When you’re the Will Smith of Hair Rock, politicians, if not rock fans, take notice. Jon Bon Jovi, with his pro-Jersey, anti-being-anti-anything attitude, has won the hearts of similarly eager-to-please politicians.

Barack Obama, John Edwards, John Kerry, Al Gore, the Clintons and various New Jersey elected officials too insignificant to name individually all love this guy the way Carrie did in his cameo as an emotionally unavailable man on Sex and the City:

Unlike many other celebrities, he keeps his thoughts about the war in Iraq and President Bush largely to himself. While fellow New Jerseyan Bruce Springsteen is not shy about taking Mr. Bush to task and speaks out against the war on his new album, Mr. Bon Jovi is more comfortable talking about poverty and affordable housing. And his attention to those causes has earned him an audience with some of the country’s biggest political names.

Ah, so staying quiet is the secret to gaining the respect of influential people.

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