I think John Rich is a great singer, songwriter,& producer and has more talent in his little finger than most of the up-and-coming artists on EITHER coast have in their whole bodies! He's honest and direct and says what's on his mind. Nice change from some of these kiss-ups in Hollywood and Nashville that are always afraid of saying something un-PC or ruffling someone's feathers! I agree 150% with all the political views I've heard from him and I hope his song helps push the Republican party momentum forward. I think the rest of you people need to get educated and then you might have something interesting to say.

I love this guy and his song that he wrote for John McCain!

I am so excited about this ticket, I truly dont believe the last time I felt so energized by an election. I am a Democrat, female, 44 years old. I am pro-choice but respect people's pro-life stance. I even find myself being more toward pro-life just becuase I am a proud mother and just recently a proud grandmother. I like Sara Palin, she has more experience in Public office at city councel level, mayor level and Governership of the Oil rich state of Alaska. She has more experience then any of the running candidates. I like the fact that she is a reformer and fights corruptive government. She is also well verced in the oil industry, they know not to mess with her! I am voting for the Maverick who selected this great VP.

Go John McCain, we love you!

Okay. Getting a little more of the picture. Now we know how the Neanderthals are voting. Glad we got that squared away.

Don't your knuckles hurt from walking like that? OUCH.

Isn't it just typical of this Liberal Media to go foraging around for some tidbit to hype. Like a pig looking for a truffle. What scares the Democrats, and, the Media the most, is that Mrs. Palin "IS" a complete unknown. You want "REAL" change America, well, here it is. For years, everyone keeps saying, "We don't want another Washington insider". Well, she's about as far removed from the Beltway as you can get. My Gosh! What a stroke of genius from McCain! She has completely electrified his campaign. I can't wait until November. When the Democratic Party Apparatus shunned it's own Queen Bee and annointed a Complete Liberal Unknown and tries to pander him off as a "Mainstream", O Please. Obama does not represent anything this country stands for. A typical politician who will promise you the moon. You poor demosaps, you will never get what it takes to be your own persons. You look at their big Denver Dog & Pony show and think he has all the answers. All he will do is raise every tax you can name and fatten another Bureaucratic Institution so Uncle Government can babysit you. Grow up, take charge of your own life, stop your dependency on Big Govt to take care of your every need.
That's the main difference between the 2 parties. R believes in U, D controls U.

if obama doesnt win ohio hell won florida if he doesnt win florida hell win ohio who cares about mccain if he doesnt take florida its over for mccain

So…….. how many musical performers playing at the DNC?

at least we now know how John McCain was able to fill his convention hall

I don't even know who this is!!!! It doesn't matter. He can ride the ship down with McSame.

Funny how the Republican convention is so similar to watching CMT (Country Music Television) where you will see no other ethnic groups represented outside whites. I guess Mr. Rich is referring to the people his age since 40 is the new 30 though huh?

Republicans are the party of the rich and they are afraid that they are going to have give money to someone else besides themselves.

Last name "rich" fits McCain M.O Let's add filthy rich. Asin too many homes he does know how many? Ha

isn't he the man who shot a bear in a cage, I believe the bear even had a name, and than he moved it to the woods to make it look like he was a big hunter. He belongs in prison, what a disgusting pig! I hope he is reading this, you tortured an animal to make yourself look like a big man, If I was McCain, I would say get off my side, you completely disgusting human being!

BIG & RICH??????

Maybe McBush should change his campaign slogan from "Country First" to "BIG AND RICH"……………………it makes much more sense considering those are the Americans he is truly concerned with.

Can't wait until John Stewert gets his hands on this one!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And Big Kenny (the other half of Big & Rich) supports Obama. So I guess Kenny represents the young liberals who do exist?? Funny, he's a young conservative, but an old country boy. Which is it John?

Mad, are you clinging to a gun? That is not going to make you happy. You have to open your eyes, 8 years of Bush/McCain is causing you to be angry. You should be, many folks are, high gas, high unemployment, jobs shipped overseas, food expensive, trillion dollar deficit, 2 wars, one a disaster and costing billions a month, and on and on and on. You will be GLAD when you vote Obama.

