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Kelly Clarkson tweets support for Ron Paul
Topic Started: Dec 29 2011, 10:05 PM (225 Views)
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What a vile, ignorant cow. She's now as hateful as her dire muzak.

“American Idol” winner Kelly Clarkson has learned that sharing a political opinion on Twitter is not always a popular move with your followers.

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

This informal endorsement of Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul set off a firestorm of angry tweets, with people accusing Clarkson of supporting racism and the death penalty, and of not supporting equal rights for same-sex couples. One Twitter user called her “stupid,” while another tweeted, “Now THAT is how you get someone to unfollow you on Twitter ... and in your career. Good luck — you’ll need it.”

The attack against Clarkson’s support of Paul was most likely sparked by newsletters published in the 1990s by a company he founded. Some statements from the newsletters have been described as “racist ” and offensive. Paul has denied he was the author of these newsletters and said he had no knowledge of their content. “I didn’t write them, I disavow them. That’s it,” Paul told CNN during a recent interview.

“I am really sorry if I have offended anyone. Obviously that was not my intent,” Clarkson later tweeted, after personally responding to a number of messages from angry Twitter users. “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.”

But even that was not enough to stop the at times nasty tweets from rolling in. Clarkson, who said she voted Democrat in the last election, sent another tweet with the simple message: If you don’t like what I’m saying, don’t listen.

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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Dec 29 2011, 10:05 PM
Clarkson later tweeted, after personally responding to a number of messages from angry Twitter users. “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.”
...Uh, but he doesn't support gay rights, or anything progressive for that matter.

Stupid muff diver.
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She's a REPUBLICAN? How VILE. I knew I hated her for SOMETHING.
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Kelly who?
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Kelly Clarkson's 'Ron Paul Sales Bump' Debunked: Her Sales Actually Dropped Last Week


Kelly Clarkson's endorsement of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul on Dec. 28 may have helped draw attention to the original "American Idol" champion, but despite multiple reports from other news sites, it did little to help the sales of her "Stronger" album.

According to both Nielsen SoundScan data and sources in the know at Clarkson's label, RCA, little evidence exists to support the theory that Clarkson's praise for Paul helped her sales.

In fact, her album sales actually dropped when compared with the previous week.

Let's take a look:

In the week that ended on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, "Stronger" sold 40% fewer copies than it did the previous week (25,000, as opposed to 41,000 in the week before Christmas).

And while it moved from No. 39 to No. 17 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, its upward momentum this week was caused by it having a less-steep decline in sales as compared to the rest of the titles on the chart) the overall album market was down 49% in the week after Christmas). Its total sales stand at 451,000 after 10 weeks.

Its smaller drop, as compared to the rest of the market, is owed to its gain in download sales -- it saw a 232% increase in the digital space (selling 14,000 downloads for the week).

But Ron Paul probably didn't have much to do with that rally, either. The bulk of digital album sales -- for Clarkson or any other artist -- come from the Apple iTunes Store. And last week, coincidentally enough, iTunes heavily promoted both her sale-priced "Stronger" album and her new exclusive "iTunes Session" EP (released Dec. 27) on the front page of the store.

In other words, it wasn't Clarkson's political preferences that pushed digital sales of "Stronger" -- its $7.99 sale price (which was matched by AmazonMP3) and iTunes' advertising were the real reasons behind the gain. Those spikes were usually cited as evidence of the sales gain in the "Ron Paul Sales Bump" articles.

So while it's certainly possible that Ron Paul supporters decided to show their approval of Clarkson's endorsements by voting with their wallets or iTunes gift cards, the motivation behind the story was more likely a strong headline during a slow news week …

http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/retail/kelly-clarkson-s-ron-paul-sales-bump-debunked-1005804152.story
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