Newest Apology from Dixie Chicks

Entertainment Weekly ^ | 3/14/2003 | Jagr

[jagrmeister]

Chicks Flicked

-Dixie Chick apologizes for antiwar comments. After protests, boycotts, Natalie Maines says she's sorry for dissing President Bush, by Brian Hiatt

Angry fans and radio stations appear to have rapidly clipped Dixie Chick Natalie Maines' antiwar feathers. The country singer apologized Friday evening for saying her band is ''ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas'' -- comments that prompted furious online posts and phone calls from listeners, and boycotts from some country stations. ''I apologize to President Bush because my remark was disrespectful,'' Maines said in a statement released by her publicist. ''I feel that whoever holds that office should be treated with the utmost respect.''

She also seemed to soften her antiwar stance in the face of protests. ''While war may remain a viable option, as a mother, I just want to see every possible alternative exhausted before children and American soldiers' lives are lost,'' she said in her new statement. In an earlier statement on their website, the Chicks had taken a stronger stand....

http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,433054~4~0~dixiechickapologizesfor,00.html

[jagrmeister]

This the second apology by the Dixie Chicks after their inflammatory comments attacking President Bush on foreign soil. It appears fan outrage has had its effect.

[Drango]

If Trent Lott can resign his leadership post...she can resign.

[finnman69]

Screw you fattie! Maybe when you sell fewer records and earn less there will be less food for you to shove down your pie hole.

[glock rocks]

tic tic tic

[BossLady]

'in a statement released by her publicist'

Celebrity speak for......She did not write it or have anything to do with this apology.

[The South Texan]

Hey Dixie Dingbats,

Too Fugueing late you fools. And to do it through your publicist. Real Texans have the balls to apologize verbally. Do it in one of your concerts or on TV you idiots.

[Inspectorette]

Again, these bubble-headed morons have the right to free speech under the First Amendment. They can spew whatever idiocy they wish.

However, the days are over when their stupidity went unchallenged or unridiculed. And if they tick off people of good will, then they're going to find out about it.

[RS]

"Maines said in a statement released by her publicist

Bull ! I want to see her saying it at her next concert with replays on the news.

[glock rocks]

Dear President Bush

We're really sorry if we said something that might affect our royalties. Since you are our selected president, we hope you get your oil in the war. We only hope you support us as Texans in the grammys.

[smith288]

My Prediction:

Natalie gets the boot from the group due to the rift created between Natalie Maines and the original members of Dixie Chicks who were quoted as saying "We dont like to mix politics with our performances"...

Buh bye Natalie...

[Pistolshot]

When you say hurtful words, no matter if you apologize, the words still have an effect.

The effect here is a pretty extensive boycott because of a thoughtless remark. No amount of apologies will fix what was said or change the gut reaction of a huge number of people.

I wonder what the other two members of the band thought about what Maines said and if they "persuaded" her to change her tune.(pun intended)

[oldtimer]

Regardless, they messed with the wrong crowd. They messed with the American's that support and remember 9/ll.

Am sure that some taxpayer supported Universities will be glad to book them in the future.

[reagan_fanatic]

Oh, gee, I feel much better now, fattie.

I think I'll rush right out and buy some of your CD's.

That is what you want, right, Natalie?

After all, I'm sure your apology is straight from the heart and not at all dictated by the uproar your idiotic remarks have created...

[Rockiesrider]

Please, Please, Please..don't roll back my income! Don't boycott my sponsors, who pay me huge amounts of money. I really don't mean this apology, but the cash means so much to me. I'll swallow my pride and lie for those dead presidents. A spat with Toby Kieth? Nah...wasn't me. yeehaaw! I'm a country girl (who'd really rather be a rocker) so I could tell those Freepers to: KISS MY BUTT!!!

[dix]

The local radio guy has taken to calling Natalie The Dixie Chunk. Boy is she lucky she can sing, because she sure ain’t got anything going for her in the brains department. BTW where in Texas are they from. No offense to other Texas Freepers, but she just has to be from Dallas, or Austin.LOL

[Chunga]

This group is this year's new-south-enlightened-female-hillbilly-grits-poot.

They are Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, Molly Ivins and Susan McDougal in bad stage makeup.

[hobblemaster]

Yes, the Ditzy Chicks should be boycotted, ban and burned by all true Americans. Question though, where was the same outrage with Sheryl Crowe? I know she received from us FREEPERS, but where was the rest of the country?

[jtmckee]

we are the dixie chicks audience
who the hell is sheryl crowe?
oops we WERE the dixie chicks audience

[geedee]

Sadly, Natalie's from Lubbock. My old stomping grounds. I don't know about the other two but I read somewhere that they have ranches around Austin so they're probably from around that part of the world.