James Hirsen
Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2004

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  Though weeping on Oprah might not sound unusual, the reason for the blubbering was. Cameron was apparently beside herself about the apathy of American citizens.

Sounds as if she could have used a blue-state blanky and a voter hanky.

The actress graced Oprah’s stage along with Drew Barrymore, P Diddy and Christina Aguilera. The joint appearance was an effort to encourage Americans to vote in November.

As if the soggy display were not enough to motivate, Diaz had a slogan she evidently thought might help. She said, “If you think rape should be legal, then don't vote.”

She sobbed that “apathy did not create this country, but it's going to destroy it. I'm really scared. We're really alone, where we used to be the strongest in the world, we're alone.”

The Left Coast Report understands that Cameron has been hanging out with Justin Timberlake, so she must’ve been having a “mouth malfunction.”

Springsteen and R.E.M. Vamp for Kerry

Looks as if the “Vote for Spare Change” tour has begun.

Bruce Springsteen recently took to the stage to endorse John Kerry.

He told an audience, “America is not always right - that's a fairy tale you tell your children - but America is always true, and it's in seeking this truth that we find a deeper patriotism.” Springsteen and R.E.M. front man Michael Stipe also appeared together, introduced the first band that was going to perform, and encouraged the audience to vote.

Proceeds from the 37 shows in 30 cities are going to the already well-heeled 527 group America Coming Together. Organizers of the tour claim that 90 percent of the concerts are sold out.

Other concerts are being held in Erie, State College, Reading and Wilkes-Barre, Pa., with Pearl Jam, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt and John Mellencamp participating. Meanwhile, James Taylor and the Dixie Chicks appeared at an affiliated concert in Pittsburgh.

“I think our guy did really pretty good last night,” Taylor hummed, referring to Kerry's debate performance. He told the crowd to “take a real close look at both of the candidates and then vote for the smart one.”

After some boos rang out, the Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines chirped, “We don't feel at home unless we hear some boos, so you're welcome.”

The Left Coast Report expects that Natalie and the Chicks are destined to feel even more at home at future concert dates.

Obscene War Chant

The folks at the International Olympic Committee might have picked the wrong writers for a song that was slated for the Official Athens 2004 Olympic Games Album called “Unity.”

Nerd-rocker Moby wrote the music, and rappers Chuck D and Flavor Flav of Public Enemy wrote the lyrics.

Chuck D declares that “working with Moby on this theme and project again shows that music can be a universal language of peace.”

He adds that “the song is a request that being a citizen of the world should transcend nationality in the name of peace.”

The oh-so-peaceful title is “Make Love F*** War.”

The Left Coast Report says leave it to these guys to come up with an Olympic tune title that the FCC won’t allow on the air.

Marilyn Manson Going to the Chapel?

A guy from Ohio named Brian Warner lives in a Hollywood home that’s chock-full of kinky video games, human skeletons and a jacket made from the skins of conjoined twin lambs.

You might recognize the fellow better by his stage name, Marilyn Manson.

MTV proclaims that “no one can accuse Marilyn Manson of being biased against any one religion. As the name of his fall tour indicates, he's opposed to them all.”

Manson’s tour is called the “Against All Gods Tour” and is designed to promote his new retrospective CD “Lest We Forget: The Best of Marilyn Manson.”

The tour name reflects Manson’s long-held antipathy toward religion. “We live in a world where all the violence is inspired by religion. When I was a kid, I had to go to a Christian school. I thought God was about peace and love so now it seems strange that being labeled the devil is a bad thing,” he told the Daily Mirror.

Manson then mounted a defense for the personification of evil. “The devil is often the more human character, the one you can relate to. After all, he was cast out of heaven for wanting to be an individual.”

Strangely, the album also includes a cover of Depeche Mode's “Personal Jesus,” a song with a Christian theme.

Manson claims he has “a completely different interpretation of it than before.” He adds that if he recorded the tune “it would take on something that could be a very strong political and religious statement for me.”

Meanwhile, word has it that Manson is planning to marry a 33-year-old Playboy model and stripper named Dita Von Teese. And believe it or not, he purportedly wants to hold the wedding in a church.

"I totally believe in monogamy with the right person," he says.

“I do have an old-fashioned sense of tradition - although it's not always what everyone might find conventional. If you're going to do something like getting married, it should have a sense of celebration to it. It should be grand - it doesn't have to be in tracksuits!” Manson explains.

The Left Coast Report observes that Manson has transformed himself once again — into a theological John Kerry.

Hollywood Invades the Heartland

What if you heard a knock at the door and when you answered Kevin Bacon was standing on your welcome mat urging you to vote for John Kerry?

Would you be more inclined to cast your ballot for a flip-flop future with a hamster rescuer?

Well, that’s what a 527 group called Bring Ohio Back was banking on. It figured that if Bacon, Martin Sheen, Marisa Tomei, Steve Buscemi, Gina Gershon or Hilary Swank showed up on your front porch, you’d rush out and register as a Dem.

The Hollywood movie stars were indeed part of a voter registration drive recently in the Buckeye State.

The celebs went on a bus tour, which included as one of its stops Ohio State University, where the Hollywood stars canvassed the streets, knocked on doors and let students know why President Bush would supposedly be awful for Ohio.

The Left Coast Report suspects that the people of Ohio have never seen anything like it — Hollywood limousine libs riding a bus.

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