While Worrying About Taylor Swift, ABC Remembers ‘Punishment’ of Dixie Chicks

[See NewsBusters for more.] While devoting a full report to celebrity Taylor Swift endorsing Democrats in her home state of Tennessee, the journalists at ABC’s Nightline on Monday couldn’t help but compare the situation to past liberal champions: The Dixie Chicks. Journalist Linsey Davis reminded, “The Dixie Chicks certainly know what it's like to be punished for getting political. Back in 2003, they triggered a landslide of criticism after saying they were ashamed then-president George W. Bush was from their home state of Texas.” Recounting the backlash against the singers, she detailed, “People responded by bulldozing Dixie Chicks CDs, boycotting concerts, blacklisting their music from the airwaves. It took years before the group made a comeback.”