Reaction a shock to Dixie Chicks

(Mansfield, OH) News Journal ^ | May 22, 2003 | John Benson

[fightinJAG]

It is somewhat ironic that the Dixie Chicks, one of country music's biggest acts over the past five years with nearly 25 million albums sold, decided to call their latest disc "Home," a place they were not welcome earlier this spring.

[MeekOneGOP]

Is that one of the Dixie Chimps ?

[MeekOneGOP]

[SouthernFreebird]

Your right.... while I detest her for what she said about President Bush I can at the same time understand that politics bring out very strong emotions in people.

However, her attack on TK is just uncalled for. They say they support our troops yet attack TK, who publicly supports them. That fat stupid cow should have never taken on Toby...she can't claim the emotional response to war in justifying her slutty shirt.

I don't boycott the C*Hicks to make a statement, she has left a bad taste in my mouth and I simply can't stand to hear her squalling anymore.....like nails on a chalk board.

[FierceDraka]

Restrictions of civil liberties, my a$$. The gub'mint hasn't lifted a finger to restrict anyone's free speech, and I defy anyone to point to a single instance of that occurring.

These celebs are so blinded by ego and self-adoration, that they find it almost impossible to comprehend that the people who have been kissing their a$$es and making them rich for so long might turn on them when they open their pie-holes and spew anti-American garbage during wartime.

On a side note, I never, ever was a fan of Bruce Springsteen. Sometime during my teen years (mid-80's), that gravelly-voice sack of 'Rat turds made some scathing remarks about Ronaldus Maximus, and I knew right then that even though he wrapped himself in our flag, his heart was with the Hammer and Sickle. His music SUCKED, too. I wanted to see Bruce Dinkinson of Iron Maiden run him through with a rapier.

[Howlin]

If artists aren't going to speak out and raise awareness of issues, that they feel -- right or wrong -- are close to their heart, then who will?

Out and out hubris.

[Howlin]

As the fervor subsides with a contrite Maines and the Chicks being warmly received wherever they go

I guess this guy missed the Country Music Awards the other night, huh? Their own peers booed them.

and that t-shirt she wore REALLY helped.

[freedumb2003]

>>scathing remarks about Ronaldus Maximus<<

You could understand Springsteen? It always sounded like he was just mumbling to me. "Born to Run sounded like "TeGgwaysdravedwidbrokenderosonalaschainpowerive"

[fish hawk]

Springsteen sucks too. "restrictions of civil liberties", like we dont have the right to not buy their records?

[The Real Eddie01]

"Just so you know, we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas."

[Houmatt]

And John Benson shows everyone what a biased, liberal moron he is by beating the "free speech" drum and Maines once again acting like Miss Naive.

In reality, Benson is full of crap and Maines, unlike Lennon who made an apology during a press conference, is being defiant and giving Americans (read: the people who would buy her CDs) the finger.

And by the way, things are not going as smoothly as the liberal media wants you to think. The Chicks were booed at the CMAs and there were a lot of empty seats at what would otherwise have been a sold out show in Austin.

F.U.T.K.? Who is on the charts and who isn't, Natalie? Just who is getting screwed, you female dog?

[Consort]

[KC_for_Freedom]

Perhaps Maines' sentiment could have been phrased in a more innocuous fashion but the question that begs to be asked is whether it really needed to be. Had David Crosby of the political '70s folk-rock act Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young made the same statement about then President Nixon, that he was ashamed the president came from his home state of California, as the Vietnam War raged with body bags by the dozens coming home day after day, the media and public would have chalked up the incident as hippie talk and nothing more.

Can't see anything different between Vietnam and Iraq? How about 9-11? How about mid east oil? What about Israel? There are a host of differences that this author does not get. It is not surprising that he does not "get" that the dixie chicks have squandered their careers in country music and now must go after the pop hollywood culture and the left to save what is left of their music.

I am ashamed that the chicks come from south of the Mason Dixon line.

[RedWhiteBlue]

Why does protest for a war automatically make you against the troops?

Uh, maybe because the troops are the people that are executing the war ....

Will artists continue to speak their mind? Does America understand the concept of free speech?

They sure will. But when someone, a celebrity or an ordinary Joe, spouts their opinion, the people that hear it will always be free to either agree or disagree with it. Do they think that "freedom of speech" means that people are free to speak, but those that hear the words are not free to disagree in turn?

They still don't get it.

[Houmatt]

Dude, there was never an apology. I am sure you read the same article in EW that I did. Did that look like someone who was apologetic?

[Houmatt]

You know, that first CD parody cover was featured in EW, without credit given to Registered.

Does he have that thing copyrighted?

[katana]

She's not very bright to start with, and is married to an Iranian who has probably given an edge to whatever political views she inherited from her Texas democrat family. Speaking of which, if they think their fans in the rest of the country are pissed off, wait till they really get home.

In the end, who cares? This group is to country music what the Monkeys were to Rock and Roll, a commercial contrivance that would have faded away in any case. In fact there are some old Monkeys tunes that are still played 30 years on. I doubt that will be the case with the Dixie Clucks.

None of the members of this group has a singing voice of any distinction or the kind of authentic raw country grit that makes CWM stand apart from other music.

Regarding the pathetic ignorance of the writer at this Mansfield, Ohio rag, behold the product of journalism school! When the FBI or the Secret Service comes round and knocks on Ms. Maines' door and she's sentenced to 25 years hard labor for expressing her opinion, then we'll talk about violations of free speech. If the writer wants to see this sort of thing in action he can get a cheap flight to Havana via Mexico City or Toronto any old day of the week.

[Liz]

I hope the Dixie Zits will be relegated to making personal appearances at KFC takeout windows.

[painter]

"I see that the Dixie Chicks, who are being "so warmly received everywhere," had their album fall on the Billboard charts this past week from 31 to 46."

WOW!!,and that is before the F.U.T.K stunt. I hope they enjoy this tour,it could very well be the last one that sells out the large venues they have come to enjoy!

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

DOES AMERICA UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF FREE SPEECH???? It ain't the average American consumer that has the problem grasping this concept! This writer is either really dense or too stupid to be anywhere near a word program.

The actual problem is arrogance, of course--the writer like so many uses the word "freedom" as a magical incantation. "Freedom of speech" is a magical incantation intended to confuse those who disagree--a form of attempted hypnosis. Actually, a patronizing attack on the critic--the equivalent of calling the critic ignorant for claiming to respect the Constitution yet not agreeing with the liberal "better".

'Course liberals treat the whole Constitution that way, not as a specific text of law but as code for "the way I say things ought to be."

[demosthenes the elder]

Does America understand the concept of free speech? Apparently, the actions of the Dixie Chicks and America mean "No" to all of the above.

Yes, we do. Better than does the author of this extended whine, if this piece is an honest indication of the depths of his delusion.