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Dixie Chicks face slumping ticket sales again and cancel shows
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The Dixie Chicks should leave their politic's at home in their own private space cause the rest of America could care less about what they think. If I were to buy a ticket ( never happen) it would be to see them perform not to hear their views on anything in the real world. American public wants entertainment not politic's with their tickets.
agreed. why do i have to have their opinions? if i want music, i pay for music. if i want political commentary, i pay for political commentary. i usually don't purchase both togather.
we can only hope they lose everything. can we revoke citizenship????
While I agree that we pay to be entertained, I think that suggesting they have their citizenship revoked goes against one of the foundations of our country.
The Chicks are excellent. Apparently you do care what they think because their words have made a tremendous impact on you. If you really didn't care, you would let them have their opinion and be done with it. You'd focus on their music instead.
I applaud the Dixie Chicks for using their platform to focus the world on the tragedy which goes by the name George Bush. Many of us are ashamed that he is our president, and I think it is important that the world knows that he does NOT represent most of us.
Hey, people pay to hear comedians lampoon the likes of idiots such as George W., why not singers? He has enough imbecility to go around.
I'm from Natalie's hometown. I could care less that she dislikes the president; I don't like him either but I don't have a product to sell to the American people. And I don't see her need to lie about Buddy Holly. Lubbock residents never hated Buddy Holly and we who were Dixie Chick fans were outraged at her statment. Natalie seems to be a bitter and not too bright young woman.
I think that the chicks have lost there fame and should stop now before they embarce themselfs
Ticket sales are down because no one cares to hear them declair their political veiws and trash the President even more then they already have... They're (the Dixie Chicks) not ready to make nice and the same goes for the public fan base is not ready to make nice as well... Even with the extreme backing of MSNBC and the push from the Liberal media, they still have failed to overcome their mistakes and rudeness... The numbers (ticket sales) never lie... Hmmm maybe they might be ready to make nice now...
Why is it that there are so many stupid people who are Republicans?
'Embarce themselfs' you must be embarced.
Amazing, these comments just go to prove that the whole concept of liberty in the USA is a fantasy.
Freedom of speech? No such thing, unless it's anonymous.
America is a free country with free speech. The Dixie Chicks have a right to their opinions just as everyone else has a right to their own opinions. This is also a free market society in which everyone has a right to make a choice to either go to their concerts or to avoid their concerts. It would appear that for whatever reasons that their popularity is not as great as it once was. It would also appear that a significant amount of the concert going public is staying away because of all of the political overtones contained in the concert. This is just the free market society with free choice working as it has always worked. What is the big deal?
For all those liberal, can't speak without the typical DNC talking points, want more handouts, why can't we all get along, socialist, believe anything said in Hollywood, failed History class twice, communist loving people out there.... the peoples voices have been heard. The majority of this country is sick of your (and the Chicks) political agendas. This is the evidence. It's a shame too...they are (or were) very talented musicians.
Perhaps people are tired of listening to their 'whiney', 'twanging' music! I think the Chicks had their five minutes of fame. This is America and thank God we have the privelege of free speech.She should thank a soldier every time she takes it upon herself to voicing her opinion. Natalie took it too far when she attacked our troops.
Ever heard of 'Freedom of Speech?' You're okay w/ Toby Keith and the like using politics to bolster their sales, why is it different for the Chicks. I don't like things he's said, but I still like some of his songs (about the same number as I did before I got annoyed at his Chicks/Saddam pic fabrication - talk about slander!) And, if you previously liked their music and 'don't care' what they think or say then why is their stand such a problem for you? If you didn't care then you'd still listen to the music, just turn down the talk. Why is what they said so threatening to you? Are you that insecure about your pride as an American that you can't take criticism? Perhaps you should familiarize yourself with writings of the Founding Fathers including the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and personal statements. In fact Ben Franklin said that to say there should be no criticism of the President in war time was not only 'servile' but 'unpatriotic.' Maybe you think he should have kept his opinions to himself, too.
Sad There are so many spitefull people in the US .
My fellow Americans are such blind jingoists. The comments from 'me' about Toby Keith and Ben Franklin are right on.
