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Kelly Clarkson endorses Ron Paul, gets hit hard on Twitter

6:09 am December 30, 2011, by Rodney Ho

Kelly Clarkson delves into political opinion and finds not everyone agrees with her. CREDIT: AP

When it comes to endorsements, everyone looks to “American Idol,” right? They at least have the “vote early, vote often” concept down pat.

Kelly Clarkson tweeted her support for Libertarian-leaning Ron Paul early Thursday and set off a maelstrom. Here’s the Tweet:

I love Ron Paul. I liked him a lot during the last republican nomination and no one gave him a chance. If he wins the nomination for the Republican party in 2012 he’s got my vote. Too bad he probably won’t.

Some Paul opponents began attacking her selection, noting that he had a newsletter out years ago that featured commentary against gays and various races. He has said he didn’t write them and isn’t racist or homophobic. She responded thusly:

I am really sorry if I have offended anyone. Obviously that was not my intent. I do not support racism. I support gay rights, straight rights, women’s rights, men’s rights, white/black/purple/orange rights. I like Ron Paul because he believes in less government and letting the people (all of us) make the decisions and mold our country. That is all. Out of all of the Republican nominees, he’s my favorite

As more people kept hitting her hard, she fought back in a very reasonable manner:

Man my eyes have been opened to so much hate tonight. If y’all ever disagree with something I say please don’t feel the need to attack me. I will listen to what you say and any articles or viewpoints you have when you say it with respect. Being hateful is not a healthy way to get people to see or hear you. I was raised to respect people and their decisions and beliefs and I hope you will grant me the same decency. If you don’t agree with me simply unfollow me. It’s really that easy. I hope you don’t because I would love the chance to hear what you have to say but if you’re so blinded by hate you can’t seek peace and progress then that is your unfortunate prerogative.

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By Rodney Ho, Radio & TV Talk

284 comments Add your comment

Freedom Lover

December 30th, 2011
11:20 am

Let’s start with a clarification for all you idiots that have never bothered to find out anything about Dr. Ron Paul. He does not have a Ph.D. He is an M.D. with a degree from Duke University. He is an OB/GYN who delivered about 4000 babies over his years as a doctor. He didn’t get an “honorary” degree has so many others have. He EARNED it, worked hard in his own practise. Never took medicare or other government entitlement money but never turned away a patient because they couldn’t pay.

Unlike our current president, he actually knows what goes on in the healthcare industry, how protectionist medical licensure laws and AMA monopoly policies on medical schools and the destructive medical insurance industry have destroyed the practice of medicine. He also knows firsthand how government involvement in medicine has driven prices higher while reducing quality and availability.

As for his stands, here is his “Principles of a Free Society” from his latest book (he has written dozens – maybe some of you could actually read one or two of them instead of getting you opinions just from the talking heads:

1. Rights belong to individuals, not groups; they derive from our nature and can neither be granted nor taken away by government.

2. All peaceful, voluntary economic and social associations are permitted; consent is the basis of the social and economic order.

3. Justly acquired property is privately owned by individuals and voluntary groups, and this ownership cannot be arbitrarily voided by governments.

4. Government may not redistribute private wealth or grant special privileges to any individual or group.

5. Individuals are responsible for their own actions; government cannot and should not protect us from ourselves.

6. Government may not claim the monopoly over a people’s money and governments must never engage in official counterfeiting, even in the name of macroeconomic stability.

7. Aggressive wars, even when called preventative, and even when they pertain only to trade relations, are forbidden.

8. Jury nullification, that is, the right of jurors to judge the law as well as the facts, is a right of the people and the courtroom norm.

9. All forms of involuntary servitude are prohibited, not only slavery but also conscription, forced association, and forced welfare distribution.

10. Government must obey the law that it expects other people to obey and thereby must never use force to mold behavior, manipulate social outcomes, manage the economy, or tell other countries how to behave.

Sounds like a pretty great set of principles to me. Plenty of these the democrats claim to support in order to get votes, but cave once elected (or if the president is from their party). Republicans other than Ron Paul do pretty much the same thing.

December 30th, 2011
11:23 am

If you are filled with HATE, you must be an angry azz GOP CONSERVATIVE

GreatATLGuy

December 30th, 2011
11:23 am

I agree with previous post – pay=stupid…. why don’t you scream racism over Herman Cain debacle, he was black too….

Pay attention to what I'm saying than how I'm saying it

December 30th, 2011
11:25 am

@say uncle December 30th, 2011 11:10 am – hey , anything beats the joke we have in the white house right now !
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Anything beats the joke in the whitehouse? Are you serious?

Wow! EVIL ain’t what it use to be!

People we are in serious trouble when people like Say Uncle feels the way he does.

On that note……….GOOD TRUMPS EVIL!

JTesla

December 30th, 2011
11:28 am

Pay Attention: The problem is you are directing some of your comments towards people that are not part of “They”.

As for me, I’d probably agree more with you in terms of the severity, it’s potentially worse to have someone write it in your name than to sit by why someone talks at you. Therefore, I was willing to give Obama a pass regarding his pastor, but I’m not yet willing to do that with Ron Paul. That doesn’t mean that I won’t hold it against him, it is just something that I’m waiting to see how it plays out a bit more.

Keenan

December 30th, 2011
11:29 am

Loved Kelly’s responses to the haters. This country is so full of hateful people, and it’s getting worse. Just read back through the posts here. What is wrong with people? Get a life. If you don’t have something nice to say, say nothing at all.

JTesla

December 30th, 2011
11:31 am

Freedom Lover: “Plenty of these the democrats claim to support in order to get votes, but cave once elected”

Considering that Ron Paul won’t be able to put in effect many of his ideals, if he were elected he would be viewed as having caved after his term. That’s the great thing about ideals, they look great in a book, but that doesn’t mean you can actually get them to work in practice.

Deirdre

December 30th, 2011
11:32 am

Rodney has provided an escape!

SaveOurRepublic

December 30th, 2011
11:36 am

I’m not a “fan” of Kelly or (any) pop music. However, she’s a wise young lady to see that Dr.Paul is the ONLY proven Constitutionalist running for POTUS 2012. The rest of the GOP field are NeoCONs who’ll gladly serve the Globalists (just as BHO).

Pay attention to what I'm saying than how I'm saying it

December 30th, 2011
11:39 am

@Freedom Lover December 30th, 2011 11:20 am – As for his stands, here is his “Principles of a Free Society” from his latest book.
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Principles of a Free Society?

People be scared be VERY scared. This is crazy talk. This is out in space crazy talk.

This is I can’t believe it crazy talk. This is the world has gone mad crazy talk. This is I hate the

world so I am going to change it crazy talk. This is mad doctor crazy talk.

Remember Jim Jones? Remember Charles Manson? Remember Warren Jeffs?

JTesla

December 30th, 2011
11:40 am

One thing that I like is that she didn’t follow up her comment with an immediate apology. If you have an opinion then stand by it. Even if I hate your opinion, I have more respect for you standing by your opinion then caving when you realize that it’s not popular.

Pay attention to what I'm saying than how I'm saying it

December 30th, 2011
11:46 am

@JTesla December 30th, 2011 11:40 am

Have a nice day.

Use to be republican

December 30th, 2011
11:47 am

Racist people never win

Freedom Lover

December 30th, 2011
11:51 am

Pay attention to what I’m saying than how I’m saying it –

“This is I can’t believe it crazy talk. This is the world has gone mad crazy talk. This is I hate the
world so I am going to change it crazy talk. This is mad doctor crazy talk.”

Wow, who can argue with that sound comeback and thorogh analysis of what is wrong with his ideas?

Folks who support Ron Paul have bothered to look into these ideas and principles and have recognized that they are absolutely the only sound basis for a society based on mutual respect for rights, property, and liberty. Frankly they are little more than an elaborate extension of the golden rule.

I love Bush

December 30th, 2011
11:56 am

After The 8 Years Of The Bush/Cheney Disaster, –
Now, You Get Mad???

You didn’t get mad when the Supreme Court stopped a legal recount and appointed a President.

You didn’tget mad when Cheney allowed Energy company officials to dictate Energy policy and push us to invade Iraq .

You didn’t get mad when a covert CIA operative got ousted.

You didn’t get mad when the Patriot Act got passed.

You didn’t get mad when we illegally invaded a country that posed no threat to us.

You didn’t get mad when we spent over 800 billion (and counting) on said illegal war.

You didn’t get mad when Bush borrowed more money from foreign sources than the previous 42 Presidents combined.

You didn’t get mad when over 10 billion dollars in cash just disappeared in Iraq .

You didn’t get mad when you found out we were torturing people.

You didn’t get mad when Bush embraced trade and outsourcing policies that shipped 6 million American jobs out of the country.

You didn’t get mad when the government was illegally wiretapping Americans.

You didn’t get mad when we didn’t catch Bin Laden.

You didn’t get mad when Bush rang up 10 trillion dollars in combined budget and current account deficits.

Youdidn’t get mad when you saw the horrible conditions at Walter Reed.

You didn’t get mad when we let a major US city, New Orleans , drown.

You didn’t get mad when we gave people who had more money than they could spend, the filthy rich, over a trillion dollars in tax breaks.

You didn’t get mad with the worst 8 years of job creations in several decades.

You didn’t get mad when over 200,000 US Citizens lost their lives because they had no health insurance.

You didn’t get mad when lack of oversight and regulations from the Bush Administration caused US Citizens to lose 12 trillion dollars in investments, retirement, and home values.

You finally got mad when a black man was elected President and decided that people in America deserved the right to see a doctor if they are sick

Freedom Lover

December 30th, 2011
11:57 am

JTesla – caving is changing your votes once elected. Ron has routinely been the only dissenting vote in favor of liberty and freedom in the house. When elected, he will veto bills he knows are wrong and will force the congress to override his veto. He won’t just go along to get along. If they do, they will be held responsible, not him.

He was one of few against the Patriot Act when it was Bush’s. Some democrats were opposed and many of them now support it since Obama supports it. That is CAVING.

Ron will bring all the troops home and can do that without congressional approval as he will be commander in chief. Plenty of other constitutionally legal things are within his pervue as well. When he needs the country’s support, he will go before them and make his case. Then it will be up to congress to suffer the wrath if they do not support him (and the people do).

I would rather have a president who stands on his principles (especially those of freedom and liberty) even if he doesn’t get everything accomplished than another president that takes our country further and further down the fascist/totalitarian slide we are on.

Johnny

December 30th, 2011
11:58 am

Preach Bush!!!!!!!

Jane

December 30th, 2011
11:59 am

Stupid, liberals …. thought you were open minded? Only if it does not go against your beliefs. You silly libs are so easy to identify.

Freedom Lover

December 30th, 2011
12:00 pm

I love Bush – For the record, and it is clearly documented in the congressional record – Ron Paul did get mad, and did vote against all of Bush’s economically destructive policies and all the ones that undermined our freedoms, destroyed the middle east and our deficit, etc. In fact, he was routinely the only republican voting against Bush in the house. Plenty of times he voted against Reagan when he was president too. The man actually has principles. I can certainly understand why most folks would be confused about that since he is a congressman. But the millions who support him, know his consistent voting record and that’s why they support him.

Jim Tavegia

December 30th, 2011
12:00 pm

Amazing how hateful liberals are, isn’t it. When it was ti Dixie Chicks going after Bush it was just fine. Can’t have it both ways. It is too bad people can’t just agree to disagree. You begin to see just how insecure people really are when they flip out when you don’t agree with them. I’m not for Ron Paul, but I do respect Kelly’s right to be for who ever she wants.

Courtney

December 30th, 2011
12:02 pm

Never has there been a group of people more blinded by emotion and hate than the American liberal. Kelly is an American and she can support Daffy Duck if she wants. Let the hate begin.

JTesla

December 30th, 2011
12:06 pm

Freedom, as a libertarian I’m not opposed to his ideals, I just know that time and time again ideals get trampled under the boot of practicality. I guess what it really boils down to is that one libertarian Republican is not enough to effectuate true change, even if he is elected President.

I love Bush: “You didn’t get mad when the Supreme Court stopped a legal recount and appointed a President.” The recount was conducted and declared Bush the winner, Gore is the one who tried to get the courts to overturn the Florida decision. 11 years later and this fact is still grossly misrepresented.

However, I did get mad when Bush caused the hurricane. What a nasty thing to do.

Jim Tavegia

December 30th, 2011
12:07 pm

For the record, you all should be mad at Barney Frank and Chris Dodd for what they failed to do as heads of the Senate Banking Committee during the Bush years. It was not all his fault as they could have reigned in Fanny and Freddie, but did nothing. I am still amazed how those 2 get such a free pass, but if you don’t understand the system and how it really works you jump to incorrect assumptions. Unfortunately in 2012 it is still “none of the above”, but we’ll get stuck with another mistake just like the one we have now. You can’t blame Bush for even higher and higher deficits, no growth, while taking $4 million vacations during a bad economy.

mike

December 30th, 2011
12:08 pm

Strange how the race card always turns up on these blogs. Also how everything is all the fault of those liberal folks. Sorry Kelly that you have to learn a hard way about all the hate that is out there. As long as you sing, you are doing great. Just have an opinion and the haters come at you. I love to see folks deny what they say when the facts are in print and on film. I also like all those folks talking about the race card who are not black. They seem to bring it up first and then blame those black folks for using it. I am actually still looking for one. It seems white folks are the only ones to have seen one since they keep forever talking about it. Can you post one on the net so we all can see what it actually looks like? I have asked around and no one seems to know what it looks like. I figure if you guys are always talking about it you would know what it looks like.

Jeff

December 30th, 2011
12:09 pm

Why don’t hard-core liberal lefty celebrities like Clooney or Penn or Baldwin or Gaga or Bono or O’Donnell or whoever else get criticized for THEIR political affiliations, tweets, web posts and opinions? Ohhhhh, riiiiiight, because they are the “smart” ones because they support “progressives” and THEIR point of view is always correct, and it’s hip and cool and trendy and modern and anyone who has any conservative inkling whatsoever is a dinosaur….

What a crock. People hating on Clarkson just because she dares to express a belief or an opinion or a political preference?

Liberals are hysterical. They claim racism at the drop of a hat and get panicky any time a person expresses a non-progressive opinion. They use fear to prey on people and try to twist their arm into believing their take on things. And for all the tolerance they preach, it’s a bunch of B.S…. they don’t want a SOUL on the planet to have a conservative opinion about ANYTHING and they would love to shut anyone down from saying, printing, blogging, or otherwise expressing their conservative opinions. I have heard more hate, aggressive language, personal attacks, and character attacks against people of a conservative bent than I have EVER heard from the right toward the left.

Kudos to Kelly Clarkson for holding firm on her opinion and for handling the twitter hate from liberals with class and dignity. Shame on those who attacked her for HAVING AN OPINION that differed from theirs. And shame to ANYONE who is so close-minded that they won’t entertain an idea from anybody who is not a hard-core leftist Democrat.

CazLand

December 30th, 2011
12:10 pm

Not a RP or KC fan but respect her right to choose.

JTesla

December 30th, 2011
12:13 pm

Jeff: “Why don’t hard-core liberal lefty celebrities like… get criticized for THEIR political affiliations, tweets, web posts and opinions?”

You are criticizing them with that very post. Kind of answered your own question there did you. Oh, and to borrow from you: shame on you for attacking that list of people for HAVING AN OPINION that differed from yours. Thanks, for providing that line.

Michael

December 30th, 2011
12:18 pm

Why is this character “Johnny” continued to allow to post? He is violent and threatened people on here? Typical mindless liberal.

Freedom Lover

December 30th, 2011
12:21 pm

The last I saw, Kelly’s album sales are up 200-300% over the past 24 hours (for the last two albums).

Way to go Kelly !

plow

December 30th, 2011
12:26 pm

“Independent”, the new GOP!

Freedom Lover

December 30th, 2011
12:27 pm

JTesla – Read Harry Browne’s “The Great Libertarian Offer”. In it he describes exactly what sort of things the president can do to reimpose liberty and freedom on the nation without the permission of the totalitarian congress.

And by the way, I think the lack of criticism of Left-leaning celebrities that is being referred to is criticism by the mainstream media. Yes, the common folk criticize plenty.

Here’s a great example of Robin Williams on the Tonight Show right after the LA Riots. Nobody gave him any grief for this clearly “racist” portrayals of the folks doing the rioting:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=N7gh_1FSgHs#!

marc

December 30th, 2011
12:28 pm

the “hate” is just a reflex to the Fox News effect…..they started it…and now, everyone is suppose to be fair and balanced?…..ok, right. Hey, Kelly….I disagree with you and am confused how anyone in the entertainment industry could support Ron Paul. But, I do respect your right to do so..please respect my right to call you stupid.

plow

December 30th, 2011
12:34 pm

@Chris…You don’t truly believe that President Obama is the best choice because he is half/half. Why is it impossible to believe that a half/half is the right MAN? Can it be because he looks Black? Of course not right? You state “If you don’t vote Obama, you are a racist” why not say “if you don’t vote Republican, you’re a racist”? So who is the real racist here? Chris or President Obama?

Freedom Lover

December 30th, 2011
12:40 pm

JTesla – While I certainly agree that ideas do get trampled under the boot of practicality, Ron’s principles never have. No matter how much opposition, Ron stands his ground and looks to find an alternative, form a coalition, or whatever to interject an alternative that is consistent with constitutional and freedom-based principles.

As an example, the congress was voting on taking money from the citizens of america (that’s the only way they get money) to spend on a “congressional medal of freedom” for Rosa Parks. Ron instead asked all of his colleages to pony up $100 each (the medals cost about $40,000 from what I understand) to pay for the medal directly without involving the US citizens/taxpayers. He put up his money and nobody else stood with him. They all voted against him (he was the lone dissenter) to steal taxpayer money to give her the medal.

He fully supported Rosa Parks and honoring her, but opposed taking the money from the citizens to do it. That’s a principled guy (who is not a racist).

Davey Crockett did the same thing in congress when a bill came foreward to help out a widow who had lost her house, husband, and children in a fire. He put up his money and was turned down by all of his fellow congressman who instead took taxpayer money to bail her out. That is the measure of a true statesman. A public example of that kind of guy in the white house would SHAME virtually every congress critter (or should).

We could use that kind of example, regardless of how much changes.

Mercedes S.

December 30th, 2011
12:45 pm

Thanks, Rodney, for the escape hatch – Im moving over there to share the WSJ’s big op-ed piece on Archie this morning.

Alleas

December 30th, 2011
12:46 pm

NOTICE NOTICE…..Using the term “playing the race card” is tired and old. Come up with something new for a change…UGH. And this term normally follows some sterotypical and racist comment by the poster which is hilarious…oh brother the south kills me.

butchcat

December 30th, 2011
12:49 pm

What do you expect from a culture that bans the Dixie Chick for criticizing Bush but give Hank Williams Jr. a standing ovation after he likens Obama to Hitler.

LawDawg

December 30th, 2011
12:51 pm

Ron Paul is a socialist and wants to expand government.

He was also born in Kenya and is secretly Hispanic.

Obama is a Truther.

Gingrinch secretly wants to mine the moon for sustenance.

Anthony Weiner/Sarah Palin 2012!!!!

LawDawg

December 30th, 2011
12:54 pm

Every conservative is a racist, homophobic mouthbreathing, sheet-wearing danger to the United States.

Every liberal is a communist, straight-marriage hating, elitist moron who wants welfare recipients to make up 99% of the networth of this country.

I have now convinced everyone of the righteousness of my politics!!

Ventura/Putin 2012!!!

Jeffrey

December 30th, 2011
12:57 pm

I agree with Kelly’s view on why do we have to “hate” on people because we disagree with them. I can’t say that agree with Kelly’s choice of candidates (that’s an actual understatement). But if we all would just follow the advice my momma taught me…”Don’t discuss politics or religion in public. Nothing good comes from it”, I think we would live in a much more peaceful environment. Why does everyone feel the need to provide “TMI” about their lives these days. Tebow, the Kardasians, Clarkson, Palin, on and on! Whatever happened to having some privacy in our daily lives? People need to learn to keep their mouth shut and tweets untweeted a bit more, in my humble opinion!

Jackie

December 30th, 2011
1:01 pm

WOW!!! Reading all these post is very upsetting. Just like Kelly said in her tweet, Lots Of Hatred. So sad that people can’t voice their opinion in an ADULT type fashion. After reading some of these post I feel like I am back in middle school.

JTesla

December 30th, 2011
1:09 pm

Freedom, I’ve added “The Great Libertarian Offer” to my reading list.

#occupy my desk...

December 30th, 2011
1:21 pm

Ron Paul is an M.D. from Duke, not a PH.D., so he isn’t the simpleton that some of you are implying. You can’t get that online.

Freedom Lover

December 30th, 2011
1:22 pm

JTesla – Actually, page 203, Chapter 27 of “Why Government Doesn’t Work” is entitled “What the President can do.

I own both books (both autographed by the late, great Harry Browne) and get them confused. Both are outstanding reads.

Thanks for being willing to do some reading on the subject. Sadly too many on this blog only get their views and opinions from TV or worse.

Have a great day.

Holden Magroyne

December 30th, 2011
1:25 pm

LOVE THIS!!! OBAMA 2012!!!