Kiss My Ass

Natalie Maines is getting on my nerves in a big way.

No Need for Patriotism

Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines — whose Bush bashing in 2003 cost the group the support of millions of country music fans — now says she doesn't see the need for patriotism. Maines tells the London Telegraph, "Why do you have to be a patriot? About what?" adding, "You can like where you live and like your life, but as for loving the whole country... I don't see why people care about patriotism."

The band's new album debuted at No. 1 earlier this month, but many country music stations have declined to play their songs after listener complaints, and thousands of tickets for their summer tour remain unsold.

This the signature on my emails:

Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it.
~ George Bernard Shaw

Patriotism is easy to understand in America; it means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
~ Calvin Coolidge

Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.
~ Adlai Stevenson