When do the book burnings start?

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Dixie Chicks off air after bashing Bush

DALLAS (Reuters) - Music superstars the Dixie Chicks are finding out that criticising President George W. Bush's plans for war in Iraq can cost you air play, big time.

Country stations across the United States have pulled the Chicks from playlists following reports that lead singer Natalie Maines said in a concert in London earlier this week that she was "ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas."

Station managers said their decisions were prompted by calls from irate listeners who thought criticism of the president was unpatriotic.

The group, which got its start in Texas, was one of the darlings of this year's Grammy Awards. The three-woman band that blends blue grass and pop hooks has spawned legions of fans who embrace the ideals of strong women celebrated in some of the trio's songs.

One station in Kansas City, Missouri held a Dixie "chicken toss" party Friday morning, where Chick critics were encouraged to dump the group's tapes, CDs and concert tickets into trash cans.

Comments

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

Of course, if this were 1998, and they'd criticized Clinton, many of the same folks would have given them diamond tiaras.

Do you have a macro for that?

[sketchthecow.livejournal.com]

That should just be something you get when you press "control-F8" or something:

"Of course, if this was and they'd , they'd ."

It's meaningless and portrays no information. Try again.

Re: Do you have a macro for that?

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

No, I'd rather just live with having failed you.

[dawn-again.livejournal.com]

*snort*

Are people really getting stupider and stupider or is it just making the news more often?

[pickledginger.livejournal.com]

I'll have a side-order of Brie with those Dixie Chicks CDs ... and could you make that to go, please?

Dayum!

[otherdeb.livejournal.com]

I will gladly take any Dixie Chicks cd's people want to dump. I have not heard anything so stupid since Viet Nam.