George W. Bush should be remembered as a war criminal,

Freedom of speech only applies to government censorship. You can say what you like as a private citizen, and you suffer the consequences - whether they be loss of employment, a drop in ticket/record sales, or what have you. So long as you aren’t being quieted under force, your freedom of speech isn’t being violated.

As I just posted, the freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom from the consequences of the words one chooses.

I don’t have a problem with what was said nor their right to say it but, ultimately, the Dixie Chicks killed their own career when they said fuck you to country radio and tried to go mainstream. While country radio listeners are certainly conservative, they are also very forgiving (and given the current popularity of…

It’s called knowing your audience. The Chick commercial success was rooted in country music (ie Bush Supporters).