

    I love that Kid Rock said “any candidate” who wants to use his song can.. I love that!
    I just hope it’s a Republican!

    Smart man!

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  • unclemike1776
    Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:45am

    The President sets the tone for the country, Congress spends all the damn money! Some people here might be too young to remember how low the country was in January 1980 (there was very little patriotism). He personally turned the whole country around , but was he perfect, no, a great leader, yes. Reagan was phase one, now on to phase two in 2012!

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  • jand777
    Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:27am

    Hey, what about Ted Nugent? Talk about conservative. Lynyrd Skynyrd. John Rich.

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    • TL671
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:38pm

      Lynard Skynard(Saturday Night Special)? I can’t call any person, group, or band conservative that supports denying The Second Amendment, or that push’s citizen disarmament.

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  • honor007
    Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:25am

    Kid Rock is an amazing patriot. He just got off a whole “charity” tour around the US. He played small venues and found a cause in each town he visited. He does so many good things without wanting any credit or publicity.

    If you are not a fan of his, I would suggest listening to his latest album “Born Free”; it just may suprise you. He is a chameleon when it comes to music and can do it all soooo well.

    He is a true patriot~

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  • freedomofspeech
    Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:21am

    Madison Rising, now this is conservative music I can get into

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  • stickandtwig.com
    Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:21am

    Remember: Plato said, “Let me make the songs of a nation and I care not who makes its laws.”

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    • TAXLORDCOMETH
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 9:45am

      That quote got twisted by a certan family. “Let me control the banks of a nation, and I care not who makes it’s laws”

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  • schlepnier
    Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:10am

    Somebody over at the blaze needs to get up to speed, if you want somebody who gives a damn about america, the importance of history and is a great musician check out jon schaffers band iced earth -the glorious burden
    http://www.icedearth.com/discography/the-glorious-burden

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  • MikesPace
    Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:05am

    Cant believe they left out the best one.. http://www.youtube.com/operationgetbackhome

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  • grannyrecipe
    Posted on December 14, 2011 at 7:41am

    Hey Madison Rising, you ought to put on a free concert at an Occupy site.

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  • dgremark12
    Posted on December 14, 2011 at 7:31am

    Not bad!

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  • Godfather.1
    Posted on December 14, 2011 at 7:16am

    So are they praising Reagan for raising taxes, increasing the size of the federal government, increasing federal spending, raising the debt ceiling, or for the Iran-Contra scandal?

    Man, those were the days.

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    • SEPARATENOW
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 7:37am

      @ Godfather

      No, just happy for releasing us from the insane, self-inflicted bondage known as Jimmy Carter.

      No one says Reagan was perfect. Just a lot closer to perfect than (insert any liberal name here).

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    • backandtotheleft
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 7:46am

      Congress raises taxes and the debt ceiling. Maybe you could tell the class who was in control of Congress Mr. Helper. What a tool. You are probably the nitwit who said AIDS was Reagan’s fault because it happened on his watch.

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    • Godfather.1
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:00am

      @backandtotheleft

      So you are saying that Reagan didn’t sign those into law? Are you trying to say he wasn’t responsible for Iran-Contra? He didn’t waste money on the retarded Star Wars program?

      No, Reagan is not responsible for AIDS, and it also didn’t happen on his watch, it was just discovered then. It existed before he was president. However, Michele Bachmann has attempted to claim that Swine Flu is the Democrats’ fault, although the previous outbreak came under a Republican.

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    • SquidVetOhio
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:13am

      @Godfather1. Would that be the retarded Star Wars program that ultimately bankrupted the Soviet Union and won the Cold War? Learn some history.

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    • Truthurts
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:15am

      To Trollfather.1

      Reagan’s mistake was compromising with the Damnocrat congress. The Damns reneged on agreements they made with Reagan. One should never compromise with evil, not then, not now, NEVER!

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    • NOBAMA201258
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:25am

      Yeah but he restored American pride and confidence after Jimmy Carter’s 4 yrs of incompetence

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    • Godfather.1
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:41am

      @SquidVetOhio

      If you think Reagan was responsible for the downfall of the USSR you really need to open a history book. You probably also think that the only reason that Germany was defeated in WWII was because the U.S. was involved.

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    • SEPARATENOW
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:50am

      If you don’t think Reagan caused the downfall of the Soviet Union, you win the mentally challenged prize. Read the released KGB papers, post Berlin Wall, saying exactly that. Star Wars bankrupted the Soviet Union in more ways than one by their own admission. The left always seems to need to rewrite history.

