Posted on 09/01/2007 6:32:50 AM PDT by Mr. Brightside
Clooney: Obama's like a rock star
By COLLEEN BARRY, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 50 minutes ago
VENICE, Italy - Barack Obama has the aura of a rock star, says George Clooney, who also had some kind words for other Democratic presidential candidates.
"You've been in a room once in a while with a rock star. He walks into the world, and he takes your breath away. I'd love him to be president, quite honestly," the actor told reporters Friday at the Venice Film Festival, where his legal thriller "Michael Clayton" was premiering.
Clooney, who banked a check for Obama at a private $1.3 million fundraiser in Beverly Hills last February, praised the U.S. senator for speaking out early against the Iraq war.
But with more than a year until the election, Clooney also said he liked Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and former Sen. John Edwards and pondered whether former Vice President Al Gore might vie for the presidency again.
"It could be interesting," he said.
The politics of war was in the air at Venice, with two U.S. films competing for the Golden Lion dealing with the impact of the Iraq conflict.
Clooney who said he made "Syriana" and "Good Night, and Good Luck," out of anger that he was labeled a traitor for questioning the decision to go to war told reporters he thinks change is coming.
He said he believes Americans are now in the process of fixing the mistakes of the last few years.
Fixing things, "that's what Americans have been really good at," he said.
Caipirabob: Clooney's like an actor...without all the talent.
A positive thing about Keith Richards as POTUS is any assassination attempt would be useless, we couldn't tell whether he is dead or not.
/obscure?
Yes mr. clooney (rhymes with loony) lets bow down to a born Muslim. Its well known that once a Muslim always a Muslim regardless of the denials by Obama or loony.
Like he’s like a rock star alright . . . empty headed except for the drugs.
The drumbeat of a Democrat groupie.
Obama takes cLOONey’s breath away. wow.
heavy.
Well, gee...wasn’t I just waiting to see who Georgie liked....? That was sarcasm for anyone who missed it.
The very LAST person in Hollyweird who’s opinion I give a rat’s patoot about is Clooney’s (...well actually, there are a few). One thing we can all be sure about, should any “star” back your guy- give him another look! You might have made a mistake.
It amazes me. Obama is so obviously clueless about the way the world works, but Clooney loves him because he’s “like a rock star”.
Statements like that point up the difference between Democrats and Republicans.
Democrats love rock stars, who make them “feel” good (I noticed that in the last debate, the Dems kept saying “I like the way he makes me feel”.
If someone brought me a Republican candidate who they said was a “rock star”, I’d run like hell. What an insult to a presidential candidate.
Does he mean in the Jason Giambi sense...”play like an All-Star, party like a rock star, hammer like a porn star”?
Very well stated. I wish I could have put words together like that myself. Exactly. Thanks.
Very well stated. I wish I could have put words together like that myself. Exactly. Thanks.
That’s great! How succinct.
Thank you, pieceofthepuzzle!
“like a rock star” = loud, empty, and surrounded by mindless groupies.
yeah all smoke and mirrors...
lights and illusions.
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