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Taylor Swift Breaks Political Silence, Endorses TN Democrats
Variety ^ | 10-7-18 | Nyren

Posted on 10/07/2018 5:52:13 PM PDT by wardaddy

Taylor Swift has broken her long-held public political silence in an Instagram post encouraging her followers to vote in the November midterm elections and slamming Republican Tennessee representative Marsha Blackburn.

“In the past I’ve been reluctant to publicly voice my political opinions, but due to several events in my life and in the world in the past two years, I feel very differently about that now,” Swift began the post, which was accompanied by a moody, black-and-white photo of the superstar.

“I always have and always will cast my vote based on which candidate will protect and fight for the human rights I believe we all deserve in this country,” she wrote. “I believe in the fight for LGBTQ rights, and that any form of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender is WRONG. I believe that the systemic racism we still see in this country towards people of color is terrifying, sickening and prevalent.”

“I cannot vote for someone who will not be willing to fight for dignity for ALL Americans, no matter their skin color, gender or who they love,” the post continues.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Tennessee
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To: wardaddy

The caption for that picture is “Nothing but Trouble.”


141 posted on 10/07/2018 7:49:56 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: adorno
Taylor is the biggest loser here, in 2 ways....

She really had nothing to gain by taking a political stand which makes me wonder why she did so. Doing this will only alienate fans. She won't get new ones and she's got to be smart enough to understand this. I suspect she was under a lot of pressure from somewhere to make a political statement in support of Democrats.

142 posted on 10/07/2018 7:50:06 PM PDT by Drew68 (Twitter @TheRealDrew68 https://twitter.com/TheRealDrew68)
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To: wardaddy

so many altright neckbeards have just had their hearts broken...


143 posted on 10/07/2018 7:54:18 PM PDT by Katya (lacking in the feelings department)
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To: wardaddy

“Tried to warn her legions of admirers here
She’s not from Nashville for the record

Northerner”

Yeah.. Reading. Philly. Basically New Jersey. That whole place needs to be flushed.


144 posted on 10/07/2018 8:00:50 PM PDT by Celerity
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To: ClearCase_guy

I think it is because she is bi/lesbian as she put her support for lesbians at the top of her statement.
She has a scratchy whiny voice. Makes millions but nothing memorable.


145 posted on 10/07/2018 8:10:33 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: Drew68
I suspect she was under a lot of pressure from somewhere to make a political statement in support of Democrats.

Actually, I don't know about this.

I just read her entire post and political parties aren't mentioned anywhere. Only candidates.

146 posted on 10/07/2018 8:15:41 PM PDT by Drew68 (Twitter @TheRealDrew68 https://twitter.com/TheRealDrew68)
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To: wardaddy

By Taylor!

Always suspected you were a flaming liberal.

Go Blackburn!


147 posted on 10/07/2018 8:20:23 PM PDT by pacificus
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To: Katya
so many altright neckbeards have just had their hearts broken...

LOL it's true... Probably 95% of every male Taylor Swift fan voted for Trump.

148 posted on 10/07/2018 8:24:20 PM PDT by Drew68 (Twitter @TheRealDrew68 https://twitter.com/TheRealDrew68)
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To: wardaddy

She timed this so it came out AFTER her tour ended.

She also disabled comments on her anti-Blackburn post. She’s never disabled comments before. HA!


149 posted on 10/07/2018 8:28:04 PM PDT by andmy_
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To: Drew68
That's because she went to airline pricing for this tour. If you sell out your concerts in a few hours, you priced your tickets too low.

Word around the campfire was that her super high ticket prices on the last tour weren't selling out. I paid over $900 for TWO decent seats at the Alameda County show in the gay area for my son and daughter-in-law (she loves her some Tay-Tay).

When they weren't selling out, they lowered the prices (how much, I don't know) and ADDED a second show.

Bad for me. Good for her.

$$$

150 posted on 10/07/2018 8:28:04 PM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: mac_truck

#92 A google search had many links on: taylor swift gay

Several of her boyfriends have been beards.
Here is one story with a background.
https://babe.net/2018/02/15/taylor-swift-is-gay-and-i-have-evidence-for-days-34274


151 posted on 10/07/2018 8:33:30 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: wardaddy
Cute as hell though

No, she isn't. She's scrawny as a plucked roadrunner and any boy stupid enough to date her is fodder for her songs.

She can sing. That's about it.

152 posted on 10/07/2018 8:36:17 PM PDT by 60Gunner (The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. - Plato)
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To: BradyLS

Yep, I admired her for keeping her yap shut unlike almost everybody else in entertainment. She blew it.


153 posted on 10/07/2018 8:48:23 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: wardaddy
"...moody black and white photograph of the superstar..."

I'll stick with the old color chipper pics of the superstar...


154 posted on 10/07/2018 8:54:11 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: wardaddy

I’ve never been a fan of Trailer Swift.


155 posted on 10/07/2018 8:57:13 PM PDT by ALASKA (Watching a coup by a thousand cuts....)
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To: KC_Lion
Deep down I knew this was coming with the Time “Person of the Year” thing.

I think Swift is going to disappear from the public eye for a while. Her US tour is over. She's got a half dozen dates left in Australia, New Zealand, and Japan and that's it.

This December she'll turn 29 and she's been going non-stop since she started as a teenager. She's gotta feel the clock ticking.

My bet is she returns from the remainder of her Reputation tour and goes into semi-seclusion for a while. No new music. No stadium tours. Maybe starts a family.

Her endorsement was rather narrow. Not once did she mention the words "Democrat" or "Republican" or "Trump." It was focused only on candidates in Tennessee that she did not identify by party.

156 posted on 10/07/2018 8:57:14 PM PDT by Drew68 (Twitter @TheRealDrew68 https://twitter.com/TheRealDrew68)
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To: bagster
When they weren't selling out, they lowered the prices (how much, I don't know) and ADDED a second show.

That's how airline pricing works. You set a baseline price and adjust them up or down depending on demand. Ideally, you'll have tickets available right up until showtime when you'll finally sell out.

The old days of Van Halen or the Stones setting a fixed ticket price and selling out a stadium in 90 minutes are over.

157 posted on 10/07/2018 9:03:18 PM PDT by Drew68 (Twitter @TheRealDrew68 https://twitter.com/TheRealDrew68)
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To: Steely Tom

Agreed, by why take a stance at all ? Unless she was being heavily pressured by her producers.


158 posted on 10/07/2018 9:05:38 PM PDT by libh8er
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To: 60Gunner

You got it back asswards

She is cute but can’t sing


159 posted on 10/07/2018 9:10:04 PM PDT by wardaddy (I donÂ’t care that youÂ’re not a racist......when the shooting starts it wonÂ’t matter)
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To: Drew68

“The old days of Van Halen or the Stones setting a fixed ticket price and selling out a stadium in 90 minutes are over.

You are just wrong doing if you think that is how it works for all bands.


160 posted on 10/07/2018 9:11:41 PM PDT by DAC21
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