Comments on: GOP “Frontrunners” And The Dixie Chicks http://www.californiaconservative.org/liberals/gop-frontrunners-and-the-dixie-chicks/ Speaking Out For The Silent Majority (TM) Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:08:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Stephen http://www.californiaconservative.org/liberals/gop-frontrunners-and-the-dixie-chicks/comment-page-1/#comment-316822 Stephen Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:47:22 +0000 http://www.californiaconservative.org/liberals/gop-frontrunners-and-the-dixie-chicks/#comment-316822 Have any of you even listened to the Dixie Chicks' latest album? Contrary to what you might think, the mainstream listening public doesn't buy music based on politics. People don't buy Kanye West albums because he dissed Bush, and they sure as heck don't buy Dixie Chicks because Maines off-handedly dissed the President in the run-up to an unjust and now completely-bungled war. What makes a blogger more deserved to comment on politics than an entertainer, we all can vote in this country, and should be free to speak our minds. My point being, most of these conservative blogs I read continue to diss and dismiss the Dixie Chicks, and have completely ignored the fact that even without radio play in a majority of the country that used to be their bread and butter, the Chicks have the #1 album in the entire country. That's not hardcore liberals snatching up copies, that's Americans buying in their CD, which probably means they like the music. I'm not going to say the Grammy's werent' a political statement of some sort, but at the same time, the album is quite good. There is a genuiness and energy to their music that people obviously like, being the biggest selling music group of the last decade. And that's it. Have any of you even listened to the Dixie Chicks’ latest album? Contrary to what you might think, the mainstream listening public doesn’t buy music based on politics. People don’t buy Kanye West albums because he dissed Bush, and they sure as heck don’t buy Dixie Chicks because Maines off-handedly dissed the President in the run-up to an unjust and now completely-bungled war.

What makes a blogger more deserved to comment on politics than an entertainer, we all can vote in this country, and should be free to speak our minds. My point being, most of these conservative blogs I read continue to diss and dismiss the Dixie Chicks, and have completely ignored the fact that even without radio play in a majority of the country that used to be their bread and butter, the Chicks have the #1 album in the entire country. That’s not hardcore liberals snatching up copies, that’s Americans buying in their CD, which probably means they like the music.

I’m not going to say the Grammy’s werent’ a political statement of some sort, but at the same time, the album is quite good. There is a genuiness and energy to their music that people obviously like, being the biggest selling music group of the last decade. And that’s it.

]]> By: michael http://www.californiaconservative.org/liberals/gop-frontrunners-and-the-dixie-chicks/comment-page-1/#comment-310864 michael Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:16:50 +0000 http://www.californiaconservative.org/liberals/gop-frontrunners-and-the-dixie-chicks/#comment-310864 perhaps you should rename your group the silent minority. have you noticed the election results and the latest polls on bush? perhaps you should rename your group the silent minority. have you noticed the election results and the latest polls on bush?

]]> By: toshu http://www.californiaconservative.org/liberals/gop-frontrunners-and-the-dixie-chicks/comment-page-1/#comment-310795 toshu Fri, 16 Feb 2007 02:34:43 +0000 http://www.californiaconservative.org/liberals/gop-frontrunners-and-the-dixie-chicks/#comment-310795 BillyJoeJimBob, Only reason that the Dixie Chicks won was so the lefties who run that institutions would hope for them to spout off at the Republicans - not that Country Band produced a Rock Album, as was the cop-out reason. BillyJoeJimBob, Only reason that the Dixie Chicks won was so the lefties who run that institutions would hope for them to spout off at the Republicans - not that Country Band produced a Rock Album, as was the cop-out reason.

]]> By: BillyJoeJimBob http://www.californiaconservative.org/liberals/gop-frontrunners-and-the-dixie-chicks/comment-page-1/#comment-310781 BillyJoeJimBob Fri, 16 Feb 2007 01:11:52 +0000 http://www.californiaconservative.org/liberals/gop-frontrunners-and-the-dixie-chicks/#comment-310781 Funny. Brokeback Mountain made over $85 million domestically and $95 million internationally. It hardly seems that the movie was being 'forced' on the American public. It also did well in ostensibly 'red' states. Perhaps you are mis-reading the electorate. Anyway, it's not that the GOP lost so much of of it's 'base' as it lost 'swing' voters. If you continue to alienate them by harping on about divisive non-issues (and they aren't so stupid as to not know them when they see them) then you may find it more difficult to regain a majority. If you retain the core principles of fiscal conservatism and semi-libertarianism and ditch the wedge issues you'll win a lot easier. Funny. Brokeback Mountain made over $85 million domestically and $95 million internationally. It hardly seems that the movie was being ‘forced’ on the American public. It also did well in ostensibly ‘red’ states. Perhaps you are mis-reading the electorate. Anyway, it’s not that the GOP lost so much of of it’s ‘base’ as it lost ’swing’ voters. If you continue to alienate them by harping on about divisive non-issues (and they aren’t so stupid as to not know them when they see them) then you may find it more difficult to regain a majority. If you retain the core principles of fiscal conservatism and semi-libertarianism and ditch the wedge issues you’ll win a lot easier.

