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Dixie Chicks Explain Anti-Bush Comment

First, the comment at issue:

"The trio performed a live show in London on Monday (March 10th) night, and Natalie Maines (news) told the crowd, "Just so you know, we're ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas."

The Dixie Chicks' Response:
"We've been overseas for several weeks and have been reading and following the news accounts of our government's position," the group explains. "The anti-American sentiment that has unfolded here is astounding. While we support our troops, there is nothing more frightening than the notion of going to war with Iraq and the prospect of all the innocent lives that will be lost." Maines also says, "I feel the President is ignoring the opinions of many in the U.S. and alienating the rest of the world. My comments were made in frustration and one of the privileges of being an American is you are free to voice your own point of view."
We're satisfied. In fact, we agree with them. Although we would point out that we don't think the European attitude is Anti-American as much as Anti-Bush and Rumsfeld.

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