She's still a moderate 10.. This Baldwin is the dark sheep of the family, I presume. :-)
US President George W. Bush (news - web sites) speaks to reporters at his Crawford, Texas ranch after meeting with his defense advisors.(AFP/Luke Frazza)
Posted on 08/23/2004 6:19:10 PM PDT by wagglebee
The popular country music act of Brooks & Dunn head the entertainment lineup for the Republican National Convention in New York that starts in a week.
Top GOP officials say the duo of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn will perform during the convention at Madison Square Garden, along with country singer Lee Ann Womack, Latin gospel singer Jaci Velasquez and Christian rock band Third Day.
The performers were being announced Monday by Republican national Chairman Ed Gillespie and convention chief executive Bill Harris.
Among other performers who will appear the convention are Christian singer Gracie Rosenburger, rock band Dexter Freebish, country singer Darryl Worley and gospel singer Donnie McClurkin.
Other celebrities scheduled to attend the GOP convention are singer Wayne Newton, actor Stephen Baldwin and actress Bo Derek.
The GOP announced other performers for the convention earlier this month. That list included country singers, the Gatlin Brothers, and contemporary Christian performer Michael W. Smith.
Alabama Gov. Bob Riley told a Republican breakfast that President Bush's re-election will change the U.S. Supreme Court, described by the governor as "very liberal."
Riley joined GOP activists Saturday in Florence, Ala. for a breakfast held by a group called the Shoals Concerned Conservatives. About 350 people attended.
Riley said because the next president could appoint up to three Supreme Court justices, the coming years could be a turning point for the Republican Party if Bush is re-elected.
"This is the greatest opportunity we will have to return to the value set that makes us unique in the world," Riley said.
Riley, a former congressman, blamed the "very liberal Supreme Court" for letting the country degenerate over the past few decades.
"There are very few times in our country when you have a defining moment like we have now," Riley said.
Republicans are suggesting that Sen. Tom Harkin (news, bio, voting record) has been pulled from a campaign swing for Sen. John Kerry for calling Vice President Dick Cheney a "coward."
Kerry's campaign in Wisconsin had been publicizing a four-day "Tour of Honor" featuring Harkin, former Sen. Max Cleland and other veterans. Harkin was to speak in Eau Claire on Thursday but withdrew for "logistical reasons," said Lesley Sillaman of Kerry's Wisconsin campaign.
She denied that Harkin was "pulled from the lineup," as Republicans suggested.
"Not at all. That's absolutely not the truth," Sillaman said.
Harkin on Friday said he was unaware of any tour with Cleland, stood by his remarks about Cheney and said he will continue to speak out whenever Republicans "impugn the honor and integrity of a veteran."
Harkin ripped Cheney after the vice president criticized Kerry's comments about pursuing a "more sensitive war on terror."
"When I hear this coming from Dick Cheney, who was a coward, who would not serve during the Vietnam War, it makes my blood boil," Harkin said.
Although Harkin said Friday he wasn't "castigating Cheney for not serving in the military," Harkin's remarks came at a time when the Kerry presidential campaign was calling for civil dialogue during the campaign.
Thank God for country singers!
I bet their conversations are interesting during elction years.
He's a born-again Christian.
She's still a moderate 10.. This Baldwin is the dark sheep of the family, I presume. :-)
US President George W. Bush (news - web sites) speaks to reporters at his Crawford, Texas ranch after meeting with his defense advisors.(AFP/Luke Frazza)
Boy! That is a family feud, isn't it?!
He may have some sense, I'm still not sure any of them have enough intelligence to carry on a normal conversation.
if you look back in 2000, I think Billy Baldwin was for Bush. He has since flipped to the other side. Stephen just became a born again christian and is backing Bush. As funny/dumb/etc., for the sake of some of the younger votes, like to see Jessica and Nick at the convention. Freddy Prince Jr too.
Brooks and Dunn, themselves, were interviewed on CMT saying they would provide music but not attend. Either someone is mixed up for Brooks and Dunn changed their mind.
Cool if its true.
I was not aware of that, I have been avoiding everything to do with the Baldwins for years. I basically thought their acting sucked even before the politics came into it.
I'm fairly certain that Britney Spears is a Bush fan too; however, I doubt she has any idea what that means.
Yes they are. Just don't hear that much about them.
Never said publicly. Jess is a good Texas girl, so I bet she is, even if she's quiet about it :) She has done lots of shows for the troops.
He has got more than sense...he has Christ. Read this:
Stephen Baldwin: Extreme Sports Evangelist
CBN 700 Club | June 30, 2004
The youngest of the Baldwin brothers talks about his testimony of faith and his extreme sports DVD, Living It.
CBN.com – Worldy Life vs. Christian Life Stephen has been acting in films since the 1980s. He comes from a family of four actor brothers (his older brother is Alec Baldwin). While he was working on the TV show Young Riders (1989-1992), Stephen and his wife, Kennya, needed help around the house with their two daughters. They hired an older housekeeper from Brazil who was a Christian.
Stephen says that her love for Jesus shined through her and impacted him greatly.
After the TV series ended, Stephen and his family moved to New York where Kennya started attending a Brazilian church. She became deeply involved in a Bible study and gave her life to the Lord. Kennya began intensely praying for her husband.
Stephen says he gave his life to the Lord at that time, but his interest in Christianity didn't become strong until after the terrorist attacks on September 11th. In March 2002, Stephen was baptized at church.
He realized that there was not a lot of Christian content in the secular marketplace and looked at starting a company that offered quality Christian media to young people. After attending a festival in Syracuse, New York, put on by the Luis Palau Evangelistic Association, Stephen, 37 at the time, was inspired. "I've been to MTV and all of that worldly stuff," he says. "It's death. It's meaningless. All of this is Christian - modern - edgy."
Extreme For Jesus
The term "extreme sports" was coined in 1995 during the Extreme Games (now the X Games) on ESPN. Since that time, many extreme athletes have adopted an alternative style, known as punk and later as grunge. In general, extreme sports contain an element of danger, epitomized by daredevil acrobatic stunts performed while traveling at high speed. Many of these sports are new versions of older sports. For example, BMX racing and mountain biking are both based on cycling; in-line skating is a form of roller skating. Extreme sports have become absorbed into the mainstream mainly because of the competitions.
Kevin Palau, son of evangelist Luis Palau, realized that extreme sports greatly influence the youth culture. For four decades, Luis Palau has reached thousands of young people for Christ using traditional evangelistic methods, but their methods are changing in order to reach more young people. The Luis Palau Evangelistic Association holds six music-evangelism festivals each year. They incorporate BMX riding and skateboarding demonstrations into the festivals and have catapulted the ministry into a fresh, edgy outreach to today's youth. At each festival, 10,000 square foot skate parks are built so that professional skaters and BMX riders can demonstrate their skills while sharing their testimonies. Kevin and Stephen thought capturing this type of outreach on film was inevitable. They co-produced Livin It, a 40-minute documentary that includes extraordinary sports action and compelling face-to-face, street-style evangelism. Bonus material also includes testimonies from 11 top Christian BMX and skateboard athletes, a gospel message, outtakes, and footage from a festival from a recent spring break.
I thought the canadians killed them all in their initial bombing run.
your funny and your right.
One of the Baldwins was at a service with Reinhardt Bonke I was at three months ago. I thought it was Billy, but maybe I'm wrong on that.
I'm still trying to find out how to get tix to the Lynyrd Skynyrd show they're doing next week (benefit for a couple of southern senators)!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.