Politics Whatever Scarlett Johansson, Line Out Edition
posted by on February 5 at 9:28 AM
More important than the Johansson endorsement?! Today the Guardian highlights which musicians have aligned themselves with which presidential candidates. Here’s how it breaks down:
REPUBLICANSMike Huckabee: Ted Nugent
John McCain: Burt Bacharach
Ron Paul: Krist Novoselic, Arlo Guthrie
Mitt Romney: Pat Boone, Donny Osmond, Marie Osmond
DEMOCRATS
Hillary Clinton: Madonna, Carly Simon, Tony Bennett, Jon Bon Jovi, Melissa Etheridge, Carole King, Janet Jackson, Quincy Jones, 50 Cent, Mya, Timbaland, Barbra Streisand, Merle Haggard
Barack Obama: Babyface, the Goo Goo Dolls, Macy Gray, Ne-Yo, Will Smith, Usher, Stevie Wonder, Harry Connick Jr., Pete Wentz, Win Butler, will.i.am/the Black Eyed Peas, the Grateful Dead, Jeff Tweedy, Conor Oberst, Joanna Newsom, the Cool Kids, Stephan Jenkins, OK Go, Shudder to Think, Dave Matthews, Pearl Jam
No surprises from the Nuge’ or the Osmonds. But damn, that bass guitar must have hit Krist’s head fucking hard.
Happy Super Tuesday!
(Thanks, Idolator)
Update: Novoselic has now endorsed Obama, which makes the above footage only slightly less hilarious. The Guardian (et al) got it wrong because Novoselic once dropped $250 to hear Paul speak about isolationism or the confederacy or the gold standard or whatever. (Thanks, Kwab.)

I was on the fence, but the Goo Goo Dolls, OK, I've decided it's Obama.
Merle Haggard is for Hilary? WTF? Could I source on that?
The Pete Wentz endorsement is pointless - his followers aren't even old enough to vote.
question: does krist novoselic actively campaign for ron paul or does every homeless person in front of westlake center with ron paul signs just happen to look a lot like krist novoselic?
http://www.seattleweekly.com/news/blogs/dailyweekly/krist_novoselic_contention_con/
Krist Novoselic supports Obama, dudes
Dude, Kwab! I totally could've read that post at 9:30 this morning, 'cause I can see the FUTURE.
ron paul can see the future.
Am I wrong to find it bizarre that Arlo is for Ron Paul? More importantly, am I crazy in not seeing Arlo's name in that guardian article?
Never mind, I used the wikipedias. Learn something new every day.
What breaks my heart is Burt Bacharach is for McCain. I have a soft spot for soooo many of Burt's songs. Snff-snff.
No shit, that is pretty heartbreaking. I don't care who Arlo Guthrie or Ted Nugent or Barbara Streisand or that dude from Nirvana support, but I never knew that one of the greatest living songwriter/composers is a goddamn republican.
what I wanna know is: who does Geoff Tate endorse?
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