Another Reason Why I LOVE Carrie Underwood!!!

In this week's TV Guide, Carrie Underwood explains that she refuses to say who she's backing for President going on to state:

"I lose all respect for celebrities when they back a candidate. It’s saying that the American public isn’t smart enough to make their own decisions. I would never want anybody to vote for anything or anybody just because I told them to. Music is where you go to get away .... Whether it’s from politics or just the world around you, music should be an escape.”

AMEN, Carrie!!! Given that I've ALWAYS felt the same way, it's very reassuring to me that my favorite music star shares my views on something so important.

And this is just plain old fashioned common sense, isn't it? I mean why would you want to alienate perhaps half of your fanbase by expounding on your political views and forcing them on your fans? Carrie's not a politician, she's a musician! Look at what happened to Bruce Springsteen's popularity when he got all political. The Dixie Chicks? John Mellencamp??? Same thing... they all lost A TON of fans when they decided to make politics the focus of their music and concerts. And did you hear what Madonna said about Sarah Palin at a recent concert? It doesn't bear repeating here, but let me tell you that it was so gross, vulgar and disgusting that it led me to delete every song of hers I had on my computer and iPod. And rest assured, "Madge" isn't going to listened to me again EVER unless she makes a public apology to the current Republican Vice Presidential candidate.

And by the way, did anyone notice what happened to talk show host Oprah Winfrey's ratings when she decided she was going to make a huge deal out of supporting Barack Obama? Yes folks, her talk show's ratings are DOWN by 20% since she did this!!! Before Oprah made her gaffe, her favorability rating was at 74%. Today, it stands at 55%. That's a drop of OVER 25%!!!

Someone named Forrest once said "stupid is as stupid does." Celebrities making political endorsements fit this to a T!!!

Kudos to Carrie for standing up for what's right... if only the rest of the world thought like her!!!

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Super Tuesday!

As most of you know, I rarely get into politics here... but if you read between the lines, then most of you probably know how I stand. That said, more than anything I hope each and every one of you that has the opportunity to vote today does their civic duty. Voting is your right and privilege and your opportunity to be heard. No matter what your affiliation, don't waste it!

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Today is also a "Super Tuesday" musically as perhaps the year's most anticipated release to date, Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love" officially goes for adds at radio today. 21 contemporary pop stations have already jumped the gun and added "Bleeding Love" to their rotations, good enough to get it to #62 on the Pop chart. The spins should start to rise VERY swiftly starting today! After spending seven weeks at number one in the U.K. and breaking all kinds of records there and all over the world, the sky is truly the limit here for "Bleeding Love" and the rest of Leona's music here in the States!

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