Reply #65: I agree

[Nicole]

Both sides should be told & it should be investigated.
I mentioned earlier in this thread, before I was accused of having an axe to grind, that I thought all donations should be accepted.

The Red Cross didn't go from "embrace" to "associate with". Both terms were used in the quote by the Red Cross spokesperson. Wikipedia doesn't show the whole quote.

From the Denver Post:
The band would have made the donation "only if the American Red Cross would embrace the band's summer tour," writes Ms. Whitmer, referring to the group's 2003 U.S. tour after the London incident.

"The Dixie Chicks controversy made it impossible for the American Red Cross to associate itself with the band because such association would have violated two of the founding principles of the organization: impartiality and neutrality...

"Should the Dixie Chicks like to make an unconditional financial donation to the American Red Cross, we will gladly accept it."

http://www.denverpost.com/entertainment/ci_3885041