Comments on: Two Dixie Chicks Returning With New Music; Reba To Host April 18 ACM Awards

By: liz

liz — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 06:37:56 +0000

Here’s their official website: http://www.courtyardhounds.com

By: nm

nm — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:15:25 +0000

Cumulus is part of the right-wing media. My point is that there’s no point in blaming Clear Channel for things Cumulus does since they aren’t the same entity.

By: stormy

stormy — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:44:46 +0000

NM: Cumulus is actively tied to right wing media.

By: Jon

Jon — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:10:39 +0000

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By: nm

nm — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:36:28 +0000

BTW, it was not Clear Channel that purged the Dixie Chicks from its stations’ playlists. It was Cumulus. Not that I am a fan of any huge radio conglomeration, since I think such conglomerations have destroyed good radio. But they aren’t all identical. Cumulus is owned by the Sinclair family, which frequently uses its radio and television outlets to promote right-wing causes.

By: stormy

stormy — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:38:18 +0000

Razor: That’s how Fox News worked back then–they would start a story and see if they could get it coverage on the other news stories.

By: Razor X

Razor X — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:21:35 +0000

Raxor: Fox cares about ratings pure and simple. The Chicks gave them a chance to increase their ratings.

The #1 news outlet in the country doesn’t need the Dixie Chicks to improve its ratings. And the story was hardly that a big ratings-grabber, anyway. Not to mention that every other news outlet spent similar amounts of time covering it. Were NBC, CBS, ABC, and CNN in on the conspiracy as well?

By: sam (sam)

sam (sam) — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 08:00:45 +0000

Stormy: I know the FUTK shirt was a reaction to Toby, and one that he very well deserved for some of the childish nonsense he was pulling at the time.

That said, it probably didn’t help the Chicks in terms of public relations. Now again, why Toby was able to get away with his childish antics while the Chicks seemed to take so much flak for their response is a good question…

Toby’s Natalie/Hussein images are nonsense, too. It shouldn’t take a genius to realize that opposing Bush’s policies is not the same as supporting Saddam Hussein and horrendous rule in Iraq. In many ways the Toby stunt is a lot more egregious than Natalies FUTK response, but alas there wasn’t a mass uproar over Toby’s crap…

By: stormy

stormy — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 06:56:14 +0000

Sam: The FUTK “incident” was a one time reaction to Toby Keith’s “bash the chicks” marketing gimmick that included a photo of Natalie cuddling with Hussein. Lets remember the context.

Raxor: Fox cares about ratings pure and simple. The Chicks gave them a chance to increase their ratings.

By: Dan E.

Dan E. — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 06:43:25 +0000

Steve M: What is country radio waiting for? You need to hurry up and submit a song to them pronto. You’d be hired on the spot.