DNC: Obama Gets Support from Hollywood A-Listers Longoria and Johansson
September 07, 2012
Politix
The Democratic National Convention concluded on Thursday in Charlotte, NC, with some star power from Eva Longoria and Scarlett Johansson – and a rousing acceptance speech from President Barack Obama.
Longoria, a co-chair of Obama's re-election campaign, told the crowd, “The Eva Longoria who worked at Wendy's flipping burgers, she needed a tax break, but the Eva Longoria who works on movie sets does not!”
Johansson urged young people to vote, telling a story about helping her mother vote when she was a little girl. “I remember the excitement I felt in that secret box, and feeling like my mom's vote wasn't just about the candidate, it was about our family -- and all the families just like ours.”
President Obama, however, was the true star of the evening, delivering a powerful speech about his plans to continue working hard to help America.
“Our problems can be solved,” he said. “Our challenges can be met. The path we offer may be harder, but it leads to a better place. And I’m asking you to choose that future.”
Longoria, a co-chair of Obama's re-election campaign, told the crowd, “The Eva Longoria who worked at Wendy's flipping burgers, she needed a tax break, but the Eva Longoria who works on movie sets does not!”
Johansson urged young people to vote, telling a story about helping her mother vote when she was a little girl. “I remember the excitement I felt in that secret box, and feeling like my mom's vote wasn't just about the candidate, it was about our family -- and all the families just like ours.”
President Obama, however, was the true star of the evening, delivering a powerful speech about his plans to continue working hard to help America.
“Our problems can be solved,” he said. “Our challenges can be met. The path we offer may be harder, but it leads to a better place. And I’m asking you to choose that future.”
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EXTRA should keep its commentary non-political. I am really dismayed that you give coverage to the support of so-called "stars" for Obama. You are an entertainment program, not a political program and you should have no references to an election which is only 2 months away. I don't care that Eva Longoria does not need a tax cut. I do and I am middle class and I am sick of supporting all those people who have barely been in this country for a year and come and get so many benefits and do not work perhaps because they cannot even speak english. I will no longer watch EXTRA and I will no longer be interested in Johansson or Longoria. They are TV/movie people and have no business injecting their political views into the news. Disgraceful
A-listers? That's a stretch, especially Eva Longoria.