Dixie Chicks again? Attacking Patriotism.

1BadF350 · June 22, 2006, 01:21 PM

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There must be something about being overseas that really gets the Dixie Chicks talking. Group members Emily Robison and Natalie Maines have now taken on the subject of patriotism, and apparently they're as big of fans of it as they are President Bush.

In an interview with UK's Telegraph newspaper, Robison accused some country artists of jumping on the anti-Chicks bandwagon to further their own careers. She said, "A lot of artists cashed in on being against what we said or what we stood for because that was promoting their career, which was a horrible thing to do. A lot of pandering started going on, and you'd see soldiers and the American flag in every video. It became a sickening display of ultra-patriotism."

Maines continued, "The entire country may disagree with me, but I don't understand the necessity for patriotism. Why do you have to be a patriot? About what? This land is our land? Why? You can like where you live and like your life, but as for loving the whole country... I don't see why people care about patriotism."

The Dixie Chicks have been overseas promoting their latest album, Taking The Long Way, with a series of live concerts. In fact, last week the trio returned to very place where their career took a major turn -- Shepard's Bush Empire in London. It was from this very stage that Maines bashed Bush three years ago.

contender6030 · June 22, 2006, 02:06 PM

Hope those three communists find themselves a place to live over there!!

France would be a good place for them and all that think like them!!!

**Marko Kloos** · June 22, 2006, 02:35 PM

Oh, for crying out loud.

Do we really need to have another chest-beating thread about the Dixie Chicks?

This is America, folks. It shames me that some of the people who wave the flag so fervently choose to disregard all for which it stands. We have freedom of speech here, which means that every bonehead has a right to his or her opinion. If homogeneity of opinion is your thing, North Korea and China are big on those, I hear.

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June 22, 2006, 01:21 PM	#1
1BadF350 Senior Member Join Date: January 15, 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 857	Dixie Chicks again? Attacking Patriotism. LAUNCH Radio Networks Mon Jun 19, 10:00 AM ET There must be something about being overseas that really gets the Dixie Chicks talking. Group members Emily Robison and Natalie Maines have now taken on the subject of patriotism, and apparently they're as big of fans of it as they are President Bush. In an interview with UK's Telegraph newspaper, Robison accused some country artists of jumping on the anti-Chicks bandwagon to further their own careers. She said, "A lot of artists cashed in on being against what we said or what we stood for because that was promoting their career, which was a horrible thing to do. A lot of pandering started going on, and you'd see soldiers and the American flag in every video. It became a sickening display of ultra-patriotism." Maines continued, "The entire country may disagree with me, but I don't understand the necessity for patriotism. Why do you have to be a patriot? About what? This land is our land? Why? You can like where you live and like your life, but as for loving the whole country... I don't see why people care about patriotism." The Dixie Chicks have been overseas promoting their latest album, Taking The Long Way, with a series of live concerts. In fact, last week the trio returned to very place where their career took a major turn -- Shepard's Bush Empire in London. It was from this very stage that Maines bashed Bush three years ago.

June 22, 2006, 02:06 PM	#2
contender6030 Senior Member Join Date: May 21, 2006 Location: backwoods, GA Posts: 306	Hope those three communists find themselves a place to live over there!! France would be a good place for them and all that think like them!!! __________________ ONE SHOT!!If you miss, Reload!

June 22, 2006, 02:35 PM	#3
Marko Kloos Staff Lead Join Date: January 12, 2000 Location: Enfield, NH Posts: 5,471	Oh, for crying out loud. Do we really need to have another chest-beating thread about the Dixie Chicks? This is America, folks. It shames me that some of the people who wave the flag so fervently choose to disregard all for which it stands. We have freedom of speech here, which means that every bonehead has a right to his or her opinion. If homogeneity of opinion is your thing, North Korea and China are big on those, I hear. Closed for lack of L&P content. __________________ "The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." --A.E. Van Vogt, The Weapon Shops of Isher the munchkin wrangler.