'Most Contemptible Song Of The Decade': Country Music TV Bans Jason Aldean's "Try That In A Small Town" Video

The entertainment industry's liberal elites are mad at country music star Jason Aldean.

The media reaction was, well, unhinged…

Variety's Chris Willman exclaims, in a story titled: "Jason Aldean Already Had the Most Contemptible Country Song of the Decade. The Video Is Worse", "Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town” is close to being the most cynical song ever written…"

The Daily Beast published one of the most high-profile criticisms of the song its article, "Jason Aldean Catches Heat for Racist, Pro-Gun Lyrics: 'a Modern Lynching Song.'"

Hyperbole much?

Not everyone was horrified…

Taking to Twitter, Mr. Aldean refuted claims that the song contains racial undertones or supports lynching, stating that the references made against him are “not only meritless but dangerous.”

“In the past 24 hours, I have been accused of releasing a pro-lynching song … and was subject to the comparison that I (direct quote) was not too pleased with the nationwide BLM protests,” Mr. Aldean wrote on Twitter.

“These references are not only meritless, but dangerous.”

The Epoch Times' Caden Pearsen reports that Mr. Aldean denied any racist intent in his song, asserting that “there is not a single lyric in the song that references race or points to it.” He also stressed that the accompanying music video features “real news footage” and contains no imagery that could be construed as promoting violence or hatred.

“While I can try and respect others to have their own interpretation of a song with music—this one goes too far,” he said.

The country singer, who was on stage at the tragic 2017 Route 91 Harvest music festival shooting, emphasized that he has personally experienced the devastating consequences of senseless violence.

“NO ONE, including me, wants to continue to see senseless headlines or families ripped apart,” he added.

“Try That in a Small Town,” according to Mr. Aldean, is rooted in nostalgia for the tight-knit community he grew up in, where people cared for their neighbors regardless of their backgrounds or beliefs.

He asserted that the song is not about promoting any specific political agenda, but rather about the desire for a return to normalcy where headlines are less consumed by tragedy and division.

“My political views have never been something I’ve hidden from,” Mr. Aldean added, acknowledging that not everyone in the country shares the same opinions on how “we get back to a sense of normalcy where we go at least a day without a headline that keeps us up at night.”

Nevertheless, he emphasized that the song’s essence lies in the yearning for a better future, free from the constant specter of violence and discord. That’s “what this song is about,” he says.

Mr. Aldean insisted that the song’s intentions have been grossly misinterpreted.

He concluded his statement by expressing his hope that fans and critics alike will listen with an open heart and understand the true message behind the song.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/most-contemptible-song-decade-country-music-tv-bans-jason-aldeans-try-small-town-video

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Two people, gunman confirmed dead in Auckland shooting

Three people are dead and six others have been injured after a gunman entered a building in the Auckland city centre on Thursday morning.

https://www.smh.com.au/world/oceania/two-people-confirmed-dead-following-shooting-in-auckland-20230720-p5dprr.html

Forked Tongues: heavy emitters exposed as hypocrites on climate action, new analysis shows

Behind public statements supporting climate action, key companies engaged in extensive lobbying against Labor’s flagship climate policy, the Safeguard Mechanism.

Many of the country’s blue-chip, carbon-intensive companies stand accused of supporting action on climate change while at the same time successfully undermining a key plank of the Federal government’s push to deal with heavy carbon emissions.

Research by InfluenceMap, a global pro-climate think tank, reveals a host of big-name corporates that professed support for climate action and yet lobbied against Labor’s safeguard mechanism when it was proposed in March this year.

Their lobbying efforts proved successful, with Labor agreeing to water down several key elements of the policy. The eventual reforms were cheaper for and less-onerous on emission-intensive industries.

‘Clear hypocrisy’

The companies included oil and gas leaders Origin, Woodside and Alinta, miners Rio Tinto, Fortescue, Glencore and Whitehaven Coal and heavy industrials players BlueScope Steel and Adbri.

Interestingly, only one emissions-intensive company, BP, publicly supported climate action and the Safeguard Mechanism reforms, according to InfluenceMap’s analysis of public statements on both issues.

InfluenceMap senior analyst Tom Holen says that “while they (the companies) publicly endorse climate action, their active opposition to key elements of the Safeguard Mechanism reforms demonstrates a clear hypocrisy.”

