So… what’s the story here?
By jimrob | January 7, 2008
Oprah Winfrey’s backing of Barack Obama for president hasn’t influenced a lot of other heavy hitting black celebrities to join her yet.
Her two most favorite authors, Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison, have not opened their pocketbooks yet for Obama. Angelou has traditionally been a Clinton supporter.
Neither has Spike Lee nor Denzel Washington, although the latter’s wife Pauletta sent Obama $2,300. Motown founder Berry Gordy, Jr. has put his bucks in Hillary Clinton’s campaign, as has Quincy Jones.
Also missing from Obama’s list of donors in the current election cycle is BET Chairman and Founder billionaire Robert L. Johnson. The regular Democratic donor did give Hillary Clinton $4,600 in 2007. The last time he sent a check to Obama was in 2006, for $2,100.
Obama’s celeb donors include the recently controversial Will Smith, but not Chris Gardner, the multi millionaire whom Smith played in “The Pursuit of Happyness.” Obama did receive donations from the newly married Eddie Murphy and the always funny Chris Rock.
But neither Sean “Diddy” Combs nor Shawn “Jay Z” Carter has pitched in for the Illinois senator as of yet. Jay Z’s fiancée Beyonce Knowles has also remained silent. Her father, Mathew, last sent Obama $1,000 for his senate campaign.
(Standard race-related disclaimer - I refuse to use *-American terminology. We are all Americans of varying ethnic backgrounds, and those who wish to classify us by “origin” merely seek to divide us for the purposes of control.)
What, these actors are supposed to support Barack Obama just because they’re all black? I don’t get the story here. Are black people not allowed to support a non-black person for president if a black person is running? Are they all required to vote for Barack because blacks are supposed to be supporting other blacks? I really don’t get the story here. Perhaps these INDIVIDUALS support Hillary because they feel she’s the best candidate for the job. Maybe they don’t want Barack to be president because he doesn’t represent their views…..?
Welcome to the world of racial equality. Support your own kind and only your own kind, or you’re a bigot.
Topics: They Decide '08, Intolerance is Tolerance |
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