{"id":2000947,"date":"2023-08-15T06:52:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T10:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-personalities-support-oliver-anthony-despite-criticism-from-legacy-media\/"},"modified":"2023-08-15T06:54:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T10:54:25","slug":"conservative-personalities-support-oliver-anthony-despite-criticism-from-legacy-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-personalities-support-oliver-anthony-despite-criticism-from-legacy-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservative figures back Oliver Anthony, despite media backlash."},"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\">16<\/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%2Fconservative-personalities-support-oliver-anthony-despite-criticism-from-legacy-media%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=2000947&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--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Conservative\u200d Personalities \u200bRally Behind &#8220;Rich Men North\u200c of \u2062Richmond&#8221; Singer \u2063Oliver Anthony<\/h2>\n<p>Oliver Anthony, \u200cthe folk singer\u200d from Farmville, Virginia, has captured the attention of\u2064 millions \u200dwith his viral song. In \u200bjust\u2063 five days,\u200b the video has garnered nearly 10\u2062 million\u200c views on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-songwriters-working-class-anthem-rich-men-north-of-richmond-soars-to-top-of-charts\/\" title=\"Virginia songwriter's anthem 'Rich Men North of Richmond' tops charts.\">working-class anthem<\/a> has resonated\u200b with people from\u200b all walks of \u2064life, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-airbnb-sees-its-shares-plummet-12-following-weak-earnings-guidance\/\" title=\"Airbnb's Shares Drop 12% After Poor Earnings Forecast.\">including prominent conservative voices<\/a>\u2062 like Matt Walsh, Dan Bongino, and John Rich.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border border-[#D3D3D3] px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/entertainment\/virginia-songwriters-working-class-anthem-rich-men-north-of-richmond-soars-to-top-of-charts-5461481\">Virginia Songwriter&#8217;s\u200c Working-Class Anthem &#8216;Rich Men \u200bNorth of Richmond&#8217; Soars to Top of Charts<\/a><br \/>\n          <span class=\"text-[14px] leading-[18px] text-[#737373]\">8\/12\/2023<\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/entertainment\/sound-of-freedom-surpasses-latest-indiana-jones-film-at-us-box-office-5464424\">&#8216;Sound of\u2064 Freedom&#8217; Surpasses Latest Indiana Jones Film at US Box Office<\/a><br \/>\n          <span class=\"text-[14px] leading-[18px] text-[#737373]\">8\/15\/2023<\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As \u2062of Monday, Oliver\u2064 Anthony dominates the \u200diTunes Charts with three \u200cof his songs. &#8220;Rich Men North of Richmond&#8221; holds the number one\u2063 spot, followed by &#8220;Ain&#8217;t Gotta Dollar&#8221; at \u200bnumber two, and &#8220;I&#8217;ve Got to \u200cGet Sober.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Matt Walsh expressed why\u2063 this song strikes a chord with so\u200c many: &#8220;The main reason this song resonates with so many people isn&#8217;t\u2062 political. It&#8217;s\u2064 because\u2062 the song is raw and\u2064 authentic. We are suffocated by artificiality. Everything around us is fake. A guy in the woods pouring \u2064his \u2062heart over his guitar is real.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Even\u200d Joe \u2062Rogan and\u200b Virginia Attorney General Jason\u200b Miyares have joined in embracing this powerful tune.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What a great song\u2062 and an unreal\u2064 Virginia talent. Looking forward \u200cto following [Oliver Anthony&#8217;s] \u2064 career as it takes off!&#8221; wrote Mr. Miyares.<\/p>\n<h2>Criticism by Legacy Media<\/h2>\n<p>Despite its widespread support, some media outlets like Rolling Stone have criticized Oliver Anthony&#8217;s music.<\/p>\n<p>Rolling Stone published an\u200b article\u200b titled &#8220;Right-Wing Influencers Just Found Their Favorite New Country Song,&#8221; which describes \u200d&#8221;Rich\u2062 Men North of Richmond&#8221; as a &#8220;passionate screed against the state of\u200c the country.&#8221; The article suggests\u2064 that\u200c the song&#8217;s appeal to conservative\u200d personalities\u2063 lies in its \u2062commentary on\u200d high\u200c taxes, \u200cwelfare, and even an allusion to Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>While Rolling\u2064 Stone claims to be sensitive to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/susan-sarandon-rips-democrats-for-failure-on-stimulus-warns-of-2022-collapse\/\" title=\"Susan Sarandon Rips Democrats For Failure On Stimulus, Warns Of 2022 Collapse\">working-class issues<\/a>, \u2063their criticism of Oliver Anthony&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-personalities-support-oliver-anthony-despite-criticism-from-legacy-media\/\" title=\"Conservative figures back Oliver Anthony, despite media backlash.\">politically charged song raises eyebrows<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, as Breitbart&#8217;s John \u200cNolte wisely advises, Oliver Anthony\u200d should stay true to himself and let his art speak for him.<\/p>\n<h2>Recent Support for Jason Aldean<\/h2>\n<p>This situation mirrors the recent\u200b support shown for Jason \u2062Aldean and his\u2062 song\u200b &#8220;Try That In A Small Town.&#8221; Despite criticism from media outlets and social\u2064 media, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-rich-blasts-other-country-music-stars-for-their-silence-as-leftist-ideologies-aim-to-erase-what-they-care-about\/\" title=\"John Rich Blasts Other Country Music Stars For Their Silence As Leftist Ideologies \u2018Aim To Erase What They Care About\u2019\">country music stars<\/a> \u2063like Brantley \u2063Gilbert,\u2064 Cody\u200b Johnson, and others rallied behind him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conservative figures rally behind Oliver Anthony, the viral sensation from Farmville, Virginia. His song, &#8220;Rich Men North of Richmond,&#8221; has struck a chord with the working class, amassing almost 10 million views on YouTube in just five days. This anthem has garnered support from conservatives as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2128,"featured_media":2000948,"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":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2000947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"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\/2000947","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\/2128"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000947"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000947\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}