Gore Defends the Dixie Chicks

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(3/31/03, 7 a.m. ET) -- The Dixie Chicks controversy continues with the trio getting some support from former Vice President Al Gore. Gore spoke to a college audience last week on the subject of fewer companies owning more media outlets, and what he sees as the increasing lack of tolerance for opposing views.

According to the Tennessean, Gore used recent attacks on the Dixie Chicks that followed anti-war comments by Natalie Maines as an example. Gore told the audience, "They were made to feel un-American and risked economic retaliation because of what was said. Our democracy has taken a hit," Gore said. "Our best protection is free and open debate."

[mewzilla]

Is Algore's personal photog still missing in Iraq, anyone know?

[demlosers]

Gore said. "Our best protection is free and open debate."

And AL Bore, the 1st amendment has been freely execised.
Criticism of the Blixie Chicks is just that. If this hurts their livelihood because they spouted off at the mouth, thats their fault.

[Howlin]

They just cannot connect the dots, can they?

[Fizzie]

"They were made to feel un-American and risked economic retaliation because of what was said."

Let's parse this statement. "they were made to feel??" No, Gore, they presented themselves as un-American.. they weren't made to feel anything. This is the fundamental problem with Gore... it's about "feelings." I want someone in charge who thinks, not feels. 2nd piece of the sentence: "risked economic retaliation because of what was said." Again, no Mr. Gore. He's portraying this as something that happened to Natalie Maine, not initiated by her. This may be nitpicking, but is a true snapshot of how he thinks (feels).

[demlosers]

BTW, Where is your husband TLBSHOW?

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only kidding... ;)

[Dionysius]

I'm remiss in forgetting Al Gore,
The quintessential media whore.
He'd pucker up and smack
The hind-end of a yak
To get himself noticed once more.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Nothing wrong with opposing views?

Now if Algore only had opposing thumbs.

[goodnesswins]

"Our best protection is free and open debate."

ONLY if it's Democrats....if it's conservatives then slap and slam them down as racists, homophobes, and any other hateful term they can come up with. I'm beginning to hate these idiots like Gore....but I think the American public is starting to wake up to their hypocrisy.

[demlosers]

They just cannot connect the dots, can they?

They have frontal liberal Lobotomies

[Revolting cat!]

It's a tough job, but somebody had to do it - hammering the final nail on the Chickens coffin!

[MCH]

Gore laments the day when the American sheeple could be properly programmed by the elite liberal power structure. Free speech to AlGore evidently means if you don't agree with what you're told, you're supposed to shut up, say yessir, and be happy about it anyway.

[soozla]

"Gore said. "Our best protection is free and open debate."

HEY AL!!!!!....you forgot to finish with ..."in our free and open United States of America".....BUT the Blixie Chicks made their comments to A FOREIGN AUDIENCE ON FOREIGN SOIL.............totally gutless and cahoney-less, JUST LIKE YOU AND YOUR CO-CONSPIRATOR b.j. clinton, AL!!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Algore has no clue.

[octobersky]

Snore. Go away already, SoreLoserMan.

[murdoog]

The hypocrisy here is enough to choke an elephant. I remember the bogus investigation of the American Spectator under the Clinton Justice department, which nearly drove it out of business.

Harassment of an unfriendly publication by the Justice Department is a much clearer violation of the first amendment than a grassroots fan boycott. Al Gore should know that.

[lilylangtree]

Wasn't Tippergore a drummer in her younger days? Algore's support means drumming lessons by these ditz' for Tippergore to help support the gore family, hmn?

[putupon]

Al Gore's Mama used to sing him to sleep w/ Dumpy Chunk's songs.

[Roughneck]

"Our best protection is free and open debate."

Al Gore is dumb as a post.

What in the blazes does he think all true Americans have been doing? The dixie licks have been debated openly as well as the trash out of hollyweird (not to mention the effing french).

We dont have to debate endlessly like the UN to make a decision. Celebrities, politicos and even foreigners are free to voice their opinions - and we are free to ACT on ours.

As a free people, a thinking people, we debated and then decided what was really american.

And Alwhore: IT AINT YOU!

[freedomcrusader]

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Al Gore supports the Dixie Chicks...