Voyage of the Dixie Chicks (Free Republic mentioned)

Montreal Gazette ^ | Thursday, September 14, 2006 | Katherine Monk

[Jonah Hex]

According to the research done by Kopple and the Chicks themselves, the Free Republic sent out form letters to their 30,000-thick subscription list with market-specific information, saying if the station did not stop playing their music, people would cease listening to the station.

Is this true? (I don't think it is.) If it isn't true, then could this be a case of libel?

[Leisler]

Don't you remember Jim Robertson was driving all around the country? He was SUPPOSEDLY meeting freepers? And what was he driving? A Truck. And what do truck do? They carry things. And did anyone see what was in the truck, or what it was c a r r y i n g? No.

Ehhaha!

[mainepatsfan]

I guess the Chicks think it's censorship if a station doesn't play a crappy band also.

[6ppc]

According to the research done by Kopple and the Chicks themselves, the Free Republic sent out form letters to their 30,000-thick subscription list with market-specific information, saying if the station did not stop playing their music, people would cease listening to the station.

I wonder why I didn't get one of these form letters? Could it be the "research by Kopple" never happened?

[airborne]

According to the research done by Kopple and the Chicks themselves, the Free Republic sent out form letters to their 30,000-thick subscription list with market-specific information, saying if the station did not stop playing their music, people would cease listening to the station.

There's a subscription list?

And you mail out form letters?

[bray]

Never a good marketing plan to insult your customer base. Fact is Country Music fans like Bush and Reba more than the Chicks.

Pray for W and Our Troops

[mainepatsfan]

Their agent privately must be crying every night thinking about how much money those morons threw down the drain.

[mainepatsfan]

Poor Reba. What did she ever do to them?

[relictele]

Ummmmm I don't remember Free Republic sending out form letters????? When did that happen?

Oh, your invisible ink envelope was stuffed into mine by mistake. Let me know if you still want it and I'll forward.....

[mewzilla]

Barbara Kopple produced Winter Soldier.

Nuff said.

[tsmith130]

These girls are free to state their opinion, they are also subject to the consequences that those stated opinions generate in the market place.

Amen!

[reagan_fanatic]

It swells the heart to know you had a small part in the demise of these witless windbags.

Enjoy the smoldering ruins of a once promising career, Chickies.

[mainepatsfan]

I'm looking forward to seeing the Chick's "Where are they now?" episode ten years from now.

[YOUGOTIT]

"It turned us into women," says Natalie Maines," Whore is more likely the case.

[xzins]

With little talent and a dearth of ideas, the Dixie Twits are now making money on their political activism. If they can get a negative reaction from conservatives, that seems to get them publicity and the reactive elements of their fan base then buy their records.

Not even those folks are excited about going out to see them.

See what? A few washed up almost Golden Girls with a new age Bea Arthur spouting nonsense?

Yeah, buddy, I wanna spend big bucks, drive through traffice, and waste time chasing after that act.

With this group I'm convinced, "Ignore them and they'll go away." Seriously, who really "cares" about DTwit music?

[mollynme]

you don't really have the opportunity to soul search ... but we did

Obviously they didn't have too much to search.

[tsmith130]

According to the research done by Kopple and the Chicks themselves, the Free Republic sent out form letters to their 30,000-thick subscription list with market-specific information, saying if the station did not stop playing their music, people would cease listening to the station.

If this is true, I'm insulted I didn't get my letter! HMPF!

If this is NOT true, don't you have some legal recourse? Like libel?

[Clara Lou]

Whore is more likely the case.
How would you know? What's calling any or all of them "whore" got to do with this? Why don't you stick with the issue?

[SJSAMPLE]

"offhand remark about the U.S. president,"

Offhand?
"Offhand" is when you casually mention something.
Mains made a dedicated effort to speak to a crowd of THOUSANDS during a live concert.

[Condor51]

According to the research done by Kopple and the Chicks themselves, the Free Republic sent out form letters to their 30,000-thick subscription list with market-specific information, saying if the station did not stop playing their music, people would cease listening to the station.

HUH?!?
What "Form Letter"?