[PEN-L:36241] Dixie Chick apologises

[Dan Scanlan <dscanlan@xxxxxxx>]

Apology from Natalie Maines of The Dixie Chicks

As a concerned American citizen, I apologize to President Bush
because my remark was disrespectful. I now realize that whoever holds
that office should be treated with the utmost respect.

I hope everyone understands, I'm just a young girl who grew up in
Texas. As far back as I can remember, I heard people say they were
ashamed of President Clinton. I saw bumper stickers calling him
everything from a pothead to a murderer. I heard people on the radio
and tv like Rush Limbaugh, Pat Robertson, Newt Gingrich and Trent
Lott bad mouthing the President and ridiculing his wife and daughter
at every opportunity. I heard LOTS of people disrespecting the
President. So I guess I just assumed it was acceptable behavior.

But now, thanks to the thousands of angry people who want radio
stations to boycott our music because criticizing the President is
unpatriotic, I realize it's wrong to have a liberal opinion if you're
a country music artist. I guess I should have thought about that
before deciding to play music that attracts hypocritical red necks. I
also realize now that I'm supposed to just sing and look cute so our
fans won't have anything to upset them while they're cheating on
their wives or getting in drunken bar fights or driving around in
their pickup trucks shooting highway signs and small animals.

And most important of all, I realize that it's wrong for a celebrity
to voice a political opinion, unless they're Charlie Daniels, Clint
Black, Merle Haggard, Barbara Mandrell, Loretta Lynn, Ricky Skaggs,
Travis Tritt, Hank Williams Jr, Amy Grant, Larry Gatlin, Crystal
Gayle, Reba McEntire, Lee Greenwood, Lorrie Morgan, Anita Bryant,
Mike Oldfield, Ted Nugent, Wayne Newton, Dick Clark, Jay Leno, Drew
Carey, Dixie Carter, Victoria Jackson, Charlton Heston, Fred
Thompson, Ben Stein, Bruce Willis, Kevin Costner, Arnold
Schwartzenegger, Bo Derek, Rick Schroeder, George Will, Pat Buchanan,
Bill O'Reilly, Joe Rogan, Delta Burke, Robert Conrad or Jesse Ventura.

God Bless America, Natalie
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Drop Bush, Not Bombs!
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"During times of universal deceit,
telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act."
George Orwell

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