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For those who gripe about our country!

paboogerpabooger Member Posts: 13,953
edited February 2004 in General Discussion
Merle kinda sums up my feelings about people who love to bash our country, our President, and the wars were involved in! Irregardless of their Political party of choice!

Proud to be an American, glad I live In the best country in the World, even with all our problems!




I hear people talkin' bad,
About the way we have to live here in this country,
Harpin' on the wars we fight,
An' gripin' 'bout the way things oughta be.
An' I don't mind 'em switchin' sides,
An' standin' up for things they believe in.
When they're runnin' down my country, man,
They're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
Runnin' down the way of life,
Our fightin' men have fought and died to keep.
If you don't love it, leave it:
Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin'.
If you're runnin' down my country, man,
You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.

I read about some squirrely guy,
Who claims, he just don't believe in fightin'.
An' I wonder just how long,
The rest of us can count on bein' free.
They love our milk an' honey,
But they preach about some other way of livin'.
When they're runnin' down my country, hoss,
They're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.

Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
Runnin' down the way of life,
Our fightin' men have fought and died to keep.
If you don't love it, leave it:
Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin'.
If you're runnin' down my country, man,
You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.

Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
Runnin' down the way of life,
Our fightin' men have fought and died to keep.
If you don't love it, leave it:
Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin'.
If you're runnin' down my country, man,
You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.

Merle Haggard

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Kids that fish, hunt and trap have never mugged any old ladies!


To Ride, shoot straight,and speak the truth
This was the Ancient law of Youth
Old times are past, old times are done:
But the Law runs true, O little son!

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  • gbeggrowgbeggrow Member Posts: 5,499
    edited November -1
    "glad I live In the best country in the World, even with all our problems!"

    Pa,

    Good point, and Amen to that!

    P.S. I'm still laughing about the Cabela's/Baby Ruth/cell phone incident![:D]
  • paboogerpabooger Member Posts: 13,953
    edited November -1
    Yeah Im sure Ill never hear the end of that one!!!

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    Kids that fish, hunt and trap have never mugged any old ladies!


    To Ride, shoot straight,and speak the truth
    This was the Ancient law of Youth
    Old times are past, old times are done:
    But the Law runs true, O little son!
  • schotzi1schotzi1 Member Posts: 307 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    To all the people onagering.....Name me one country BETTER than America! If you can I'll buy you the plane ticket and you can get outta here.

    Love America or LEAVE!

    It aint perfect but it's the best!

    Be responsible
    Be intelligent
    Be REPUBLICAN
  • schotzi1schotzi1 Member Posts: 307 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sorry NUNN that was a slip. Will watch in the future.

    Be responsible
    Be intelligent
    Be REPUBLICAN
  • 358 WINCHESTER358 WINCHESTER Member Posts: 1,799 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The best post of the day PA and if you get any flak on it that you can't handle ring my bell I'll come a running.
  • DancesWithSheepDancesWithSheep Member Posts: 12,938 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by pabooger

    Yeah Im sure Ill never hear the end of that one!!!

    Wow! Talk about spitting in the face of the prevailing view! You certainly have gone out on a limb with this one!!! Irregardless, few people realize this song was written not by Merle Haggard but King George--to quiet all them bad-mouthing colonial malcontents. It's message is timeless, however.
  • paboogerpabooger Member Posts: 13,953
    edited November -1
    Fightin' Side Of Me: Merle Haggard.

    Written by Merle Haggard.
    (c Tree Publishing Company.)
    From "Songs I'll Always Sing", c 1976, Capitol Records.




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    Kids that fish, hunt and trap have never mugged any old ladies!


    To Ride, shoot straight,and speak the truth
    This was the Ancient law of Youth
    Old times are past, old times are done:
    But the Law runs true, O little son!
  • BullzeyeBullzeye Member Posts: 3,560
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by schotzi1
    Sorry NUNN that was a slip. Will watch in the future.

    Be responsible
    Be intelligent
    Be REPUBLICAN


    Why you little meanie! [:D][:P]

    schotzi, you'll quickly discover the amusing caprices of the auto-filter. Ya bleening snotbag.

    "If I could have gotten 51 votes in the Senate for an outright ban, picking up all of them, "Mr. and Mrs. America, turn them all in," I would have." -Sen. Dianne Feinstein

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  • punchiepunchie Member Posts: 2,792
    edited November -1
    Pa as long as there are any of the Harrisburg crew around you can rest assured that you will not be forgetting the "Cabela's" er..ah..ahh..shall we say acrobatics.

    PS. Fightin' Side of Me has always been one of my favorite Merle songs and I like Merle. It just relays the message I wish I had the talent to say.



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  • njretcopnjretcop Member Posts: 7,975
    edited November -1
    Pa,

    I agree with your post and love Merle Haggard.

    I'm just glad that we didn't have to listen to you sing it, LOL.


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  • joeaf1911a1joeaf1911a1 Member Posts: 2,962 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hi Pa: Good post. I'm with you all the way on this one . Joe
  • temblortemblor Member Posts: 2,153 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I with you Pabooger.........[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]
  • 0311marine0311marine Member Posts: 3,233
    edited November -1
    my motto "love it or leave it"

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  • HAIRYHAIRY Member Posts: 23,606
    edited November -1
    It's sad that you can't tell the difference between love of a country and the disastrous policies of an particular administration. [:(]




    There is always one more imbecile than you counted on.

