Katy Perry wears her vote on her body at Obama rally
Singer gives a free concert outside of Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Katy Perry's doing her best get-out-the vote effort: At a rally for President Barack Obama, she wore a tight white dress imprinted like a ballot, and a square box on her right hip filled in the names of Obama and Joe Biden.
Perry gave a free concert at a park in a historically minority neighborhood just northwest of downtown Las Vegas to screaming fans at about 9 p.m., the same time Air Force One landed at McCarran International Airport across town.
Obama later told the crowd, "I believe in you. I need you to keep believing in me."
The Las Vegas campaign event drew more than 10,000 people, according to fire officials and organizers, with long lines still on sidewalks during Perry's 30-minute performance before Obama arrived.
The singer opened with a rendition of Al Green's soul hit, "Let's Stay Together," and played five songs, including "Teenage Dream," before ending with a thumping bass drum version of "Firework."
Perry, who recently also played a free concert at an Obama event in Los Angeles, paused before the last song Wednesday to exhort people in the Las Vegas crowd to vote early.
"Don't wait. Go tomorrow," she said. "How many of you are 18 here? It's going to be your first time, right?"
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October 25, 2012 at 10:54PM EST Reply to CommentShe may be a brainless celebrity, but she's still a fox.
tomincmh
October 25, 2012 at 11:34PM EST Reply to CommentBeautiful, intelligent, civic minded, and looks damn good in that outfit. Good work, Katy.
Doc How "intelligent" is it to vote for someone that wants ALL of your money because your rich?
October 26, 2012 at 8:15AM ESTtomincmh Doc, first of all, since you seem to care so much about this point, I really should ask you; are you rich? If not, why carry the water for them when the unlimited amounts of money being thrown into this race can speak for them more than adequately? Either way, all that's being asked for is a return to the Clinton era income tax rates, an increase of 3%. Not exactly bloody murder as some would like to suggest.
October 26, 2012 at 8:57AM ESTAngel TOMINCMH...standing ovation! Very well said!!
October 28, 2012 at 3:04AM ESTAnderson
October 26, 2012 at 11:07AM EST Reply to CommentI'd like to punch the chads on that outfit.
Snowyone
October 26, 2012 at 8:22PM EST Reply to Commentwhat do you expect from a libertard.....stupid dont like her never will
Vicki
October 30, 2012 at 12:40AM EST Reply to CommentGood for Katy Perry. We need wonderful people like her to encourage people to get out there and vote. This is the first I have heard and I am very proud of her.
P.A.
October 30, 2012 at 3:01PM EST Reply to CommentI weep for the future...what an air head....great body, but air head
Thomas LOL Yes, I am afraid we have been doomed. Singers should just sing, not try to think unless they are willing to do some fact checking. It is time Valerie Jarrett and her puppet, BO, be sent back to Chicago sewer politics. Just look at their last ads to know what sewers they are willing to wallow in.
October 30, 2012 at 8:21PM EST