NBC's Matt Lauer opened this morning's Today show with news of the Dixie Chicks' big win at last night's Grammy Awards and used the moment to take a dig at the President's expense. After Lauer teased segments on snow in the Midwest and a skydiver who survived a fall, Lauer took his shot via the big news that an outspoken liberal musical group was awarded a prize from their liberal peers in the music industry:
Lauer: "And Chicks rule! They were shunned after criticizing the President but after a big night at the Grammys the Dixie Chicks are getting the last laugh today, Monday, February 12th, 2007."
Later in the show, in the 9am hour, Natalie Morales declared it was "a big evening for some ladies who've endured some tough times," and West Coast contributor Maria Menenous scored a backstage interview with the Chicks along with Rolling Stone's Joe Levy who asked if the win was a "vindication."
Natalie Morales: "The music industry honored its own at the Grammys last night and it was a big evening for some ladies who've endured some tough times, the Dixie Chicks. Here's our West Coast contributor Maria Menenous with all the big winners."
Maria Menounos: "From red carpet twists and turns to onstage wins it was ladies night at the Grammies. Almost four years after lead singer Natalie Maines criticized President Bush the Dixie Chicks staged a major comeback winning five awards."
Natalie Maines: "I told you I'd take you to the Grammys, stick with me!"
Menounos: "Rolling Stone magazine's Joe Levy and I spoke to the winners back stage."
Joe Levy: "Now is this kind of for you a vindication?"
Maines: "That makes me smile but it's not the way I look at it. I'm just happy."
—Geoffrey Dickens is the senior news analyst at the Media Research Center.
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A group of people giving them
February 12, 2007 - 17:35 ET by AlgerHissA group of people giving themselves awards is always a real yawner.
Rochester, Minnesota: A Fem_Leftist City!
They probably broke their arm
February 12, 2007 - 17:50 ET by gfrrmanThey probably broke their arms slapping themselves on the back!!
...hey 20 million+ listeners
February 13, 2007 - 10:54 ET by TruthMonger...hey 20 million+ listeners love Limbaugh - so I guess HE'S BEEN VINDICATED over the McNabb "controversy" hasn't he : ) ?
A certain percentage of 10,000 off-the-charts partisan Bush-hating NARAS members apparently "vindicated" these burka chicks with their Grammy votes...
...what an absolute crock of sh*t - Lauer, you are one absolutely ridiculous dude...
I challenge these so-called "peace-activists" to organize JUST ONE MAJOR D.C. PROTEST AGAINST AL QUEDA by the end of 2007...
You are too kind!!!!
February 12, 2007 - 17:59 ET by misterbillYou are too kind!!!! Do you remember when Brando won an Oscar? He didn't show at the presentation. He had better things to do.
I do not watch shows where people who have won celebrity and riches then pat themselves on the backs by giving each other awards. It turned out that Public TV had a show on about the snakes of Georgia. Far more interesting to me than the snakes of Celebrity.
I
An ugly American is one who does not support his country.
Brando and the Oscar
February 12, 2007 - 18:07 ET by dagdaBrando sent an out of work actress, dressed as an Indian, using the name Little Feather or something, to pick up his Oscar. It was a political statement until people started tracking things down.
Our real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow. Dwight Eisenhower
And George C. Scott refused h
February 12, 2007 - 18:24 ET by Del DolemonteAnd George C. Scott refused his Oscar for "Patton", didn't he?
According to IMDB.com he did
February 12, 2007 - 18:36 ET by Eric TurnerAccording to IMDB.com he did refuse it "claiming that competition between actors was unfair and a 'meat parade'."
Gee all those years of crybabying and the dixiechix won
February 13, 2007 - 02:36 ET by SportPoliticsGee all those years of crybabying and the dixiechix won. I guess the evil Rove silencing machine never really got off the Aberdeen Proving grounds, imagine that it was all a big lie by the dixiechix.
Now that they weren't silenced and got an award because so many losers heard them screech, will they shut up and go away, or tell us how stupid they were assuming noone listened to them anymore ?
Now that matty thinks they got the last laugh, can we laugh at them and their appeased feelers, and the absolutely pathetic and petty appearance of it all ?
