Jessica Simpson snubs Bush

[sabra]

http://wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?section=Breaking&storyId=1173954&tw=wn_wire_story

Jessica Simpson snubs Bush



LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Concerned about politicizing her favorite charity, singer-actress Jessica Simpson on Wednesday turned down a invitation to meet with U.S. President George W. Bush, a snub that left Republicans dismayed.

The apparent final word that Simpson would be a no-show at a major Republican fund-raiser with Bush and congressional leaders on Thursday night came after a day of conflicting reports from her camp and organizers of the event.

...

People close to Simpson said she declined a request to appear that same evening at the gala fund-raiser of the National Republican Congressional Committee -- even after she was offered some private face time with Bush -- because Operation Smile is a non-partisan group.

"It just feels wrong," one Simpson insider told Reuters on Wednesday, adding that the actress keeps her political views private. "She would love to meet the president and talk about Operation Smile ... but she can't do it at a fund-raiser for the Republican Party."

[bluestateguy]

1. Sounds like her agent had a frank talk with her

I'm sure that if Baby Bush had a 65% approval rating, that she would interpret the code of conduct differently.

[no_hypocrisy]

9. Try Daddy Dearest. Jessica doesn't burp before asking him. n/t

[Neshanic]

108. Ding! That's the answer. He even discussed the timing of losing

viginity.

[still_one]

11. maybe, but it still took some courage for her not to meet with him

[Mythsaje]

2. Huh...

Shows an amazing sense of propriety. I'm impressed despite myself.

[swag]

3. Gawd, Bush is really living in Shit City, now, inne?

[calimary]

71. ROFL!

Well, he certainly DESERVES to live in Shit City!

:toast:

[Kerrytravelers]

4. I'm surprised she even understand what "politicizing' means.

[evlbstrd]

5. If it was her decision,

it's the first sign of brains I've seen in her.
If her handlers took care of it, good for them.

[rocktivity]

18. Maybe it was simply a matter of having just enough "brains"

to realize that it would be bad for business to be seen in the vicinity of someone who is so indisputably a loser...

:evilgrin:
rocknation

[evlbstrd]

25. Especially if she wants the support of those Hollywood radicals.

Isn't her husband some kind of loser? I wasn't paying much attention.

[LostinVA]

50. Her husaband isn't a loser at all

A pretty nice guy from humble roots.

[ronnykmarshall]

70. and SMOKIN' hot!

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

73. .

:drool:

although i think hes an asshate as dense as a brick....but still...cant say I dont mind looking at him

[ronnykmarshall]

74. We don't have to talk to him.

We invite him in, take care of business, throw 'em out and point the way to the subway.

Then you and I get back in bed and cuddle. :evilgrin:

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

78. ...

as long as hes gagged and incapacitated :evilgrin:

and the cuddling is good too ;)

[bigluckyfeet]

105. I would like to Know

Who told Jessica and her sister that they could sing.

[davidinalameda]

80. hehehehehehehehe

I love you Ronny

:rofl:

[LiberalFighter]

72. She probably had the brains to hire good promoters...

other than that is up in the air.

I agree with another poster that her artistry is poor. I would not even go see her perform if I was paid. Her commercial with Pizza Hut is so pathetic. And no surprise that Miss Piggy did a rendition of it mocking her.

[leftchick]

6. bimbo beats hasty retreat

:eyes:

[FyurFly]

68. I smell a hayta n/t

[silvermachine]

82. And I smell...

...something reminiscent of the underneath of a bridge.

[niyad]

7. who is she, and why do we care?

[TankLV]

10. Each drip of water helps with the eventual eradication of this corrupt

criminal bunch.

Just another brick in the wall.

[PaganPreacher]

15. Yeah, at this rate....

Bush will be out of office the third Tuesday of January, 2009.
:eyes: :eyes: :eyes:
The Pagan Preacher
I don't turn the other cheek

[Tight_rope]

LMBAO...I'm praying for sooner!

[Tight_rope]

75. LMBAO...I'm praying for sooner!

[Kurovski]

27. I think she's Farrah Fawcett Major's older sister,

but I'm not sure.

