Posted on 02/06/2009 1:39:34 PM PST by LottieDah
Grammy award-winning singer and Academy award-winning actress Cher told CNSNews.com that living under Republican rule almost “killed" her, and she does not understand why anyone would want to be a Republican.
She also said that President Barack Obama’s “intelligence” and “spirit” are “so great” he will be able to do “more than anyone could possibly do.”
“His intelligence is so great and his spirit is so great, I believe he will be able to do as much if not more than anyone could possibly do,” Cher told CNSNews.com at the “Declare Yourself” inaugural ball.
“I just think he’s totally the right person at this time in our history," she said. "He brings something more in his spirit than maybe another president could be even with the same intelligence. There’s something about him that brings more with his spirit, and that’s what Americans need right now. Republicans almost killed me.”
When asked to explain how Republicans somehow “killed” her, Cher was not specific.
“You know what? I have so – I try to be charitable and there are some really good Republicans, but I just don’t understand how anyone would want to be a Republican. I just can’t figure it. I don’t understand,” she said. “If you’re poor, if you’re any kind of minority – gay, black, Latino, anything. If you’re not a rich – I don’t know. If you’re not a rich born-again-Christian, I don’t get it.”
Cher also said President Obama will not end the war in Iraq right away.
“I think as soon as he can. I don’t think it will be easy. It would be kind of simplistic to think that’s going to happen right away,” she said.
Cher rose to fame in 1965 as a member of the pop/rock duo "Sonny & Cher" with her future husband Sonny Bono. They are best known for their hits, "Love Is Strange" and "I Got You Babe." Cher won an Academy Award for her performance in the 1987 film "Moonstruck." She also won a Grammy award for her 1998 solo album, "Believe."
Not hers, we won't. Guaranteed.
Cher is lucky that Sonny, a Republican, taught her how to make a career in singing. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have a voice to spout her nonsense.
Gives a new meaning to the term "Moonbat."
Almost? Shucks.
If I could turn back time....Cher would still have had too much plastic surgery.
Further proof that Republicans can't do anything right.
She looks like one of our Mardi Gras drag queens!
That would be like your local restaurant or hardware store putting up a sign saying, “Republicans stay out! We don’t want your business!” It’s idiotic.
That kind of thinking would take brain cells - long gone from the liberal mind!
. .or one of the floats!
born-again-Christian, I don’t get it.”
We fed, clothed, counseled over 200,000 people days after Katrina in Metairie. Comments like these are stupid.
I guess we'll just have to wait for another Pubbie president who will hopefully do a better job.
You could take that two different ways, it's up to you to decide which one you prefer.
Any way we can help ya??? A not so rich Christian Republican who wants only to be helpful...
She is not that great of a singer, either.
A Celebutard bimbo without a brain. Now that’s novel!
After the attack that kills many Americans, and she watches as her Obama does nothing, she will become a born again patriot. Just watch.
it doesn’t mention that when Sonny died he was serving as a GOP Congressman and was succeeded in office by his Republican second wife
Well, at least Cher was understanding when her daughter Chastity revealed that she was gay.
Oh, hang on a second - Cher went ballistic for a few days and threw Chastity out of the house. Now, of course, she's "pro-gay". ;-)
Hypocrisy, thy name is rich Democrat Tax Cheat...
Mary is Sonny's 4th wife. He was married to Susie Coelho and Donna Rankin, before and after Cher.
Source: imdb.com
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