Cause Celebre: Kanye West, Spike Lee and more stars gear up for Democratic National Convention

LA Times ^ | 08/20/08 | TINA DAUNT

[vrwc54]

There will be plenty of politicians in the Mile High city next week, but maybe even more celebrities

WHO NEEDS bread and circuses when you've got networking and rock 'n' roll?

For every Democratic delegate who is bound for the convention in Denver, desperate to influence the platform committee, there are plenty more looking for the best entertainment acts and the hottest parties -- and they'll have plenty of choices.

As the politics have drained from our national conventions, high-level socializing, entertainment (with a purpose) and a chance to brush elbows with celebrities have become the real action at the quadrennial get-togethers. From studio heads to character actors, Hollywood's most devoted politicos have revised their vacation plans to make a place for the convention, with its myriad sideshows and soirées. There may be more SAG cards in Denver next week than in Hollywood.

[vrwc54]

Not bad article considering the source. Obama still wants to call McCain the elitist?

BTW, the Manifest Hope Gallery will have art from artists such as Shepard Fairey mostly of The One's face.

[EagleUSA]

Obama still wants to call McCain the elitist?
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By now, it is a written law, that liberals always accuse their opponents of being or doing EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE OR DO!!!

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Kanye and Spike......

I predict many memorable quotes....

[xcamel]

All those folk that Darwin just doesn’t seem to have enough awards for....

[BunnySlippers]

Kinda plays into those “celebrity” ads.

[My Favorite Headache]

And for the McCain event it will be everyone who is on a blacklist in Hollywood and some B-Level bands nobody has ever heard of...Hello Cleveland!!!!!!

[vrwc54]

PARTY MADNESS: For those out for a good time and a bit of media networking, there's the Vanity Fair/Google party, the GQ magazine party (don't come as you are),

What's this the Academy awards?

[edzo4]

what about paris brittney and obama?

[caisson71]

I hope Spike Lee and Kenye West run wild with their mouths.......keep talking!!

[xc1427]

I predict many unintelligable quotes.

[kcvl]

What's this the Academy awards?

These are the same people who want to tell us to walk and turn out our lights to 'save the planet'!

[fkabuckeyesrule]

I don’t care about Kanye West.

[macamadamia]

with celebrities have become the real action at the quadrennial get-togethers. From studio heads to character actors, Hollywood's most devoted politicos have revised their vacation plans to make a place for the convention, with its myriad sideshows and soirées. There may be more SAG cards in Denver next week than in Hollywood.


Too stupid to know how many people hate this kind of crap...they'll probably run with it. C'mon Spite Lee...talk it up!

[Darren McCarty]

Kanye West? The Motorhead song "Overnight Sensation" comes to mind.

"Overnight Sensation, All mouth and no soul"

[ken21]

what if some gangs show up?

[My Favorite Headache]

Just more street cred for the Big O, ya know? I mean he is speaking to a football stadium dawg!

Tight!