And now a word on Ellen DeGeneres from Elton John, great defender of celebrities
And now a word fromMe: Elton John Official Autobiography,, “People need to come together…They need to respect people’s view on life. Except when it’s heresy, and I don’t think George Bush is that kind of guy.”, and in 2007 threatened to veto both a bill that would include sexual orientation in protections from hate crimes and the Employment Non-Discrimination Act , which would protect LGBTQ people from discrimination at work.
John referred to all of that, and anything else offensive on Bush’s record, as “mistakes.” He told NPR, “Unfortunately what our democracy has become now is that it’s not okay to have different opinions than yours, and that is not healthy. George Bush has made a lot of mistakes. I made a lot of mistakes. Ellen DeGeneres has made a lot of mistakes.… Yes, there were [bad] decisions that he’s made, but that was made by Democratic presidents and Republican presidents.
“PEPFAR [the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief] came from the Republicans,” John added. “People have to remember that.” He said it’s “the most incredible thing a Republican president has done on a philanthropic level.”his own response to the backlashreceived for their private jet habit, though one of their trips was provided by John, so his comment was expected. He
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