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Alice Slams Anti-Bush Rockers
Edmonton Sun

Posted on 08/21/2004 1:36:23 PM PDT by annyokie

Alice slams anti-Bush rockers

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.


TOPICS: Canada; Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: alicecooper
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1 posted on 08/21/2004 1:36:23 PM PDT by annyokie
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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.

I've liked Alice for over 30 years. And I agree with his message here. And I'm glad he likes President Bush. But ...

I am reminded of the Monty Python skit were the gumby man shouts out, "We should tax people who stand in water!" and then looks down and slowly realizes he is standing in water.

2 posted on 08/21/2004 1:40:10 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (The Fourth Estate is a Fifth Column)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Alice is okay. But, hey, he IS a rocker. ; )


3 posted on 08/21/2004 1:41:26 PM PDT by annyokie (Now with 20% More Infidel!)
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To: annyokie
"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."

Oh man, LOL! *nailed it*

4 posted on 08/21/2004 1:42:21 PM PDT by Riley (Need an experienced computer tech in the DC Metro area? I'm looking. Freepmail for details.)
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To: annyokie
"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."

Now there's a man who's in touch with reality.

5 posted on 08/21/2004 1:42:56 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (The media monopoly is broken-America's Berlin Wall has been torn down!)
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I'll be damn.. Alice Fricken Cooper.. a republican.


6 posted on 08/21/2004 1:43:38 PM PDT by dc-zoo
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To: annyokie

We should shy away from celebrity endorsements. If the married-5-times, hooked-on-cocain crowd is endorsing our opponents that's good.


7 posted on 08/21/2004 1:43:47 PM PDT by ItIsATigerIMarried
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I'm not sure that a self-confessed moron is the right person to endorse Bush right now.


8 posted on 08/21/2004 1:43:50 PM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

He sobered up a few years ago. However, he was always a class A capitalist.


9 posted on 08/21/2004 1:43:55 PM PDT by annyokie (Now with 20% More Infidel!)
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he was always a class A capitalist

He liked to play Monopoly on the road.

10 posted on 08/21/2004 1:46:01 PM PDT by ItIsATigerIMarried
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This will undoubtedly insult and annoy the music/Hollyweird crowd, they take themselves very seriously.

I like it.

11 posted on 08/21/2004 1:46:48 PM PDT by pubmom (Suffering from DITS (Democrat induced tourette's syndrome)since 1992.)
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Republican and professed Christian.

Ladies in gentlemen, Alice (Pukes on the stage and slides in it) COOPER!

I dig it all!

12 posted on 08/21/2004 1:47:05 PM PDT by AmericanCheeseFood (Zing!)
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To: annyokie
He penned what could be the democrat anthem, considering their central core (abortion):

From the song "Dead Babies"

"Dead babies can't take care of themselves dead babies can't take things off the shelf
Well we didn't love you anyway lalalalalalalalalalala"
13 posted on 08/21/2004 1:47:32 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (The media monopoly is broken-America's Berlin Wall has been torn down!)
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To: ItIsATigerIMarried

I still have my Billion Dollar Bill that was in the liner notes of "Billion Dollar Baby."


14 posted on 08/21/2004 1:47:48 PM PDT by annyokie (Now with 20% More Infidel!)
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To: AmericanCheeseFood

His dad was a minister. I love Alice.


15 posted on 08/21/2004 1:48:48 PM PDT by annyokie (Now with 20% More Infidel!)
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To: ClearCase_guy
"Because we're morons"

Actually Alice Cooper is well educated and his father is or was a minister.

He is doing back to school Staples comercials.When I saw one I thought,"Wouldn't it be great if he was a Republican."

16 posted on 08/21/2004 1:51:39 PM PDT by painter
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Not quite sure Alice is the "man" for the job but strange bedfellows as they say ...


17 posted on 08/21/2004 1:52:15 PM PDT by Chi-townChief
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To: annyokie

Alice Cooper ROCKS!

No more.. Mr. Nice guy!
No more.. Mr. Clea-he-he-hean!


18 posted on 08/21/2004 1:52:45 PM PDT by Sofa King (MY rights are not subject to YOUR approval http://No,www.angelfire.com/art2/sofaking/index.html)
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Yup, I have to see the old dog live one of these days.

I liked him back in his freak show days, that whole puking on the stage reference, I immitated that as a kid.

Ok so I had a tad bit of a non-traditional upbringing? so what!

I know what's what now.

19 posted on 08/21/2004 1:53:20 PM PDT by AmericanCheeseFood (Zing!)
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To: dc-zoo

Yeah. Rock on.


20 posted on 08/21/2004 1:53:34 PM PDT by Angry Enough
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