Cher: Republican Rule Almost ‘Killed Me’

[Rocky_nBullwinkle 6]

(CNSNews.com) - Grammy award-winning singer and Academy award-winning actress Cher told CNSNews.com that living under Republican rule almost “killed" her, and she does not understand why anyone would want to be a Republican.

She also said that President Barack Obama’s “intelligence” and “spirit” are “so great” he will be able to do “more than anyone could possibly do.”

“His intelligence is so great and his spirit is so great, I believe he will be able to do as much if not more than anyone could possibly do,” Cher told CNSNews.com at the RIAA/Feeding America inaugural ball.

“I just think he’s totally the right person at this time in our history," she said. "He brings something more in his spirit than maybe another president could be even with the same intelligence. There’s something about him that brings more with his spirit, and that’s what Americans need right now. Republicans almost killed me.”

When asked to explain how Republicans somehow “killed” her, Cher was not specific.

“You know what? I have so – I try to be charitable and there are some really good Republicans, but I just don’t understand how anyone would want to be a Republican. I just can’t figure it. I don’t understand,” she said. “If you’re poor, if you’re any kind of minority – gay, black, Latino, anything. If you’re not a rich – I don’t know. If you’re not a rich born-again-Christian, I don’t get it.”

Cher also said President Obama will not end the war in Iraq right away.

“I think as soon as he can. I don’t think it will be easy. It would be kind of simplistic to think that’s going to happen right away,” she said.

Cher rose to fame in 1965 as a member of the pop/rock duo "Sonny & Cher" with her future husband Sonny Bono. Among their hits songs were "I Got You Babe" and "The Beat Goes On." Cher won an Academy Award for her performance in the 1987 film "Moonstruck." She also won a Grammy award for her 1998 solo album, "Believe."

[Teacher Mark 53]

Was Sonny that bad?

Edited February 7, 2009 by Joe Six-Pack

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Was Sony that bad?

LOL...poor Sonny must be rolling in his grave right now.

[Teacher Mark 53]

Was Sony that bad?

LOL...poor Sonny must be rolling in his grave right now.

I really thought that was what she was talking about when I first saw the post!

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Cher was a chop when married to Sonny--didn't change after divorce except for ageing (and now senility).

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Cher was a chop when married to Sonny--didn't change after divorce except for ageing (and now senility).

She's done some great acting in films. I thought she was great in Moonstruck.

[Rocky_nBullwinkle 6]

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Cher is a talented entertainer and has been one of my faves for decades, but she's not the brightest bulb in the box. Bad plastic surgery would have a better chance of killing her than would a Republican administration.

[alienlovechild 75]

Bad plastic surgery would have a better chance of killing her than would a Republican administration.

Perhaps she took a botox injection to her brain.

[Peikko 1,575]

Why does anyone care what she thinks anyway? Celebrity culture is obsessive.

[Jasman0717 9]

Why does anyone care what she thinks anyway? Celebrity culture is obsessive.

They do get really full of themselves from time to time

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

I pridict that after the midterm elections she will die! Hope all her papers are in order.

[Mags 112]

I know that listening to "Believe" almost killed me.

[Ban Hammer 15,101]

I know that listening to "Believe" almost killed me.

the video was about the same.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Why does anyone care what she thinks anyway? Celebrity culture is obsessive.

agreed