Originally posted by: Harvey
Originally posted by: Polish3d
When the Dixie Chicks in 2003 stated that they were "ashamed President Bush is from Texas," Americans, primarily conservatives rebelled against them, refusing to patronize their concerts or purchase their CDs and it caused them substantial loss.
During this time, other Americans, primarily liberals, argued fervently that this was censorship, McCarthyism, and that such behavior was wrong.
In 2009, Rush Limbaugh was part of a group attempting to purchase a partnership stake in the St. Louis Rams. Because of his controversial statements, Americans, primarily liberals, argued passionately against his being able to do so, and his bid was withdrawn. Americans, primarily conservatives, argued fervently that this was censorship, blacklisting, and a new form of McCarthyism, and that it was wrong.
Both sides blatantly hypocritical - both sides obviously in ignorance of their behavior in recent history - both sides clearly motivated not by logic or consistency, but simply by tribalism - supporting their group / side regardless of rationality.
The Dixie Chicks were exercising their First Amendment rights to free speech to criticize the Bushwhacko criminals.
Specifically...
During a London concert ten days before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, lead vocalist Maines said, "we don't want this war, this violence, and we're ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas" (the Dixie Chicks' home state).
For that, the group was blacklisted from air play by Clear Channel, the largest broadcast chain in the nation, and from other right wing owned media outlets, and they became targets of hate mail and threats, as the Bushwhackos continued to pimp the build up to their illegal war.
There was no "hypocrisy." Dixie Chicks had the guts to speak their minds, they kept their integrity took the heat, and overall, they're ahead of the game for having done so.
Rush Limbaugh is a drug addled hate and fear mongering bigoted turd who makes his living pimping his poison to an audience of knuckle dragging degenerate morons. People were genuinely appalled at the thought that he could become an owner of an institution with as high a public profile as an NFL football team. Speaking against him was hardly hypocrisy, either. It was well founded in reason.
In short, your rant is consumate BULLSHIT! Go home and practice.