Unless she's walk-in-to-walls-stupid-and there's NO evidence of that-it must just have been a badly misguided attempt at generating publicity. How someone could sing such a heart-rendingly beautiful ballad as "Traveling Soldier" and then implicitly (and publicly AND in a foreign country!) insult the very soldiers she sings about boggles the mind. Maine's mouth has forever ruined the pleasure I got from their music-and I'm not a country fan, not by an, er, country mile. Not coincidentally, the vast majority of record sales and concert dates occured in "blue" states. It was COUNTRY MUSIC stations which pulled the Chicks' songs from rotation because of outraged listeners-the same people who WEREN'T buying concert tickets or albums. While the iTunes reviewer repeats the tired and ridiculous Lib rant about "talk radio", conservative pundits had nothing to do with it. Not only were record sales disappointing compared to their previous records, but dozens of concerts had to cancelled because the tickets simply wouldn't sell. Her remarks did massive damage to the band. I don't know if it these outburts are coldly calculated publicity stunts or just a total lack of brain-mouth filtration. The Chicks core audience are "red" states and she went deliberately out of her way to insult that audience! Not to mention attacking the leader of her country in a war for our very existence. This album and their concert DVD are both absolutely excellent, with great cross-over appeal fueled mostly by the virtuoso backing musicians they used (including Maines' father, who also produced "Home"). Pain_Man - Maines Big Mouth: stupidity or publicity stunt? Sin Wagon - 10/10** - tracks that stand out to me If I Fall You're Going Down With Me - 10/104. Am I the Only One (Who's Ever Felt This Way) - 10/10*8. And they don't edit the vocals much on the studio albums. It was released after their incident with President Bush, but you can still tell they have many loyal fans who love them. Today's advice: ❝Everybody makes mistakes.❞