Watch Out Bruce...Here Comes The GOOP Superstars...

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Message by RememberNewt on 06 August 2004 at 1:23 pm - IP: 205.188.117.6
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I don't personally think celebrity endorsements mean much, but in a CNN story today, they detailed a list of stars and celebs that are backing the Bush/Cheney ticket, many of whom will be in New York for the convention. They include:

Dennis Miller

Britney Spears

Freddie Prinze, Jr.

Lara Flynn Boyle

Jason Priestlay

Ron Silver

Angie Harmon

Jason Sehorn

Lynn Swann

Kelsey Grammer

Jessica Simpson

Kid Rock

Alex (A-Rod) Rodriguez

Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)

Clint Black

Sara Evans

Brooks & Dunn

Jonny Lang

Lee Ann Womack

This list does not include many other well known GOP supporters like Bruce Willis, Gene Simmons, Patricia Heaton, Tom Selleck, Ted Nugent, Chuck Norris, Joe Paterno, Mike Ditka and many others. Again, I don't think many people listen to celebrity endorsements but, if they're going to have theirs, we should certainly counter with ours.



Wow...where do I get tickets? This could really do a lot of damage to Branson.

Cheers!

[terrya]

1. Isn't Jason Priestley Canadian?

Some of these names sound a bit suspect.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

6. My thoughts exactly. And Steven Tyler?

I guess the drugs really do fuck you up. (if this is true)

[SheepyMcSheepster]

21. yeah, steven tyler, that is weird.

[SidDithers]

24. Yeah, he is Canadian...

couldn't find much about his politics

This from 1996
http://www.canoe.ca/TelevisionShowsB/beverlyhills90120.html
Priestley for prez
By MARY JANE KLETKE
Calgary Sun

Jason Priestley isn't getting physical, just political.

The Vancouver-born star of Beverly Hills, 90210 says U.S. presidential candidate Bob Dole is a "dinosaur" who wants to put both a V-chip and an S-chip (a computer chip to censor sex scenes) into American TV sets.

Thing is, Priestley is still a Canadian citizen who can't even vote in the U.S.

"I'm a stowaway in this country. That's why I can run off at the mouth about Bob Dole," Priestley admits.

And he didn't agree with Michael Moore using the Oscars to make a political statement, but he didn't openly disagree with them...
http://www.resurrectionsong.com/archives/000526.html
"I think more people should keep their opinions to themselves," Priestley said. He was particularly incensed by Moore's acceptance speech.

"It was shocking. I did not believe that was the forum to voice your opinions. Michael Moore is allowed to have opinions and his opinions are valid like everyone else's opinion, but I just didn't think the Academy Awards were the place to voice them in that manner," he explained.

So, dunno :)

Sid

[terrya]

30. This info tells me that this list of celebrities...

again, might be suspect. The idea that Jason Priestley is a Bush supporter is laughable.

Plus, ahem...they could have spelled his last name correctly. :-)

[DancingBear]

2. You mean Aerosmith isn't in Branson already?

I thought they had a theater right down the street from Bobby Vinton, and just a stones throw from Tony Orlando.

[doctorbombeigh]

3. Clint Black? Odd. He's a good friend of Don Henley's.

Went to Henley's wedding and all - oh well. But I still have NO friggin' idea what happened to Ron Silver - who used to be a reliable and active Democrat. 9/11? Israel? Brain damage? Dunno.

[Myrina]

4. Huh ?

Freddie Prinze Jr ?
Stephen Tyler ?
Jonny Lang ?

Whod'a thunk !?!?

:shrug:

[Racenut20]

5. They left Ron Jeremy off the list.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

8. Well, he is a big dick, isn't he?

[madinmaryland]

13. How'd Ron Jeremy get left off this list.

He has the type of "values" that repubs cherish. Or is that he out performs Ahrnuld!
:evilgrin:

[vi5]

18. How do you know RJ is a repub?

First I've heard of that one.

[ParanoidPat]

53. Well Ron Jeremy has had his disagreements with Bush*.....

.....:evilgrin:

[SidDithers]

7. Oh no, not Angie Harmon....

fantasies shattered....

Sid

[UCLA02]

42. I must whole-heartedly concur on that one!

My entire day is now ruined, and it's just after 12pm...

[Jack The Tab]

51. my thoughts exactly...n/t

nt

[JohnKleeb]

9. hah that aint nothing compared to what we got

Besides, we got one of the prettiest actresses there is out there for us. Gotta love Portman, she's always been a fan of Kerry from the gitko and she aint afraid to show it. Alot of those names seem right to me, though I didnt know Tyler would support Bush, isnt he a new englander?

[SidDithers]

25. Yup, liked her shirt on TDS last nite too ..nt

Sid

[JohnKleeb]

27. gonna be watching that later man

but boy that girl got angel eyes. I'd prefer Portman over any of the girls on that list honest.