The ignorance and pack mentality of public 'opinion' in America is laughable. That's the kind of blindness that led a lot of good Germans to support Adolph. He was a strong nationalist and the guy that bullies told others to like. That's no laughing matter.
OK...I'm so sick of the 'freedom of speech' thing. No one is denying their freedom to screech...however the 1st Amendment doesn't mention a dang thing about being guaranteed a national platform from which to speak. It also doesn't mention that it's wrong to disagree with what someone is saying.
They said what they wanted to. They're not being threatened with jail time or even death (not really, and spare me the 'death threat' arguement. An idiot threatened them and that was beyond completely wrong but I'm talking about state sponsored execution of dissenters). They're just having to reap the financial consequences of irking their audience...
The cancellations and postponements are not a Freedom of Speech issue. It's a supply and demand issue. There isn't the projected demand for their product, so they're taking it to Canada, where it is wanted; Basic Econ 101. Based on the tickets available for the Phoenix/Glendale AZ concert I wouldn't be suprised if other shows wind up being cancelled as well. Phoenix was part of their original 'on sale' for the tour and there are center floor seats still available. I don't think moving the date to November will save it.
When you throw in all the nasty things that Natalie has said about country music fans even before 2003, it's clear that they don't want country music anymore than country music wants them. Natalie never wanted to be a country artist based on many things she has said and had even interveiwed that this was her opportunity to change the direction and the sound of the group. She's thrilled to not be a big part of the country scene anymore, of that I'm certain.
Martie wants her small group of really cool people who 'get it' and not be in a disc changer with Reba and Toby because 'those fans limit what you can do'... You mean like being on TV, in movies and on Broadway...not to mention a line of clothing for Dillards? Yeah, poor Reba has really really been boxed in there...Toby has his own recording company and is starting in a movie due out in a few weeks. His fans have held him back too...
So now they all have what they wanted. Natalie is not longer really a country artist. Martie got her small group of really cool people...oh yeah, and Emily will no longer be subjected to the disgusting displays of patriotism with the soldiers that a few weeks ago they had proclaimed to Larry King they wanted to perform so badly for. (which was crap anyway because they live right next to Ft Hood and could throw a concert this very minute for the spouses of the deployed 4th ID so the whole thing rang false to me to begin with...generally the USO doesn't ask, artists volunteer)...
So in a nutshell, they said what they felt...fans felt differently...they redirected their sound to people who tend to agree with their opinions and while those people plunked down $8.99 for a CD, they're not committed enough to spend $65 plus fees for a ticket...there's no Bill of Rights issue here...simply one of commerce.
It would seem to me that if the Dixie Chicks had a clear No. 1 hit on this new album that ticket sales would be up. There political views aside, Americans generally want good music whether the media pimps it or not. It seems in my humble opinion that American music fans declare this lastest outing subpar and hence, the slow ticket sales.
I just saw the dixie chicks in concert a couple weeks ago on their tour that they are doing now. They were amazing, and not ONCE did they speak of their political views. Their music and performance were awesome, I had a great time. I don't care about their political beliefs, because we all have them and they all differ. They have a right to their views. They are just in the public's eye so of course everyone is going to focus on them and their views.
Everyone has a right to their views, and should be able to say what ever is on your mind. BUT…. When your views are different from 85% of your audience, you might re-consider voicing your opinion. Especially under the bright lights. If they (Dixie chicks) truly don’t care about what people think, then they need to be prepared to pay the price.
I hate country music, so therefore I don't listen to the Dixie Chicks, but I sure have heard about them and I think that they are way cool for putting out their political opinion. The country music scene is doused with conservative Republicans, it IS the crowd that needs to hear the anti-war message. If I ever do decide to listen to country music, it will be the Dixie Chicks, because at least I know they have their heads screwed on right!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Who want to look at three guys in drag sing no matter how good they are?
Reading through some of these comments speaks volumes - those of you criticizing the DC for having an opinion about the state of our country need to pull your heads out and look what the Nitwit in Chief has done to this country, to our economy and most important to the US in the eyes of the world. He has destroyed our credibility with his cowboy antics. They were right, they were right to speak out and they are 100% patriots - I challenge any of you 'critics' to prove how we're better off now having charged into a country and started a war. 'Blind faith in bad leadership is not patriotism'.