How about another prize for being the phoniest loud mouthed crybabies who have ever been silenced ?
Lauer
February 12, 2007 - 17:36 ET by iveseenitallLauer -- an immature, liberal p.o.s. As if anyone but him and his juvenile pals gives a damn about the Dixie Chicks or their "awards". Grow up, Lauer; you act like a teenager.(There's definitely a culture war out there).
NEVER,NEVER trust a liberal
I thought the dixiechix were 3 blondes
February 13, 2007 - 02:43 ET by SportPoliticsI thought the dixiechix were 3 blondes. So much for how famous they are. It's also amazing to me that they are all three wearing black. Is it a night of grieving for them again, now that the "have been silenced" jig is up ? Maybe they all decided they couldn't possibly win, as the powerful Rove machine lives on,and they were prepared to look the 3 sisters grim, believing themselves that their music sucks.
Maybe they're all now 3 fat hogs,and needed to wear black to try to make themselves look thin ? Goes with low self esteem kookball lib, especially on awards night.
Could be the women's lib thing too. Men wear black suits, women must be equal and wear black dress.
Oh who cares, I'm sick of it all now. They're idiots for wearing black, either way.
Do the awards reflect their s
February 12, 2007 - 17:43 ET by Mean Gene Dr. LoveDo the awards reflect their sales and concert attendance?
Does the Bush administration have anything to do with them winning or losing the awards?
Do these awards reflect the sentiments of the majority of country music fans in America?
I didn't think so.
So what?
If having their liberal friends in the music business shower them with Grammys makes the Dixie Chicks feel vindicated against the Bush administration, then they are complete idiots. The Grammys and the Bush Administration are mutually exclusive.
The thing the Dixie Chicks have yet to understand is that Natalies comments pissed off their fan base...not the Bush Administration (the Administration could not have cared less about what they said)...and that their subsequent drop in sales and concert attendance is because they lost their former fans.
Lauer is an idiot too.
Gun Safety Tip #8: No matter how responsible he seems, never give your gun to a monkey. (www.imao.us)
People in the entertainment
February 12, 2007 - 21:24 ET by kgPeople in the entertainment industry should realize that they are just that...entertainment. People do not care for entertainer's political views.
If Dixie Chicks promise not to talk politics...
February 12, 2007 - 21:27 ET by whodatBush promises he won't sing!
and yet those entertainers fe
February 12, 2007 - 21:37 ET by Conservative in the Artsand yet those entertainers feel that they are so much more than us simpletons.
as an aside, I saw the "People in the entertainment industry.." in the side bar while reading another post. I'm glad I didn't have to correct you. The good thing is that the people around me don't want to hear my political views either so they don't start in the first place.
They should also realize th
February 12, 2007 - 23:55 ET by Mean Gene Dr. LoveThey should also realize that outside of performing their livelihood, they are not entertaining, nor are they in the slightest amusing. In fact, I find them completely irrelevant. The only reason the press and other people give them airtime is because they are rich and recognizable.
And any idiot can be rich and recognizable in Hollywood or the Music Industry...you just have to have one of three things (or any combination of them)
1. Talent (if you got it great, life is easier, if you have no talent, no problem...see #3)
2. The right connections, or
3. Low enough standards to "make" the right connections.
My unscientific pondering comes to the conclusion that 95% of the stars have little talent, so the overwhelming majority of them have gotten to their positions by making the right connections or doing "whatever it takes" to make the right connections.
And people wonder why I don't watch much TV, go to many movies, or buy new music.
These idiots don't deserve my time (or my money).
Gun Safety Tip #8: No matter how responsible he seems, never give your gun to a monkey. (www.imao.us)
Awards
February 12, 2007 - 17:44 ET by KC MulvilleA few years ago, the Emmys got political when they awarded Murphy Brown an emmy as a slap in the face of Dan Quayle. Everyone now agrees that Quayle was correct.
Last laughs go in cycles, I guess.
Hmmm a group of leftist music
February 12, 2007 - 17:46 ET by truth_missileHmmm a group of leftist music execs stuff the ballot for the group that openly criticized the President, also Gore reading the nominees for 'Best Rock Album' including Neil Youngs' Living With War?!?!?