Then where the heck are the millions of youth? I saw a lot of senior citizens last night during convention coverage the men in the front rows followed by what looked like women in the next rows, followed by followed by the Texas delegation in cowboy hats. No America I am used to, where on earth were the people of color? America is diverse, this convention and this group of republicans were a reflection of the past , and now it's time to move to the future.

I'm a big supporter of music of all kinds. I'm not necessarily a country music fan, but I don't knock it either. If country music is what McCain likes, more power to him. As long as he's listening to music.

BTW - I like modern jazz, especially the saxopohone. My co-worker next to me listens to country. We get along just fine. Our boys go to the same school. There should be no issues from either side on the type of music someone chooses to listen to.

Music is a "universal" language.

Go Obama

John Rich sucks at music and isn't a Country singer. In Texas people play rebel Country like Willie Nelson. I'm glad his butt is in pop Nashville not Texas.

Million for McCain vs. tens of millions for Obama.

His name speaks for itself. I'm sure the voters he's referring to are also rich.

Raising what?? Is he dead? lol

Just one question…How can you be one of the "Young Conservative Voters" but still refer to yourself as an "Old Country Guy"? Sounds like more flipflop and hyprocrisy we've gotten from the Republicans for the past 8 years and now they want us to go through 4 more years of it.

Yeah…just what the GOP's needs… another swaggerin' Republican cowboy everyone can relate to! The choice of a cowboy croonin at this convention will surely help some country music loving swing voters make their decision in favor of the GOP. But for many, it'll remind them of George W. Bush, that GOP disaster of a president with "that tough cowboy attitude" whom everyone cannot wait send packin'!

"Big" and "Rich" — go figure. On every Repugnant One's iPod playlist, I'm sure.

Big Rich - just another Big Jerk in a Big Hat. Please all you stars, stay away from the good old GOP, your a bunch of redneck idiots that make us true Republicans look stupid!

NEVER HEARD OF THIS MAN ,WHO IS HE

who is Jonh Rich,nenver heard of him not even on MTV

This is the same dude who wrote, "Where Were You When They Built That Ladder To Heaven."

Yeah, on South Park. I saw this guy. And his facial hair. Aren't his 15 minutes up by now?

GO McCain!!! And GO country music! If more people would listen to it the country would be better just from that. Having a country artist on stage at the convention is a smart idea! Theyre usually more educated than the democratic voice from Hollywood or the money hungry rappers…

great article by the way!!!

Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy? Now there is hypocracy….why doesn't he sing that as an encore? I'm sure that will get the evangelical crowd up out of there seats….wait….shouldn't that be…

Save a Horse…Abstain from Riding a Cowboy!!!

Non-Issue. Just like the Repuplican convention where no issues are spoken… I wonder why?

Big is actually a Obama supporter

Sorry Big and Rich, I really like your music but your political choice is down the drain.

We don't care about rich.We care for America

Raisin McCain? As in wrinkled and old McCain? I think the choice of the word "Raisin'" is both appropriate but uncomplementary. I believe the Republicans will come to regret this…

A redneck country singing to a lily-white crowd of rednecks and rubes supporting a zealot-lined political ticket?

Young conservative is the same as young and not in Iraq.

This guy is in his forties I don't think those were the "young voters" people were talking about. The Republicans are an exclusive club that will only let certain Americans in it. That is why they keep saying we have to take off our Republican hats and put on our American hats. They don't consider themselves Americans first.

Don't you people (Republicans) get it yet?? No matter how the singer lied about young people, McSame still not surviving among young voters, even older voters. Look at all the polls, lol… Obama all the way.

Um, he's not that young.

what I find more entertaining than the article are all the comments people have posted here…thanks all for the laugh. You, my friends, are worse than those you are complaining about

John Rich makes my brain hurt. How did he manage to fit that much stupidity into such a short story? That actually is pretty impressive.