Oh, and some of you posting hurling epithets and criticism of intelligent women who actually have a CLUE what's going on in this country need to reintroduce yourselves to Miss Grammar and Mr. Dictionary. Bush's 'No Child Left Behind' program seems to have left quite a lot of children behind.
Smart Chick,
Obviously your not. If you were so, then you would know that the economy is stronger now than it has been for many years, despite the high energy costs. Unemployment is at record lows, in fact, at a level most consider full employment. That means everyone who wants to work does, for those who don't quite get it. You can believe the DNC when they day Iraq never had WMD, but history proves them wrong. Iraq gased the Kurds and the Sunni. The UN reported that Iraq moved their WMD to Syria shortly before the war, but many have never heard of, much less seen that report. Even Bill Clinton knew it. Bill Clinton says they exist, even after the war: in a July 2003 interview with Larry King, the ex-president uncharacteristically defended George Bush, saying “it is incontestable that on the day I left office, there [was]…a substantial amount of biological and chemical material unaccounted for” in Iraq. Every intelligence agency in the world — French, British, German, Russian, Czech, you name it — agreed before the war; Jordanian intelligence can certainly confirm their opinion today. You might want to do a little more reading.
Everyone in AMERICA has the right to speak their mind. If you don't like what you hear turn the radio off or don't go to the concerts. I think the Dixie Chicks said what more than half of America was or is thinking now.
Okay, my two cents.
I'm liberal, have never voted Republican, and likely never will. But you know what? I like Arnold Schwarzenagger (spelled right?) movies. And Bruce Willis movies. And just because I disagree with their conservative, republican politics, doesn't mean I'm gonna stop seeing their movies. So I can't understand how people who used to like the DCs music suddenly don't when they find out (shockingly!) that they have opinions.
I don't know-I guess it's just this slash and burn mentality I hate, where if you disagree with someone suddenly you have to divest yourself completely from them.
We live in a free country. Not a free society. You can say what you want and not be arrested. But you could be chastised by the people.
Frankly, I'm baffled that the Dixie Chicks have received the kind of backlash they have simply because they expressed displeasure with a politican. I realize that we like our entertainers to stay apolitical, but is voicing an opinion on a politican really so bad? Or was the problem their particular opinion on that particular politican? Perhaps the fact that I'm not American means that I couldn't possibly understand this particular issue but, honestly folks, I really, really don't.
The chicks never said they were against our military troops. The original concert quote was “Just so you know, we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas', and then they went on to say they support the troops fighing wherever they're told to go(exact quote eludes me).
Renounce their citizenship? Are you thinking like an American? Sounds a little Communistic to me...but that's only my opinion...
I've seen the DC in concert I thought they were great. But after hearing what they said about our president in England I have no respect for them. I don't agree on every thing our president does but he is not the only one who is guiding our country. (Democrates and Republican) I lost a son in law in Iraq and it galls me to hear them speak the way they do. Why don't they run for office and she what they can do to fix our country. Not a darn thing.
What is really disgusting about the whole Dixie Chicks fiasco is not the opinion of one member of the group about her country's leader (I've been goddamned embarassed about the leaders of MY country, Canada, for a long time).
It is that, after their remarks received such a fallout, they and their boosters starting screaming 'Censorship! censorship!', or even worse, 'Conspiracy! Conspiracy!'. Here's a group of performers whose work has sold millions of copies, they've appeared on newsmagazine shows, appeared on the cover of `Entertainment Weekly' (naked) and then they have the temerity to allege that their opponents are `censoring' them!
Please, spare us your bleating, Nathalie or whomever. You have freedom of speech, just as others have the freedom to condemn your speech (even if they say it in a nasty way, short of threats of course).
For the record, I don't listen to the Dixie Chicks, I can't say I know their music, I don't have an opinion about it either way. If I did listen to their sort of music, I would buy their records without regard for their political views. (After all, I still love Neil Young in spite of his `Let's Impeach the President' idiocy).
