[FrankR]

"These celebrities just don't get it. They're losing more and more fans each day when they open their mouth"

All of these celebs, sponsors, etc. that people complain to have a standard comeback, like, "They have the same free speech rights as anyone...blah, blah, blah".
Well, that's true. but

The freedom of speech is the prohibition of the government stifling free speech...but what these brain-dead celebs don't get is, it doesn't mean we have to listen to it, or SUPPORT them in any way, if we disagree. They really don't get it. Do they expect us to say, "Oh, well your anti-Bush, anti-American bullsh*t is PROTECTED by free speech...well, why didn't you say so, I'll start buying your records/movies again then." (sarcasm off). And as one post said, many of those claiming to be "country", are garage rock bands who couldn't make it in the rock world, so they water down rock songs and call them country. Sort of reminds me of some liberals who run as "Conservatives" to get elected.

[ArGee]

They really don't get it.

They really don't. The only reason anybody listens to what I have to say is because I say it in a way they want to listen to, or they're my friends and polite. But Natalie Maines has a platform that is much bigger than mine. Why? Because she is an elected representative? Because she is a prize-winning political scientist? Because she is an expert at anything? No! It's because people buy her records. Her fans gave her that platform. That means that her fans can take that platform away anytime they like for any reason - because her music starts to suck, because she gets too ugly, because she wears the wrong socks, or because of her political opinions. The same goes for Martin Sheen or Susan Sarandon or anybody else.

Just because she could once sell out concerts does not mean she has a constitutional right to that microphone.

Shalom.