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Atlas Smirked
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Over 38 million viewers watched Barack Obama accept his party's nomination.
Those of you who think a man's true value is based on free-market evaluations might like to know that more American viewers watched Barack's speech than the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, the Acadamy Awards show, or this year's finale of American Idol.
It's also very likely to beat any numbers Sen. McCain and his beauty contestant friend will muster. |
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Dave Starr
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So, TV ratings now determine something?
I haven't watched, read, or heard one word of his speech. |
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Pushing buttons sure can be fun.
When a lion wants to go somewhere, he doesn’t worry about how many hyenas are in the way.
Paddle faster, I hear banjos. |
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Sat Aug 30, 2008 7:19 am |
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twotap
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Well I imagine a lot of those viewers were just trying to figure out what all this change is he keeps blabbering about. Anyone know????  I was gonna watch it but iceroad truckers was on, you know real men doing a job.
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Hey I just found this little tidbit maybe it was these folks that all the viewers were trying to get a glimpse at . I understand Bill Clinton almost showed up when he heard the word Climax mentioned .
Blinding array of stars gather for DNC climax
Aug 28 07:54 PM US/Eastern
By RYAN PEARSON
AP Entertainment Writer 87 Comments
Actors Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are seen at the Democratic National...
will.i.am, left, Fergie, center, and apl.de.ap, of the Black Eyed Peas,...
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Fact or Fiction: Analysis of Obama’s Invesco Field Speech
DENVER (AP) - The Force is with Obama.
George Lucas was among the entertainers and Hollywood types who were spotted in the halls of Invesco Field on Thursday in the hours leading up to Barack Obama's historic acceptance speech. Forest Whitaker arrived with his wife Keisha and Star Jones, while will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas was spotted leaving the field level following Stevie Wonder's sound check.
Before singing the national anthem to a slowly filling stadium, Jennifer Hudson appeared lost in thought, wearing a casual grey dress and listening to iPod earphones as her handlers asked for directions to the podium. While waiting, she typed on a Sidekick.
Also spotted on the field in the hours leading up to the presentation: Daniel Dae Kim of "Lost," new mom Jessica Alba and her husband Cash Warren, Rosario Dawson, Wilmer Valderrama, and Fergie—who waved to fans shouting her name.
"Fired up!" said an excited Spike Lee. "Bigger than the Super Bowl!"
The musical lineup for the evening included will.i.am performing with John Legend, Sheryl Crow (who Obama has said is among the artists on his iPod), Wonder and Michael McDonald.
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Earlier in the day, Steven Spielberg, who directed a short film on veterans that shown Wednesday at the convention, was spotted entering the Pepsi Center.
Jennifer Lopez spoke at a reception honoring children's rights activist Marian Wright Edelman. Ben Affleck read excerpts from a Howard Zinn book and made an appearance at the city's food bank for America's Second Harvest.
Affleck was joined by his wife, Jennifer Garner, at the book reading at the Starz Green Room across the street from the Pepsi Center. Also participating: Rosario Dawson, Kerry Washington, Taye Diggs, Hill Harper and Josh Brolin.
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Other celebrity sightings around Denver:
—The Black Eyed Peas performed a concert at the Fillmore Auditorium for the Creative Coalition. Fergie praised Hillary Rodham Clinton's Tuesday-night speech, saying Clinton "really spoke to me as a woman. And I think she spoke to a lot of people in that way."
—Politicians including former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner attended a ONE Campaign party featuring a Kanye West performance. Also in attendance: Forest Whitaker, Kal Penn, Jamie Foxx and director Davis Guggenheim.
—Muhammad Ali sat in the convention audience.
—Fran Drescher, Ashley Judd and Joy Bryant joined Lopez at the reception honoring Edelman.
—Hathaway and others gathered at a morning reception honoring Annette Bening for her work narrating the documentary "14 Women," about women in the U.S. Senate.
—Big Boi of Outkast was at the airport on his way out of town after hosting a Radio One show where he interviewed John Legend, among others. |
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Sat Aug 30, 2008 7:41 am |
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Dave Starr
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| No Mike "The BLOB" Moore sightings? |
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I used to care, but I take a pill for that now.
Pushing buttons sure can be fun.
When a lion wants to go somewhere, he doesn’t worry about how many hyenas are in the way.
Paddle faster, I hear banjos. |
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Sat Aug 30, 2008 8:53 am |
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Marko Rollo
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Sat Aug 30, 2008 10:14 am |
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twotap
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Good post Marko.  |
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Sat Aug 30, 2008 10:29 am |
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