About the Dixie Chicks: A double double standard?

[HeroOfPellinor]

People, mostly liberals and anti-Bush/republican types, have absolutly rallied around the Dixie Chicks. Their claim is that The Dixie Chicks are merely exercising their right to free speech. The problem is that nobody is saying that they shouldn't be able to say whatever they want.

The reaction of the general public to the Dixie Chicks is the same as the Dixie Chicks reaction to President Bush. They didn't like what he did so they exercised their right of free speech. Similarly, the general public didn't like what the Dixie Chicks did and are exercising their right of free speech. Why, then, so much sympathy for the Dixie Chicks and villainization of people speaking out against the Dixie Chicks and not wanting their records played? I can only assume that liberals, in their ultimate self-righteousness, believe it's okay to apply a double double standard and, indeed, a triple double standard if necessary to try to turn their agenda into a cause.

Ah well, just wanted to point out the hypocrisy.

 

[notfred]

What abou the dixie chicks? They're a country group, right? What'd they say?

 

It's all just news blog to keep you away from the real issues at hand.

 

[LinuxIdiot]

Most people in texas are pissed off that they basically spoke for all of texas with that comment

 

[Fausto]

Here's the bigger picture: who cares what one person has to say about the Pres? Fame doesn't give his/her words and more real weight than anyone else, so why get so excited about it?

 

[flavio]

Just a bunch of self-righteousness ultra conservative whackos frothing at the mouth again.

nothing new.

 

[TwinkleToes77]

Originally posted by: notfred
What abou the dixie chicks? They're a country group, right? What'd they say?

The short blonde chick said something about them( the dixie chicks) being embarrased that bush is from Texas.

 

[Orsorum]

I am still scratching my head over why everyone has their panties in a bunch any time anyone makes fun of Bush, whereas making fun of Clinton was pretty much open season for anyone.

 

[Tom]

"Ah well, just wanted to point out the hypocrisy. "

Why are you upset about the people who are upset about the people who are upset about the Dixe Chics ?

You going for a triple double hypo ?

 

[Gonad the Barbarian]

I wouldn't call the Dixie Chicks liberal. The lead singer was on Politically Incorrect damning the guy beside her for smoking medicinal pot, then admitted that she wasn't happy with the way the last song on their then-new album turned out because she had had a little too much to drink the night they recorded it. Plus she said she wanted to ban coffee because caffine is a drug and put all cigarette smokers in jail. So she's not liberal, just a hypocritical twit. I don't understand why she doesn't love Bush.

 

[human2k]

I would do em, have any of you guys noticed that the lead singer lost some wieght? Thats alone is more important, now she is doable!

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Originally posted by: Zakath15
I am still scratching my head over why everyone has their panties in a bunch any time anyone makes fun of Bush, whereas making fun of Clinton was pretty much open season for anyone.

Saying you're embarassed the President is from your state is a lot different then saying "that guy should cheat on his wife less" or "that guy needs to lay off the McNuggets." It's the extent and ferocity of the Bush bashing that causes my eyebrow to raise.

 

[flavio]

Originally posted by: Dead Parrot Sketch
"Ah well, just wanted to point out the hypocrisy. "

Why are you upset about the people who are upset about the people who are upset about the Dixe Chics ?

You going for a triple double hypo ?

This post is making me upset!

 

[flavio]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
It's the extent and ferocity of the Bush bashing that causes my eyebrow to raise.

WTF? You must miss the obvious all the time. Conservatives bash Clinton on stuff totally unrelated to the subject at hand. Always resorting to some BJ remark.

Bush is currently president and pushed us into a war half the world is outraged about.

What do you expect exactly??

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: Zakath15
I am still scratching my head over why everyone has their panties in a bunch any time anyone makes fun of Bush, whereas making fun of Clinton was pretty much open season for anyone.

Saying you're embarassed the President is from your state is a lot different then saying "that guy should cheat on his wife less" or "that guy needs to lay off the McNuggets." It's the extent and ferocity of the Bush bashing that causes my eyebrow to raise.

So Clinton was merely on the receiving end of some gentle chiding? Where have you been? People are still screaming for the guy's head and he hasn't been in office for years.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: Zakath15
I am still scratching my head over why everyone has their panties in a bunch any time anyone makes fun of Bush, whereas making fun of Clinton was pretty much open season for anyone.

Saying you're embarassed the President is from your state is a lot different then saying "that guy should cheat on his wife less" or "that guy needs to lay off the McNuggets." It's the extent and ferocity of the Bush bashing that causes my eyebrow to raise.

Why are you so defensive regarding Bush's image and what people say about him? He's just another so so President from Texas.

 

Why are you so defensive regarding Bush's image and what people say about him? He's just another so so President from Texas.

It's because the most recent generation has finally gotten old enough to understand the basics of politics.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Originally posted by: flavio

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
It's the extent and ferocity of the Bush bashing that causes my eyebrow to raise.

WTF? You must miss the obvious all the time. Conservatives bash Clinton on stuff totally unrelated to the subject at hand. Always resorting to some BJ remark.

Bush is currently president and pushed us into a war half the world is outraged about.

What do you expect exactly??

Like I said, you and Natalie Whatshername are free to express yourselves, but don't take the moral high ground when people criticize you back and cry about how people are repressing your free speech by assuming their own.

 

[flavio]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: flavio

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
It's the extent and ferocity of the Bush bashing that causes my eyebrow to raise.

WTF? You must miss the obvious all the time. Conservatives bash Clinton on stuff totally unrelated to the subject at hand. Always resorting to some BJ remark.

Bush is currently president and pushed us into a war half the world is outraged about.

What do you expect exactly??

Like I said, you and Natalie Whatshername are free to express yourselves, but don't take the moral high ground when people criticize you back and cry about how people are repressing your free speech by assuming their own.

....and don't you take the moral high-ground when people are using their own free speech about your free spech about their free speech.

 

[Staples]

I voted for Ralph Nader because there was no way in hell Gore was going to win here. Texas has such conservative voters so it wouldn't surprise me if Texas were pissed off because another Texan doesn't like their beloved little dubya.

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: Zakath15
I am still scratching my head over why everyone has their panties in a bunch any time anyone makes fun of Bush, whereas making fun of Clinton was pretty much open season for anyone.

Because it is not nice to make fun of slow people

 

[EXman]

They are 3 bimbos... who cares what they have to say...

I do think it is funny many radio stations refuse to play their music and have "Break a Dixie Chicks record" promotions

 

[human2k]

Originally posted by: EXman
They are 3 bimbos... who cares what they have to say...

THree hot bimbos. Cmon guys, haven't u noticed the lead singer lost some weight!

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: EXman
They are 3 bimbos... who cares what they have to say... I do think it is funny many radio stations refuse to play their music and have "Break a Dixie Chicks record" promotions

As much as I dislike the Dixie Chicks, they are definitly not bimbos. I really feels sorry for people like you who automatically start calling women bimbos, sluts, etc, when they dislike a womans view, etc. Talk about intelligent That said, you're a dumbass

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: Staples
I voted for Ralph Nader because there was no way in hell Gore was going to win here. Texas has such conservative voters so it wouldn't surprise me if Texas were pissed off because another Texan doesn't like their beloved little dubya.

And Nader had a better chance? bwahahahaha


San Antonio, I see, should have figured. San Antonio = Houston's ugly step-sister.