What a steaming pantload of no talent self serving crap these people are.
I think the Michael Bolton ch
February 12, 2007 - 17:48 ET by Mean Gene Dr. LoveI think the Michael Bolton character on Office Space said it best: "a no-talent a$$ clown"
Gun Safety Tip #8: No matter how responsible he seems, never give your gun to a monkey. (www.imao.us)
Lauer: "And Chicks rul
February 12, 2007 - 17:51 ET by MightyMouthLauer: "And Chicks rule!
At that point Lauer skips across the stage pausing long enough to crown George Clooney "Sexiest Man", kiss Bryant Gumbel on the cheek and say three "Hail Allahs" to Obama... What a doof...
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Lauer's just doing his job,
February 12, 2007 - 18:27 ET by balboaLauer's just doing his job, Mighty. It's big news that the Chicks win after the whole debacle of the past couple of years. The Today Show is a lot of fluff. This was fluff.
You are correct Amigo, righ
February 13, 2007 - 12:07 ET by MightyMouthYou are correct Amigo, right after Lauer's job description of "dancing fairy" comes "GWB basher". Trouble is, it's hard to tell which job title he likes best. :-/
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Laurer is no fool. He knows i
February 12, 2007 - 18:37 ET by muh-oonLaurer is no fool. He knows if he can maintain a high enough level of schoolgirl perkiness, he will be offered a nightly anchor job.
Stop! You're scaring me!
February 12, 2007 - 18:40 ET by lnthompStop! You're scaring me!
Lee T.
U.S. Navy (ret.) / Hillsboro, Oregon
I have enough money to last me the rest of my life. Unless I buy something.
Was it in poor taste, what th
February 12, 2007 - 17:54 ET byWas it in poor taste, what the Dixie Chicks did? Yes, it was. But they have freedom of speech and they were not bashing us to the enemy, so it was not treason. On the other hand, people have a right to burn their CDs too.
I still listen to them, but I look at them differently than I once did. And this is not due to what they said. It is due to their nude cover on that magazine. I pretty much see them as the type who will do anything to make it in the music world--in other words, they lost my respect.
Debra...Celebrity whores is m
February 12, 2007 - 18:02 ET by Clear thinkerDebra...
Celebrity whores is more like it.
Well, hmm, Clear thinker,...
February 12, 2007 - 18:20 ET byWell, hmm, Clear thinker,... I suppose if one had to sum it up in two words or less.
Yes, I'd rather they wore b
February 12, 2007 - 18:26 ET by balboaYes, I'd rather they wore burkas, stayed home, you know: learned their place.
Oh brother, there is a huge g
February 12, 2007 - 22:23 ET byOh brother, there is a huge gap between wearing a burkas and three women posing nude for the front of a magazine. I am far from one who believes that women should totally cover-up from head to toe:
http://www.debrajmsmith.com/women.html
--And note the date that I wrote the article. In other words, I did not just write it to cover me on this issue.
What bugs me is that all of t
February 13, 2007 - 09:19 ET by BruzillaWhat bugs me is that all of the focus for the woes of the Dixie Chicks is placed on their comments about Bush. Everyone, but the fans, have forgotten what really got them into trouble - Maine's comments about how she has all the money she'll ever need, and how since she's so rich she can speak her mind, and how country music fans are pretty much nothing but low-life, in-bred, hicks. Her fellow band members did nothing to object to her comments, which showed they felt the same way... a typical "it's them, not us, that's the problem" attitude. Maines said she was through with country music and her buddies went right along with her.
Then when their accountants call up and say "about all that money you had... you spent it all and no one's buying your records, so you better get out there and make some more sales", they suddenly redicover their love for country music and its fans, and expect everyone to forget what was said. Then when that doesn't happen, they whore up to the anti-war crowd and blame all their woes on Republicans.
All I can say is since their album peaked at 36 and went downhill from there, I hope the Chicks enjoy their brief moment in the spotlight. I also hope the spotlight isn't still on them when they take their Gramy's to the pawn shop to get some extra cash.
Wow, Bruzilla.... When did sh
February 13, 2007 - 13:53 ET byWow, Bruzilla.... When did she say that and how can be sure that such is not just gossip?
