Posted on 08/23/2013 3:00:33 AM PDT by Reaganite Republican
Sadly, Simmons' Jewish background has a very dark history- his Hungarian mother and uncle where the only members of their entire extended family to escape extermination in the death camps of WWII. Dad was also a surviving Hungarian Jew, but he stayed behind in Israel while Simmons' 'dirt poor' mother headed to NYC with the future rock star in tow. He was only eight years old when he arrived in Queens, speaking not a word of English.
Gene Simmons returned to visit his Israeli birthplace (Haifa) in 2011, which he described as a 'life changing experience'. In a 2004 interview in Australia, Simmons went into the topic of Islamic extremism: he described the Muslim world as 'a vile culture', and noted that regarding Islamic immigration to the West, 'They want to come and live right where you live- and they think that you're evil.'
Simmons supported the 2003 invasion of Iraq, writing: 'I'm ashamed to be surrounded by people calling themselves 'liberal' who are -in my opinion- spitting on the graves of brave American soldiers who gave their life to fight a war that wasn't theirs...in a country they've never been to... simply to liberate the people therein'.
And he wears his love of America on his shirtsleeve- 'I wasn't born here. But I have a love for this country and its people that knows no bounds.
I will forever be grateful to America for going into World War II -when it had nothing to gain- in a country that was far away... and rescued my mother from the Nazi German concentration camps. She is alive and I am alive because of America. And, if you have a problem with America, you have a problem with me.'
And although Simmons did fall for the 'moderate' Obama tripe of 2008
-then made the ultimate mistake of actually voting for him- at least he has the balls to say on-the-record that he regrets it (2010)... since going-on to criticize Obamacare specifically. Other choice quotes would include 'I want my vote back' and 'The government is not your mommy and daddy!'.
*** PING ***
Just another perverted snake hooking up with hundreds of hookers and calling it “research”.
Just shoot yourself freak.
Of course most people at that level are conservatives: They’re businessmen and women!
Oh, Mustaine is defintely a TEA partier!!
I was already thinking of doing a post on him next...
Simmons is a good guy. He loves his wife, he loves his kids, and he loves his country. He also does a good number of events for our troops.
yeah- still you got your Springsteens and such
Nice to see a rocker appreciate what capitalism’s done for him, tho!
If you ever listen to Alice Cooper, he’s really and truly one of us... Christian too!
Gene took a live, on air, lie detector test a couple of years ago where the detective asked if Gene had ever cheated on his girl, the reply was, “No.” They have been together for 20 some odd years. The test said he was telling the truth. Those chicks he shows up to parties with are nothing more than models.
Actually, if you caught the following season of their reality show, he WAS caught cheating on Shannon (WTF!?!?!), and she nearly called the wedding off. Eventually they did marry. I really hope that he gets his $#it together and becomes the loyal husband he claimed he was.
If you ever watched that show, it was far more "realistic" in that Shannon, who's from a small town in Canada, raised their 2 kids with a lot of love and discipline while Gene was out touring. Unlike most other "reality stars," these kids turned out to be decent human beings, and the reactions of his son, but especially his daughter, to his revealed cheating was really something.
Seriously, I hope they can work out their problems. Gene will have to prove that he's worthy of Shannon.
Mark
I cannot fathom why anyone claiming to love this country could be fooled by Obama in either election. Although he is a media creation there was more than enough evidence of what an America hating white hating punk marxist he really is.
When my mom reads this I’m sure she’ll regret smashing all of my brother’s KISS albums in 1979...
Well...maybe
They just purchased an Arena Football team, and he wants to bring in Tim Tebow.
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