Dixie Chicks Redux - Natalie Maines: 'People were misled'

DealMonkey

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:D Well, there she goes again. Will we see another DC boycott? Or is the pro-war demographic all boycotted out?

CNN.com: Dixie Chicks singer sounds off on war

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) -- Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines, whose criticism of President Bush last spring led to boycotts of the group's music, still has a lot to say about the war in Iraq.

"I think people were misled and I think people are fighting a war that they didn't know they were going to be fighting," Maines said Friday on NBC's "Today" show. "And I think they were misled by people who should have been asking questions and weren't."

The country stars faced criticism and even death threats after Maines said she and her bandmates were ashamed that President Bush was from Texas. She made the remark in London shortly before the war began.

Though Maines apologized for the phrasing of her remark, some radio stations banned the group's music. The group also received death threats in the wake of Maines' comments.

Maines said Friday she did not feel vindicated by how the war has unfolded: "I would have liked to have been proven wrong."

The band's recent concert tour was one of the year's most successful, but Maines said it is too early to predict the long-term fallout.

As for the backlash, she said, "We like making music and we'll continue to do that whether people buy it or not."

The Dixie Chicks on Friday released, "Top Of The World Tour Live," their double CD set and DVD.
 

chess9

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She's got some cujones that's for sure. I'm proud of her, even if she sings CW. (Though that IS a major failing.)
-Robert
 

miguel

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As for the backlash, she said, "We like making music and we'll continue to do that whether people buy it or not."

well, if noone buys it, noone will pay for your recording costs, but you can keep making music as long as you can afford it.
 

Frdm51472

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Whether I agree with her or not, at least she didnt bow to criticism. If you are going to have ideals you have to stick to them.
 

miguel

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Originally posted by: Frdm51472
Whether I agree with her or not, at least she didnt bow to criticism. If you are going to have ideals you have to stick to them.

Yes, good for her for doing that.
 

fluxquantum

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Though Maines apologized for the phrasing of her remark, some radio stations banned the group's music. The group also received death threats in the wake of Maines' comments.

received death threats? man, i tell ya and i thought we lived in a democracy.
 

DealMonkey

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Originally posted by: fluxquantum
Though Maines apologized for the phrasing of her remark, some radio stations banned the group's music. The group also received death threats in the wake of Maines' comments.

received death threats? man, i tell ya and i thought we lived in a democracy.

Indeed. But hey, didn't you hear? There can be consequences for using your free speech rights.
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miguel

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Originally posted by: fluxquantum
Though Maines apologized for the phrasing of her remark, some radio stations banned the group's music. The group also received death threats in the wake of Maines' comments.

received death threats? man, i tell ya and i thought we lived in a democracy.

How is her receiving death threats not make us a democracy?
 

Red Dawn

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Originally posted by: DealMonkey
Originally posted by: fluxquantum
Though Maines apologized for the phrasing of her remark, some radio stations banned the group's music. The group also received death threats in the wake of Maines' comments.

received death threats? man, i tell ya and i thought we lived in a democracy.

Indeed. But hey, didn't you hear? There can be consequences for using your free speech rights.
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Yeah take Martin Luther King for example!
 

sandorski

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What Right of Free Speach do you have if it kills you? I suppose Stalin respected Free Speach then.

Of course no one died here, but a threat is just a hair short from an action.
 

Witling

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Gee, I don't note as much opposition to her this time through. Most of the people who were stupid enough to think that "The Iraqis will welcome us with open arms." Now realize tha the people who didn't want to go there in the first place were right when they said, "The armed Iraqis will never settle with us.

Original Twits, don't you wish you had the right to sell flowers in Iraq. Think of the money you'd make selling flowers to Iraqis who want to give them to Americans.
 

XZeroII

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Dixie Chicks suck anyway. I've held this belief since before these comments, so it's not a result.
 

UltraQuiet

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Originally posted by: miguel
Originally posted by: fluxquantum
Though Maines apologized for the phrasing of her remark, some radio stations banned the group's music. The group also received death threats in the wake of Maines' comments.

received death threats? man, i tell ya and i thought we lived in a democracy.

How is her receiving death threats not make us a democracy?

A better question would be, "How does her receiving death threats add to the democratic process, which includes the right of free speech." The answer is that it doesn't. People should be able to say almost anything they want to without fear of reprisal, especially death threats. Some words will invoke an emotional response that may precede a violent physical reaction (certain racial slurs, a couple of words that start with 'c', etc) but in no way should the public criticism of an elected official result in death threats to a family. Although I don't share the sentiment of Ms. Maines original remarks, and my real issue is with where she said them not what she said, in no way should it have resulted in death threats. IMO the people who boycotted her, called their local radio stations, etc. all acted within the bounds of a healthy democracy but the death threats were over the line and certainly detract from te democratic process.

 

Zebo

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received death threats? man, i tell ya and i thought we lived in a democracy.

In most states threats to life is a felony. Why? Because it violates the victim though terror tactics and possibly prevents a capital offense though arrest based on the preps testimony.

PS I see no relation to democracy and threats to life. Perhaps you mean 1st amendment rights? You may have an argument here. But the courts once again interjected and stole it perhaps.
 

miguel

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OK, but your question was stated:

received death threats? man, i tell ya and i thought we lived in a democracy.

I don't understand how her receiving death threats causes us not to live in a democracy.

Man, this guy down the street was killed. I thought we lived in a democracy!

The death threats she received were wrong, no doubt. But how does that make us less of a democracy? Because it doesn't "add to democracy"? So, unless EVERYONE does this, we are not a democracy? I guess I'm trying to understand how you jumped to the sarcastic comment of how you thought we lived in a democracy...
 

Pepsei

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The problem is, people who listen to her type of music are usually more conservative. But doing that, she's losing fans. I guess she's got guts.

Just like Rush, if he starts spewing anti Bush comments, he's going to loose his audiences and not gain any liberal listeners.