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Dixie Chicks among special artists to be featured for "Independence Day weekend" on LA radio station
Orange County Register | 7/2/2006 | Gary Lycan

Posted on 07/02/2006 5:06:48 PM PDT by SoCal_Republican

I read in the Arts & Entertainment section of the OC register that radio station 89.9 KCRW in LA was featuring the following artists in honor of Independence Day:

Bob Dylan Bruce Springsteen Patti Smith DIXIE CHICKS (Yes, the ones that said (among other brilliant quotes), "The entire country may disagree with me, but I don't understand the necessity for patriotism. Why do you have to be a patriot? About what? This land is our land? Why? You can like where you live and like your life, but as for loving the whole country... I don't see why people care about patriotism."-Natalie Maines

Wonderful. Why didn't they inclue Kayne West? Note that KCRW is "National Public Radio's Southern California flagship station", so I am not too stunned. At least they are boosting radio play for the Dixie Chicks who can't seem to get their new Bush bashing record played on Country Music radio where they originally made their fortune & fame./sarcasm

I think they are misunderstanding the purpose of this holday. They ought to play Natalie's patriotism quote before each DC song and see how ridiculous it appears on the 4th of July.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: California; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: dixiechicks; lefties; music

1 posted on 07/02/2006 5:06:50 PM PDT by SoCal_Republican
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To: SoCal_Republican

This is a national public radio station? They'll have nine listeners. Max.


2 posted on 07/02/2006 5:07:59 PM PDT by Recovering_Democrat (I am SO glad to no longer be associated with the party of "dependence on government"!)
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To: SoCal_Republican

"National Public Radio" was all I needed to hear to explain this atrocity. The Republicans in Congress have absolute no neurons or testicles, since they keep fundiong these vermin.


3 posted on 07/02/2006 5:09:46 PM PDT by FormerACLUmember (No program, no ideas, no clue: The democrats!)
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To: SoCal_Republican
At 89.9 mhz, that puts them in the portion of the FM spectrum reserved for non-commercial stations. This particular one is tax-dollar supported and carries NPR.

Now it starts to add up. NPR hates Bush almost as much as the "Dixie Chunks" do.

4 posted on 07/02/2006 5:10:11 PM PDT by capt. norm (W.C. Fields: "The time has come to take the bull by the tail and face the situation".)
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To: SoCal_Republican

So, let's estimate that the listening audience for the anti-American radio station is 9 people.

That will still exceed the ticket sales for the Dixie Hens concert tour.

However, the thought still lingers...A subsidized "Public" radio station receiving money from taxpayers uses that money to denigrate the things that these taxpayers hold dear.

'Something wrong here.


5 posted on 07/02/2006 5:16:23 PM PDT by Rhetorical pi2
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To: Rhetorical pi2
Public broadcasting is a total waste and shouldn't be tax payer funded. Survive on programming, not taxes.
6 posted on 07/02/2006 5:20:23 PM PDT by bfree (Liberalism-the yellow meat)
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To: SoCal_Republican
"You can like where you live and like your life, but as for loving the whole country... I don't see why people care about patriotism."

She skirts the meaningful facets of 'patriotism'.

Regardless, the divide is not only between red and blue states. Within those territories are struggling factions -- down to the smallest localities and elementary individuals who are locked in a mortal conflict for the greater soul the nation.

To love even one other person, your town or your block, is to love your whole country.

Minus all traitors.

7 posted on 07/02/2006 5:25:27 PM PDT by SteveMcKing
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To: SoCal_Republican

If it weren't for the patriots, chickies, you might be working in a sweat shop speaking German or Japanese.


8 posted on 07/02/2006 5:27:08 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault ("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
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To: SoCal_Republican

We've lived in and around the L.A. area for many years and I've never heard of KCRW. Guess I haven't missed anything according to the posts here on FR.


9 posted on 07/02/2006 5:29:19 PM PDT by AmeriBrit (LIGHT A PRAYER CANDLE FOR THE TROOPS: http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/enter.cfm)
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To: SoCal_Republican

So listen to KZLA 93.9, they get it and don't play the ditzy chickens.


10 posted on 07/02/2006 5:32:22 PM PDT by gc4nra ( this tag line protected by Kimber and the First Amendment (I voted for McClintock))
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To: FormerACLUmember; SoCal_Republican

And stations playing their songs provides royalties for the anti-American Chicks.


11 posted on 07/02/2006 5:35:53 PM PDT by The Spirit Of Allegiance (Public Employees: Honor Your Oaths! Defend the Constitution from Enemies--Foreign and Domestic!)
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To: SoCal_Republican

The Dixie Chicks don't believe we should defend our country, and they're being featured on Independence Day?


12 posted on 07/02/2006 5:39:19 PM PDT by popdonnelly
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To: SoCal_Republican

The only things that are missing are Joan Baez and Peter, Paul and Mary


13 posted on 07/02/2006 5:41:47 PM PDT by BW2221
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Don't fail to miss it.

