Posted on 06/21/2006 8:03:43 PM PDT by World_Events
NEW YORK - Cher, who opposes the war in Iraq but supports the troops, says using her celebrity to promote effective helmets for U.S. soldiers is rewarding — and "the right thing to do."
"To be able to use your celebrity for something that you really think is worthwhile is so rewarding," the 60-year-old singer-actress says in an interview that was to air Wednesday night on CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360" (10 p.m. EDT).
"It just makes you feel like this is the right thing to do. This is the American thing to do," she tells Cooper. Excerpts of the interview were released in advance.
Cher says it makes her angry "when people say that if you're not for the war, you don't support the troops. And I'm not for the war. And I really support the troops."
Last week, she attended a hearing in Washington on whether to modify helmets for soldiers in Iraq. The entertainer has donated more than $130,000 to the group Operation Helmet, which pays about $100 to modify the inside of soldiers' helmets to make them better able to absorb shock from a bomb blast.
Cher tells Cooper she "was astounded at the price that could save someone's life. ... Or, you know, that such a little price had to be used to — to save someone's life."
The Army now equips its soldiers with padded helmets designed to be shock absorbent. The Marine Corps has commissioned a study to determine whether to change its helmets but has said the ones Marines use now are effective.
Cher won a best-actress Oscar for her role in 1987's "Moonstruck." She is known for songs such as "Believe" and "If I Could Turn Back Time."
Her hair?
She's got you babe.
Good for Cher. Not sitting back and carping, but putting her money and herself on the line for our guys and gals!
"Cher"
Yuck.
Ahem........ok. Well look, if her heart is in the right place on this one, I'm all for it. Yes, crusty ol' RightOnline is serious....especially since I'm about to send my oldest kid over to the sandbox for a year.
At least she's supporting the troops with more than just words.
Media stunt in its purest form. She has no idea what she's talking about, but something isn't right and she wants to change it, costs and consequences be damned!
BTTT!
At least she's into doing something for good for our cause, sure is better than 99% of her peers are doing.
Thank goodness for Hollywood Generals. What would we do without them?
She is only known because of Sonny, otherwise she would be wondering why she was just fired from her eighth Denny's job.
How about Cher donating $130,000 to investigate how/whether the military should change rifle calibre?
And I have been reading entirely too much Thomas Sowell lately. Or I would be, if there were such a thing as too much Thomas Sowell.
Kudos to Cher.
Cher has said the most crazy ass liberal things. She has veered into moon bat territory. But if she helps our troops then I greatly appreciate it
"using her celebrity to promote effective helmets for U.S. soldiers"
Where was she when Sonny needed an effective helmet? Timing is everything.
Remember DDT? All anyone wanted to do was save the birds! Is that so wrong? Well, with an extremely effective malaria combatant down the pipes because of its ban, the answer is "yes."
BTW, she's also contributed alot of $$ for the helmet upgrades and has spent more than a few hours at Walter Reed.
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