[heliarc]

67. She has a few Top ten hits

And not to condescend by stating the obvious, but popular people like Jessica Simpson have influence in the world no matter how effite you want to be about it. She is downright awful from an strictly artistic standpoint, but has oodles of adoring fans who hopefully will learn a valuable lesson about how media and politics work. Perhaps they may even wonder what happened to the Dixie Chicks. You ask why we should care? Because any story that breaks through the barriers of information nowadays is welcome in my book. And Jessica Simpson's fan base just happens reside mostly in Bush territory ideologically.

And another reason to care about this wrinkle in time as it were, is that we Democrats need some more bubble gum chewing, fun-loving, put the party back in the party liberals on our side to keep us from sounding so freaking uppity all the time. I've just about had it with Democrats poo-pooing the popular culture. Sure its vapid and at times lame, but a lot of fun things are just plain hedonistic. I don't know why good old fashioned hedonism is outside of the Democratic party platform. Why can't it be fun-loving, sexy and playful to be on the left for crying out loud?!?!

[IA_Seth]

88. Hear, hear!

And welcome to DU...

Glad to have another on board who feels the same.

[frankly_fedup2]

8. Oh this must be because she is divorcing and doesn't appear

to be the oh so good Christian her father claimed the whole family to be. Which they all may be. I really do not know what these people do in their private lives. However, divorce is not considered a sin in the Bible if the spouse was committing adultry. Well, she was, so Nick Lachey should feel okay about his religious beliefs.

Another thing. When they had their reality show, they stood and stated that they supported Bush and voted for him. Why the freeze-out now?

[wellst0nev0ter]

12. Hey, She Used To Be A Christian Singer Before

the Christian labels rejected her because they thought she looked too sexy. So if ahe decides to reject those christians that should be perfectly fine.

[joefree1]

14. because ...

They like, like a lot of other people have lost faith.

[leveymg]

13. The End Is Nye. I'm Not Talking About Just Ohio Here.

The deal was made two years ago this summer, at the time the CIA and DoD IGs stsrted the Plame and Franklin prosecutions. The deal was that Bush and Cheney would be spared to direct consequences of treason if they left by this summer.

The GOP leadership and corporate media have signed on, without really knowing why.

They're going like Elsie. Life is a Cabaret, Ol Chum.

[Canuckistanian]

16. And Jessica Simpson is in on this?

I don't quite get your post. But these days, I wouldn't be surprised by much.

[cliss]

23. NO kidding.....

Any links here? Or is this juicy insider info? I don't mean to pry......but can you see the foam hanging out of my mouth?:smoke:

[rsmith6621]

17. Ill Take Some Chicken of The Sea......

You know.....the kind of chickens that swim....:crazy: :think: :think: :nuke: :nuke:

[Bozita]

22. You're supposed to hide that under your bed

maybe it's the new chicken soup

[PassingFair]

19. The Reign of Terror is THROUGH!

There can be no clearer sign.

He is TOAST if JESSICA SIMPSON is embarrassed to be seen with him.

[sabra]

20. LOL - I hope you are right

[Canuckistanian]

41. Now all we need is Brittney Spears coming out against him

THEN he'll REALLY be toast. Once you've lost Brittney...

[LostinVA]

51. I don't like Jessica Simpson, but she isn't stupid

Britney Spears is an idiot... by all accounts, Simpson is extremely business savvy... even if she isn't educated. Spears is just a fool.

[PassingFair]

57. Et Tu, Brittney?

Hhahahahahhaha! :rofl:

[Endangered Specie]

21. whatever, I don't want that dumb broad on our side

[fearnobush]

34. Can't be too dumb to turn down the chimperer.

[AlCzervik]

24. well i don't care one way or the other but i can't wait till the freepers

find out, they're all lubing in up becasue she was going.

[SeattleVet]

35. They've found out already, and have already generated enough

spinning heads and reversals of course to power a large city for the foreseeable future:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1597203/posts

My, how they've turned on her over the past hour. Here's their first message thread, when she WAS going to the dinner:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1596810/posts

Those people really are a bunch of sick bastards.

[Megahurtz]

90. Idiots! n/t

[journalist3072]

26. You know things are bad when...

Jessica Simpson snubs Bush. I think she is a Bush supporter.

