I should say I like their music, not I like them. I lost a LOT of respect for them when they did what they did. They waited until they were in the old world, in a country and a city where they KNEW everybody would love it, and they crapped all over the president. They NEVER thought it would get back to their fans in the states, and they had NO idea the shit storm it would produce. They stuck by their "convictions" UNTIL it started hurting their pocket books, THEN issued a weakass non-apology. As soon as the soccer moms started supporting them again, they withdrew their apology and crapped on the president AGAIN in a song. That just annoys the crap out of me. It's just
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(one for each dixie chick) behavior in my opinion.
Hey, people are entitled to their opinion, and they're welcome to voice that opinion. But have the balls to say it openly to the heart of your fanbase and see how they react. Then, if you REALLY believe what you said, stick to your guns, even when it hurts you where it counts. The way they handled it was just backhanded, cowardly, and all-around smarmy to me. JMHO.
I'm not a big Obama fan, but I respect him as our president and I respect the office of the president. Hey, I HOPE my opinion of him is WRONG. I HOPE he's the best president ever, deserves to be re-elected, pulls us out of this economy, gets us out of this war THE RIGHT WAY, protects us from the terrorists while addressing the torture issue, does what's right for healthcare WITHOUT destroying it completely, etc. etc., I just don't think he has it in him. But, I do NOT bad-mouth him, and I wouldn't DREAM of going to a foreign country where he's hated and bad-mouthing him knowing that everyone would cheer. That's just low in my book.
Like I said, I don't have a problem with what they said. I have a problem with how and where they said, and how they handled it afterward.
So, as I said, the Dixie Chicks' music is fine. I've just lost a LOT of respect for them over this whole situation, and I have no problem with what the "hannity" crowd has done to them. They said it, they handled it wrong, and there are consequences. That's just life. They need to be big girls and deal with it. They're all millionaires, I'm sure they'll be okey-dokey.
Like I said, just my opinion. Not trying to turn this into a political argument (more a social etiquette one). ;)
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