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Toby Keith, and hating America

Toby Keith - country and western superstar. I have just been trawling through this guy's back catalogue after discovering him on the Stephen Colbert Christmas Album . At first I thought he was a spoof, but no... Check out this stirring video : "We'll put a boot in your ass, it's the American way." On the Colbert Christmas album (see UK itunes) Keith sings a song about Americans taking Christmas back and decapitating those who call for the separation of church and state. For some reason we Brits - especially the left-leaning Liberal ones - are constantly being told we are anti-American. We hate America. I really don't think I do. I'm a big fan, I'd say. The problem is the U.S. has for some time now been run by the elected representatives of those who buy Toby Keith albums. Criticisms of "America", in this context, were criticisms of American policy, especially foreign policy, and the dickheads running it. Those days are over, we hope. Like man...