The Dixie Chicks Trashing the Prez Overseas Tour

I thank God that I live in a country where people can speak their minds freely. Endorsing censorship on any level is to invite communism, good for the Dixie Chicks for speaking their minds.

Bad because most of the stupid rednecks tha liked Bush listen to country music but Bush is such a bad president that you have to admire them for this-they spoke out against Bush before many others.

They had every right to say what they did, however they shouldn’t be surprised that not everyone will agree. I believe in freedom of speech; however there are sometimes consequences for exercising that right. I think it’s fair to say they either didn’t care what their fan base thought, or they made a bad career decision. They may publicly say they stand by their comments, (and I’m sure they do) however I’d be willing to wager that privately they wish their lead singer had kept her mouth shut. Sure they picked up some new fans after making the comments, but ultimately sales dropped off considerably and several concert dates were dropped. In business regardless of what you are selling, you don’t want to piss off your customers. If you do, how can it be anything other than a bad career move?

The only thing dumber than the fat little dixie chick with the big mouth are the people who agree with her inane statements! They deserve to have their careers ruined for spitting in the faces of the people who made up their fan base and made them famous and rich. this is a lesson celebs seem not to grasp, you are NO ONE without your fans.

I have no idea what it did to their career, and I could care less one way or the other.  They are a crap act and a symbol of how bad country music has become.  That has nothing to do with their politics, but a lot to do with their talent.

By bashing the President overseas it showed they didn't have the gonads to do it here in America.  But, was it just peer pressure to appease their fans overseas?

They lost some old fans and gained some new fans.I'd call it a draw.UPDATE:Goodbye Earl

Poor judgment exercised here!

I have no interest in their music or commercial fortunes since this event, but by all means Dixie Chicks, feel free to resume  the trashing...

Anti-American idiots I wish they never would get radio play ever

Loved the Dixie Chicks. But I don't like entertainers giving their opinions on politics. That's not what they are being payed for and the Chicks peed in their cheerios. Concerts being canceled right and left.

These girls spoke the truth dudes. Unfortunately, it probably hurt their country music career though.

Like Larry the Cable Guy said; if that fat one would shut her mouth, the group would be great. They had no backup to trash President Bush. Whether you like Bush or not, I think everyone would agree that you show respect for your nation's leader.

F a career. They spoke from the heart and were real with people about how they felt. In my opinion, it is impossible for that to be bad. Hey, everybody, you know what it's called when speaking out against a government leader hurts OR HELPS your career?.................FACISM!

The truth is a bitch. . .

Apparently, this is the way to go these days. It hasn't seemed to hurt them much at all. In fact, I think they have even more noteriety. Not too hard to imagine in a world glutted with sex oriented spam and tv commercials. Poor taste sells.

It gave them publicity and for celebrities trying to market a movie or a CD, that's all that really matters. If you get attention, you're in. The media made much of the scene in Louisiana where people where throwing out Dixie Chicks CD's, but really it's only helped them out. And frankly, they had every right to say that they're ashamed of coming from Texas because Bush comes from there. Not exactly the most brilliant thing I've ever heard before, but it leaves one to think about what ever happened to respecting other peoples views and that's it. Just because you don't support the President doesn't mean that you're some Frenchie anti-American. Some of us need to grow up.

Some of the other comments seem to miss the point here. The question isn't whether the Dixie Chicks had a right to say what they said, as everyone on this list had a right (absent some contractual obligation) to do as they did. The question is whether it was a smart career move for the Dixie Chicks. While the long term consequences of their speaking against the President still remains to be seen, it appears that it has had mixed effects on their careers in the short term, namely hurt them with traditional country fans yet brought them some mainstream recognition.

It obviously didn't destroy their sales of albums, as they have actually sold more albums since this incident. But as Prez said, it was probably not the best thing to do to their core audience. I personally had respect for them until they apologized for it. Then I didn't care for them after that. Just like twinmom said, I will be damned if anyone will tell me what to think of George W. Bush !

I agree with X-D and ladyshark. What pissed me off the most is that they got all scared and apologized for all of it, as if they had committed treason. Maybe doing it on American soil would have been smarter, but I'll be damned if anyone ever makes me feel like dirt for criticizing the president. Teddy Roosevelt said it best: To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.

Please read what President XD said. It's true.

It's not the worst thing in the world to criticize your President, but the country music demographic is mostly Southern and conservative. They came across like they were spitting in the face of the largest portion of their audience.