Wasn't in der spiegel

The Chicks can't hide their disgust at the lack of support they received from other country performers. "A lot of artists cashed in on being against what we said or what we stood for because that was promoting their career, which was a horrible thing to do," says Robison.

"A lot of pandering started going on, and you'd see soldiers and the American flag in every video. It became a sickening display of ultra-patriotism."

"The entire country may disagree with me, but I don't understand the necessity for patriotism," Maines resumes, through gritted teeth. "Why do you have to be a patriot? About what? This land is our land? Why? You can like where you live and like your life, but as for loving the whole country ... I don't see why people care about patriotism."

There can be no rational explanation of how Maines's remark came to drive a red-hot poker into America's divided soul, but it's only now that some of the poison has begun to dissipate.

Was she talking about trumped-up patriotism in the country videos by other performers? What's with the ellipsis? What did they leave out?

I'd like to see the whole interview transcript before coming to the conclusion that she said something objectionable. I don't see it myself. As Ashton reminded us, [link|http://www.samueljohnson.com/refuge.html|patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel].

FWIW.

Cheers,
Scott.

Post #261,569 by bepatient 7/13/06 1:32:00 PM Reply	Wasn't in der spiegel was in [link\|http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2006/06/15/bmdixie15.xml\|the Daily Telegraph] Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry._{Adrian Belew}
Post #261,599 by Another Scott 7/13/06 2:46:50 PM Reply	Thanks. I wonder about the editing though. The Chicks can't hide their disgust at the lack of support they received from other country performers. "A lot of artists cashed in on being against what we said or what we stood for because that was promoting their career, which was a horrible thing to do," says Robison. "A lot of pandering started going on, and you'd see soldiers and the American flag in every video. It became a sickening display of ultra-patriotism." "The entire country may disagree with me, but I don't understand the necessity for patriotism," Maines resumes, through gritted teeth. "Why do you have to be a patriot? About what? This land is our land? Why? You can like where you live and like your life, but as for loving the whole country ... I don't see why people care about patriotism." There can be no rational explanation of how Maines's remark came to drive a red-hot poker into America's divided soul, but it's only now that some of the poison has begun to dissipate. Was she talking about trumped-up patriotism in the country videos by other performers? What's with the ellipsis? What did they leave out? I'd like to see the whole interview transcript before coming to the conclusion that she said something objectionable. I don't see it myself. As Ashton reminded us, [link\|http://www.samueljohnson.com/refuge.html\|patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel]. FWIW. Cheers, Scott.
Post #261,610 by jb4 7/13/06 3:37:38 PM Reply	Seems to me that she used the wrong word. What she appears to be lambasting is [link\|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingoism\|jingoism], not [link\|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriotism\|patriotism]. In my view, she, and anybody else that states that the Emperor has no clothes is no more, nor no less patriotic than Der Berk himself (and is likely more so, in the truest sense of the word). It's just unfortunate that her vocabulary is a bit unpolished. jb4 "So don't pay attention to the approval ratings that say 68% of Americans disapprove of the job this man is doing. I ask you this, does that not also logically mean that 68% approve of the job he's not doing? Think about it. I haven't." — Stephen Colbert, at the White House Correspondent's Dinner 29Apr06
Post #261,613 by Silverlock 7/13/06 3:39:58 PM Reply	I think you nailed it. ----------------------------------------- Impeach Bush. Impeach Cheney. Do it now.

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