'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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[Prysson]

Wow..I am a member of a radical right wing forum? I had no idea I was engaged in a cyber-consipracy. Neato.

[smith288]

"FReeped" is not a code word... What an idiot.

[antienvironmentalist]

Why is it liberals think the voice of the people must be heard as long as the conservatives are not talking?

[kevao]

Hahahahahahahahaha!!!

Go Freepers!

[ZULU]

You are RIGHT!! This article makes me feel SOOOOO good!!

May we receive similar accolades from other nitwits we criticize.

[eyespysomething]

Hello, pleased to meet you. I AM the vast right wing conspiracy.

[linn37]

laughing my rear off bump

natalie needs a big L painted on her forehead

[ClancyJ]

Gee, guess we are not to express our opinions - only the anti-government group gets to talk.

[SerpentDove]

To all you radio folks who have come here because of the free publicity, stick around and make yourself at home!

THANKS FOR THE FREE AD, BLIXIE CHICKS!

:-))

[ewing]

Time to re-up on those VRWC dues and membership cards!

[1Old Pro]

Typical Leftist, blame everyone but yourself, sheesh. Any manager worth their salt would tell their "performers" to keep their stinking traps shut. Most performers are not smart enough to figure this out, the manager should be fired.

[Sam Cree]

They don't think her remark may be of some blame? They don't think FR may "reflect" their fan base? They think that because a "website" makes known to the public their own statements, that it can be discounted?

To me, this statement amounts to a retraction of their so called apology.

[Lijahsbubbe]

Heard this on radio talk this morning (KQRS mpls), "Oh yeah, that's really great marketing, an anti-American country western band!"

LOL

[anniegetyourgun]

xactly. But they are finding it too hard to publicly blame the folks who pay your bills.

[Protagoras]

What ever happened to them? They used to be a popular group. They just kind of disappeared,,,,,,,

[DeuceTraveler]

"Now I am the proud member of at least conspiracies:

1. the VRWC -- vast right-wing conspiracy

2. the GZC -- the global zionist conspiracy

3. and now the RWCC -- the right-wing cyber conspiracy

Maybe I can quit my day job."


ROFL

[holymoly]

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/0319dvdchicks0319.html
An enchanted evening with the Dixie Chicks

"On the DVD, she talks about getting herself into hot water by bashing Toby Keith's song Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)."

Obviously, the Blixie Chics problems stem not from some VRWC, but from the fact that Maines can't keep her mouth shut.

[Snowy]

I am so proud! *sniff*

[smiley]

Pssst, Natalie....try living in reality.....

[TheBigB]

Go ahead--it takes a lot of time to be a member of at least conspiracies. ;)