Natalie Maines certainly has the right to say anything, and the people certainly have the right to not buy her records, but I think the anger against the Dixie Chicks comes from her statement that she is 'ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas'. Why? It just detracted from what she wanted to say and got most of Texas mad at her.
And for the record, I thought their cover of Landslide was a discrace.
Looking from the outside, it seems that people make a lot of fuss with very little. I am happy the Chicks come to my town in Canada. They are a great band and they stand for what they believe, which is one of the great aspects of America. Get over it and try not to forget what led to their declaration. The great show that was put together about weapons of mass destruction (that wer never found) and costed hundreds of billion of dollars, and the life of thousands of brave men and women. If only politicians were as cleaver as the Chicks.
They did not understand that not all of America has the hate for Mr. Bush they do. We are Americans and we support our country and our president. They seem to fail to have this basic understanding of America.
Josh, Same reason their so many stupid democrats.
Ticket sales are down for lack of promotion. Promotion is down for lack of airplay. (may Country stations sponsor and promote shows)Airplay is down because country radio THINKS country fans dont want to hear the Chicks. Maybe they're right, but it is an example of the power of media- and the willingness of the listeners to tolerate it. As fredoms disappear it is slow and quiet and most folks agree with it. I say let them say what they want- I'll bet they don't mention a bit of politics at their shows anyway.
Poor Soldier - are you a real soldier? I doubt it, otherwise you'd be outraged that your hero has cut your benefits, again.
First of all it's 'you're' not 'your'. Secondly, you must be from Ohio, where they seem to have swallowed the Republican Poison Pablum by the gallon and won the election, by hook or by crook. The economy is worse than it has ever been. Do yourself a favor and go read something in the news about the national debt, 8 trillion and still counting. Your kids will thank you for voting for Bush, they'll be paying off this boondoggle long after you're gone.
Unemployment is not 'low', it simply doesn't account for all the people who have been unemployed for so long that they have fallen off the official roles and can no longer collect benefits. Yeah, you want a job? There's loads of 'em. I Hope you can live on $5.15 an hour, because your buddies just killed any increase the minimum wage.
The WMD thing has long been proven to be false, and has been admitted to be a 'mistake' by Bush himself - I prefer the word 'lie', that's what it was. Do your own homework or keep your head buried where it is, you'll pay for it. We're all paying for it, and half of us aren't stupid enough to vote Rebublican. Cheers, dude, and long live the Dixie Chicks.
The Dixie Chicks used to be good.....their current album sucks big time. Play your music and shut up already about your political views.....It used to be that recording artists would include their views in their songs and that's it.....
Smart Chick, I'm a milspouse and I'm curious as to what benefits have been cut. Since my husband's active enlistment in 2000, the base pay as well as the BAH, BAS and the clothing allowance have all continued to increase....along with the added benefit that we're allowed to keep BAS even when he's deployed and receiving rations-in-kind. The SGLI is now $400K. Hazardous Duty/IF (save)pay and hardship have increased permanently and of course TriCare Prime is free.
We not rich by any stretch of the imagination but we own our house, have two nice cars, have little debt and I'm a stay at home. It might not be glamorous but it's a nice life that we owe in large part to the military.
Please expound on what benefits have been diminished.
As far as the Chicks are concerned... I still maintain that it's their disdain for country music and it's fans that's most of the problem. The sisters are embarrassed about their past as cowgirls (I saw them in 95 with their original lead singer, Laura Lynch) and barely acknowledge that they existed prior to 96. They've moved further and further from their roots, which is fine. They're 'growing'..but Nat has had plenty of snotty things to say about country well before the so called 'incident'. Now country is leaving them alone, since they've made it clear they don't want the support of the country music community. You can only be called redneck wifebeaters so long before you kind of get sick of it.
Personally, I dumped them in 2000 when I learned about what they did to their original lead singer and founding member in a Behind the Music or All Access episode. Back then it was clear to me that they have no loyalty to friends, so why would they care about their fans all that much?
Having just seen the Chicks in concert - it's a shame the narrow minded amongst you Americans feel the need to block freedom of expression and freedom of speech.
