The Dixie Chicks have picked up at least one new fan since singer Natalie Maines knocked President Bush at their London concert in March 2003.
Her comment drew death threats, and some radio stations, including WCOL in Columbus, have boycotted their music since. Public displays of anger by former fans were recorded and replayed around the world for days.
The aftermath, more than the original comment, attracted the attention of Columbus resident Steve Vargo, who believes that his own anti-war message is endangered when a superstar such as Maines is threatened.
He’s right. War fought for whatever reason on behalf of our nation never should embolden its supporters to squelch the opposition...
***With over 70% of Americans supporting government funding of stem cell research, why does this administration continue to oppose it? Why is this administration against medical research? Some people say that this Republican administration is pro-life. Really? Was Bush pro-life when he allowed hundreds of people to be executed in Texas while he was governor? Was Bush pro-life when he decided to invade Iraq, a sovereign nation that had no WMD's? Was Bush pro-life when he made our young men and women go to war without the proper equipment? Was Bush pro-life when he continued to wage war and tens of thousands of civilians are killed in an unnecessary war? Was Bush pro-life when he waited days to send help to the Katrina-ravaged Gulf Coast?If you saw the press conference in the White House where Bush used his first veto on the stem cell bill, you will recall that the 'snowflake' babies were all white. Are only white babies 'snowflake' babies? Does this administration think that saving only white babies is the meaning of pro-life?
Saving millions of lives through stem cell research is pro-life. Finding cures for diseases through stem cell research is pro-life. These right wing religious nuts have even hijacked our medical science research.
