At first glance, the performance registered as a redemption arc: Once political pariahs, The Chicks have become political icons. That narrative, however, feels too pat, and it suggests that The Chicks had been trying to atone for something in the first place. No, save for a revised name, The Chicks haven't changed. In 2003, during a concert in London, Maines, The Chicks' lead singer, dissed then-President George W. Bush over the impending invasion of Iraq. And we're ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas," which is also Maines' home state.

Source: CNN August 21, 2020 16:16 UTC