Originally Posted by mikeyhba

Hey, T...I would agree that the 4th should be left alone as a traditional day...Now to JAD...It is NOT an anti-war song! LISTEN to the song! It is about a young woman's loss of her fiancee' in war... a classic sad tale of loss...I can speak to this...I'm a military veteran...This could be any war...Any era...The message of the song remains...

My concern is this..We "get" JAD...I'm concerned some wackos outside will try to spin this as an anti-war song, which it CLEARLY is not...We just need to be ready to defend Carrie & the song & to do so with class, intelligence & dignity...

Have a Happy 4th, everyone!!!