Actor Rainn Wilson says if he were writing about rich men north of Richmond, he'd talk about wealthy CEOs, not 'obese people on welfare'



Oliver Anthony's song "Rich Men North of Richmond" has taken America by storm and proven to be a huge hit, but actor Rainn Wilson of "The Office" fame has announced that if he were writing a song on the topic, he would have gone in a different lyrical direction.

The lyrics in Anthony's song include a mention of "the obese milkin' welfare," as well as the comment that "if you're five foot three and you're 300 pounds, taxes ought not to pay for your bags of Fudge Rounds."

Instead of discussing overweight individuals on welfare, Wilson said he would talk about wealthy CEOs, corporations that don't pay taxes, and the tax shelters of billionaires.

"If I were writing a song about 'rich men north of richmond' I wouldnt talk about obese people on welfare, I'd sing about CEOs who make 400 times their average workers salary (up from 50 times 30 years ago) & corps that pay zero taxes & offshore tax shelters for billionaires," Wilson wrote in a post on X.

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His comments sparked a torrent of replies on the social media platform.

"Sounds like @rainnwilson has an issue with the folks who make tax policy… Who makes tax policy?" actor Dean Cain wrote.

"Maybe the taxes that middle class and lower-middle class people pay going to lazy and slovenly people makes them more angry than people who work hard, also pay taxes and don't drain their income but rather add to it by buying their goods and services… Just a thought," Chris Loesch commented.

"Perhaps your $16 million net worth is clouding this, but when people like Oliver Anthony look to their left and right for neighbors to fight back against the system with & instead see are welfare-addicted gluttons who won't fight against a system that is drugging them physically, mentallty + monetarily, you write Rich Men North of Richmond," Ashley St. Clair tweeted. "Perhaps, you should stick to acting instead of songwriting. It seems, being #1 on the charts, Oliver Anthony has spoken to the people he wanted to speak to, and I can guarantee he didn't have you in mind."

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'The Office' actor says he agrees with 'almost everything' Tucker Carlson said in Twitter video



Actor Rainn Wilson of "The Office" fame issued a tweet on Thursday declaring that he agreed with nearly everything Tucker Carlson had said in a Wednesday video.

"I never thought I'd say it but I agree with @TuckerCarlson on almost everything he's saying here," Wilson tweeted, linking to an article about the video.

\u201cI never thought I\u2019d say it but I agree with @TuckerCarlson on almost everything he\u2019s saying here: https://t.co/HyF7Qw0U2e\u201d
— RainnWilson (@RainnWilson) 1682634492

Fox News Media issued a press release on Monday claiming that Carlson and the network had "agreed to part ways," though the Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed people, has reported that Carlson learned he was being let go around 10 minutes before Fox announced the news.

Carlson posted a video to Twitter on Wednesday evening. In that video, which racked up more than 19 million views in less than 24 hours, Carlson said that most debates on TV are "unbelievably stupid" while important issues are virtually not discussed.

The two political parties and their donors have arrived at "consensus on what benefits them," Carlson claimed, adding that "they actively collude to shut down any conversation about it."

"Our current orthodoxies won't last. They're braindead. Nobody actually believes them. Hardly anyone's life is improved by them. This moment is too inherently ridiculous to continue. And so it won't," Carlson said.

"When honest people say what's true ... they become powerful," Carlson said, adding that "liars" attempting to "silence them" get "weaker."

"True things prevail," he said.

So far the video has amassed more than 22 million views.

Wilson, who has noted that he is not a Christian, has called out Hollywood for "anti-Christian bias."

"I do think there is an anti-Christian bias in Hollywood. As soon as the David character in 'The Last of Us' started reading from the Bible I knew that he was going to be a horrific villain. Could there be a Bible-reading preacher on a show who is actually loving and kind?" he tweeted last month.

"Of course it's true that the evangelical/political coalition is doing a great deal of damage to our country. Banning books - banning freedoms - denying inconvenient science, taking a grotesque anti-LGBTQ+ platform," he wrote in another tweet. "But most Christians that I know are kind, accepting and loving and seeking to make the world a better place. They should also be honored in the media," he added.

\u201cBut most Christians that I know are kind, accepting and loving and seeking to make the world a better place. They should also be honored in the media.\u201d
— RainnWilson (@RainnWilson) 1678726751

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'Absolutely pathetic': Actor Rainn Wilson apologizes for 'mean crack about breastfeeding vs chestfeeding'



Actor Rainn Wilson of "The Office" fame issued and apology on Thursday, saying that he had posted "a mean crack about breastfeeding vs chestfeeding" on Wednesday.

"Yesterday I tweeted a mean crack about breastfeeding vs chestfeeding. After speaking with some Trans friends and educating myself a bit more I want to apologize for the tweet. It was adding to misinformation and meanness. I'm sorry," Wilson tweeted on Thursday.

\u201cYesterday I tweeted a mean crack about breastfeeding vs chestfeeding. After speaking with some Trans friends and educating myself a bit more I want to apologize for the tweet. It was adding to misinformation and meanness. I\u2019m sorry.\u201d
— RainnWilson (@RainnWilson) 1655393027

The mea culpa came after Wilson had reportedly issued a tweet on Wednesday that said, "TIL you can no longer say 'nursing or breastfeeding mother' you have to say 'chestfeeding person.' Just FYI."

While some on social media praised Wilson for issuing the apology, others were less than impressed.

"Absolutely pathetic…" tweeted Dave Rubin, host of BlazeTV's "The Rubin Report."

"Serious beta energy," NewsBusters managing editor Curtis Houck commented.

"I'm embarrassed for you," tweeted Seth Dillon, CEO of the Babylon Bee.

"Perhaps you should talk with some actual nursing mothers and educate yourself about why the term 'chestfeeding' is offensive and degrading to women. (Women, in case you are confused, are the humans who are able to breastfeed children)," Stephen Miller tweeted. "Woke Democrats are trying to erase women and erase the experiences of women," he added in another tweet.

Last year Wilson, who is widely known for playing the character Dwight Schrute on the television series "The Office," said that individuals who declined to get vaccinated seemed to be the most angry that the government had not put an end to COVID-19.

"People who refuse to get vaccinated seem to be the angriest that the government hasn't 'fixed' or 'stopped' the virus by now. Please explain," the actor tweeted in December.

Wilson posted a tweet on Thursday that said, "Here's why so many people who don't want 'government overreach' long for something approaching authoritarianism: … . I have no idea."

\u201cHere\u2019s why so many people who don\u2019t want \u201cgovernment overreach\u201d long for something approaching authoritarianism: \u2026 . I have no idea.\u201d
— RainnWilson (@RainnWilson) 1655397310