Breaking: Madonna Urges Others to Support Clark

[unfrigginreal]

ELIZABETH WOLFE
Associated Press

WASHINGTON - The Material Girl hopes people pay attention to her latest offstage act: endorsing Wesley Clark for president.

Madonna, who announced her support for the retired general before Christmas, posted a letter Wednesday on her eponymous Web site urging others to follow her.

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/7654477.htm

[Hep]

1. What will she do for ME?

And why the hell should I listen to Madonna in the first place? She's hot, I'll grant her that, but all she is is a celebrity. You can't even call her a musician unless you stretch the definition so far that you include milli vanilli.

[Kolesar]

25. Dance around and grab her crotch at a candidate fundraiser for $100

Everybody says that this primary season is "different" than any they have ever seen.

[polpilot]

44. Wasn't she married to Dennis Rodman?

Dean '04...

[Ilsa]

61. No, that was Carmen someone from Baywatch.

Madonna had a brief relationship with Rodman, though, and it did not end well.

[Boo Boo]

64. What will she do for YOU?

You don't want to know, but it involves rubber undies and a certain amount of mayonnaise.

[Padraig18]

2. Oh Lord!

has it REALLY come to this? the silly season is indeed upon us, when a letter from Madonna on her website qualifies as 'news'... :eyes:

[formernaderite]

63. tell the celebs to shut it

I have to say most people couldn't give a rats ass what celebrity endorses whom. In fact the candidates should ask them to keep it to themselves. In the end the endorsement can work both ways, John Q public hates the endorser and thus trends negatively towards the candidate, or vice versa.

[Hawkeye-X]

3. Well, Madonna needs to read DU

and see the smoking gun thread.

She'll be wanting to ask for her $$ back and finding another candidate to endorse.

H-X

[KittyWampus]

5. What Makes This Post Even Funnier Is- You Are SERIOUS

:D

[jmaier]

8. Sadly

There is no smoking gun on the thread merely smoke. Nice try though.

[jpgpenn]

46. OOOHHH the smoking gun thread

Is that the one you so powerfully used in your own new thread on the same subject and then provided as your source the first smoking gun thread posted here at DU. Thorough research on your part ;).

I'll state this for you, so as to help you better understand what it is you have read. THERE IS NO SMOKING GUN, ONLY SMOKE.

Now with that, can you please explain the brochure Dean has passed along in NH stating he is the ONLY candidate that was against the war? This brochure took much mind work and dollars to produce. Why would a candidate and his campaign stoop to such all in out LIES? Please address.

[BobbyJay]

48. CONSPIRACY!!!!

THIS GUY KNOWS THAT GUY WHO KNOWS THIS GUY!!!


IT WAS LBJ!!!

[Racenut20]

4. THIS Means !!!!!!!!!

If we vote for the General we all get to kiss Brittany ?????? Or is it MARRY Brittany now ????? I am excited. All that, and a Sandra Bullock movie on tv Friday night. (don't ask me which one it is cause I don't know, but I know it will be great anypath)

[soleft]

6. Did anyone scroll down to see that Ariana Huffington is a Dean Devotee

I like Ariana

[oasis]

17. Arriana was urging Newt Gringrich to run for president in '96. She's

prone to making snap judgements.

[redqueen]

18. She also ran against Davis in CA.

I've lost all respect for her.

[corporatewhore]

32. I think arianna was better than davis he should have resigned

and let bustamante take over

[redqueen]

33. Can't argue with that

But he didn't, and she still kept up (for a while, at least). It really had me peeved!

[deakonblues2k]

45. Arianna

Hey, even her kids were peaved at her and moved out of the house to go live with their father...

She's a bit of a...well...flake

[auburnblu]

60. She loves attention

It was too funny how she angled her way in the picture when Arnold announced he was running. She's interesting to listen to sometimes though.

[dave29]

19. Boy I could take that argument places

with Clark - but I won't ;)

[edzontar]

22. Arianna is hotter than Madonna, I think.....

More my type, anyway...

And she long ago renounced Gingrich and all that...

[corporatewhore]

7. I think Willie Nelson is a better endorsement

I think the maddona nodd actually hurts

[redqueen]

9. Wow you may have a point there

Willie - grassroots activist for family farms for decades

Maddonna - ? - has she ever done anything political ever?

[Hep]

10. A woman has to ask if Madonna has done anything political?

She revolutionized the music industry for women everywhere.

[xultar]

15. She made it leagal for women to wear bras as shirts! n/t

[redqueen]

Oh for cryin out loud

She 'revolutionized' the music industry? How exactly do you mean that?

[corporatewhore]

28. Nina Simone was revolutionary not some MTV manufactured "artist"

Ani DiFranco is more revolutionary than maddona
just on note i am attacking maddona

[redqueen]

31. heheh you rock! Ani DiFranco (a true revolutionary) supports DK

I think she is more marketing savvy than talented, and that she believes her own hype, but that's just my opinion. :)

And bravo for the Ani DiFranco and Nina Simone kudos... good call. :D

[bitchkitty]

43. Revolution? I guess you can call it

that, but I certainly don't think she changed music for the better. Unless of course you like listening to really bad pop.