    Hypocrisy is the homage paid by vice to virtue.

    Don't assume malice for what stupidity can explain.
  • outdoortexasoutdoortexas Member Posts: 4,780
    edited November -1
    It's sad that you're so sad Hairy![^]
  • HeavyBarrelHeavyBarrel Member Posts: 1,466 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Ironic, oh how ironic, Merle Haggard released his own anti-war song last year.
  • OklahomaboundOklahomabound Member Posts: 829 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Regardless of who wrote the words, the words are true and I agree;

    An' I don't mind 'em switchin' sides,
    An' standin' up for things they believe in.
    When they're runnin' down my country, man,
    They're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
    Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
    Runnin' down the way of life,
    Our fightin' men have fought and died to keep.
    If you don't love it, leave it:

    Go, Pa.

    It must be right, or we wouldn't do it this way!
  • dheffleydheffley Member Posts: 25,000
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by HAIRY
    It's sad that you can't tell the difference between love of a country and the disastrous policies of an particular administration. [:(]




    There is always one more imbecile than you counted on.

    Hypocrisy is the homage paid by vice to virtue.

    Don't assume malice for what stupidity can explain.



    It's sad you don't understand that sometimes you have to punch a low-life bully in the mouth to back them off.[;)]

    Diplomacy is only successful if they know you will, and can, back it up![}:)]

    Otherwise, it's just democratic lip dribble![:D]


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  • tr foxtr fox Member Posts: 13,856
    edited November -1
    Now is good ol' Merle singing/saying we have to cheerfully accept the unfair/unreasonable/unconstitutional laws that "our country" imposes on us?

    And DancesWith Sheep: if I read your post right that is one subtle GOOD ONE that needs to be looked at two or three times to get the full impact. If not, then nevermind.

    Quote "When guns were invented everything changed. For the first time in the history of the world a frail woman had a chance to sucessfully defend herself and home. My dream is that one of the anti-gun nuts will need a gun for defense and be unable to have one because of their own actions."
  • paboogerpabooger Member Posts: 13,953
    edited November -1
    My post was about this!!! Plain and simple!
    quote:Merle kinda sums up my feelings about people who love to bash our country, our President, and the wars were involved in! Irregardless of their Political party of choice!

    Proud to be an American, glad I live In the best country in the World, even with all our problems!


    Hairy and Foxy does this mean your not proud to be an American? All Im saying is Im proud of it, wouldn't want to live any where else! I don't agree with you but I would fight to the death your right to say it!!

    I wasn't brought up to be disrespectfull to my superiors, or to my country! I looked up to those who fought in World War 2, Korea, and Nam! I was taught that if I didn't agree with the policys of some I should respectfully do what I could do to change it! I was taught to respect our flag, our country and our leaders no matter what their political status might be!

    Just the way it was back then, and personally I think this country would be a lot better off if people still believed that way!



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    Kids that fish, hunt and trap have never mugged any old ladies!


    To Ride, shoot straight,and speak the truth
    This was the Ancient law of Youth
    Old times are past, old times are done:
    But the Law runs true, O little son!
  • tr foxtr fox Member Posts: 13,856
    edited November -1
    P.B. I'm happy and proud to be an American.

    Quote "When guns were invented everything changed. For the first time in the history of the world a frail woman had a chance to sucessfully defend herself and home. My dream is that one of the anti-gun nuts will need a gun for defense and be unable to have one because of their own actions."
  • SuspensionSuspension Member Posts: 4,783
    edited November -1
    Good post PA, thanks!!!

    NRA Life Member ---"A pocket knife, a clean hankey, and a pistol... things I can use." - Ted Nugent
  • daddodaddo Member Posts: 3,408
    edited November -1
    We have the best country, the best system of government. Now if we could just get those that are running the government to run it the way it's suppose to be run............................!
  • searcher5searcher5 Member Posts: 13,511
    edited November -1
    I am proud to be an American, too. I do believe that Merle, as much as I like some of his music, is like most entertainers-all hat and no horse.

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  • stanmanstanman Member Posts: 3,052
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Pabooger:
    I was taught to respect our flag, our country and our leaders no matter what their political status might be!

    I was taught that respect was something that was earned, not something won in an election!
    AND, I was taught NEVER to respect a bald faced liar, even one who (theoretically) got more votes than the other liar!!

    If the candidates for president were Stalin and Attilla the Hun, I wonder which one I would be expected to support???

    Disagreeing with an administration and their destructive policies DOES NOT equate to being un-American!!

    Edited for unnecessarily argumentative language. [B)]
  • HAIRYHAIRY Member Posts: 23,606
    edited November -1
    Gotta go with Daddo's point. [;)]




    There is always one more imbecile than you counted on.

    Hypocrisy is the homage paid by vice to virtue.

    Don't assume malice for what stupidity can explain.
  • paboogerpabooger Member Posts: 13,953
    edited November -1
    Daddo and Stanman both made good points!!!

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    Kids that fish, hunt and trap have never mugged any old ladies!


    To Ride, shoot straight,and speak the truth
    This was the Ancient law of Youth
    Old times are past, old times are done:
    But the Law runs true, O little son!
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