Oh my! Toni Morrison to endorse Obama

Author Toni Morrison to Endorse Obama
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Share January 28, 2008 7:23 AM

ABC News' Rick Klein Reports: Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison -- who famously declared Bill Clinton to be the nation's "first black president" -- is endorsing Barack Obama for president today, an Obama campaign source tells ABC News.

This comes as Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., also announces his support for Obama on Monday, at a rally in Washington.

In an October 1998 essay in The New Yorker, Morrison wrote: "Years ago, in the middle of the Whitewater investigation, one heard the first murmurs: white skin notwithstanding, this is our first black president. Blacker than any actual person who could ever be elected in our children's lifetime."

The Morrison endorsement is expected to come via letter from Morrison to Obama that the campaign is releasing later today.


http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/01/author-toni-mor.html

This is truly irony.

I'm in academia, and this is an important endorsement in my opinion. Morrison may not be thought about much by the rank and file but she is highly admired amongst the faculty at my university.

or something like that. :eyes:

I think endorsements from novelists are kind of irrelevant.

What might help Obama is support from (white) women politicians.

But I think most of us base our choice on looking at the candidates.

For example: if Kerry endorsed Edwards, I would still support Obama.

I can't even remember the last person to endorse Clinton.

My memory is kinda fuzzy.

It was a few months back ... ;-)

Remember that nasty public falling-out that Hillary had with David Geffen a few months ago. Well, Geffen and the other Dreamworks founders have all aligned themselves with Obama. Along with most of the other serious Hollywood talent.

At least, I hope so, for her sake ...

it's the irony and symbolism.

This a link that I found:

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/

"In an October 1998 essay in The New Yorker, Morrison wrote: "Years ago, in the middle of the Whitewater investigation, one heard the first murmurs: white skin notwithstanding, this is our first black president. Blacker than any actual person who could ever be elected in our children's lifetime."

:bounce:

Looks like the floodgates are opening.

If Obama gets the nod, I'll vote for Romney.

I really hated every Toni Morrison book I ever had to read, and can't support a candidate she would find suitable. Oprah (who starred in the horrible film adaptation of Beloved) almost put me over the edge, but now there is no turning back. Obama is dead to me.

(50% :sarcasm:)

Who's he endorsing?

-Hoot

:applause:

:)

oops -- I was responding to post 13.

I admire and respect Toni- and am so pleased to hear this.

thanks Cali-

peace~