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Fox & Friends Turns To KISS Singer Gene Simmons' Twitter Feed To Hype Perry

August 18, 2011 9:47 am ET

From the August 18 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends:

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Previously:

Fox "News" hosts Gene Simmons to bash health care reform and promote his life insurance company

Praise Perry: Fox's Morris Says "Many People Say" Perry "Was Tea Party Before Tea Party Was Cool"

Bolling: "I'm Going To Talk About [Gov.] Perry A Lot Today Because I Really Find The Guy Compelling"

Carlson: "We Don't Know If Gov. Perry Would Even Want To Fly On Air Force One ... Maybe He'd Ride His Horse"


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    • Author by ThomasJH268 (August 18, 2011 9:49 am ET)
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      Where's the FOXPAC call to entertainers to "Shut up and Sing" now?

      Oh, I forgot

      IOKIYAR
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      • Author by phlcstgan (August 18, 2011 10:19 am ET)
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        I think it's more IOKIY haven't actually done anything with your entertainment career in the past few decades.
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        • Author by shaggles (August 18, 2011 11:26 am ET)
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          No. Even then they have to be right leaning. To be fair though KISS is still a big concert draw.
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          • Author by Boswell (August 18, 2011 11:28 am ET)
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            well Mini-KISS is...
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          • Author by hoopvillain (August 18, 2011 12:43 pm ET)
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            WWE is a big draw, so what! What does that tell you?
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            • Author by shaggles (August 18, 2011 12:54 pm ET)
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              It tells me that having done nothing in his entertainment careers in the past few decades is not the reason Gene Simmons tweets are being promoted by Fox.
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      • Author by ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© (August 18, 2011 11:21 am ET)
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        Next on FAUX and Fiends: An endorsement for Rick Perry from the show, OW MY BALLS!
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    • Author by MiniTru (August 18, 2011 9:52 am ET)
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      If Simmons is for Perry, he's got to be a d*uchebag, because Simmons sure is.
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      • Author by dogbreath (August 18, 2011 10:22 am ET)
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        Yep. That show he has on cable is truly wretched. I feel bad for his kids though. They actually seem to be pretty decent.
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      • Author by MickD (August 18, 2011 10:26 am ET)
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        I don't know if I'd want Mr. Long Tongue and his book of underage conquest Polaroids to represent me, but have at it FoxNoose and Governor JeBus.
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        • Author by teh.stoopid.lib (August 18, 2011 10:28 am ET)
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          HA! Mick, if you read the article I linked to below you will find out that looks to be right up Gov. JeBus' alley. O_o
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        • Author by dogbreath (August 18, 2011 10:29 am ET)
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          It's funny how they continually denounce liberal Hollywood one minute, and next, when some second-rate performer jumps on their bandwagon they eat it up like pigs at a trough.

          It's pretty sad, actually.
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          • Author by danielsangeo (August 18, 2011 12:02 pm ET)
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            Name the two biggest Hollywood stars that have entered politics. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ronald Reagan. What political party did they run under?

            That's right.
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    • Author by blk-in-alabam (August 18, 2011 9:53 am ET)
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      KISS tweets for Rick Perry as they do their Michael Jackson tribute concert tour
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    • Author by Quicksilver M.S (August 18, 2011 9:53 am ET)
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      Sex, Drugs, RockandRoll and Politics ... !

      A OK !...... If it is in Favor of the GOP !
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    • Author by rtwmd1230 (August 18, 2011 9:59 am ET)
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      But what does Victoria Jackson think?
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    • Author by MidnightWriter (August 18, 2011 10:01 am ET)
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      Rick Perry; a man who has gotten all cuddly with the American Family Association--an organization that has Tim Wildmon as it's president; a man who recently said that all non Christians are going to hell.

      Gene Simmons. Real name--Chaim Weitz.

      It makes one wonder, doesn't it?
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      • Author by teh.stoopid.lib (August 18, 2011 10:12 am ET)
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        Perry's unholy alliance with AFA is quite funny when you take into consideration his investing in porn and AFA's begging for an investigation. Guess that was in the 'before times'.
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        • Author by dogbreath (August 18, 2011 10:25 am ET)
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          That porn thing is a hoot. Can you imagine a president of the US being involved in porn distribution? Wow. I am sure that Abe Lincoln would be impressed with his party's ability to pick the least among us.
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          • Author by MidnightWriter (August 18, 2011 10:31 am ET)
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            Lincoln might appreciate the porn. Didn't he once brag about his "four score?"

            Okay, yeah, terrible, but I figured somebody had to beat boxtop to the bad pun.
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            • Author by dogbreath (August 18, 2011 10:34 am ET)
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              Not only his "four score" but the fact that is was seven years ago? The man had quiet a memory. :)
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              • Author by Nosmo King (August 18, 2011 11:10 am ET)
                   
                Isn't porn that allows Republicans to become Libertarians/

                Before the day is over, some of Simmons past quotes/stances will be all over the place.
                BUT, until Limbaugh gives the OKAY, Simmons will not count.
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              • Author by MiniTru (August 18, 2011 11:27 am ET)
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                And that he had four fathers. They didn't have Maury Povich and his DNA testing show back then.
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            • Author by phlcstgan (August 18, 2011 11:17 am ET)
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              Now he's just gonna start rambling about the days when there were no bawdy jokes, only wholesome ones about how Chinamen ate poodles.
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            • Author by Quicksilver M.S (August 18, 2011 12:00 pm ET)
                 
              . "Didn't he ( abe ) once brag about his "four score?"

