Raw Story reports:
Country music star Trace Adkins on Wednesday wore a tiny Confederate battle flag while singing on on NBC’s nationally-televised Christmas tree-lighting special.(Click photo to enlarge. Video clip at the Raw Story link.)
During his “Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire” performance, close-ups of Adkins clearly showed that his earpiece was covered with the flag of the Confederacy....
Adkins was a prominent backer of Mitt Romney. Here he is performing at a Romney rally in Virginia on October 4:
Here he is performing at this year's Republican convention (and slipping the word "shit" into his song introduction, something I thought only those foul-mouthed Obama-backing rappers would do):
Not sure if he wore that Stars 'n' Bars earpiece on the trail with Mitt, but hey -- according to Romney advisers, it wouldn't offend the voters who really matter, would it?
Steve,
ReplyDeleteThe them thar weren't no "Confederate-flag Earpiece."
That them that wuz uh 'Dogwhistle Hearin' Aid!'
All the better to hear "The Real 'Murkanz!"