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Originally Posted by RACooper (Post 1360884)

See I get the Texas pride and such... but if you feel someone has dishnoured Texas would you express it... oh wait you already are...

Exactly.

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Originally Posted by RACooper (Post 1360873)

I still don't get what the big stink is about really - yeah the critized the President... so what everyone has. So she's embarassed that the President is from Texas... so what I'm sure there are a hell of alot of other people.

If they're free to express their displeasure with the President, then why can't other people express their displeasure with the Dixie Chicks?

I personally don't understand why so many people think they're so courageous or whatever; if I had a dime for every person who has spoken out against the President, I'd be rich. It's not like they're going against the stream or anything.

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Originally Posted by macallan25 (Post 1360858)

The fact that she spoke out against Bush and "apologized" for America's actions while in Europe was a pretty big deal. I think if she would have done it in the US it would have been slightly less criticized. Texans also didn't appreciate the fact that she said she was embarassed to be from Texas because George Bush is from there.

Point: She only said she was embarassed that Bush was from Texas, not that she was embarassed to be from Texas. She did not apologize for America's actions. In fact, the Chicks next sentence was that they still supported the troops in Iraq/Afghanistan.

Also, LLoyd Maines produced an album for Charlie Robison in 2004 that included vocals by his daughter, Natalie. He also contributed sound mixing to the documentary "Shut Up & Sing". I don't think that falls under the heading of "practically disowning her." In fact, he has publicly stated his love, respect, and support of his daughter.

And, some Texans agreed with her.