Celebrities support US presidential candidates
<p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1920<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promoting">promoting</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="season">season</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="celebrities">celebrities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="talents">talents</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="favor">favor</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="shed">shed</span> <span word="tears">tears</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="Celebrities">Celebrities</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="us">us</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="influential">influential</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sway">sway</span> <span word="people">people</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="votes">votes</span>?</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2008 <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="celebrities">celebrities</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Bono">Bono</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Oprah">Oprah</span> <span word="Winfrey">Winfrey</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="scoring">scoring</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="big">big</span>. <span word="Stars">Stars</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Jennifer">Jennifer</span> <span word="Lopez">Lopez</span>, <span word="Beyonc">Beyonc</span>é, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Julianne">Julianne</span> <span word="Moore">Moore</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="audiences">audiences</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="denies">denies</span>.</p><p><span word="Madonna">Madonna</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="booed">booed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="voicing">voicing</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span>.</p><p><span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Ellen">Ellen</span> <span word="DeGeneres">DeGeneres</span>, <span word="Angelina">Angelina</span> <span word="Jolie">Jolie</span>, <span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="Gaga">Gaga</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Katy">Katy</span> <span word="Perry">Perry</span>.</p><p><span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="unpopular">unpopular</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span>.</p><p><span word="Actor">Actor</span>/<span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="Clint">Clint</span> <span word="Eastwood">Eastwood</span> <span word="supports">supports</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Convention">Convention</span>, <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="chair">chair</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span>.</p><p><span word="Chuck">Chuck</span> <span word="Norris">Norris</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="supporter">supporter</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="call">call</span> “1,000 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="darkness">darkness</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>”.</p>
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