Dwight Yoakam: Friend of Liberty
Dwight Yoakam is one of country music's biggest and most respected stars.
He's appeared in movies as well, including "Sling Blade" and "The Newton
Boys."
He's also very savvy politically, as the following excerpt from an
interview in the New York Post indicates:
New York Post: Are you political?
Yoakam: Yeah, but I don't like to get into a discussion of it because
that's not what I do. I don't know if, as a performer, I have the right to
impose my political views on other people. My views might not always be
that correct. There might be humor in them that could be misinterpreted.
Now that I've said all that, libertarianism, the pure Jeffersonian ideal,
to me is appealing. I'm not an active member of the Libertarian Party, but
I do think there is room for their concepts in our experiment in democracy.
We are responsible for our actions. We should consider taking that road
less traveled with less government.
I guess I rambled into a pretty big ditch for a guy who didn't want to talk
about politics.
(Source: New York Post, Friday, August 20 / Libertarian Clips)
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