Aerosmith's Joe Perry Gets Behind McCain
- Posted on Nov 1st 2008 3:00PM by John D. Luerssen
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Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry has come out in support of Republican presidential candidate John McCain. It marks the first time the guitarist has publicly endorsed a presidential candidate."We pretty much stay out of it," Perry tells the Boston Herald. "But seeing so many people come out for Obama, I just felt like 'What the hell. I might as well raise my hand for this side.'"
Perry cites national security and economic concerns as his reason to throw his support toward the Arizona Senator.
"I've been a hard-core Republican my whole life," Perry says. "My mother and father drilled into me from the very start that if you work hard and be positive, you'll get what you're working for."
And although McCain is trailing in the polls, the guitarist says, "I think that he's got a chance."
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