From a March 1st story:

Haggard is also getting attention for a song he’s not even recorded - “Hillary,” an ode to presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in which he declares, that “This country needs to be honest/This country needs to be large/Something like a big switch of gender/Let’s put a woman in charge.”

“I’m just reacting to the news,” explains Haggard, adding that the Clinton campaign camp has been in touch with his representatives. “Never before in history has there ever been a woman anyone seriously thought to be a possible candidate for president. A couple women in the past had that in mind but never had a chance to in.”

“(The song) hasn’t got past the studio yet. I recorded it and nobody’s heard it, but they’re talking about it all over the country. It’s got me thinking it might be worth putting out there.”

A March 16th story:

Merle Haggard played the Fox Theatre in Bakersfield Feb. 7 and since has been playing concerts extensively in the Pacific Northwest, where he’s sung a song you won’t find on any CD.

The song is called “Hillary” and talks about how Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton should be elected president.

While it’s apparently not an endorsement, it is causing a stir online, where people have been posting their responses on message boards.

Some call it a clever parody; others like the lyrics and endorsement. Others, though, don’t like the song or more specifically the reference to Clinton becoming president.

Clinton’s presidential campaign did not return ABC 23’s phone calls and e-mails Friday. Haggard told a newspaper, though, that Clinton’s people contacted his people about the song.

Today’s story in the NY Post:

COUNTRY music legend Merle Haggard may be courting controversy for supporting Hillary Clinton with his song “Hillary.” But he’s not ready to commit to voting for her. “I don’t know. It depends on if she holds her mud between now and the time to vote,” Haggard told The Post’s Billy Heller before pulling into town for tomorrow’s Radio City “Last of the Breed” show with Willie Nelson and Ray Price. Pressed to translate, he laughed, “Lemme put it another way: If she don’t screw up.” But Haggard added, “I gotta stay neutral. You don’t wanna piss off half your audience just because you like somebody.”

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