From her interview in Enterta
February 13, 2007 - 14:41 ET by BruzillaFrom her interview in Entertainment Weekly May 2003:
"For me as a person, [The Incident has] completely altered the course I was on. For me to be in country music to begin with was not who I was. I liked Martie and Emily's playing, but I did not grow up liking country music. And I guess I was ignorant to the fact that the stereotypes behind country music were true — and it was disappointing. And so at this stage, I can never... I would be cheating myself and not setting a good example for my children to go back to something that I don't wholeheartedly believe in. So I'm pretty much done. They've shown their true colors. I like lots of country music, but as far as the industry and everything that happened... I couldn't want to be farther away from that. And it's easier when you're financially set, because you can be a little more ballsy, and just do what you want to do. I don't want people to think that me not wanting to be a part of country music is any sort of revenge. It is not. It is totally me being who I am, and not wanting to compromise myself and hate my life."
Yep... she was "who I am" right up until her banker called, then she was running back to try to tell Country fans that she loves the genre again. I guess she thinks we're as stupid as she is. I wish her luck in pawning her awards to keep her lights on.
Wow, Bruzilla... She sure dug
February 13, 2007 - 18:56 ET byWow, Bruzilla... She sure dug herself a hole. Something tells me that they will not be winning any "Country Music" awards.
Thanks for the info.
Yeah, Bruzilla - good quote.
February 13, 2007 - 19:02 ET by acaiguanaYeah, Bruzilla - good quote.
I don't want people to think that me not wanting to be a part of country music is any sort of revenge.
No you belly-button centered world view twit, we thought it was a blessing.
But you are a Leftist and therefore this whole idea was just junk from your mouth, like everything else you say.
ACA
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Hillary Clinton says: "I want to take those profits."
If you think this is bad wa
February 12, 2007 - 18:00 ET by mlongIf you think this is bad wait untill they give Gore the Oscar..Lauer and the rest of the MSM will be tripping all over themselves to pat him on the back and bash Bush.
And if Al wins the Nobel Peac
February 12, 2007 - 18:33 ET by Del DolemonteAnd if Al wins the Nobel Peace Prize, watch out!
Lost in the Grammy shuffle: legendary New Orleans vocalist Irma Thomas won her very first Grammy (and she's been singing for almost 50 years!) for Best Contemporary Blues album ("After the Rain"), Tina's ex Ike Turner won Best Traditional Blues album ("Risin' With the Blues"), Bruce Springsteen won best Traditional Folk album for "Seeger Sessions", “Legends of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar — Live From Maui” (GREAT album, FYI) won Best Hawaiian Music album, and last but not least, “Polka in Paradise,” Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra won Best Polka Album.
"still listen to them,
February 12, 2007 - 18:07 ET by ckc1227"still listen to them, but I look at them differently than I once did. And this is not due to what they said. It is due to their nude cover on that magazine."
Hmm, bashing America on foreign soil during a time of war, ehh, not so bad; displaying the body God gave them on a magazine cover = unforgiveable.
Interesting......
Liberalism is the philosophy of the stupid.
ckc - true --verrrry interesting.
February 12, 2007 - 18:09 ET by misterbillckc - true --verrrry interesting. (And verrry puzzling.)
An ugly American is one who does not support his country.
Vindication ? Maybe it's
February 12, 2007 - 18:25 ET by JayTeeVindication ? Maybe it's because they kept their mouth Shut for 2 years......and they can always Go back to previous Record Sales, if they have a Repeat Bash performance.
The advice back when was "Shut up and Sing"......and that seemed to have worked....so far.
asset to deficet
February 12, 2007 - 19:02 ET by acumenAnd in the absense of anything even remotely resembling musical talent in the last year, the producers of the grammy awards came up with the brilliant business decision to piss off even more potential cd-buyers by turning the music awards into yet another lame bash-Bush fest - All at the expense of the Chicks.
Party on Chicks while the Grammy folks get the last laugh watching those shiny grammys they gave you to promote themselves, rapidly transform from an asset to your career to an unsurmountable deficit.
and you're telling me the
February 12, 2007 - 19:47 ET by wiwfand you're telling me the oscars aren't political?
