Celebrity Support to Draft Obama
These celebs work hard for a better America and have made statements in support of Senator Obama. Thus we introduce our page for these Honorary Celebrity Members of Draft Obama - these statements are not official endorsements...but...
George Clooney |
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Oprah Winfrey “I think his sense of hope and optimism for this country and what is possible for the United States is the kind of thing that I would like to get behind." (source) |
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Edward Norton "It would be a privilege to support a guy like that," the actor said. "In my adult life there have been so few people in the political spectrum that I have really gotten excited about. I think he's got the goods." (source) |
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Will Smith Clearly meaning that "third act" would be a run for the White House, Smith added, "There's absolutely going to be a third act and I believe [Obama] is going to be the hero." Not a bad endorsement from a guy who has made quite a career of playing heroes of all kinds the past few years. (source) |
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Rob Reiner "How poetic would it be that a one-term congressman from the state of Illinois could be elected President and free the slaves and now a one-term African-America Senator from that same state could become the next President?" (source) |
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Laurence Fishburne "Clearly, Barack Obama is someone who is optimistic and positive in terms of what he feels is possible for this country," said [Laurence] Fishburne, who plays a chef in the Ambassador kitchen. "That is very refreshing and very much needed today." |
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Warren Buffet "I've got a conviction about him that I don't get very often. He has as much potential as anyone I've seen to have an important impact over his lifetime on the course that America takes. If he can do an ounce better with me, fine." (source) |
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Ethel Kennedy - widow of Senator Bobby Kennedy "I think he feels it. He feels it just like Bobby did," Ethel Kennedy said, comparing her late husband's quest for social justice to Obama's. "He has the passion in his heart. He's not selling you. It's just him." Ethel Kennedy invited Obama to deliver the keynote address at a ceremony commemorating the 80th birthday of Robert F. Kennedy. She said she had carefully followed the career of the Illinois senator, whom she referred to as "our next president." (source) |
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Kristen Chenoweth, Tony Award Winning Actress If she’s surprisingly salty, it’s in part because she’s tired of trying to calibrate or camouflage her opinions. (She was wearing a Barack Obama for President button, and said she prays for him.) (source) |
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Steven D. Levitt, co-author of Freakonomics “If he has the same effect on others as he does on me, you are looking at a future president." (source) |
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Matt Damon CHRIS MATTHEWS: Who would you most like to see as the next president? MATT DAMON: Barack Obama. MATTHEWS: Would you campaign for Obama? Would you go out and work for him? DAMON: Yes, I would support him strongly (source) |
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Rap Artist Nas Q: Do you vote? A: Not until Obama runs…or maybe when Ms Clinton runs. Obama is an exciting cat. (source) |
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Emilio Estevez The question that needs to be asked, then is whether we'll ever see another politician in the tradition of the brothers Kennedy. "We need to do something to inspire the young people to re-engage, and I think it's going to take somebody who is charismatic, who speaks from his heart and who is not afraid to, you know, flub," Estevez said. "There's nobody out there yet. [Senator] Barack Obama, I think, has a ton of potential. (source) |
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Sharon Stone "Bobby Kennedy went to South Africa during his senatorial campaign — I mean, think of that! That's pretty cool," marveled [Sharon] Stone, a jaded hairdresser in the film. "Obama just went to Africa too. ... He is certainly a very charismatic man who knows how to speak to the nation as a whole and not in a bipartisan, singular way. ... He understands that we are a multicultural, multiparty nation. He tries to think of us as a united states." (source) |
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Stephen Colbert -responding to a recent appearance at Northwestern University, where crowd members donned Colbert/Obama ’08 T-shirts. "I can't tell Jon I'm dropping him to go with Barack. Maybe he'll read it in this article." (source) |
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Rap artist Common - on Jadakiss’ 2004 hit single “Why?” "Why is Bush acting like he trying to get Osama? Why don't we impeach him and elect Obama?" |
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Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Basketball Legend "I think Sen. Obama is a very good choice," Abdul-Jabbar said. "I was very impressed [with] his knowledge of the issues and the fact that throughout his lifetime he has been a consensus builder and someone who can build bridges to different segments of America society. I think that's something we need at this point." (source) |
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Halle Berry, Tony Award Winning Actress "I so love what he stands for and respect him so much that when I met him, I was a bit shaky," she told the Philadelphia Daily News, which asked if she'd endorse him for President. "Oh, my God, yes! I'll do whatever he says to do. I'll collect paper cups off the ground to make his pathway clear." (source) |
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Dreamworks, Hollywood Studio "Three of the most powerful men in Hollywood - Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen - have just invited Democrats to a truly high-profile fundraiser, a Feb. 20 reception for Obama at the swank Beverly Hilton Hotel, with a dinner later at Geffen's home for top donors."(source) |
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Ariana Huffington, Editor-in-Chief, The Huffinton Post "Sure, Obama is young, brilliant, handsome, charismatic ... and, yes, Sen. Biden, "clean as a whistle." But the reason why Hollywood has gone ga-ga for Obama can be summed up in one word: "Casting." […] And it's not just a question of finding someone with "star quality," a young, handsome leading man to head your ticket. It's about blending the right candidate with the right role at the right time for our country. […] For now at least, Hollywood has decided that Obama for President is a case of perfect casting." (source) |
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Ari Emanuel, Hollywood Superagent "Obama made another stop that evening, a private meet-and-greet in the home of Hollywood agent Ari Emanuel, who's a partner in the powerful Endeavor Agency and brother of Democratic Congressman Rahm Emanuel. A small clatch of celebrities and entertainment industry bigwigs — Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, Normal Lear, Christine Lahti and her husband, Studio 60 producer Thomas Schlamme — came out to meet Obama. Powerhouse agent Ari Emanuel, whose client stable includes A-listers like Michael Douglas, Martin Scorsese, Larry David and Paris Hilton, is set to throw a sure-to-be-star-studded bash for Obama, D-Ill., next month." (source) |
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Rev. Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Activist and Two-Time Presidential Candidate "All of my heart leans toward Barack," Jackson said. "He is a next-door neighbor literally. I think he's an extension of our struggle to make this a more perfect union." "I will talk to all of them, but my inclinations are really toward Barack," he added." (source) |
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Ben Affleck, Actor "In his introduction, Affleck said that Obama, "in a short time, he has already proven himself to be the most galvanizing leader to come out of either party in my opinion in at least a decade and a half, if not more." "He is very, very likely -- though good luck in getting him or anyone else to say so -- at one point, eventually down the road, at some point, in my opinion and many others, the future of this country," Affleck said." (source) |
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Wyclef Jean, Hip-Hop Artist and Roving Ambassador to Haiti "Wyclef rapped “moved the crowd just like Obama” during a performance at the 2007 Grammy’s, an event watched by more than 20 million viewers." (source) |
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Charles Barkley, Basketball Legend "I'm going with Senator Barack Obama. I like him a lot. I respect him. I really -- I really think he'd make a fantastic president." (source) |
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