The Dixie Chicks took quite a hit to their sales in 2003, when Natalie Maines dissed the POTUS during a concert in London. With the release of their new album, radio stations around the country have been a bit gun shy of playing their new songs. Good for those that didn’t play them! Here is the latest from the mouth that roared:
The Dixie Chicks’ Natalie Maines apologized for disrespecting President Bush during a London concert in 2003. But now, she’s taking it back. “I don’t feel that way anymore,” she told Time magazine for its issue hitting newsstands Monday. “I don’t feel he is owed any respect whatsoever.”For band member Martie Maguire, the controversy was a blessing in disguise.
“I’d rather have a small following of really cool people who get it, who will grow with us as we grow and are fans for life, than people that have us in their five-disc changer with Reba McEntire and Toby Keith,” Maguire said. “We don’t want those kinds of fans. They limit what you can do.”
I get that you just pissed a lot of fans off. You know, those pesky little people that buy your music. And let’s not forget the D.J.’s that were going to give you a chance!
I guess the Dixie Twits are about to retire or something. Watch for their label to drop them.
Yeah, agreed PCD. I think they are a bunch of washed up has beens.
The are brilliant…. can we get them and Cameron Diaz some sort of government post? with all that wisdom?
The Ditzy Twits in the news again…the only way they can get any attention these days.
They should be inducted into the BHDS Hall of Fame.
Open mouth insert foot the dixie chumps are at it again:razz:
These BHDS suffering celebrities are comical..it’s like watching cartoons or something…
Baldwin, Dixie Bitches, etc…. they are like wind-up dolls.
Mike, et al, go out and rent the unedited version of “Team America, World Police”. Put the kids to bed, order a pizza and mix up a pitcher of your adult beverage of choice. Then sit back and laugh your butts off at the irreverent depictions of the liberals. In one scene, one of the puppets describes people as being either D#$%s, P$%^^&*s, or A$$%^&*s. His description of the actions needed to deal with them is hysterical. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A PUPPET MOVIE, IT IS NOT FOR CHILDREN. It was rated “R” for a reason, and they had to cut part of it to keep it from being “x” rated.
The film so accurately depicts Liberals, it’s funny and scary at the same time.
FrmrArtyOffcr….I think I will take your advice. I’ve wanted to see that movie for awhile. Now just may be the time.
Thanks.:wink:
BonBon, let me know how you like it. It has VERY unflattering portrayals of a large number of liberals.
As for the Dixie Chicks, they’ll rethink their attitudes when this album bombs big time. I’ve heard that the two top singles on it haven’t made it past 35 on the billboard country charts before nosediving and that radio station programming directors are getting so many complaints that they aren’t giving them any play. When the mortgage bill comes due and the albums that would’ve gone platinum don’t make it to gold, the writing on the wall may sink in, but I doubt it.
I feel sorry for all the small-minded people who only allow themselves to be entertained by those who share similar views.
I find the concept of the da Vinci code offensive, I’m disappointed that Tom Hanks and Ron Howard participated in such a blasphemous film, that doesn’t mean that I’ll never see a film of theirs again. I don’t have to have a personal rapport with an entertainer or so completely identify with them to enjoy their work.
How unfortunate and ironic that so many who wave the flag of freedom organize boycotts and advocate the censorship of a group simply because their politics don’t agree with them.
No matter. Radio is losing its influence and the Dixie Chicks’ record will find its way. It’s already sold over 1/2 a million in its first week which means its not going to be the flop the Dixie Chicks’ mean-spirited, know-nothing critics are hoping for. Whether it matches the sales of their previous 2 records remains to be seen, it will be a challenge with no radio support from George W. Bush’s best friend Lowell Mays whose company Clear Channel owns all the radio stations in the States.
It will be interesting to watch this unfold. I’m in their corner.