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Obama Makes 'Em Swoon
January 08, 2008 9:40 AM
ABC News' David Wright, Sunlen Miller, and Andy Fies Report: "Curb your enthusiasm" may not be the message to send to the voters on primary day, but comedian Larry David isn't worried about that.
The HBO star has been stumping for Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., at Dartmouth College and turned up at the campaign's final New Hampshire rally this morning.
The college paper quotes him giving this advice to the candidate: "He needs to avoid saying (expletive) in his speech and sexual come-ons to women around him.
"He also needs to avoid going, 'I dunno if I can do this, I'm scared.' Other than that it'll be alright."
David is also quoted threatening the Dartmouth students who are undecided between Obama and Edwards.
"Okay, alright," he said. "If you don't vote for Obama, I'm never doing the show again."
One student reportedly asked him which Seinfeld character would make a good president.
David thought for a minute.
"Newman," he said. "Because everytime he would give a press conference and walk up to the podium, everyone would say, 'Hello, Newman.'"
With David in Obama's entourage are media maven Ariana Huffington, as well as the Hollywood agent who inspired the character Ari Gold on HBO's "Entourage" -- Ari Emanuel, brother of Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Illinois, the House Democratic Caucus chair.
He's the one talking on his cell phone.
It's not the first time a Seinfeld character has been mentioned on the campaign trail. As ABC News' Jake Tapper noted, former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark., compared former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., to George Costanza, calling both "expert" liars.
Barack Obama's final campaign rally included a scene that was life imitating comedy.
A Dartmouth student collapsed at the event, forcing the rally to an abrupt stop.
Comedian Larry David immediately perked up, saying "I have a great line, I have to use it."
He rushed over to the metal barricades at the edge of the press riser, stepped up ... and then lost his nerve.
He then went over and tested his line on Hollywood agent Ari Emmanuel who was sitting nearby.
"Go for it, L.D.," he encouraged.
David hesitated a minute, then went back to the barricade just as the stretcher wheeled the poor student away.
He cupped his hand to his mouth and called out to Obama: "Sinatra had this effect on a crowd."
Obama smiled. "That's right, Larry."
But no laughs.
David was clearly disappointed his line fell flat. "I got nothing," he sulked, and then he wandered off.
January 8, 2008 in Kucinich, Dennis, Tancredo, Tom | Permalink | User Comments (32)
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Remember who Voted for the War In Iraq, Hillary and most the Republicans.How many loved ones have we/you lost there? Obama wants our Soldiers home.Vote Obama
Posted by: Listen Up | Jan 8, 2008 11:52:36 AM
Just came back from voting. Lines out the door, busier than I've ever seen. Lots of young people, lots of people registering for the first time. Could be a good day for Obama.....
Posted by: Steve | Jan 8, 2008 12:26:10 PM
Go ahead and quit. Your not that funny, just someone I'd like to splash this sh#! out of.
Posted by: Dutch 5150 | Jan 8, 2008 12:51:21 PM
NOBAMA !
OBAMA, Clinton, Romney,and all the rest of these 'candidates' are members of the Council On Foreign Relations. A Group who's stated publicly and privately that their main goal is one world government.
RON PAUL is the ONLY candidate running for president that is NOT a member and confronts REAL issues that other dare not touch. WAKE UP AMERICA !
RON PAUL 2008 !
Posted by: jason | Jan 8, 2008 2:26:00 PM
Obama voted for more military funding and for the Patriot Act.
Don't believe him, Obama is another corporate shill for the military industrial complex just like everyone else.
Posted by: Sean | Jan 8, 2008 2:31:54 PM
people that make accusations on obama's voting record need to take a look at the whole picture before making false accusations.... obama has always been against the war from the start but as a leader and a future commander in chief, how could you possibly expect obama to give the soldiers the funding they need to survive out there in such a harsh environment... it goes to show his judgement... about the patriot act, he voted for it once certain riders had been taken off the act that would allow for lobbyist to retain their hold in DC... goes to show a man with leadership and judgement to be president.
Posted by: mkdot05 | Jan 8, 2008 2:46:13 PM
about the experience question, if history serves us right then Barack is our only hope:
Our least experienced president was Abraham Lincoln. He has served only one term in the House of Representatives. And that several years before he was elected president.
Our most experienced were Herbert Hoover and James Buchanan. Buchanan has been Secretary of State, Senator, Representative, Ambassador to England and advisor to 4 presidents: Jackson, Van Buren, Polk and Pierce. Hoover’s experience with getting relief to the European people after World War I and as Commerce Secretary should have made him the perfect choice to lead this nation during the Great Depression.
These two, with all of their valuable experience, left the United States with the two biggest crisis in our history, the Civil War and the Great Depression. It took less experienced leaders to lead the United States out of these holes. Experience has value, but pales beside the need for leadership.
Posted by: JLA | Jan 8, 2008 2:47:57 PM
Nobama, experience, vision, smarts.
No retoric, no speeches, reality please
HILLARY, AMERICA NEED YOU, WE ARE GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION
No more nice guys
Posted by: martha | Jan 8, 2008 3:03:05 PM
'Sean' writes:
'Don't believe him, Obama is another corporate shill for the military industrial complex just like everyone else.'
