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Celebrities Come Out for Big Kerry Fundraiser in Los Angeles (9/11 is also Bush's SAT scores)
MRC ^ | Monday June 28, 2004 | BrentBaker

Posted on 06/28/2004 2:46:04 PM PDT by fight_truth_decay

John Kerry raised about $5 million for his campaign at a couple of events in Los Angeles on Thursday night, the second of which featured performances by Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond, Billy Crystal and Willie Nelson. Amongst those who contributed in order to attend: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Affleck, Jamie Foxx, Ben Stiller and Robert DeNiro. Crystal "joked" about President Bush, according to multiple media accounts, "I realize that 9/11 is also his SAT scores." The New York Times touted how "the much-heralded highlight was the Barbra Streisand-Neil Diamond reunion duet, 'You Don't Bring Me Flowers,' which they had not performed together since Jimmy Carter was in the White House."

Streisand also performed her famous song 'People,' but with parody lyrics: "Rumsfeld, we must get rid of Rumsfeld/He's the spookiest person in the world....This war we're lost in/Don't ask what it's costing/What's a trillion or two to rule the World?...When the White House Stationery/Reads President John Kerry/We'll Be the Luckiest People in the World!"

On her Web site, Streisand posted the full text of her "special" lyrics she performed at the Kerry fundraiser: ( http://mrccyberalert.c.topica.com/maacoxyaa7YYZbWhUKOb/ )

PEOPLE I MEAN G - O - P - EOPLE - WHO'D BELIEVE THERE'S SUCH PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD? BUSH SEEZA LOTTA CONDOLEEZA, THEY'RE DIVIDING THE PLANET'S OIL ACCORDING TO RICHARD "POIL" AND THEY'RE ALL JUST TRAINEES OF CHENEY'S.

RUMSFELD, WE MUST GET RID OF RUMSFELD - HE'S THE SPOOKIEST PERSON IN THE WORLD. AS FOR POWELL - HE'S NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL. HE'S IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM, WHILE THEY'RE ALL FIDDLING WITH DOOM. NO ONE'S MINDING THE STORE. WHAT'S MORE, LET'S DISCUSS THIS WAR WE'RE LOST IN, DON'T ASK WHAT IT'S COSTIN' - WHAT'S A TRILLION OR TWO TO RULE THE WORLD?

(Second chorus) THE SENATE HOW I WANT THE SENATE! ALL WE NEED IS TWO PEOPLE IN THE WORLD! I SEEA ANTONIN SCALIA. HOW I DREAD EV'RY TIME HE SITS - SCARED OUT OF MY WOLFOWITZ. TIME THOSE NEO-CON GUYS WERE GONE GUYS.

THEY'RE LYING - WHILE THE GLOBE IS FRYING - AND THE FISHES ARE DYING IN THE WORLD. THEIR SOLUTION FOR ALL OF THE POLLUTION: IS JUST TO BEAR IT AND GRIN, AND PRACTICE NOT BREATHING IN. BUT THINGS ARE GONNA BE GREAT. JUST WAIT - WHEN THE WHITE HOUSE STATIONERY, READS PRESIDENT JOHN KERRY - WE'LL BE THE LUCKIEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD!

END reprint of parody lyrics

Since it appears that news cameras were not allowed to tape the event, we probably won't ever see Streisand's performance (if I see it anywhere I'll let you know), but in 2002 FNC showed video of her singing, at a September 29, 2002 fundraiser for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, a "special" version of 'Memories' from the movie The Way We Were:

"Scattered pictures/Of the House we left behind/Lovely Democratic mem'ries/Of the way we were.... "Unprecedented Growth in the Economy/The Dow was up, the deficit was down/As long as Democrats were the majority/I could sleep nights, not weep nights."

(Excerpt) Read more at mrccyberalert.c.topica.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Editorial; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
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To: Arpege92

Maybe Stiller is severely overpaid.


21 posted on 06/28/2004 3:29:36 PM PDT by finnman69
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To: fight_truth_decay

Why doesn't Afflek give it back if he feels that way? What a bunch of losers -- they take the tax cuts and then complain they shouldn't have happened. No one I know held a gun to his head to force him to take the tax cut!