There was an episode of Newlyweds one time, when she and Nick were babysitting for a friend of theirs.

Jessica is holding the friend's baby in her arms, watching Idiot Son on tv., and saying "that's our President" or something like that. Like she was proud of Bush.

[Robbins]

28. Jesica SImpson

Jessica also dined with Bill Richardson In New Mexico so perhapes now she left Nick Lacey she Is not
as much as a Republican as people thought.

[journalist3072]

30. Well, I think Nick is a Democrat and I remember Jessica saying

that he kind of opened her eyes to some things. So maybe he helped convert her to the reality-based community.

[JI7]

36. her sister was at a Kerry fundraiser

i'm thinking Jessica probably was never really a Republican but just more non partisan and would have attended the inauguration even if it was Gore or some other Dem and did the whole "support your pres" thing.

if it's true about Nick and i know Ashlee went to a Kerry fundraiser, maybe she did learn some things since the time she performed for the asshole.

also, remember she didn't perform at the inaugeration the 2nd time.

[Blue_Roses]

47. huh?

Nick is the one with the brains of the two and he definitely doesn't support Bush. He's been vocal about many things he disagrees with.

[951-Riverside]

29. GO JESSICA!!!!

I'm surprised by the negative messages here about here I think some of you are GOP staffers but anyway it took alot of guts, heart & brains to make that decision, I doubt most of our so called democratic "leaders" would dare do the same.

[tabasco]

44. I read it was an eye-opener for her when she did her USO Iraq show.

Maybe she's not as dumb as people think.

[Placebo]

31. She may be one of the dumbest people in showbiz...

but it's clear she made the right decision here.

[951-Riverside]

38. Hmm.

[LostinVA]

52. She is considered very smart in the business

She's not educated, but I've read in several trade mags that she's very, very business savvy.

Remember: Judy Holliday played the dumb blonde role to an Oscar, and to a well-played escape from the blacklist....

[ProudToBeLiberal]

32. Get your pictures here!!!

[IndyOp]

60. Why do I feel those pictures are inappropriate, when I

think pics of George Clooney are just *fine* !

:evilgrin:

[Megahurtz]

91. Down, Boy! n/t

[HuffleClaw]

33. good for her

"because Operation Smile is a non-partisan group." sounds like a perfectly reasonable reason to me, but i suppose some will instantly label her a terra-supportin' LIBERAL!

[LostinVA]

53. Operation Smile is also an excellent group

[ToeBot]

37. ALLEGED singer-actress Jessica Simpson...

If there is proof, I've yet to witness it.

[951-Riverside]

39. What is with the blind hate?

She did the right thing it wouldnt hurt to say something nice about her

[Marie26]

40. What's with the slams?

She did two good things - she's actively supporting a charity & publically not supporting Bush. This is one time I'll give her a break.

[Sleepless In NY]

42. Seems she's got more backbone than some dems I know

WTG Jessica! I read somewhere she & her ex husband had gone to Iraq to entertain the troops there..and came back very disillusioned by what they saw. She's as "dumb" as a Fox... Wish more democrats would "snub" bush, the way she has, instead of being afraid to take him on.

[nicknameless]

43. She visited Iraqi troops last year and reportedly made comments

about the situation there not being as the corporate media here has been portraying it.
(I looked for a link to the story, but couldn't locate one.)

This wouldn't be the first time she's pissed off the reich-wing.

[LostinVA]

54. I remember reading that too

[pfitz59]

56. Here's a link.....

http://smallscreen.monstersandcritics.com/article_1037074.php

"Jessica Simpson wants to know where missing footage of her and husband Nick Lachey's harrowing trip to Iraq got to - because she thinks Americans would like to see just how bad conditions are there."

Can't seem to find the article with her quotes regarding the war. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm......

Methinks she may have an ax to grind with the Rethuglicans!

[nicknameless]

64. Thanks for the link :)

Yeah, where did those other articles go to? Maybe they're with Jessica's missing Iraq footage.

[ConcernedCanuk]

45. Could she send the Dixie Chicks in her place??

.
.
.

THEY might like some "face" time with the BoyKing!

:evilgrin:

[beltanefauve]

46. When the tabloid

cover girls and boys are snubbing Bush, then yes, he really is toast!

