Musicians Rocking the Vote
As the elections get closer, more musicians are stepping up to the political plate, donating their time, energy and music to getting out the vote. Here's a wrap-up of rockers and singers for both sides. Look how smart the Bush partisans are:
The Republicans also boast support from Jessica Simpson, who, upon meeting Interior Secretary Gale Norton, told her "You've done a nice job decorating the White House," and Britney Spears, quoted in Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" saying, "Honestly, I think we should just trust our president in every decision that he makes."
Bush's favorite music is country, and it seems to like him, too. Although Toby Keith is a registered Democrat, he took the Bush-Cheney line with the post-9/11 rallying cry, "We'll put a boot in your a**, it's the American way."
On the other side, for the Democrats, here's Bruce:
These questions are at the heart of this election: who we are, what we stand for, why we fight. Personally, for the last 25 years, I have always stayed one step away from partisan politics. Instead, I have been partisan about a set of ideals: economic justice, civil rights, a humane foreign policy, freedom and a decent life for all of our citizens. This year, however, for many of us the stakes have risen too high to sit this election out."
If you're wondering why you're not hearing your favorite protest songs on the radio, it's because of the corporate takeover of the airwaves by conservative Clear Channel. As Don Henley explains here,
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