Another Dixie Chicks Question.....?

Most Republicans Hate other peoples freedom unless it supports their views.

For example if the people of Saudi Arabia overthrew George Bush's family friend the King, the U.S. would rush weapons and aircraft over to his private army to re-install him...

so he can get back to the business of freely selling his oil and influence to U.S. Oil Execs.

What did the Dixie chicks expect to happen? You wouldn't go to a tree hugger convention and say lets burn them mo fos down. But nooo they can go to a country music concert and bash the president in front of a crowd that loves the president and then cry when people get mad. It was a stupid move on their part. AND nobody said they can't have free speech, but just because they say it doesn't mean other people don't have the right to freely speak back against them.

I felt that they were out of line in the fact they made the statement in another country. I support their right to believe and say as they wish. I also have the right not to agree with their statement's and to show that by not buying their CD's. The people who sent death threats are just sick and disturbed. I would fight to protect their right to say they hate the president, and also the others right to boycott

them.

And yes I am a Hillbilly, and proud of it. I would not trade our lifestyle. It may be a simple life, but a good backyard BBQ with family and friends cannot be beat by a night in the bright lights. Tried both went back to the hills. Not to mention I can walk down the street at night in perfect safety, leave the keys in my truck and it will still be there in the morning, and forget to lock up the house when I leave for the day.

Bush and his "they hate our freedom" and "terrorist" he will use what ever method his has to use to keep the focus off of himself and his administration-- truth be told Bush needed and outside event in order to get his rating up-- and if we are not carefully he will have America going in to World War III - somethings up I'm not sure what it is but something is up with this administration-- The Dixie Chicks should be the last thing we are worrying about

punishing the dixie chicks by not buying their albums just shows that you don't agree with their stance, just like not buying pre-rolled cigarettes shows that some smokers don't support big tobacco, this is a SEPARATE issue from their legal freedom of speech.

No Republican wants the Dixie Chicks to be stopped in what they said, because what they say is their right to decide, but we can socially frown on it, as one would correct a cursing child, by pulling our economic support from them until they come back in line with the stance of their supporters.

Your right about this and so were the Dixie chicks with their comments. Bush has shown America what he is all about, only the pathetic 30% are still on board. The Dixie chicks have sold more Cd's the said in the other Countries by their statements anyway, and they will go on to do so after Bush is gone in a few short years.

It appears that you have taken one kernel of truth and camouflaged it with falsehoods. For starters, Republicans don't hate the Dixie Chicks for using freedom of speech (it is a given that they had the right to say what they wished)... in fact we have troops fighting right now to defend their right to say what they wish, no matter how stupid... but many patriotic Americans, both Liberal and Conservative, Democrat and Republican, lost respect for them because they disrespected our President and our country in a foreign land. By the way, if they are all about freedom of speech and are so firm in their convictions, why didn't they choose to say that stuff in a concert in Washington DC during a command performance for the President? Lack of guts, I'll wager.

And since you brought up boycotting, death threats, etc. let's be fair here...there are plenty of instances that can be cited where the same things have been done during Lib rallies, meetings, etc. of various sorts, ad infinatum....too many to list here.

The Dixie Chicks, as do many if not most left leaning (and to be fair, a few right leaning) celebrities, obviously feel that the fact that they are entertainers somehow gives them some political insights that no one else has, and consequently feel the need to spew their views to whomever will listen. I've never been able to understand how the sheep-like masses, most noticeably on the Liberal left, get their political cues, opinions, and news from singers, actors, and washed-up comedians...whereas conservatives tend to use intelligence, common sense, and non-spun facts to formulate their ideas. When trapped by logic or common sense, it appears that Libs tend to turn to the last resort of the truly desperate...name calling and insults, and try to attack personalities rather than trying to support their position factually.

The bottom line is that the Dixie Chicks basically screwed themselves by insulting our country and its leader, and many of their fans in the US bailed on them because of it. That's why they took such a long break before trying to release more music, and that's why they are apparently more successful right now in other lands. Will they come back from this? Probably...the average attention span of most "sheeple" is fairly short. I hope personally that the "Chicks" (and others like them) soon learn that the concert floor is for making music and not to be used as a bully pulpit for pushing your political beliefs on others....and that should apply to both sides of the aisle. I don't pay $60 for a concert ticket to hear the singer's opinion of the war on terror...I came to hear the friggin MUSIC. So shut the hell up and PLAY.

Regarding someone else's comments about Schwarzenegger...unlike the Dixie Chicks, he didn't make his political statements while plying his trade. He grew a pair, actually got involved in REAL politics, ran for Governor of arguably one of the most Liberal states in the US, and WON.

If Natalie Maines is so deeply convinced she can do a better job, let her run for office. She'll never do that though, because it's a whole lot easier to be an armchair quarterback than to play the game.

Unless I missed something I don't recall the White House saying the Dixie Chicks can't speak their mind. It's called knowing your demographic and though it played well outside the US the demographic in the US didn't really care for it and that was that. Of course they just had to change concert dates and scheduling because of difficulties. Mainly they had a tough sell of tickets and had to go outside the US to sell out.

The "Dixie Chicks" did a concert last week here in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. I was pleased to be part of the sell-out crowd to hear them. They were fantastic. They did comment that it was great to perform in a country were you can be honest and speak your mind.

So far, we at least, are a free country.

The Dixie Chicks problem is that they catered to the Red Neck Market. They should just crossover to mainstream pop market and leave the hicks to themselves. The hillbillies just love people who think and act like them and hate all decenting opinions.

it matters not who you pretend to be, if you say something or do something stupid, you get to pay the price for your words and deeds. Don't burn a flag at a marine packed bar. Don't ditz my president at a NASCAR sports bar. Dixie chicks were pretending to be red necks, red blooded Americans, without having a clue who red blooded americans voted for, then they say that crapat a concert in Europe!!! stupid