We don’t care much about politics around here — politics is such a downer — but when the stars get involved, we’re obliged to at least post on it.
Extra has compiled a list of which candidates the stars are supporting.
No real surprises here — they lean toward Democrats, and Barack Obama seems to have the majority of star support. Jump in for the full list.
Ya know, Oprah and Obama makes me think of that schtick David Letterman used when he was hosting the Oscars. Remember that? “Oprah, Uma. Uma, Oprah.” You could just as easily stick “Obama” in that joke; it’s equally funny.
Anyway.
This is interesting.
One in three New Hampshire women between the ages of 18 and 29 said the talk-show queen’s recent campaign appearances with Barack Obama made them less likely to vote for the Illinois Democrat, according to a poll released yesterday by Zogby International and Lifetime Television.
At the other end of the age spectrum, 17 percent of women over 65 said Oprah’s support lowered their opinions of Obama.
And 73 percent of women said it made no difference to their campaign choices at all.
Voters don’t want “to have their entertainment figures involved in political support,” Fritz Wenzel, director of communications at Zogby International, told the Chicago Sun-Times.
In fairness, these statistics don’t address that all-important demo of women between 29 and 65, and the 73% figure isn’t qualified (which demo does it apply to?), and, with women 18-29, how did the remaining 2/3 respond? You always have to look at stats like this with a critical eye. I’d be interested in seeing the raw data. I checked the Zogby site for it, but couldn’t track it down. Anyone have any thoughts on where I might find it?
I can’t believe that The Post is actually called “news.” I have to say I do buy it sometimes when I have a quarter in my pocket and I need something to flip through on the subway.
Their headlines harken back to a time when “newsies” would shout out “Extra extra read all about it!” They have no shame and they forgot that they weren’t US Weekly a long time ago. I love that they are creating a soap opera out of the Obama/Hillary feud.
Somehow I am obsessed with this…The war of words is heating up and it is a bit stupid. I think there are more important issues in the campaign other than which celebrity supports which hot Dem. If you vote based on who Jennifer Aniston gives her money to then you have a lot more issues you need to sort out on your own.
Daivd Geffen, see center pic above, has now jumped into the ring and slammed the Clintons. I don’t know why David Geffen’s political stance is important but his “dis” is quite amusing.
“Everybody in politics lies, but the Clintons “do it with such ease it’s troubling.” He went on to hint that Bill still had marital fidelity issues, and that Hillary was over-produced, over-scripted, over-ambitious, stiff-necked and haughty. And then he said the worst thing a Hollywood guy could say: The Clinton Show was boring. “And I’m tired of hearing James Carville on television,” he said.
Snap David Geffen! Boring? I mean, Obama would make a much better reality show. Ohhhh, a reality show about a political campaign. I have a pitch. David, call me.
Tyra Banks and Photoshop collaborate to reproduce her barrier-breaking Sports Illustrated cover ten years ago. I think we all know which party worked harder. [POTP]
Marcia Cross pops out those twins. [dlisted]
Anna Nicole Smith: same great trial, now with more decomposition! [A Socialite's Life]
The Desperate Housewives crew thinks they’re gonna drag this thing out for four more years. I’ll believe that when I see it. [ONTD]
Hollywood hands Barack Obama a clean $1.3 million. [FishbowlLA]
Yet another Perez Hilton lawsuit. But this one involves Jennifer Aniston’s boobies! [Bricks and Stones]
Dancing with the Stars announces its new cast. The D-list line-up includes *NSYNC’s Joey Fatone, which I find endlessly amusing, as he once hosted Fame, a wildly unsuccessful reality talent competition. Nowhere to go but up, now, buddy! [Celebrity Smack]
So Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama are now in a bitchfest to see who can have the coolest friends in Hollywood. When the Dreamworks guys, David Geffen, Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg, decided to have a huge fundraiser for Obama Hillary got quite upset and had her people make a nasty call.
Here is how I imagined the phone call went:
Hillary: OMG Steven I totally thought you were MY friend. I’m really upset, you totally can’t sit at the lunch table anymore!
Steven: Hil, so sorry but Barak is new, fresh and he totally has those new Prada slides that I’ve been eyeing. I mean, Barak is so hot right now.
Hillary: But I HATE him, I can’t belive you are going to his party…I am the one that throws all the cool parties, I’m the popular girl in Hollywood, everyone loves me.
Steven: Everyone loved you. Past tense, Barak’s party is supposed to be really cool…I mean Eddie Murphy is going to be there
Hillary: EDDIE Murphy, he NEVER comes to my parties!
Steven: Jennifer Aniston, Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington are coming too…
Hillary: OMG! Seriously, all I know is that I HATE HIM. He’s going down…nobody upsets the queen bee in Hollywood politics. NOBODY. My boyfriend Bill is so going to beat him up.
Steven: Bill’s going too…
Hilllary: (runs out the lunch room crying)
Someone snuck a cell phone camera into the Saddam Hussein hanging this weekend, and caught the whole thing on tape. Saddam drops at 1:40 on the tape.
Please note: this is video of an actual hanging. Viewer discretion strongly advised.
Someone snuck a cell phone camera into the Saddam Hussein hanging this weekend, and caught the whole thing on tape. Saddam drops at 1:40 on the tape.
Please note: this is video of an actual hanging. Viewer discretion strongly advised.
“I’m here to announce I’m a candidate for president of the United States,” he said this morning on The Today Show. “I’ve reached my own conclusion this is the best way to serve my country.”
The Democratic senator was John Kerry’s running mate during his unsuccessful bid for the presidency in 2004.
We’re still waiting to hear formally from Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Stay tuned.
