Baaa.

NA, I agree with you, but so much goes into context. If the Dixie Chicks went on Larry King and said, you know, we don't agree with the Iraq war and here is why, I doubt many would have a problem. However, the Dixie Chicks went on stage and said they are embarrassed to be from the Texas because of Bush. Big difference, and that moves it from dissent or questioning what is being done to a more personal attack. That's going to turn a lot of people off.

They made it pesonal. Then they complain that a large portion of their fan base has made it personal with them.

I just love how people like Coulter and Limbaugh can say such horrible, vicious things (always under the guise of sarcastic humor) and their ratings go up, while Maines says something as relatively innocuous as she did and suddenly it's treason.

I'm also trying to figure out what about my post was particularily nasty. :rolleyes:

Because your a lib. It's what you do.;)

I don't think anyone has called "treason", but of course I could be mistaken not having followed the DCs and their little melodrama very closely.

Profession and Expectations.

What is expected of political commentators? To make political comments. I would stop listening to Rush should he decide to spend much of his air time singing songs he had written. Likewise, I'm not really interested in political commentary from a musician.

I find Leno to be pretty funny in his political humor at times. It's what I expect, and he slams on Bush all the time. Profession - comedian. Expectations - political humor.

I'm not sure about the Dixie Chicks, but I sure am digging the new Neko Case CD.

Leo, I guess I just don't see what's wrong with that kind of comment. If I was from Texas, I'd be embarassed too. I think it is reassuring to the rest of the world that no all Americans feel so fondly about our president. Saying something publically shouldn't be such a "crime".

Besides, this happened in 2003. Get over it idiots.

In a recent interview with the Dixie Chicks there was an example of a woman holding up her 2 year old child to a camera and saying "screw 'em, then telling her child to say "screw 'em". Nice.

Great interview.

Musicians have always addressed politics. That's what MOST good artists do - they comment on the times.

I think if I were to judge every entertainment venue based on the politics of those involved, it would be chaos. Typically I don't worry too much about the players and just look at the product. Otherwise where does it all stop? No domino's due to their owners stance on abortion? No French wine because their soccer player headbutted that nice Italian boy?

As for the Dixie Chicks, I think the only real issue there was time and place. It's fine for me to pick on my little brother and call him a twit in public, but if you do it, watch out. They lambasted old chicken legs on foreign soil right before the start of a war of aggression. Had they done the same thing in Atlanta or New Jersey it would never have become an issue.

If they had held that same child up and told them to say "screw Bush" why is it I think some people here would find that cute?

We deal in facts and reality here. You can say that YOU think some people would find that cute, but you could just be delusional. That incident hasn't happened, but the incident with the DC did.

I think it says great things about us that they did say that on foreign soil, without fear of reprisal from our government, which may have been naive of them given the repressive nature of said government these days. Weren't they in England at the time? All the better- we fought and won several wars against Britain to obtain the right to do just as they did. Besides, plenty of English celebs come over here and knock their own government- we don't seem to mind it when that happens. If a comment by the Dixie Chicks threatened to undermine our war efforts, then perhaps we shouldn't go into war while in such a feeble state.