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Mister Ed

(5,920 posts)

22. No comparison.

Reply to DesertRat (Original post)

Sat Apr 28, 2012, 03:12 PM

Apr 2012

Natalie Maines said she was ashamed to hail from the same state as the president. Ted Nugent implied that he was plannining a crime against the president serious enough to get him killed or jailed.

No comparison at all. Not even close. And yet, the person who uttered the much more innocent statement was the one who was vilified.

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MEDIA FAIL: Why Is It OK For Ted Nugent To Say It, But Not The Dixie Chicks?! [View all] DesertRat Apr 2012 OP

because he has a R beside his name 2pooped2pop Apr 2012 #1

D*mn right.....what the h*ll is going on.....where are the Chicks??? a kennedy Apr 2012 #2

I'm guessing it's because the Dixie chicks pissed off more of their own fan-base hughee99 Apr 2012 #3

+1!! Plus, Ted Nugent is already loco, so people have come to expect it from him. pepperbear Apr 2012 #16

Completely correct customerserviceguy Apr 2012 #20

Well of course it's always okay if you are a Republican dballance Apr 2012 #4

Yes, the "liberal media" is a myth. Arkansas Granny Apr 2012 #19

because the liberal entertainment has always been a diversion fascisthunter Apr 2012 #5

True, yet so many still believe in a "liberal media" DesertRat Apr 2012 #6

culturally it is, but businessmen and women want to sell fascisthunter Apr 2012 #7

Because the dixie chicks are smart liberal women TNLib Apr 2012 #8

This Is Who They Support otohara Apr 2012 #9

Because the liberal media doesn't exist and this is proof. Initech Apr 2012 #10

k&r... spanone Apr 2012 #11

Because the repukes are the squeaky wheel siligut Apr 2012 #12

No on wants to upset a nut! madashelltoo Apr 2012 #13

The Dixie Chicks are actually about 10,000 times better coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #14

Standard answer: usrname Apr 2012 #15

Yeah ck4829 Apr 2012 #17

From where was the media quote? mmonk Apr 2012 #18

Natalie Maines tweeted me a few weeks ago. pamela Apr 2012 #21

No comparison. Mister Ed Apr 2012 #22