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djean111

(14,255 posts)
Sun Jan 10, 2016, 03:10 PM Jan 2016

Just wanted to mention that, evidently, declining to support Hillary when a noted celebrity or

politician or group endorses her, because one supports someone else DUE TO THE FUCKING ISSUES AND HISTORY - is now called throwing the endorser under the bus.

For example, if Liz Warren endorsed Hillary, and I continue to support Bernie, even though I admire Warren immensely - I will have "thrown Liz Warren under the bus".

Getting amusing, really.

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Just wanted to mention that, evidently, declining to support Hillary when a noted celebrity or (Original Post) djean111 Jan 2016 OP
I still think Bruce Willis was great in The Sixth Sense artislife Jan 2016 #1
I don't really care, as long as it doesn't influence their work nxylas Jan 2016 #4
My arms need the workout PowerToThePeople Jan 2016 #2
:-) djean111 Jan 2016 #3
Apparently, it also makes them mad when we don't rush to drop Bernie Fawke Em Jan 2016 #5
Celebrity endorsements are useful Rebkeh Jan 2016 #6
 

artislife

(9,497 posts)
1. I still think Bruce Willis was great in The Sixth Sense
Sun Jan 10, 2016, 03:16 PM
Jan 2016

even though he is a raging republican.

Now if Rhianna supports h, I might have to delete all her songs off my laptop. heh.

I don't have any Beyonce--not a fan of her singing--is strangled sounding, but I do have Firework from Katy.


In my defense, it is a great car song when traffic is actually moving...

nxylas

(6,440 posts)
4. I don't really care, as long as it doesn't influence their work
Sun Jan 10, 2016, 03:46 PM
Jan 2016

For example, I'll happily watch Kelsey Grammer in reruns of Frasier, but you couldn't pay me enough to sit through An American Carol.

 

PowerToThePeople

(9,610 posts)
2. My arms need the workout
Sun Jan 10, 2016, 03:22 PM
Jan 2016

tossing third wayers and their supporters under the bus seems like a good way to get a nice workout while simultaneously ridding the world of unwanted trickle-down ideologues.

Fawke Em

(11,366 posts)
5. Apparently, it also makes them mad when we don't rush to drop Bernie
Sun Jan 10, 2016, 03:52 PM
Jan 2016

in favor of Hillary just because of one of these endorsers.

I don't care who these people support. Most of these career politicians and celebrities have far more money and connections than I do, so their experience is not mine. I want to vote for the guy who's never forgotten where he came from.

Rebkeh

(2,450 posts)
6. Celebrity endorsements are useful
Sun Jan 10, 2016, 04:12 PM
Jan 2016

for exposure to people normally un engaged/disengaged with politics. That's about the only attention I pay to them, to see whose fans will learn about the candidates.

Beyond that I really don't care, it's just part of the process of getting the word out.

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