Dixie Chicks' music really does suck. I hated them way before they thought they were being cool and different by going into politics.
When Iraq becomes free and stable and is shown as a beacon of democracy in the Middle East, I do believe that Bush will have that last laugh!
springsteen
February 12, 2007 - 19:56 ET by umpeteused to love bruce when I was a kid....wow, talk about getting gobbled up in self-importance...i love the category they came up for his pathetic cd "seeger sessions" - traditional folk....talk about creating a category so they could find an award for the former boss
When exactly do you expect th
February 12, 2007 - 21:01 ET by balboaWhen exactly do you expect that beacon to start shining? 10 years? 20?
Balboa, my husband came bac
February 12, 2007 - 21:59 ET by terrigBalboa, my husband came back from Iraq on Saturday morning after midnight. He said that if they could clear out the Iranians and their ilk and if the American people really supported them they could clear it out. How long did it take the USA for us to get our act together? 1776-1789 Iraq 2003-2007 we're not there yet but we're trying. I am ususally pretty tolerant of you but I would prefer to believe my husband WHO JUST GOT BACK FROM IRAQ then the TWITS or THOSE OF YOU WHO WANT TO MAKE APLOGIES FOR THEM.
Real support
February 12, 2007 - 22:04 ET by nkviking75Welcome home to your hubby with my thanks for his service, and to you for your sacrifices.
The troops deserve so much better than what they are getting from the country now. If this war becomes another Vietnam, it will be because of all the efforts of the libs and the MSM to undermine it. At least this time the silent majority isn't quite so silent, but we risk being drowned out.
nkviking75, I am afraid it'
February 12, 2007 - 22:15 ET by terrignkviking75, I am afraid it's going to be Viet Nam Redux. I'm so fed up with the libs. I will be glad when we move out of the People's Republic of Hawaii. The paper ran a big to do about the Twits & how they were "vindicated". By who? I don't know anyone who will buy their records anymore. I did have their first 3 and I liked the first 2 a lot and saw them open for Tim McGraw and they did put on a good show but old Natalie was whinning then about her ex-husband and I remember some guy behind me saying "who cares, we wanna hear you sing!". That was in 1999.
Our "betters"
February 12, 2007 - 22:23 ET by nkviking75The entertainment industry is full of people who feel superior to the rest of us. When they get a chance to stick their collective thumb in the eyes of us in Flyoverland by telling us what's good, they will. The girls could have set the phone book to music and they'd still have swept their awards. This seems to be true of any major award, from the Grammys, Oscars, and Emmys, to the Nobel Peace Prize.
Welcome Home, Soldier! Than
February 12, 2007 - 22:17 ET by ghotifunWelcome Home, Soldier! Thank your husband/citizen soldier for a job well-done. It is safe to say that we are ALL glad he come home to you safely.
I'm glad he came back safe. I
February 12, 2007 - 23:08 ET by balboaI'm glad he came back safe. I want a resolution to the situation, but I just don't see when that's going to be.
The immense ignorance is amazing
February 13, 2007 - 03:02 ET by SportPoliticsThe immense ignorance is amazing. I have to give you credit, if anything more irritatingly stupid could be said with such pathetically wimpy insincerity, I'd be further astounded.
There were a bunch of Resolutions, by the way, and you certainly don't see that, now.
You want another resolution,which in your case is a few million dead brown people while you glorify "bringing em home alive", which in the modern parlance of deranged traitors means admitting a mistake, not of the USA, but of the object of your insane obsession, and the ultimate dictatorial ruler of the USA, President Bush.
No faith in your democrats who took back DC ? They get 3 days to guffaw and babbaloon about Bush, so you can giggle and snicker like a 3 year old, then on Friday they all get to play flip flop fanatic freak fibber, and the troops will march on.
Watch and see.
Then you'll see....well... you will probably see - Bush the dictator forcing the dictum down the throats of liars you like - as Nancy chokes on BMOC's schtick. Have fun swallowing.
That's big of you I guess b
February 13, 2007 - 03:22 ET by terrigThat's big of you I guess but this isn't a drive thru McDonald's meal that will be over soon or a video game. I don't understand you, I really don't. You and your liberal ilk should get that through your heads. Sometimes things take longer than we would like but you don't have a horse in the race so why should it worry you?