]]> By: GOP “Frontrunners” And The Dixie Chicks at Conservative Times--Republican GOP news source. http://www.californiaconservative.org/liberals/gop-frontrunners-and-the-dixie-chicks/comment-page-1/#comment-310734 GOP “Frontrunners” And The Dixie Chicks at Conservative Times--Republican GOP news source. Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:02:40 +0000 http://www.californiaconservative.org/liberals/gop-frontrunners-and-the-dixie-chicks/#comment-310734 [...] Original post by California Conservative and software by Elliott Back [...] [...] Original post by California Conservative and software by Elliott Back [...]

]]> By: Jay http://www.californiaconservative.org/liberals/gop-frontrunners-and-the-dixie-chicks/comment-page-1/#comment-310732 Jay Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:40:11 +0000 http://www.californiaconservative.org/liberals/gop-frontrunners-and-the-dixie-chicks/#comment-310732 You are misreading Giulani as a moderate. William Cohen and Olympia Snow are "moderates," "realists," etc. etc. Rudi is a crime and foreign policy hawk and is a social libertarian. He is also the only Republican in the national limelight who has a prayer of reconstructing the Reagan-type leadership -- blowing past and ignoring Democrat obstructionists rather than trying to appease them. I don't care how @(#*@)(*#)@# pure some GOP candidate is. The last thing we need is another weak "leader" to finish the destruction (by Bush I and II) of the movement that Reagan created. Would Rudi veto a gay marriage law? I don't know. Would he veto other bad ideas from Congress? You can make book on it. You are misreading Giulani as a moderate. William Cohen and Olympia Snow are “moderates,” “realists,” etc. etc.

Rudi is a crime and foreign policy hawk and is a social libertarian. He is also the only Republican in the national limelight who has a prayer of reconstructing the Reagan-type leadership — blowing past and ignoring Democrat obstructionists rather than trying to appease them.

I don’t care how @(#*@)(*#)@# pure some GOP candidate is. The last thing we need is another weak “leader” to finish the destruction (by Bush I and II) of the movement that Reagan created.

Would Rudi veto a gay marriage law? I don’t know. Would he veto other bad ideas from Congress? You can make book on it.

]]> By: LOb http://www.californiaconservative.org/liberals/gop-frontrunners-and-the-dixie-chicks/comment-page-1/#comment-310731 LOb Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:32:33 +0000 http://www.californiaconservative.org/liberals/gop-frontrunners-and-the-dixie-chicks/#comment-310731 Grow up guys! Not only did the Radio owners try to destroy their career but also did threat ot end their lives neither of which are moral or ethical!!! After what they went through for exercising their freedom of speech, they deserve much more than five Grammies!! Go D.Cs!!! 1 Grow up guys! Not only did the Radio owners try to destroy their career but also did threat ot end their lives neither of which are moral or ethical!!!

After what they went through for exercising their freedom of speech, they deserve much more than five Grammies!! Go D.Cs!!!

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]]> By: The Thomas Chronicles » Dixie Chicks singing to 5 Grammys… and no one’s listening? http://www.californiaconservative.org/liberals/gop-frontrunners-and-the-dixie-chicks/comment-page-1/#comment-310729 The Thomas Chronicles » Dixie Chicks singing to 5 Grammys… and no one’s listening? Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:25:31 +0000 http://www.californiaconservative.org/liberals/gop-frontrunners-and-the-dixie-chicks/#comment-310729 [...] California Conservative: GOP “Frontrunners” And The Dixie Chicks Fan of the Band: Country Radio Still Cold to Dixie Chicks [...] [...] California Conservative: GOP “Frontrunners” And The Dixie Chicks Fan of the Band: Country Radio Still Cold to Dixie Chicks [...]

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