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Post by Admin on Nov 3, 2020 1:34:48 GMT
For the record, she is not famous for being an anti-fracking activist but that is how she was described in a tweet by Donald Trump's communications director Tim Murtaugh. "Nothing exposes Biden's disdain for the forgotten working men & women of PA like campaigning with anti-fracking activist Lady Gaga," he wrote. The Trump campaign statement on Lady Gaga's forthcoming appearance with Joe Biden links to an October 2012 post on Lady Gaga's official Facebook page, which posts without comment a link to the website Artists Against Fracking. Mr Trump also tweeted his outrage. Lady Gaga responded, glad "to be living rent free" in their heads and asked "also, what is fracking?" Fracking is the process of drilling into the earth to release natural gas and oil. The Trump campaign has identified it as a critical election issue in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, which has a booming natural gas industry. The Biden campaign says it does not have a policy to ban fracking but it would seek to end fracking leases on federal land. The Democrat has been under particular pressure on the issue since speaking about a "transition" away from oil in the final TV debate., which his team later said he didn't really mean. Both candidates are after Latino votes in a year when only half say they are "extremely motivated" to vote, compared with two-thirds of US voters overall. Mr Trump's final rally of Sunday was in Miami - and the Spanish-speaking Colombian vallenato band he brought in to warm up the crowd was a clue as to one important intended audience. Meanwhile Democrat politician Julian Castro campaigned for Joe Biden in Arizona, where he visited a Day of the Dead altar upon which a picture of his late step-mother who recently died of Covid-19 was placed. Democrats are hoping that the state's growing Latino population could change a Republican landscape.
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Post by Admin on Nov 3, 2020 4:45:54 GMT
Lady Gaga does not do things half-assed. For example, on Monday night, the singer joined Scranton-born Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in freezing her whole ass off during the Democratic ticket’s final campaign rally ahead of tomorrow’s (tomorrow’s!) presidential election, alongside John Legend, Dr. Jill Biden, and Harris’s husband Doug Emhoff, among other Biden supporters. “Like me, you’ve experienced the last four years, and have all the evidence you need to look at this choice, and know in your heart, without any doubt, that Joe Biden is the right choice,” Gaga told the audience during her speech.
“Vote like your life depends on, or vote like your children’s lives depend on it, because they do,” the singer told viewers at home. “And to all the women, and all the men with daughters, and sisters, and mothers, everybody, no matter how you identify, now is your chance to vote against Donald Trump, a man who believes his fame gives him the right to grab one of your daughters, or sisters, or mothers or wives by any part of their bodies. Vote for Joe. He’s a good person.”
At his own rally Monday, President Trump mocked the singer’s fervent support of Biden, telling his supporters, “Lady Gaga … is not too good. I could tell you plenty of stories. I could tell you stories about Lady Gaga. I know a lot of stories. Lady Gaga.” As for what he could possibly be referring to, we will almost certainly never know, though his communications director Tim Murtaugh did issue a press release claiming Biden’s acceptance of the singer’s support amounted to bowing to “the liberal Hollywood elite” on issues like fracking, which Gaga has publicly stood against.
Taking the stage again later during Biden’s rally, Gaga cozied up to a grand piano and did a little crown work, i.e. repeatedly reminding the audience to get their friends and families to the polls. “You’ve got a lot of heart. This is not a shallow people. And I’m going to sing this song, hoping this whole state can hear me,” the singer began, before launching into a rendition of “Shallow” from A Star Is Born. It works on so many levels!
Gaga also reminisced about spending time in Lancaster, PA, the hometown of her former fiancee Taylor Kinney, before singing “You & I” with (of course!) a lyrical tweak to shout out her “Pennsylvania guy” Joe. Said the singer, “America, I love you! I’ll pray for you tomorrow!” You can watch her speech starting at 4:30 and her performance at 1:24:10 in the video below.
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Post by Admin on Nov 3, 2020 19:08:43 GMT
Lady Gaga delivered two powerful performances of her songs, ‘Shallow’ and ‘Yoü And I’, at Joe Biden‘s final campaign rally in Pennsylvania last night. She also gave a short speech endorsing Biden before the US election day on November 3. “Cast a vote for your country and be willing to do whatever it takes to stand up for what you believe in,” she said. “This is your vote – and guess what, we need all of you to vote.” Gaga also addressed Biden’s current lead over Donald Trump in the polls, encouraging attendees not to “sit back” and to cast their vote tomorrow if they haven’t done so yet. “But now is not a time to feel confident and sit back. Right now is time for action, it’s time to muster all of our action, every ounce of us, every ounce of hope and optimism and enthusiasm. Every ounce of fear and frustration and discouragement. Now is a time to show up and vote like this country depends on it, because it does.”
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Post by Admin on Nov 5, 2020 6:33:01 GMT
Lady Gaga's father Joe Germanotta is supporting Donald Trump — just one day after the president made disparaging comments about his daughter. On Tuesday, Germanotta sent out a simple tweet: "@realdonaldtrump 2020" "You may have noticed my political and spiritual beliefs are different. liberty and freedom of choice would not be political," he added in another tweet an hour later. Both have since been deleted. On Monday, Trump criticized Gaga, 34, as she campaigned for his opponent Joe Biden. "Now he's got Lady Gaga," Trump, 74, said at his rally in the city of Avoca, Pennsylvania, of Biden, 77. "Lady Gaga — is not too good. I could tell you plenty of stories. I could tell you stories about Lady Gaga. I know a lot of stories about Lady Gaga." Gaga joined Biden in Pittsburgh the same day to greet college students and sing at the former vice president's campaign event. "To all the women, and to all the men with daughters and sisters and mothers — everybody, no matter how you identify, now is your chance to vote against Donald Trump, a man who believes his fame gives him the right to grab one of your daughters, or sisters or mothers or wives by any part of their body," Gaga said in remarks at the Biden event. www.instagram.com/tv/CHIzSOvDhOu/
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Post by Admin on Nov 8, 2020 19:35:08 GMT
Lady Gaga has taken to Instagram Live to share an emotional message as Joe Biden was named the next President of the United States. Biden claimed victory in the 2020 Presidential election earlier today (November 7) after days of vote counting finally saw him eclipse the 270 electoral college votes needed to win the race and defeat current President Donald Trump. “Hi everybody, I know other people are watching at home and looking at the fact Joe Biden has been elected President of the United States,” Gaga said on the live video. “I’m so happy. Thank you so much to every American for participating in this election. Thank you so much for all the people who worked to move this country for change. I am so excited, congratulations to Joe.” She added: “We really really are so happy and we have a wonderful President now. I hope you are all celebrating. I hope all the women know that there is a really exciting moment and change. http://instagram.com/p/CHS_qQhJNYj “I hope that peoples’ voices who have been oppressed, I hope you know that your voices were heard. I am just, I am honestly kind of speechless… this is a very very special day.” Speaking of Donald Trump’s four-year Presidency, Gaga added: “This is a day where a lot of people who have felt we were living in a state of terror and aggression all the time… that it’s over. http://instagram.com/p/CHS__SCJqgL
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