Dixie Chick Manager Blames FR for Trouble

Newsmax ^ | March 19th 2003 | Newsmax Carl Limbacher

[LowOiL]

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.</

[LowOiL]

Funny her comments had nothing to do with her problems...

The blame game instead of taking responsibility for her actions...

[truthkeeper]

One word: DENIAL.

[Cosmo]

So which Freeper takes credit for "The Blixie Chicks?" -- It's the best thing since Sore Loserman

[saluki_in_ohio]

The blame game instead of taking responsibility for her actions...

Typical liberal SOP.

[Chummy]

Keeping a watch on our collective backs, I visited DU last night and, among the numerous anti-American postings and other moronic blatherings, was a thread in which it is suggested that all FReepers be sued for illegal constraint of trade.

Geez, I learned boycotting when I was a Democrat.

[Arkie2]

Don't know who it was but CONGRATULATIONS to whoever.

[Burkeman1]

A review of the posts on this site will show that they have been called a disgusting list of names that no man should ever refer to a woman. Not a shinning moment in Freeper history.

[Maedhros]

Hehehe ... the VRWC is back.

[TLBSHOW]

Normal liberal clap trap talk. The dixie chicks other known as the garbage band needs to move to France with their new friends. Texas does not need them around anyhow.

[narby]

So which Freeper takes credit for "The Blixie Chicks?" -- It's the best thing since Sore Loserman

Someone needs to do a search.

I know I pushed it, early and often. But I don't think I was the first.

[SouthParkRepublican]

"an organized e-mail/telephone effort"

Cripes! I didnt know that sitting in my underwear drinking a cup of coffee while clicking through websites constituted an "organized effort".

[LowOiL]

Her manager better get this right, FreeRepublic is conservative news, fast and we don't play around with their PR game rules. Perhaps they wish to censor us?

[saluki_in_ohio]

Keeping a watch on our collective backs, I visited DU last night and, among the numerous anti-American postings and other moronic blatherings, was a thread in which it is suggested that all FReepers be sued for illegal constraint of trade.

They might have got that idea from Savage. Didn't he threaten to sue GLAAD for illegal constraint of trade?

[dixierose]

...vast right-wing cyber-conspiracy.

Is this a new one?? ROTFLMAO!!

[RandallFlagg]

On the other hand, a bit of humor during this time of tension...

Due to heavy server load you are viewing a low-bandwidth version of the Democratic Underground message board. Certain features, including the search function and signature lines, are currently unavailable. We apologize for the inconvenience.

© 2001 - 2003 Democratic Underground, LLC

BWAAAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

[w_over_w]

So 20 yrs. from now when I'm sitting in front of the fire place with my grandson and asks what I did during the war to liberate Iraq, I can tell him I played an instumental part in the right wing cyber-conspiracy?

[samuel_adams_us]

Another liberal idiot passing the blame. Didn't the king blame the colonists for his troubles right up until we kicked his ass out of here?

[EggsAckley]

The earliest use of the name in a title was on 3/15. Don't know if it appeared in any threads earlier.

hispanarepublicana posted THIS.

[deadhead]

"FreeRepublic has nicknamed the group "The Blixie Chicks"

Great publicity. Our voices are being heard. Proud to be a Freeper

[LowOiL]

"Cripes! I didnt know that sitting in my underwear drinking ..."

There is no place like home...and FR.