The Dixie Chicks

Larry King's interview with The Dixie Chicks has replayed at least a dozen times during the past few days, but I have not tired of the conversations. I enjoy their music (though I am not a huge country music fan), but their political positions are even more attractive to me. Natalie Maines' comments about George Bush echo my own sentiments. The uproar over her comments is beyond me, though I guess ignorant rednecks WOULD take issue with them.

I'm a bit surprised by the two sisters who are part of the group...they seem to be less focused than Natalie. They are, frankly, more attractive physically than Natalie, but she is more attractive intellectually than they are...which makes her more attractive in a general sense. I'm a bit disappointed that the sisters are not more aggressive in their defense of Natalie and in their position on the issue.

The bottom line for me, I suppose, is that it does not matter to me whether the Dixie Chicks (or anyone else, for that matter) object to this Administration's policies. What matters is that I OBJECT! We should not have to wait for a musical group to articulate our positions...we should do it immediately! The fact that the Dixie Chicks (specifically, Natalie Maines), have expressed embarrassment that George Bush is from Texas is good. But what matters most is that I personally feel that embarrassment. I am so completely, utterly embarrassed. It is too bad that embarrassment carries with it a sense of responsibility for the death of thousands of US soldiers and foreign civillians.