Celebrity Videos

Of course in every election different celebrities endorse candidates in order for that candidate to get your vote. Of course you have Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon, Martin Scheen and Rob Reiner who always back a Democrat. Chuck Norris and Sly Stallone usually go Republican. But in most cases Hollywood is usually Democrat. Well some celebrities have been pretty vocal in the latest election. Black Eyed Peas member will.i.am has created two pretty popular videos for Senator Obama.



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both videos are full of celebrities including Jessica Alba, Scarlett Johansen, John Leguizamo, John Legend, George Lopez, Harrold Perrineu, and Luis Guzman.

Now on the Hillary Clinton side, we get a little message from Jack Nicholson.



Of course when I think of Hillary Clinton, I think of The Joker. The Joker has been named Wizard Magazine's worst villain ever. He has killed thousands of innocent people just to make himself laugh. And then Jack Torrence, who is on AFI's worst villains list. A certified madman. What better way to advertise a political candidate, but with at least two horrible villains.

I think that when you look at the videos you can definitely tell how this election has been going. The Obama videos are full of younger celebrities. Jessica Alba and Scarlett Johansen are today's Hollywood starlets. John Legend is the future of classic music. Harrold Perrineu is on LOST. And even the endorsements he has gotten that are not in the video tend to be younger celebrities. Usher and Kerry Washington have been stumping for him on the campaign trail. Brandon Routh and Kal Penn have been going to college campuses. I personally got to talk with Kal Penn for a little while. He said he was usually apolitical and does not associate himself with a party, but Obama inspired him to be active. But then you also have another side with Obama, the respected Hollywood elite side. Robert DeNiro, Forest Whitaker, and George Clooney are a who's who of Oscar winning actors, and Larry David. And no one can forget Oprah Winfrey. I was in Des Moines at the Oprah event where 18,500 people showed up. She is the most powerful woman in the world. This shadows how the youth and younger generations are coming out for Obama, but you also have the seasoned old timers.

Clinton's celebrity fanbase has not been nearly as vocal or available. Stephen Speiberg, Ted Dansen, that bald guy from West Wing, and the ladies on The View. No one can really attract a big crowd, let alone a crowd full of youth. Jack Nicholson is a good actor and I would go to an event to see him, but I don't think a political message with the Joker in it is an appropriate thing for an election. It's like when I went to see Fred Thompson, he has John Rich from Big and Rich sing. In a crowd full of old Republicans, he sang Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy. The song was completely inappropriate for the venue.

The only other real big celebrity in the race is Chuck Norris. Norris' support of Huckabee even started a fight between the late night comedians. But now Huckabee doesn't have an ice cubes chance in hell of getting the nomination, so look how that turned out.

I think celebrity endorsement can be a good thing. The 18,500 people who were there to "see Oprah" also saw Barack speak, and it garnered more press for Sen. Obama. I would never have gotten to sit down with Kal Penn or see John Legend sing if it wasn't for their interest in the political landscape. But even if Christopher Walken and Paul Reubans endorsed a canidate, I would still go for the one that I thought was the best. A celebrity's opinion would not influence my thought. But the fact that Larry David is on the same board with me does make me feel better about Larry David. And thats the thing. The celebrity is putting their image on the line to share how they feel. Look at Oprah, a balck woman who has to choose between a black man and a woman. Now, I personally do not feel Oprah has back Barack because he is black, but a lot of people do, and even if she says she doesn't, people will still think that way. But if celebrities want to put there reputation on the line, let em.