Ellen Drops In On Clinton Event

Ellen Drops In On Clinton Event

Political Radar   |  Eloise Harper   |   February 26, 2008 08:55 AM

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Ellen Degeneres appeared via satellite at presidential contender Sen. Hillary Clinton's low-dollar fundraiser in Washington DC, surprising the audience, and perhaps giving Clinton a boost at a time when all of the endorsements and momentum seems to be swinging towards her rival Barack Obama. Clinton was reciting her stump speech to a very young and energetic audience- when the screen behind Clinton turned into a feed of Ellen interrupting and saying she had a few questions.

"I have said I have a problem with glitter" Ellen said, "It should be banned. It doesn't warn you, there's glitter on your fingers, there's glitter everywhere, you open the card you open the wrapping paper, will you put a ban on glitter?


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- VivaZapata See Profile I'm a Fan of VivaZapata permalink

hillary has to stop emphasizing support from old, white women if she hopes to pick up other-than voters.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:48 AM on 03/01/2008
- Silpat See Profile I'm a Fan of Silpat permalink

I think that Ellen has the right to support Hillary and Oprah has the right to support Obama. They are both tax-paying U.S. citizens, Right?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:45 AM on 02/27/2008
- KRANKY See Profile I'm a Fan of KRANKY permalink

First thought: publicity whore!

Second thought: DAMN, she does look like hillary!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:45 PM on 02/26/2008
- veracal See Profile I'm a Fan of veracal permalink

I like Ellen and admire her for publicly supporting the candidate she prefers.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:56 PM on 02/26/2008
- the964kid See Profile I'm a Fan of the964kid permalink

I think some people are taking things way to personally on the Huff Post. Ellen is entitled to support anybody she wishes, and, eventhough I support Obama, I don't think Hillary is the devil. I voted for Bill Clinton in 92 and 96, and I respect Hillary's work in the Senate. I do wish Hillary Clinton took the high road a little more often, but she's used to battling republicans and so is also used to taking the gloves off in those fights. Non of us Dems minded the Clinton style of politics when they were used against republicans. BUT i do think the day has come for a new style of politics in washington dc.

We all can agree on many core Dem beliefs, and we also can agree that this is truly a historic election and that's got people more animated and heated then we've ever seen in the past. Let's not blow this opportunity - the way Dems have in 2000 and 2004.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:46 PM on 02/26/2008
- BUSHsurvivor See Profile I'm a Fan of BUSHsurvivor permalink

Well said! Bravo!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:18 PM on 02/26/2008
- coonce See Profile I'm a Fan of coonce permalink

I'm disappointed to hear about this. I would have thought that Ellen would be against people like Hillary that will attack you personally after what she went through years ago.

It's too bad she's shown a new self here.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:05 PM on 02/26/2008
- robertsandimas See Profile I'm a Fan of robertsandimas permalink

What's with all the anger and hatred here? Seems to me some people have too much time on their hands, are perhaps depressed and pissed at the world so they spend their time spewing venom on sites like this. I have time because I'm old and retired, not unemployed, depressed and angry. So sad to see all this.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:45 PM on 02/26/2008
- UrbanInterloper See Profile I'm a Fan of UrbanInterloper permalink

I agree. The comments here are some of the worst I've seen on all of HuffPost. Mostly very shallow and disappointing.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:56 PM on 02/26/2008
- AnninCA See Profile I'm a Fan of AnninCA permalink

The gay and lesbian community aren't likely to support Obama after his comments in SC.

And I find it absolutely appalling that so many people attack others for their preferred candidate.

That's completely undemocratic in spirit and attitude.

My dislike of Oprah's politics certainly doesn't have anything to do with my respect for her as an entertainer.

What is wrong with you people, anyway?

So intolerant and crazy-sounding.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:56 AM on 02/26/2008
- Meah See Profile I'm a Fan of Meah permalink

You people?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:13 PM on 02/26/2008
- UrbanInterloper See Profile I'm a Fan of UrbanInterloper permalink

It does seem that Clinton capitalized on Obama's event in SC to win a greater share of the gay vote. I think so far she's won the gay vote by 2-1, at least in the big states like CA and NY. What those gay voters apparently do not realize is that Obama's the stronger advocate for equal rights for gays than Clinton is, at least on the marriage issue. (Not that either of them are as unequivocally supportive as someone like Dennis Kucinich.)

Obama favors *complete* repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, a Republican-created bill signed into law by Clinton's husband. Clinton would only repeal half of it. While she advocates federal recognition of all marriages, she also favors the ability of states to deny recognition of legal marriages conducted in other states. Obama opposes this denial of recognition.

This suggests a few things:

1) that gay voters are ignorant of the candidates' actual stances on the biggest gay rights issue to come along in decades

2) gay voters were more interested in punishing Obama for the antigay preacher at his SC event than they are interested in obtaining equal rights

3) gay issues are not the top issues for gay voters, and they're as politically complex as any other demographic group

I think all three things are probably true.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:47 PM on 02/26/2008
- ozamerican See Profile I'm a Fan of ozamerican permalink

One more factor:

4) they are still inordinately beholden to Bill Clinton for "don't ask, don't tell."

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:14 AM on 02/27/2008
- meileen See Profile I'm a Fan of meileen permalink

You are a well informed poster, and I appreciate that compared to some of the blather that hits the screen here.

That said, I will add a few more notes. The gay community still feels a connection to the Clintons as Bill was the only preseidential candidate that ever stood up for us and used the term 'gay and lesbian.' His attempt to fix gays in the military was AT LEAST AN ATTEMPT.

