“And none of those issues were ever a problem again.”
Posted on July 2, 2008 by andrew
The only thing Hollywood can’t do is cure cancer.
Dennis Haysbert likes to believe his portrayal as the first African-American U.S. president on Fox’s “24″ may have helped pave the way for Barack Obama.
“If anything, my portrayal of David Palmer, I think, may have helped open the eyes of the American people,” said the actor, who has contributed $2,300 to the Illinois Democrat’s presidential campaign.
“And I mean the American people from across the board — from the poorest to the richest, every color and creed, every religious base — to prove the possibility there could be an African-American president, a female president, any type of president that puts the people first,” he said Tuesday.
Hey, I love President David Palmer as much as anyone. Let’s not sell ouselves short, Mr. Haysbert. Not only did you make Obama possible, you also convinced terrorists not to attempt to detonate a nuclear warhead in America when they saw how harshly you dealt with the fictional terrorists who did the same in season 2.
(Thanks to Liam for the link.)
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