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Social media was set ablaze last night with reactions to President Obama’s re-election, and no surprise – musicians got in on the celebrating or hating. Classic rockers, while not typically as active on Twitter as their younger colleagues, sounded off with excitement, humor and in several cases (like Ted Nugent and Aerosmith’s Joe Perry), disappointment and outrage. Check out the reactions below.
Whew, I'm really glad Rosanne Barr didn't win tonight.
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Nikki Sixx (@NikkiSixx) November 07, 2012Did I win? #Election2012
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Alice Cooper (@RealAliceCooper) November 07, 2012Come on MITT!!! I want my constitution left just the way it is.I want America back not the socialist state it's turning into!
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Joe Perry (@JoePerry) November 07, 2012Frankly I don't like either of them. I don't like the shady system that puts them there,the whole thing run by monsanto , big biz etc.
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Joe Perry (@JoePerry) November 07, 2012It's all a bunch of show biz, fine tuned to make you think you have some control. But when they start stepping on the constitution-- WRONG
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Joe Perry (@JoePerry) November 07, 2012Voted for @BarackObama and no on B - Let the blocking begin
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Dave Navarro (@DaveNavarro) November 07, 2012(Benmont Tench from Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers)
To all my Republican friends: It's not the end of the world. That comes on December 21st.
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benmont tench III (@benchten) November 07, 2012I hope that everyone exercised their right to vote! Congratulations to President Obama!
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Smokey Robinson (@smokey_robinson) November 07, 2012Congratulations to Barak Obama for winning four more years as president of the USA!
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Bryan Adams (@bryanadams) November 07, 2012Pimps whores & welfare brats & their soulless supporters hav a president to destroy America
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Ted Nugent (@TedNugent) November 07, 2012So Obama still demands the hardest workers provide for the nonwotkers. Shared opportunitiesmy ass
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Ted Nugent (@TedNugent) November 07, 2012What subhuman varmint believes others must pay for their obesity booze cellphones birthcontrol abortions & lives
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Ted Nugent (@TedNugent) November 07, 2012Goodluk America u just voted for economic & spiritual suicide. Soulless fools
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Ted Nugent (@TedNugent) November 07, 2012So 4 SCOTUS idiots dont believe in self defense. Pure evil
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Ted Nugent (@TedNugent) November 07, 2012I cry tears of blood for The Last Best Place & the warriors who died for this tragedy
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Ted Nugent (@TedNugent) November 07, 2012Bob Dylan did not react to the election results, but he did predict Obama’s landslide win against Romney, who received nearly 100 fewer electoral votes than the president. Dylan took to his Facebook early Tuesday to note “that we’re not fooled by the media and we think it’s going to be a landslide” with regards to election results.
- Jillian Mapes, CBS Local
