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| Dixie Chicks Remark Irks Country Fans |
| 2003-03-14 |
| Why don't these people just SHUT UP! NASHVILLE, Tennessee - 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. We're in London. The yahoos back in America will NEVER find out... Maines told the audience earlier this week, "Just so you know, we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas." I got a feeling there's gonna be a few Texans who'll feel the same way about you when they hear about this. Angry phone calls flooded Nashville radio station WKDF-FM on Thursday, some calling for a boycott of the Texas trio's music. McCarthyism! Blacklist! 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." Jeez, anti-American sentiment in Europe. Thanks for the news flash. How come European "artists" never comment on the anti-Europeanism when they're over here? 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." Which means we will feel free to voice our own point of view and rip you to shreds. One of the privleges of being an American. 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." |
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