Dixie Chicks

> >
> > Letter from radio station website in Lubbock, home of the Dixie
> > Chick that spewed forth about our president:
> >
> > Name: LT Layne McDowell
> >
> > Date: 03/15/03 Time: 01:54:49 PM
> > Comment: An open letter to the Dixie Chicks Earlier this week, while
> > performing in London, you stated that you were ashamed that our
> > President is from your home state. I wonder if you realized how many
> > Americans would be listening. This American was listening. This
> > Texan is ashamed that you come from my state. I serve my country as
> > an officer in the United States Navy.
> > Specifically, I fly F-14 Tomcats off carriers around the world,
> > executing the missions that preserve the very freedom you claim to
> > exercise. I
have
> > proudly fought for my country in the skies over Kosovo, Iraq and
> > Afghanistan without regret. Though I may disagree wholeheartedly
> > with your
comments,
> > I
> > will defend to the death your right to say them, in America. But for
you
> > to travel to a foreign land and publicly criticize our Commander in
> > Chief is cowardice behavior. Would you have so willingly made those
comments
> > while performing for a patriotic, flag-waving crowd of Texans in
> > Lubbock. I would imagine not.
> >
> > How dare you pocket profits off songs about soldiers, their deaths
> > and patriotism while criticizing their Commander in Chief abroad,
> > even while they prepare to give their lives to ensure your
own
> > freedom
> > of speech. Please ask yourself, what have you done to deserve that
> > sacrifice?
> >
> > Do not try to justify your comments by claiming that you made them
> > only because you care about innocent lives. Never once in our
history
> > have we committed troops to war for the purpose of taking innocent
> > lives. We do it to protect innocent lives, even yours. If the world
> > leaders of the late 1930's had the vision and courage of our present
> > Commander in Chief, perhaps the evil men who caused the death of
> > millions in WWII would have never had the opportunity to harm a
> > soul. The
potential
> > loss of millions of lives in the future at the hands of today's evil
men
> > necessitate action. In a separate correspondence, I am returning to
you
> > each and every Dixie Chicks CD and cassette that I have ever
purchased.
> > Never again will I allow my funds to support your behavior.
> > All you have done is to add your name to a growing list of American
> > "Celebrities" who have failed to realize that they have obtained
their
> > successes on the backs of the American blue-collar workers such as
our
> > servicemen and women. To Natalie Maines: This Texan?this American
will
> > continue to risk his life to guarantee your freedoms. What will you
do
> > to
> > deserve it?

 

I also believe it is because Eminem is not a representative of our entire country. Bush IS our commander and chief, like him or not you owe him respect. You owe him that for the respect of the american people he represents. To voice your opinion in front of people with common interest and goals is one thing, but to voice your opinion in front of a foreigners in a foreign country just to get a rise out of the crowd is down right disgusting and one of the lowest and most disrespectful thing someone can do.

If you can't see the difference between Eminem and the Chicks you may want to read their exact comments and where they were at the time.

The audience does matter, because I guarantee no matter where they performed in the USA, they wouldn't have made it off the stage unscathed.