After the Twin Towers fell in New York City, country icon Alan Jackson released a song that encapsulated so much of the feelings and reactions of middle America. As I remember that song, my brain doesn’t really separate it from the day of terror, as if they happened on back to back days. But it was nearly 2 months after 9/11 that Alan performed the song on stage for America for the first time. There have been plenty of tragedies, national events, heartbreaking moments, since 2001 and another one happened yesterday. At a Donald Trump rally, shots rang out and the former President dove to the ground after a bullet grazed his right ear. Of course the event then flooded everyone’s newsfeeds, TV stations, and radio airwaves. What might take weeks or months to compose for any normal person, Tom MacDonald wrote a song, made the beats, and shot a music video in less than a day. I’m surprised to hear a song so quickly but I’m not surprised at all that it comes from Tom MacDonald.
If there’s ever a song where Tom’s talent and bare-facts insight bursts through, it’s this one. Check it out the poignant message in “You Missed”…
Posts like the one below from mainstream media are why people are seeking news from other sources. You might read this and think it’s some sort of lame joke or satire. But no, the inept goofballs over at MSNBC haven’t taken it down yet.
How can you write, “This may have been a serious attempt…” and not then crawl under your desk, curl up in fetal position, and rethink all of your life choices? I can’t roll my eyes in big enough circles to underline how much I’m embarrassed on behalf of MSNBC. Then you’ve got other news anchors blaming Trump for what happened. I guess the swamp is bigger than anyone ever knew but it’s time for it to be drained once and for all.
I’m thankful yesterday was not so much worse. Had it been, I wonder if America would ever be able to come back from it. But as it is now, maybe what happened can serve as a warning signal that things need to change and Donald Trump being elected President in 2024 is more necessary than I ever thought before.
-Out of the Wilderness
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