It’s a despicable tale of censorship. You probably haven’t heard, but the Dixie Chicks have a new movie out. For the most part, word of the movie has been suppressed, but a few key details have managed to leak out:

The Chicks did managed to get the movie, Shut up and Sing, released into the theaters yesterday.

With its anti-GOP message and timing, it has received mostly glowing reviews from the mainstream media.

And, speaking of which, the Chicks have appeared on MSNBC (Chris Matthews’ Hardball, not well known for its entertainment guests, but famous for its incessant GOP-bashing), ABC’s Nightline (ditto), CNN (Larry King Live), and Oprah.

Oh, and I forgot their new CD was recently released…

…along with a set of new posters, framed CDs and other memorabilia.

Plus, sales of their last concert DVD have picked up considerably.

Not to mention the attention gained through some faux controversies*.
* Controversies may be smaller than they actually appear

Yes, you’d be hard-pressed to figure out that the Dixie Chicks have a new movie out.

This is truly an appalling and tragic story of censorship.

It reminds me of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn having to smuggle The Gulag Archipelago out of the Soviet Union after serving ten years in a concentration camp.