[hsmomx3]

If it wasn't for the song "Landslide," many would not know what the Dixies Chicks actually sing.

[MEG33]

No one shut her up. People simply expressed themselves. Free expression works for all sides.

[Sir Gawain]

By burning CDs and posters and throwing verbal stones at Maines, they are violating her most important right and the foundation of this country -- her freedom of speech.

Retarded reasoning. Anti-Blixie Chicks remarks are anti-American, but anti-Bush remarks by the Blixie Chicks are free speech?

[attydjv]

I'm STILL trying to figure out if Miss Piggy is talking about the space between her ears or her legs when she sings Wide Open Spaces...no one seems to know.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

By burning CDs and posters and throwing verbal stones at Maines, they are violating her most important right and the foundation of this country -- her freedom of speech.

If you truly don't understand a subject, it's best not to write about it in a newspaper.

[chiefqc]

She's still short, fat and stupid.

[steplock]

Another Northeaste leftwing radical reporter in the camp of the Houston Chronicle. There were some enlightning comments though, even if the reported didn't realize the truth when it struck him in the face!

"Aren't these antiwar songs? For Northern liberal Democrats, they are. But for Southern Republicans, dying for your country is patriotic; it's noble."

That, to the reporter, was meant to be derrogatory. Why? They have no idea of the meaning of HONOR, NOBILITY, MORALITY, RIGHT, WRONG.

[ElephantMan]

The Ditzy Chicks first entered the geopolitical commentary when they slammed Toby Keith's song, The Angry American, shortly after release.

Their fans gave them a pass on those comments, but this time is different. The main reason they're catching so much grief is that they've built a fan base of patriotic Americans feigning love of country and respect for the military with songs like Travelin' Soldier.

Country Music, as a sort of mainstream subculture, has always projected patriotism. Long before 9/11, fans jammed into concerts by the likes of country superstars Brooks and Dunn--waving flags and singing along with songs like Only In America...

The Chicks exercised their right to free speech, but in doing so, if nothing else, they violated a simple rule of business: Do not insult your customers. (In politics: Don't alienate your base.)

[zoyd]

By burning CDs and posters and throwing verbal stones at Maines, they are violating her most important right and the foundation of this country -- her freedom of speech.

I wish people who choose to talk about 'free speech' had ANY idea what it's all about. Conniff has demonstrated herself an ignorant dolt.

Word to Tamara -- customers burning and crushing Dixie Chicks CDs IS freedom of speech, and it doesn't infringe on Maines' free speech ONE IOTA.

Who gave this idiot a column in the first place? Ugh.

[G.Mason]

"Sadly, those who shun the Dixie Chicks have become exactly what they say they are not: anti-American. By burning CDs and posters and throwing verbal stones at Maines, they are violating her most important right and the foundation of this country -- her freedom of speech."

Sadly, this jerk has it wrong.

No Tamara Conniff, no ones violating the Dixie Chicks or Maines's "free speech".

She or they can say whatever bilge comes to their simple socialist minds.

Americans don't have to buy their albums, and should they own any, they may do whatever they like with them.

Now go take a bath. You're starting to smell bad.

[elephant]

Is there an e-mail where this person may be contacted?

[mhking]

[SkyPilot]

they are violating her most important right and the foundation of this country -- her freedom of speech.

Wrong--that would be freedom of worship.

[joesnuffy]

Surprsed they arent doing a benefit for the Wahhabi Lobby or the Home For Old Republican Guard Members

[tuna_battle_slight_return]

"Fred Durst was received with cheers when he said, "This war has got to go away as soon as possible" during the Grammy telecast".

"Got to go away as soon as possible"? Is war a cold or a case of the "sniffles"? We're not treating an anxiety disorder with Zoloft, we're fighting a real war with real men and women and real weaponry with a real strategy.

she took a deep breath and issued a formal apology to Bush, proclaiming that she was "proud to be an American."

Right -- about as much as she's proud to be a Texan.

[Paul Atreides]

The Chicks did an ad layout for PETA, and have backed out on it being released. In other words, they don't want you to voice your opinion by choosing whose music you listen to, but they want to tell you what to choose when buying clothing.

[Paul Atreides]

If the Dixie Chicks had been rockin' babes ...

Yeah, and if Bill Clinton had been a conservative Republican...

[dirtboy]

By burning CDs and posters and throwing verbal stones at Maines, they are violating her most important right and the foundation of this country -- her freedom of speech.

Amazing. Our exercise of our freedom of speech is a violation of Maines's freedom of speech. Few liberals are this blunt with their double standard.

[NYCVirago]

Of course, now anti-Chicks activists are claiming the trio didn't actually write Travelin' Soldier. How could they -- anti-American heathens that they are?

Man, this author is a moron. It's not a matter of people "claiming" that the Chicks didn't write this; the Dixie Chicks don't write ANY of their songs!

[Dane]

Country music then became a reflection of Southerners'(and all Americans') desire to preserve their culture and core values: love your country, love God, love your family

Uh Ms. Conniff, what the hell is wrong with that?