I loved the interview on public radio with the new female presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church. She compared their assembly to hump-backed whales gathering to learn a new whale song each year. No, I am no kidding. I almost drove off the road.


14 posted on 07/02/2006 5:50:06 PM PDT by sine_nomine (Marvel at the Senate's No Mexican Left Behind Bill (wit cloned from M. Steyn))
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To: FormerACLUmember

BUMP!


15 posted on 07/02/2006 6:36:19 PM PDT by BenLurkin ("The entire remedy is with the people." - W. H. Harrison)
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To: sine_nomine

"I loved the interview on public radio with the new female presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church. She compared their assembly to hump-backed whales gathering to learn a new whale song each year. No, I am no kidding. I almost drove off the road."

LOL! Reminds me of those Saturday Night Live skits where they do the low-talking public radio chick hosts. Of course my all time favorite in this skit series was Alec Baldwin (yes he's a nut, but a talented one) named xxxxx Schwedii where he talked about his famous Schwedii balls ( a favorite dish) - "No one can resist my Schwedii balls."


16 posted on 07/02/2006 6:36:47 PM PDT by SoCal_Republican
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To: SoCal_Republican

" I don't see why people care about patriotism."-Natalie Maines " Dixie Chicks

Because you lamebrain the patriotic people love their country and won't bash the president to a foreign nation.
Since you chose to politicize your music you alienated a huge chunk of your fans. I really like your voice too but when I hear it now it is tainted by your own treacherous words. Not smart too trash your fans either.


17 posted on 07/02/2006 8:02:44 PM PDT by tflabo (Take authority that's ours)
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To: SoCal_Republican

Dixie Chicks announcement booed at Daughtry concert in Greensboro --- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1645983/posts


18 posted on 07/02/2006 8:42:49 PM PDT by doug from upland (Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)
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To: SoCal_Republican

Wouldn't the Ditzy Tits be more appropriate on May Day?


19 posted on 07/02/2006 8:58:17 PM PDT by Doctor Raoul (New York Times? Get a rope!)
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To: SoCal_Republican

As long as people keep buying the Bolshevik Chicks' tickets and CD's they'll keep on blabbering.


20 posted on 07/03/2006 12:11:48 AM PDT by seawolf101
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To: Recovering_Democrat

KCRW is a Leftie station here in LA.


21 posted on 07/03/2006 12:12:53 AM PDT by BunnySlippers (NUTS!)
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To: AmeriBrit

I STILL live here, and have no idea what station they are talking about.


22 posted on 07/03/2006 11:48:37 AM PDT by beansox
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To: SoCal_Republican

At this time, public radio is about the ONLY place the Chicks can get airtime. Hahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!


23 posted on 07/04/2006 2:27:36 PM PDT by PLK
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To: capt. norm
At 89.9 mhz, that puts them in the portion of the FM spectrum reserved for non-commercial stations. This particular one is tax-dollar supported and carries NPR.

I've hated NPR for years, but it's due to competition with a college radio station that I was on... We were this little podunk radio station (WARY- Westchester Community College in Valhalla, NY). We were on the same FM frequency as this monster NJ NPR station, and they kept on the FCC to have our license yanked, even though we were limited to (IIRC) 17 watts. On the other hand, the antenna was near the highest terrain point in the area, so we did get some coverage... About 10 - 15 miles in a directional pattern.

But were were constantly being harrassed, and never were able to get enough power to broadcast in stereo.

Mark

24 posted on 07/04/2006 2:35:08 PM PDT by MarkL (When Kaylee says "No power in the `verse can stop me," it's cute. When River says it, it's scary!)
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To: tflabo

I heard this on a station here in atlanta,
"We're only playing this because it's controversial etc."
It was the most nothing piece of whiny dreck, Afternoon
Delight beat it by a mile!


25 posted on 07/04/2006 2:38:21 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: MarkL
A television station I worked at in Mobile, AL. (WALA-TV) built a new transmitter/tower location in neighboring Baldwin County. They decided to donate the old site, tower, building, electronics and all to the local PBS TV station.

About 6 years later, WALA-TV asked the PBS station if they could mount a small microwave relay dish pair on their tower (the one very they had originally donated) and the PBS station refused.

26 posted on 07/04/2006 3:04:06 PM PDT by capt. norm (W.C. Fields: "The time has come to take the bull by the tail and face the situation".)
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To: SoCal_Republican

When this kind of radio gig is making the news, you know the Dixie Chunks are having a rough ride. Get used to it, Dixie Chunks, this is your future after your tour tanks and it becomes readily apparent that your album was artificially propped up to be #1 for a few weeks after debut.


27 posted on 07/04/2006 5:36:03 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity ("Sharpei diem - Seize the wrinkled dog.")
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