[beansox]

"For me to be in country music to begin with was not who I was. I liked Martie and Emily's playing, but I did not grow up liking country music. And I guess I was ignorant to the fact that the stereotypes behind country music were true — and it was disappointing. And so at this stage, I can never... I would be cheating myself and not setting a good example for my children to go back to something that I don't wholeheartedly believe in. So I'm pretty much done. They've shown their true colors. I like lots of country music, but as far as the industry and everything that happened... I couldn't want to be farther away from that." Natalie Maines 1/30/06

Somethine tells me not to hold my breath waiting for them to withdraw their names from "country" categories. Hypcrits with absolutely no integrity!

[devane617]

I'll be the first to say, they will win...No doubt, the fix is in.

[GSWarrior]

Who didn't see this coming?

[Dog Gone]

The Grammys are run by liberals where they honor drug addicts and other assorted low-lifes. Let's see how the Chicks do in the Country Music Awards.

[muawiyah]

Idn't Natalie the little fat one?

[MotleyGirl70]

Can you please post a working link to the story. Thanks.

[highlander_UW]

Hypcrits with absolutely no integrity!

That's the book definition of liberal.

[Biggirl]

Seeing the two threads on the Chicks and the fact that they won the top awards says something about the Grammys.

[highlander_UW]

The Dixie Chicks admitted that their awards were people using their "free speech"...which means they were given the award as a political statement and not because they were musically deserving of it.

That is fine, but they really should just change the name of the award to the Shammies as it's a sham award. Truth in advertising that way.