What's the difference between Phil Robertson's situation and the Dixie Chicks situation?

[Felonious Monkey]

Remember when the Dixie Chicks were pulled from the air for criticizing Bush? Back then most conservatives supported the decision.

How is this different from Phil Robertson's situation with A&E?

[294]

The difference is that they disagreed with the Dixie Chicks.

But hell, only fools think that anything can be done about the Phil Robertson thing.

[National Socialist]

Companies have always been able to fire whomever they want.

[Politics dude 101]

Hypocrisy and the Dixie Chick's weren't against American values. They were against an illegal war.

[Sarah]

Republican hypocrisy. .

[Cicero]

A&E has the right to fire Robertson. Whomever was sponsoring the Dixie Chicks had the right to fire them as well.

The *difference* is that DD is A&E's cash cow and they effectively committed suicide. The loss of the Dixie Chicks to their sponsor was likely not very great.

[345]

Because they said what they said ON FOREIGN SOIL, which actually is a crime (sedition)

The young lady that was lead singer was a militant liberal, and I've even twittered her when she lamented about the backlash....hussy blocked me she did,,,

[RayHere]

You have selective memory The Dixie Chicks were not pulled from the air as they never had a show they were in London giving a concert and decided over seas to give their opinion of President Bush ''we are ashamed he is from Texas'' many afterwards refused to buy their records or pay to see them which is their right no one fired them or suspended them
Mr Robertson expressed his Christian views which is his right and A and E pulled him from the show big difference

[Mr Pottimus]

Phil will sell more songs.

[Bryce]

The difference was that the Dixie Chicks being pulled from radios was driven by the marketplaced. The DCs alienated their fan base, and they reacted. Pulling the DCs from the radio was a decision based outrage of country music fans. Those who supported the message were outraged as well, but since only a small fraction of those who supported the DC's statement were actual country music fans, it was ignored by the country music industry.

With Phil Robertson, the reverse is happening. He has outraged those outside his fan base and his fan base is supporting him.

Those country stations that pulled the DCs music were making a market based decision.

A&E is too. Unlike a country station, their consumer base is larger and more diverse.