Tennessee Football Coach Says He Was Fired For Recording Anti-Obama Song
**Written by Doug Powers
“PC end-around on two. Ready, break!”
A Tennessee middle school football coach is looking to the future after his termination for alleged political incorrectness.
Twenty-six-year-old Bryan Glover is a Christian who co-wrote a song called “When You’re Holding a Hammer, Everything Looks Like a Nail,” which takes a dig at the current administration and what he believes to be the wrong moves for the U.S. He sent a link to his song to everyone in his personal e-mail inbox, which included parents from Grassland Middle School, where he coached football.
“An hour-and-a-half after sending out the e-mail, I got the phone call from the head coach saying that he had had complaints from parents; he was told to fire me,” the former coach accounts.
He notes that he was surprised by the allegations against him.
“When the coach first called me, he said his phone was blown up with parents saying that I was being politically incorrect — quote, unquote — if you will, and that some of them were even reading into racial overtones in the song,” Glover explains.
But he points out that the lyrics make no direct or indirect reference to race.
The assistant should have had his players chant “Mmm mmm mmm” every day before practice and maybe he’d still have a job.
Franklin, Tennessee is in Williamson County, which in 2008 voted 30% for Obama and 69% for McCain, so it’s possible that the tsunami of outrage, if there was one, was more of a ripple. My guess is the “complaints” were more “why is your assistant football coach spamming my email” in nature.
It’s also possible he violated something in the school’s handbook. You just know a school with a mission statement that begins like this has a really thick handbook:
Grassland Middle School exists to prepare students to be life-long learners and responsible members of society. We accomplish this by providing students an opportunity to engage in an edifying and supportive learning environment and by increasing the protective factors for students while decreasing the known risk factors.
As for the song itself, I’m partial to this line:
“If the stuff hits the fan, don’t look at me,
if you got trouble, blame forty-three.”
Here’s the song. I’m more the “classic rock” type but the theme here has a good ring to it:
(h/t LonelyConservative)
**Written by Doug Powers
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I LOVE THIS! This should go to c/w stations to be played all over America. This would be great to dance to. I hope Bryan gets a new and better job. God bless him. This song just tells the truth and some people do not want to hear the truth. See ya in Nov.!
L
My guess is the “complaints” were more “why is your assistant football coach spamming my email” in nature.
Oh, I doubt that… I’m sure he ruffled the feathers of several “true believer” loudmouths who are outraged that anyone would dare speak against the One and Homely.
Ooh, I smell a job opening!
“When the coach first called me, he said his phone was blown up with parents saying that I was being politically incorrect — quote, unquote — if you will, and that some of them were even reading into racial overtones in the song,” Glover explains.
But he points out that the lyrics make no direct or indirect reference to race.
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That’s the beauty (for O’s supporters) about him being black (er, mixed-race); you don’t have to say anything racist, or even bring up the subject, to be accused of racism if you criticize him.
If teachers/coaches cannot be fired for teaching students to sing homages to Obama in class, they should not be fired for this. The only problem would be if the lyrics of the song WERE racist, or if they contained anything that hinted of violence or threats against the President. Which they were not and did not.
Bryan needs a new job?
How about song writer?
This song is well done.
Is he also singing and/or playing an instrument on this tune?
Bryan,
Write and compose songs and perform them. With talent like this you’ll be winning a CW Award and a Grammy before the beer you spill hits the floor.
I like…I guess that means Nancy Pelosi will have to investigate coach’s anti-American rhetoric, and hate-mongering message that distorts all the great things Oba-Megatron has done
forto us.I hope this song gets alot of playing time…it’s message is “pithy” and to the point!
Anybody know who blogged this?
Who’s got the over/under on when the HC caves and fires him?
I suspace the Liberals in the unemployement office will deny benefits and claim he broke the law. Make that the first commandment, thou shalt not “dis” the big “O”. For liberals that is the same as saying bad things about MO is to Muslims. I am waiting for the signs saying “Kill those who insult Obama (PBUH)”.
Another reason why conservatives are not as vocal about their beliefs. They actually like working.
There is simply NOTHING in this song that violates ANY of the unwritten ‘politically correct’ guidelines.
This guy did not get fired over ‘generic complaints’ regarding this video.
Anyone want to bet that it is the HEAD COACH that is the hard headed Obama supporter?
Let me guess. The school’s motto:
“Knowledge is good.”
If this song is offensive…then these people are really thin skinned. I loved it and it should be played everywhere.
I’m confused, the guy writes a great song IMO…tells the truth, that has to piss off all the lefties…so, what’s with him being fired for that? 1st off what about free speech?
As letget says it best, c/w radio otta jump all over that song. Maybe Bryan found himself a new better paying job already.
Don’t stop now Bryan.
If the song was about W the coach would’ve been promoted and given a raise. No political correctness issues when we dis Bush. Idiots.
TigerLady–and Harry Smith would be having his first orgasm over it on his morning show.
Free speech for me, but none for thee. It’s in the liberal code of conduct.
I would hope the guy is going to appeal his dismissal, unless there is a clear district rule that prohibits mass emailing of political messages in the personnel manual.
I’m guessing an appeal would result in reinstatement.
