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Billster: There was some newsworthiness about the incident when it occurred: this was a one off, unscripted comment, made during a show in Europe. Because of the actions of a small organization who used the internet and the press in a very clever manner, the band made national news and attracted the scorn of the people presumed to be their core audience. At the time many people, including their supporters, thought that they were sunk and that would create a true chilling of artistic expression in the US. Instead, a counter movement organized and used many of the same means as their attackers to put the Dixie Chicks at the top of the charts. That, regardless of your position on the war or on whether the Dixie Chicks would sound better if they always sang nekkid, is important, musically and politically. That is a little different than the Brad and Jennifer break up or anything else on TV. Don't worry, I'm sure that enough people will be senselessly slaughtered this week to get Time to print something more interesting. :(