I never said I wanted it in
February 13, 2007 - 11:47 ET by balboaI never said I wanted it in the same amount of time I can get a Big Mac. But do you really think this is going to end ANYTIME soon? Any time in the next 10 years?
Balboa - wars are not won on
February 13, 2007 - 12:06 ET by florida_chadBalboa - wars are not won on a time table. Is 10 years too long? What if it works? All hell, lets just go home losers again. That will really help the world and the USA. Do you think we knew when WW2 was going to end. It will end when we kill all those that want to do us harm. You can't just put it in a miocrowave and be done with it.
Bal, think about this, can th
February 13, 2007 - 21:58 ET by Chicago RepublicanBal, think about this, can the Islamists that we face really beat us on the battlefield? Or can they only beat us if we lose the will to fight? They smell blood, my friend. They think that we can lose the stomach in a battle because of the casualties, and a lot of your buddies on the Left and their impatience, impracticality in warfare and lack of perspective in warfare give them hope.
Turn around your premise. Is
February 13, 2007 - 22:18 ET by NeoConfirmedTurn around your premise. Is there going to be another terrorist attack on American soil ANYTIME soon? The answer to that and your question is simple...Nobody knows. The absense of the almighty 'exit strategy' doesn't mean that consevatives (i.e. Bush, Chaney, Newsbusters, etc.) don't want this war to end. We wish it was over too Balboa but we refuse to let Iraq turn into a Mega Terrorist Training Camp and we don't give a rat's ass how long or how much money it takes. Having a balanced budget and universal heath care doesn't mean a damn thing if we lose what this country stands for. And, make no mistake, this country stands for freedom. That includes the security of our children's freedom and we don't intend on letting them down.
Bal, that was an exceptionall
February 12, 2007 - 22:12 ET by Roger the ShrubberBal, that was an exceptionally stupid comment.
This isn't a sitcom where everything is cleaned up nice and tidy every 23-minute episode.
You have just summed up the sterotypical Lib. I thought you were better than that.
I'm not expecting tidy. I jus
February 12, 2007 - 23:05 ET by balboaI'm not expecting tidy. I just don't see an end to this problem for a loooonnngg time.
Yes, THAT'S exactly what the
February 12, 2007 - 23:35 ET by gfrrmanYes, THAT'S exactly what the POTUS said before we went over there....but maybe that slipped your mind?
He just wants total peace, al
February 13, 2007 - 11:53 ET by TruthMongerHe just wants total peace, all over the world, right now - and Bush is standing in the way : ) . . .
I challenge these so-called "peace-activists" to organize JUST ONE MAJOR D.C. PROTEST AGAINST AL QUEDA by the end of 2007...
That makes as much sense as
February 13, 2007 - 12:06 ET by balboaThat makes as much sense as me saying you want constant war.
Constant war? No - but when y
February 13, 2007 - 12:12 ET by florida_chadConstant war? No - but when you fight a war you fight to win. We would have won in vietnam if not for the press and libs like you. If you and your ilk aren't smart enough to learn from history then you doom us to repeat it. The vietnamese even admit they could not have beat us on the battle field. Public opinion is all they had.
Most all of the big name dems are saying the war will end when they are elected. So there is you time frame. 2 years to go. What do you thing the enemy thinks of that?!?
Do you want us to win or to come home SOON? Because both things won't happen, only one will.
...so when have we ever had t
February 13, 2007 - 12:25 ET by TruthMonger...so when have we ever had total peace , I ask ya...? We haven't even secured California and Florida yet. And btw how's it going in Clinton's Bosnia these days...?
http://www.amnestyusa.org/countries/bosnia_herzegovina/index.do
I challenge these so-called "peace-activists" to organize JUST ONE MAJOR D.C. PROTEST AGAINST AL QUEDA by the end of 2007...
Good Lord...I want us to wi
February 13, 2007 - 12:26 ET by balboaGood Lord...
I want us to win. But if it takes forever, someone's doing something wrong.
As for Vietnam, I believe the American public got tired of seeing massive casualties, teenagers coming home in body bags.
