Meat Loaf Endorses Mitt Romney For POTUS - Page 5

BostonAngel · 26 Oct 2012, 21:29

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Originally Posted by ChrisBelfast

Meat Loaf trending in the top 10 on Twitter. First ive ever seen that

Not sure whether to consider that a positive or a negative. LOL. he is getting attention anyway. Now if that attention can lead to increased album sales, that would be good.

**The Flying Mouse** · 26 Oct 2012, 21:29

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Originally Posted by Paul Richardson

You can't buy either over here, and neither can you vote for the next President of the United States, so ML's influence is kind of limited over me also

How do you know you can't buy them here?

Have you been looking for them?

Paul Richardson · 26 Oct 2012, 21:35

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Originally Posted by The Flying Mouse

How do you know you can't buy them here?

Have you been looking for them?

I was so 'influenced' I had to check ... but I know I definitely can't vote for the the next President of the United States, although given its importance we should get to vote don't you think ? I guess Mitt would have less chance if there was a European influence brought to bear ...

BostonAngel · 26 Oct 2012, 21:37

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Originally Posted by Paul Richardson

I also agree 100%. Never thought that we ever would, but its cool

First time for everything - very cool

Paul Richardson · 26 Oct 2012, 21:39

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Originally Posted by BostonAngel

First time for everything - very cool

Very cool - you are my new best friend !

**The Flying Mouse** · 26 Oct 2012, 21:56

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Originally Posted by Paul Richardson

I was so 'influenced' I had to check ...

I knew it

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Originally Posted by Paul Richardson

but I know I definitely can't vote for the the next President of the United States

Neither can I, but we can support from the sidelines if we so wish.

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Originally Posted by Paul Richardson

although given its importance we should get to vote don't you think ? I guess Mitt would have less chance if there was a European influence brought to bear ...

I know where you're coming from, but no, I don't think we should have an active vote in an American political election.
That's too much like having our Prime Minister picked by the French *shudder*

Wario · 26 Oct 2012, 22:21

full extended clip of america the beautiful. i for one love how meat and every look like their having a blast :)

http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nbc-news/49571937/#49571937

MarkS · 26 Oct 2012, 22:49

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Originally Posted by Wario

full extended clip of america the beautiful:
http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nbc-news/49571937/#49571937

Good Lord, that didn't need to be posted again

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JaysScout · 26 Oct 2012, 22:53

Bravo to Meat!!! I too am a Romney supporter, but that's not the point. Doesn't the man have the same rights as everyone else to state his views? I've seen people state in a few locations that they will no longer be fans and won't listen to his music. Give me a break!!! If I, and other conservatives used the same logic....and refused to watch films starring actors and actresses that always support liberal candidates, the movie industry would go broke! I'm not surprised that Meat did this. He's an honest, standup guy.

amethyst · 26 Oct 2012, 22:53

[QUOTE=Wario;579114]full extended clip of america the beautiful. i for one love how meat and every look like their having a blast :)

Did you have to ~ really?

LuuuuvMeat · 26 Oct 2012, 23:25

Crazy things are being said on facebook. Wow, just wow!

Adje · 26 Oct 2012, 23:27

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Originally Posted by Wario

full extended clip of america the beautiful. i for one love how meat and every look like their having a blast :)

http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nbc-news/49571937/#49571937

LMAO, Showed the clip to my wife. She watched it, stayed silent for a moment then looked at me and said "Well at least he didn't sing"

MarkS · 26 Oct 2012, 23:31

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Originally Posted by Adje

LMAO, Showed the clip to my wife. She watched it, stayed silent for a moment then looked at me and said "Well at least he didn't sing"

I have been a long time defender of all things Meat, to the point of arguing with half the people on this board, but after hearing that many times today (it's all over the place on US tv) even I have to throw up my hands and just say WTF

robgomm · 26 Oct 2012, 23:43

Time for me to weigh in.

I don't care who Meat supports, I wouldn't care who he supported if he was in my country and I sure as hell don't care who he supports in the American election, even if my impression is that Obama is better and more intelligent.

I don't care about the vocals as it wasn't a concert and Meat had just done a concert within the last 24 hours anyway so he was knackered.

What I have a bit of a worry about is this:

'So you get out there and you argue with your relatives, you argue with your neighbours, you get in fights over politics and religion, ’cause we need Ohio!'

Now I don't know how people feel about this, but this sort of speech almost sounds like it's encouraging people to kind of, i dunno, bully other people into voting republican. Maybe i've got it wrong and this isn't what Neat meant, maybe he got a bit carried away, i dunno, but this just sounded a bit wrong to me. Apologies if i'm off base.

Wario · 26 Oct 2012, 23:49

I apologze for posting the link. it was retitled after I posted it. Its rediculous the massive rape of cruelty online from this

CarylB · 26 Oct 2012, 23:51

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Originally Posted by robgomm

What I have a bit of a worry about is this:

'So you get out there and you argue with your relatives, you argue with your neighbours, you get in fights over politics and religion, ’cause we need Ohio!'

