[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)

[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!!!

[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?

[Recovering_Democrat]

"ISSUED A STATEMENT BY HER PUBLICIST??"

Why not say it on stage, every night, just like her INSULTS to the Commander In Chief??

[OneVike]

********* Freepers = Freelance comedians *************
...keyword: "free" and better than anything anyone gets paid for...ROTFLOL :-D
These idiots obviously got the message from home that they have just destroyed their careers...They already dissed the pop world when they refused to take the banjo out of "Cowboy Take Me Away", not even to metion their spat with Sony (who was trying to put restraints on the kind of music they wanted to produce, which was moreCountry and Bluegrass sounding - exactly what they did with their last album, "HOME"). So you know that they have got to be scrambling like crazy to try and fix the firestorm they have created in the more Conservative world of Country music fans, who would continue to buy albums sounding more like "Home" (the sound they prefer).
Sure, album sales on this CD were high but, I always wondered if it wasn't name recognition and loyalty that might dissipate (especially, the teeny-boppers who "don't like Country music , but they liked them") once they heard this "more traditional Country" music CD...
-OneVikes Wife-
(A former fan of their more "traditional" country sound.)

[KneelBeforeZod]

SLIPPED UNDER THE FR RADAR?????

PRETENDERS: " Bring it on, I hope the Muslims win"

[JakeINJoisey]

Can you imagine the level of anti-American delerium that will pervade their next euro performance? I HOPE it makes them sick to their stomachs.

[Frosty2go]

I WAS a Dixie Chicks fan but no more! That apology was a crock of bull and fatal attempt at damage control. She said it and she meant it. I be damned if I'd make a trailer trash statement like that even if I thought it. That was totally un-American. I'll bet there are thousands of people who are embarrassed that the DixieDorks are from TEXAS. I will never listen to them again.