The Chicks were right..

I remember.. back before the war started.. three women from Texas were doing a show in Europe and made a statement that stunned the world.. The entire USA was in an outrage.. It was absolutely unbelievable...
that's right I'm talking about THEM.......
The Dixie Chicks..
three words most country music fans wouldn't utter up till now..
Cause as more and more time passes, most people realize.. that they should be ashamed.
You would have thought they called for the assasination of a foreign leader or something!
There were album burnings and crushings, country radio refused (and in some cases still does refuse) to play their music.. They were harrassed, vandalized and had death threats cast upon them. All for speaking. After all... they are private citizens.... they can say whatever they want right?
Not to mention the fact that most media organizations only quoted Natalie's comments, and made no mention of what Emily said, which came directly after the comments, which was "but we support our troops"
So they are vilified in the media, and on country radio..
Yet Pat Roberston, who calls for the assassination of a foreign leader, on national television, and it barely makes a mention on the news.. He actually LIED and stated that he was misinterpreted and he never said assassinate.. which he DID, but yet he works away unscathed.. no controversy.. no boycott of the 700 club.. nothing..
and it absolutely stumps me..
I can't wrap my head around it.. I sit screaming in my head sometimes at the stupidity of some people.. (or as I heard someone call them the other day "sheeple"
sheep + people=sheeple)

In Idaho yesterday, mr qweef had all these neat little soundbites that someone had obviously written for him. And it was beyond bizzare.. looking at the polls yesterday that were on AOL, the questions centering on whether the man should be on a 5 week vacation in the middle of a war (um....frickin no!) to if he's doing a good job or something along those lines.. The numbers are finally starting to turn.. and not just a little.. a LOT.. I've watched polls for a long time.. and this is one of the first ones that is toppling in the other direction.
It's nice to see.. and who knows maybe we can finally hear the chicks on the radio again.. I miss that..