How the Chicks survived their scrap with Bush

Telegraph UK ^ | 06-17-06 | Adam Sweeting

[Robert A Cook PE]

"I don't see why people care about patriotism."

There can be no rational explanation of how Maines's remark came to drive a red-hot poker into America's divided soul, but it's only now that some of the poison has begun to dissipate.

Gee.


I've seldom seen a more clear, more concise juxtaposition of EXACTLY why the the liberal (socialists) just don't "get it."

The writer puts her quote right before saying "there can be no rational explanation (of why her quote is repulsive and contra-patriotic)"

[Screamname]

Here you go.....

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,48562,00.html

[Vision Thing]

The Chicks can't hide their disgust at the lack of support they received from other country performers.

Cool! I thought these pricks were happy about their new direction. However, this sentence reveals the truth: Literally, they are emotionally disturbed by their loss. May they continue to suffer. And may their therapists botch any treatment for their suffering.

[MNJohnnie]

Guess they haven't noticed that the Treason Chicks had to cancel half their concerts. Doesn't sound like they will be around much longer the way they are going.

[generationfixit]

"She is also a prime example of 'the arrogance of ignorance."

That is probably the best description of these half-wits I have ever witnessed. Thank You!

[biff]

She is so stupid that I am ashamed she is from Texas.

[BunnySlippers]

The Chicks never had a scrape with Bush. Their scrape was with some former fans.

[Mr Rogers]

Actually, I've been tempted to buy one of their first albums - from back when they WERE country (1992, I think). It is very highly rated on Amazon, but at nearly $50 used...

[onevoter]

One look into the "rate the item" in Amazon will tell you just who and why the Dixie Chicks are selling. It isn't about their music - the cover of Time Magazine, the GMA Interview. This is all about the anti-George Bush crowd. This CD will sell not on its merits but for political purpose. Odds are that any follow-up CD's will wilt on the vine unless the MSM steps up to the plate again to give them press.

[conservativeharleyguy]

"... the salmon teriyaki with organic greens, or asparagus tempura and tuna sashimi? ...clearly it's some time since their diet consisted of ribs, tacos and pancakes".


I have a theory that the true divisions in our society can be identified by how one defines what one eats.

The more pretentious the dish (or what you name the dish), the more pretentious and elitist you are, and the further to the left your politics will be (i.e., do you eat a "tenderly sauteed, pistachio encrusted Tiger Prawn, with a mango chutney demi-glasse", or...., do you eat "shrimp"?).

If you eat the former, you're a flaming lib, if it's the latter, you're a regular guy/gal, and probably are more likely to be conservative.

Nowhere in pop culture/mass media have I seen a better example of that philosophy than here.

These young ladies love to dress up and pretend that they are suave, sophisticated, worldly, Yankee urbanites, so they have to eat accordingly.

But, like the true redneck bottle-blondes they are, they'll never outgrow their roots.

The proof of that is their inability to keep their mouths shut (like the drunken trailer-girls they are), and let those who actually know the subject handle the work.

And, as is typical, the irony of it has flown at breakneck speed over the head of the elitist snob that penned this article.

[gotribe]

How the Chicks survived crashed and burned in their scrap with Bush America.

Sleeping copyeditor to blame for original headline I guess.

[jimbo123]

Isn't Fat Natalie married to a muslim?

[nuconvert]

"How the Chicks survived their scrap with Bush"

Who says they have? Bit early to tell. Let's see how they're doing 2 yrs from now.

[Vision]

They didn't survive and Bush had nothing to do with it.

[generationfixit]

Morning fellow MN Screed!

One thing to notice...the chicks came out with this album and ratched up their little whine- right when it looked like the Bush administration was on it's heels. She seems to have this " I told you so " attitude. But after this weeks events she looks even more silly than before.

When this story first started in Europe the Chicks had two ways to play this. Unfortunatley they fell for the PR move that you should never really admit fault. So now they have cornered themselves in this self-righteous position that they are uttering these absolutely rediculous statements to try and salvage a bad PR move.

I know the music industry is tough and they went through hell to get where they are. In this industry you always have to put on the tough face " oh that does not bother me"..but in this case they bit off way more than they can chew and Maines is not strong enough intellectually to pull of this banter.

[Vasilli22]

Just checked ticketmaster for tix to their show in Dallas. You can still get 8 seats together in the lower bowl. You're definitely struggling when you can't even sell out the lower bowl in your hometown.

Mental midgets!

[jackv]

These dorks like to talk tough. It would be helpful if they had a clue. They pull out a clever little line in history and use it to convince us of how smart they are.
They are disgusting ungrateful little snots. To even ask why be patriotic, why love your country...????
Sickening.
Typical we can dish it out all we want but when it bites us in the butt it's mccarthyism. Pathetic.
They would do well to remember the saying "better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool, than to open it up and remove all doubt."

[Conan the Librarian]

The best word for the Dixie Chicks is that they are real 'Zarqs', cuz they are about as dumb as he was.

[BenLurkin]

Silliness.

The President did nothing about these ninnies.

Had they confronted x42 the IRS would have been banging on their door the following week.

[Criminal Number 18F]

vocalist Natalie Maines is a vision of sculpted cheekbones

Pthpthbbthbbblt! Oh, man. Dr Pepper everywhere.

"Sculpted?" Yeah, with a Ben and Jerry's scoop, maybe.

...and smoky eye-shadow.

Ah, yeah, that real sophisticated "make-up via garden tools" look. We guys really go nuts for that. Really.

Their record has sold a fraction of what the last one did, and their concert tour tickets are so unpopular between the moonbat coasts that a Lubbock station couldn't give them away. Literally.

d.o.l.

Criminal Number 18F