Dixie Chicks and Toby Keith: Ready to Make Nice?

Ted
I also believe that when the president of your country does something. Out of respect and to keep the country together at least for the men and women fighting for the country. You keep your mouth shut and support them.

I agree with alot of what you said Ted but I still believe that the United States of America is still the best country on earth. I have always believed that.

that is why. I got upset with talented people who want to put our country. Yes we have our faults. But
when your country started. England sent the over flo from her prisons to you. so truthfully in good be considered a penal colony. I always thought australia started more like the US
emigrants being turned from there own country looking for a better life.
But maybe I'm wrong.

Ted,
Maybe I'm average. I did not mean to insult you or any other free country. But lets face fact there are places in this world that comments that toby keith and the dixie chicks made would have landed them in jail. My point to my comments was they should appreciate where they come from instead of putting it down.

If I have offended your sensibilities. I'm sorry.
But what right do you have to call me average when you can't see the stupidity of the fight between two people who don't appreciate what they have got.

I'll stay average. thank you very much

Sam... you say that Toby Keith knows nothing of slow, poignant, beautiful songs? Take a listen to his latest Greatest Hits album. The majority of them are great songs that I would put against most of the Dixie Chicks music. And yes, Grammy's are political. Record labels and artists vote for people on their label. Dixie Chicks are on a big label, Toby Keith is not. Maybe that's why he's not been winning them. He's been nominated, but not lately.

You know, his latest albums haven't sold a lot lately...and he's laid off the patriotic anthems in his latest albums. I think once he gets back to his risky lyrics, he'll be back in the game.

I for one think the Dixie Chicks and Toby Keith are great artists, and truth be told, the Bush comments by the Chicks didn't faze me, but her comments about Toby's song did. I'm not ignorant and neither is Toby.

So many discrepancies in these posts. First, Maines made her comment in England, not France. Two, she doesn't care for Bush, but immediately followed her comment with the fact that they support the troops 100 percent. 3, the DC last cd has sold nearly 3 million copies and Not Ready to Make Nice sold more than a million copies. Toby's last cd has almost sold 700,000 copies.

So, in the end, the Chicks's sales are down for them but continue to remain higher than almost all the other country artist out there. They don't like the pres but are patriotic and used freedom of speech to speak out and they support the troops.

People need to stop listening to hearsay and come to the table with facts. Sheesh.

Well I just don't like the Dixie Chicks. I dont know, but theres just something about them. They should just leave everyone alone and leave their comments to themselves! Toby wrote songs about our troops who are out fighting while Natalie is making rude remarks? Geez, some country singer she is! Usually, country stars are different, she should just go away, country music is 'Not Ready to Make Nice.'

okay the deal is, Maine opened her mouth and started crap bout The Angry American song, then she and her "pals" proceeded to France, oh lordy, France of all places lol, to speak in front of their audience of their disrespect of our President and how ashamed they were of being from Texas like him.
one could say, maybe she spoke like that so they wouldnt be spat on like alot of Americans in France. btw? how much does France still owe us, Americans, from bailing their ass out from the war??
yeah, we got a statue, no cash though.......time the USA got repaid from all these countries.
and back to the issue? Toby wrote a song about a tragedy we ALL should have been angry with! what did the b...tches write? nothing.......

Most of Toby's songs seem to be along the patriotic lines. Good for him. To those who say we MUST respect our prez? Not. To those who will pick and choose what is allowed to be said, check out our rights. I do think freedom of speech is right up there near the top. If we don't agree with what the prez is doing, we have that right to say so. I'm sure the people in those other countries think it is refreshing that all Americans are NOT like the esteemed George dubya. I'd surely hate to be dubbed a murderer. Sleeping with a murderer would make you equal to one. God's law.

toby has my utmost respect. he has toured with our troops, taking fire to go in do shows for the men and women fighting. if you have every listened to him talk you would find he supports our troops not everything that is going on in the world, but the men and women who took a oath to defend this nation from attack. his song is the truth, we was suckered punched, the attack came from no where. he only said the truth. as far as the chicks go, nat has the right to her thoughts, but she dont have the right to go around downing others, she dont want it done to her and her music then she shouldnt do it to others. it dont matter if you beleive in what we are doing in the middle east or not, and tk has said that over and over, what does matter is you support the troops who are there. right or wrong they took the oath to serve when called, and they was called to action. they dont get to pick and choose the battles, and what toby is trying to say and dont let this be like when our guys came home from nam and was spit on and cussed out and turned away for fighting where they was sent.

Remember to Pray, for all the blessings we have in this world.

I think we should all put a stamp on it that says FORGIVE.(-:)