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Stacey Dash's Romney Problem

"Vote for Romney. The only choice for your future." With a single tweet, actress Stacey Dash blew up the Twitterverse, igniting a full-on backlash -- so much so that she went on CNN's Piers Morgan show this week to defend her choice of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

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Stacey Dash's Romney Problem

POSTED: Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 2:47 PM

"Vote for Romney. The only choice for your future."

With a single tweet, actress Stacey Dash blew up the Twitterverse, igniting a full-on backlash -- so much so that she went on CNN's Piers Morgan show this week to defend her choice of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

Just why would Dash's endorsement be controversial? Is it because she's an actor and Hollywood votes overwhelmingly Democratic, Clint Eastwood notwithstanding? Or is it because she's black, so it's assumed she should have an allegiance to an African American president? Or is it because Dash -- who played Dionne, the materialistic sidekick to Alicia Silverstone's Cher in the 1995 hit, Clueless -- recently quit the VH1 hit Single Ladies and is jobless?

As one tweeter put it: "You're an ‘You’re an unemployed black woman endorsing Mitt Romney. You’re voting against yourself thrice, you poor beautiful idiot."

Clueless, maybe, but certainly no idiot. Truth is, Dash has a constitutional right to express herself -- and her choice -- just like Romney t-shirt wearing teen Samantha Pawlucy does. After all, this is America. We should be encouraging citizens to excercise their freedom of choice, not discouraging it.

And to the haters who disagree, I've got two words for them: "As if!"

Watch Dash, who voted for President Barack Obama in 2008, defend her endorsement of Romney below.

Annette John-Hall @ 2:47 PM Permalink | 48 comments

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Comments (48)

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 4:25 PM, 10/10/2012

A Dash of my sausage for Stacey, perhaps, is the cure for what ails her.

— mrjetsondc420

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 4:26 PM, 10/10/2012

Romney is a Middle Class Hater!

— jerzeedivr

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 7:24 PM, 10/10/2012

If that's the case, them Obama is the Middle Class Destroyer.

— camtheman

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 4:51 PM, 10/10/2012

Hi,
Stacey has the guts and the conviction to speak her true feelings without fear of being intimidated or threatened. Threats and scare tactics are the usual, typical axpected response from the types who simply can't live with someone else in the world disagreeing which is exactly why the world is in danger from Iran.
By the way, I am definitely not Israeli but Israel has had nuclear bombs since 1954 ( that's 58 years!), and NEVER EVEN ONCE threatened to use it. Iran didn't even finish one bomb and has already threatened three countries with nuclear attacks while Mr. Obama plays with them for almost four years, thus giving them plenty of time to complete their bomb and carry out their threats! So I don't blame Stacey one bit for wanting someone who wishes to protect the United States.

— Andrew Corsi

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:00 PM, 10/10/2012

I've always loved stacy Dash, she can support who she wants. But it troubles me that she is choosing a candidate and it doesn't seem as if she actually knows all of the issues and where the candidate stands on them. With her access, I am suprised that she appears to be such a low information voter. I say that because i've been to Mitt's Website and i'ved listen to him speak and he chages direction faster than you can flick a light switch. Have you seen is position on abortion? He is actually on both sides. So a man who will say anything to get elected is a man who can't be trusted. Thats all i'd say to Ms. Dash.

— steadyb23

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:05 PM, 10/10/2012

And the shame is, there are many millions more like her, and they might just tip the scales in his favor.

— wb2nd

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 6:32 AM, 10/11/2012

The shame of it really is that malignant idiots like you actually have time to troll these boards and globally accuse people of racism. Numbskull.

— Bob1

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:07 PM, 10/10/2012

steadyb, i doubt all of O's supporters know everything as well. Most are probably voting for him because he's (half) black.

— palmyra21

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:38 PM, 10/10/2012

Okay, then, why did they vote for the many, many WHITE men who came before him? I know, I know--you're just a racist, milquetoast idiot who can't answer the question, but I just wanted to give you a chance to redeem the irredeemable, i.e., yourself.

— wb2nd

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 6:32 PM, 10/10/2012

palmyra21, you should look up milquetoast HAHA!!!!!

— EP_Represent

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 6:30 AM, 10/11/2012

wb2nd: "why did they vote for the many, many WHITE men".
Because they blindly vote Democratic instead of with an open mind, you low-IQ fool. You're a lowlife troll who calls everyone who disagrees with you a racist. Idiot.

— Bob1

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:37 PM, 10/10/2012

Romney speaks to her? Out of which side of his mouth?

— frobnitz

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:57 PM, 10/10/2012

I appreciate Stacey Dash, always have, and it has NOTHING to do with politics.

— Sewellmatt

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 6:04 PM, 10/10/2012

Virginia dell...lovely yes, young no. Ms. Dash is 46. This only caused a commotion because she's (part) black, lives in Cali and isn't drinking the Muslim usurper cool aid.

— MilesLong1