Now I don't know how people feel about this, but this sort of speech almost sounds like it's encouraging people to kind of, i dunno, bully other people into voting republican. Maybe i've got it wrong and this isn't what Neat meant, maybe he got a bit carried away, i dunno, but this just sounded a bit wrong to me. Apologies if i'm off base.

I think it's just the excited rhetoric one expects at political rallies Rob.

robgomm · 27 Oct 2012, 00:04

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Originally Posted by CarylB

I think it's just the excited rhetoric one expects at political rallies Rob.

Okay, just thought it sounded a bit too combative and over the top. But like you say their rallies are like that.

anotherday · 27 Oct 2012, 00:21

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Originally Posted by Wario

I apologze for posting the link. it was retitled after I posted it. Its rediculous the massive rape of cruelty online from this

What rape of cruelty? What has been said? :'(

Adje · 27 Oct 2012, 00:30

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Originally Posted by Wario

I apologze for posting the link. it was retitled after I posted it. Its rediculous the massive rape of cruelty online from this

I do believe it's merely the bad performance (by all the guys up there 'singing'). Even Mitt Romney looks a bit awkward on the stage. I wonder how happy he really is with this endorsement, and the atention it gets.

Julie in the rv mirror · 27 Oct 2012, 00:50

Wow, so many posts I wanted to respond to, I'd be quoting for days, so I'm just going to address several things all in one post.

First off, I think celebrities have just as much right as anyone else to make their political choices known, whether it be posting it on their websites, Facebook, or appearing at campaign rallies. It's no different, IMO, than the dozens of posts that come across my Facebook feed on a daily basis.

However, having said that, I agree that those celebs then open themselves up to whatever criticisms are going to come their way, and it's going to come from all over, including from their own fan bases- the answer to loaferman61's question (I hope he's OK) is a definite yes. And it's not just trolls- lots of otherwise "normal" people can get very heated when it comes to politics.

Personally, I couldn't care less about a musician's politics if I like his/her music. Ted Nugent is about as right-wing conservative as they come, but I'd still go watch him rock out. I agree with Mouse- if you quit being a fan because of their politics, you might be a little too invested in the person over the music. But, it happens.

I think people should use their own judgement rather than vote for a candidate just because some celebrity endorses them. Where I do think celebrities can be helpful is just getting people out to vote, period- for example, getting people to come out for a performance, but have volunteers on hand to do voter registrations, etc.

**The Flying Mouse** · 27 Oct 2012, 01:56

OK, i've got to say, that was a terrible performance.
I don't know if this was thrown together at the last minute, but nobody seemed to know what they were doing.
Nobody seemed to be singing well. The guy on the right looked like he shat himself when Meat started yelling down the mic. He didn't know it was coming. He looked utterly lost. The four singers just joined in when they felt like it, and other parts seemed to drift into places where nobody was really singing.

It's a shame, because I think if they'd had a chance to work on it a little longer they would have come up with a stirring version where they all took center stage at some point and really brought it home with a chorus.

It might have been thrown together last minute as a bit of fun, but as Meat's a singer, the performance won't reflect well on him proffessionally.

I'm sorry, but it looked like 4 blokes got up at a karaoke completly unplanned without any idea who was going to do what.

We all know that Meat is capable of so much more than that performance.

BostonAngel · 27 Oct 2012, 02:08

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Originally Posted by Adje

LMAO, Showed the clip to my wife. She watched it, stayed silent for a moment then looked at me and said "Well at least he didn't sing"

I had stepped out to do some errands and when I came home, my mother very cautiously approached me & asked, "ummm did you actually see the video of Meat performing for Romney" She isn't really a fan because she doesn't like rock music. However she gets what his appeal is to me. I said, yes I have seen it. Then still with caution she asked "well what did you think?" I just shook me head in disappointment. She said sorry to say but the whole thing was pitiful. I reluctantly had to agree. She said he didn't sing, he just screamed & he did not look good. And his band looked they were at a funeral.
I hope he gives an amazing performance at Mohegan Sun in CT on Saturday night.

LuuuuvMeat · 27 Oct 2012, 02:44

OMG! Meat is on his fb wall right now. Yikes!

AndrewG · 27 Oct 2012, 03:12

Seems the republicans don't back Meat. John McCain....

**The Flying Mouse** · 27 Oct 2012, 03:32

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Originally Posted by AndrewG

Seems the republicans don't back Meat. John McCain....

Ouch

26 Oct 2012, 22:21	#107
Wario Monstro helps me spell things... Join Date: 05.01.2007 Location: Masculine, Pennsylvania Posts: 9,105	full extended clip of america the beautiful. i for one love how meat and every look like their having a blast :) http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nbc-news/49571937/#49571937 Last edited by Wario; 26 Oct 2012 at 22:51.

