Natalie Says It Was Just a Joke (Who's Laughing Now? Alert)

United Press International ^ | 4/3/2003 | Dick Kelsey

[hispanarepublicana]

NATALIE SAYS IT WAS JUST A JOKE

Natalie Maines says she was only joking when she told a London concert the Dixie Chicks were ashamed President Bush is from the trio's home state of Texas.

CMT.com says Maines told a New Zealand TV reporter the March 10 remark was "a joke and it wasn't planned. And it was really funny at the time."

Scores of radio stations didn't think so, and stopped playing Dixie Chicks music in protest. The Chicks' single "Travelin' Soldier" plunged on the charts.

"You see the trouble that you can get into if you speak religion or politics," Maines told New Zealand's TV One. "It gets people very upset."

[hispanarepublicana]

Also at the bottom of this column: CLINT BLACK FUND HELPS SOLDIERS' KIN

Clint Black is spearheading a campaign to raise money for the families of fallen soldiers.

He's set up the Clint Black Foundation, enabling fans to buy a T-shirt bearing a design highlighting Black's new single, "I Raq & Roll."

To buy a T-shirt or donate to the foundation, visit Black's Web site, clintblack.com.

[ladtx]

NATALIE SAYS IT WAS JUST A JOKE

Guess the joke's on you, huh Natalie.

[Frank_Discussion]

Man Alive, she just CAN'T stop her gums from flapping, can she?

[SerpentDove]

[thoughtomator]

There are few crimes worse than having a really bad sense of humor.

[MEG33]

Pigs flying alert.

[TheBigB]

NATALIE SAYS IT WAS JUST A JOKE

Speaking of her career, I assume.

[kinghorse]

There are few traits less admirable than lying to get out of a problem.

[429CJ]

I know I coundn't stop laughing as I threw away their CD.

[Welsh Rabbit]

Here's a joke: I'm going to buy your album this weekend..... Not!

[N. Theknow]

Message to Natalie:

First Rule of Holes - When you find yourself in one, stop digging.

[IvanT]

Jeeze louise, talk aboot grasping at straws. She must really be desperate...

[Lockbar]

LOL Monty Python foot!!! Too funny!! Thanks, Serpent.

[Gefreiter]

Yeah, this chick's a riot.

[crz]

Natalie Clinton.

[ewing]

So boring, another sloppy 'apology' that makes the other previous statements worse in retrospect, the managers should really fire her.

[eureka!]

Good one. And a popular and expensive joke inasmuch as there has been a 40% drop in sales of their latest. Too sweet....

[SerpentDove]

;-)

Title: SquishyChicks

[junkyarddawg]

So which is it... first she gives an apology and now it is just a joke. If this was a joke she has a weird sense of humor, cause I find nothing funny about it.

[O.C. - Old Cracker]

Maines told a New Zealand TV reporter the March 10 remark was "a joke and it wasn't planned. And it was really funny at the time."

What a wuss! The big mouth wiccan decided that fame and money are more important than her 'heartfelt convictions'? Just another entertainer that turns out to be a characterless piece of trash. Bwhahahahahaha!

So, words have consequences, eh missy?