MAJOR LEAGUE endorsement: Indians GM for Obama

Indians GM Mark Shapiro is hoping Barack has better luck against Hillary than his Indians did in the ALCS against the Red Sox:
So what was Mark Shapiro doing on the WKNR (850-AM) radio last week explaining to Tony Rizzo why he wants Barack Obama to be president?The way Shapiro sees it, he not only is [...]

Interesting Times article on celebrity causes…

Not really much on their electoral support, but an intriguing article nonetheless.
Well, who is? But it is the way it works. Stars — movie stars, rock stars, sports stars — exercise a ludicrous influence over the public consciousness. Many are happy to exploit that power; others are wrecked by it. In recent years, stars have [...]

Rolling Stone endorses Obama

They even give tie it in with a Star Wars title. Jann Wenner pens the endorsement:
The tides of history are rising higher and faster these days. Read them right and ride them, or be crushed. And then along comes Barack Obama, with the kinds of gifts that appear in politics but once every few generations. [...]