Monday, May 22, 2006

Chicks bash Bush--again | Chicago Tribune

Chicks bash Bush--again:

The Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines apologized for disrespecting President Bush during a London concert in 2003. But now, she's taking it back.

'I don't feel that way anymore,' she told Time magazine for its issue hitting newsstands Monday. 'I don't feel he is owed any respect whatsoever.'

As war in Iraq loomed, Maines told the London audience 'we're ashamed that the president of the United States is from Texas.'

Bandmate Emily Robinson said, 'It wasn't that I didn't agree with her 100 percent; it was just, `Oh, this is going to stir something up.''

For band member Martie Maguire, the controversy was a blessing in disguise.

'I'd rather have a small following of really cool people who get it . . . than people that have us in their five-disc changer with Reba McEntire and Toby Keith.'

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