Make your voices heard!
Posted on 03/14/2003 7:19:05 AM PST by veronica
The Dixie Chicks are drawing harsh words from country music fans for remarks singer Natalie Maines made about President George W. Bush during a recent performance in London.
Maines told the audience earlier this week, "Just so you know, we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas."
Angry phone calls flooded Nashville radio station WKDF-FM on Thursday, some calling for a boycott of the Texas trio's music.
The group released a statement Thursday saying they have been overseas for several weeks and "the anti-American sentiment that has unfolded here is astounding. 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."
In a separate statement Thursday, Maines said, "I feel the president is ignoring the opinion of many in the U.S. and alienating the rest of the world. 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."
The Dixie Chicks will kick off a U.S. tour in support of their multi-platinum album "Home" on May 1 in Greenville, South Carolina. The group's hits include "Wide Open Spaces," "Ready to Run" and "Landslide."
The Dixie Pigs have never gotten a cent of my money and won't!
Well they don't sing about "hos" but they do sing about killing.
"Earl had to die."
I guess in their little world beating your girlfriend is cause for death, but killing thousands, raping women and invading other countries is ok.
Dumba@s....
Yep. But what about the rarely talked about 'responsibilities' of being an American? One of those is taking the heat for what comes flying out of your mouth. The D. Chicks did such a great job with the Super Bowl anthem and have really been on a roll lately. This is just the type of show-stopper comment that will turn the fans away. It's got me pissed off and I'm a big fan.
The DCs got started here in Dallas, and they're getting skewered on talk radio around here. Mark Davis, one of their biggest fans, says they've cooked their goose by dragging Texas into their anti-war remarks.
This was truly an Alec Baldwin moment that may ring the necsk of the Chicks.
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