| PART 11 YTN-I think that may very well be one of the reasons that your music is so popular. Because, like I said, it's not politically correct for a white guy to raise his voice about any of this anymore, but the fact is, it causes a lot of resentment. Because, I know I feel it, when I hear people singing songs about, you know, killing a "white cracker motherf$#ker". And they say it like it's cool...like it's, you know...and it makes you feel like, "Hey...that ain't cool, man. You want to say some shit like that, then I'll tell you what I think of you." I think a lot of people feel that, and that's why they identify so readily with your music, even as old as the songs are. Even though it was 30 years ago, the message still carries thru to today. Basically saying, "That shit can go two ways, cat! If you want to get ugly about it, well this is how it makes ME feel. You wanna act shitty about things, then we can ALL act shitty." (Johnny Rebel "'amen"-ing, laughing, and nodding in agreement in background.) Know what I'm saying? JR-They're even trying to make a "black thing" out of this issue in Florida, right now.( In reference to the election count.). Jesse Jackson out there raising hell...it's a wonder Al Sharpton isn't over there yet. All they do is run around the country stirring it up. That's all they do! It can be quieter than hell, but something happens, and here they come! It's a 'black thing' now. A racial issue. Stir some shit. Stir 'em up! YTN-Yeah. They're trying to say that the 3 big counties whose votes weren't completely counted, were voided deliberately because they're predominantly black. Saying that since Gore got most of the black vote, he would've clearly won...because you'll notice there was a mix-up, where it had half the candidates listed on the first page, and half the candidates listed on the second page, and it had a reminder saying, basically, "incomplete ballots will not be counted, so be sure and vote on the next page",etc...so a lot of folks ended up misunderstanding, and picking a candidate from BOTH pages...an 'overvote', as they call it...and what it was actually saying was just that if you didn't pick one of the candidates listed on the first page, then be sure you pick one on the second page, or your votes won't be counted as an "incomplete ballot" ...now who's fault is that? JR-The guy voting. YTN-I mean, it's a shame...but it's not anyone's fault that some of the folks voting were semi-illiterate. It's certainly not a 'race issue'. JR-I'll tell you what though...give them sonofabitches a whole pile of Bingo cards, and they won't miss a B-11...a D-19! (Everyone falling out laughing. MJR admonishing JR for his 'off-color', humorous asides.) YTN-Okay...and you must see a lot of this yourself, in your line of work...what do you think of these white kids you see, who so clearly emulate these black gangster rappers? I mean, this one' got me a little perplexed myself. Serious identity crisis at play here, or something. You know, with the pants hanging half off the ass cheeks...running around, throwing up 'gang signs'...living in suburbia, a long way off from Compton. Listening to music that baldly advocates violence against their own race?! What's the story there, do you think? JR-Actually, we don't see a whole lot of that around here. But in the bigger cities,sure...it disgusts me. It disgusts the shit out of me. What the hell is a white kid doing....uh...hell, making like a nigger? I mean...god-da#@, what the hell does he want to act like a nigger for? YTN-And the music they're 'down with', is advocating violence AGAINST whites. Like they wish they WERE black, and are ashamed of being white! Like they're 'pushing up', as they say, violence against whites. I just get lost on that one. It's completely beyond me. JR-Yeah. And, you know, a prostitute used to be called a whore by folks. Now it's a 'ho'. That's what blacks call a prostitute...a 'ho'. Listen here...I called my sister,last year, for X-Mas...I called, and I said, "Ho-ho-ho! Merry Christmas!" Didn't here anything. So I say it again..."Ho-ho-ho! Merry Christmas!" Damned if here comes my brother-in-law, and gets on and says, "Can I HELP YOU!" I said, "Damn, L----, I was trying to wish L--- a Merry Christmas",and here they were all wound up because they thought I was calling, and calling my sister a 'ho'! A damn shame! Man, you gotta be kidding me!? |