This one, however, actually lists some celebrities that are a) at the convention, and b) in support of the party having the convention. Those celebrities are:
- Jon Voigt
- Ben Stein
- Fred Thompson
- Robert Duvall (voiceover - technically not "present")
Also listed in this article were the following:
- Five For Fighting's John Ondrasik "performed at a downtown nightclub"
- Singers Aimee Allen and Sara Evans performed at Ron Paul's event
I love this bit about Boone:
"I'm here to dethrone the man who would be king," Boone said of Obama. (The crowd cheered.)Right. "Where's the beef?" - Connecting with the young people, are you, Pat?
He said he saw no problem with McCain's age. "I'm two years older than he is," Boone said.
Boone also saw no problem with the McCain campaign's controversial television commercial comparing Obama's celebrity to that of Paris Hilton and Britney Spears.
"Where's the beef?" Boone mused. "They have identical records of accomplishment in the Senate." (More laughter from the Virginians.)
Finally, what's this shit?
Boone, who has been a celebrity for longer than most Obama supporters have been alive, says he just isn't impressed with the Democratic candidate or his party.Um, thanks for that editorial flourish in your journalism, Tina Daunt. Are you contrasting this with "most" McCain supporters, who have been alive longer than Pat Boone has been a celebrity? Boone was famous by the mid-50s. That was, let's say, at least 50 years ago. The median age in the US is 36.7 years. Pat Boone has been a celebrity for longer than most people in the country, politics aside, have been alive.
And he has no problem expressing his views to his neighbors in Beverly Hills. "It's all about image," he said. "Obama's like an actor who portrays a role. . . . He's been doing that masterfully. I don't understand why people in the entertainment business don't see that."In a week where the highest good is Ronald Reagan, is this really the criticism you're making?
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