[mvd]

68. It's good pop

Some people don't like pop at all - that's ok. I happen to like Madonna's kind. And I'm happy that she's supporting one of our nominees. There aren't as many vocal celebs as we think.

[OhioStateProgressive]

74. I have to disagree

I find the term "good pop" to be as oxymoronish as "war to create peace"

[OhioStateProgressive]

73. hahahahahahahaaaaaaaaa

go tell a serious musician that Madonna ever did ANYTHING for the music industry that is worth a crap, especially women

[LisaM]

14. Madonna has been an AIDS activist for years

also, that bump and grind she did with Sandra Bernhard years back was supposedly in aid of the rainforest.

I think her politics are okay. She, like Michael Moore, is also from Michigan, so maybe she knows him somehow (for that matter, Sandra Bernhard is from Flint, though her family later moved).

[ArkDem]

34. Michigan has a population of approximately

ten million.

[GainesT1958]

11. What's wrong with Madonna making an intelligent choice among candidates?

I'll take any celebrity endorsement...hey, Joan Jett helped to deliver Dr. Dean's filing papers for the N.Y. Primary the other day...don't notice any of our Deaniac DUers ragging on HER!:eyes:

Why is everybody so afraid now that a rational, even-tempered, brilliant man with broad voter appeal might somehow be able to win our Party's nomination? I seem to recall that just about every Democratic presidential candidate who actually WON the election (including in 2000, BTW) was successful in such an appeal. The base isn't enough, folks; not even OUR base!

Also, what a nice thing for Sen. Bradley to do, before his endorsement of Dr. Dean--come out and heap praise upon Gen. Clark's tax plan.:eyes:

B-)

[TLM]

12. Clark's camapign stands to do about as well as Modonna's last movie

So I guess that's fitting.

[windansea]

38. Madonna could buy the Dean Campaign

for breakfast

[SahaleArm]

75. LOL n/t

[Clark Can WIN]

47. As is evidenced by his surging popularity and exploding momentum

[xultar]

13. Well now, there's an endorsement.... j/k n/t

[VolcanoJen]

16. Madonna's letter

FWIW, and with grains of salt and what-not. Interesting, though...

I've never done this before. But life is about taking risks is it not?

I know that people seem to pay attention to everything I do. Big or Small. Ridiculous or Sublime. So I am hoping they pay attention to this:

I am supporting General Wesley Clark for President.

Not only as a "celebrity" but as an American citizen and as a mother. I want my children to grow up with the same opportunities that I had – to know and understand what's going on in the world and to travel that world safely and with pride.

Now I'm asking you to join me.

I am writing to you because the future I wish for my children is at risk.

Our greatest risk is not terrorism and it's not Iraq or the "Axis of Evil." Our greatest risk is a lack of leadership, a lack of honesty and a complete lack of consciousness. Unfortunately our current government cannot see the big picture. They think too small. They suffer from the "what's in it for me?" syndrome. The simple truth is that the current administration has squandered incredible opportunities to bring the world together, to promote peace in regions that have only known war, to encourage health in places that are ravaged with disease, to make us more secure by living up to our principles at home and abroad. The simple truth is that the policies of our current administration do not reflect what is great about America.

More here...

[chookie]

20. Glad you posted it

I was ready to make fun of this, but it is actually a thoughtful endorsement. It certainly will get the General some media time, as people try to figure this one out.

Wow. Madonna and I have come to the same conclusion.

[Westegg]

21. I never vote for anyone...

...until they've been endorsed by Madonna. Because voting is important and you need to make an informed decision.

[edzontar]

24. She's not an idiot though....

i mean, there are worse candidates than Clark.

It's not like she's a Lieberman supporter or anything like that....

[Westegg]

27. No she's not...

She's a smart, savvy businessperson and I don't think I suggested otherwise. I am, in general though, concerned about celebrity endorsements, because I think we as a culture are unduly impressed with/influenced by celebrity.

Madonna can, of course, support whom she wants and talk about it all she wants. And thank God for that. But I'd rather potential voters do their own research on Clark or any other candidate, instead of deciding that Madonna, or some other star, has done it for them. Am I too cynical? Yeah, maybe. But I wish we were a more informed, concerned and questioning republic than we seem to be at the moment.

[David Zephyr]

23. And Just When I Was Beginning to Like the General.

Argggggggh.

[Zinnola]

26. So what another friggin celebrity

The LAST people I listen to when making a choice.

[Walt Starr]

29. Madonna kissed Britney

That has as much bearing on my choice for Democratic candidates as the original post.

[Jack_Dawson]

30. Madonna didn't get to be where she is by making unwise decisions

Love her or hate her - she surrounds herself with winners.

