Dixie Chicks ruffle more feathers

“Not sure XL. I haven't seen her punch her other band members. Maybe somebody else can weigh in.”

“

LOL”

“Looks like Babs' fans are trying to let her know she needs t stfu and sing too.

Barbara Streisand Pelted With Ice by Furious Fan

http://www.kqol.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=104659&article=1502306”

“Um for the libbies...the Freedom of Speech in America...is the right to say what you want...but there is nothing in there that says anyone has to listen, or pay for you to say it.”

“One of the Dixie Chicks said that their awards we a result of people expressing their "Freedom of Speech". I find that statement interesting on several levels, but the first thing that came to mind was that she realized that their music isn't all that good. It's their rhetoric that won the Grammy. Hmmmm.”

“Nashville shuns them and Hollyweird embraces them. Very telling.”

“It's more of a cash of Nashville persecuting them and the rest of the planet embracing them.”

“*Yawn*
Didn't The Starland Vocal Band win a Grammy?
I do find it interesting that Al Gore was one of the presenters, LOL.
Country Grammy for a group that claims they aren't Country anymore.
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!
last edited: 2/12/07 10:38:18 AM”

“The Grammys have always had a rather strange view of what was popular in country music.”

“....and the rest of the planet embracing them.”
Y2
10:29:23 AM
2/12/07

That sure explains all those canceled concerts.
*snicker*”

“In looking at the list of winners it's a virtual who's who of mediocrity. I did notice Peter Frampton won his.

http://music.aol.com/feature/grammy/nominees/full-list”

“That sure explains all those canceled concerts.
*snicker*

Damn it SS! We're talking the Dixie Hicks and the Grammers here. We don't want your facts. We want rhetoric that supports our own views. Don't even try and clutter it with music either.”

“Heck, those leftist nutcases gave Jimmy Carter a grammy.
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!

I'm still trying to figure out Al Gore's connection to music.....”

“I'm still trying to figure out Al Gore's connection to music.....

It's his uncanny ability to excel at the robot dance.”

“dance puppets dance!”

“Is it because they're successful women that you hate the Dixie Chicks so much SS?
I mean in your misogynistic world women should be at home right?
Maybe they shouldn't be allowed to express their opinions?”

“Chit!!

Crash Bang, you beat me to it!”

“First off, my nickname for the band is "The Flasher Victims" (sorry for the bad pun).

I saw a head line that must have sent anyone who gripes about "The MSM" into a tizzy. It read something like "Dixie Chicks sweep Grammy's despite flap over Bush remarks." Not sure if I remember it all correcly, but it was the word "despite" that gave me a laugh. NoProb is basically right. I've always enjoyed the Dixie Chicks, but there is no way they would have swept without the political flap - and no way they deserved a music awards sweep. The Chix ain't stupid, I'm sure they knew it.

The Grammys have always had a weird sense of what was good and popular in most any kind of music (not sure if they care about either). How many did Celine Dione win?

BTW: Al Gore was a long time friend of Johnny Cash and June. I think he was once congressman from their district.”

““Is it because they're successful women that you hate the Dixie Chicks so much SS?
I mean in your misogynistic world women should be at home right?
Maybe they shouldn't be allowed to express their opinions?”
Y2
11:00:54 AM
2/12/07

LMAO!!!!
Y2 always gets nasty when he's shown to be an idiot.
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!”

“No, Y2, at least in my case it's a freedom of speech thing. They have a right to say any stupid thing they want. I have a right to not pay my good money to listen to them say it. Or to pay my good money to purchase their CD, since they might interrrepret that to mean I agree with what they say.”

“I once had lunch with the Dixie Chicks.”

““Living off your wife your entire adult life is not something to brag about, LOL.”
StoveStomper
9:13:54 AM
2/06/07
2/06/07

God forbid that you should be held accountable for the crap you come out with SS.

NP - I'm not a big fan of the Dixie Chicks, and I never even watched the Grammies. I do think the way they were knocked off country music station play lists for expressing a view was appalling though.”

“I once had lunch with the Dixie Chicks.”
Wounded Knee
12:09:11 PM
2/12/07

Tuna sandwich?”

“Don't you sing "girl songs" too, WK?

Ha ha, I just got a good chuckle it this morning while doin' my thing in the kitchen.
Ya know, Mister Mom makin' the coffee and washin' dishes at 5:30 AM.

What's a mother to do?”

“There was a good thing on the radio a while back how a lot of country bands are using their music to question what has gone on in Iraq.”

“Why? Same thing applies. Station owner or program director isn't (and shouldn't be) required to furnish them with a platform to spout off they views.

Would you require Air America to program Rush Limbaugh?”

