The other day I called our local radio station to request a song by the Country music group, "The Dixie Chicks." I was told that they could not play any Dixie Chicks songs. When I asked why they said, "orders from corporate headquarters."For you that are unaware of what this is all about, let me explain. Some months ago the group, The Dixie Chicks, made a statement about Bush, saying "We are ashamed to be from the same state (Texas) as he."After that remark, virtually all of the radio stations in the country stopped playing their music. So much for freedom of speech. The corporate owned radio media is actually trying to ruin their career for daring to make a negative comment about Bush. And we point fingers at other countries for "punishing" political dissidents. I read just recently where a woman in Iraq was jailed for making negative remarks about Saddam Hussein. Well now, what makes that country so different from ours? She was jailed, the Dixie Chicks are being put out of business. Sounds quite similar to me. How many people were "punished" during the last administration for making negative comments about Clinton? Ashcroft and his "patriot police" would have had a hay-day there. And some call the media the "liberal media." What a joke. If that were the case then why would corporate radio stations set out to destroy a singing group because of their political view on a Republican president? It’s because Corporate America is in bed with the Republican party, that’s why.I’m sure this article will put me on Ashcroft’s "patriot police" hit list. So be itOh, by the way, the latest Dixie Chicks concerts were total sell-outs. And when they came out on stage the cheers and applause was overwhelming. Does that tell us something?Leroy HeerenLuverne