[truthisfreedom]

48. bwahahahahahahaha! maybe it will actually raise America's interest in her.

she needs a boost in her ratings.

[LostinVA]

49. I hate it when people I don't like do something I admire

It makes me feel all confused and squicky...

Good for her.

on edit: she has also been vocal about the hypocrisy of the "Christian" Establishment before.

[pfitz59]

55. Jessica was great on SNL....

Kudos to her for snubbing Bush. Here's a story about a local businessman who was invited to the same fund-raiser....

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=31006

"Richards could get his trophy at the March 15–16 Annual Tax Summit, in Washington, D.C. On the first day he would lunch with Senior Presidential Adviser Karl Rove. On the second day he would sup with President George W. Bush."

Seems the NRCC is engaging in all kinds of deceitful fund-raining activities!

[RhodaGrits]

58. I have absolutely NO IDEA who this woman is - someone

want to clue me in? (You now get an idea of how much of my energy and attention is spent on the MSM.)

I just found out yesterday who Natalie Holloway (sp?) is. This made me decide I needed to raise my head into "popular" news - It's giving me more insight into how we got into this mess.

[Tight_rope]

76. It's sad when you don't keep up with popular movie stars and singers

We do get left out of knowing who to give a damn about.:shrug: But, I still don't give a damn! :headbang:

[Raine]

81. I've actually tried not to

be informed on who some of these are so that it wouldn't take up valuable space in my brain with so much useless crap. Unfortunately the media is so full of meaningless tidbits they hammer the public with that my brain has become clogged up with it. x(

[jseankil]

79. I know ! And like who are the Rolling Stones ? I'm so confused!! /nm

nm

[RhodaGrits]

83. She's a singer? n/t

[0007]

59. She's my type of girl

[tanyev]

61. Fortunately, they still have Mary Carey.

Bush Dining With Porn Star Mary Carey
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=654007

[FyurFly]

69. You gotta love...

right wing porn stars!

[Mad_Dem_X]

62. Wow, she *does* have some smarts

Not much, but enough to turn down an RNC event.

[Frank Cannon]

63. She and Lachey went to Iraq and were appalled at what they saw

They shot video over there, and they were going to air it on their TV show to educate people how it really was going over there. ABC refused. As I recall, Simpson and Lachey were pretty pissed about the incident.

[hadrons]

65. Jessica Simpson has sent mixed signals about Bush & GOP ....

I think a lot of her conversative beliefs are due to her upbringing (particularly that overbearing dad) and her circle of friends along with being somewhat living in a bubble and being a person who likes to please and a bit naiveté, but she did marry Nick Lachey, who once said he would like to run as Gov. of Ohio as a Democrat and she spoke out about how terrible things were in Iraq when she went there (bravier than the chickenhawks,) but she was naiveté in thinking ABC would air footage supporting that.

[Strawman]

66. She did the right thing. I give her credit

Fuck these assholes who want to use sick children for photo ops. I don't care what party they're from.

[Raine]

77. CHEERS to Jessica

she smarter than I ever would've thought. :thumbsup:

[pinniped]

84. What a deal clincher.

--even after she was offered some private face time with Bush--

Private time with the most hated person on the planet and its biggest war criminal.

[stanwyck]

85. I officially apologize to Jessica

she has redeemed herself to America and I was wrong to rush to judgment about her.
I hope more people follow their conscience and tell the Republicans to get lost.
Well, Dennis Miller and Drew Carey can't...they need every gig they can scrounge up.

[klook]

86. Aw rat, thass it!

I ain't watchin Dyooks a Hazzard no more!! What's she thank she eeyis, one a them Dixie Chicks er sumthin??

[tomhayes]

87. This sounds like *good sense*

I think it was very appropriate of her to elect NOT to attend a fundraiser If she does not want to raise funds. She may have done this *to snub Bush*, but she more likely is just staying politically agnostic.

Doesn't sound like a SNUB. A snub would be a 'hell no' or 'Bush sucks'.

[madmom]

89. He can promise her "face time" but not Cindy Shehan?

[Megahurtz]

92. What's with Bush always inviting Celebrities

to the White House for "private face time"???:wtf:
It just seems like tacky and sleazy politics to me. Looks good on ya Bush!:evilfrown:

:thumbsup: Good for her for turning him down.

