McCain-Palin Tradition

At a rally for John McCain and Sarah Palin in Virginia Beach, Virginia, country singer Hank Williams Jr. refashioned his hit song "Family Tradition" to express his enthusiasm for the Republican presidential ticket. Palin was on hand to hear Williams sing "The McCain-Palin Tradition" on October 13, 2008.¹

Fast Facts

"The McCain-Palin Tradition" set to the tune of Williams' hit song "Family Tradition"

Rally held outside the Richmond International Raceway in Virginia Beach, Virginia¹

Included lyrics about Barack Obama's connection to 1960s radical William Ayers: "They don't have radical friends to whom their careers are linked"¹

Song places blame for the 2008 Financial Crisis on Democrats; laments "left wing liberal media"¹

Lyrics Excerpts

"Now this old Union's got problems/That is plain to see/The Democrats bankrupted Fannie Mae 'n' Freddie Mac/Just like 1, 2, 3/The bankers didn't want to make all those bad loans/But Bill Clinton said you got to/Now they want a bailout, what I'm talking about/Is a Democrat liberal who do."²

"Yes, John is a maverick/And Sarah fixed Alaska's broken condition/They're gonna go just fine/We're headed for better times/It's a McCain-Palin tradition."²