Having been rained out of work I happened to catch this Diary, Charlie Daniels calls for war on opposition
by FreeTradeIsYourEpitaph
This morning.
Shortly after reading it I heard the below report from ‘Morning Edition’ on NPR;
Dixie Chicks Summer Tour Not All Smooth Sailing
by Craig Havighurst
Morning Edition, August 31, 2006 · It’s been more than three years since one of the Dixie Chicks told a London audience that she was “ashamed” President Bush was from the group’s home state of Texas. Some predicted the group would suffer long-term consequences because of the comment. Now their summer tour is coming up short in some cities. Craig Havighurst of Nashville Public Radio reports.
Chris Willman, who speaks on the report has the following book out:
Rednecks & Bluenecks: The Politics of Country Music
Take a vist over to the site and listen in.
I’m not a big fan of Country, I am a fan of Good Music by Real Musicians, not canned music produced by marketers hyping what otherwise wouldn’t be.
I was a fan of Daniels, and other Country singers, years back. But most of them, Daniels included, lost me long ago with their rethoric and lack of new material {even stopped listening to their older stuff, which I had enjoyed}. And much of Country today is just what I describe above, Canned Music, for the quick buck.
The ‘Chicks’, on the other hand, are the type of Real Musical Artists, that come out of all forms of music, that have a Sound and Feeling in their songs that just graps hold and makes you want to hear more, and hope they will keep producing their Art without loosing that Heartfelt Feeling that they are putting into most of their songs, Real Musical Artists!
I find myself on Daniels, and the others out of my generation, knowing All that happened as to the War, myself and thousands of others served in, Disgusted that they Could and Would Support what this Administration and Republican Controlled Congress have done to this Present Generation, as to Iraq, and this Country as a whole on way to many fronts, Especially as to the Warmongering ‘In Our Names’!!
To Fight Back at least follow what is reported below that will be taking place in DC. Listen to the Press Conferance, Read about it, Attend if you can {this one I’m going to be unable to attend, sadly}, find anything you can about what will be coming out of this ‘GrassRoots Movement Action’, Get Involved In Taking Back Your Country!
VIDEO: Announcement of Camp Democracy
By David Swanson
We held a press conference on August 29, 2006, to announce Camp Democracy. It aired on C-Span. The Associated Press wrote an article. PoliticsTV.com filmed the event, and has posted the one-hour video. The advisory that we sent to the media prior to the event has more information.
And for you all who are having a hell of a time keeping track of the Lies, as I often find myself scratching my head, there are Just Too Many, MoJo has put together their ‘TimeLine-Lie by Lie’ and continuing to update. Take a visit over to clear your head as it’s spun on and off over these last few Destructive Years!
Lie by Lie;Chronicle of a War Foretold: August 1990 to March 2003
The first drafts of history are fragmentary. Important revelations arrive late, and out of order. In this timeline, we’ve assembled the history of the Iraq War to create a resource we hope will help resolve open questions of the Bush era. What did our leaders know and when did they know it? And, perhaps just as important, what red flags did we miss, and how could we have missed them? This is the first installment in our Iraq War timeline project.
Visit Mother Jones at the link above for the Timeline and continue the visits, or sign up to receive their E-News Letters, as they Update this timeline of Lie by Lie.