In addition to the above, San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom held two fundraisers for Obama, and apparently, Obama refused to be seen in the same room as the gay-friendly mayor. Newsom recently spoke on this issue, stating he would support Obama, "I believe in his leadership qualities, and I look forward to voting for him," Newsom said. "In eight years." For more on this issue, check out the SF Chronicle at: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/05/BAM5US1B5.DTL

Hillary, on the other hand, has at least reached out to the gay community by meeting with groups and stating, "I am proud to stand by your side," and "I want you to know that just as you always have an open door to my senate office, you will always have an open door to the White House and together we can continue this journey." (For more, check out: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/05/AR2007030500490.html

Do these things make or break a candidate in the eyes of the gay community? You would have to go back to your number one point, as some just go along like many others do - with what the media steers them to.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:14 PM on 02/26/2008
- ibsteve2u See Profile I'm a Fan of ibsteve2u permalink

Oh, Ellen...I've always liked watching you more than I liked watching Oprah.

Serves me right; I liked you because your show was funnier, and carried far fewer serious segments that I actually had to think about.

I hate getting my nose rubbed into "As ye sow, so shall ye reap".

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:14 AM on 02/26/2008
- presto See Profile I'm a Fan of presto permalink

Huh?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:42 PM on 02/26/2008
- ozamerican See Profile I'm a Fan of ozamerican permalink

You don't get it? ibsteve2u liked Ellen and now feels betrayed. Easy.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:15 AM on 02/27/2008
- allhailmary See Profile I'm a Fan of allhailmary permalink

I don't even know what this means. I guess I am not elite enough to understand all this Obama mumbo jumbo.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:45 PM on 02/26/2008
- ozamerican See Profile I'm a Fan of ozamerican permalink

Well, Hillary does go for the uneducated.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:16 AM on 02/27/2008
- Meah See Profile I'm a Fan of Meah permalink

Huh?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:14 PM on 02/26/2008
- Gabrielle See Profile I'm a Fan of Gabrielle permalink

ELLEN HAS SOLD HER SOUL TO THE DEVIL...
USED TO LIKE HER

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:05 AM on 02/26/2008
- enoughalready13 See Profile I'm a Fan of enoughalready13 permalink

Ellen is a fair, progressive, strong woman who can sympathize with the plight Hillary faces in terms of unfair press, biased reporting, and being slammed for being a strong woman. I am glad respectable strong woman have been coming out for Hillary - Whoopi, Ellen, Tina Fey - versus condescending "holier than thou" women like Oprah, Maria Shriver and Caroline Kennedy. GOOD FOR ELLEN! GOOD FOR HILLARY! GREAT FOR WOMEN and THIS COUNTRY!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:10 PM on 02/26/2008
- BUSHsurvivor See Profile I'm a Fan of BUSHsurvivor permalink

Well said enough!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:21 PM on 02/26/2008
- Ping See Profile I'm a Fan of Ping permalink

Ellen is not funny anymore.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:03 AM on 02/26/2008
- JJI See Profile I'm a Fan of JJI permalink

Why is Ellen Degeneres given a more prominent place on this site then Senator Christopher Dodd?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:24 AM on 02/26/2008
- ozamerican See Profile I'm a Fan of ozamerican permalink

Because Clinton's campaign wringed it for all it was worth. Which wasn't much but, still, it got air time.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:18 AM on 02/27/2008
- BUSHsurvivor See Profile I'm a Fan of BUSHsurvivor permalink

JJI did you just join? This is HuffBO not HuffPO.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:22 PM on 02/26/2008
- allhailmary See Profile I'm a Fan of allhailmary permalink

You are an idiot JJI. Chris Dodd was at the top of the Huffpo home page.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:46 PM on 02/26/2008
- 2liveNdie See Profile I'm a Fan of 2liveNdie permalink

Same hair cuts won't cut it, or the fact that they can cry on national television either. Ellen is no Oprah!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:00 AM on 02/26/2008
- teahead See Profile I'm a Fan of teahead permalink

Wow, are they going to cry together?

Ellen will be crying over dogs.

Clinton, over her losing race.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:46 AM on 02/26/2008
- MacD2B See Profile I'm a Fan of MacD2B permalink

Ok lets see you clearly hate women, crying, oh and dogs....enough said.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:19 PM on 02/26/2008
- morticia See Profile I'm a Fan of morticia permalink

Oh Ellen,this is so predictable,what else but
sister support from the lesbians?She`s do for a good cry, maybe the debate?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:58 AM on 02/26/2008
- allhailmary See Profile I'm a Fan of allhailmary permalink

Morticia, I am not surprised that you cannot spell. Half the people who come to this site are illiterate morons.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:48 PM on 02/26/2008
- KarenZipdrive See Profile I'm a Fan of KarenZipdrive permalink

What's wrong with lesbians?
Do you realize that homophobia is no longer socially acceptable among reasonable human beings?
Oh, and "do" is spelled "due."

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:10 AM on 02/26/2008
- Researchguy66 See Profile I'm a Fan of Researchguy66 permalink

Ellen has clearly demonstrated her HATE of the United States of America by sharing the stage with the single greatest threat to our country.

Oprah will crush her with her jaws of death, then likely buy her a Geo Prizm.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:27 AM on 02/26/2008
- BUSHsurvivor See Profile I'm a Fan of BUSHsurvivor permalink

Wow, Hillary is in your opinion "the single greatest threat to our country?"

Really?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:25 PM on 02/26/2008