Alice slams anti-Bush rockers

The Edmonton Sun ^ | 08/20/04

[nypokerface]

WINNIPEG -- In the eyes of Alice Cooper, all the rock stars campaigning for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry are guilty of one thing: treason. The shock-rock legend, a staunch Republican who attends NBA games in Phoenix with Arizona Senator John McCain, was disgusted when he learned of plans by Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, R.E.M. and other bands to hold a series of concerts aimed at unseating U.S. President George W. Bush.

"To me, that's treason. I call it treason against rock 'n' roll because rock is the antithesis of politics. Rock should never be in bed with politics," says the 56-year-old Cooper, who begins a 15-city Canadian tour on Aug. 20 in Thunder Bay, Ont.

"When I was a kid and my parents started talking about politics, I'd run to my room and put on the Rolling Stones as loud as I could. So when I see all these rock stars up there talking politics, it makes me sick.

"If you're listening to a rock star in order to get your information on who to vote for, you're a bigger moron than they are. Why are we rock stars? Because we're morons. We sleep all day, we play music at night and very rarely do we sit around reading the Washington Journal."

Despite his strong insistence that rock has no place in politics, Cooper is one of just a handful of high-profile musicians who've proclaimed support for Bush.

The list of pop-culture Republicans includes Britney Spears, Toby Keith and Ted Nugent, the latter being one of Cooper's old buddies from his early days in Detroit.

Cooper's Canadian tour dates include Edmonton on Sept. 13.

[smith288]

Toby Keith is a Democrat.

[jwfiv]

Alice must see, as I do, a Halo of Flies around JFnKerry.

[NordP]

Good for Alice!

Rock On!

[dfwgator]

No More Mr. Nice Guy.

[AZamericonnie]

"If you're listening to a rock star in order to get your information on who to vote for, you're a bigger moron than they are.

Great statement. This applies to Hollywood as well!

[GraniteStateConservative]

I think he'll vote for Coburn over Carson.

[Old Sarge]

Listen to THIS PING!

"If you're listening to a rock star in order to get your information on who to vote for, you're a bigger moron than they are. Why are we rock stars? Because we're morons. We sleep all day, we play music at night and very rarely do we sit around reading the Washington Journal."

- Alice Cooper (of all people!)

[jimfree]

"If you're listening to a rock star in order to get your information on who to vote for, you're a bigger moron than they are..."

ROTFLMAO!! (I've never used that one before, but this is special.)

[j_k_l]

"When George Bush tells me how to play guitar, I will tell him how to run the country" ~ Kidd Rock

[big'ol_freeper]

*ping*

[fuzzy122]

I love him more than ever!

MEGA-

Stay Strong
Fuzzy

[laurenmarlowe]

I just saw that...very cool!

[Rise of South Park Republicans]

Alice's description of rockers and their opinions was dead-on poetry. lol

[Chode]

John F'in Kerry... the BILLION Dollar Baby!!!

[Xenalyte]

Alice must see, as I do, a Halo of Flies around JFnKerry.

No, that's a halo of lies. The halo of flies circles Christina Aguilera at all times.

[Trampled by Lambs]

I'm so happy to see this!

(I was a HUGE Alice fan as a youngster in the 70's)

I'm still guilty of blasting "Billion Dollar Babies" on the freeway once in a while...

[areafiftyone]

Toby Keith is a Democrat

He is a registered Democrat and said as much in interviews!

[GraniteStateConservative]

SPEARS: Honestly, I think we should just trust our president in every decision that he makes and we should just support that, you know, and be faithful in what happens.

CARLSON: Do you trust this president?

SPEARS: Yes, I do.

[JustAnAmerican]

My opinion of AC just went up quite a few notches.