Dixie sluts fight on with naked defiance

http://news.google.com/ ^ | Friday April 25, 2003 | Duncan Campbell in Los Angeles

[luv2ndamend]

They have been called Saddam's Angels and the Dixie Sluts, traitors and big mouths, all because they made a disparaging remark about President Bush at a concert in London last month. Radio stations stopped playing their new CD and invited listeners to dump their old albums in rubbish bins and there have been death threats and calls to boycott their upcoming US tour.

Now the Texas-based Dixie Chicks are fighting back. They have posed for the cover of next week's Entertainment Weekly cheerfully wearing nothing but the epithets they have attracted and vowing to continue to speak their minds.

It was Guardian critic Betty Clarke who reported that Dixie Chicks singer, Natalie Maines, had said on stage at the Shepherd's Bush Empire: "We're ashamed that the president of the United States is from Texas." As Entertainment Weekly says: "If it hadn't been for one London critic - from the left-leaning newspaper the Guardian - approvingly quoting Maines's remark, the group might still have the No 1 country single and a top 10 pop hit instead of being all but banished from the nation's airwaves."

When country websites and radio stations picked up the Guardian review, the campaign began against the band, who have helped to revive the popularity of country music over the last five years, selling 25 million CDs.

They disappeared from playlists and became the object of abuse from talk show hosts and newspaper columnists. Maines apologised, say ing: "Whoever holds that office [the presidency] should be treated with the utmost respect." That has not been enough for some.

Now Maines needs 24-hour security outside her home. The other two members of the band have also felt the heat: trash has been dumped outside the home of Emily Robison and the tour driver of Martie Maguire has resigned. The rightwing country singer, Toby Keith, is using a backdrop of Maines and Saddam Hussein.

Maines said that "we have nothing but support for the troops". She had expressed her feelings because "I think of those little kids over there, just laying in their beds listening [to the planes] ... I don't hate people who are for the war. It seems unfathomable that someone would not want to drive us because of our political views. But we're learning more and more that it's not that unfathomable to a large percentage of the population."

Emily Robison said: "Everybody talks about how this war was over quickly and not that many people died. Tell that to the parents of people coming home in body bags." All the band supported Maines: "Natalie's comment came from frustration that we all shared - we were apparently days away from war and still left with a lot of questions."

Maines said that the US ambassador had come backstage after their concert in London, "so he must not have been offended".

When their US tour starts next month, they are bracing for more protests. But there are signs of a backlash against the backlash with sales of their CD, Home, bouncing back up in the charts last week.

"People think this'll scare us and shut us up and it's gonna do the opposite," said Maines. "They just served themselves a huge headache."

[lilylangtree]

"All the band supported Maines: "Natalie's comment came from frustration that we all shared - we were apparently days away from war and still left with a lot of questions."

These twits DO NOT contain the intellectual capacity to formulate an intelligent question. They're uneducated white trash.

[Carthago delenda est]

At least they haven't alientated this guy -- yet:

[EODGUY]

Looks like Natalie is a real health fanatic. Her diet is restricted to nothing but food.

[Archie Bunker on steroids]

Was driving through Moscow on the WIlliamette - Portland, Oregon yesterday. I was surprised to hear the local country music DJ playing the Dixie Chicks because I flat out havn't heard them in my town in weeks. After the song, I heard him talk up local earth day celebrations. Thats what happens when liberals hijack country music.

[Brimack34]

I am sure the Christan country music fans will love them even more after that playboy cover shot!!!!

[Porterville]

Why are they sooooo dumb???? I need to know if someone gets paid to tell them what to do... I want the job, I could save their careers a lot better then their PR agent, hell I'd do it for free....

The future is going to be travelling with that dried up lesbian fest that tours the country every year

[BenLurkin]

No neck!

[onyx]

Whenever they resort to near nudity, you know they're desperate.

[cricket]

"Blixie Chicken Striper"

. . .LOL and a Blixie bump from Dixie :^)

[Lijahsbubbe]

Isn't that called the Lillith Fair or something like that?

[luv2ndamend]

I would like to hear about the first concert back in the US, and see how the fans react. Are people selling off there tickets or going to protest them on stage? It would be interesting to see what happens. Maybe people sold off the tickets they once had to libs that support them? Time will tell!

[strela]

I think we can safely discard the theory that the other two DCs (the skinny ones) were unwillingly dragged into this disgrace and/or silently disapproved of Maines' comments.

[kcvl]

The rightwing country singer, Toby Keith

[E=MC²]

Looks like Natalie is a real health fanatic. Her diet is restricted to nothing but food.

It's called the Seefood Diet...whatever she sees becomes food.

[annieokie]

I heard yesterday on some Fox show interview with a Mike somebody in the Dallas area, he said that the Dixie Chicks were going to have a concert in NC, and there was going to be a Rally for the troops concert the same night, with the Marshall Tucker band. That people who had the Chicks tickets could use them to get into the Troop Rally. I thought that was so funny.

Sorry folks my memory of people is not so good. Maybe someone else heard this and can tell you the Fox show and who that Mike is.

[green team 1999]

i did see part of the interview this morning,and really,they don`t sound sorry about it,just changing words (spinning)

[green team 1999]

they are stripping,but is to save money for college.

[noutopia]

Thats Greenville SC.and thats Mike Gallager.

[TheCrusader]

After seeing their nude pic I think the Dixie Chix are natural models for silicone transplants. Could their new name be "The Dinky Chests" ? ;o)