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Title: Democratic Endorsements
Post by: The_Professor on February 03, 2008, 12:46:56 PM
Anyone surprise you?

28 January 2008
Democratic Endorsements
Here are just a few of the endorsements candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have received in their campaign for the Democratic nomination for president.

BARACK OBAMA

Senators and Governors:
Sen. John Kerry (Massachusetts)
Sen. Ted Kennedy  (Massachusetts)
Sen. Patrick Leahy (Vermont)
Sen. Tim Johnson (South Dakota)
Sen. Ben Nelson (Nebraska)
Sen. Claire McKaskill (Missouri)
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolatino
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle
Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius


Celebrities:
Oprah Winfrey, TV personality
Toni Morrison, author
Scarlett Johansson, actress
Ken Burns, filmmaker
John Legend, singer
Matt Damon, actor
George Clooney, actor
Robert Deniro, actor

Other Endorsements:
Caroline Kennedy
Rep. Patrick Kennedy
Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin
former Sen. Bill Bradley
Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, former National Security Adviser (Carter)
Washington DC mayor Adrian Fenty
Sheila Johnson, co-founder Black Entertainment TV




 HILLARY CLINTON

Senators and Governors:
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (Maryland)
Sen. Daniel Inouye (Hawaii)
Sen. Robert Menendez (New Jersey)
Sen. Mark Pryor (Arkansas)
Sen. Diane Feinstein (California)
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (Michigan)
Sen. Evan Bayh (Indiana)
Sen. Maria Cantwell (Washington)
Sen. Bill Nelson (Florida)
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland
New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe
Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Miller
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell
New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer

Celebrities:
Madonna, entertainer
Billie Jean King, tennis champion
Quincy Jones, musician
Berry Gordy, founder, Motown Records
Stephen Spielberg, director
Maya Angelou, poet
Rob Reiner, director
Barbara Streisand, singer
Kimora Lee Simmons, fashion designer
50 cent, rapper
Jenna Jameson, porn actress
Carly Simon, singer-songwriter
Jerry Springer, talk show host

Other Endorsements:
San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsome
Geraldine Ferraro, feminist and former VP candidate
Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY)
Boston mayor Thomas Menino
former Sen. Richard Gephardt
former Amb. Joe Wilson
Gen. Wesley Clark
former VP Walter Mondale
William Perry, former Defense Secretary (Clinton)
Robert Johnson, co-founder Black Entertainment TV
Kerry Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Kathleen Kennedy-Townsend
Madeline Albright, former Secretary of State (Clinton)

Title: Re: Democratic Endorsements
Post by: Lanya on February 03, 2008, 09:56:52 PM
Photo of
Maria Shriver giving her endorsement to Obama
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/02/breaking-news-m.html
Title: Re: Democratic Endorsements
Post by: The_Professor on February 04, 2008, 07:21:22 AM
Good for her!

I hope Obama picks up even more high-profile endorsements, though it is unclear to me how many voters are swayed by this.

I havealways felt Maria Shriver was one of the best out of that Kennedy-Shriver lot. Intelligent, savvy and not bad looking at all.
Title: Re: Democratic Endorsements
Post by: _JS on February 04, 2008, 12:32:48 PM
No surprises, that looks about right.

Maybe slightly surprised that the Clintons couldn't get Zbigniew Brzezinski in their camp.
Title: Re: Democratic Endorsements
Post by: The_Professor on February 04, 2008, 12:35:36 PM
Somewhat interesting that the Kennedy clan is split...

Maria Shriver just came out for Obama today.

If Hillary gets elected, which I still predict, I wonder if she will somehow retaliate against these folks?
Title: Re: Democratic Endorsements
Post by: Lanya on February 05, 2008, 10:53:55 PM
http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN0562976220080205

Jerry Garcia's bandmates are for Obama.