              I thought Abe was referring to his 4.0 GPA. His 4.0 GPA that he would not Shear with others , because that would be Socialism !
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          • Author by shaggles (August 18, 2011 11:23 am ET)
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            "Can you imagine a president of the US being involved in porn distribution?"

            Yeah. Usually they're just consumers. j/k ;)
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    • Author by phlcstgan (August 18, 2011 10:20 am ET)
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      And who understands Rick Perry's appeal better than a man who wrote an entire song using a gun as a metaphor for his penis?
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    • Author by lyons (August 18, 2011 10:32 am ET)
         
      KISS, Knights In Sevice of Satan! Satan for Perry!
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    • Author by dogbreath (August 18, 2011 10:33 am ET)
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      I love the verbiage on the screen shot:

      "KISS" Frontman Calls the 2012 Race

      We'll its all over. Obama might has well pack his bags because Gene Simmons, nitwit rock-n-roller who applies heavy doses of make-up and whose main contribution to humanity is the size of his tongue, has called the race.
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      • Author by phlcstgan (August 18, 2011 10:36 am ET)
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        Doesn't Fox's main audience consist of the kind of people who spent the time KISS was popular organizing church-sponsored bonfires of their merchandise?
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      • Author by raddave43 (August 18, 2011 11:39 am ET)
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        That's funny cause Simmons isn't the "frontman" of KISS.
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        • Author by shaggles (August 18, 2011 1:01 pm ET)
             
          True. Stanley is more of a frontman but I once heard some later rock star (Kim Thayil?) say something like 'You either wanted to be Gene or Ace. Nobody wanted to be the Cat.'
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    • Author by Joej1986 (August 18, 2011 10:40 am ET)
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      First Fox turns to Trump for advice on the economy (even aware of his $900 million dollar personal debt and his $3.2 billion dollar corporate debt and his many bankruptcies)and now they are looking towards Gene Simmons for political advice? That network is really grasping straws to relate to viewers.
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      • Author by Nosmo King (August 18, 2011 11:12 am ET)
           
        They must constantly remind their viewers who they as for or against.

        The future for some Republicans voters is really the past.

        Simmons has commitedto Perry but he hasn't received the nomination.

        I wonder if Rep. Bachmann will give a shout out to Simmons' birth date?
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    • Author by David2012 (August 18, 2011 10:54 am ET)
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      Maybe Fox will make Simmons into a climate-change expert, too.
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    • Author by Nihilist (August 18, 2011 10:58 am ET)
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      gene simmons [real name, chiam weiss] from israel has slept with thousands of women, led a lifestyle of complete debauchery, lived and had kids with a woman who is not his wife,and because he now needs to protect his multimillions is held up in high esteem, by ailes. anyone see a disconnect here?

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    • Author by jbraskin4786 (August 18, 2011 11:03 am ET)
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      What does Billy Squier think?
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    • Author by OHBROTHER58 (August 18, 2011 11:10 am ET)
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      "We here at Fox News detest the use of entertainment figures for political purposes. The American public is not interested in what airheads like Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon, or the Dixie Chicks have to say. Just shut up and act, or sing, or whatever you do! Entertainers have no business commenting on politics! For more on this topic, we turn to Fox News analyst Pee Wee Herman...."
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    • Author by shaggles (August 18, 2011 11:13 am ET)
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      But if your a liberal entertainer you have no business commenting on politics.
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      • Author by ThomasJefferson2011 (August 18, 2011 11:18 am ET)
           
        Everyone and anyone has all the right to comment on anything the feel they should. Liberal, conservative, or what ever other bogus affiliation they claim.
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    • Author by Dr. Satan (August 18, 2011 11:25 am ET)
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      You just heard from one egotistical washed up rock star who he thinks will be the next president. Stay tuned for more when we ask Prince who he will vote for. Stryper, the christian rock band from the 80's will be here also to chime in on the presidential candidate they support.

      We won't have any celebrities on who are liberals because well, they are just stupid entertainers who need to keep quiet. Keep watching fox, Your number one source for lies, hypocracy and misinformation.

      Stay stupid America!
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    • Author by boxtop (August 18, 2011 1:41 pm ET)
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      Gene Simmons hasn't been wrong. So, get ready for a real Texan!
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    • Author by Turey (August 18, 2011 2:26 pm ET)
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      How boring. They keep bringing all these has been that their records can only be found on thrift stores now.


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    • Author by letdowntourist (August 18, 2011 4:28 pm ET)
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      now that everyone important has weighed in with their gut reaction can we actually start talking about what he has done to my state over the last 11 years?
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