Hollywood's Love Affair With Obama
By Rick Pearcey • July 9, 2010, 10:14 AM
Christian Toto writes at Human Events:
Sen. Barack Obama promised us "Hope and Change" during the 2008 presidential campaign.
A gaggle of celebrities from Tom Hanks to Spike Lee predicted more than that if voters pulled the lever for Obama. They said the senator would "change the world."
Voters assumed they meant for the better.
But after 16 months of the Obama Administration in action -- high unemployment, allies rebuffed, promises shattered, chaos in Afghanistan and mind-numbing deficits -- these very same celebrities owe us an apology.
And Oprah Winfrey’s mea culpa should come gift-wrapped and scented with fancy perfume. She used her reservoir of good will to stump for the smooth-talking senator.
Practical Application: Voters may want to "think twice before they consider listening to an actor’s political opinion in 2012."
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