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Toby Keith Sticks Up for Sarah Palin

Toby Keith is fed up with the Democrats' treatment of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.

"The kooks in the Democratic party -- this extreme left -- are hammering Palin so bad, that they're gonna cause John McCain to win this thing," the country superstar tells CMT. "I've never been a huge John McCain fan ... I appreciate everything he did for this country. But at the same time, the wackos are hammering her so hard, that they're gonna make that ticket win. They can't get out of their own way. They've got a chance to win it, and they're gonna blow it by hammering her."

Keith, a longtime Democrat, says he is now re-registering as an independent.

"My party that I've been affiliated with all these years doesn't stand for anything that I stand for anymore," he reports. "They've lost any sensibility that they had, and they've allowed all the kooks in. So I'm going independent."

While Keith has gone on the record praising Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, he has never publicly endorsed either candidate. But he tells CMT that he'll likely go with the Republican ticket this year, partially because of his admiration for Palin.

"Palin's about the least political-looking, acting, resembling person that's ever run for office," Keith says of the Alaska governor. "All the women in America can relate to everything she's done. She's real normal. Her kid is pregnant, she hunts, she snowmobiles, she's backwoods. I just think a lot of women are going to appreciate her and feel that they have to vote for her."

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suesee7649

tobey's just being reasonable.as we all should. go mccpalin

October 20 2008 at 7:58 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
suesee7649

know the muslim needs to be with osoma. probally his dad. he's told so many different statements.

October 20 2008 at 7:55 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
suesee7649

lets not be peddy. youuuu areeee jealoue

October 20 2008 at 7:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
suesee7649

good and reasonable . comment

October 20 2008 at 7:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
ruffneck1215

Thats right I WONT vote for a creature who belongs in a jungle. Shouldnt Obama be in a zoo cage eating bananas?

October 19 2008 at 8:07 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
closer

More half hillbilly, half redneck lodgic. From the folks who gave us Tim Mcvey, George Wallace and the KKK.You must be the by products of Jim and Tammy Faye.. Let the people speak -on election day!!!!!

October 19 2008 at 2:18 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Roy

If Sarah Palin is under qualified for VP should McCain die. What about Obama for President if Biden should die. What’s the difference?

October 18 2008 at 9:24 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
christine

So Sarah Palin can't go on CNN, MSNBC, Primetime, The Today Show or basically ANYWHERE but FOX (( and of course ONLY w/ Sean Hannity )) but she can go on SNL? ANSWER SOME POLITICAL QUESTIONS YOU STUPID DITZY BITCH!!!!!

October 18 2008 at 12:21 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
avidreedur

anyone Toby Keith endorses has got to be avoided...

October 14 2008 at 5:50 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Spencer

If you are voting for McCain that is your business. It doesn't matter to anyone else. But don't say "Palin is like the rest of us. She has a kid that's pregnant."
That's not like everyone else! I don't have a kid with a kid. And if I did I wouldn't say "I'm just your average 'joe 6-pack'".
How bout we vote for the woman for her platform, not because she "hunts and rides snowmobiles", like every other woman in this country.
Geez Toby, what happened to you?

October 14 2008 at 4:54 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply