Obama Has A Dream[Works]

The Washington Post is reporting that Barack Obama is raking in the bucks from some of Hollywood's biggest, and wealthiest, stars.

According to the Post:

"Obama banked checks from stars such as actors George Clooney, Barbra Streisand, and Morgan Freeman, Natalie Mains of the Grammy-winning Dixie Chicks, and director Ron Howard at a private fundraiser at the Beverly Hilton Hotel attended by 300 contributors who donated at least $2,300 each."

Not bad for a guy who thought the mere mention of his running for President was a "silly question".

Jennifer Anniston -- that bastion of astute political opinion -- had this to say about Obama:

"He's lovely."

To those who question Obama's qualifications to be President of the United States, Obama had this to say:

"I've been in Washington long enough to know it needs to change."

Okay, but let's keep this in some kind of perspective... I've been to Washington, DC once when I was 12 years old, and my best memory of the place is my father hopelessly trying to get us out of the circle in which we'd become trapped, and the only exit he could finally manage got us into Virginia. Even back then, when I was 12 years old, I was there long enough to know Washington needed changing if only so that people didn't become hostages of the traffic circles. So, excuse me if I'm a bit under impressed with not only Obama's length of residence but also his brilliantly banal conclusions about DC. The guy has a firm grasp of the obvious. That doesn't mean he's qualified to be POTUS, but given his logic, then I qualify for the job too.

DreamWorks studio founders Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen arranged the Beverly Hills fundraiser at which the numerous stars showed up with their checkbooks to support Obama's run for the Presidency. The Washington Post reports that while Katzenberg and Geffen have decided to support Obama in the 2008 Election, Spielberg has not yet given his endorsement.

So here's what I want to know: since when does anyone give a fat rat's ass who Steven Spielberg endorses for the job of POTUS? Who was the dimwit who afforded the guy who breathed life into ET the political recognition to have his support for POTUS matter one bit in a national election? True, Spielberg did give us Indiana Jones, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Schindler's List. But let's not forget that he also gave us AI, The Terminal, War Of The Worlds, and Saving Private Ryan which were all way too long and tediously dull.

If anyone is seriously sitting on the edge of his/her seat waiting to see who Steven Spielberg will endorse as the cratz POTUS candidate for 2008, then I fear for the political future of the US. Why next thing you know, someone will seriously consider Al Franken as Senator material.