Posted on 06/19/2008 4:49:46 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
Los Angeles(Reuters) - Many Hollywood celebrities who had supported Hillary Clinton are rallying behind Barack Obama, pledging money and star power to the Democrat's U.S. presidential bid before a big fundraiser next week.
Experts say that since Clinton conceded defeat this month after a grueling Democratic nominating contest, celebrities have quickly united behind Obama.
The result, they said, could be a campaign cash windfall for the senator from Illinois, but star support doesn't necessarily translate directly to votes.
Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, a senior scholar at the University of Southern California, said that once a politician becomes known, voters look for candidates with positions they like and with whom they can identify, regardless of celebrity backing.
In fact, stars can cause harm if a performer's public image rubs voters the wrong way. That happened when Jane Fonda and Barbra Streisand campaigned for former Texas Gov. Ann Richards in her conservative state, and Richards lost the bid.
"Sometimes they can come back to bite the candidate," Jeffe said.
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Sure, why not? A majority of them are the same ignorant vacant fame seeking types as the messiah.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Yep, hardly seems like news that the Hollywood types are behind Obama. They like their candidates liberal and appreciate someone in a victim group, such as a minority group.
doh!
well you know where to go
http://en.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Cult_of_Baltar
“”Sometimes they can come back to bite the candidate,” Jeffe said.”
From his mouth to the Lord’s ears...
None of these Hollywood types would allow an inexperienced hair dresser or make up artist touch them. But they want an inexperienced punk to be President
I WANT ONE!
“In fact, stars can cause harm if a performer’s public image rubs voters the wrong way. That happened when Jane Fonda and Barbra Streisand campaigned for former Texas Gov. Ann Richards in her conservative state, and Richards lost the bid.
“Sometimes they can come back to bite the candidate,” Jeffe said.”
Anyone heard from Janeane Garofalo or Michael Moore recently?
The Kardashian show is the worst on TV. There are 2 programs that I refuse to watch- The Kardashians and Keith Oberman. It just shows the uneducated idiots in Hollywood are just that-uneducated idiots.
Gee I’m so....not surprised. Not in the least.
The SNL sketch about the Dmes rings true:
“Like so many in the media we are totally in the tank for Obama...”
Wish I could find a gif of the chick having an Obasm in that skit...
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