It’s no surprise talk show host Oprah Winfrey was wowed by Sen. Barack Obama’s speech in Denver. After all, she endorsed him last year and may have swayed early primary voters in Obama’s direction.
But O went beyond just being enthused by Obama’s speech on Thursday, as the presidential candidate accepted the Democratic Party nomination. “Just seeing him on stage, I cried my eyelashes off,” Winfrey told a reporter with the TV show Entertainment Tonight.
Rapper Kanye West, 31, who was with Winfrey, was also effusive about the speech. “It changed my life,” West told ET. In reaction to West, Winfrey went on to say it changed her life, too. “We have to do whatever it takes to get him in office,” she said.
The Democratic National Convention in Denver was a virtual who’s who of celebrity backers with actors Ben Affleck and Jennifer G
arner, who are married, showing up. There were director Steven Spielberg, actor Forest Whitaker and singer Jennifer Lopez, and that’s not even counting the stars — including Stevie Wonder — who performed on-stage at the DNC.
Obama’s rival in the run for the White House, Republican Senator John McCain, has attacked Obama as little more than a celebrity himself in a campaign advertisement.
But McCain also has his own stable of celebrity backers. Actor Dean Cain, 42, who played Superman on the 1990s television show “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” spoke of his support for McCain to Larry King on cable network CNN following Obama’s speech.
McCain also has the support of Latin singer Daddy Yankee and reality star Heidi Montag. Stay tuned — as they say in television — to see what kind of star power turns out for the Republican National Convention, which starts on Monday.
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Oprah Winfrey is an amazing hypocrite! She has Obama on her show twice and then says she won’t get involved with candidates! Of course, this Oprah hypocrisy is nothing compared to her latest outrage. Oprah says she is in favor of a bill aimed at child predators. However, Oprah promotes a book by the head of pedophile cult called MK-ULTRA . It is claimed that this book, written by a child predator named William Thetford, speaks for Jesus Christ in his book, “A Course in Miracles”. Oprah promotes this book and of course by inference, pedophile leader, William Thetford, every single day on her radio show. The evidence of women testifying before Federal Hearings about their sexual abuse as children by Oprah’s championed author’s organization can be found by links to a website:
- Posted by truth13http://www.newspiritualbible.com/index6
Oprah will do whatever it takes to get Obama elected. Then uses the excuse that she must stay politically neutral when it comes to her show. Of course! we understand. We wouldn’t want to put you in situation that would expose your bias. That’s right, she’s already done that herself.
Oprah is a fraud!
- Posted by TimOprah gives advice on relationships, but has a boy friend who is a door mat … gives advice on marriage, but has never been married … gives advice on child rearing, but has no children … gives advice on Obama, but was a member of Jeremiah Wright’s anti-American racist church for several years. Now, her white women’s audience, which made Oprah rich, wants to know more about Sarah Palin, but Oprah says NO !!!
- Posted by GinaChristine, it’s true that both Clinton and Reagan were governors…the critical difference is that they were each governors for 2 four year terms. Ms. Palin has only held office for barely 2 years, I don’t think that’s quite the same.
- Posted by PamI think McCain thinks that women are just foolish enough to believe if they didn’t get Hillary, ANY woman will do. That’s a shame, and a total slap in the face to everything Hillary stands for. Any true supporter of the ideals that Hillary represents, will choose Obama. They were very similar in their views and will work together to make the changes this country needs.
If you’re for making the people of this country better off now and in the future, and make the country itself more respected again - Obama/Biden are the only smart choice.
Has anybody commented that Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan were governors, with similar experience to Palin when they were elected president? The press is against her because she is conservative and a Christian and there is fear that she will influence policy. Bush has done damage and people are afraid that a Christian is a danger. I am not so sure that is true.
- Posted by Christine WestOprah will lose status if Obama is not elected. He has been her pet project for the last few years. Oprah wants him in office to complete her life goal of our United States supporting all the world. Their view is to level the playing field. Schools, roads, jobs, they want the people of the United States to provide this for all poverty countries using our countries tax dollars and resources.
- Posted by IrisheyesAs with all, self appointed follow my example because I’m so wonderful and always right, people the only way to accomplish this is to take money out of my pocket because they decide someone else can use it more than me.
Gee..Oprah learned early how to use people and does it effectively. She is the very reason I will not vote for Obama.
Juan,
McCain has voted with George Bush 90% of the time. I’d say that’s a little less of an independent voice than I’d like. Maverick? Hardly.
Want a real independent? A person who has truly done things for this country? Support Ralph Nader. He’s not as slick as the 2 mainstream candidates, but he’s an option for those of us that want to send a message that the 2 parties are not representing Americans.
- Posted by BethIf we can break out of the 2 party system, we might be able to get things accomplished in this country before it’s too late!