[VolcanoJen]

10. Ooooh!! Can't wait for the "Wayne Newton/Toby Keith Rockin' 4 Bush" Tour!

One thing that's simply not debatable... the talent is on the Kerry/Edwards side. :D

[ObaMania]

11. Ron Silver?

He usually sits in for the left on Crossfire... what's up w/ that?

[gasperc]

15. he sits in for the left??? your kidding I hope..well Fox enough said

I've seen him on MSNBC and CNN talking hard core for Bush and crying that he can't get a job anymore in hollywood because his right of center viewpoints aren't welcome..

[KharmaTrain]

55. He Hasn't Sat On The Left In Ages...

In the early 90's he would sub for Michael Kinsley now and then, but became a critic of Clinton during the Inquisition and took a hard right with Bunnypants and 9/11.

To use the term used by others here...he's an "Israel Firster"...like Ben Stein and several other, predominately Jewish, politicians, entertainers (Skunk Baxter is one)...who are tight with the Wolfie/Perle PNAC'ers.

I used to think he was Ron Jeremy. LOL!!!

[gasperc]

12. except for Tyler, I don't like any of the rest

Tyler is a big dissappointment, but he's done a megawad worth of drugs soooo....

[Cocoa]

14. Suckfest 2004

:puke:

[SaveElmer]

16. A-Rod...another reason to hate the Yankees!!!

As if I needed one!!!

[NewYorkerfromMass]

28. Yep

LONG LIVE FENWAY!

[JohnKleeb]

31. and the future president is a Red Sox rather than a fan of the bastards

What team does Edwards like, anyone know?

[Kikosexy2]

38. A-Rod??

a Bush-licker? Say it ain't so...I feel betrayed!!

[MnFats]

17. Fuggin' Johnny Lang? That IS a disappointment.

Minnesota boy, blues kid, plenty of guitar chops.
he should know better.
now i gotta punch another button whenever he comes on the radio.

By the way, his real last name is "Langseth," a right-wing nerdy name if ever there was one!

(if there are any other real langseths out there, I apologize. I'm just ranting.)

[Torgo Johnson]

33. I did some research on the internet.

And the only political thing Jonny Lang has done is perform at Jesse Ventura's inauguration. Also Ted Nugent is a big fan, but that is not Jonny's fault. I would be weary about these so-called lists. They keep on saying Ashley Judd is one of them, which she definitely is not.

[JohnKleeb]

36. Judd's lone political donation

JUDD, ASHLEY
LOS ANGELES, CA 90025
ACTRESS WEINBERG, LOIS COMBS (D)
Senate - KY
LOIS 2002 US SENATE COMMITTEE $1000 10/28/00
http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/hof.php

[obnoxiousdrunk]

19. They left

Bo Derek of the list. Bo and Britney will be handling the family value aspect of the campaign.

[pacalo]

20. They left off Pat Boone & Dean Jones!

[sandnsea]

22. Steven Tyler???

My cousin saw him at a Dean event in LA. What the hell is his major malfunction? Other than that, they can have all of them. What stunning endorsements!

[fob]

23. WTF??

Dennis Miller <---Loser, you can have him

Britney Spears <---Good influence on the under 18 voting crowd

Freddie Prinze, Jr. <---What's his deal?

Lara Flynn Boyle <---Disappointed here, Twin Peaks fan

Jason Priestlay <---Nice spelling, thinking of young boys at church?

Ron Silver <---Who?

Angie Harmon <---Disappointed, one of the better ADA's on L&O

Jason Sehorn <---Married to above, 'nuff said

Lynn Swann <---There's a post around here that implies a 1 issue
supporter, will tarnish his image in long run

Kelsey Grammer <---Who cares - common cause with bush* - cocaine

Jessica Simpson <--- common cause with bush* - deep thinking

Kid Rock <---Bob Ritchie? The son of a wealthy Michigan car dealer pretends to be a trailer trash kid from wrong side of tracks. - common cause with bush* - there's money to be made from rw-exploitation

Alex (A-Rod) Rodriguez <---???

Steven Tyler (Aerosmith) <---Really? A rocker from Boston? Damn.

Clint Black <--- common cause w/bush* - He's got friends in low places

Sara Evans <---Who?

Brooks & Dunn <---good fit for Kerry campaign song - Boot scoot bush*ie!!

Jonny Lang <---Who?

Lee Ann Womack <---Recognize the name, not sure of well, anything else

This list does not include many other well known GOP supporters like Bruce Willis, Gene Simmons, Patricia Heaton, Tom Selleck, Ted Nugent, Chuck Norris, Joe Paterno, Mike Ditka and many others. Again, I don't think many people listen to celebrity endorsements but, if they're going to have theirs, we should certainly counter with ours

3 words for the freeper; HA HA HA!

[Westegg]

26. Lynn Swann? #88? DAMN, that sucks....

Bradshaw for Bush wouldn't surprise me at all, but Swanny?

Sigh...

