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charlie105 Donating Member (408 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-03-04 09:32 AM
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Hollywood Comes Out In Full Force for Kerry Fund-Raisers.
Stars Take Center Stage at Kerry Fund-Raisers

Artists are coming out in full force in support of Democratic presidential contender Sen. John Kerry

Two major concerts will be held next week -- one Monday in Los Angeles at the Walt Disney Concert Hall and one June 10 in New York at Radio City Music Hall -- to raise money for the campaign.

Jann Wenner, editor and publisher of Rolling Stone, who is executive producing both events: "The artist community is united on this because of the kinds of values that the artist community shares and feels deeply are very threatened by the current administration."


Featured Stars:

Barbra Streisand
Neil Diamond
Willie Nelson
Billy Crystal
Bette Midler
James Taylor
John Mellencamp
Jon Bon Jovi
Wyclef Jean
Robin Williams
Whoopi Goldberg

Host Committee:

Rhea Perlman
Danny DeVito
Laurie and Larry David
Warren Beatty
Annette Bening
Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen
Dustin Hoffman
Ben Stiller
Robert De Niro
Leonardo DiCaprio
Ben Affleck
Rita Wilson.


http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=638&e=1&u=/nm/20040603/en_nm/music_kerry_dc

If nothing else, this would further enrage the right-wing radio hacks. Sweet.

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russian33 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-03-04 09:34 AM
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1. yeah, well, GOP has Dixie Carter and Pat Boone....
..so there!
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charlie105 Donating Member (408 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-03-04 09:35 AM
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2. Dixie and Pat who????
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russian33 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-03-04 09:41 AM
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4. you know, the famous stars of the 1830's
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JI7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-03-04 09:45 AM
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6. they have Don King also
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-03-04 09:48 AM
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7. There are more Republicans in Hollywood than the Right would care to admit
But, Democrats are definitely a solid majority... however, if you listened to Laura Ingraham, you'd think it was 99% radical librul commies vs Arnold, Charlton Heston & Bruce Willis.
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FDRrocks Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-03-04 09:39 AM
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3. Right on...
We got De Niro, eat that, GOP.
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SCDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-03-04 09:43 AM
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5. and Willie Nelson!
when country music was country music.... why on earth he is doing songs with Toby Keith I have no idea.
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markdd Donating Member (304 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-03-04 09:49 AM
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8. Hmmmm, A Dem fundraiser at Disney...??????
Ok, so its the Walt Disney Concert Hall, but I thought Disney didn't want to connected with political things during an election year?
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