...see above - life takes for
February 13, 2007 - 12:29 ET by TruthMonger...see above - life takes forever right now...
Why did that happen in Vietna
February 13, 2007 - 12:40 ET by florida_chadWhy did that happen in Vietnam? Couldn't have been the constant barrage of negative newscasts? Look, Bush should do a better job of explaining this again and again to the public, but to lose in Iraq will be a tremendous mistake. Send more troops, loosen the rules of engagement, forget public opinion, just WIN. To constantly hear, BRING THEM HOME< BRING THEM HOME. doesn't help. You cannot micromanage a war. If we had this enviroment in the 1940's we would have lost WW2 and gb tying in german right now. Really, get on board or shut up. Don't just stand on the sidelines and bitch and moan. No offense ;-) Balboa, I'm just fed up today with all this bitching about the war. War is hell.
Bal in teh early years of the
February 14, 2007 - 03:25 ET by Dan The Man 2Bal in teh early years of the Repubic the Barbary Coast was a big problem too. It took a while but we managed to get the problem resolved, one thing we did learn that we could continue to pay ransoms or we could fight a war. Finally we understood that a war was the only way we could free ourselves from these terrorists. We killed them until they relinquished.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark. -- save my gun, shoot a liberal.
He needs it to be over by fri
February 13, 2007 - 12:07 ET by florida_chadHe needs it to be over by friday at 9pm. There is a TV show on that he wants to watch.
Yeah - WW2 was cleaned up rea
February 13, 2007 - 12:00 ET by florida_chadYeah - WW2 was cleaned up real fast wasn't it? How many years were we in Japan and Germany Balboa? Read some history to get some perspective.
I don't consider this the &
February 13, 2007 - 12:05 ET by balboaI don't consider this the "clean up" phase of the operation, do you? I consider this the still struggling to maintain control phase.
After we beat the Germans fig
February 13, 2007 - 12:08 ET by florida_chadAfter we beat the Germans fighting still happened. There was not instant peace.
I'm aware of that. But we h
February 13, 2007 - 12:27 ET by balboaI'm aware of that. But we haven't beaten anyone yet except Saddam's regime.
I understand you like movies,
February 13, 2007 - 12:35 ET by TruthMongerI understand you like movies, bal - rent one called "As Good As It Gets..."
R the S
February 13, 2007 - 00:16 ET by SportPoliticsR the S, thank you for your support.
Now bal can jabber about the latest skirt in a movie, and be a great and goody friend to all, once again.
If an Al Qaeda nuke glasses Hollywood, maybe the jackasses of America will get onboard, of course, maybe not.
So The Ditzy Twits got themse
February 13, 2007 - 02:15 ET by Nach Dem FleischSo The Ditzy Twits got themselves some Grammys. Like they think that means something in the real world. Big deal.
Jethro Tull (Crest OF A Knave) beat Metallica (...And Justice For All) for Best Metal Album in 1989. I rest my case.
And I forgot all about Milli Vanilli. Heeheehee.
Well, as far as the Grammy'
February 12, 2007 - 19:54 ET by BigBWell, as far as the Grammy's goes...just 2 words.... Milli Vanilli...
Now they just add to their relevance.....This has all of the 'imagine that' value as wondering what smells after my cat craps in the box....
They might as well start giving Grammys to the 'Best in Show' at the Westminster Dog Show....makes about as much sense.....Giving them the award for a category that they PROUDLY took a crap on...
You go Grammys....good Lord....
Now, this might sting just a little bit.....
Vindication ? The only real v
February 12, 2007 - 20:18 ET by Johnnyboy792Vindication ? The only real vindication will be if they start filling the seats at their concerts again. And let's not forget Matty Boy, President Bush never did a thing to them. It was only the public who spoke to them and will continue to do so.
The Twits don't want to ce in
February 12, 2007 - 22:00 ET by terrigThe Twits don't want to ce in the CD changer with Toby Keith and that is enough for me to keep them out.
...they'll be going the "
February 13, 2007 - 11:58 ET by TruthMonger...they'll be going the "Jane Fonda route" now - permanently...
