To be honest, what Natalie Maines thinks about anything either positive or negative is largely irrelevant. But what is striking about her comment was how dumb it was. And I don’t mean they it was dumb because I agree or disagree with her stance on the war in Iraq. But if you’re going to criticize a politician, what does the fact that he is or is not from Texas have to do with anything?
I mean, I could understand if she’s opposed to the war and says she’s embarassed that the United States is going to attack Iraq or whatever but a comment like, “Just so you know, we’re ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas” just doesn’t make a whole lot of sense other than to make Martin Sheen’s anti-war arguments suddenly seem a lot more cogent.