[NashVegas]

39. Ya, She Got There By Manipulating the Media Despite Having No Substance

I'm not a Clark person in the first place, but her endorsement gives me the horrifying visual of seeing Madonna in yet-another Marylin Monroe imitation. (Think: "happy birthday Mr. President")

[Jack_Dawson]

40. If she helps beat Chimpy, then I love her

[NashVegas]

58. Fair Enough

..

[Spirochete]

35. She endorsed a Democrat

that's always a plus.

[Kolesar]

36. Like a...Political...Virgin

Endorsing for the very first time
Where's Weird Al Yankovic when you need him?

[Scott Lee]

37. I want to see her climb out of that giant penis again!

That was a great trick. And it would really go well with her Clark campaign work.

[Democrats unite]

41. Sorry she can't...

Remember she is not endorsing Dean.

[Scott Lee]

52. You but she'd be climbing out of a Clark - that was my point.

[Democrats unite]

57. You got my point, thats all that counts.

eom

[zulchzulu]

42. Who is Yanni supporting?

That will be a critical endorsement. And don't forget John Tesh too.

[wyldwolf]

49. Which explains Clark's rise in the polls

no pun intended.

[incapsulated]

50. OBEY THE DONNA!

[MoonRiver]

51. Madonna just called it right (or actually left, he, he).

That girl recognizes a the best when she sees (him).

[NV1962]

53. Donna Vetter zat looks gut!

(sorry)

But her statement sends a positive message... Me likes that.

[Printer70]

54. Bimbos for Clark

Meatheads are also welcome.

[Bucky]

55. Hey papa, don't preach!

It's not in Vogue. And if your guy got Madonna's endorsement you'd think it was like a little prayer, too. And, um, a material girl.

[Printer70]

65. Hmm...

I'm not a huge Madonna fan but I'll try...it's a mystery to me why Clark fans "cherish" an endorsement from a fading star. I guess it's "human nature".

[creativelcro]

69. I endorse him cuz he's a stud

:evilgrin:

[jmaier]

56. I think the 'meathead'

Rob Reiner is actually supporting Dean. :-)





Wes Clark. He will make an exceptional American President.

[Printer70]

67. In what respect

>Wes Clark. He will make an exceptional American President.

What makes you so confident? Have you ever had the experience of electing a Democrat and wishing you chose someone else because they dissapoint you? I'm certainly encouraged that he's thrown of his Republican past but his instincts on matters of foreign policy and national security are fairly similar to the Republicans. If you hear him talk on this subject, he sounds like he went through the same school, same bureaucracy, same ideological training. That doesn't wear off in a day.

[WillyBrandt]

59. WHAT A RAY OF LIGHT!

It is Like a Prayer answered. And it's not only because Clark is in Vogue: she saw the good General, said "I'm Crazy For You."

Like a political virgin, she expressed herself for the very first time with idealism, a sense of the moment, and hope for our great nation. (Common feelings for Clark supporters!)

I hope only to Live to Tell my great-grandchildren about Clark's victory over the GOP in 2004, and how Madonna helped.

Oh, yeah, and "Erotica."

[Clark Campaigner]

70. She has justified my love

for Clark!

[Ilsa]

62. Take her or leave her, she isn't stupid.

Madonna is capable of deep, intelligent thought.

She also encouraged the public to vote for Bill Clinton back in '92, but didn't approach her endorsement with this much maturity.

[jsw_81]

66. Madonna

I'm sure Clark will win big among female bisexuals who have had 10+ abortions.

[RandomUser]

71. The fundraiser she'll be holding should be interesting

If I'm not mistaken, this will be the first time she'll be holding a fundraiser for a political campaign. Regardless of how you might view her, she is one smart cookie and has enough clout to bring attention and money to a Dem Candidate. It's a net positive for Clark, and I hope she continues to be an active Dem fundraiser.

[catforclark2004]

72. Madonna....

Has a website visited by 500,000 per day. She has a link to Clark's website and his contribution screen. Oprah is one of her good friends. I respect Madonna...because I am not a small minded Republican who tends to bash and act like they are superior.
IMO, Madonna's endorsement is ALL GOOD!

Madonna is who turned Bono on to the AIDS fight.

Almost feel like I'm in a RW site....must be the jealousy!

Madonna is a very adept business woman....and associates with winners....unlike some people I know!

Would I rather have Clinton and Madonna in my corner...
or Gore and Bradley???

mmm....mmm....mmm......

[in_cog_ni_to]

76. Nice letter.

Thank You Madonna! She has MILLIONS of fans. This can only be a good thing for Clark. In case you didn't know it, Madonna has changed her image now that she is a mother and wife. She is now an author of a children's book and she has, shall we say, matured. THIS can only be seen as a good thing.

Go, Wes! Thank You Madonna!

[Woodstock]

77. Madonna is so disgusting

That's one endorsement I'd not tout.