Apology from Natalie Maines of The Dixie Chicks:
As a concerned American citizen, I apologize to President Bush because
my remark was disrespectful. I now realize that whoever holds that
office should be treated with the utmost respect.
I hope everyone understands, I'm just a young girl who grew up in Texas.
As far back as I can remember, I heard people say they were ashamed of
President Clinton. I saw bumper stickers calling him everything from a
pothead to a murderer. I heard people on the radio and TV like Rush
Limbaugh, Pat Robertson, Newt Gingrich and Trent Lott bad mouthing the
President and ridiculing his wife and daughter at every opportunity.
I heard LOTS of people disrespecting the President. So I guess I just
assumed it was acceptable behavior.
But now, thanks to the thousands of angry people who want radio stations
to boycott our music, because criticizing the President is unpatriotic,
I realize it's wrong to have a liberal opinion if you're a country music
artist. I guess I should have thought about that before deciding to play
music that attracts hypocritical red necks.
I also realize now that I'm supposed to just sing and look cute so our
fans won't have anything to upset them while they're cheating on their
wives or getting in drunken bar fights or driving around in their pickup
trucks shooting highway signs and small animals.
And most important of all, I realize that it's wrong for a celebrity to
voice a political opinion, unless they're Charlie Daniels, Clint Black,
Merle Haggard, Barbara Mandrell, Loretta Lynn, Ricky Skaggs, Travis
Tritt, Hank Williams Jr, Amy Grant, Larry Gatlin, Crystal Gayle, Reba
McEntire, Lee Greenwood, Lorrie Morgan, Anita Bryant, Mike Oldfield, Ted
Nugent, Wayne Newton, Dick Clark, Jay Leno, Drew Carey, Dixie Carter,
Victoria Jackson, Charleton Heston, Fred Thompson, Ben Stein, Bruce
Willis, Kevin Costner, Arnold Schwartzenegger, Bo Derek, Rick Schroeder,
George Will, Pat Buchanan, Bill O'Reilly, Joe Rogan, Delta Burke, Robert
Conrad or Jesse Ventura.
God Bless America,
Natalie
As a concerned American citizen, I apologize to President Bush because
my remark was disrespectful. I now realize that whoever holds that
office should be treated with the utmost respect.
I hope everyone understands, I'm just a young girl who grew up in Texas.
As far back as I can remember, I heard people say they were ashamed of
President Clinton. I saw bumper stickers calling him everything from a
pothead to a murderer. I heard people on the radio and TV like Rush
Limbaugh, Pat Robertson, Newt Gingrich and Trent Lott bad mouthing the
President and ridiculing his wife and daughter at every opportunity.
I heard LOTS of people disrespecting the President. So I guess I just
assumed it was acceptable behavior.
But now, thanks to the thousands of angry people who want radio stations
to boycott our music, because criticizing the President is unpatriotic,
I realize it's wrong to have a liberal opinion if you're a country music
artist. I guess I should have thought about that before deciding to play
music that attracts hypocritical red necks.
I also realize now that I'm supposed to just sing and look cute so our
fans won't have anything to upset them while they're cheating on their
wives or getting in drunken bar fights or driving around in their pickup
trucks shooting highway signs and small animals.
And most important of all, I realize that it's wrong for a celebrity to
voice a political opinion, unless they're Charlie Daniels, Clint Black,
Merle Haggard, Barbara Mandrell, Loretta Lynn, Ricky Skaggs, Travis
Tritt, Hank Williams Jr, Amy Grant, Larry Gatlin, Crystal Gayle, Reba
McEntire, Lee Greenwood, Lorrie Morgan, Anita Bryant, Mike Oldfield, Ted
Nugent, Wayne Newton, Dick Clark, Jay Leno, Drew Carey, Dixie Carter,
Victoria Jackson, Charleton Heston, Fred Thompson, Ben Stein, Bruce
Willis, Kevin Costner, Arnold Schwartzenegger, Bo Derek, Rick Schroeder,
George Will, Pat Buchanan, Bill O'Reilly, Joe Rogan, Delta Burke, Robert
Conrad or Jesse Ventura.
God Bless America,
Natalie
