Barry Manilow, Paulbot

[KamaAina]

Stuff like this makes you wonder how The Onion manages to stay ahead of reality. :eyes:

http://dailycaller.com/2011/09/15/barry-manilow-on-ron-paul-%E2%80%98i-agree-with-just-about-everything-he-says%E2%80%99/

Grammy award-winning musician Barry Manilow told The Daily Caller that he agrees with “just about everything” 2012 Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul says, calling him a “solid” contender for the highest office in the land.

“I like him. I like what he says, I do. I like what he says. I think he’s solid,” said Manilow, who confirmed to TheDC in an interview at the Capitol on Thursday that he contributed to Paul’s last campaign for president.

“I agree with just about everything he says. What can I tell you?” Manilow added.

Oh Barry, well you gave to Ron Paul without thinking, and I mock you today, oh Barry...

[joeybee12]

1. He must be a Log Cabin republican...nt

[treestar]

2. Politics are as dumb as his music

Apologies to any of his DU fans.

The better their music, the more likely a musician is to be a liberal is my observation!

[Dreamer Tatum]

7. I'll just hazard a guess that you really mean the reverse of that. nt

[hamsterjill]

3. Oh, say it isn't so!!!!

Barry, I'm so ashamed for you!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. He Might Be The Only Musician Who Wrote A Love Song To Himself

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[Ter]

5. So?

He's allowed to support anyone he wants. Would you start a thread if he had said the same thing about Romney or Obama?

[KamaAina]

6. Romney, maybe.

Bachmann, Cain, Palin, etc., certainly.

[Ter]

19. Then what about Vince Vaughn?

http://www.ronpaul.com/2011-09-16/actor-vince-vaughn-to-introduce-ron-paul-at-lpac-2011/

[CreekDog]

31. even though you post often, when you do, you always seem surprised that this is a liberal forum

that generally supports Democrats or even those farther to the left than them.

how many years will it take for the fact of this board to stop surprising you?

:shrug:

[Ter]

34. I just don't think it warrants a thread if a celebrity supports someone else

Think about it. Win or lose in 2012, a puke is going to get at least 45% of the vote. They won't get my vote, but do we need to list every one in a thread? If not, then why do we do it to celebs? Like any of us, they are free to support whoever they want.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

14. Who Cares?

His muzak was pure schmaltz.

[KOfan]

8. LMFAO!!

Who could make this stuff up?

[Whisp]

9. poor Barry, always felt a bit sorry for the little guy

and now this.

ow.

wonder if he'll changed his lyrics:




Oh Randy well,
You came and you gave without taking,
But I sent you away.
Oh, Randy well,
Kissed me and stopped me from shaking,
And I need you today.
Oh, Randy!

[treestar]

12. I write the laws that keep the gummint away

I write the laws that say don't help any way
I write the laws that make the world a mess
I write the laws, I write the laws

[JoePhilly]

13. lol

[Dawson Leery]

18. LOL

[CreekDog]

32. Okay, but Bruce Johnston (Beach Boys) wrote that song --not Barry

and the voice of the song isn't supposed to be the singer but music itself.

(though i know you're joking)

[hlthe2b]

10. I think we see the devastating effect of singing "Mandy" a few too many times...

Geebus.

[Cosmocat]

15. At the Copa, Copa Cabana ...

I don't admit it often, but I actually like Manilow a bit ...

[hlthe2b]

16. Grew up with his music... I admit to nostalgia from time to time...

too ;)

[Cosmocat]

26. LOL

This One's For You and Even Now - yeah, I wore those cassettes out.

[Arugula Latte]

38. Come on, you are a closet Fan-ilow and you know it!

;)

[RedEarth]

11. Arlo Guthrie was a Ron Paul supporter in 2008

I haven't heard if he is this time or not. It's my understanding he is a registered Republican, which seems so odd since his father was Woody Guthrie.

[Blue Owl]

17. Looks like Barry spends his weekends in Old England

n/t

[fishwax]

20. He donated quite a bit to Obama in 08

In both the primary and the general: http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Barry_Manilow.php

On edit -- also gave to Ron Paul's primary campaign in '07, apparently.

[Union Scribe]

21. I guess if you get your face pulled too tight

it affects blood flow to your brain.

[davidpdx]

22. Dammit don't pick on Barry

I still like him even if he does support someone who is crazier then fuck.

[ProgressoDem]

23. I am just glad that Frank Sinatra never had to see the teabag movement.

I would probably cry if Sinatra followed the path of Manilow, or worse, Andy Williams, who is a full-on teabagger:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/6241196/Andy-Williams-accuses-Barack-Obama-of-following-Marxist-theory.html

[YellowCosmicSun]

24. Oh, Ron Paul. You came and you repealed the Civil Rights Act, and then you ran away

[secondwind]

25. Barry looks like one of the chipmunks, Chip or Dale..... If he agrees with just about

everything Paul says, I wonder if he realizes that Paul is a racist when it comes to banning access to an establishment.

[Botany]

27. Dope and hair products will get you everytime

[mulsh]

28. Why on earth are Barry Manilow's political opinons important or

insightful enough to considered?

[treestar]

35. They don't, it just brought up the opportunity to be funny:

Oh Barry, well you gave to Ron Paul without thinking, and I mock you today, oh Barry

[polmaven]

29. Heard a great description

of some Paul supporters this morning on Chris Hayes new MSNBC show...One of the guests called them "Ronulans". :rofl:

[methodman]

30. I think he is joking.

If you look at Barry Manilows Wiki He appreciates hospitals very deeply. They have saved his life on quite a few occasions. So for him to call up on a Ron Paul show is funny in the way that I prepared for the Tea Party debate by listening to Evangelist Alice Cooper's Welcome to my nightmare and singing along with Devil's Food Cake

[Honeycombe8]

36. A clip of him extolling the virtues of Ron Paul were about to be aired on Fox's O'Lielly....

but I changed the channel and missed it. Oh, darn.

But apparently it's true. Mannilow is a Paul-er.

[Amimnoch]

33. Disappointing, but I still love his music.

[Arugula Latte]

37. Ohhh, Mani, You came and you spoke without thinking

... So I sent you away, Ohhhh, Mani.