{"id":1983392,"date":"2023-07-26T16:53:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T20:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/country-star-defends-jason-aldean-in-fiery-2-minute-speech-i-live-in-one-of-those-little-small-towns-too\/"},"modified":"2023-07-26T16:55:58","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T20:55:58","slug":"country-star-defends-jason-aldean-in-fiery-2-minute-speech-i-live-in-one-of-those-little-small-towns-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/country-star-defends-jason-aldean-in-fiery-2-minute-speech-i-live-in-one-of-those-little-small-towns-too\/","title":{"rendered":"Country star passionately defends Jason Aldean: &#8216;I&#8217;m from a small town too!&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcountry-star-defends-jason-aldean-in-fiery-2-minute-speech-i-live-in-one-of-those-little-small-towns-too%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1983392&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Country Star Defends Jason Aldean in Fiery 2-Minute Speech:\u200b &#8216;I\u200b Live In One of Those Little Small Towns, Too&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Jason Aldean\u2019s hit song\u2064 and video, \u201cTry That \u200bin a Small Town,\u201d continues to inspire conservatives\u200d and\u2064 others\u200d who are fed up with woke ideology.<\/p>\n<p>At a recent \u200cconcert, country singer-songwriter Cody Johnson delivered\u200c a passionate defense of the song\u2019s message.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI live in \u2062one of them little small towns, too, and \u200bthey\u2019d better not come \u200btry that where I\u2019m\u2062 at,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>A 2-minute clip of Johnson\u2019s fiery speech appeared on TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, conservative commentator Chad Prather posted the \u200bvideo to X, formerly\u200d Twitter, along with an enthusiastic endorsement of Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>THIS IS HOW EVERY \u200bCOUNTRY ARTIST SHOULD SOUND!!! YOU CAN NOT CANCEL US!!!<\/strong> \u200dCody Johnson said it \u2063best,\u201d Prather tweeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">THIS IS HOW EVERY COUNTRY ARTIST SHOULD SOUND!!! YOU CAN NOT \u2063CANCEL US!!!<\/p>\n<p>Cody Johnson said it best <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UXW1uKHVPc\">pic.twitter.com\/UXW1uKHVPc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chad \u200dPrather (@WatchChad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WatchChad\/status\/1683949552301400064?\">July 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jason-aldean-sends-thank-fans-try-small-town-explodes-popularity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Try That in a Small Town<\/a>\u201d denounces \u200bboth criminality and woke leftist authoritarianism. Its lyrics suggest that small-town\u2063 Americans tolerate neither of those things.<\/p>\n<p>One verse, for instance, warns authoritarians not to attempt gun confiscation:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Got \u200ba\u200d gun \u2064that my granddad gave me<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>They say one day they\u2019re\u2063 gonna round\u2062 up<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Well, that sh** might fly\u2062 in the city, good luck<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The song\u2019s video, released earlier this month, features patriotic imagery. It also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/country-star-defends-jason-aldean-in-fiery-2-minute-speech-i-live-in-one-of-those-little-small-towns-too\/\" title=\"Country star passionately defends Jason Aldean: 'I'm from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">small town<\/a> too!'&#8221;>includes actual news footage<\/a> of urban lawlessness. \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/leftists-enraged-country-star-jason-aldean-torches-blue-cities-new-music-video-try-small-town\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Woke leftists<\/a> have decried the video as racist. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cmt-become-new-bud-light-try-small-town-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Country Music Television<\/a> appeased the woke \u200bmob by removing the video\u200c from its rotation.<\/p>\n<p>As a \u2064result, \u201cTry That in a Small Town\u201d soared to the top of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jason-aldeans-try-small-town-hits-1-chart-cmt-caved-woke-mob\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nashville-hall-of-fame-songwriter-jeffrey-steele-releases-single-walk-toward-the-fire-tribute-to-andrew-breitbart\/\" title=\"Nashville Hall of Fame Songwriter Jeffrey Steele Releases Single \u2018Walk Toward the Fire\u2019 - Tribute to Andrew Breitbart\">country charts<\/a><\/a>. The song even debuted at No. 2 on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/hot-100\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">current Billboard Hot 100<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>WARNING: The following video contains vulgar language that some viewers may \u200bfind offensive.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>In his 2-minute concert speech, Johnson both defended Aldean \u200band expanded on the song\u2019s message.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2064fact, Johnson spent more time bemoaning the controversy than defending the\u2063 song.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s called patriotism,\u201d \u2062Johnson said \u200cat the beginning of the clip.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson then launched \u2062into a specific defense of Aldean.\u2064 \u201cThat\u2019s what everybody just got pissed off at Jason Aldean for on the\u200b Internet, was patriotism,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Aldean\u2019s song does promote patriotism, and nothing\u200c should strike us as more patriotic than freedom of speech.<\/p>\n<p>The establishment media, however, pushes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jordan-peterson-why-i-joined-dailywire\/\" title=\"JORDAN PETERSON: Why I Joined DailyWire+\">woke authoritarianism<\/a> by applauding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rfk-jr-s-speech-gets-roaring-applause-dems-attempt-stop-testifying\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">censorship<\/a>. On that\u2064 subject, Johnson had an important message for his audience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy\u2063 the way, stop watching the news because it\u2019s a bunch of lies,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson also encouraged listeners to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-welcomed-like-a-pop-star-at-conference-for-young-conservatives\/\" title=\"DeSantis Welcomed Like a Pop Star at Conference for Young Conservatives\">reject woke ideology<\/a> and embrace the\u200d core Christian principle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe next time you have an argument \u200dwith somebody in this country about race, religion, or gender or\u2064 any of that stuff they try to feed you, I want you to\u2062 do this for \u2064me. This \u200dmight\u2062 fix it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>After a brief-yet-dramatic pause, he \u200drevealed his advice: \u201cLove\u2064 them anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Therein lay the great spiritual contest\u2064 of our age: freedom and Christian\u200d love vs.\u2064 woke authoritarianism.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-jason-aldean-doubles-song-crowd-breaks-usa-chants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aldean<\/a> set that contest to lyrics and\u200d music. Cody Johnson proved that Aldean\u2019s fans and\u200c supporters remain resolute in defense of truth.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/country-star-defends-jason-aldean-fiery-2-minute-speech-live-one-little-small-towns\/\">Country Star Defends Jason Aldean in Fiery 2-Minute Speech: &#8216;I Live In One \u200dof Those Little\u200d Small Towns, Too&#8217;<\/a> \u200dappeared first \u2064on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western\u200b Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jason Aldean&#8217;s &#8220;Try That in a Small Town&#8221; resonates with conservatives and those opposing woke ideology. Cody Johnson, a country singer-songwriter, passionately defended the song&#8217;s message at a concert. He warned that living in a small town, like him, people better not challenge its values.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2056,"featured_media":1983393,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1983392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1983392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2056"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1983392"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1983392\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1983393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1983392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1983392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1983392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}