The Safeguard Mechanism, first introduced in 2016 by the Abbott government, is the primary federal greenhouse gas emissions reduction policy. It is targeted at facilities that emit more than 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide a year and covers half of Australia’s total greenhouse gas emissions.

Labor’s reforms, first signalled in the lead-up to the 2022 election, were designed to tighten the rules over emissions and ensure that Australia’s largest emitters proportionally curbed emissions in order to meet Australia’s 2030 and 2050 greenhouse gas targets.

Holden says InfluenceMap’s work also showed how, “the overwhelming dominance from a few negative sectors in the policy debate” placed Australia’s 2030 and 2050 greenhouse gas targets at risk.

https://michaelwest.com.au/forked-tongues-heavy-emitters-exposed-as-hypocrites-on-climate-action-new-analysis-shows/

>>19208905

Yeah right so he went to the DM to go public

Maine Governor Janet Mills Signs Bill Legalizing Abortions Up to Birth

Add Maine to the list of blue states that allows killing babies in abortions up to birth.

Thanks to Governor Janet Mills, the New England state will now allow abortions for any reason, even if the baby is viable and could live outside the womb.

LD 1619 allows unborn babies to be aborted through all nine months of pregnancy for any reason an abortionist deems “necessary.” Currently, abortions are prohibited after 24 weeks but that prohibition is toppled by the new law.

“Maine law should recognize that every pregnancy, like every woman, is different, and that politicians cannot and should not try to legislate the wide variety of difficult circumstances pregnant women face,” Mills said before signing the bill.

The law goes into effect 90 days after the state Legislature’s session ends in the coming weeks.

Other states from California to Colorado, Minnesota to Washington and Maryland to New Mexico allow killing babies in abortions up to birth.

Leading pro-life advocates say Mills and Democrats are out of touch with most Americans.

“It is special interests, not Maine people, who the majority party are representing in Augusta,” said Karen Vachon, executive director of Maine Right to Life, in an email last week.

Thousands of pro-lifers showed up at the state Capitol in May to protest the late-term abortion bill. During one committee meeting, nearly 700 testified against the bill while only 65 testified in favor. Maine Right to Life, Catholic leaders and other pro-life organizations also urged lawmakers to reject the legislation, pointing to polls that consistently show strong public opposition to late-term abortions.

However, Democrats control the Maine Legislature, and Planned Parenthood, which dumps millions of dollars into elections, lobbied for the bill.

“Maine has joined a growing list of states whose lawmakers seem primarily interested in ensuring their constituents never make it out of the womb alive.”

That was the sentiment of Priests for Life National Director Frank Pavone after Maine’s Democrat Governor Janet Mills today signed a bill eliminating all restrictions on abortion in the state.

“The Democrat governor of Maine has once again shown us the extremism of her party on abortion, completely ignoring the fact that the American people have never been in favor of abortion throughout pregnancy. Most Americans who think abortion should be legal also think there should be more limits on it than there are. As the Democrat Party continues to double down on going in the opposite direction, they become more and more irrelevant to American voters,” Pavone concluded.

On the House floor, state Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, accused the billion-dollar abortion chain of “whipping” lawmakers into submission when the bill almost failed to pass. She said a 30-minute recess to consider an amendment limiting late-term abortions to fatal fetal anomalies turned into five hours as lobbyists pressured lawmakers to vote for the bill without amendments.

“Planned Parenthood dictated to this body that [the amendment] would not be accepted,” Libby said. “We watched all day as representatives who might vote with us were followed out of this chamber and were whipped to vote for the bill. … [This] was about Planned Parenthood’s agenda to expand abortion in Maine to any time, for any reason.”

https://www.lifenews.com/2023/07/19/maine-governor-janet-mills-signs-bill-legalizing-abortions-up-to-birth/

Australian government now run by the corrupt Big 4 Consulting firms – PwC, Deloitte, EY and KPMG. How many $billions have they stolen and helped others steal?

The big four accounting / consulting firms PwC, Deloitte, EY and KPMG have likely cost Australia $billions of dollars via over charging state and federal governments and aiding abetting national and foreign companies with tax avoidance which is stealing from the Australian public.

Video below shows the contempt that 2 of those companies’ management have for the government and accountability.

The corruption by the big four accounting / consulting firms PwC, Deloitte, EY and KPMG was exposed recently, at least in part, with the PWC tax scam where they were paid to help the federal government draft tax laws to make foreign companies pay more tax while at the same time PWC was advising those same companies on how to avoid the tax.

