Dixie Chick Explains Bush Slam At London Concert

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[IowaHawk]

One of the Dixie Chicks is clarifying remarks she made about President George W. Bush during a concert in London earlier this week.

Reporting on a Chicks' concert, the Web site for the United Kingdom paper The Guardian said singer Natalie Maines (pictured, center) told the crowd, "Just so you know, we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas."

The singer's barb got the audience cheering, the Guardian said.

In a statement on the Chicks' Web site Wednesday, Maines said, "We've been overseas for several weeks and have been reading and following the news accounts of our government's position. The anti-American sentiment that has unfolded here is astounding."

The country trio -- consisting of Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Robinson -- are all from Texas.

"I feel the president is ignoring the opinions of many in the U.S. and alienating the rest of the world," Maines said in the statement. "My comments were made in frustration and one of the privileges of being an American is you are free to voice your own point of view."

And while Maines maintains her beef with Bush, she's much more supportive of the United States troops.

"While we support our troops, there is nothing more frightening than the notion of going to war with Iraq and the prospect of all the innocent lives that will be lost," Maines said.

Whether Maines expresses her feelings about Bush on the group's North American leg of their Top of the World tour is yet to be heard. If she does, it will be in front of a lot of people.

According to music site Lauch, the group sold out 51 out of the 59 arenas in one day on March 1, which amounted to over 867,000 tickets.

The group recently won four Grammy awards including Best Country Album for their smash album "Home."

[IowaHawk]

Chix Tour 2004: Dumpster Divas!

In case you were wondering, the remarks weren't made by the two horsefaced ones. They were made by the straw-wig Boston Terrier with flaptitties.

[Capitalist Eric]

Never bought any of their music, though my family recommended them...

Add them to the list of Hollywierd actors, as people who will NEVER see a dime of my money....

Bimbos....

[Unleashed]

HAHA! Good one, Hawk.

So... how many FReepers are gonna be keeping their Dixie Chicks albums around much longer? (I don't have any, just in case you were wondering.)

[alancarp]

Well, that's the last time you gals get to sing the National Anthem at a sporting event for quite awile. You make statements like that, and I'm ashamed that you're from the United States of America.

[TLBSHOW]

Boycott on going of these worthless chicks!

[Xenalyte]

You, sir, are bad-mouthing Boston terriers, and the Dread Boston Salty will have none of it.

If you do not retract your comparison, the DBS will unleash a deadly methane cloud from which (trust Bacon and Hap on this) there is no escape.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Nice tag. LOL : )

[Sabretooth]

My girlfriend wanted their album, so I downloaded it on a Peer to peer program.

Now Im glad I did.

[linkster]

Its easy to tell which one made the statement. You don't have to say "the one in the middle". Just say "the fat one!"

[The Wizard]

once a whore always a whore, take your CD's and eat them, no Americans are going to be buying them....

[arichtaxpayer]

Gee, my list is getting longer and longer......

[dead]

Fatty had no idea the fire storm she would set off. A little too much time in Hollywood and the Eurinal overseas.

It's really kinda funny to watch. I wish I had a hidden camera following her agent, PR people, and promoters the last few days.

She's too stupid to know what a dent she just put in her future earnings. Those other people are not.

Have another cheeseburger, chubbie. You might be flipping them soon.

[Paul Atreides]

I wonder how many times she stayed in the Lincoln Bedroom during the 90s.

[Enterprise]

Excuse my dyslexia, boycott the chixie dicks.

[Paul Atreides]

Isn't it amazing the accolades that the "artistic" crowd bestow on themselves for making little snotting comments in a foreign country and "dissenting" in countries in which they have no fear of losing their lives? I'm sure the suffering Iraqis, if they ever got to see these pampered twits, would be SO impressed!

[lawnguy]

Dang it, I LIKE the chicks. I hate to have to tell them goodbye, but I just did. What a crappy thing to say, especially on a European stage.

[Dan from Michigan]

Never bought any of their stuff anyway.

[Paul Atreides]

snotting = snotty

[colorado tanker]

So, if I understand this twit, she "supports" our troops but hopes they lose the war?