Let me preface this first by summarizing the whole controversy and stating a couple things.
The whole mess started in 2003.  During the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, several weeks after their Grammy success, the Dixie Chicks performed in concert…

naliaka on February 13, 2007 at 9:45 AM

Well said and well met.

Nuff Said.

Their gloating will be short-lived when they wake up to reality.

When it comes down to it, the Dixie Chicks peddle a product and while it may be considered “art” they got a free lesson in how capitalism works. No one has to buy their albums, nor does anyone have to attend their concerts. Dixie Chicks can say whate…

It is pretty sad when the most responses on HotAir is to the Dixie Chicks. You guys need to get lives!!!
shackler on February 13, 2007 at 3:41 AM

It’s quite appropriate, because it’s politics. The Dixie Chicks got their grammy for the same reason Jimmy Carter got his Noble Prize. To stick a finger in President Bush’s eye, and by extension the people who support him. The DCs were crashing in popularity with their obnoxious comments but they still managed to land multi-million dollar financing for a movie to further bash President Bush. Any data on whether the movie even broke even? How did they get it distributed if the entertainment industry knew for a fact that the Chicks had lost their #1 audience and had not yet built a replacement fan base (country fans are loyal and go to concerts. The Chicks gave the finger to their upset fans, who were willing to give them a pass if they had been contrite, and gambled on a new, upscale fan base -which doesn’t typically attend concerts – an astoundingly stupid career move by the Chicks.)
This has nothing to do with “music” and everything with the Left’s monopoly dominance of the media, and the awards committees. When was the last time any conservative was even given a nod on any award in any field? Why are our kids being taught out of published American texbooks about the likes of Patricia Schroeder (D-CO) or Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) – more time spent on them who are historically insignificant – than the time allotted to George Washington? They are Democrats – that trumps history. Why is global warming THE topic in the American eucational system to the exclusion of other viewpoints, followed by recycling? WHy are Democrats always the good guys in being presented to us in school, news, movies, television, radio, everything? Republicans are always presented in disapproving and unflattering tones, comments and badly misleading presentations. It’s so absurd that Democrats will be pictured in warm, vibrant colors in photographs, Republicans in stark shadowed black and white. Why is the consumer obligated to buy cable packages of 50 channels, 45 of which one would never watch? Is it not a subsidy for non-performing channels, usually larded with Left 100% propaganda 24/7. It was said this week on the blogs – defeat the Left and all else will follow.

It is pretty sad when the most responses on HotAir is to the Dixie Chicks. You guys need to get lives!!!

shackler on February 13, 2007 at 3:41 AM

Yet here you are posting on the same thread.

And it’s capisce.

I don’t think you understood. I was being sarcastic. For a fascist regime, the Bush admin doesn’t really do a very good job silencing dissent. Hence “incompetent fascists”, as in, really poor at the whole fascist thing. Kappish?

-phil

phile on February 12, 2007 at 10:16 PM

Kappish?

ugh. that’s so… 1970′s brooklyn.

How about the more piratical: “Savy?”

or the archaeic: “What Ay?”

or the simple naval “Aye?”

ANYTHING (well, almost) but not Kappish. something about that word just… UGH. It makes me want to unleash a barrage of onomatopoeia.

How much can you pawn a Grammy for?

My Mom’s got mine on her mantle. She can take that Grammy, along with $1.50 and get coffee anywhere she pleases.

Hence “incompetent fascists”, as in, really poor at the whole fascist thing. Kappish?
-phil
phile on February 12, 2007 at 10:16 PM

Kappish. Sorry about that.

Reuben: I know – some people just have their minds in the gutter, don’t they? (snort)

Professor Blather on February 12, 2007 at 10:33 PM

Indeed. Just a bunch of filthy hooligans, I say. Rapscallions, even.

Jethro Tull was an excellent band … although you are right, they were most decidedly not a heavy metal band.

Personally I thought the Grammy’s jumped the shark when they gave Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The River’ best album over Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’ … but I’m dating myself badly now.

thirteen28 on February 12, 2007 at 10:36 PM

So shines a light in a dim world…for all this time I thought I was the only one who felt that way.

Lost all respect for the grammys when they gave Jethro Tull an award for best heavy metal album of the year. Any band that has a flute is not a heavy metal band.

dawgyear on February 12, 2007 at 8:26 PM

Jethro Tull was an excellent band … although you are right, they were most decidedly not a heavy metal band.

Personally I thought the Grammy’s jumped the shark when they gave Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The River’ best album over Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’ … but I’m dating myself badly now.

*Places neatly back in the DU/DKos forum..*

Reaps on February 12, 2007 at 7:20 PM
Well, naturally I was referring to stuffing a sock in it, and anyone who thinks otherwise has a naughty mind and should be ashamed of themselves.

ReubenJCogburn on February 12, 2007 at 8:36 PM

Reaps: Lighten up, Francis.

Reuben: I know – some people just have their minds in the gutter, don’t they? (snort)

The Bushitler administration is shaping-up to be the most incompetent fascist regime ever!
-phil
phile on February 12, 2007 at 12:15 P
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You think that one up all by yourelf?

forged rite on February 12, 2007 at 12:47 PM

I don’t think you understood. I was being sarcastic. For a fascist regime, the Bush admin doesn’t really do a very good job silencing dissent. Hence “incompetent fascists”, as in, really poor at the whole fascist thing. Kappish?

-phil

In case anyone wants a good, snarky rundown of the events at the Grammy’s, see this.

thirteen28 on February 12, 2007 at 6:00 PM

Okay, THAT was hilarious, but this was my favorite part.

9:39 — Best moment of the night: LeAnn Rimes and Mandy Moore coming out to present as the camera cuts to Jamie Foxx studying them with one of those, “Wait, have I been with either of them yet?” looks on his face. Classic. He’s the best. Meanwhile, the Dixie Chicks win again for “Best Country Album.” We might make it through this entire show without me hearing a single song that I downloaded in 2006.

The Left “dissents” The Right “blacklists”.