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First concert one protester { May 4 2003 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.nynewsday.com/entertainment/sns-ap-dixie-chicks,0,2982752.story?coll=nyc-ent-short-navigation http://www.nynewsday.com/entertainment/sns-ap-dixie-chicks,0,2982752.story?coll=nyc-ent-short-navigation Dixie Chicks Show Met With One Protester By Associated Press May 4, 2003, 8:01 AM EDT ORLANDO, Fla. -- A lone protester stood outside a sold-out Dixie Chicks concert Saturday night during the band's first appearance in Florida since a member criticized President Bush over the war with Iraq. The show in Orlando was the first time the group had performed in Florida since lead singer Natalie Maines told a London audience on March 10: "Just so you know, we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas." The comment was made as war was looming with Iraq, and Maines later apologized. But her remark brought the group a flood of criticism and media attention. On Saturday, many said they gave no thought about the comments. But Texas-native Thomas Newton stood at an intersection near the TD Waterhouse Centre wearing a cowboy outfit and holding a sign that read: "I Am Ashamed The Dixie Chicks Are From Texas." About a half-dozen people tried to sell their tickets to passers-by because they no longer cared to see the group. "I can't support them now," Heidi Wilson, 27, told the Orlando Sentinel. "I do like their music but I wouldn't go out now and buy their CD or anything." One mother said she debated for a week whether to take her 13-year-old daughter to the concert because of the singer's statement. Patty Smith, of Palm Harbor, said she decided to go with her daughter, but wear a T-shirt that said "Chicks Music Not Their Politics!" and a button showing Bush and his father. Copyright © 2003, The Associated Press

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