“I think saying that the world has embraced them is a bit off due to the fact that they were only #9 on album sales and didn't even crack the top ten on top selling artists.

Relatively they got their asses handed to them by an American Idol winner. LOL!”

“I don't watch the Grammies either, I heard the news on NPR.”

“W.W.J.C.D?

What would Johnny Cash do?”

“The once played at the theatre I used to be a TD at. They were nothing at that time, no one had heard of them.

The came in on Saturday morning and rehearsed until noon or so. We all drove to a local favorite and had lunch.

3 hot chicks and 1 dork. You should have seen it.”

“ I do think the way they were knocked off country music station play lists for expressing a view was appalling though. - Y2

Y2, making the world safe and free from consequences for stupid people.”

“I was watching John Burns on Q & A and missed the whole thing.

There's a link to the transcript...”

“Mr. Cash on politics and pickin'

The One On The Right Is On The Left

There once was a musical troupe
A pickin' singin' folk group
They sang the mountain ballads
And the folk songs of our land

They were long on musical ability
Folks thought they would go far
But political incompatibility led to their downfall

Well, the one on the right was on the left
And the one in the middle was on the right
And the one on the left was in the middle
And the guy in the rear was a Methodist

This musical aggregation toured the entire nation
Singing the traditional ballads
And the folk songs of our land
They performed with great virtuosity
And soon they were the rage
But political animosity prevailed upon the stage

Well, the one on the right was on the left
And the one in the middle was on the right
And the one on the left was in the middle
And the guy in the rear burned his driver's license

Well the curtain had ascended
A hush fell on the crowd
As thousands there were gathered to hear The folk songs of our land
But they took their politics seriously
And that night at the concert hall
As the audience watched deliriously
They had a free-for-all

Well, the one on the right was on the bottom
And the one in the middle was on the top
And the one on the left got a broken arm
And the guy in the rear, said, "Oh dear"

Now this should be a lesson if you plan to start a folk group
Don't go mixin' politics with the folk songs of our land
Just work on harmony and diction
Play your banjo well
And if you have political convictions keep them to yourself

Now, the one on the left works in a bank
And the one in the middle drives a truck
The one on the right's an all-night deejay
And the guy in the rear got drafted”

“No Mutt - I wouldn't like Toby Keith taken off the airwaves for pretty well the same reason.

I mean they were a big name in country before this happened, it wasn't for musical reasons that these stations ditched them.”

“So private businesses shouldn't have the choice as to what they sell then? No matter how unpopular the product may be with the target audience they should still sell it?”

“I think making them less popular with their target audience and reducing their air time accordingly is one thing.
Making a conscious decision to take them off the air becasue of their political views is another thing altogether.
last edited: 2/12/07 11:42:43 AM”

“Dang, Wounded Knee!!!
What the hell is a "TD"??

I don't care much about The Chicks.

It sure is a hoot to see the the reactionaries react.”

“what's the difference...”

“Making a conscious decision to take them off the air becasue of their political views is another thing altogether.

So again the question needs to be asked; So private businesses shouldn't have the choice as to what they sell then?

The media shapes and forms the opinions of the audience every single day. Don't believe me? Turn on CNN or Fox.”

“I don't care much about The Chicks.

It sure is a hoot to see the the reactionaries react.

Me either. Hell, if anything I still love their first two CDs. It's only after they found that they got all the spotlight by saying stupid things did I not care for them. Attention whores usually get the exact opposite with me.

And yes, this is one of my favorite threads!”

“Making a conscious decision to take them off the air becasue of their political views is another thing altogether.

Why? Same thing applies. Station owner, program director isn't (and shouldn't be) required to furnish them with a platform to spout off they views.

I guess you think that Air America should be required to carry Rush Limbaugh?
last edited: 2/12/07 11:59:23 AM”

“TD = Technical Director”

“3 hot chicks and 1 dork. You should have seen it.”
Wounded Knee
12:32:15 PM
2/12/07

You pulled it out?”

“"So again the question needs to be asked; So private businesses shouldn't have the choice as to what they sell then?"

Sure, they can do what ever they like with their radio station.
But those who ban them for political reasons are still stinkers and have earned the scorn of fair-minded people.
last edited: 2/12/07 12:10:57 PM”

“I hereby scorn thee and you deserve it.”

“And Marky, of course, would be one of those "fair minded people"!”

“Yep, right there at the table eating a BLT club. Check this out chicks!”

“You said it, pal!!

Since when are radio stations in the business of judging the political views of artists?
Oh yeah, since Limbaugh started molding the feeble minds of reactionaries.
last edited: 2/12/07 12:11:28 PM”

“When you start advocating that Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter should me on Air America, you might have a creditable argument. Come to think of it, it might make them profitable. Nothing from the left has seemed to work.”