In a move that hurts deep inside, GOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul has secured the extremely important Kelly Clarkson endorsement. From Rolling Stone:
“I love Ron Paul,” Clarkson wrote on her WhoSay account on Thursday. “I liked him a lot during the last Republican nomination and no one gave him a chance. If he wins the nomination for the Republican party in 2012 he’s got my vote. Too bad he probably won’t.”
Naturally her many fans (including me) recoiled, and fired back at her endorsement, asking if she also agreed with Paul’s views on (anti) gay rights, and the death penalty.
“I do not support racism,” she wrote. “I support gay rights, straight rights, women’s rights, men’s rights, white/black/purple/orange rights. I like Ron Paul because he believes in less government and letting the people (all of us) make the decisions and mold our country. That is all. Out of all of the Republican nominees, he’s my favorite.”
WOW. Even though she doesn’t buy into all of Paul’s bullshit, I’m still having trouble with this. I’m sorta famous for leading the annual Mercury holiday party in a drunken, screaming karaoke rendition of Clarkson’s “Since U Been Gone”… and I just don’t know if I can do it any more. CAN OR SHOULD I?
I’m just tired of white people claiming to favor rights of purple people. Where the fuck are all these purple people?
Now she has something in common with David Duke and Don Black.
Technically speaking, Ted Leo’s version of the song is the vegan version, so I’m confused about how I should vote.
I am quietly singing “Since you liked Ron” to myself and crying for the better part of a week.
Here’s a few more celebrities that have spoken out in favor of Ron Paul: Vince Vaughn, Andrew Sullivan, KRSOne, Barry Manilow, Prodigy, Joe Rogan, John Mayor, Drew Carey, Jesse Ventura, and Willie Nelson.
Aside from Willie Nelson, that’s a pretty weak-ass bunch of celebrities.
Can we add all of the mentioned names to the comprehensive list of “people whose political opinions should have no additional heft just because they’re famous for totally unrelated reasons,” with the (bizarre) exception of Jesse Ventura?
Also, first COTW for 2012 goes to Joneser.
@ Spindles: PRODIGY?!?! BRB, changing political views.
“Ron Paul: the candidate that people who got rich through mostly luck and a little bit of work support for president.”
To be fair to Ron Paul: all of the republican candidates seem like racist homophobes. He just hasn’t hidden it as well as others. To me he’s the least worse of all of them (that’s not saying much).
who the fuck likes Kelly Clarkson???/?//?