I am sure that McCain will will the young racists of your country–as is palins son in law to be (known as "redneck" on his my space—can you see what the white house will look like with mccain/palin—i thought the bush bunch were bad-but by putting palin with mcbush, just solidifies how right & white mccain wants to bring your country.
God help You.

Typical of CNN to allow such well informed and important comments as "WHO?" and "LOL" yet when someone is trying to make a valid point, CNN never posts it.

His bandmate "Big" happens to be a liberal, so nice try all of you making witty comments about the band name.

A better question might be "who the heck is Ludacris (someone Obama has on his iPod to seem hip)"

Is this foppish clown what Country and Western music has come to? Waylon Jennings must be spinning in his grave.

Has anyone ever heard of this clown? Must be big in the hick crowd…

Who is John Rich?

Isn't Country Music for Bigots and Rednecks?

WHO???

So, he's a young conservative in the first sentence and an old country guy in the last one. Do you have to be a dishonest flip flopper to join the GOP in 2008?

NObama means NO for no experience.

John Rich needs to keep his political choices lower key because I don't agree with artists of his type expressing a vocal choice like this.

So much for your album sales.

I liked Big & Rich till I saw him on "Nashville Star" and thought he was just meanspirited and a terrible judge so I don't think he is someone I can listen to.

RAISIN, what delicious irony

Great, more silly rednecks, just what this country needs

I liked Big & Rich till I saw him on "Nashville Star" and thought he was just meanspirited and a terrible judge so I don't think he is someone I can listen to.

If voters flocked to Obama because he was inexperienced- Palin is going to have a real big crowd.

Save a Horse, Ride a …POW?

Thank You! There are millions of young people who support McCain. I am a 22 year old college student who will be voting for him and so are most of my friends. I know Obama will probably win a majority of the young vote, but McCain will get a sizable minority. My guess is that McCain will win more of the young vote than the so-called experts predict!

Country music - I never would have guessed!!

And what is this about McCain being a POW?

Why didn't someone mention this before?

First I've heard of it.

"Raisin McCain?" as in he looks like a raisin? What is this songs supposed to mean? is it saying McCain's old?

Wow!!Another redneck for McSame!!Surprise,surprise….

Im young and my family is hurting economically
Im voting McCain- is there a problem with that? Just because this guy can say "change" and "hope" doesn't mean he actually cares for the country.

What?!!! McCain was a POW! How could I have missed this….yawn.

I will not be voting for McCain this year but I have been very disappointed at the people who have referred to him as a good soldier as if that was something that just rolled off their tongues to be easily dismissed. This man was in HELL, for 5 years of his life, that should mean something to anybody that's an American. Just imagine, YES YOU CAN if you try, what that must have been like, he deserves respect from all people but he is called all terrible names . I just think that we can win In November without trashing this AMERICAN SOLDIER. It's not necessary to hurt him just because you can.

democrats like country music too!!

Cool it down..you're on wrong lying political party.

Sara Palin should be replaced! As a long time Republican I can not understand the decision that McCain has made to put in charge of the US, in the hands of someone that is far from being able or experienced to make major decisions involving the US.

BIG & RICH…were republicans ever anything else?

I dont even this guy name. Where is he from ? Alaska. No wonder

Interesting. Obama is the "Rock Star", but` McCain and Palin have been hanging out with this Country singer/writer, who has written a song for McCain.

Talk about Obama not having any foreign experience and then select Palin as VP, who has only been out of the USA once or twice.

Talk about Obama for saying we should talk to other world leaders and then next thing you know, we are talking with these people.

Bad mouthing Obama for wanting a time line for Iraq, and now we have one.

McCain and Bush. We now know their game plan. Bash Obama for something and then do the same thing.

John who!
I have never heard of him or he is not known outside of Nashville

WHO?

More importantly, WHO CARES?

Rappers and Rockers?
What Rappers? Are you serious?

OMG!! Is he kidding… where do they find these people??? The RNC are desperate for viewers.

