Empty-headed Natalie Maines and the other Dixie Chicks are looking for sympathy, scoring a pandering interview with Diane Sawyer on ABC. They enjoyed the high of cheers and applause when they dissed the President in London, but now can't handle the subsequent hangover of bad publicity. Their discomfort is entirely deserved, and I'd still like to be near Greenville, SC next week for the start of their U.S. tour. The patriotic citizens of the Palmetto State may have a thing or two to say to these shallow performers.
In an interview airing on Primetime Thursday, Maines and her bandmates Emily Robison and Martie Maguire spoke to ABCNEWS' Diane Sawyer about how they feel about the boycott of their music, the personal threats against them, and what led up to Maines' controversial comment. Maines said she made the remark "out of frustration. At that moment, on the eve of war, I had a lot of questions that I felt were unanswered." The comment was not scripted, Maines said, and it wasn't until the show was over that the band realized there would be a big reaction. "We don't plan things that we're going to say. And sometimes it backfires," Maines said. "We didn't walk off the stage going, 'Oh my God, I can't believe I said that.'"
Posted by Alan at April 23, 2003 11:11 PM