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I can't argue that
  "Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message =
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  Better celebrities is for sure, a matter of opinion..

  --=20
  Glenn M.


    "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message =
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    It's Gary B's much ado about nothing. Both sides use celebrities. =
Some foolish types may be influenced to vote for a candidate by them. =20

    Country and gospel acts such as Travis Tritt, Lee Ann Womack, and =
the Blind Boys of Alabama will perform at the Republican National =
Convention in New York next week, alongside celebrities Arnold =
Schwarzenegger and Dennis Miller.

    Gary's just pissed that the Dems have the better celebrities



      "Mark"  wrote in message =
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      Reagan was in office a long time ago, granted not as long ago as =
Kerry was in Vietnam, but still.  

          "Gary Britt"  wrote in message =
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          I didn't vote for Reagan because of Rock Stars and I'm not =
voting for Bush because of Alice Cooper.  However, it does appear that =
Alice Cooper is smart enough to know that nobody should vote for anybody =
because of what some moron entertainer things on politics and foreign =
policy.  It would appear he knows himself and the entertainment =
profession better than most.

          Gary

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            "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message =
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            Gary Britt seems to forget that his hero Ronald Reagan =
courted Bruce Springsteen for his campaign in 1984. Rock stars are only =
bad when they're  the other sides rock stars=20

            =
http://www.blueskypie.com/nonfictionbycategory/popularculture/popcultureb=
ooks/bornusa.asp

            Actually, the Reagan camp had hoped to have Springsteen by =
the President's side in Hammonton. Though attempts to recruit rock stars =
Billy Joel and John Cougar Mellencamp failed, Michael Jackson had =
recently appeared with Reagan at the White House in an = anti-drunk-driving
campaign. And six days earlier, after attending a = Springsteen concert,
conservative columnist George Will had written a = glowing review that
echoed dominant Republican campaign themes. "I have = not got a clue
about Springsteen's politics, if any," Will wrote, "but = flags
get waved at his concerts while he sings songs about hard times. = He is no
whiner, and the recitation of closed factories and other = problems always
seems punctuated by a grand, cheerful, affirmation: =
'Born in the U.S.A.!'"

            The office of presidential handler Michael Deaver contacted =
Springsteen's promoter, who relayed the request to appear with Reagan. =
Springsteen's agent declined on behalf of his client, saying he was =
unavailable for any outside appearances during his tour. Springsteen's =
people thought that was the end of the matter--until Reagan invoked =
Springsteen anyway. The President's press aide could not immediately = tell
reporters what Reagan's favorite Springsteen song was, although the = Los
Angeles Herald-Examiner reported an aide as saying that Reagan = listened
to Springsteen's records all the time.



              "Mark"  wrote in message =
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               Because school's still out for summer?
                "Rich Gauszka"  wrote
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                So why are you listening to Alice Cooper the rock star?

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I can't argue that

  "Glenn Meadows" <gmeadow{at}comcast.net>">mailto:gmeadow{at}comcast.net">gmeadow{at}comcast.net>
wrote =
in message=20
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  Better celebrities is for sure, a matter of opinion..
  -- Glenn M.
   
   
  

    "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka{at}hotmail.com>">mailto:gauszka{at}hotmail.com">gauszka{at}hotmail.com>
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wrote in=20
    message news:412e4ccc$1{at}w3.nls.net...
    It's Gary B's much ado about nothing.
Both sides =
use=20
    celebrities. Some foolish types may be influenced to vote for a =

    candidate by them.  
     
    
    Country and gospel acts such as Travis Tritt, Lee Ann Womack, and =
the=20
    Blind Boys of Alabama will perform at the Republican National =
Convention in=20
    New York next week, alongside celebrities Arnold Schwarzenegger and =
Dennis=20
    Miller.
    Gary's just pissed that the Dems have the better celebrities
     
    

      "Mark" <nomail{at}hotmail.com>">mailto:nomail{at}hotmail.com">nomail{at}hotmail.com>
=
wrote in=20
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      Reagan was in office a long time =
ago, granted=20
      not as long ago as Kerry was in Vietnam, but still. <g> =
<next=20
      we'll be wondering who Chubby Checker supported - Nixon or=20
      JFK.
       
