Willie Nelson, bless his soul, offered in TIME Magazine that he was a bit surprised at the rap the Dixie Chicks got for their impromptu, wildfire inducing statements made overseas.
Nelson reminded TIME that Texan's embarrassment over the Frat Boy Prez from the Northeast aren't unfounded. "I said 'He's not from Texas and he ain't a cowboy, so let's stop trashin' Texans and cowboys.' It got a little chuckle, but I didn't get run out of the country," Nelson told the magazine.
And these days nearly 70% of Americans seem to support the sentiment that Bush is an embarrassment. As if the uninvited neck rub felt around the world, the family values language captured between the Bush and Blair at the G8 summit, and the strongest rebuke in American History served up cold, and to the point, by the US Supreme Court aren't enough... The Dixie Chicks rode back into Texas bringing "Not Ready to Make Nice" with them as a number one single.
For the Bushwhacked set, it gets worse.
In a major way the Dixie Chicks continue to prove their point-with one of the most successful country music albums in history, debuting at number 1 on the all around charts as well as the country charts and then in true "Don't Mess With Texas" style, staying in the top ten weekly sales figures for nearly ten weeks. This success has been repeated around the globe.
The album, "Take the Long Way Home", might just be some good advice for GW-it appears that Cindy, a soldier mom turned infamous activist just brought property near the Bush Ranch in Crawford. Using money she's received from her son's death in Iraq, Cindy isn't ready to make nice either.
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