Having grown up listening to how important these were to you until it bothers you to hear another truth that you do not like. The concert itself itself was fairly apolitical and they truely let the music do the talking.
In these times we are discovering who the true fans are....
What I think is the biggest issue with the Dixie Chicks has not been brought up by the media. I believe the biggest issue with the Dixie Chicks is they continue to throw the 'incident' in the faces of people in their music lyrics. Why come out with a lead song of 'Not ready to make nice?' Why not just let things drop and come out with a song about something else...maybe even a patriotic song. By placing songs like 'Not ready to make nice' on their album, they will continue to rachet up the anger (on both sides) of the 'incident.' (It's like pouring salt on an open wound.) I truly believe that if the Dixie Chicks had come out with an album like their last album, the public would have been quickly reminded just how good their music is, and would have gradually forgotten all about the incident. I also believe that if the Dixie Chicks want to get back into the good graces of Country fans (and I'm not sure this is their wish), then they should leave off any references to bitterness or not ready to make nice, or anger, etc. (around the incident) on their next album. I believe that is the only way they can have the kind of success that they have had in the past!
Anne - this is only one representation - I suggest you educate yourself before you need the veterans benefits Bush is so happily slashing to pay for his war
http://www.veteransforpeace.org/Dishonorable_discharge_112603.htm
Clay - why should the Chicks stop thinking, feeling and having opinions to placate their so called fans - the ignorant people who took their CHILDREN out and taught them to hate while smashing CD's. And for what? Because Natalie Maines had the balls to be a patriot and speak up about what she saw that was wrong in her country? Why should they dumb down? This country is a mess, why shouldn't they care? I'm with her, if the so called 'fans' are that stupid, why would they want them?
Not ready to make nice is NUMBER ONE on the Billboard charts this week. They've made the switch-over from a limited country fan-base (mostly 'southroner' usa) and their international fame is getting bigger all the time. Up up up and outta the south. Nice to see it was able to produce some smart talented and courageous ladies in addition to the dufus in the white house! Congrats, Dixie Chicks. I hope your dissenters continue to publicize you by posting crap about ya!! They are actually helping fuel your popularity.
Find me an agenda-free site and we'll talk. Veterans for Peace is not what anyone would call, 'agenda-free.' My Dad is a retired Vietnam/ career Air Force vet and he has no problem with his access to benefits. Part of the left's problem is they expect to be taken care of for life no matter what...yes people fall through the cracks and there's no excuse for it but there are tons more people out there that don't take it upon themselves to find the resources needed to help themselves. I spend a lot of my time educating myself and my FRG about what's available and what the future holds for us. We're not fools and we have no delusion that Uncle Sam is going to take care of us after our 20.
God Bless the dixies for having the courage to speaqk out. the purple bandaid party is ruining America. Fortunately, Christain conservatives can see through the lies and deceptions.
What has happened in this country? After having had a heinous act of terrorism occur, resulting in a temporary unification of people not seen since World War II, why are we now at each others' throats over free speech issues? I like what Willie Nelson said last week, that the Dixie Chicks have gotten a raw deal. There is a level of hatred against them that doesn't begin to match the original statement made by Natalie Maines. If anything, it was the TIMING of her remark, just before the invasion of Iraq that has caused all of this backlash, when no one dared to criticize the Government or risk being called unpatriotic, (in an ingenious campaign by Karl Rove). And why are some Country music fans so insular and unforgiving? I'm a country music fan but I don't claim exclusivity of either the American Flag or the Republic for which it stands. I think the hatred of the Chicks is more about their branching out from Country Music than anything Natalie Maines has said about George Bush, and that is where the insularity and unforgiving aspect comes into play. As someone said above, it is okay for Toby Keith or Alan Jackson or anyone else to wave the flag in a song and pocket the proceeds, as long as you don't rock the boat and upset the passengers. But isn't that a double standard? I saw the
Chicks in Washington last week, and they blew the roof off the joint. Not only was there some serious country music being played, it was being played with pride. Pride in wanting to pay homage to a terrific genre, pride in Texas roots, and yes, pride in this country, whether you want to accept that or not. These girls love this country, and it showed. And they got the crowd on their feet for the entire show. Let's just go back to embracing our diversity, and leave this hatred out of it, for it will end up being more destructive than any act of terrorism could ever do.
