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Posted on 04/09/2003 4:46:49 PM PDT by Elkiejg
Letter from radio station website in Lubbock, TX
home of the Dixie Chick that spewed forth about our president:
Name: LT Layne McDowell
Date: 03/15/03 Time: 01:54:49 PM
Comment: An open letter to the Dixie Chicks
Earlier this week, while performing in London, you stated that you were
ashamed that our President is from your home state. I wonder if you
realized how many Americans would be listening. This American was
listening. This Texan is ashamed that you come from my state. I serve
my country as an officer in the United States Navy. Specifically, I fly
F-14 Tomcats off carriers around the world, executing the missions that
preserve the very freedom you claim to exercise. I have proudly fought for my
country in the skies over Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan without regret.
Though I may disagree wholeheartedly with your comments, I will defend
to the death your right to say them, in America. But for you to travel to a
foreign land and publicly criticize our Commander in Chief is cowardice
behavior. Would you have so willingly made those comments while
performing for a patriotic, flag-waving crowd of Texans in Lubbock.
I would imagine not.
How dare you pocket profits off songs about soldiers, their deaths and
patriotism while criticizing their Commander in Chief abroad, even
while they prepare to give their lives to ensure your own freedom of speech.
Please ask yourself, what have you done to deserve that sacrifice? Do
not try to justify your comments by claiming that you made them only
because you care about innocent lives. Never once in our history have we
committed troops to war for the purpose of taking innocent lives. We do it to
protect innocent lives, even yours. If the world leaders of the late 1930's had
the vision and courage of our present Commander in Chief, perhaps the evil
men who caused the death of millions in WWII would have never had the
opportunity to harm a soul. The potential loss of millions of lives in the
future at the hands of today's evil men necessitate action.
In a separate
correspondence, I am returning to you each and every Dixie Chicks CD
and cassette that I have ever purchased. Never again will I allow my funds
to support your behavior. All you have done is to add your name to a
growing list of American "Celebrities" who have failed to realize that they
have obtained their successes on the backs of the American blue-collar
workers such as our servicemen and women.
To Natalie Maines:
This Texan/this American will continue to risk his life to
guarantee your freedoms.
What will you do to deserve it?
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I could not have said it any better.
This is exactly the hypocrisy I noticed when this story broke...the song about the Vietnam soldier rocketed this group to fame and fortune. They had no right to seek the applause of an anti-American crowd on foreign soil during wartime.
Excellent post!
Whooo-raaah!!! I wish I owned a cd of theirs just so I could burn it. I will NOT go buy one though. (Maybe the library has one... hmmm)
MEGA- 
Stay Strong
Fuzzy
THE DIXIE CHICKS ARE COOKED
I wish I had one also......I would join you.
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