[Hardrada]

93. He'll have to stick to South Dakota repug prayer breakfasts

from now on or people who can't escape him like the autistic ballplayers.

[CRK7376]

94. Snubbed by Daisy Dukes!!!

BWHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Priceless. Still don't think much of her acting or singing capabilities, but good political head there....

[MirrorAshes]

95. "Jessica Simpson loves Bush, not fundraisers"

headline on CNN right now. sorry to burst the bubble on this jessica love-fest...

[kskiska]

96. Jessica Simpson, a 'huge' fan of President Bush…

passes on GOP fundraiser

WASHINGTON – Jesssica Simpson loves President Bush. She's just not a big fan of Republican fundraisers.

The Hollywood starlet and tabloid cover girl was on Capitol Hill Thursday to lobby Congress for Operation Smile, an organization that provides reconstructive surgery to children with facial deformities. But all anyone wanted to know was why she turned down an invitation to attend a Republican fundraiser with Washington's top star – Bush.

“We went back and forth and we could never get the details worked out,” said her father and manager Joe Simpson. “When it became obvious that it was not just a state dinner, it was more of a fundraising event, that is the wrong purpose of why we are here.”

Still, he said of the president, “We are huge fans of him and of his family, his girls. Jessica loves the heck out of him.”

more…
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20060316-1230-people-jessicasimpson.html

[donheld]

97. .

:puke:

[NanceGreggs]

98. I'll always fondly remember the time ...

... when I thought that maybe I'd been too harsh in my judgment of Jessica Simpson, when I thought that maybe she had a modicum of integrity, maybe even a brain in her head.

Yeah, I'll ALWAYS remember that time - all eight hours of it, before the 'clarification' press release was launched.

[Skittles]

101. yes

turns out she is, indeed, a bush whore

[LiberalUprising]

99. No, we don't want anyone getting the

idea we are terraists ya know, yup she just loves the heck out of him as we all do.

What a load of crap

[ThoughtCriminal]

100. Whats her "Approval" rating again?

Is she the only living person with a lower rating than Cheney?

[regnaD kciN]

103. No, that's Paris Hilton. Still...

Q: Why did Jessica Simpson not meet with President Bush?

A: The Secret Service decided there wasn't enough room for three huge boobs in the Oval Office.

:evilgrin:

[Canuckistanian]

102. Not a great career move, Daddy

Don't hitch your wagon to that anchor.

[rooboy]

104. Like Jessica, I also love vegetables. n/t

[WatchWhatISay]

106. Dont hate her because she's beautiful

I think we do that alot. Better that we save our disgust, instead, for all the shallow people who worship a person for their beauty or despise them for their lack of it.

[pokercat999]

107. lol I had to "google" her....nice looking if you can get

past the over size nose. Wonder what she looks like at 6 am Sunday morning.

[gauguin57]

109. Simpson says snub story not true: IMDB

http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/#1

Simpson says the story isn't true; he ran out of time to talk to her. Still wants to meet with him; "we have lots ff Texas stuff to talk about." Ewwww.


Simpson Blasts Bush Snub Story

Jessica Simpson has fired back at press reports she snubbed a meeting with President George W. Bush, insisting he ran out of time to sit down with her.

Simpson insists she is not among the celebrities who are keen to attack the US President - and she's still hoping the pair can reschedule their meeting. Simpson was set to meet the leader Friday, during the pop star's visit to Capitol Hill in Washington DC, where she'll address congressmen about charity organization Operation Smile.

She says, "I'm just so excited because the President asked for a special meeting. We're going to sit down face to face and we're going to talk about children. I want to set up this whole orphanage and adoption organization. I just really want to bring awareness to interracial adoption."

The pop star, who performed at Bush's inauguration and has been to The White House four times, admits she's a big fan of Bush: "He's a very personable guy, he's a Texas guy. His ranch is four doors down from my aunt and uncle's ranch. We have lots of Texas stuff to talk about."

[mvd]

110. Geez, that whole Texas thing is overrated

We have many good Texans here at DU that wouldn't have "Texas stuff" to talk about with him. I guess she's still too stupid to put aside her minor differences with *.