The Dixie Chicks win was purely political

[heatherrae]

I can't believe that so many people who think that they can say anything they want and it doesn't have an effect on the people who are at this very minute fighting to give them the right to do so. When we have military incountry, and you give the terrorists ANY sign that there is a division in the US and that the house divided may fall ( in this case give up and leave due to internal pressure), that gives them hope and inspiration that they can win thus the impetus to keep fighting. By them fighting and killing our finest, the libs keep spewing forth their crap about losing lives, thus it's the vicious cycle that they perpetuate themselves! Why is that so hard to see!?
People like you and me, we can say what we want, who's really going to hear besides a few hundred people at best, no biggie. BUT, when you have the world media listening and then airing every word that is said AND the response of the US, thus litterally hundreds of millions of ears, including the terrorists, the burden then lies with you as a celebrity to what you want them to hear. You want them to hear a house divided on it's self!? or them see the divisions that can be created by spewing hate, condemnation of your president, anti war rhetoric, that gives them the hope that they can prevail. Or a country united, not holding hands and singing Cum By Ya necessarily, but nevertheless a country united in a common cause to defeat the people who killed thousands on 9/11, killed hundreds in the embassy bombings, killed hundreds of Marines in Lebanon, 17 in the attack of the USS Cole, ad nauseum. And don't forget, they'd kill me and my family, they'd kill you and your family if they could get their hands on us, why, because we're American. That's pretty damn scarry if you asked me. You choose....

Why don't you just go burn a few books and have an anti-free speech rally, then?

LOL.

 

[cindylou]

what they said was in poor taste being out of the country and all ; but the backlash on them was not deserved ; but I dont think the Grammy was deserved either.

Thank god we have the freedom to speak our minds!! Even when it is in poor taste!!

 

[heatherrae]

None of you guys mind when Ted Nugent spews all of his right wing, pro-NRA stuff do you? I don't mind him. I feel like he has the right to voice his opinions just like everyone else. I at least think he is a hoot. I like eccentrics.

 

[txbondsman]

None of you guys mind when Ted Nugent spews all of his right wing, pro-NRA stuff do you? I don't mind him. I feel like he has the right to voice his opinions just like everyone else. I at least think he is a hoot. I like eccentrics.

There you are!! cool....
to answer your question on freedom of speech. Is it OK to yell "FIRE" in a crowded building? waiting.... ( jeopardy song laying in the background)
Question: Is it OK to do that?

 

[redguru]

Miss Maines, it's also freedom of speech to call you a leftist douchebag for your actions outside the borders of this country.

Freedom of speech only protects you from repercussions from the government. I can tell you to go fuck yourself and refuse to buy your shitty albums as I wish. In no way am I hindering your ability to be an asshat.

 

[heatherrae]

what they said was in poor taste being out of the country and all ; but the backlash on them was not deserved ; but I dont think the Grammy was deserved either.

Thank god we have the freedom to speak our minds!! Even when it is in poor taste!!

Why is it in poor taste for country people to say they don't like Bush? I don't follow your reasoning.

 

[heatherrae]

Miss Maines, it's also freedom of speech to call you a leftist douchebag for your actions outside the borders of this country.

Freedom of speech only protects you from repercussions from the government. I can tell you to go fuck yourself and refuse to buy your shitty albums as I wish. In no way am I hindering your ability to be an asshat.

Yeah, you can. That is up to you. I'm just saying she can speak her mind if she wishes. I'm sure she won't lose any sleep at night because you don't like her...lol.

 

[heatherrae]

There you are!! cool....
to answer your question on freedom of speech. Is it OK to yell "FIRE" in a crowded building? waiting.... ( jeopardy song laying in the background)
Question: Is it OK to do that?

Did she yell "fire" in a building? Gee, I never heard that...LOL. Completely irrelevant question. To answer your question, political expression is the highest form of protected speech under the Constitution. It definitely isn't the same as inducing a panic by yelling fire in a crowded building. That being said, you don't have to like them or buy their records. I think it is pretty silly to not like a band based upon what political party they are, but to each his/her own.

 

[txbondsman]

Did she yell "fire" in a building? Gee, I never heard that...LOL. Completely irrelevant question.

damn, I thought you were a better debater than that..
the answer is NO, how does it correlate to our discussion, people may die as a result of your action. By emboldening the terrorists and their allies, they can see a division in ranks and act accordingly. How, by sending more homicidal bombers, more IED's, etc. instead of seeing that it's futile and that the ultimate result, the only result is that they are going to be defeated.
Yes, even freedom of speech that we all hold dear, can and is used as a waspon against us. Who uses it the most, take your pick, Sheeehan, MSNBC, the fat little chick with the big mouth, Murtha, etc, etc. If you say you support our troups but don't support the war, assuming that you have access to the media, if you say things that show division in the US, then you really have no thought about our troups. You can't have it both ways...

 

[Spartacus]

ted nugent was my first concert
1979