Important Stuff -- Or Not: The "Who Cares?" Awards

Sunday, February 11, 2007

The "Who Cares?" Awards

Since one of our writers is out sick tonight, I have the extreme misfortune of having to work the National Desk. That means I'm the guy responsible for writing the Grammy story. What a revoltin' development THIS is! Here's my story. Remember that I write for an international audience.

The Dixie Chicks were the big winners in the U.S. music industry's 49th annual Grammy awards Sunday, sweeping all five major categories. The group's album, "Taking the Long Way," won the album of the year award. It was the female trio's first album since singer Natalie Maines told fans in 2003 that she was ashamed to come from the same state as President Bush. In accepting the award, singer Natalie Maines, told the crowd in Los Angeles, California, "I think people are using their freedom of speech here tonight with all these awards. We get the message." The group also won record and song of the year for, "Not Ready to Make Nice." And they took awards for best country album and country performance by a duo or group with a vocal. Carrie Underwood walked away with the Grammy for best new artist.

I didn't even know who the Dixie Chicks were until their 2003 controversy. If the Singing Dogs had come out with a song entitled, "George W. Bush Should Burn in Hell," THEY would have swept the Grammys. This, once again, shows how liberals politicize EVERYTHING. If awards shows are going to be held just to make political statements, why hold them? Or, why watch them. I had to watch them, but I did it with the MUTE button on.

8 comments:

Tonto said...: Music Awards above all the others are the most pointless. Do they even get good ratings anymore?; 12:19 AM
Cathy said...: I wanted to see The Police perform and caught the last bit of Roxanne... that was it for my viewing.

As far as the Dixie Chicks... I used to adore them.... until Natalie went to another country and bashed our Commander in Chief.

At work, I listen to the local college radio station-NPR (had to give up talk radio at work) and they are gaga over the Dixie Chicks... prior to Natalie's vile remarks, NPR and college radio would never have anything to do with those girls.. but now they are the darlings... they play their music all the time....

blah!; 6:18 AM
Lone Ranger said...: In addition to the Grammys, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards and the US Writers Guild awards were held Sunday. That's a lot of tuxedos. And then we have the Academy Awards in two weeks. These people never get tired of patting themselves on the back.; 6:54 AM
Mark said...: I used to have an anthology CD of songs by a variety of artists that were originally recorded by Bob Will and the Texas Playboys.

I lost it somewhere shortly after my move from Kansas to Maryland. That was in 2003.

The Dixie Chicks did "Roly-Poly" on it and it was great. Other than that, that is the only thing I know of that I ever hear them do.

I never let my personal opinion of an artist affect my enjoyment of their work. I just don't listen to country music.

When I watch a movie with whacko liberal stars in it, I can enjoy it in spite of who's acting in it, and I feel the same way about music. If I enjoy a song, I don't care who sings it, or what their political viewpoints are.

I saw just enough of the Grammys last night to watch Carrie Underwood do a Bob Wills song. It was good, but she's no Bob Wills. After that I changed the channel.; 8:07 AM
Jim O said...: Couldn't help but notice that you
didn't slant your report to fit your opinions.. Obviously, you would make a crummy liberal.; 10:23 AM
Trader Rick said...: And Bob Wills is no Carrie Underwood, Mark!!!

The fat Dixie Chick may have dark hair now, but she's still a dumb blonde...; 4:42 PM
Cathy said...: Mark- I'm the same way... Good grief all the music I listen to is performed by raging Liberals that live in a bubble...Certain folks cross a line and I can no longer enjoy them.... The Dixie Chicks were a fun band... someone that I actually took my 8 year (at the time) old niece to see. Fun, clean... then they became "enlightened" and sadly the rest is history...

I equate them to Sean Penn... Jane Fonda...; 7:25 PM
Tonto said...: Trader Rick I didn't realize how funny you are!!!; 10:52 PM

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1. Hate makes people stoopid.

2. There is nothing so impenetrable as a closed mind.

3. A stupid person is not someone who can't learn, but someone who refuses to learn.

4. It is a small mind that has no room for God.

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10. Children are not stupid. If a child is taught, the child will learn. If a child is not learning, the child is not being taught.

11. To express righteous indignation, one must first be righteous. And that's a label that doesn't stick to liberals.

12. Profanity is ignorance made audible.

13. An open mind is a liberal's worst enemy.

14. Paternalism is the purest form of racism.

15. People who bend the truth, usually bend it in their favor.

16. If you always stand in opposition to liberalism, you will never be wrong.

18. Life is simple. People who make it complicated usually have an agenda.

19. Getting your news from the corrupt, liberal media is like sticking your head in the sand, except you don't get grit in your teeth.

20. Liberals' emotional development stops at the age of 16.

21. To anger a conservative, lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell the truth.

22. Idealism seldom matches up with reality.

23. Those who don't hate communism have never lived it.

24. This was a much more civil country when men walked about heavily armed.

25. This economy will never heal as long as Obama keeps picking at the scab.

26. Liberals don't think outside the box; they ARE the box.

27. You cannot change the hearts and minds of liberals, because they possess neither.

28. There is no such thing as a kind liberal.

29. Reading Democratic Party platforms is like reading the history of human rights abuses and crimes against humanity in this country.

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Over the years I've been writing this blog, I've been throwing out little self-evident truths that seem to have no exceptions that prove the rule. I've made a list of some of them and will add to it as I remember them or make up more. Most of this list I've come up with myself. A few I've borrowed from others.

1. Always expect the worst from a liberal and you will never be surprised.

2. Never try to reason with a liberal. They disregard any evidence that conflicts with their beliefs.

3. You can always tell what liberals are up to by what they accuse conservatives of doing.

4. Liberals don't debate, they argue.

5. The only standards liberals have are double standards.

6. Liberals feel, conservatives think.

7. Whenever you don't understand a liberal's motives, just look for the money.

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11. There are no honest liberals. If they were honest -- especially to themselves -- they would be conservatives.

12. A liberal's business is nobody's business, but everyone's business is a liberal's business.

13. Liberals have an inflated sense of self-worth. They are like house flies that criticize the air-worthiness of a Stealth fighter. (Sarah Palin, George W. Bush, ad infinitum are morons.)

14. Liberals lack a sixth sense that conservatives have in abundance -- common sense.

15. Liberals never stop hating.

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17. Every time liberals get on their high horse, they get bucked off.

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19. Liberals always choke on their own medicine.

20. When given a moral choice, liberals always come down on the wrong side of the fence.

21. The only way liberals can build themselves up is by tearing others down.

22. Liberals not only refuse to learn from their mistakes, they refuse to admit them.

23. Liberals have only two political positions -- blind devotion and blind hatred.

24. Liberals are incapable of attacking the message, so they always attack the messenger.

25. Liberal diversity is only skin deep.