      As for the waste… why then are they fitting the new F35 and other aircraft with particle beam weapons? And from where did that technology come? (See the History Channel for video of fitting.)

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    • SEPARATENOW
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:57am

      If you don’t think the US was the deciding factor in both theaters of WW2, someone needs to take away any degree you possess up to and including preschool. If you’d like, I’ll tutor you in reality. Something of which you seem to lack any grasp.

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    • Godfather.1
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 9:18am

      @SEPARATENOW

      The USSR was already falling apart and bankrupting itself. Reagan may have had a hand in spurring things here and there, but he was by no means a necessary component of the USSR’s downfall.

      Have you never heard of the Soviet involvement in WWII? That was the deciding factor in Germany’s defeat in WWII, not the Americans.

      Go ahead, call me anti-American, which I am not. I am simply stating facts you refuse to acknowledge.

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    • NOTAMUSHROOM
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 9:36am

      Godfather is simply using Dept of Education certified, progressively REwritten history books from the schools of indoctrination that our children now attend. This clearly identifies Godfather as a recent graduate.

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    • Godfather.1
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 9:58am

      @NOTAMUSHROOM

      You mean like those text books from Texas that fail to include the slave trade? The books that claim the founding fathers based the Constitution on Christianity?

      Because that’s not rewriting history, is it?

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    • SEPARATENOW
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 10:03am

      The Soviets begged the US to re-invade Europe because they could not defeat Germany themselves. Meanwhile, they were getting their brains beaten-in by the Japanese in the Pacific to the point of abandoning Pacific offensive action altogether.

      Nowhere have I said the US won the war single-handedly. That would be grossly inaccurate. I repeat, he US was the deciding factor.

      The Soviet Union crumbled under the weight of Reagan/Thatcher leadership including Pershing 2 missile deployment and Star Wars. THEY SAID SO THEMSELVES.

      Go ahead, worship your utopian failure gods all you want. They killed over 20 million of their own citizens pre-WW2 in the name of the workers paradise.

      Where were you educated?

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    • SEPARATENOW
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 10:07am

      @Godfather

      Even an atheist like me can accept the reality that the Constitution is based on religious principles.

      When will the African tribal leaders descendants, who sold their own people, be making reparation payments to African Americans?

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    • Godfather.1
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 10:38am

      I’m not defending the Soviets by any means, you erroneously made that assumption. Rather, I’m merely stating facts that you refuse to acknowledge because they go against your belief that the U.S. is the core ingredient to everything that has gone right in the past 100 years.

      If you think the Constitution was based on Christianity you are just flat out wrong. Just because there are principles that are also Christina principles included in the Constitution does not mean it is based on Christianity or that it promotes Christianity in any way. Similarly, just because someone believes that killing is wrong doesn’t mean that he believes in the Ten Commandments. It was known that killing was wrong before Charlton Heston starred in that movie, which, by the way, was clearly a piece of propaganda for the NRA!

      Nice way to dodge the issue about Texas rewriting the history of slavery in its textbooks. The fact that slaves were sold by other Africans to the Europeans doesn’t change the fact that slavery took place and the U.S. had slaves. The South just wants to whitewash its history and act like it never did anything wrong.

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    • SEPARATENOW
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 10:54am

      I’ve made no such refusal about recognizing others contributions to world events. Nor did I say Christianity was the basis of the Constitution, I did say religious principles were. Deism in particular.

      If we are going to have historically accurate text books about slavery, let’s make sure all the facts are in it. Not just the white-guilt, leftist ones…

      In broad terms even leftists have called the 20th century the American century for our prominent contributions. If you don’t like them or want to downplay them, fine. It’s just not accurate to events. And the sky in your world is orange if you say so, I guess.

      Again, where were you mis-educated?

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    • Godfather.1
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 11:13am

      I’m not saying the U.S. has not has a positive and influential role in the past 100 years. I’m merely stating that the U.S. did not have as big of an influence in certain events as many believe.

      For the record, the text books I read did include the parts about other Africans selling slaves to Europeans. Which ones did you read?

      And before you want to get into a battle over education, I would put money on it that I have more education than you. So put your money where your mouth is and post you CV if you are so highly educated.