Yaaawwwwnnnnn

Obama '08/'12

The Democrats Nerds have nothing tho do but to spread their ridiculous messages in this forums. Republicans have to work they have no time to waste being a fake nut-head on cnn's forums.

COWBOY UP BIGTIME! Saty hey to Cowboy Troy!

I dont like his song,,,borrrrrrrrrrrrrringggggggggggggg like McSame

Obama/Biden

WHO?

Someone in a ten gallon hat is a Republican?! COLOUR ME SHOCKED.

As a Country music fan this guys music is a joke and apparently so are his politics.

The McCain campaign is playing a calculated game orchestrated by Steve Schmidt (ROVE CLONE). They are blaming the liberal media and the left simply because we question Sarah Palin on her qualifications and her stand on issues. This is not true, do not let them get away with it! The media is not against Sarah Palin and the Democrats as well as independents do not like her simply because she is female. How dare they cry sexist because we criticize her. These are their talking points and they are not true. The reason many many do not like her is that she is extremely far to the right (she makes George Bush look like a liberal) and she is simply not ready to be vice president, let alone president.
Everyone needs to be aware of the games the McCain campaign is playing in attempt to get the media to back off and for people to be quiet. We will not be silenced. Sarah Palin and John McCain are dangerous for America!

In the 1940's this, was called propaganda.

Nice to see some things never change.

BETTTER TO KNOW THINGS WILL SOON.

I don't care who the celebrity is, they have no more business campaigning for anyone than I do. They are celebrities for their art, not their politics. It kind of dims the lights on their star when they "come out' for one candidate or the other.

Gone Country….I don't know maybe Country is just gone.

Question- ARE THERE ANY BLACKS, HISPANICS, ASIAN, AMERICAN INDIAN OR ANY OTHER RACES AT THE RNC. JUST CURIOUS

Did enjoy their performance at the CMAs a couple of years ago . . . including the band member wearing the Public Enemy t-shirt.

John Rich, what a contradiction? In less than a full page, you called yourself a young supporter of John McCain, in the next sentece, you called yourself "an old country guy". Please explain the two:

First you said: "I'm one of those young conservative voters voting for John McCain that everybody says doesn't exist out there," Rich told CNN’s Soledad O’Brien Wednesday. "But I know there's tens of millions of us and I want to write a song that got everybody fired up and kind of a rally song."

Your second comment states:"Getting to be a part of this process is just off the charts for an old country guy like myself,"

What is it?

Who?

This is interesting. You can see how RNC is so well organized. Keep it up. American people are with you. Keep Barack away from the crowd. He has no background to talk about. Vote John McCain

I honestly think McCain was stupid to stay in there longer when he had a chance to be released. DUH………you could have told the others where the captives were held!

Since when was being stupid honorable?

WHO???

How can you people be like this? All of the post as of me writing this said something about not knowing who he is and than said something bad about him…

As for the person whos said he is not young… he is 34.

I am 33 myself and I tell you Obama supporters, we are the generation you should fear. We are young, we do research, we make our own decisions. I hear a lot about this generation and that you are all so tech Savvy…. NEWS FLASH… MY generation was the first generation to have all this technology and we use it far more then you kids do.

Love his music, hate his politics

John McCain is more qualified to be President.End of story.If theAmerican people are smart enough to realize that, and not believe all that's being said on TV then I guess we did OK.

"Young" John Rich is 34 years old.

Well only John Rich supports Mccain, Big Kenny is a Obama supporter

Another reason why Nashville is of no consequence to the discerning, Democratic electorate. GObama!

"Tens of millions of us." Wow. This election is over!

Once again, this just shows that the GOP is the party of the Rich.

Get it? Rich? Man, this baby's WASTED on you…

BEING A POW DON,T MAKE YOU A GOOD LEADER.WE CAN NOT AVOID FOUR MORE YEAR OF MCBUSH.