The Australian Senate set up the “Inquiry into management and assurance of integrity by consulting services (Consulting services)” which is in effect an inquiry into corruption by EY, Deloitte, KPMG and PwC. The inquiry is due to publish it’s final report by the 30th of November 2023.

On Monday and Tuesday, the Senate Inquiry had public hearings and the below video is a must watch as it shows Deloitte Chairperson Tom Imbesi and Ernst and Young CEO David Larocca showing total contempt for the Senate Inquiry which is ultimately showing total contempt for the Australian public.

In the video Deloitte Chairperson Tom Imbesi insists he must first “check with the Department” to see if they agree to be named at the Senate Inquiry regarding suspected corruption and Ernst and Young CEO David Larocca refuses to give the Senate Inquiry important information regarding EY partner’s pay.

In some ways it is easy to understand why Deloitte Chairperson Tom Imbesi and Ernst and Young CEO David Larocca are so arrogant, think they run the show and are above accountability. They know the AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw in up to his neck in the corruption at PWC, so he is unlikely to take any real action.

I published an article on the 28th of May 2023 titled “AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw and former NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller set to cover-up the PwC tax dodging scandal” which starts off:

AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw and former NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller, who now works for PwC, have already had private communication about the PwC tax dodging scandal that is now being investigated by the federal police.

Kershaw and Fuller have a history of working together to cover-up government corruption, but more on that in a minute.

Mick Fuller is his role as a partner at PwC is currently doing work reviewing ACT Policing which is a branch of the AFP. PwC has current contracts with the AFP such as a $5.9 million contract with PwC for software and support services. (Click here to read more)

In the below video (28/5/23) Senator David Shoebridge asks Reece Kershaw about his friendship with Mick Fuller and if he had declared the conflict. Reece Kershaw’s arrogant response is disturbing. Also, there is video of Reece Kershaw refusing to answer questions in March 2020 about the Angus Taylor document fraud.

https://kangaroocourtofaustralia.com/2023/07/20/australian-government-now-run-by-the-corrupt-big-4-consulting-firms-pwc-deloitte-ey-and-kpmg-how-many-billions-have-they-stolen-or-helped-others-steal/

Banking Insider Warns CBDCs Will Be Implanted Chips

https://rumble.com/embed/v2ybxpi/?pub=4

Executive Pastor Sentenced for Stealing Approximately $130,000 from Journey Baptist Church in Barrington

CONCORD – A Barrington man was sentenced in federal court for defrauding the church where he worked, Journey Baptist Church in Barrington, out of approximately $130,000, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.

Gregory Neal of Barrington, age 45, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Samantha Elliott to 18 months in prison and 2 years of supervised release. Neal was also ordered to pay $129,960.13 in restitution to the victims of the fraud, including the church and the insurance company that covered a portion of the losses incurred by the fraudulent activity. On April 12, 2023, Neal pleaded guilty to a one-count information charging him with wire fraud.

“Today, a man who abused his position of trust- as a leader of his church- and stole from his congregation to support his gambling habit has been brought to justice,” United States Attorney Jane Young stated. “Criminals like the defendant who defraud organizations and public institutions in our community will be prosecuted by this office to the full extent of the law.”

Between January 2017 to March 2020, as the Executive Pastor of the Journey Baptist Church, Neal made unauthorized withdrawals of the church’s funds to pay off his gambling debts. He also made unauthorized purchases with the church’s credit cards for his own benefit, including items from various vendors and retail stores. These unauthorized transactions amounted to $129,960.13.

The United States Secret Service led the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron Gingrande prosecuted the case.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nh/pr/executive-pastor-sentenced-stealing-approximately-130000-journey-baptist-church

Chinese National Real Estate Developer Appears In Court To Face Charges Of Bribing A Prominent San Francisco Public Official

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/chinese-national-real-estate-developer-appears-court-face-charges-bribing-prominent

American man who sexually abused multiple Filipino girls sentenced to 50 years

Stephen Gordon Grimes has been sentenced for producing child pornography overseas and transporting the material to the United States. Over the course of three years, he recorded videos of his sexual abuse of girls as young as four years old.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/american-man-who-sexually-abused-multiple-filipino-girls-sentenced-50-years

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oh now he jumps on the bandwagon

>>19209357

spam