Freedom of speech: Freedom to express information, ideas, and opinions free of government restrictions based on content.
Natalie and company are free to say what they want -- without the GOVERNMENT stepping in to say or do anything about it. The Constitution does not guarantee the speaker any 'Freedom of Consequence' from other citizens who may not agree with what they say. Hence, everyone (including the Chicks) who are claiming they're 'victims' of a backlash have no grounds to stand on. Freedom to speak your mind is not a one-way street. You say what you want, I'll say what I want. The GOVERNMENT can do nothing about it (unless it poses a 'clear and present danger' to national security.
Bottom line -- If you agree with 'em, go see their concert. Buy their records. If you don't agree with them (or just don't care for their music) then don't.
But either way (and this especially goes for all of the posters here who are not from America and have no idea what they're talking about), stop quoting 'freedom of speech' -- it has NOTHING to do with the fallout from the 'Chicks statements. Freedom of Speech is ONLY freedom from GOVERNMENT action on your speech. Not freedom from anyone else speaking THEIR mind (either vocally or through their actions -- i.e., not buying albums or tickets).
A message to all people who sing for a living: Shut up and sing!!
re: freedom of speech
So the gov't can't tell them to shut up, but regular citizens can say 'shut up', 'you had no right to say that, you're just a musician' and 'shut up and sing or your life will be over'?
I don't see the comments I've just quoted as being an opinion, I see them as trying to quash the freedom of Nat and the Chicks to speak of what they will. Those comments aren't disagreements, or differences of opinion ...
So when the US gov't allows people to speak their mind, it is free speech. When the general public says people shouldn't be allowed to speak their mind, would you call it being closed-minded?
OK...let's just get this out in the open...the Dixie Chicks are ENTERTAINERS who have an opinion. They live in a totally different realm of reality then us 'regular' people. They are on the worldwide stage and have access to many people. They are not experts nor are they knowledgable of the intricacies of foreign affair. They are paying the price for their opinion. And I guess they are willing to pay the price. I'm was a big Springsteen fan. I still am, even though he is a socialist and a liberal. I try to block out his political view and focus on his older material. I choose not to see him in concert. Still love his music.
Smart Chick,
You're right, it is 'you're'. You're also right, I'm not a Soldier, as I am an Airman, but didn't think most would know the difference, as I'm called 'Soldier' most of the time. I've been in the service over 25 years and can tell that most of your points come from poeple with no understanding of the military and it's budgeting. But never mind that. Did you go read the UN report? Didn't think so. Most won't, as it's easier to believe what the leaders of their party think, instead of thinking for themselves. Believe as you will. I can hardly change your mind.
Troy K. Schleben, MSgt
USAF
jones,
That's correct. Freedom of Speech is ONLY related to the government's ability to silence you. It has NOTHING to do with another citizen telling you to shut the hell up...(that's actually the other citizen exercising their freedom as well). Freedom of Speech is ONLY A GOVERNMENT guarantee.
Actually the folks that stopped going to their concerts did everybody a favor. If they’d continue to do go, the dumb chicks would have mistakenly thought that crowds were all supporting their trash mouths and would still be carrying on. Now apparently they’ve dropped the rhetoric from the shows and the people that still want to see them don’t have to listen to that crap.
'It turned my whole world around
And I kind of like it'
'I made my bed and I sleep like a baby
With no regrets and I don't mind sayin''
'It's a sad sad story when a mother will teach her
Daughter that she ought to hate a perfect stranger'
'And how in the world can the words that I said
Send somebody so over the edge
That they'd write me a letter
Sayin' that I better shut up and sing
Or my life will be over'
I don't think the chicks are bothered by their detractors at all, judging by their lyrics, their sensational and profitable success in the international market, and some of the barely literate negative posts in this thread, heh!
