Dixie Chicks controversy recalled two years later (FR reference)

The (Alexandria, La.) Town Talk ^ | April 29, 2005 | Andrew Griffin

[LibWhacker]

. . . it will be interesting to see what direction the Chicks take and what their strategy will be in terms of reintroducing themselves to their country audience.

Ha! How do you make up with people you still hate?

[MississippyMuddy]

I was just about too go on a rant about the Dixie Chicks, but after reading your post, I must agree with you 100 percent. Just wanted to let you know , you had a positive influence on someone today :)

Jeff

[JustAnAmerican]

You mean the Muslim apologists, Pro-Illegal, Toby Keith hating Anti-Military Ditzy Chicks? Not only do I tune out any radio station that plays anything these Idiots sing, I know quite a few people who do the same. The Ditzy ones and KD(don't need no wang) are on the same level in my book.

[muawiyah]

Hey, I've moved on to Reggaeton ~

[el_texicano]

Forgiven, the Chicks? Makes me remember a Bible comment from Proverbs 18:19, "A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle."

Maine's big mouth and their collective p*ssy attitude really offended a lot of people I would understand. That bond of goodwill between performer and fans is a fragile thing. Once they offended so many, so deeply...the road back to fans good graces is "harder to be won than a strong city."

[RabidBartender]

The Chicks' sound has been replaced by Gretchen Wilson. She owns the country charts now, with the same spunky, raucous, and heartfelt vocals that Natalie has. And she comes across as one of us, not snobby and elitist like the Chicks.

I've got 4 country stations programmed in my car stereo in the Kansas City area. None of them play the Dixie Chicks anymore. In fact, the only place I've seen them in the last year is CMT, which used to be a pretty good station, until Viacom F-ed it up, and tried to forcefeed their musicians to us. My Chicks CDs remain in a box in the cellar for whenever I get around to having a yard sale.

They'll release a new album, and it will do moderately well, simply because they'll cry to the media and the liberals will flock to buy it up. But the days of 7-million sales and number 1's on the ACC Top 40 with Bob Kingsley are over. That's Gretchen-land now, baby.

[schaketo]

Kerns said he believes the city of Lubbock will at some point want to add Natalie Maines’ name to the Buddy Holly Walk of Fame.

Two things:

Who are the Dixie Chicks? And …

If they get a star on any “Walk of Fame”, it sounds like a good place to “walk the dog”, if you know what I mean.

[RAY]

I was just about too go on a rant about the Dixie Chicks, but after reading your post, I must agree with you 100 percent. Just wanted to let you know , you had a positive influence on someone today :)

Thanks, your above positive comment made me feel better.

[IamConservative]

They exercised their right to free speech, millions exercised their rights to disagree. I don't see how this is a controversy.

Unless of course you are a whiny liberal.

[LibWhacker]

My Chicks CDs remain in a box in the cellar for whenever I get around to having a yard sale.

I hear they make great targets out at a couple of hundred yards.

[Jackson57]

That's a liberal's apology.

[j_k_l]

I think they did themselves in by allowing their heads to be photoshopped into this photo.

[PAR35]

How many of the Chicks are married to mideasterners? I remember one is married to an Iranian.

[Jackson57]

Kind of like Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon whining that they were being "censored" because people boycotted their movies. Liberals feel it's their RIGHT to have people pay to listen to their nonsense. Entitlement ...

[Paul Ross]

Online, the conservative website FreeRepublic.com posted a question, asking “Is it time for the Dixie Chicks to return to Lubbock radio?” Posters on FreeRepublic.com, known as Freepers, answered the question with an emphatic “No!”

Free Republic got mentioned again! We are too cool!

[NYCynic]

I never liked them. I could care less what opinion some celebrity wants to force on us. We should all be deaf to that sort of thing by now. What I don't like about the Dixie Chicks or any current female country music act(Twain, Faith Hill, etc) is that they seem to be using country music as a springboard to a pop music career. As if the realm of country music isn't good enough. If they want to go pop let them. I say good riddance. They could never hold a candle to the likes of Kitty, Patsy and Tammy anyway.

[Nam Vet]

"If you poke somebody in the nose, expect a poke right back."

Mrs. Ruth Voss 5th Grade Teacher 1957 West Covina, Ca.

Nam Vet (I'm a tad older than you but the rule never changes)

[LowOiL]

People don't remember this much now, but the chicks dissed George W. Bush the first election. Bush liked their music and wanted them to play his inaugural party... But they shot him down big time and very rudely. Bush was very gracious about it, but they later went on to further add insult to injury with their overseas comments.

They were rotten to the core for long ago, some people just didn't react the first time.

[Paul Ross]

They were already in the Michael Moore camp from DayOne. Remember this little turnip from the pig?

NataLIE Maines: Innocent Women and Children Being Hit By Our Bombs

[massgopguy]

Natalie used a body double on the cover of that Entertainment Weekly.