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2003-05-22 Fifth Column

Dixie Chicks Booed at the CMA Last Night

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Posted by ColoradoConservative 2003-05-22 09:46 am|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Postscript (also from The Corner):

"Cowardly Chicks"

"One last note on the Dixie Chicks: They actually didn't even show to the CMA event: They performed via satellite, from their hometown, in front of their own, presumably friendly, audience. The booing was in Las Vegas, where the award ceremony was actually held.

Posted by ColoradoConservative 2003-05-22 10:25:27|| 2003-05-22 10:25:27|| Front Page Top

#2 I think their music sucks, fake twangy crap, and could care less about their politics. But from what I can tell, they favor peace, justice and whatever is cool. And were they really to Dixie chicken to go to the awards show?

Posted by Lucky 2003-05-22 10:36:28|| 2003-05-22 10:36:28|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm glad the audience had the opportunity to exercise their freedom of speech. Many fans of CW music have exercised their freedom of speech by selecting music from those who have not made politically motivated statements overseas like Natalie Maines.

The Dixie Chicks have made several bad decisions since that night in London. One of their worst decisions was to sit for an interview with Dianne Sawyer. Natalie Maines came off very poorly with a stupid laugh after almost every sentence she uttered. It is clear when it comes to foreign policy and national security, she doesn't have a clue. I could understand her cluelessnes if she read the New York Times or Los Angeles Times every morning, but I don't even think she would put out that much effort.

What has yet to seen is if other CW artists are equally ignorant and motivated to make statements at concerts.

Posted by VRWC Colorado Chapter (Vast Right Wing Conspiracy) 2003-05-22 10:46:12|| 2003-05-22 10:46:12|| Front Page Top

#4 The "Hate America" crowd is crowing that the ruckus hasn't hurt their career or sales. My conclusion is different. Americans care so little what entertainers like Maines say that it just doesn't matter. In other words, her statements and t shirts have less than no effect. If an entertainer says something stupid in the forest, and no one cares, did they say anything?

Posted by Chuck 2003-05-22 11:19:20|| [blog.simmins.org] 2003-05-22 11:19:20|| Front Page Top

#5 Did anyone see anything about the show's ratings? I wonder if it was down from the year before. I thought that highlighting the Dixie Chicks' performance in the commercials was either a very stupid or very smart move (stupid in that you turn off potential viewers from the start, smart in that people would tune in to see any controversy....)

Posted by Baba Yaga 2003-05-22 11:25:05|| 2003-05-22 11:25:05|| Front Page Top

#6 One must remember, Maines said that she "wuz uh-shaimd that President bush wuz from Texis". Well, I'm from Texas and I'm more than ashamed of the cowardly Democrats who went AWOL on the constitutionally mandated redisticting vote. Democrats have been jerrymandering redistricting votes for decades in formerly Dim-dominated Texas, and no one ever walked out on a redistricting vote that favored them to win. Dims have chosen anarchy in this latest state level temper tantrum. Some 200 bills will have to be submitted for vote again. Thanks commies, you stinking criminals belong in prison; if you spent some time there you might actually aquire that which you have none, namely, Character. see:Charles Colson

Posted by myron 2003-05-22 11:39:10|| 2003-05-22 11:39:10|| Front Page Top

#7 Hey myron, just heard this one on the radio. "Remember the Alamo Motel"

Posted by Lucky 2003-05-23 11:16:21|| 2003-05-23 11:16:21|| Front Page Top

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