22 posted on 06/28/2004 3:33:14 PM PDT by PhiKapMom (AOII Mom -- Oklahoma is Reagan Country and now Bush Country -- Win Another One for the Gipper!)
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To: fight_truth_decay
Some advice to Kerry from Cooter on military matters HERE
23 posted on 06/28/2004 3:35:43 PM PDT by Davis
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To: fight_truth_decay
Affleck said he wasn't sure his efforts would sway any votes, but he believes the entertainment industry can help spark interest in the election. "Really, the celebrities are the ones who have something to lose…. We like people from both sides of the aisle to come see our movies and concerts," he said. Still, he called Hollywood's heightened political interest "a healthy thing" and said it should not be discouraged.

When going to your movies and concerts mean you turn around and spend your mega billions to endorse your political point of view at my expense... hell will freeze over before I see your movies or go to your concerts. You "celebrities" better hope against hope that my sentiments aren't contagious. Meanwhile, I am hoping and praying we the people black ball you over paid big mouths.

24 posted on 06/28/2004 3:40:08 PM PDT by exhaustedmomma
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To: Fresh Wind
Speaking of truth, Bush's SAT score was 1206, not 911.

Have you noticed that when libs want to slam Bush they point to his SAT scores.....but when they want to water down college admissions the SATs are dismissed because, after all, there are 'other ways of measuring intelligence that are better indicators of a person's future success'.

I'm sure y'all have noticed that.

25 posted on 06/28/2004 3:40:35 PM PDT by Lizavetta
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To: finnman69

Maybe alot these John Kerry supporters from Hollywood are overpaid. How many times do I hear these idiots refusing to do a movie unless they get "X" amount of dollars first....then they have the nerve to complain when they get a nice tax refund. Go friggen figure.


26 posted on 06/28/2004 3:46:26 PM PDT by Arpege92 (John Kerry is an IDIOT!)
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To: exhaustedmomma
I don't know. I'm pretty sure that anyone who is intent on going to see a Ben Affleck flick-a very minute segment of the population, I'll grant you-isn't going to be dissuaded by the hue and cry of conservative activists.

The notion that you believe Ben Affleck is a good actor, much like the contention that "Ichii the Killer" is a cinematic masterpiece, is something that cannot be dislodged from a person's mind through either subtle or overt intellectual appeals.

The person who likes Affleck's work simply has no aesthetic judgment, and there's not much that you can do to change his or her mind.

27 posted on 06/28/2004 3:51:29 PM PDT by The Scourge of Yazid
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To: Davis

Liked that! Put myself on their e-mail. Thanks


28 posted on 06/28/2004 3:57:54 PM PDT by fight_truth_decay
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To: fight_truth_decay

Let 'em go ahead and have their laughs. We'll laugh on the night of November 2. By the way has anyone noticed that all of these performers are old has-beens?

By the way, have you noticed that Alec Baldwin has been relegated to having to be on Hollywood Squares? Whatever happened to him leaving the country if Bush got elected in 2000? Haven't heard too much out of him since November of 2000.


29 posted on 06/28/2004 4:02:03 PM PDT by no dems (Does the Bush/Cheney camp monitor the Freep website?)
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To: fight_truth_decay
Hardly news--these are the same crowd that supported "Sweating" Al and Slick Willie. Though I am loathe to think of it, I wonder how these people would react if Kerry were elected? I would bet they would be the first to move their millions offshore to avoid the high taxes and leave the US when the economy tanked. I can't imagine too many of us would be going to see their movies when we have no disposable income and are out of work.
30 posted on 06/28/2004 4:10:51 PM PDT by The Great RJ
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To: The Scourge of Yazid
Actually, I thought Aflleck did a good job writing, Goodwill Hunting. The real point is, I use to love to go to the movies and concerts. I use to buy tapes, etc. Forget it. Maybe I am not all the fans, but I am one noisy one. And obviously Aflleck is somewhat concerned. Doesn't matter to me, I have made up my mind. Those rich and famous blabber mouths need to have something to worry about, and I plan on doing my part.
31 posted on 06/28/2004 4:13:28 PM PDT by exhaustedmomma (CNN just ran a Bush flip-flop segment during prime time. No ad. Just biased reporting.)
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To: fight_truth_decay

