Jessica Simpson Snubs Bush
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James Joyner @ Gone Hollywood | Thursday, March 16, 2006 |
Jessica Simpson has a strongly developed sense of ethics, apparently.
Concerned about politicizing her favorite charity, singer-actress Jessica Simpson on Wednesday turned down a invitation to meet with U.S. President George W. Bush, a snub that left Republicans dismayed. The apparent final word that Simpson would be a no-show at a major Republican fund-raiser with Bush and congressional leaders on Thursday night came after a day of conflicting reports from her camp and organizers of the event.
The blond star of the film “The Dukes of Hazzard” still plans to visit Washington on Thursday to lobby members of Congress on behalf of Operation Smile, a non-profit venture offering free plastic surgery for disadvantaged children overseas with facial deformities.
People close to Simpson said she declined a request to appear that same evening at the gala fund-raiser of the National Republican Congressional Committee — even after she was offered some private face time with Bush — because Operation Smile is a non-partisan group. “It just feels wrong,” one Simpson insider told Reuters on Wednesday, adding that the actress keeps her political views private. “She would love to meet the president and talk about Operation Smile … but she can’t do it at a fund-raiser for the Republican Party.”
NRCC spokesman Carl Forti said he was surprised at Simpson’s position. “It’s never been a problem for Bono,” he said, referring to the U2 rock star who has met regularly with political leaders of all stripes to promote various causes, including Third World debt relief. “I find it hard to believe she would pass up an opportunity to lobby the president on behalf of Operation Smile.”
One might note that there are enough boobs at any political convention to make Simpson superfluous, but that would be unkind.
Fortunately, as WorldNetDaily reports, “Mary Carey, the XXX porn diva who caused an uproar last year for dining with President Bush and her pornography-promoting escort is looking forward to an encore engagement.”
Given the similarity of the two stars, a joint appearance at the same event might be too confusing, anyway.
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