[Gryphin]

:: In the background strains of a Dixie Chicks song reminds us of words attributed to Voltaire.::
A country western group, (granted they don't have symbiotic life forms below their lips), ::
Mamie of the Dixie Chicks said at a concert in London, England, "I am ashamed Bush is from Texas", (in response of the anti American movement in Europe),
She later apologized saying that "she was disrespectful of the president and that anyone in that office deserved full respect" She went on to mention that as a mother she wanted every possible measure taken before children and young men were killed.

Many of the country western stations in the US began to boycott them. My station did not play anything by them in the 15 plus hours on and off that I have listened to it.
I called in tonight. the conversation was something like:
"I'd like to hear something attributed to Voltaire".
Dead silence
"you know, 'I may disagree with what the man said but I will defend until death his right to say it'
I think the Dixie Chicks sing it.
I then pointed out his very job is based on that principle and that the men who will die so will do so defending that right.
I encoraged his station to make a qualfied support for the Dixie Chicks.
10 minutes later they quoted me and played a Dixie Chicks song.

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I am sorry to bring pollitics in here but I did not want to dissrupt the other thread
Steve

[ March 16, 2003, 03:19: Message edited by: Gryphin ]