All are turds that needs to be flushed down the toilet of the world.(Send them to N. Korea and listen to them whine)


32 posted on 06/28/2004 4:16:37 PM PDT by vpintheak (Our Liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain!)
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To: exhaustedmomma
Yeah, I agree with your "Good Will Hunting" remark. Though, I don't know whether it was Affleck or his girlfriend, Matt Damon, who did the majority of rewrites on that script.

Personally, I prefer foreign films: Almoldovar, Nair, Panahi, Kaigai, etc., to the insipid fare being offered by Hollywood.

33 posted on 06/28/2004 4:20:15 PM PDT by The Scourge of Yazid
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To: Fresh Wind
GWB SATs

566 Verbal...550 was 92%ile for boys

640 Math would extrapolate to 93%ile boys

I did the extrapolation myself...from the Class of '63 booklet (GWB was 1964, so it must be close). It's a good thing I saved this, and it's amazing how often it comes up.

34 posted on 06/28/2004 4:20:17 PM PDT by grania ("Won't get fooled again")
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To: beelzepug

How many of these hollywood types even went to college, much less Yale and Harvard. GWB has an MBA from Harvard Business school.


35 posted on 06/28/2004 4:41:55 PM PDT by P-Marlowe
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To: fight_truth_decay

FYI, Jamie Foxx was in a recent movie called "Shade" about card sharks, also starring Sylvester Stallone.


36 posted on 06/28/2004 4:45:50 PM PDT by Ciexyz ("FR, best viewed with a budgie on hand")
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To: exhaustedmomma
I use to buy tapes, etc. Forget it. Maybe I am not all the fans, but I am one noisy one. And obviously Aflleck is somewhat concerned. Doesn't matter to me, I have made up my mind. Those rich and famous blabber mouths need to have something to worry about, and I plan on doing my part.

You are not alone! I bet LOTS of people in the US are doing the same.

My husband and I have changed our movie-going habits of late due to politics. Whereas before, for example, if it sounded like a good movie and starred Harrison Ford or Ed Harris, we'd have gone to the movie theatre in a hearbeat to see it. Now, we wait for the video. On the other hand, if it stars (for example) Kurt Russell, or Bruce Willis, or Clint Eastwood, for sure we will make an extra effort to see it at the movie theatre. Outspoken conservative actors/directors will get our dollars. (Okay, Kurt Russell is a Libertarian but so is Walter Williams, and besides KR had his pic taken with Newt Gingrich, in Hollywood no less! That's a guy with some real cojones.).

On the other hand, outspoken Liberals will NOT get our dollars at the box office, no matter how much we want to see the flick. We'll wait for video.

There is a profound difference between conservative and liberal Hollywood types. Liberal Hollywood types actively try to get the general public to join their political bandwagon. When's the last time a conservative celebrity tried to use his/her celebrity to recruit political followers?

37 posted on 06/28/2004 4:50:10 PM PDT by Finny (God continue to Bless President G.W. Bush with wisdom, popularity, and victory.)
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To: grania
Wasn't a perfect score in the 1960's a 1400? If that's the case then GWB's scores are roughly equal to about a 1378 today. That would get him into just about any Ivy League school even without a congressional reference from his father.

Does anyone have Kerry's SAT's. Did Kerry even graduate from High School?

38 posted on 06/28/2004 4:53:49 PM PDT by P-Marlowe
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To: Fresh Wind

Just wondering - where did you find out it was 1206? I certainly wouldn't know and haven't seen it discussed. Even if it were 911, that's a darned good score for back in, what, the 60's? They raise the top score every few years and fyi, did it again this year.


39 posted on 06/28/2004 4:56:37 PM PDT by mtbopfuyn
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