Dizzizzixie Chissixizzle, Pizzart Two -

Dizzizzixie Chissixizzle, Pizzart Two - An email correspondent wrote to a couple of local country western stations - one in the Twin Cities, the other in Saint Cloud.

Without naming any names, two of the stations responded to the emailer, who was kind enough to send me the responses.

The first response - from a Twin Cities C'nW station - was pretty bland. But I liked the one from the St. Cloud station:

Thank you for your thoughtful letter.

Requests for the Dixie Chicks have been at about the same level as before.

I can't answer whther or not Traveln' Soldier would have been released without 9/11. I imagine we have all changed our plans a little since then.

Her company has been couseling Natalie to be less outspoken, since long before 9/11. She believes it is her right as an American to express herself, as I believe it is my right, and apparently you believe it is your right.

You and I live secure in the knowledge that no one will try to destroy us economically for our opinions. Natalie expresses herself, knowing full well that some people will try to hurt her.

We do not endorse Natalie's views. We do not endorse her decision to go public with those views. However, we do believe that our freedoms are the very thing that our President, our nation, and our armed forces are trying to defend. Osama bin Laden awakens every day plotting to destroy those freedoms.

We do not intend to undermine our freedoms at home while our troops prepare to fight and die to preserve them.

Patriotism is not measured by which President or policy we agree with or disagree with. Patriotism is measured by our committment to the constitution and to what America stands for, including the right to express unpopular opinions. That means your rights and mine and yes, even the Dixie Chicks'.

The guy put well (and, presumably, is bucking for a career in talk radio someday). Nice to know someone's thinking, out there.

Posted by Mitch at March 17, 2003 06:41 PM