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    • SEPARATENOW
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 12:19pm

      BA Political Science, Hanover College, Indiana
      MPA Maxwell School, Syracuse University, New York
      20 years of running a profitable business.
      And you?

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    • cemerius
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 12:37pm

      @Godfather you must believe that Obama can really change water to wine too?

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    • SEPARATENOW
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 12:37pm

      BTW stop emoting Gofather and read. I didn’t say I had more education than you, I was wondering which institution(s) led you so far astray. Pretty sure my education in school and out is more valuable than your multi-cultural orgy of denial.

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    • SEPARATENOW
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 1:02pm

      @Godfather..tick, tock.

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    • SEPARATENOW
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 1:24pm

      You see this is a consistently arrogant assumption leftists make: Conservative = Beneath Liberals Intellectually. If you pretend you are smarter than others, you are smarter than others. This is why they so seldom win.

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    • Godfather.1
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 1:24pm

      BA in Politics, UC Santa Cruz
      JD, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

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    • SEPARATENOW
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 1:33pm

      Good god another lawyer. I refused my offers for law school post LSAT due the arrogance of every mentor (Pi Sigma Alpha) lawyer I met. So glad I did.

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    • Jimw
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 3:52pm

      We call this period, 1982-2007, the twenty-five year boom–the greatest period of personal and business wealth creation in the history of the planet. In 1980, the net worth–assets minus liabilities–of all U.S. households and business … was $25 trillion in today’s dollars. By 2007, net worth was just shy of $57 trillion. Adjusting for inflation, more wealth was created in America in the twenty-five year boom than in the previous two hundred years.
      When President Reagan entered office in 1981, he faced three worsening recessions starting in 1969 were about to culminate in the worst of all in 1981-1982, with unemployment soaring into double digits at a peak of 10.8%. At the same time America suffered roaring double-digit inflation, with the CPI registering at 11.3% in 1979 and 13.5% in 1980 (25% in two years). The Washington establishment at the time argued that this inflation was now endemic to the American economy, and could not be stopped, at least not without a calamitous economic collapse.
      President Reagan campaigned on an explicitly articulated, four-point economic program to reverse this slow motion collapse of the American economy:
      1. Cut tax rates to restore incentives for economic growth, which was implemented first with a reduction in the top income tax rate of 70% down to 50%, and then a 25% across-the-board reduction in income tax rates for everyone. The 1986 tax reform then reduced tax rates further, leaving just two rates, 28% and 15%.
      2. Spending red

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  • AMENDMENT
    Posted on December 14, 2011 at 7:06am

    Kid ROCKS !! and so does Waylon and his songs America n The Eagle….

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    • lillymckim
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:24am

      I also am a big fan of Kid Rock have seen him many times and he does not disappoint!
      He has always been patriotic and he’s a religious man.. contrary to what else is said about him.
      He is a good person.

      I love his music and yes, he ROCKS!

      Kid Rock is a PATRIOT!

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    • CatB
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 2:47pm

      Kid was on with Diners Drive-ins and Dives the other night .. he has done much for his hometown .. including starting a brewery and providing jobs! That is a patriot!

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  • G.E.R
    Posted on December 14, 2011 at 6:54am

    I saw this “band” in New York and they sucked

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    • SEPARATENOW
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 7:39am

      Well that must prove conservatism sucks.

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    • G.E.R
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:55am

      I was referring to the talentless hacks that call themselves a band. But since you brought it up. Yes I do and on so many levels, I don’t where to begin.

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    • SEPARATENOW
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 9:11am

      Ahhh the genius of the left. Perhaps I should equate all the leftist artists who suck and ascribe that to their politics. Wait, I don’t need to, their preferred policies and their stark lack of success do that. Thanks for the opportunity to sink to your level anyway.

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    • G.E.R
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 9:39am

      Actually I agree with you about the multitude of hack bands that are on the “left”. A large percentage of the music being produced today is trash. And a large percentage of that trash consists of nothing but samplings and horrible covers. All originality and individualism is gone. Regardless of the genre.

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    • SEPARATENOW
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 11:07am

      At least we agree on the value and quality of current music.

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    • Therightsofbilly
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 1:09pm

      G.E.R. Says:
      “All originality and individualism is gone.”

      Isn’t that the ultimate goal of the left?

      You should be cheering.

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  • lukerw
    Posted on December 14, 2011 at 6:44am

    I voted for Reagan… because his Idol was: CALVIN COOLIDGE!

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