      I can see the appeal to a =
candidate to have=20
      the support of celebrities (and he must accept the attendent =
drawbacks=20
      too, such as Whoopie's jokes on stage). I can see the desire of a=20
      celebrity to support their choice of candidate too and I agree =
with=20
      "cause" driven concerts such as We Are the World etc... =

       
      I'm not real big on this latest =
"cause" which=20
      is more of a negative effort against Bush, or at least that's how =
it's=20
      being billed, than a positive for Kerry. But they have their right =
to do=20
      whatever they want - still, we all know what Bush has or has not =
done,=20
      some of us (about 1/2) like his record and the rest do not. =
Repeating=20
      negatives about him via a concert seems to me to be less effective =
than=20
      presenting a tour in favor of Kerry, after all the "independents" =
or=20
      "undecideds" know Bush's record as well as the rest of us, it is =
Kerry=20
      that remains a mystery - absent more positive information about =
him, this=20
      important group will have no logical choice but to vote for=20
      Bush.
       
      

        "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka{at}hotmail.com>">mailto:gauszka{at}hotmail.com">gauszka{at}hotmail.com>
=
wrote in=20
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        So Ronald Reagan realized that he
could pull =
one on=20
        the undecided voters by getting Springsteen's endorsement? =
Didn't =20
        Reagan think that 'Born in the USA' was a patriotic song? < =
it is but=20
        not the way that Reagen intended >
         
        

          "Gary Britt" <garyb{at}nospamforme.com>=20">mailto:garyb{at}nospamforme.com">garyb{at}nospamforme.com>=20
          wrote in message news:412e414e{at}w3.nls.net...
          I didn't vote for Reagan because of Rock =
Stars and=20
          I'm not voting for Bush because of Alice Cooper.  =
However, it=20
          does appear that Alice Cooper is smart enough to know that =
nobody=20
          should vote for anybody because of what some moron entertainer =
things=20
          on politics and foreign policy.  It would appear he knows =
himself=20
          and the entertainment profession better than =
most.
           
          Gary
          --  
          

            "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka{at}hotmail.com>">mailto:gauszka{at}hotmail.com">gauszka{at}hotmail.com>
wrote=20
            in message news:412e3858$1{at}w3.nls.net...
            Gary Britt seems to forget that
his hero =
Ronald=20
            Reagan courted Bruce Springsteen for his campaign in 1984. =
Rock=20
            stars are only bad when they're  the other sides rock =
stars=20
            
             
            http://www.blueskypie.com/nonfictionbycategory/popularculture/pop=
culturebooks/bornusa.asp">http://www.blueskypie.com/nonfictionbycategory/=
popularculture/popculturebooks/bornusa.asp
             
            Actually, the Reagan camp had hoped to =
have=20
            Springsteen by the President's side in Hammonton. Though =
attempts to=20
            recruit rock stars Billy Joel and John Cougar Mellencamp =
failed,=20
            Michael Jackson had recently appeared with Reagan at the =
White House=20
            in an anti-drunk-driving campaign. And six days earlier, =
after=20
            attending a Springsteen concert, conservative columnist =
George Will=20
            had written a glowing review that echoed dominant Republican =

            campaign themes. "I have not got a clue about Springsteen's=20
            politics, if any," Will wrote, "but flags get waved at his =
concerts=20
            while he sings songs about hard times. He is no whiner, and =
the=20
            recitation of closed factories and other problems always =
seems=20
            punctuated by a grand, cheerful, affirmation: 'Born in the=20
            U.S.A.!'"
             
            The office of presidential handler =
Michael Deaver=20
            contacted Springsteen's promoter, who relayed the request to =
appear=20
            with Reagan. Springsteen's agent declined on behalf of his =
client,=20
            saying he was unavailable for any outside appearances during =
his=20
            tour. Springsteen's people thought that was the end of the=20
            matter--until Reagan invoked Springsteen anyway. The =
President's=20
            press aide could not immediately tell reporters what =
Reagan's=20
            favorite Springsteen song was, although the Los Angeles=20
            Herald-Examiner reported an aide as saying that Reagan =
listened to=20
            Springsteen's records all the time.
             
             
             
              "Mark"
<nomail{at}hotmail.com>">mailto:nomail{at}hotmail.com">nomail{at}hotmail.com>
wrote in=20
            message news:412e3696{at}w3.nls.net...&nbs=
p;=20
            <g> Because school's still out for=20
            summer?    "Rich
Gauszka" <gauszka{at}hotmail.com>">mailto:gauszka{at}hotmail.com">gauszka{at}hotmail.com>
wrote=20
            in message news:412e264c$1{at}w3.nls.net...=
   =20
            So why are you listening to Alice Cooper the rock=20
            star?    =20
      =


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