[JohnKleeb]

29. Franco Harris is for Kerry I read

Yeah I heard about Swann like introducing Bush a few weeks back at an event.

[Dulcinea]

49. Lynn Swann??!!

He was my idol when I was growing up in the Pgh suburbs!

:(

[Bertha Venation]

32. Damn. Angie Harmon is too hot to be that stupid. Bummer.

And Freddie Prinze, Jr.? One would think one's father's suicide would have some kind of impact on a kid -- it sure as hell made me THINK when I became an adult. :eyes:

[proud patriot]

34. I'm very dissapointed about Johnny Lang

:-(

[Torgo Johnson]

39. See reply #33

They list a bunch of names with no proof for most of them. They do the same thing with Ashley Judd even though she has come out against Bush. They could care less about verifying these things.

[Bake]

46. It does explain one characteristic of his guitar playing

He's got the technical chops, sure, BUT NO HEART OR SOUL!

And yes, I've said that for a long time, long before I heard this thing about him being a Puke.

Bake

[gttim]

35. Tyler?

I have trouble thinking Steven Tyler supports Bush. I would refuse to buy anymore of Aerosmith's albums, but I quit doing that long ago when they began to really suck.

Jonny Lang is born again, I believe, so this is possible. What a shame, cause I own all his records. He has the voice of a 80-year-old black man whose heart has been ripped out by life and the fingers of an ancient bluesman and young rocker combined. He also has great song selection. His CD's are all great. I did check his wensite, but i is dormant since 2003.

[The_Casual_Observer]

37. Truly a monster rally

Who would actually want to be publically associated with the GOP?
Normally, if given a choice, celebs would want to be associated with positive humanitarian causes, not a bullshit greed driven political party rally.

[stanwyck]

40. I am so under-whelmed.

It would go better for the GOP not to list their celebrity endorsements. Look, everyone! We've got a bunch of has-been, never-was, losers on our side!
Are you sure those horrible liberals aren't behind this? What could be more devestating to a campaign than having this group endorsing you?
I love it. Give us more.

[Kikosexy2]

41. Jessica Simpson..

and Britney Spears...sigh! No wonder the Repubes are the party of the brain-dead. But Steven Tyler???!!! What is he thinking? Well I will enjoy Aerosmith music but refuse to listen any of Steven's Bush-licking politics--that's when I'll cover my ears!

[Jade Fox]

43. Too bad about Ron Silver, Brooks and Dunn, and Jonny Lang...

Jonny's young. Maybe he'll come to his senses.

Gonna have to spank that boy...;)

[Insomnicole]

44. Who?

Someone please clue in the hopelessly unhip me -- who the heck is Sara Evans?

[Torgo Johnson]

45. Country Singer

No surprise there. The only recent country singers to claim they are democrats are Billy Ray Cyrus, John Michael Montgomery, and, of all people, Toby Keith. Then again Keith donated to *, Cyrus let * use his song in 2000, and I haven't heard Montgomery name in quite a while. I don't really follow country though.

I left out the Dixie Chicks because the establishment in Nashville has pretty much cast them off.

[JohnKleeb]

47. Toby Keith oddly enough has given money to both Bush and Brad Carson

a conservative democrat running for senate in Oklahoma.

[Warren DeMontague]

48. With very few exceptions...

That list is chock full of morons, doofuses, and talentless hacks.

Steven Tyler? Aerosmith used to be interesting, oh, thirty years ago. Now they write the same song, over and over again, and it sounds like the background track for a VISA commercial.

Jessica Simpspon? Mmmmm. That pretty much sums up the brainpower of your average Bush voter.

Dennis Miller used to be funny, once upon a time. I don't know what the hell happened to him. He's got his head so firmly lodged inside his own rectum these days it may require that jaws of life deal to get it out.

The only song I've ever heard by that J. Lang guy sounded like a bad 80s rehash.. done last year. Seen the movie Ghost World? I Think "Blues Hammer"

Kid Rock? See Jessica Simpson.

The only person on that list who I would think might have the brains to know better would be Kelsey Grammer. But, go figure. Maybe he feels an affinity to Bush because of his past cocaine problems.

Cavalcade of Suckage. No surprise. Next!

[mzmolly]

50. Steven Tyler ? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

:( I'm a bit surprised at him.

[BGrier]

52. Anyone Talented On Their List?

I just see a bunch of hacks.

[SoCalDem]

54. YAWN

:boring:

I have not even heard of some of those folks :)

[Kat45]

56. Aerosmith has held fundraisers for Ted Kennedy when he ran.

So I will not believe that Steven Tyler supports bush until I see some proof.

[prolesunited]

57. I'm sure

Gene Simmons and Ted Nugent play well with the family values crowd. :eyes:

[Piperay]

58. I don't even know who

half of these people are but I can see the value of someone like Brittany Spears who can speak on 'values' of marriage and how important it is to preserve. :evilgrin: