Gene Simmons: Obama ‘Unqualified,’ Rick Perry Will Win in 2012
On June 15th I had a post on Big Hollywood detailing Gene Simmons’ admission not simply that he voted for Obama, but that he wanted his vote back. It was during an interview on Fox Business’ Varney & Co. that Simmons stated clearly: “[Obama] is unqualified.” (He went to refer to Obama’s foreign policy toward Israel as “lunacy” and to deride Obama’s furtherance of the nanny state mentality via government handouts.)
Now, Simmons has upped the ante by predicting “The next president will be Gov. Rick Perry.” (Mind you, Obama is running for re-election, so this is tantamount to saying Perry is going to beat Obama in 2012.)
Simmons has also intimated that he will be voting for Perry, inasmuch as he said the candidates for whom he votes always win: “I voted for Pres Bush. I voted for Pres Clinton. I voted for Pres Obama… [Gov. Perry] will be our next President. I’ve never been wrong”
(I don’t want to be too picky, but Simmons was technically wrong when he bought into Obama’s “hope and change” mantra. Still, we won’t hold that against him because he’s not only seen the light, but is actually shining the light on the world right now.)
Besides his voting record, Simmons has another political feather in cap that gives his prediction a little more gravitas – in 2010 he predicted that the Tea Party would usher in “major change” during the mid-term elections.
He was certainly right on that one.
Simmons can spit blood, blow fire, and rock with the best of them (I still roll my windows down and crank up the radio every time “Calling Dr. Love” comes across the airwaves). And when the makeup is off, Simmons has proven to have a deep love for America and a genuine concern about the direction in which Obama is pushing us.
Cross-posted with minor edits from Big Hollywood.
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Gene Simmons
Submitted by AgentAmerican on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 3:23pm.
Geddy Lee said in Rush's documentary "Beyond The Lighted Stage" that Kiss was a band that worked hard to give fans their money's worth, hence they went over the top with the make up and pyrotechnics, with catchy songs to back all of it up. Gene Simmons and his friends were honest and up front about their ambitions. He doesn't mince words when he's honest. The man tells it like it is.
He was in a short segment on Conan's old Late Night show called "Secrets"...and simply let his audience know what it was without flinching..."Bl*w j*bs."
Why does it matter what Simmons says?
Submitted by Galvanic on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 3:25pm.
Is he MSM?
X
Submitted by serfer62 on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 3:41pm.
Star status people, including pols, really don't have down-to-earth understandings.
Therefore whatever they say is a distorted opinion.
In other words, who gives a ^&#$!
A&E
Submitted by CobraMan on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 3:42pm.
Well, he does have a show on A&E, so at least he's affiliated with the MSM.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
Well, he was correct in that the persons
Submitted by WhoIsJohnGalt on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 4:01pm.
for whom he cast his vote for President always became the President...he is technically correct on that point. But I think he would also say that it is true that his choice has not always turned out to be the BEST choice.
There's also no way of confirming what Simmons says . . .
Submitted by Galvanic on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 8:44pm.
. . . even if it did matter.
At best, Simmons is as significant as the octopus that kept picking the World Cup game winners, and only slightly better looking.
What is the fascination with
Submitted by balboa on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 4:22pm.
What is the fascination with what Gene Simmons thinks?
Given the huge Jewish voting bloc Obama enjoyed in 08
Submitted by lsudolemite on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 5:03pm.
he's an interesting outlier.
Interesting? really?
Submitted by Galvanic on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 8:51pm.
Don't expect Barbara Streisand, Rob Reiner, or Steven Spielberg to abandon Obama, and they'll raise a lot more money for him.
Well, bal, Simmon's dirty
Submitted by rwesley2.0 on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 4:55pm.
Well, bal, Simmon's dirty underwear are technically 553% cooler than anything you'll ever be able to muster.
OK, what's your fascination
Submitted by balboa on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 5:24pm.
OK, what's your fascination with Gene Simmons' dirty underwear?
bal
Submitted by retrocon on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 7:16pm.
shouldn't you be asking that of Shannon ;-)
1 He has money. 2 He is a
Submitted by Zippy on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 7:13pm.
1 He has money.
2 He is a rocker and made a lot of money. Never heard if he went bankrupt.
3 When the cameras are on he doesn't flinch or lie. That I know of.
4 Gene Simmons has all the above and votes.
I am sure most of Hollywood does not vote. Ever see a picture of a "Star status people" at the voting polls.
18 yrs in So. Cal. I never, saw any pictures.
1 He has money. 2 He is a
Submitted by Zippy on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 7:13pm.
1 He has money.
2 He is a rocker and made a lot of money. Never heard if he went bankrupt.
3 When the cameras are on he doesn't flinch or lie. That I know of.
4 Gene Simmons has all the above and votes.
I am sure most of Hollywood does not vote. Ever see a picture of a "Star status people" at the voting polls.
18 yrs in So. Cal. I never, saw any pictures.
Gene Simmons is a businessman of not a little success
Submitted by Dave. on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 9:14pm.
He is an Israeli immigrant who loves and appreciates the opportunities this country has afforded him.
He might not be in the exact same vein as a Ted Nugent, but he isn't very far from it.
If I recall my history, his mother and an uncle were the only two members of his family to survive the Holocaust.
And Rush's Geddy Lee (whose parents met at Auschwitz) was right:
Kiss, whether you like them or not, has always had a very strong work ethic.
That may have a lot to do with why Kiss, as well as Rush, are still around today.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
None of that means he knows
Submitted by balboa on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 9:58pm.
None of that means he knows anything about politics.
Plus you forgot about living in sin, having children out of wedlock, philandering...
bal, LOL - I didn't say he was perfect
Submitted by Dave. on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 8:17pm.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
"Living in sin, having
Submitted by rwesley2.0 on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 12:28pm.
"Living in sin, having children out of wedlock, philandering..."
None of that stuff ever disqualified John Edwards, Anthony Weiner, Gary Condit, Barney Frank, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, etc.
Gene Simmons is an
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 1:33am.
Gene Simmons is an entrepenuer and capitalist extrodinaire, and he's a straight guy who has always kept his focus and his drive for succes - which has been pretty damn good. I know about his dalliances........hell, the guy is in the rock'n'roll world!!! You can make whatever judgements you want about that...........I'm just making my own conclusions from what he has accomplished - and I"m not a big KISS fan, musically or theatrically, but that is immaterial to this conversation.
And he admits to being 'hoodwinked' (my new favorite word to use on Boy Barry........because of it's 'racist' overtones!!!) by the hype and chains of the Obama spin machine............and now he has seen the light!! Maybe he's being targeted lately - since he IS a 'rich guy' - by the REGIME, for NOT paying his fair share!!! Hell, I guarantee you that KISS has employed a LOT of people over the years, and kept a LOT of people working!!! Can Boy Blunder say the same thing - for his WHOLE LIFE?????