Where's "Big" in all of this? I saw on CNN that he supported Obama and didn't want to be in inolved in John Rich's ridiculous ramblings. Too bad he didn't put out "Obama-Rama" to counter "Raising McCain"

I can't blame him. The RNCC definitely needs something to liven it up. The jazz was pretty good, but it did not work on that crowd. Then someone came out and played a little country, but they forgot the western.

Rich is coming to save the day. Go for it guy. It still won't stop the ship from sinking.

AND WHO CARES?

Now that's rich!

Millions of fans .. john reeeally?

While McCain gets one vote from John Rich
John Rich loses millinos of fans ….

ummmmmmmmmmmm isn' this CELEBRITY? ?
I am a yound person……. who is the hell our you

So he's one of those "young conservatives"? Since when is 34 considered young? Seriously, the Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboys guy is the best they have? Well, that and the blockbuster draw John Voight . . . . .

Go to any college campus and you will see the difference between Obama and McCain.

I like Big and Rich but i didn't think the love traine would support people who sent us to Iraq and killed thousands of Americans and hundred of thousands of Iraqies.

never heard of him

Why would you get negative at John Rich??? This is so the problem right now… why are people so quick to be so mean to people?

This man like most country stars does A LOT for the community and the country. He has no scandal around him…. I dare you to say the same things for even half of the people at the Obama area last week.

Stop being so negative!!!

Who? did you see Sheril Crow at the Dems Sign "Give Peace A Chance"!!!!!!

Raisin McCain ? Sounds like he's picking on his age to me. Is this a reference to his wrinkles?

Ummm…sorry…who?

"Big and Rich"?! Wow. As if the GOP's reputation of BIG Government Supporting RICH People wasn't obvious enough already.

But will they date their sister or even allow you in their homes.

Sadly, that's what they mean by "Country First". They had a bunch of signs for the RNC that said "Sound Judgment". They were planning use THOSE during the speeches, and use just use the "Country First" signs during the music…but then McCain picked Sarah Palin.

I wonder how many college students will tune in?

So,

Is it sexism to talk about the oil deal that the Gov. Palin sign while her husband work for the company?
Todd works for the oil company BP as an oil-field production operator,[107] and is a member of District 12, Local 4959 of the United Steelworkers Union (USW).[108] He is a Bristol Bay salmon set-netter and owns a commercial fishing business.[109

Hmmmm….a little more Palin Retribution? Does Todd STILL work for BP?

"On Wednesday, Palin signed a bill into law giving the state of Alaska authority to award TransCanada Pipelines a license to build and operate the $26 billion dollar 1,715-mile pipeline. It will transport natural gas from the North Slope through Canada to the lower 48 states.

Or is it corruption?

I repeat WHO?

Big and Rich

perfect description of the Republican agenda.

Who cares?

Great. Another "Bubba" recommendation for the Republican nominee. Isn't this the mentality that got us in this mess in the first place?

Well country music over c-rap I mean rap music should be a refreshing change.

Yeah, he looks real young. McSame should go home, home, home, home, home, home, home - well, to at least one of them, anyway.

Sweet, country hack for a political hack. Rich is young…that's rich.

Wow. Country music to add to an already dull convention.

Big and Rich = Not Relevant!!!

I haven’t heard it but I’m sure the song is horrible. I mean it is country music.

Good Ole-Country Music!!! Where's Willie??? On the Road Again…
Nelson.

Typical…Hmmm. Guess I see who he is catering to…

and who are U?

WHERE!!!!

Just keep telling yourselves that!!!!

LOL

lol, young voters and country music don't mix.

Obama Zombies,

Polls mean nothing - America will not buy the hype in November.

People are just waiting for the chance to cast that vote. The arrogance of the media and Obama is going to bite them.

Or as Obama's "spiritual mentor" once stated "The chickens are coming home to roost" on Obama's head…..

Vote McCain or join the insane….

booooooooriiiiiing!!

Just what we need…. ANOTHER reminder that JM was a POW.

John "Rich" ? That figures. How many houses does this unknown crooner have ?