Update: Sarah Palin, Toby Keith, Jack Welch and…LL Cool J?
No, you didn’t misread that headline. Mediate reports that Sarah Palin’s FOX News show, Real American Stories, will debut this Thursday April 1st at 10pm with guests Toby Keith, Jack Welch and yes, LL Cool J.
After doing some background research, it would appear as though LL Cool J is a real patriot.
From Cubachi:
What many people do not know about LL Cool J is how pro-American his family is.
“My family is very pro-American,” he says. “My grandfather used to sit me in his lap, and we would watch all of the old World War II shows that used to come on, back in the day. I’m totally on it, totally into it, and I love it. My grandfather, even after we said grace, he would say, ‘Chow!’
His thoughts on the military:
“… ultimately these are some of the people who have to protect our freedom and protect democracy.”
He also talks about his favorite founding father, Ben Franklin:
“You know what,” he says, “that’s a good question, interesting question.
My favorite Founding Father .. wow. Benjamin Franklin was brilliant. I think I will go with Benjamin Franklin first. I would go with Jefferson and then Adams, but I would go with Franklin.
“When he talked about wealth … his ‘Poor Richard’s Almanack’ was amazing. Him being a scientist; him being an author; him being a businessman; him being an entrepreneur; him being a guy who understood how important it was to be conservative when it came to a dollar, and conserve your wealth.
And it doesn’t stop there. In an interview LL Cool JJ (can I just call him “Cool J” or is it Mr. Cool J?) did on the set of his television show “NCIS: Los Angeles” he came out as a God fearing American patriot who loves the troops, families and the free-market. I highly recommend you read the entire interview.
Looks like LL Cool J ought to be added to the (very short) list of acceptable celebrities.
UPDATE: Turns out when something is too good to be true it isn’t true. Reader Winston brought this story to my attention – the gist is that LL Cool J is just another loser.
Tags: Celebrities, FOX News, Jack Welch, LL Cool J, Real American Stories, Sarah Palin, Toby Keith
March 30th, 2010 at 5:56 pm
I never really looked into him before. Granted I assumed that he probably fell into the category of politically-apathetic celebrities who still feel the need to claim their support for Obama. Good for him…now I might even use a second hand when counting legit celebrities.
March 30th, 2010 at 7:53 pm
Sounds great
March 31st, 2010 at 8:06 am
It looks like Palin is well on her way to becoming the next Oprah! If she’s taking on something like this, however I really doubt that she has presidential aspirations.
March 31st, 2010 at 4:52 pm
http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2010/03/fox-news-raps-ll-cool-j/
March 31st, 2010 at 9:16 pm
It turns out that celebrities are all jackasses them still. That was disappointing Winston
April 1st, 2010 at 2:48 am
A glimmer of hope, and then it’s snatched away.
April 1st, 2010 at 7:58 pm
Why are you guys blaming LL Cool J? Fox brought up one of his old interviews to promote their new show, so why blame LL?
April 26th, 2010 at 9:09 am
I idolize Sarah Palin because she is a woman with very strong character. She has also lots of accomplishments in the area of public service.—
May 6th, 2010 at 3:54 pm
Sarah Palin is a very vocal person and most of the time she speaks what she thinks and how she feels. “”