Posted on 04/09/2008 7:40:44 PM PDT by lainie
NEW YORK, April 9 (Reuters) - British pop star Elton John, playing a fund-raiser for Hillary Clinton in New York on Wednesday, said he was amazed at the misogyny of some in America and he hoped that wouldn't stop her being president.
At the fund-raiser which Clinton's campaign manager said raised $2.5 million, John said there was no one more qualified to lead the United States into the next era.
"Having said that, I never cease to be amazed at the misogynistic attitude of some people in this country. And I say to hell with them," he said, drawing cheers from the crowd at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan.
"The reason I'm here tonight is to play music, but more importantly as someone who comes from abroad, and is in America quite a lot of the time (and) is extremely interested in the political process because it effects the whole world."
"I've always been a Hillary supporter," he said.
Introducing him, Clinton recalled that the entertainer had played at the White House at a state dinner when her husband Bill Clinton was president.
The New York senator, who is trailing Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, vowed to take her battle for the Democratic nomination to the end of the primary process, saying all the states should have their say.
Clinton said she couldn't sing but "What I want you to know is 'I'm still standing,'" -- echoing the title of an Elton John song.
John opened his set with the track "Your Song," dwelling on the line "How wonderful life is when you're in the world." Other hits he sang included "Daniel" and "Rocket Man."
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The Clintons are misogynists and the Obamas are racists.
Pot calls kettle black. Socialists lie. Always.
Eh we’re just having some fun poking at his utter inadequacy.
lol
Add up Elton John’s paper bag with his thoughts therein, and you have a bag of S**t!
See I knew it, he's praying.
A queen endorses a female Presidential candidate. Who’da thunk!
And if YOU don’t like her, You’re MISOGYNIST!
“daddy, where is huma”?...”I don’t know honey but were lookin’, ask webb, oops, I mean your mom”!!
“please lord, one more schlong”!
Boy, is he not aging well.
Elton John is a blithering idiot. If Bernie Taupin didn’t provide him the words he’d have been a lounge singer in an airport strip club.
This is a moron that went bankrupt spending $10-15K a month on fresh flowers because he’s a gay twit. When anyone brought up the fact he was spending more than he was making they were chastised and probably fired him.
I hope he dies a poor, pitiful and unloved jerk.
I believe every word of it except the fresh flowers.
Unless of course that is gay code word for Jamaican house boys.
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Elton’s the only kind of man Hillary attracts.
HI LAINIE, gosh haven’t talked in a long time. How ironic that Elton wore the same pant suit as Hillary! They both look marvelous darling!!!
My cankles are healed! I can walk again!
Now that is blue ribbon....
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