Carole King backs Kerry for his views

[Feanorcurufinwe]

The singer-songwriter, best known for her landmark 1971 album “Tapestry,” has called Idaho home for 26 years. Here in Idaho she met Kerry, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination for president, and his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, in 2000 at the Sun Valley Symphony. They went to several social functions in the Wood River Valley and got to know each other. She has recently been campaigning for him around the country and now, in Idaho.

King has not devoted much time to party politics in the past. Instead, she has been a leader in wilderness and open space issues as a board member of the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, a group seeking protection of more than 15 million acres as wilderness, and founder of the White Clouds Council, a national group that promotes wilderness and open space. She regularly testifies before Congress on environmental issues.

She´s barnstorming around the state this week urging her fellow Idahoans to back Kerry in Democratic caucuses Tuesday, including a 7 p.m. rally/concert today at the Blues Bouquet in Boise.

“He didn´t have to approach me, I approached him,” King said in an interview late Wednesday after a full day of campaigning. “I looked into his record and found he brought fairness and justice into law and action.

“He really has stood up to special interests.”

http://www.idahostatesman.com/story.asp?ID=61461

I know everyone is focused on Super Tuesday, but Idaho, Hawaii and Utah vote on Tuesday.

[RichM]

1. Carole means well. But she's a better songwriter than political analyst.

[saltpoint]

2. I was just listening to Carole King --

-- last night. Tapestry is a landmark, but all the later work is also extremely good.

The woman plainly and justifiably wants Bush out of office.

Long live Carole King and adios George Bush.

[Guava Jelly]

3. Tapestry great album

So far away.. is a beautiful song
Carol King isnt stupid..I suspect if she backed Edwards or Kucinich you would think she was god

[Feanorcurufinwe]

4. I didn't know she lived in Idaho

maybe we can get her to drive over to Montana for a rally...

"Anticipation..."

[oasis]

5. I'll be at my precinct caucus in Hawaii supporting Kerry.