Carrie Underwood: No Respect for Celebs who Endorse Candidates

i completely agree. i personally don’t care about who any celebrity endorses. i have very little respect for most entertainers in the first place. but a lot of americans actually value what some celebrities have to say and will believe a lot of what they hear from their mouths. they (celebrities) love this power and use it. some for good and some for bad. regardless, i agree it should not be used for political sway. but then again…who cares what i think? HA!

I agree with the those that say props to Carrie for having the nerve to say this. Some people are too influenced by celebrities just because it comes from a celebrity. She did not like them publicly endorsing a candidate (as in pushing them off on us is what I am sure she meant). To me this a compliment to us ordinary people. She is saying we have the brains to pick who we want without this shoving it down our throat on who we better vote for. I am sure she feels that they are entitled to their opinion - she probably just does not like those that try and force us to believe the way they do because they have a public forum to do so.

You got that right, Carrie!! Thanks for giving us some credit that we can make our own decisions!!!

What are Mr. All Knowing Snyder. You say it so matter of fact. You must be white ( shes just voting for him because hes black) for posting such a poor comment. Oprah didn’t interview any of the candidates. Obama was on her show long before he even announced he was running. She released a statement saying she would interview when the election was over. Showing her true colors huh??? Don’t be so little minded and say racial comments like that. common. And its just as easy for people to say predominantly white areas in the south are voting for mccain because hes white. Don’t go there. Educate yourself!!!

Everybody else has the right to and is practically EXPECTED to voice their political opinions. Look on Facebook–there are literally hundreds of groups supporting Obama, Biden, Palin, and McCain. We recognize that we have the RIGHT to choose a side and not be punished for speaking out on what we believe. Look at all the bumper stickers, pins, t-shirts, and lawn signs–nobody is complaining about these.

And how in the world are celebrities FORCING us to vote a certain way? True, celebrities are influential, but in an event as important as the presidential election, people who aren’t intelligent enough to vote independent of their favorite actors/singers/etc. should not be complaining about their endorsement of a certain candidate.

And for those of you who are saying Americans AREN’T smart enough to make their own political decisions–it this were true, Americans would just get their political opinions from other people, including the mass media. If celebrities have the right to and are enormously praised for supporting certain charities and international causes, why can’t they support something that may be just as important to them–a presidential Candidate? I am not saying that Carrie Underwood is unintelligent, but she made a serious lack of judgement when she made this statement. Many of the celebrities that she has lost “all respect” for are so much more respected and influential than she.

And, how much do you want to bet that all the people here who have responded to this article with name calling or telling Carrie to “STFU” are Obama supporters? It certainly doesn’t give me a very high opinion of them as civil mature adults. As for Carrie’s comments… this is simply her opinion. She never said that celebrities cannot express their views, nor did she say they cannot support a particular candidate publicly. She simply said that she loses respect for those who do. Now, as far as I’m concerned, that’s her issue. What I don’t get is why those who disagree with her are getting their feathers ruffled and what I really don’t get is why they have to be so rude about it.

I think she is nobody to judge the other celebs actions!!

STFU Carrie!!!
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This girl is so delusional!!!
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No wonder even her personal life s.u.c.k.s!
All guys end up dumping her flat a.s.s.!

Yea I think it’s a bit extreme to lose all respect, but she probably didn’t even say that.*

And what she probably meant by celebrity endorsements is all those people who tell and basically almost force others to vote for their candidate because they think they’re best suited to run the country, not celebs who simply say they’re voting for a certain one.

goo, I didn;t like her before, but after this, I love her; I might even go and buy 100 copies of her albums or album or whatever!!!1

Carrie Underwood has no respect for celebs who endorse presidential candidates???? So she has no respect for Oprah who is using her AMERICAN RIGHT of Freedom of the Speech to stand up for the candidate she believes in!!! You don’t read that Oprah, Jennifer Aniston, George Clooney..etc saying they have no respect for female singers who date NFL QB’s (Tony Romo), or singers who win a talent show (American Idol). Trust me, next election Carrie Underwood will be endorsing a candidate. All she needs a little time to understand leadership, maturity, and many of principals the United States of American was founded on.

She’ll be pregnant in a year with some actors baby!!

Many of you who say Carrie is an idiot, are idiots yourselves! She is just saying that she doesn’t like it when celebrities endorse a certain candidate. She isn’t saying she backs McCain or Obama! And where did she say celebrities don’t have the right to express their opinions! You all are just Carrie haters that have nothing better to do than bash about every comment she makes… Shesh!! Get over yourselves! I totally agree with Carrie, voting should be PRIVATE, you shouldn’t tell people to vote who you want to win. Let people have their own opinions!!