I don’t know how one could make it a crime for teachers to be honest about their political beliefs. That being said, I also believe that political indoctrination is wrong on the school grounds or at a workplace(unless you chose to work at a political campaign office). A guy making a video where he thought he was being particularly clever and sending an email for people to “check him out” hardly counts as indoctrination.
Sure he rubbed some people the wrong way and since they called with complaints it would be the decent thing to send them an apology, with a promise to remove their address from his personal email list. That would be the expected course of action among rational and considerate people. In this instance the head coach acted either as a scarred little chicken in trying to please the irate parents, or he used this instance as excuse to get rid of someone he wanted to fire in the first place.
In the case of a principals and teachers conducting theater productions to glorify “da-one” or forcing students to write essays about how his speech touched them on a personal level, that is indoctrination. Those stupid teachers should be fired or sent to work in Detroit.
Just another job created by Obama!
walterc, I don’t know if a guy bragging about his musical talent really counts as a political message? Just about any artistic expression will have some hint at the creator’s political view.
Wow.
Could have at least put a week in between …
RWR
http://www.rightwingrocker.com
Yay! The one and homely hits it just right! He, whose wife wants to control what you eat while admitting to their being a bacon breakfast family, who can’t resist even in photo ops to show himself wolfing huge hamburgers, whose family is always stuffing themselves in family vacation pictures…
I’m with William. Bryan, you have a great future in song-writing!
The guy is good and this should be picked up by Glenn Beck or Rush. Could also be the mantra for the Coming Election in November…or are the repubs too pc to even run it?
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OUTSTANDING JOB BRYAN! Great Country / Western sound, great message, danceable. I hope the guys who did this job can “open” some of the giant TeaParty events prior to the 2010 elections.
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Thank God for the patriotic Country Boys. Hammer comin’ down in November.
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John Bibb
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Love this song!!!!
Excellent tune and I don’t like country all that much!!!
Was this his at-home personal e-mail inbox or one at work? If the former, the ACLU had better be there supporting him!
That’s right!
GREAT SONG!!!!
Another case of “if you don’t like the message – shoot the messenger” ! The left can fire all of us but that will not stop the truth. bho is such a pathetic excuse for a leader that the left can keep up with the damage control.
It’s time for the majority to tell the whiners to sit down and shut up, and then fire the wimps that fired the coach. Then there will be some additional job openings!
This guy will end up at the Grand Ole Opry…count on it! He has talent and now his song is out there for millions to hear. He still needs to fight this unfair firing and make sure everyone hears about it. Although he will probably end up in a far better situation, we can’t let these creeps continue to stomp all over our rights.
Libs – just give me a freakin’ break. This guy puts out a great song and because some parents (not the students?) got offended, all of the sudden he is to be fired. Oh, please. His students should be protesting his dismissal as a minimum and whoever the parents are – get over yourselves. Good luck to Bryan with this great song – hope to hear it at a Tea Party!!
Key word there was “first”? LOL
It sounds like he was fired for mass-emailing a politically charged song to a bunch of people, indiscriminate of political leaning or personal relation, for purposes of self-promotion. Which is a really, really dumb thing to do, and in all likelihood violates the terms of his employment. Utilizing school resources (in this case, the school’s email contact list) for non-school-related purposes, particularly for self-promotion, is generally frowned upon. Factor politics into the mix and you’re just asking to be fired.
But good news for Bryan: there’s no such thing as bad publicity, and now his terrible song has been heard by a lot more people than the parents of Grassland Middle School. He can do the conservative talk show circuit and frame himself as a victim of political correctness. He may even get a record deal out of all this.
I’m offended by all the liver bellies, spineless whimps that are offended by perfectly innocent actions taken by citizens in our country…now I want someone to sue ‘em all for me, if no one does I will be really offended.
Libs are a bunch whiny, sick kids that never grew up.
Naturally, the teacher that harassed her student because she said her parents voted for McCain is completely kosher.
Right. Of course.
I don’t think you can conclude that he used school resources. The article states that he used his personal e-mail inbox.
The fact that some parents are in his personal e-mail inbox doesn’t mean that he used a school’s contact list.
When Obama’s Holding a Hammer,
Everything Looks Like a thumb.
Catchy tune.
He’s lucky they only fired him….they wanted to take his citizenship and give it to a more deserving illegal layabout that would solidly support The Obama.
I just don’t get it…
All the TN middle school teachers are pole-dancing to this song…
Yes! All one of them.
It wouldn’t surprise me that Bryan Glover was an at-will employee, that is he served at the pleasure of Glover Middle School and thus could be fired for any reason (or even none at all).
Just one more tack in the coffin-lid of public education.
1st thing I’m going to do after you guys make me emperor is make some budget cuts!
Now, what was the name of that school again? Good of place as ever to start.
You guys missed the coded messages in the song.
Code message 1: “44″. While most people would think that it was just a quick way of saying Barrack Husssane Obummer with out saying the all the name are wrong.
It means: some dumb ass half white guy, who has no clue what he is doing, hates white christian people, who wants to destroy all of what made America great.
Code 2: “43″ : Really great guy who could do no wrong.