#1 on Billboard - that's just US numbers, isn't it? Looks like they have lots and lots of US support no matter what the few negative posters think. LOL
So, the right wingnut radio jockstraps were right about steering clear of certain areas of the South/Southwest, which was originally where they were made famous. What a bunch of idiots surround those of us in Knoxville who no longer will see them locally. (I notice that they are still on in Nashville ... good for the Middle State of Tennessee ... but Cancelled in Memphis - why there? After all, isn't it Harold Ford Country?)
I don't blame our East Tennessee neighbors for not wanting to pay to see someone whose political viewpoint is substantially different than their's and I know they're going to have that view preached at them from the stage in music and commentary, but I blame them for their stupidity in not seeing the truth in the message.
Who cares? Who cares? Who cares? I'd never even heard of the Dixie Chicks before all this absolutely moronic hoopla. Who cares if they talked about the President or bashed him? People do it everyday. Bush, Clinton, Gore, Cheney. All you partyliners, whether you're Republican or Democrat are at fault for not thinking for yourselves. If you actually thought for yourself once in a while, you might actually realize that there are a whole lot more important things to worry about in life than a musician who speaks out about the President... more important things like raising the level of education in America's children and helping them realize that musicians/actors/sports stars aren't the people who should be revered or esteemed. We need to show children that real role models are their parents, ministers, volunteers, teachers, academes, etc. This topic is interesting but you're all focusing on the wrong thing.
Julie, thanks for the real perspective. You probably haven't heard of the Dixie Chick because they pretty much suck. Musically, that is. Natalie voice sounds like a whiny teenager complaining because she didn't get what she wanted for her birthday - no depth whatsoever.
The entire 'not ready to make nice' posture was a marketing ploy to get media attention, gain new fans from the left of the political spectrum, and hopefully pull their house-of-cards career out of the ashes. No such luck. This was also the reason they chose to try and gain fans by watering down their music and going stale-pop. Didn't really work for them, all reviews I've seen say the new album bites, and bites hard. They're phonies. Their new songs are all about themselves, and their persecution. Cry me a river. This abyssmal tour is the end of their career - except for the occasional Canadian coffee house gig on Sunday afternoons.
People, people, you should have the experience before you talk about what you do not know. I saw the Chicks twice this summer--absolutely no politican chat. In fact, they sang, sang and sang. My, I am so happy that I live in a country where I can speak freely about whatever I want. Many people express their dissatisfaction with the president, others support him, the nice thing is we can all have our opinion. The girls are incredibly talented, get over it!
In any other country in the world these anti-american traitors would be found guilty and imprisoned or beheaded.
After the recent comments in Canada I hope they are finished forever.
Please Dixie Chicks makes us laugh with your Canada, England, and Australia tours joining the ranks of Davod Hasselhoff being a big star in Germany!
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Hey Moron. Bush does represent most of us...he won the majority of the vote. get over it already.
i swear what is up with natalie maines she just can't stop can she and she is an horrible role model for our town i have never been big fan of them but my gosh enough is enough its ok to voice your opinion but calling the president that is uncalled for. i would like to see her in his shoes as the president for one day and lets see how far she gets.
Speaking out knowing it will cost you fans and possibly your career in the long run takes guts. Being able to express your opinion freely is what made America great in the first. Go Dixie Chicks!
Didn't they sing country-pop noise?...they can use their free speech if they want..even though it may be stupid in content...thank heaven I don't worship any pop-stars of any kind..they are just humans with a microphone...I don't know them and don't care if they dry up and blow away...unimportant, un-influencing...they have no effect on my life...neither do any other celebrities...just over-payed entertainers who rarely show enough talent or creativity to entertain me much...to those who wish to fall at their feet and kiss their tootsies at their request..you probably need your gods of worship too...
Ashamed of our president? Like it or not, he IS your president. Until the next election, he IS your president. He IS the president of the United States of America where I proudly live. I don't pick and choose what parts of America I like - I love it all (warts and all). If anyone else doesn't like it - get out!
Wow talk about missing the boat. Ticket sales are down for every tour because of the Economy. This has nothing to due with the Chicks political position although you could blame 8 years of Bush economic policies and out of control spending for the industry wide slump in sales.
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