'Blixie Chicks' Blame Conservative Web Site (That's us, folks)

NewsMax.com ^ | 3/19/03 | Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff

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A manager for the Country and Western group the Dixie Chicks is blaming the ongoing firestorm of negative reaction to anti-Bush comments by lead singer Natalie Maines last week on a vast right-wing cyber-conspiracy.

Dixie Chicks' manager Simon Renshaw has told radio stations currently boycotting the group's music that the uproar has been ginned up by the Web site FreeRepublic.com, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported Tuesday.

FreeRepublic has nicknamed the group, "The Blixie Chicks," after Saddam-friendly U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix. Several posters to the cyber-forum have urged visitors to contact radio stations about the controversy.

"Your company is being targeted by a radical right-wing online forum," Renshaw complained in an e-mail distributed to radio stations by the Dixie Chicks' label, Sony Music. "You are being 'Freeped,' which is the code word for an organized e-mail/telephone effort attempting to solicit a desired response," he explained.

On March 10, lead Dixie Chick Maines told a London audience: "Just so you know, we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas."

After her remarks were reported, nationwide protests erupted in the U.S., with angry fans reportedly destroying their collections of Dixie Chicks CDs.

After four days Maines issued a semi-apology, saying her initial remarks had been "disrespectful."

"I feel that whoever holds that office should be treated with the utmost respect," she added.

But Maines' statement did little to assuage angry Country and Western music fans, who are predominantly conservative and pro-Bush.

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[Exit148]

The "the ongoing firestorm of negative reaction " can be laid directly at the feet of the Chuntzy 'icks. They are the ones who uttered and condoned their statement ----- not us! They had a world-wide stage and chose to speak out against their President -----not us!

If they can't take the heat, they should stay out of the chicken coop.

[Publicus]

This is a GORGEOUS picture.

Edreform posted it in http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/900940/posts?page=23

Did you design this?

Also, check out the latest FREEPING in Ithaca. (Crooked officials over there are ripping off taxpayers for useless petprojects and deliberately wrecking productive, law-abiding citizens in the process. In fact, they're trying to extort property- no exaggeration. Check it out.)

[xm177e2]

"I feel that whoever holds that office should be treated with the utmost respect," she added.

Like the way Clinton was treated by people on this very forum?

[Jorge]

"You are being 'Freeped,' which is the code word for an organized e-mail/telephone effort attempting to solicit a desired response," he explained.

Oh no! Our cover's been blown. These Dipsy Ditzes are just to clever for us.

[Jorge]

If it hadn't been for FreeRepublic forcing the counting process in Florida into public view, Gore would have walked away with a "win" - and the world would have looked very different.

That's how big.

I believe you are right. When I saw those "SoreLoserman" signs... is when I knew Bush was going to win.
That is when I first discovered Free Republic.

[DennisR]

"You are being 'Freeped,' which is the code word for an organized e-mail/telephone effort attempting to solicit a desired response," he explained.

Pardon me, but usually code is something you use to try to keep someone in the dark. Ain't no one trying to hide what we're doing here!!!

[DennisR]

Because in their own little Utopian world there is no room for reality; that is, conservatism.

[TLBSHOW]

that means it must be our fault that they went naked too! LOL

[AmericanVictory]

It seems we are good at "ginning up." Yep!

[DennisR]

"You are being 'Freeped,' which is the code word for an organized e-mail/telephone effort attempting to solicit a desired response," he explained.

Psst! Eepersfray! Eepkay the odecay ecretsay!

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

We got da power!!!

[Wondervixen]

The PORNIE CHICKS

[fatima]

Not to worry ,old chicks,we ran over your CD after you were not nice to us on your fan forum.Why are you not nice to your fans when they are upset.

[bluefish]

They do not know who buys their product. Rich and stupid is no way to go through life.

Agreed. Rich and stupid is quite dangerous to the rest of us as well. Add rich and unwise, rich and evil, rich and immoral... Describes a lot of Dem leaders, along with "Poor and Stupid" for the Dem base.

Poor and the opposite of each is at least respectful. Rich and the opposite of each can be an awesome tool for good.

[farmfriend]

Your company is being targeted by a radical right-wing online forum

We came, we saw, we kicked @$$.

[harpu]

"We came, we saw, we kicked @$$."

AMEN!

[sport]

I plead guilty.

[Tribune7]

Gotta love undead threads. Are the Chicks still around?