Vince Gill: Natalie Maines has been bashed enough

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CMT) - Vince Gill told reporters backstage at the CMT Flameworthy 2003 Video Music Awards that it�s time to forgive Natalie Maines for her remarks about President Bush during the Dixie Chicks� London concert on March 10.
�There�s political leaders that have said a lot worse things about George Bush than Natalie did and nobody rips [them] for it,� Gill said. �I feel like she�s been bashed enough. If she made a mistake, or if she feels that way, it�s past the point.
They�ll have to deal with the consequences that come from that. � I can�t jump into the fray to say I think this person�s wrong and this person�s right, because I think being decent and kind and forgiving and all those things are much better things to possess than being right.