Quote:After a guest made a disparaging comment about country music, MSNBC host Ari Melber apologized on-air Wednesday afternoon and informed his audience that the network does not condone such remarks.

During a Now w/ Alex Wagner conversation about GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz‘s statement that he became a country music fan directly after 9/11, guest Jamilah Lemieux opened up the conversation with this remark: “Nothing says ‘Let’s go kill some Muslims’ like country music, fresh from Lynchburg, Virginia. Someone who obviously does not want to be a polarizing candidate, he wants to bring people together, I mean — really? That’s absurd.”

While co-panelists Joan Walsh and Michael Steele could be heard laughing at Lemieux’s remark, guest-host Melber responded: “Well, I mean there’s plenty of country music that doesn’t have that message, right?”

(03-26-2015 09:41 AM)EagleRockCafe Wrote:  

Jamilah Lemieux is by every definition a straight up racist, but the fact that she’s black and racist against white people means MSNBC will still have her on regularly despite saying stuff like this.

Quote:After a guest made a disparaging comment about country music, MSNBC host Ari Melber apologized on-air Wednesday afternoon and informed his audience that the network does not condone such remarks.

During a Now w/ Alex Wagner conversation about GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz‘s statement that he became a country music fan directly after 9/11, guest Jamilah Lemieux opened up the conversation with this remark: “Nothing says ‘Let’s go kill some Muslims’ like country music, fresh from Lynchburg, Virginia. Someone who obviously does not want to be a polarizing candidate, he wants to bring people together, I mean — really? That’s absurd.”

While co-panelists Joan Walsh and Michael Steele could be heard laughing at Lemieux’s remark, guest-host Melber responded: “Well, I mean there’s plenty of country music that doesn’t have that message, right?”

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/msnbc-apologizes-for-comment-nothing-says-let%E2%80%99s-go-kill-some-muslims-like-country-music/

(03-26-2015 11:02 AM)Native Georgian Wrote:  Where does MSNBC find people like Lemieux?

(03-26-2015 09:54 AM)BleedsHuskieRed Wrote:  I'd be interested in hearing this country music. Everything I have heard lately is about drinking beer in the back of a pickup with a woman in a bikini who the singer calls girl.

*** **** country has sucked for the past few years.

(03-26-2015 11:02 AM)Native Georgian Wrote:  Where does MSNBC find people like Lemieux?

(03-26-2015 09:54 AM)BleedsHuskieRed Wrote:  I'd be interested in hearing this country music. Everything I have heard lately is about drinking beer in the back of a pickup with a woman in a bikini who the singer calls girl.

(03-26-2015 11:02 AM)Native Georgian Wrote:  Where does MSNBC find people like Lemieux?

(03-26-2015 02:19 PM)I45owl Wrote:  

(03-26-2015 09:54 AM)BleedsHuskieRed Wrote:  I'd be interested in hearing this country music. Everything I have heard lately is about drinking beer in the back of a pickup with a woman in a bikini who the singer calls girl.

*** **** country has sucked for the past few years.

Outside of a very few artists, I'd put that number at between 20 and 40, and I tend to err on the high side. I place the approximate time of country's official demise to the release of this song...

(03-26-2015 11:02 AM)Native Georgian Wrote:  Where does MSNBC find people like Lemieux?

(03-26-2015 05:58 PM)usmbacker Wrote:  

(03-26-2015 11:02 AM)Native Georgian Wrote:  Where does MSNBC find people like Lemieux?

Obama friends list...

(03-26-2015 05:55 PM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  

(03-26-2015 02:19 PM)I45owl Wrote:  

(03-26-2015 09:54 AM)BleedsHuskieRed Wrote:  I'd be interested in hearing this country music. Everything I have heard lately is about drinking beer in the back of a pickup with a woman in a bikini who the singer calls girl.

*** **** country has sucked for the past few years.

Outside of a very few artists, I'd put that number at between 20 and 40, and I tend to err on the high side. I place the approximate time of country's official demise to the release of this song...

You are right on the money with this.

I remember when this song hit. I was never a country fan but I remember this tune well. My family were country fans so that's how I became familiar with the song. This was an early predecessor of the late 80's early 90's country. Its came about 5 years before the rest really fully took over.

Today I much prefer classic country to the garbage I hear now. Once in a while I hear a good one but they are so rare now. I like Alabama and the old giants like Willie, Waylon, Hank (Jr and Sr) ect.

A lot of the modern heavier country just sounds like a HORRIBLY watered down, "pop" version of Lynyrd Skynyrd (with more twang) to my ears. Its very irritating and fake imo.

I always preferred Motown, blues, rock and metal though.

(03-26-2015 05:55 PM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  

(03-26-2015 02:19 PM)I45owl Wrote:  

(03-26-2015 09:54 AM)BleedsHuskieRed Wrote:  I'd be interested in hearing this country music. Everything I have heard lately is about drinking beer in the back of a pickup with a woman in a bikini who the singer calls girl.

*** **** country has sucked for the past few years.

Outside of a very few artists, I'd put that number at between 20 and 40, and I tend to err on the high side. I place the approximate time of country's official demise to the release of this song...

You are right on the money with this.

I remember when this song hit. I was never a country fan but I remember this tune well. My family were country fans so that's how I became familiar with the song. This was an early predecessor of the late 80's early 90's country. Its came about 5 years before the rest really fully took over.

Today I much prefer classic country to the garbage I hear now. Once in a while I hear a good one but they are so rare now. I like Alabama and the old giants like Willie, Waylon, Hank (Jr and Sr) ect.

A lot of the modern heavier country just sounds like a HORRIBLY watered down, "pop" version of Lynyrd Skynyrd (with more twang) to my ears. Its very irritating and fake imo.

I always preferred Motown, blues, rock and metal though.