Dixie Chicks

[UATrewqaz]

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Sure. Just like all "news viewers" are suddenly demanding wall-to-wall coverage of Anna Nicole Smith's refrigerator, (rather than news on the Iraq War and Bush's impending invasion of Iran).

Yes, clearly this is all just the "free market" at work.

Now, go back to sleep.



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During the 2-3 days immediately after her death this was all anybody in my office was talking about around their cubes.

People like tabloid gossip BS, always have, not everything is a huge conspiracy. It's cute you think WE'RE in the dreamworld and your paranoid fantasies are reality.

Might wanna look out your window, that car parked on the street looks REALLY suspicious...

[Mempho]

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Sure. Just like all "news viewers" are suddenly demanding wall-to-wall coverage of Anna Nicole Smith's refrigerator, (rather than news on the Iraq War and Bush's impending invasion of Iran).

Yes, clearly this is all just the "free market" at work.

Now, go back to sleep.



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During the 2-3 days immediately after her death this was all anybody in my office was talking about around their cubes.

People like tabloid gossip BS, always have, not everything is a huge conspiracy. It's cute you think WE'RE in the dreamworld and your paranoid fantasies are reality.

Might wanna look out your window, that car parked on the street looks REALLY suspicious...

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I would suggest that it's a little bit of both. When the people find out what really happened in government, it will be the greatest story ever told. People will be absolutely glued to it.

The "top story" is always relative. Remember Condit was the top story for months, then 9/11 occurred and we never heard the story again. As far as the vast majority of people are concerned, there's not a problem right now so we're back to another Condit-type story. The free market is demanding it because the other stories have not been "priced in" to the market yet.

The border issue is being heavily "pushed" by large groups of people into the alternative media and it is just the tip of a very large iceberg.

[Johnny Hughes]

The Dixie Chicks didn't say a lot of things that were critical of Bush as one writer said. They have mostly re-acted to the boycott and bad things said about them. Natalie Maines is one of great friends daughters and will always be that first to me. Why is one of the greatest singers expected to be really smart about politics???

[pvn]

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Why is one of the greatest singers expected to be really smart about politics???

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Who's expecting this? Nobody made her open her mouth about it. Nobody asked. If she didn't want to get herself into the discussion, all she had to do was keep her mouth shut.

If you use the far reaching microphone you get as part of celebrity for political ends, you must expect to be placed under the microscope. You can't have your cake and eat it too.

[whiskeytown]

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What has she done personally to support our troops?

I mean she is one of those who proclaims the fiction "I oppose the war, but I support the troops", isn't she?

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Do you struggle in life? If your brain can't hold that you can support your armed forces but be against the war the politicians sent them to fight. Not a powerhouse you have up there is it?

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the 101st fighting Keyboardists are at again - LOL -

I have their new album - bought it last year after hearing them on Storytellers - it's pretty good - I liked that line from their single a few years ago "Long Time Gone"-

they got money but they don't got Cash - a reference to the Nashville radio industry who was loaded but didn't have Johnny Cash in their airplay, despite Johnny winning a few Grammys in the 90's - Then a few years later, a band that Country radio ignores out of spite wins all these Grammys for what is still essentially, a Country album - I suspect their crossover appeal has more to do with the politics then the lifestyles of the new fans - there is irony there that is not lost on me -

but god forbid independent women should voice dissent - shnhhh - shut up and sing and wear something low-cut and tight

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and then to top it all off, the evidence in retrospect shows Natalie was WAY ahead of the curve in her assessment of the chimp-in-chief - awesome.

RB

[revots33]

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If you use the far reaching microphone you get as part of celebrity for political ends, you must expect to be placed under the microscope. You can't have your cake and eat it too.

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In the USA I'm pretty sure you're supposed to be allowed to criticize the president without having your life repeatedly threatened by a bunch of yahoos.

[BCPVP]

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If you use the far reaching microphone you get as part of celebrity for political ends, you must expect to be placed under the microscope. You can't have your cake and eat it too.

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In the USA I'm pretty sure you're supposed to be allowed to criticize the president without having your life repeatedly threatened by a bunch of yahoos.

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[NCAces]

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If you use the far reaching microphone you get as part of celebrity for political ends, you must expect to be placed under the microscope. You can't have your cake and eat it too.

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In the USA I'm pretty sure you're supposed to be allowed to criticize the president without having your life repeatedly threatened by a bunch of yahoos.

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Yeah, I am pretty sure that in the USA us yahoos are allowed to criticize those who criticize the president. Kinda neat how that works.

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[lozen]

Just like Bill Maher made the comment and was villified for it. 1 year later many are saying it.

Bottom line Great album that Country radio will not play.

They paid big in Album sales. But like the one chick said if they never spoke out the album would never have happened.

[dieharder]

Dixie Chicks = hot, hot, hot