Ain't No Rag: Freedom, Family, and the Flag

by Charlie Daniels

Book Overview

Funny how liberals never seem to understand the simple truths about freedom, family, and flag that the rest of us know deep in our hearts and deep in our souls. But Charlie Daniels knows - and he... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0895260735
• ISBN13: 9780895260734
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Regnery Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

I see a lot of immaturity in these reviews

I don't know why some people publicly display some of the things they write on the enternet for everyone to see. I see a lot of gung-ho liberals who acted completely childish against Mr. Daniels. I am neither rebpulican or democrat or liberal or consertive, and i've read books from both sides from different artists and people. Both sides I believe have strong points, but when childish loosers jump on someone's personal opinions like this, all i can say is i feel sorry for them. Now i've read books by artist such as Willie Nelson who has some maybe more democratic or liberal beliefs (and some of his thoughts come from the other side as well) I am certain there would be immature conservetives who would jump on him as well, and poke fun of weed and anything in between. I think it's sad that we have people like that, because believe it or not most of our music legends are filled with a lot of wisdom and their words should be respected and admired no matter what side they stand on. I believe they all carry good advice that we can use for our daily lives. And as for those mocking,southern accent posts its nice to see you can immitate rednecks, but next time save it for someone who doesn't make up the backbone of our American music. Great book, if you can keep an open mind and let his thoughts run along side the way you believe things in your own heart.

Ain't It The Truth?

I'm no fan of country music, but the first time I heard The Charlie Daniels Band performing "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" in the 1980 hit movie, "Urban Cowboy," I knew country could be cool. With six platinum albums and a career spanning 40 years, Charlie Daniels is riding the celebrity autobiography circuit with his new book, Ain't No Rag: Freedom, Family, and the Flag.Daniels's book is a straightforward account of his life and outspoken opinions on the hottest political topics. Politically correct he is not. He is a plain and simple man who worked hard to achieve success in the music business - and he loves his country. How refreshing! The title of the book is taken from his controversial song, "This Ain't No Rag, It's a Flag", and is a collection of columns that have appeared on his band's web site. With plainspoken "cowboy logic", Daniels reminds the reader what it means to be an American: love of country, freedom and God. Divided into three themes: "Cowboy Logic", "Why I Love America" and "Faith and Family," the 241-page book is good reading. Daniels makes no apologies for his simple prose and candid views. Having traveled all over the world performing for fans, including U.S. troops, he's done a whole lot of living. He discusses issues like abortion, welfare, illegal immigration, hyphenated Americans, patriotism and his love for Jesus Christ. Daniels warns, chastises, praises, advises and evangelizes. And he has more than a few things to say to organizations like the ACLU and the North American Man/Boy Love Association, and to celebrities like Sean Penn and Barbra Streisand. Read the book to find out what he has to say to Jane Fonda and why. It's not quite what you'd expect for the former "Hanoi Jane."Daniels's sense of humor is worth noting. In one hilarious chapter, he berates France via British rocker Chrissy Hynde--who reportedly said she hoped Iraq defeated the United States in the war--for its anti-American stance. And which country, Ms. Hynde, would be there to help England if attacked by terrorists? "The French?" Daniels asks. "The French are afraid of their own shadow. The only war they ever won was the French Revolution, and that's just because they were fighting each other." Brilliant. In the best chapter of the book, "My Beautiful America", Daniels waxes eloquent with image after image of the splendor of America: the beauty of watching the sun go down in Hawaii, tasting gumbo in New Orleans, seeing wild horses running across the Nevada plains, and crossing the mighty Mississippi River. "America the free, America the mighty, America the beautiful." True to his inspirational message, Daniels writes of his hope for a world in the midst of chaos. He recounts an incident he experienced while listening to a news program about Bill Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky. "For some reason or another, I flipped the channel during the commercial and there was Billy Graham proclaiming the eternal good news about Jesus Christ, and there i

We Need "Cowboy Logic " because it's Entirely Correct

What a wonderful book Charley Daniels has written. I say this with a good heart and a love for our country and traditional American values that existed fourty and fifty years ago in this country. True, there were some wrong values in this country fourty and fifty years ago, however, there were more right ones than wrong ones. Yes, there are moral absolutes and Charley expresses them here. If this was 1960 instead of 2003, a book like this would not need to be written. I say 1960 because that was just right before so many wrong changes took place in this country. In 1960 we were still praying to the Lord in our public schools and saying The Pledge of Allegiance in the class rooms with the words "One nation under God" as a part of the pledge. The trouble is that so few of those who read these pages can remember 1960, so, they need this book to understand how to live. Take the principles that Charlie presents here and follow them precisely. This is a treasure trove of thoughts that need to be followed in their entirety. To not do so is wrong. The entire book is cotrect. This is a book that's filled with correct ideas on how to love our wonderful country, our wonderful flag, our Lord, and our wonderful families. Read it all and be proud of our great country, our country's leaders, our flag, our military, our military's leaders, and our president. Read it and turn to the Lord. There are moral absolutes and Charlie presents them here. God bless you, Charlie, and may the Lord bless The United States of America!

Cogent and Enlightening!

Sure, Mr. Daniel's uses bad grammar in his title and his concepts are overly simplistic, but that is the beauty of this book - it is straightforward and too the point. Liberalism has been and continues to be the anathema to our free republic. Charlie tells it like it is and leaves no holds barred as he give us more than 100%! If you only had time to read one other book beside "The Very Hungry Catepillar" this year - this is the one! Their are many good stories and anecdotes and a heathy dose of common sense in his well-written text. Highly recommended for simulating reading!

Tells it like he sees it

Covers his feelings on everything from child abuse to Tennessee football...and you never are left wondering where he stands on the tough issues but brings a bit of fun into it. The biggest thing that stands out is his love of America and the beauty of the land we live in.