meanyman's Blog

I agree - I am not a country music fan and don't really listen to their music. But they have a right to express their opinions as Americans. A LOT of Americans don't approve or like President Bush. That doesn't make them all un-American. Free speech is what this country is all about.

People have the right to criticize the Chicks, but they don't have the right to incite panic by leveling threats against them. Therefore, there are those who indeed owe them and their fans an apology. The threats were an attempt to silence the Chicks right to criticize Bush.

5 Grammys but they have had to cancel and "re-rout" concerts due to slow ticket sales, promoting their Grammy album.
The Dixie Chicks just don't muster up. This was a political statment from "the music biz", nothing more; nothing less. Too bad they don't pay to see your concert or buy your CD's, ladies...
Oh, let's not forget: Milli Vanilli received a Grammy as well.

It's simple, Bush is a horrible president, just look at his approval rating! The Chicks certainly were brave because they had to know it was going to come back to bite them to make an anti-war statement because the political climate was one of gungho warfare. They were some of the few to actually speak out against the war. Why do the conservatives always spin things into blaming the media when things don't go their way?! The Chicks point was that they were embarrassed to be from the same state as Bush--they certainly made that clear. To have made such a statement in Texas may have gotten them shot--you've heard about the threats. Spin it however you want to believe it.

How stubbornly ignorant are you?! His approval rating is an indication of how poorly voters feel he is performing. Get real!

President Clinton was the greatest president of my lifetime, and his approval rating wasn't very low. Yeah, Bush is doing a great job with our position in the world policy, the environment, the economy. Come on!

You are obviously willing to crash and burn with conservative politics. Fortunately, the rest of us having something to say about that! My head is held high, yours is buried somewhere up Bush's behind. Pew Research?! As in "Pew, you stink!"

It's no use wasting my time with someone so stuck on bad politics and someone who misses the point. Go push your politics, religion, lifestyle, etc. on someone else.

Bottom line is...........the Dixie Chicks have the Right to Free Speech, Bush would enjoy taking that right away to if he could! Some criticized the Dixie Chicks and voided their concerts but most Americans covered their backs and knew what was right. If you asked 8 out of 10 Americans what the problem is with this country, the precise and correct answer is George W. Bush! FACT, in Sunday's paper, George Bush has been voted in the world as a leading dictator. I beleive that he should be sent to the gallows to and do us Americans a great justice.
PS......I won't use a hood to cover my face as they did in Saddam's hanging because many of us know that it was not Iraqi civilians under those hoods.

You're calling me ignorant and telling me my head's in the sand when you just disreguard a reputable research institution because it doesn't back your twisted perception?

Bush's low approval rating is mainly caused by the situation in Iraq. If things were going better there, his approval rating would much higher. You can also credit the media, who has tarred and feathered him for his unpopularity.

A sign of your ignorance is siting the economy for things "wrong" with Bush's presidency. If you look at the numbers, the economy is good. But liberals like you know that if you keep hammering home untruths, it'll stick with people who don't pay attention.

And one more thing. I didn't mention religion or lifestyle once. You're an irresponsible and wreckless zealot. Period.

hannitized21,
First off, you seem very angry. Just want to say that it's ok for people to have various opinions. No one is personally attacking you so I hope it didn't come across that way & people can have real discussions without name calling.

Anyways, Bush's low approval rating is due to his lack of planning in Iraq and lack of a real reason to go to Iraq in the first place. Many Americans are starting to see that thousands are dying and there is no real plan to leave Iraq. The media is simply reporting what is happening.

Also I was wondering, how is the economy good? In what areas? Just curious and I am not trying to be sarcastic here.

And yes, I have been following the Libby (spelled "L-I-B-B-E-Y) case and so far this is what has come from it — including eight hours of Libby's own audio-recorded testimony to a grand jury in 2004 — suggest that a White House known as disciplined was anything but that.

_a vice president fixated on finding ways to debunk a former diplomat's claims that Bush misled the U.S. people in going to war and his suggestion Cheney might have played a role in suppressing contrary intelligence.

_a presidential press secretary kept in the dark on Iraq policy.

_top White House officials meeting daily to discuss the diplomat, former ambassador Joseph Wilson, and sometimes even his CIA-officer wife Valerie Plame.

What was interesting to me was what appears to be the total involvement of the vice president.

ps--I don't drink purple Kool Aid? You??

Record number of home ownerships, and an even higher record of home foreclosures. People are losing their homes left and right. Why? Because jobs are leaving to overseas and the jobs that are being created are retail jobs at Wal-Mart pushing those imported products.

The economy is not in good shape as Bush would have you believe. Yes, unemployment is low, but look at median household income and it will tell you a different story. And do not go by the 2000 census when you get your median income. Many jobs have been lost since then, only to be replaced by lower paying jobs.

Bush has been a major disappointment as president. Will the next one be better? I doubt it, but time will tell.