26 Oct 2012, 22:53	#109
JaysScout Senior Loafer Join Date: 03.09.2010 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 157	Bravo to Meat!!! I too am a Romney supporter, but that's not the point. Doesn't the man have the same rights as everyone else to state his views? I've seen people state in a few locations that they will no longer be fans and won't listen to his music. Give me a break!!! If I, and other conservatives used the same logic....and refused to watch films starring actors and actresses that always support liberal candidates, the movie industry would go broke! I'm not surprised that Meat did this. He's an honest, standup guy.

26 Oct 2012, 22:53	#110
amethyst I know that i'll be bad for good. Join Date: 15.11.2003 Location: South UK Posts: 893	[QUOTE=Wario;579114]full extended clip of america the beautiful. i for one love how meat and every look like their having a blast :) Did you have to ~ really?

26 Oct 2012, 23:25	#111
LuuuuvMeat Meat Loaf fan 4 life! Join Date: 22.07.2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 264	Crazy things are being said on facebook. Wow, just wow!

26 Oct 2012, 23:43	#114
robgomm Mega Loafer Join Date: 22.10.2006 Location: Hemel Hempstead, UK Posts: 1,671	Time for me to weigh in. I don't care who Meat supports, I wouldn't care who he supported if he was in my country and I sure as hell don't care who he supports in the American election, even if my impression is that Obama is better and more intelligent. I don't care about the vocals as it wasn't a concert and Meat had just done a concert within the last 24 hours anyway so he was knackered. What I have a bit of a worry about is this: 'So you get out there and you argue with your relatives, you argue with your neighbours, you get in fights over politics and religion, ’cause we need Ohio!' Now I don't know how people feel about this, but this sort of speech almost sounds like it's encouraging people to kind of, i dunno, bully other people into voting republican. Maybe i've got it wrong and this isn't what Neat meant, maybe he got a bit carried away, i dunno, but this just sounded a bit wrong to me. Apologies if i'm off base.

26 Oct 2012, 23:49	#115
Wario Monstro helps me spell things... Join Date: 05.01.2007 Location: Masculine, Pennsylvania Posts: 9,105	I apologze for posting the link. it was retitled after I posted it. Its rediculous the massive rape of cruelty online from this

27 Oct 2012, 00:50	#120
Julie in the rv mirror Spirit in the Night Join Date: 23.07.2008 Location: On the edge of town (in the Darkness...) Posts: 1,559	Wow, so many posts I wanted to respond to, I'd be quoting for days, so I'm just going to address several things all in one post. First off, I think celebrities have just as much right as anyone else to make their political choices known, whether it be posting it on their websites, Facebook, or appearing at campaign rallies. It's no different, IMO, than the dozens of posts that come across my Facebook feed on a daily basis. However, having said that, I agree that those celebs then open themselves up to whatever criticisms are going to come their way, and it's going to come from all over, including from their own fan bases- the answer to loaferman61's question (I hope he's OK) is a definite yes. And it's not just trolls- lots of otherwise "normal" people can get very heated when it comes to politics. Personally, I couldn't care less about a musician's politics if I like his/her music. Ted Nugent is about as right-wing conservative as they come, but I'd still go watch him rock out. I agree with Mouse- if you quit being a fan because of their politics, you might be a little too invested in the person over the music. But, it happens. I think people should use their own judgement rather than vote for a candidate just because some celebrity endorses them. Where I do think celebrities can be helpful is just getting people out to vote, period- for example, getting people to come out for a performance, but have volunteers on hand to do voter registrations, etc.

27 Oct 2012, 01:56	#121
The Flying Mouse Armed ba$tard and Jo's other half. Join Date: 06.08.2002 Location: In the middle of nowhere near the end of the line. Posts: 16,104	OK, i've got to say, that was a terrible performance. I don't know if this was thrown together at the last minute, but nobody seemed to know what they were doing. Nobody seemed to be singing well. The guy on the right looked like he shat himself when Meat started yelling down the mic. He didn't know it was coming. He looked utterly lost. The four singers just joined in when they felt like it, and other parts seemed to drift into places where nobody was really singing. It's a shame, because I think if they'd had a chance to work on it a little longer they would have come up with a stirring version where they all took center stage at some point and really brought it home with a chorus. It might have been thrown together last minute as a bit of fun, but as Meat's a singer, the performance won't reflect well on him proffessionally. I'm sorry, but it looked like 4 blokes got up at a karaoke completly unplanned without any idea who was going to do what. We all know that Meat is capable of so much more than that performance.

27 Oct 2012, 02:44	#123
LuuuuvMeat Meat Loaf fan 4 life! Join Date: 22.07.2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 264	OMG! Meat is on his fb wall right now. Yikes!

27 Oct 2012, 03:12	#124
AndrewG I hope your salmon sucks! Join Date: 18.01.2004 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 7,080	Seems the republicans don't back Meat. John McCain....