http://www.sundayherald.com/44390The A-list celebrities are leaving. Famous Bush loyalists are hiding. Nobody wants to be seen at the 2004 Republican convention. Marion McKeone reports from New York
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The Republicans may have all the cash – or a good chunk of it – but when it comes to presidential campaigns the Democrats have the celebrities. No doubt about it. No self-respecting Hollywood A-lister would be seen dead within a hundred miles of the Republican convention. Unless of course he or she is already dead – professionally speaking.
Try as they may, Republicans just can’t cut it when it comes to luring celebrities. This may have something to do with George W Bush himself, not to mention his sidekick Dick Cheney, whose lip fairly curls with derision at the merest mention of the “c” word.
Only a week or two ago, Bush made a nasty little jibe at rival John Kerry for sourcing his foreign policy from Hollywood. For a man who is capable of mangling even one-syllable words, the amount of contempt he managed to inject into this three- syllable word was mightily impressive.
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Hence the truly dismal list of celebrity cheer leaders for Bush. Top of the list is Bruce Willis. But when Bruce was asked to do a star turn at the convention he hastily demurred. His publicist Samantha Mast said he was “busy touring with his band the Accelerators” at unheard-of venues across the US.
Ditto Britney Spears, who last year touchingly announced that she “trusted her president to do what’s right”. But Britney also sent her regrets to Dubya; something about a prior appointment with a tattoo artist. Ricky Martin, who stormed off while performing a number at the Bush inaugural celebrations – responded with “thanks but no thanks”.
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