Natalie Maines Ashamed That Obama Isn’t from Texas
Between songs at a solo acoustic show at an Austin-area Waffle House last night, Natalie Maines commented that she is ashamed that President Barack Obama is not from Texas. The singer’s remark, which came just one day after the young president’s inauguration, began making news almost immediately.
“The first time, I thought it was just a fluke,” respected Dixie Chicks historian Don Karr told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, “but as time goes on it’s becoming clear that Maines is simply incapable of delivering either a compliment or an insult that doesn’t somehow revolve around Texas. It’s a really peculiar fixation.”
The Obama comment was the first of many in a lengthy impromptu speech which also saw Maines lamenting the lack of Texas ties for Stevie Nicks, Mohandas Gandhi, and the guy who invented crocs. She went on to add more names to the list of people she wishes weren’t associated with Texas at all, among them Alberto Gonzales, Chace Crawford, Jamie Foxx, and infamous Old West train robber Sam Bass.
One restaurant patron, Greta Garber, said: “I can’t believe she would make such a fuss on sacred ground. The Waffle House is a special place, a family place, and it deserves better than all that rot.”
After the incident, Maines finished her set, hit the timeclock, and went back to waiting tables.
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Can understand some of them, but what’s wrong with Chace Crawford? He’s gorgeous, sweet and seems like a true Southern gentleman…I’d think that anyone from Texas would be proud to call him a fellow Texan.
Bahahahahaha
(That wasn’t a response to Linda’s comment; that’s just the first thing I thought when I read the post.)
Awesome.
I agree, you gotta like Chace.
CMW, you’re a comedical genius.
I don’t know much about Chace, to be honest. I just like the idea of listing a wholesome young star alongside Alberto Gonzales and a nineteenth-century outlaw for no discernible reason. Maybe just me?
I have no idea who Chace is. Does that mean I’m getting old? Thought so…
Trailer, Chace was one of Carrie Underwood’s many short term boyfriends and they broke up by text message. (Aw, modern romance at its finest….) I think Taylor Swift has been interested in him because in Taylor’s words “Chace is an awesomely cute boy who would make a perfect prom date or Romeo stand in for one of my music video shoots”.
CMW and Trailer, you two have become the closest things country music journalism has to the brilliant satire featured in The Onion. I think its time you pooled your talents and went for that Budweiser sponsorship as an Onion competitior! You need a vegetable name that’s more country than those farm fresh onions and “Turnip Greens” comes to mind…(lol)
The Rutabega?
I only got as far as the headline before I was laughing. You guys are the George Carlins of country blogging. I love it!
HAHAHAHAHAH lol i just love that crazy woman lol she just doesnt care now does she screw the bushites she’s on her way to the to[p once again.