Gene Simmons
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So I think people have a mistaken sense of what the body politic is all about. So I would recommend everybody start off with, before, you can easily list what you don't like about somebody. I don't like what Trump said here. I don't like what, well, first of all, Use the word president, because if you don't like the person in office, at least respect the office he was elected to.
So I think people have a mistaken sense of what the body politic is all about. So I would recommend everybody start off with, before, you can easily list what you don't like about somebody. I don't like what Trump said here. I don't like what, well, first of all, Use the word president, because if you don't like the person in office, at least respect the office he was elected to.
So I think people have a mistaken sense of what the body politic is all about. So I would recommend everybody start off with, before, you can easily list what you don't like about somebody. I don't like what Trump said here. I don't like what, well, first of all, Use the word president, because if you don't like the person in office, at least respect the office he was elected to.
He is President Trump. If you don't like it, next time vote for somebody else. That's democracy. So find good things to say about Trump. other people. He's not a Nazi. My mother was a concentration camp survivor of Nazi Germany. The rest of our family wiped out. I know what a Nazi is. He's not a Nazi.
He is President Trump. If you don't like it, next time vote for somebody else. That's democracy. So find good things to say about Trump. other people. He's not a Nazi. My mother was a concentration camp survivor of Nazi Germany. The rest of our family wiped out. I know what a Nazi is. He's not a Nazi.
He is President Trump. If you don't like it, next time vote for somebody else. That's democracy. So find good things to say about Trump. other people. He's not a Nazi. My mother was a concentration camp survivor of Nazi Germany. The rest of our family wiped out. I know what a Nazi is. He's not a Nazi.
It may not align with your version of what it is to be liberal and stuff, but maybe I don't either. And trust me, I'm not a Nazi. His children, well, none of them smoke, drink, get high, any of that stuff. Neither do I. I've never been high, never been drunk, never smoked cigarettes. That's a pretty good indication.
It may not align with your version of what it is to be liberal and stuff, but maybe I don't either. And trust me, I'm not a Nazi. His children, well, none of them smoke, drink, get high, any of that stuff. Neither do I. I've never been high, never been drunk, never smoked cigarettes. That's a pretty good indication.
It may not align with your version of what it is to be liberal and stuff, but maybe I don't either. And trust me, I'm not a Nazi. His children, well, none of them smoke, drink, get high, any of that stuff. Neither do I. I've never been high, never been drunk, never smoked cigarettes. That's a pretty good indication.
If you come to Hollywood, the most liberal, most progressive folks have really messed up kids. Some. Rehab, shmehab, on and on and on. The permissive society, wokeism, and all that. So I think it's a fair statement to say that yours truly is, I take up a lot of space in the middle. And then in the menu of life, I choose the things that make sense for me.
If you come to Hollywood, the most liberal, most progressive folks have really messed up kids. Some. Rehab, shmehab, on and on and on. The permissive society, wokeism, and all that. So I think it's a fair statement to say that yours truly is, I take up a lot of space in the middle. And then in the menu of life, I choose the things that make sense for me.
If you come to Hollywood, the most liberal, most progressive folks have really messed up kids. Some. Rehab, shmehab, on and on and on. The permissive society, wokeism, and all that. So I think it's a fair statement to say that yours truly is, I take up a lot of space in the middle. And then in the menu of life, I choose the things that make sense for me.
Well, he had a kind of a take-no-prisoners attitude. I know the guy who created the show, Mark Burnett, who early on, I'm sure, realized it's difficult to get a tiger in a cage and, okay, now behave. Now you're in the middle of a cage. He's a tiger. Those are the stripes on the animal. So he basically said what he wanted to say. And he was kind enough.
Well, he had a kind of a take-no-prisoners attitude. I know the guy who created the show, Mark Burnett, who early on, I'm sure, realized it's difficult to get a tiger in a cage and, okay, now behave. Now you're in the middle of a cage. He's a tiger. Those are the stripes on the animal. So he basically said what he wanted to say. And he was kind enough.
Well, he had a kind of a take-no-prisoners attitude. I know the guy who created the show, Mark Burnett, who early on, I'm sure, realized it's difficult to get a tiger in a cage and, okay, now behave. Now you're in the middle of a cage. He's a tiger. Those are the stripes on the animal. So he basically said what he wanted to say. And he was kind enough.
I had a roast where all kinds of comedians cut me a new one, and he was kind enough to send his five or ten jokes that made fun of me. Look, at the end of the day, if you didn't know somebody and they didn't talk about politics, you'd have no problem sitting down because you probably recognize somebody the human part of that.
I had a roast where all kinds of comedians cut me a new one, and he was kind enough to send his five or ten jokes that made fun of me. Look, at the end of the day, if you didn't know somebody and they didn't talk about politics, you'd have no problem sitting down because you probably recognize somebody the human part of that.
I had a roast where all kinds of comedians cut me a new one, and he was kind enough to send his five or ten jokes that made fun of me. Look, at the end of the day, if you didn't know somebody and they didn't talk about politics, you'd have no problem sitting down because you probably recognize somebody the human part of that.
And I would urge everybody to, when you first meet somebody, it's not a litmus test. Don't start talking about, do you want to transition? Or don't start the conversation. Wait, it'll come up. Don't worry. Don't talk politics, religion, There's always going to be something you're going to object to, and you're not going to win the argument.
And I would urge everybody to, when you first meet somebody, it's not a litmus test. Don't start talking about, do you want to transition? Or don't start the conversation. Wait, it'll come up. Don't worry. Don't talk politics, religion, There's always going to be something you're going to object to, and you're not going to win the argument.