[FatherBreadloaf]

Interesting update.

[cripplecreek]

I see that Larry the cable guy pounds the chix pretty hard in his latest routine.

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“I’d hate to think they wouldn’t be able to resume their career because of this,” Kerns said.

Calm down, Captain Hyperbole. Nobody is preventing them from “resuming their career.” A lot of people just don’t feel like buying their records anymore.

It’s a free country, for the famous and non-famous alike.

[Puppage]

That was when the Dixie Chicks’ lead singer Natalie Maines told an audience in London, England that they were not happy with President George W. Bush, saying, “Just so you know, we’re ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas.”

For every action there's an equal & opposite reaction:

Charlie Waters 9th Grade Science teacher Branford, CT. ca.1977

[wideawake]

Kerns said he believes the city of Lubbock will at some point want to add Natalie Maines’ name to the Buddy Holly Walk of Fame.

Maybe some city official may be stupid enough to try it.

But the good people of Lubbock will know what to do when someone vandalizes their Walk of Fame.

They'll remove such unsightly graffiti.

[stands2reason]

I notice that those "vocal" people aren't being extolled here for THEIR free speech rights.

I guess Natalie Maines insulting the pres in a foreign country in a filled auditorium is being "vocal" as well.

[Rodney King]

So, feeling the heat, Maines released an apology, telling the Associated Press: “I feel the president is ignoring the opinion of many in the U.S. and alienating the rest of the world. My comments were made in frustration, and one of the privileges of being an American is you are free to voice your own point of view.”

How is that an apology?

[BillyCrockett]

There are too many talented artists out there who understand where America stands in the war on terror, so there's no need at all to even think about zeros with no clue who also happen to be talented. Natalie can play for her dad.

[smith288]

I would be willing to accept an apology from Natalie if she said something along the lines of:

"With the recent re-election of President Bush, it is clear my opinion is a vocal minority and can only accept his policies as representative of our country as a whole. I apologize for my tact and I am sorry if my opinions have brought a negative reaction to the brave men and women who are in harms way...."

But I wont hold my breath.

[StoneColdGOP]

As much as I liked their music, it's not enough to ever pick up on of their CDs again.

[RAY]

My impulse is a very ugly comment towards the "chicks", but they are not worth it.

[KJC1]

...one of the privileges of being an American is you are free to voice your own point of view.”

Yup, like: We don't want to buy any more of your stinkin' CDs!

[RJL]

So, it will be interesting to see what direction the Chicks take and what their strategy will be in terms of reintroducing themselves to their country audience.

I thought they left country music for something more liberal.

Didn't New York and Massachusetts like them?

[LibWhacker]

. . . it will be interesting to see what direction the Chicks take and what their strategy will be in terms of reintroducing themselves to their country audience.

Ha! How do you make up with people you still hate?

[JustAnAmerican]

You mean the Muslim apologists, Pro-Illegal, Toby Keith hating Anti-Military Ditzy Chicks? Not only do I tune out any radio station that plays anything these Idiots sing, I know quite a few people who do the same. The Ditzy ones and KD(don't need no wang) are on the same level in my book.

[muawiyah]

Hey, I've moved on to Reggaeton ~

[el_texicano]

Forgiven, the Chicks? Makes me remember a Bible comment from Proverbs 18:19, "A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle."

Maine's big mouth and their collective p*ssy attitude really offended a lot of people I would understand. That bond of goodwill between performer and fans is a fragile thing. Once they offended so many, so deeply...the road back to fans good graces is "harder to be won than a strong city."

[RabidBartender]

The Chicks' sound has been replaced by Gretchen Wilson. She owns the country charts now, with the same spunky, raucous, and heartfelt vocals that Natalie has. And she comes across as one of us, not snobby and elitist like the Chicks.

I've got 4 country stations programmed in my car stereo in the Kansas City area. None of them play the Dixie Chicks anymore. In fact, the only place I've seen them in the last year is CMT, which used to be a pretty good station, until Viacom F-ed it up, and tried to forcefeed their musicians to us. My Chicks CDs remain in a box in the cellar for whenever I get around to having a yard sale.

They'll release a new album, and it will do moderately well, simply because they'll cry to the media and the liberals will flock to buy it up. But the days of 7-million sales and number 1's on the ACC Top 40 with Bob Kingsley are over. That's Gretchen-land now, baby.

[schaketo]

Kerns said he believes the city of Lubbock will at some point want to add Natalie Maines’ name to the Buddy Holly Walk of Fame.

Two things:

Who are the Dixie Chicks? And …

If they get a star on any “Walk of Fame”, it sounds like a good place to “walk the dog”, if you know what I mean.

[IamConservative]

They exercised their right to free speech, millions exercised their rights to disagree. I don't see how this is a controversy.

Unless of course you are a whiny liberal.

[PAR35]

How many of the Chicks are married to mideasterners? I remember one is married to an Iranian.