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Blixie Chicks Blame FreeRepublic
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| 3/19/03
| NewsMax
Posted on 03/27/2003 10:38:27 AM PST by evilsmoker
NewsMax.com
Wednesday, March 19, 2003 10:02 a.m. EST
'Blixie Chicks' Blame Conservative Web Site
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.
TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: antiamerican; idiots; saddamlovers
I thought for sure this would have been posted already, but I searched everywhere and couldn't find it. Even if it is a re-post, this is so great it's worth repeating!
Way to go Freepers!!!
To: evilsmoker
Free publicity for us, backlash for them. Sweet!
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posted on
03/27/2003 10:44:08 AM PST
by
petuniasevan
(Here's hoping the Chicks put on their next concert to an audience of irritated patriots)
To: evilsmoker
"Your company is being targeted by a radical right-wing online forum,"
They mean radical like "cool", right?
Owl_Eagle
”Guns Before Butter.”
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posted on
03/27/2003 11:05:24 AM PST
by
End Times Sentinel
(If we can't bring our enemies to justice, then let us bring justice to our enemies.)
To: petuniasevan
That part about "code word freep" was so funny.
Yes, how very sweet it is!!
To: evilsmoker
They can go ahead like the leftists they are and blame someone else.
But all we did was to perform a public service and let people know what the dummy said. It's what she said that caused the backlash.
Great news that their sales are down 42% already.
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posted on
03/27/2003 11:34:29 AM PST
by
Sam Cree
To: Impeach98
I think you were one of those right wingers who posted a (code word) FREEP alert.
To: Sam Cree
***LOL*** watch throwing that "dummy" word around! lol lol Try "idiot".....lol
To: countrydummy
Ha! Ok, idiot then it'll be.
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posted on
03/27/2003 12:06:13 PM PST
by
Sam Cree
To: Sam Cree
wink* Al Gore and the the Chicks.......umm...chicks chickens, Al Gore whinner....yeah they go to gether like "fried Chicken and a country moon"
To: evilsmoker
Boo Hoo! Natalie stuck her foot deep in her mouth & freepers freedom of speech is blamed now. Boo Hoo!
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posted on
03/27/2003 1:08:47 PM PST
by
Teetop
(democrats....... socialist.........whats the difference?)
To: evilsmoker
Blixie Chicks Manager - "The free marketplace sucks."
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posted on
03/27/2003 1:11:41 PM PST
by
ez
(Advise and Consent = Debate and VOTE!!)
To: Sam Cree
down 42%??????? where did you see that? That is AWESOME!!!!
To: Charlie OK
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posted on
03/28/2003 3:40:09 AM PST
by
Sam Cree
To: evilsmoker
What a honor.
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posted on
03/28/2003 4:08:39 AM PST
by
gulfcoast6
(A minute of thought is worth more than a hour of talk.)
To: evilsmoker
WOW. Now that we know we have this much power, maybe we can now start to affect the outcome of elections. Bush should be a shoo-in next time around!
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posted on
03/28/2003 4:20:01 AM PST
by
beachn4fun
(To any Iraqi lurkers....don't let our people DIE for nothing! Stand up and fight for your freedom...)
To: evilsmoker
This is awesome - thank you!!!
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