Wood Goblin wrote:FWIW, I'm told that Toby Keith, in spite of his pro-war agenda, is actually a Democrat.
Your source is correct."People don't realize that I'm a registered Democrat," he says. "They automatically assume that I'm a chest-banging, war-drum-pounding Republican with my military stance."
Keith goes on to compare himself to Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut: "a conservative Democrat who is sometimes embarrassed for his party."
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For those searching for a full-blown conservative, Keith points to rocker Ted Nugent, with whom he just completed a USO tour of Iraq and Afghanistan. They were whisked around in Blackhawk helicopters to perform for the troops.
"Ted is so far out on the right that I can't even see him with a pair of binoculars," Keith says. "I'm probably the most right Democrat in the world, but Ted is so far on the other side that he's got problems with a bunch of Republicans."
If Keith sees himself as a conservative Democrat, he has no problem hanging with those whose politics are further left. Some of Keith's better friends in the music business are [Willie] Nelson and Jimmy Buffett, both liberals.
ETA: Whole article
here too, apparently you have to register to see the original more than once....