{"id":2000458,"date":"2023-08-14T18:50:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T22:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/megyn-kelly-discusses-why-oliver-anthonys-rich-men-north-of-richmond-is-resonating-with-the-us\/"},"modified":"2023-08-14T18:52:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T22:52:09","slug":"megyn-kelly-discusses-why-oliver-anthonys-rich-men-north-of-richmond-is-resonating-with-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/megyn-kelly-discusses-why-oliver-anthonys-rich-men-north-of-richmond-is-resonating-with-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Megyn Kelly on why &#8216;Rich Men North of Richmond&#8217; strikes a chord in the US."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fmegyn-kelly-discusses-why-oliver-anthonys-rich-men-north-of-richmond-is-resonating-with-the-us%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=2000458&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>Megyn\u2064 Kelly: Oliver Anthony&#8217;s\u200d Song Strikes a Chord with Americans<\/h2>\n<p>Megyn \u200bKelly,\u2062 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/libs-still-defending-suppressing-covid-debate-even-after-being-proved-wrong\/\" title=\"Libs Still Defending Suppressing COVID Debate Even After Being Proved Wrong\">prominent media personality<\/a>,\u2063 recently praised Oliver Anthony&#8217;s song &#8220;Rich Men North of Richmond&#8221; for \u200bits ability to resonate\u2064 with Americans who feel a \u200ddeep \u200csense of disgust and resentment towards the government. According to Kelly, the song&#8217;s lyrics, which criticize politicians, strike\u2063 a chord \u200dwith people who witness those in\u2064 power breaking the law and seemingly\u200d mocking the public.<\/p>\n<h3>Public Outrage Amidst Declining Oil and Gas Rigs<\/h3>\n<p>Interestingly, this song \u2064emerges at a time\u2064 when the number of oil and gas rigs \u2064in the United States has dropped by \u200c14% compared\u200b to the previous year, despite high\u2063 oil prices. This \u200bdecline in rigs coincides \u2064with\u200c growing scrutiny surrounding President Joe Biden\u200b and his son Hunter Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/megyn-kelly-discusses-why-oliver-anthonys-rich-men-north-of-richmond-is-resonating-with-the-us\/\" title=\"Megyn Kelly on why 'Rich Men North of Richmond' strikes a chord in the US.\">alleged \u2063foreign business deals<\/a> during Biden&#8217;s tenure as vice president.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I do think \u200dthey&#8217;re \u2014 &#8216;Oh,\u2062 you \u200cknow, he&#8217;s on \u2064drugs, he was on drugs, that&#8217;s really\u200b what \u200cthis \u200bwas about, \u2064don&#8217;t \u200bbe so mean, he had a drug \u200cproblem like a\u2063 lot of Americans,'&#8221; Kelly \u2063expressed during her podcast, referring to \u2063Hunter Biden.\u200d &#8220;That&#8217;s\u200d failing.\u200d People are \u2064starting to \u200bget \u200cit. People who\u2064 are \u2062on drugs don&#8217;t have access \u200dto \u200dthe sitting vice \u200bpresident who can cut \u200bdeals that can\u2063 get them $20 million, help them cut\u200c deals \u2063and access $20 million and they\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yellowstone-creator-taylor-sheridan-laughs-at-the-idea-of-series-being-a-red-state-show\/\" title=\"\u2018Yellowstone\u2019 Creator Taylor Sheridan Laughs At The Idea Of Series Being A \u2018Red-State Show\u2019\">sit back laughing<\/a> at us while they\u200b flout\u2063 the law.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>A\u2063 Song of\u2064 Alienation and Truth<\/h3>\n<p>Newt Gingrich, former House Speaker\u2062 and guest on Kelly&#8217;s podcast, drew parallels\u200b between \u2064Anthony&#8217;s song\u2063 and Jason Aldean&#8217;s &#8220;Try That In A Small Town,&#8221; a recent hit that \u200bhas gained immense popularity among conservatives. Gingrich stated that both songs capture a sense\u200d of alienation felt\u2062 by\u2064 many \u2064Americans towards those in power. He commended\u2064 Anthony for boldly speaking the truth, a rarity in today&#8217;s \u2062political\u2064 landscape.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And I\u2064 think frankly, that&#8217;s part of what has powered Donald Trump&#8217;s \u2062entire political \u200bcareer,&#8221; Gingrich added. &#8220;The people out there who feel the most \u200calienated, whatever his flaws, at least he&#8217;s standing up \u2063fighting for them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>A Viral Sensation<\/h3>\n<p>Anthony, a resident of \u2063Farmville, Virginia, released &#8220;Rich Men North \u2062of Richmond&#8221; on YouTube, where \u2064it has garnered over 10 million views and 560,000 likes. The song&#8217;s\u2063 lyrics suggest that the wealthy individuals\u200b referenced in \u200bthe\u200d title \u200bare the politicians in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-factory-worker-becomes-overnight-sensation-as-blue-collar-anthem-rich-men-north-of-richmond-blows-up\/\" title=\"Virginia factory worker becomes viral sensation with hit blue-collar anthem \"Rich Men North of Richmond.\"\">rich men north<\/a> of Richmond \/ \u2064Lord knows they all\u2062 just want\u200c to have total \u2064control \/ Wanna know what you think \/ Wanna know what you do \/ And they don&#8217;t think you know, but I know that you do,&#8221;\u200d the lyrics \u2062passionately convey. &#8220;Cause your dollar ain&#8217;t s***, and it&#8217;s\u200d taxed to no end\u2064 \/ &#8216;Cause of rich men north of Richmond.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Anthony recently performed the song\u2062 live in front of a massive crowd, and the event was also streamed on Rumble, amassing over 100,000 \u200dviews.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE\u200d FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Megyn Kelly praised Oliver Anthony&#8217;s &#8220;Rich Men North of Richmond&#8221; for resonating with Americans, as it articulates their discontent and resentment towards the government. The song&#8217;s lyrics, which criticize politicians, strike a chord with those who witness those in power flouting the law and mocking the consequences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2000459,"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":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2000458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"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\/2000458","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000458\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}