this just in from Fox News.<\/p>\n
February 4th, 2008 7:06 PM Eastern<\/p>\n
Robert DeNiro Hits the Campaign Trail for Obama<\/p>\n
by Bonney Kapp<\/p>\n
The Obama campaign has invited several celebrities speak at events across the country, including Oprah Winfrey, John Legend, Usher, and Chris Rock. But today actor Robert DeNiro surprised supporters and members of the press alike by appearing on stage to help introduce Senator Barack Obama at a rally in Newark, NJ.<\/p>\n
The campaign didn\u2019t event hint there would be an A-list Hollywood actor alongside Senators Kennedy and Obama at the home of the New Jersey Nets. The reason per traveling press secretary, Jen Psaki – celebrity appearances aren\u2019t always certain and should the actor have had a change of plans, bad press might have followed.<\/p>\n
The normally politically inactive actor made the trek across the Hudson River from his home in New York City to explain why he was speaking out on behalf of Obama. \u201cI\u2019m here because finally one person has inspired me, one person has given me hope, one person has made me believe that we can make a change – that person is Barack Obama.\u201d<\/p>\n
DeNiro began his remarks by mocking Hillary Clinton\u2019s argument that Obama doesn\u2019t have enough experience to be president. \u201cBarack Obama does not have the experience to be President of the United States and I can prove that. Remember, he wasn\u2019t experienced enough to vote to authorize the invasion of Iraq,\u201d he said sarcastically. \u201cInstead, even then he voted against the war he said would lead to a war of undetermined length and undetermined costs and undetermined consequences. He just didn\u2019t get it!\u201d DeNiro said as the crowd laughed in response.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know, that\u2019s the kind of inexperience I can get used to. That\u2019s the kind of inexperience our country deserves. But if this election were just to be decided on the quantity of experience, Dick Cheney would be our next president. I prefer the quality of Barack Obama\u2019s experience,\u201d DeNiro said to applause.<\/p>\n
He concluded his six-minute speech by engaging the young people in the crowd. \u201cI couldn\u2019t understand why you weren\u2019t involved in the political process. Thanks to Barack Obama, now I get it, because until he came along, no one spoke to you. No one listened to you. No one gave you reason to believe you mattered. No one inspired you. You wanted to vote, you just didn\u2019t have anyone you wanted to vote for. Well, you know what? I felt the same\u2026.until now. With you leading the way, we are answering Barack Obama\u2019s call. It is a call to action. It is a call to take back our government. It is a call for change we can believe in. It is a call to ban together, all of us, to elect the next President of the United States, Barack Obama.\u201d<\/p>\n
DeNiro watched the speech behind security barricades and did not talk to the press corps about his decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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