Re: Country music stands on the war (and radio)

[Dave Faneuf <tklaundry@juno.com>]

On Fri, 14 Mar 2003 11:14:38 -0800 (PST) Bob Nelson
<raccoonradio@yahoo.com> writes:
> A couple interesting news items about country music
> artists, which also gets into radio:
> snip<
>one of the
> privileges of being an American is you are free to
> voice your own point of view." 
> 
> True, but there is also freedom of choice and stations
> can choose not to play a certain artist.
> Surely if most of the response from listeners had
> been in support of Maines' comments, you wouldn't
> have this anti-Dixie-Chicks outcry.

I would speculate that those who support her views aren't the ones
calling and complaining only the people who oppose them.  I would also
speculate that stations jumping on the Chicks free weekend etc are doing
it more for the publicity than to punish Maines for her political view.
df