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Dixie Chicks. I think that is what Natalie Maines would prefer be sung in our national anthem. This way, she would actually care about the country in which she lives. Yes, she is at it again...and this time she even made me squirm a little. However, before I rip into her I need to give you a brief overview on my take on the Dixie Chicks (I just thought this would be a nice July 4th commentary. This is as political as I get folks).

I never liked the Dixie Chicks....until Natalie Maines came out and spoke her mind against our president. I didn't really think that what she said, "We're embarrassed that the president is from Texas," was hurtful, thought-provoking or even well thought out. In fact, it was just an opinion and I was glad to see some country music star say something outside of their normal realm of thinking and shake things up. This was HUGE for that genre of music. That would be like Eminem saying that he would no longer use the word "f***" in his rhymes. On a side note, I don't know how he gets so many words to rhyme with f***, but that's another blog entirely. Anyway, after Natalie said these comments, I immediately forgot that I didn't like them and went out and bought their music. What I heard was a song about some girls killing an abusive husband instead of letting the law take care of it all. Yes, millions of fans would sing in melodic adoration "Earl had to diiiiieeeee," but they burned those cd's once Natalie Maines expressed her political opinions. To those burners and haters I say...you're all morons (that includes you Toby Keith...your Angry American marketing thing...it's really getting old). Only in the south would people think that you "burn" cd's with real fire.

Anyway, now fast forward to the present. Natalie Maines was just quoted again (she really has to stop talking) saying:
"The whole country may disagree with me, but I don't understand the necessity for patriotism. Why do you have to be a patriot? About what? This land is your land? Why? You can like where you live and like your life, but as for loving the whole country...I don't see why people care about patriotism."

Ok, so this is just another marketing ploy by the Dixie Chicks and that's fine. It is pretty much in line with her earlier comments about W being from Texas. She has now made it clear that she loves Texas, but not the country. All of the American cities that her tour will go to and all of the money that she makes there to line her fat assed pockets with...she hates those cities. New York? You don't need anyone to help you after a terrorist attack. New Orleans? fix the levees yourselves bitches. I'll just look after mine and my own. Nice attitude Natalie.

Oh, and one more thing that bugs me that has nothing to do with the Dixie Chicks...in Superman Returns Perry White says, "Find out if he still stands for truth, justice...all of that stuff." So now it's not even politically correct to say "truth, justice and the American way?" Weak.

I am against the war and against us having such a heavy police presence throughout the world. But hey, together we took this land from the Native Americans so we need to work together again to make sure it doesn't fall back into the hands of another member of the Bush family. Oh, it's also up to us to keep Natalie silent.

Originally posted on Myspace

Wednesday, July 05, 2006