The Chicks Are Back, And Still Haven't Learned
I never really touched on the Dixie Chicks. One reason, and the primary one is, who cares what a bunch of celebrities have to say? For years, we've listened to Holly-weird speak out on nearly every topic imaginable. (Tim Robbins is an expert on "cold winds," and George Clooney talked tough on Darfur, but was short on workable, winning ideas.) But the Dixie Chicks claimed the nutter fame spot right after they criticized the president a couple years ago. Natalie Mains proclaimed that she was "ashamed" of the president having come from Austin. (I'm sure the world really cared; the only nuts to follow the story were the MSM, and their entertainment lackeys.)
That led to a hard fall for the band. Country stations around the country did a voluntary boycott of them. Politics, you see, is in everything. Country music has always been synonymous with the United States. The values and morals that most country stars sing about reflect simpler times, but strong upbringing. The values within the lyrics translate into the way things used to be. You minded your parents. You respected your elders. Love was the norm, not sex. A faith in a higher being (read: God).
The Dixie Chicks little self-aggrandizing rant costr them their spot as one of the up-and-coming groups in country music. They vowed that they'd be back, and lo and behold, this year they have returned. And with an album that debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts. (That's sort of like saying your Bob Burkett peddling a story about a president not fulfilling his Guard duties, and Dan Rather gives you the lead story DESPITE the fact that neither can prove the story.) For a moment, forget the charts, and tell me Natalie Maines has learned the lessons of the past:
The Chicks can't hide their disgust at the lack of support they received from other country performers. "A lot of artists cashed in on being against what we said or what we stood for because that was promoting their career, which was a horrible thing to do," says Robison.
"A lot of pandering started going on, and you'd see soldiers and the American flag in every video. It became a sickening display of ultra-patriotism."
"The entire country may disagree with me, but I don't understand the necessity for patriotism," [Natalie] Maines resumes, through gritted teeth. "Why do you have to be a patriot? About what? This land is our land? Why? You can like where you live and like your life, but as for loving the whole country… I don't see why people care about patriotism."
She admits she doesn't get it. AT LAST! THE HEAVENS ARE PARTING! Someone on the Left stated it loud and clear.
They don't get "patriotism."
They don't understand the love of the nation that so many people have. They don't understand the people who are thankful to be living in America; the land of opportunities where immigrants for 230 years have been coming to for a better life. Natalie Maines doesn't get it. She doesn't see the greatness of this nation,a nd that, ladies and gentlemen, is the key to the Left's problem.
This isn't self-love.
This is appreciating where you live. This is saying "Thank you" to God for living here and even being born here. This is America where we are the land of the free and the home of the brave. No other nation in modern history has shed so much for so many.
The Left will never get this, and I'm glad at least ONE person on their side finally came out and said so. Now, if we could just get the Left's leaders step up and admit this too. This could be an act of solidarity for a begrudged set of souls. Natalie Maines may have just given the Left their poster girls for the 2006 election. And with their platform shaping up to look a lot like a derelict hulk, we could only hope that someone on the Left makes a nutter comment about how the Chicks aree right, and America's wrong.
Uh-huh. If the Left would like to see what sagging record sales look like, head into November with that idea. The defeats in the House and the Senate will mirror the tanking the chicks took in Round One.
Publius II
I never really touched on the Dixie Chicks. One reason, and the primary one is, who cares what a bunch of celebrities have to say? For years, we've listened to Holly-weird speak out on nearly every topic imaginable. (Tim Robbins is an expert on "cold winds," and George Clooney talked tough on Darfur, but was short on workable, winning ideas.) But the Dixie Chicks claimed the nutter fame spot right after they criticized the president a couple years ago. Natalie Mains proclaimed that she was "ashamed" of the president having come from Austin. (I'm sure the world really cared; the only nuts to follow the story were the MSM, and their entertainment lackeys.)
That led to a hard fall for the band. Country stations around the country did a voluntary boycott of them. Politics, you see, is in everything. Country music has always been synonymous with the United States. The values and morals that most country stars sing about reflect simpler times, but strong upbringing. The values within the lyrics translate into the way things used to be. You minded your parents. You respected your elders. Love was the norm, not sex. A faith in a higher being (read: God).
The Dixie Chicks little self-aggrandizing rant costr them their spot as one of the up-and-coming groups in country music. They vowed that they'd be back, and lo and behold, this year they have returned. And with an album that debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts. (That's sort of like saying your Bob Burkett peddling a story about a president not fulfilling his Guard duties, and Dan Rather gives you the lead story DESPITE the fact that neither can prove the story.) For a moment, forget the charts, and tell me Natalie Maines has learned the lessons of the past:
The Chicks can't hide their disgust at the lack of support they received from other country performers. "A lot of artists cashed in on being against what we said or what we stood for because that was promoting their career, which was a horrible thing to do," says Robison.
"A lot of pandering started going on, and you'd see soldiers and the American flag in every video. It became a sickening display of ultra-patriotism."
"The entire country may disagree with me, but I don't understand the necessity for patriotism," [Natalie] Maines resumes, through gritted teeth. "Why do you have to be a patriot? About what? This land is our land? Why? You can like where you live and like your life, but as for loving the whole country… I don't see why people care about patriotism."
She admits she doesn't get it. AT LAST! THE HEAVENS ARE PARTING! Someone on the Left stated it loud and clear.
They don't get "patriotism."
They don't understand the love of the nation that so many people have. They don't understand the people who are thankful to be living in America; the land of opportunities where immigrants for 230 years have been coming to for a better life. Natalie Maines doesn't get it. She doesn't see the greatness of this nation,a nd that, ladies and gentlemen, is the key to the Left's problem.
This isn't self-love.
This is appreciating where you live. This is saying "Thank you" to God for living here and even being born here. This is America where we are the land of the free and the home of the brave. No other nation in modern history has shed so much for so many.
The Left will never get this, and I'm glad at least ONE person on their side finally came out and said so. Now, if we could just get the Left's leaders step up and admit this too. This could be an act of solidarity for a begrudged set of souls. Natalie Maines may have just given the Left their poster girls for the 2006 election. And with their platform shaping up to look a lot like a derelict hulk, we could only hope that someone on the Left makes a nutter comment about how the Chicks aree right, and America's wrong.
Uh-huh. If the Left would like to see what sagging record sales look like, head into November with that idea. The defeats in the House and the Senate will mirror the tanking the chicks took in Round One.
Publius II
posted by Syd And Vaughn | 7:52 PM
3 Comments:
I have no use for the dixie brats, none-nada. Rawriter
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You say nothing at all about their music ... what do you think of the country-pop feel of "Taking The Long Way?"
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