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...like "How much oil is one human life worth?" and "How much is a liar's word worth?," the tune is only Nelson's second protest song--the first was about Vietnam. Asked by the Austin (Texas) American-Statesman if he thinks the charged new melody will draw a backlash from conservative country fans, Nelson said, "I sure hope so. I don't care if people say, 'Who the hell does he think he is?' I know who I am." Yeah, the dude dodging Toby Keith in the men's room...
...feel like the new procedures are somewhat excessive, considering the number of checks on foreigners already in place,” she said. “I think that [they] won’t enhance U.S. security, but they could create backlash from foreign countries...
...decision, which would enable gay couples to ask for marriage licences starting 150 days from now, has spurred a backlash. Some are now calling for an amendment to the state constitution which would ban gay marriages...
...marriage know that their most bitter battles lay ahead. The court’s Nov. 18 decision that the state must begin issuing marriage licenses to homosexual couples within 180 days is a historical watershed. But as in most great moments of social upheaval, progress only compounds the backlash among those determined to preserve the status...
...Social backlash against gay marriage has become so pervasive that it even infected the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. The day before the parade, Harvey Fierstein, the Tony-winning, cross-dressing actor of “Hairspray” fame, wrote an editorial in The New York Times that dared Americans to imagine a jolly and caring Santa who happened to be married to a man. He cast himself as Santa’s gay partner and anticipated riding on Santa’s float in the parade...