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zondag, juni 27, 2004
Het concert in Hollywood dat was georganiseerd voor John Kerry's campagnekas heeft zijn doel bereikt: vijf miljoen dollar kon worden bijgeschreven. Billy Crystal, de komiek die ook bekend is door het aan elkaar praten van de uitreikingen tijdens de Oscar-festiviteiten noemde het concert "Woodstock for really, really rich people"
Hoogtepunt van de avond was een speciale verkiezingsversie van "People", waar Barbra Steisand vroeger veel succes mee had: People I mean G-O-People Who'd believe there's such people in the world Bush sees a Lotta Condoleeza They're dividing the planet's oil According to Richard "Poil" And they're all just trainees Of Cheney's Now Rumsfeld We must get rid of Rumsfeld He's the spookiest person in the world As for Powell He's neither fish nor fowl He's in the back of the room While they're all fiddling with gloom No one's minding the store What's more Let's discuss this war we're lost in Don't ask what it's costin' What's a trillion or two to rule the world. The Senate Oooo, how I want the Senate All we need is two people in the world I see a Antonin Scalia How I dread every time he sits Scared out of my Wolfowitz Time those neocon guys Were gone byes They're lying While the globe is frying And the fishes are dying in the world And their solution For all of the pollution Is just to bear it and grin And practice not breathing in But things are gonna be great Just wait When the White House stationery Reads President John Kerry We'll be the luckiest people in the world Barbra Streisand hoopt dat ze met dit lied niet al teveel nieuwe vrienden onder Republikeinen heeft gemaakt. De zaal vond het heel leuk. Maar de zaal zat dan ook vol met al haar Democratische vrienden en vriendinnen, dus dat lag een beetje voor de hand. Dan was Billy Crystal leuker, over John Kerry: "People say he doesn't smile, he's not happy enough. I kid him a little bit. I said, 'Listen, you're the front-runner, the polls are up, you've raised $200 million. If you're having a good time, tell your face.'" Vooral Teresa Heinz Kerry kwam hierna niet meer bij van het lachen. De verwachting is dat hetzelfde aardige bedrag van rond de 5 miljoen wordt ingezameld bij het concert in New York, begin juli. De opbrengst wordt verdeeld onder de Kerry-campagne en de Democratische partij.
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