[Thrusher]

Nixed in Nashville, they were embraced by free-speech advocates, opponents of the Iraq war and other causes, especially as public opinion turned against Bush.

I'm actually shocked that this article doesn't blast the ridiculous "censorship" charge over and over again, but they did backdoor a "free-speech" slam.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Ya know,,, You can train a monkey to dance a jig in front of an organ grinder. And to collect money from passersby. Does that make the monkey a professional entertainer? No, the monkey's just a trained animal, like so many of today's stars.

[InvincibleMoon]

oh yes their freedoms have been comprised,the government has tried to to silence them,only in America can you claim to be oppressed while sitting down for magazine& tv interviews, & be nom for awards.
they really PO'd me when they said something like "country music dosent like outspoken women"-guess they've never heard of loretta lynn,reba,DOLLY these women are ALL in country music ALL of them are OUTSPOKEN.DC mistakes being a LOUD MOUTH (as do rosie o'donnell,joy,kathy griffin etc) for outspokeness

thank god i never watch these awards crap.

[streetpreacher]

They just won Song of the Year? The fix was in...

[Liberty Valance]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUR7Fl-lcAE&mode=related&search=

Best song/video of the year.

[schurmann]

I had the great misfortune of hearing the Dixie Chicks several years ago. My reaction then was, "They s**k."
They have not improved with time.