Sunday, February 11, 2007

This Could Be A Sign of The Times...

The Dixie Chicks know about negative talk: The country superstars turned into red-state pariahs after lead singer Natalie Maines criticized President Bush during a 2003 concert, on the eve of the Iraq invasion.
"Not Ready to Make Nice," their defiant anthem about the backlash, won the trio song of the year honors. They also won, ironically, country album of the year, despite distancing themselves from the genre with their album "Taking the Long Way."
"That's interesting," Maines said at the podium. "Well, to quote the great 'Simpsons' _ 'Heh-Heh.'"
"Just kidding," said Maines. "A lot of people just turned their TVs off right now. I'm very sorry for that."
Emily Robison noted, "We wouldn't have done this album without everything we went through, so we have no regrets. I thank everyone who voted for us."