Right. So you want to see no one in the White House then? But if that happens what will all you adolescent-minded 'Fight the Power' types do with your time? Think of the next Green Day album!!
Posted by: Gabriel Casey | Jan 8, 2008 4:03:34 PM
Oh for Pete's sake, get off the "Muslim" kick. Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, all of them -- Obama transcends it all. And remember, what we are freaking out about in this country are "fundamentalists" period and that terms is not just applied to certain Muslims, but also to certain Christians and even certain Jews. If you haven't got anything real to comment about then just find somewhere else to post your negativity. Expect an Obama landslide. I think we'll get it.
Posted by: Taffy Todd | Jan 8, 2008 4:48:32 PM
I'll bet Obama looks great in a baseball uniform but that doesn't qualify him to pitch the opener for the Red Sox at Fenway Park. He's an empty suit with NO EXPERIENCE OR QUALIFICATIONS.
Posted by: Chas | Jan 8, 2008 5:02:04 PM
We have a right to know if Obama is muslim, our country has freedom of religion but our country was not founded on muslim beliefs. If you have ever lived in a primarily muslim country and knew their beliefs, you would think twice about voting a muslim into office, if Obama gets in office we are in big trouble as a nation. If you run for public office there are no secrets.
Posted by: Gina | Jan 8, 2008 5:05:53 PM
Obama is not realistic. He promises only blue sky. No rain, no storm in his forecast. How can people are so blind to see. He can't it. He is the one that has to change first, not taking money from special interest!
Posted by: Pam | Jan 8, 2008 5:12:51 PM
I really hate to say this because I do love Bill Clinton. Bill, the biggest fairy tale is "I did not touch that woman!"
Posted by: hate to do this | Jan 8, 2008 5:18:41 PM
Go ahead and quit. Your ego probably needs a little deflating.
Posted by: jb | Jan 8, 2008 5:54:06 PM
Obama will run into the same problem Carter ran into. He may win his first term by a landslide, but when it becomes apparent that he doesn't know how to make an economy work (and just got elected by promising everything to everyone) and we're in a deep recession, it'll be another Republican in 2012. Do you think it's worse for the country to be mismanaged by Democrats or Republicans?
Posted by: Carl | Jan 8, 2008 6:42:46 PM
It's better to have a Christian(born again)President because the country was founded on Christian foundational principles..the Muslim foundation is violent and murderous as it's leader Muhammad was and dictated..read the history people..Obama's father is a maternal uncle to the opposition leader Odinga in Kenya..How does this relative allow his followers to kill and murder those of other tribes in Kenya because of they say a failed election..will that happen in the USA if Obama fails to win the presidential election next fall..
Posted by: Mary | Jan 8, 2008 7:18:47 PM
Barack-Star!
Posted by: Maxwells | Jan 8, 2008 7:45:13 PM
This is truly the first sign of hope in a long time. Senator Obama is the genuine article, and it's sad to see scared people resorting to such petty and simple minded propaganda. Desperate people do and say desperate things, so for all that are conjuring up the ridiculous "Muslim conspiracy", perhaps you should ask yourself why you feel so scared and insecure. And you should recognize that what you are promoting is xenophobia bordering on hatred. My, what a benevolent Christlike philosophy.
Not that it really matters, but Sen. Obama's religiosity was investigated by the major media and nothing insidious was found in his past.(look it up, http%3A//blogs.guardian.co.uk/usa/2008/01/obama_in_the_clear.html .) When he was a child in Indonesia, he split his attendance at the two local schools, one public with many Muslim students and the other Catholic with Christian missionaries. (Who were, by the way, endeavoring to impose their foreign religion on a predominately Muslim country.) And just as non-catholics are forced to pray and read a catholic bible in US parochial schools, he was required to read the Quran and the Bible like his classmates. He was a child, he did what he was told.
Be rational and ask yourself if with today's intelligence agencies, whether he would have been able to be elected a senator, serve in federal posts, and get even close to the president if there were a shred of truth to the insinuations that he has any ties to extremism. Really, the accusation is laughable when it's not so pathetically sad.
And for the record, the country was founded to be secular, despite its being a safe haven for religious radicals from europe in its early years. If you really think that the disposition of the founding fathers (who were more Deist than Christian) are a guide for today, then I suppose you also support witch trials, manifest destiny, slavery, and mysogynous oppression. Please do some research on the five pillars of Islam, the fundamental principles of Christianity, and the philosophy of Buddhism before speaking utter nonsense.
Let's vote for progress, not regression into fear and economic disaster. Sen. Obama is our best chance for fulfilling that hope, which has finally been rekindled after 7 years of fear.
Posted by: Karl | Jan 8, 2008 9:51:46 PM
i am proud of my party that our top two candidates are an african american and a woman. being progressive is about progress! i've fallen for obama. he inspires me to care for my country and for my values. he would be great for America.
Posted by: ser | Jan 8, 2008 11:32:56 PM
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