Rally Round the Chicks

Whether or not their music is your cup of tea, gotta hand it to these gutsy southern gals... Natalie Maines's 2003 comment (being embarrassed to be from the same state as Dubbya) caused so much of a stir, you'd think the Chicks had burned an effigy of the Dope-in-Chief in front of a live audience. The punishment they received for speaking their minds was tantamount to old-school McCarthyism -- and in an age when anything goes no less. Quickly blacklisted by major country stations across the Bible Belt, the Chicks faced a boycott unlike any seen this side of the Mason-Dixon line. Major radio stations (mainly Clear Channel owned) and merchandise chains refused to play/sell their CD. Protests took place outside and inside the concert halls on their nationwide tour. And, believe it or not, death threats were made on their and their family members' lives...all because Natalie Maines decided to exercise her right to free speech. Here we are in 2006, and she's lookin' a bit like a prophet now, eh?

Well, Gals... here's wishing your latest release skyrockets to #1 on the Billboard charts and settles in for a nice, long stay. You done good in my book. ;)

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