|
Natali
Maines during a sold out concert in London told the audience: |
|
"Just so you know, we're ashamed the President of the United
States is from Texas." |
|
|
... |
| Letter
from radio station website in Lubbock, home of the Dixie Chick that spewed
forth about our president: |
| ... |
| Name:
LT Layne McDowell |
| Date:
03/15/03 |
| Time:
01:54:49 PM |
| Comment |
| ... |
| An
open letter to the Dixie Chicks: |
| ... |
| Earlier
this week, while performing in London, |
| you
stated that you were ashamed that our President is
from your home state. |
| I wonder if you realized how many
Americans would be listening. |
| This
American was listening. This Texan is ashamed that you come from
my state. |
| I
serve my country as an officer in the United States Navy. |
| Specifically,
I fly F-14 Tomcats off carriers around the world,
executing the missions |
| that preserve
the very freedom you claim to exercise. |
| I
have proudly fought for my country in the skies over Kosovo,
Iraq and |
| Afghanistan without regret. |
| Though
I may disagree wholeheartedly with your comments, I will defend
to the death |
| your
right to say them, in America. |
| But
for you to travel to a foreign land and publicly
criticize our Commander in Chief |
| is cowardice
behavior. |
| Would
you have so willingly made those comments while performing
for a patriotic, |
| flag-waving crowd
of Texans in Lubbock.
I would imagine not. |
| ... |
| How
dare you pocket profits off songs about soldiers, their
deaths and patriotism |
| while
criticizing their Commander in
Chief abroad, |
| even
while they prepare to give their lives to ensure your own freedom
of speech. |
| ... |
| Please
ask yourself, what have you done to deserve that sacrifice? |
| Do
not try to justify your comments by claiming that you made
them only because you care |
| about
innocent lives. |
| Never
once in our history have we committed troops to war for
the purpose |
| of
taking innocent lives. We do it to protect innocent lives, even
yours. |
| ... |
| If the world
leaders of the late 1930's had the vision and courage of our present |
| Commander in Chief,
perhaps the evil men who caused the death of millions
in WWII |
| would
have never had the
opportunity to harm a soul. |
| The potential loss of millions
of lives in the future at
the hands today's evil men |
| necessitate
action. |
| ... |
| In
a separate correspondence, I am returning to you each and
every Dixie Chicks CD and |
| cassette
that
I have ever purchased. |
| Never again will I allow my funds to
support your behavior. |
| .All
you have done is to add your name to a growing list of American "Celebrities" |
| who
have failed to realize that they have obtained their successes
on the backs of the |
| blue-collar
workers American such as our servicemen and women. |
| ... |
| To
Natalie Maines: |
| This
Texan, this American will continue to risk his life to
guarantee your freedoms. |
| What
will you do to deserve it? |
| ... |