Enjoy watching the dust collect on yer statues, burka babes - and maybe your group can hit the wedding party circuit for some extra cash - or there's always a rewarding new career waiting for you at the local vo-tech...Court Reporter sound any good? How about "Veterinary Assistant...: ) ?"
I challenge these so-called "peace-activists" to organize JUST ONE MAJOR D.C. PROTEST AGAINST AL QUEDA by the end of 2007...
Oh, yeah, they sure showed us
February 12, 2007 - 21:45 ET by richflanjOh, yeah, they sure showed us. Liberal leftist "artists" giving other liberal leftist "artists" awards. Ouch. Meanwhile, in the real world, the record sales are terrible, concert dates are cancelled.......
"The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously." --Hubert Humphrey
I must admit the Dixie Chumps
February 12, 2007 - 22:01 ET by Dan The Man 2I must admit the Dixie Chumps sure paid a load of cash for the privilige of spiting in the Presidents face. And the funny thing is he probably did not care or think about what they did. Yep might as well as burned 30 million or so.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark. -- save my gun, shoot a liberal.
Every Night
February 12, 2007 - 22:27 ET by ecnirPEvery night, the Dixie Chicks get to go to bed knowing deep in their souls that they won their Grammy awards not for their singing but for their politics. What an empty win that ultimately has to be for these people who fancy themselves artists first.
Bush will still be president until Jan 2009
February 12, 2007 - 22:28 ET by Free StinkerDixie Chicks win lame award. In other news, Bush will still be president until Jan 2009, no matter what the entertainment industry thinks.
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"One thing that seperates liberals from conservatives is that liberals are craftier and work without the hinderance of a conscience." --Lynn Wooley
You mean you think President
February 14, 2007 - 03:30 ET by Dan The Man 2You mean you think President Bush wont win in 2008?
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark. -- save my gun, shoot a liberal.
Ditsey chicks
February 12, 2007 - 23:07 ET by BurroCrane 3098I can't find it now, but earlier from a Drudge link, I read that when asked if their wins were a vindication, Natalie Morales reply was something close to "...to quote the famous Simpsons, Hah Hah..."
Found it http://www.f
February 12, 2007 - 23:13 ET by BurroCrane 3098Found it http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Feb12/0,4670,GrammysDixieChicks,00.html
Yeah, the twits have been t
February 13, 2007 - 03:26 ET by terrigYeah, the twits have been through sooooo much. They're not the only ones who had death threats (though I have my doubts they really did). Michelle Malkin and Bill O'Reillly get them all the time from our friends the libs but I'm sure none of the resident libs see a thing wrong with that. What a bunch of spoiled little snits.
Hah Hah!!That would be Nels
February 13, 2007 - 12:09 ET by Jack BauerHah Hah!!
That would be Nelson Munz's catch-phrase.
Nelson being the school bully who beats up all the other kids; lives off trash can scraps in a dump of a house; which he shares with his mom who brings home a new "dad" every night!
Good choice Natalie a.k.a. Mrs Krabbable
We don't play the DxCx here
February 13, 2007 - 07:09 ET by Guy Arthur ThomasThe Dixie Chicks don't play here or on any country station I listen to. I have a friend who is a local morning talking show host and he said even the pop stations don't want them. Consider this their swan song. They are gone. Country stations now even more unlikely to play Chicks.
If you claim to be a conservative, please don't disgrace yourself and conservatism by thinking and arguing like a liberal. Go Rudy!
Keeping all of this in perspe
February 13, 2007 - 09:20 ET by Hero SquadKeeping all of this in perspective. Weird Al Yankovic is a 9-time Grammy nominee, and a 3-time winner.
And this whole Dixie Chicks getting the last laugh against Bush... exactly what was the worst thing Bush ever said about the Dixie Chicks? As far as I've seen, he has stayed well above the so-called fray.
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"Was it a millionaire who said 'Imagine no possessions?'" - Elvis Costello
One small problem...
February 13, 2007 - 11:27 ET by cunservatyveOne small problem. The country music establishment still hates their guts. I was born and raised in the South, and there's nothing "dixie" about The Dixie Chicks. They should call themselves The Anti-Dixie Chicks.
So great...the leftwing