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2:14 am - 12/29/2011
Full tweet:
"I love Ron Paul. 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."
Then people replied and this happened:
Source: twitter
Kelly Clarkson gurl !
Full tweet:
"I love Ron Paul. 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."
Then people replied and this happened:
Source: twitter
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lht5q8nm
this cunt rn I can't.
What a fucking asshole.
Edited at 2011-12-29 06:40 am (UTC)
I cannot believe a (former) physician would say this.
(but that's who he supports etcetcetc)
lmao she replied to me
Is she always this air-headed or is she drunk or something?
Oh Kelly...sigh.
queens ♥
lawddd
ugh.
Edited at 2011-12-29 06:30 am (UTC)
To be honest I was not aware of, for instance, the comment posted above re: his views on gay men and AIDS. To me he has seemed like the most desirable of the viable Republican candidates, but now obviously I'm going to have to reevaluate that. Not that I'm voting Republican in 2012, but he's just seemed like the least of the evils up to this point. Obviously I was mistaken, though, and Kelly may be as well. I think a lot of people seem to have this opinion of him, tbh, because I know I have a lot of (liberal) friends who supported him in 2008 and if they knew about all of this other stuff I doubt they would have.
I usually assume people from the south tend to be republican, and even when they leave for Hollywood, I think old habits die hard. I'm saddened by her support of Ron Paul, but I'm not that surprised that she votes republican nor that she supports the candidate who portrays himself to be the more "sensible" candidate. w/e as long as she doesn't claim she knows all about politics or spreads Ron Paul's message through her music, I'll still listen to her.
TBH, most of the self-identified liberals I know who are or were Ron Paul supporters want to legalize pot and have some vague ideas about lowering their own taxes. And that's about where their caring about Ron Paul actually ends.
Ron Paul and Rick Perry are two perpetually re-elected reasons I got the fuck out.
I'm all, "That is a stupid fucking idea."
go to hell, douchebag
I am laughing so hard rn
I'm just imagining someone trying to play me like a piano rn. And then I will play them like a saxophone.
and then we'll go down to the taxi-dancehall and do the Charleston. come on now old man.
so many pressed ron paul stans in my @replies lawd
every time i click refresh i have like 10+ more
While people shouldn't have attacked you personally and I absolutely respect your right to have different political views than I, I can understand why people are frustrated. With so many followers it is your duty to be educated on such divisive topics before speaking out about them. Especially knowing your influence in the gay community and the amount of hateful vitriol often espoused towards them by conservative candidates. Additionally, when you showcase a lack of rationale as to these beliefs, it is hard to rectify our love for your music with our disappointment with your actions. I can only speak for myself when I say that I definitely feel disappointed in you.
You say you don't believe in the death penalty or racism, you believe in gay rights, etc, well anyone who took even a cursory glance at Ron Paul would know that supporting those ideals and supporting his candidacy are mutually exclusive. People can tell you that Ron Paul is not racist or homophobic because he himself didn't write some of the newsletter articles in question. However, they went out in his name, can you honestly tell me that he didn't even look at them? That's sheer naivety. You are a business woman and should know better. Furthermore, he has made some statements in the media, direct from his mouth that are just as hateful and I challenge you to look deeper into his political history before supporting him any further.
It's fine for you to have conservative ideals, although the more you speak, the more it seems like you are actually a Libertarian, not a Republican, as you wrote in your initial tweet. It's a common mistake that people need to be more cognoscente of. There are many intelligent individuals who are aligning themselves with a party that does not promote their belief system because they are more focused on the monetary aspects rather than the social issues.
People have to realize that liberal ideals are more personal than conservative ideals. We are easily offended because your believe systems personally offend us. When you tell us that we should care less about the homeless, the struggling parents who need government assistance, the schools that lack funds, the loving, happy gay couple denied their rights, the 16 year old who got pregnant because proper sexual education is not taught in school, the child with cancer whose parent has been laid off and is in need of free healthcare, it offends us and sometimes, yes, we get angry. It's not as simple as conservative beliefs. It's not just "I want to keep my money and despite our country being founded on the ideals of allowing people to have their own religious beliefs, I want prayer and creationism taught in public schools." Our beliefs are both personal and based on fact and sometimes we get angry when we see that, for most conservatives, their beliefs are based on just that, their beliefs.
Please don't mistake all of the support in these comments for validation of your beliefs, there are simply a lot of grossly uninformed people in this country. I think most of us who are upset with you are still fans, we just expected a lot more from someone we see as a strong, intelligent woman. We'll get over it, just as I hope you will get over your endorsement of Ron Paul.
I loathe the people who say, "But he didn't write" them excuse. His name is on it. He either read them or is unable to understand what is happening with his own business. If he can't handle a simple newsletter, why would I let him go near an entire country?!
HILARIOUS
cartoon food always looks so good though.