Kevin Bacon, Tim Robbins to campaign for Democrat John Edwards

[sniffa]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) John Edwards is the latest Democratic presidential candidate to tout his celebrity backing, and on Sunday announced that actors Kevin Bacon and Tim Robbins will join him on the campaign trail in Iowa.

Edwards' announcement came as talk show host Oprah Winfrey stumped for Barack Obama over the weekend in Iowa, and as Hillary Rodham Clinton's famous husband, former President Bill Clinton, planned to return to the state Monday and Tuesday. The three candidates are in a tight race in the state that kicks off the presidential nominating season.

Just last week, Edwards, a former North Carolina senator and the 2004 vice presidential nominee, was joined on the campaign trail by Jean Smart, who plays the first lady on the popular FOX series ``24,'' and movie actress Madeleine Stowe, who appeared in films such as ``The Last of the Mohicans'' and ``Twelve Monkeys.'' Last month, performers Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne campaigned in Iowa on Edwards' behalf.

In Edwards' newest effort, his campaign is offering memorabilia signed by the senator and his famous friends Bacon and Robbins. It's part of a program to get supporters to tell their undecided friends and family about Edwards.

Robbins was expected to join Edwards in Iowa on Wednesday, followed by Bacon on Saturday and Sunday.

http://wcco.com/iowawire/22.0.html?type=local&state=IA&category=n&filename=IA-Edwards-KevinBacon.xml

i wonder if they're only backing him because he's white?

[sandnsea]

1. I'm sure that must be it

I mean, Tim Robbins was so anti-war and yet he's endorsing someone who voted for it. Must be the white thing. For sure.

[Cha]

2. Are being sarcastic?

[sniffa]

8. no

[Cha]

10. Check # 9

for apology! :)

[Cha]

9. Nevermind, sorry..I hadn't

read sniffa's last sentence when I posted that sarcastic question..gotta learn to read the whole thing.:)

[Catchawave]

13. Why not Kucinich or Richardson then....

They didn't vote for the war.

[sandnsea]

17. Well Richardson is Latino and Kucinich

well he's got that russky sounding name so no telling where his loyalties lie.

Sarcasm. jeebus.

[pennylane100]

19. I think it's more of a male thing.

[sandnsea]

22. Sarcasm... n/t

[IndianaGreen]

3. If Edwards were leading in the polls, they would be savaged by Clintonian Storm Troops

just as Obama has on this board and others.

How dare they not support the coronation of the "Goddess of Peace?" How dare they not prostrate themselves at the feet of the Queen of Diamonds?

The Robbins have always been for peace, and Edwards has redeemed himself from the IWR vote, unlike that unrepentant woman that is still voting to give Bush the benefit of the doubt on yet another war.

[Cha]

6. It's always "prudent"

to give an idiot, warmongering puppet.. the bene of the doubt.

[Evergreen Emerald]

14. "unrepentant woman"

those damn unrepentant women.

[Cha]

4. I protested the Baseball Hall

of Infamy for Tim Robbins in Cooperstown, New YOrk..how sweet he is campaigning for John Edwards! And ya gotta love Kevin Bacon..I have a six degrees of him. :)

[Kahuna]

29. Damn, Zidzi! Something else we agree on... Tim and Kevin...

swoooooon! :)

[Cha]

32. Swoooon! Is right!

Kevin was so cool at the Live Earth Concert, n'est pas?! :D

And, Tim Robbins..from Bull Durham and Shawshank to "The Lucky Ones"..

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0981072/

[asdjrocky]

37. Bull Durham-

Best movie EVER!

[bpeale]

44. THE hottest movie ever! one of my all time faves!

that scene in the bathtub and on the kitchen table was hot hot hot!

[Perry Logan]

5. Maybe we should decide this thing totally on celebrities.

[saltpoint]

30. Hi, Perry. I'm holding out to see who Gordon Lightfoot endorses.

He is said to have absolute pitch, is self-instructed on celestial navigation, and he's Canadian.

Gordon Lightfoot speaks for me.

[The Backlash Cometh]

7. Three fine men.

[bleever]

11. Kevin Bacon was in "Loverboy" with John Lafayette, who was

in "White Sands" with Fred Thompson, whose ass John Edwards would kick in "Election 2008".

:)

[Cha]

23. :) I'm friends with

a woman whose daughter got married at Sting's(her husband is an English actor and a friend of Sting's) house in Tuscany..and Sting and Kevin Bacon were there at the Live Earth Concert in New Jersey on July 7, 2007!

And everytime I see Kevin's name I get hungry and I'm a vegetarian.:P

And I freakin' like John Edwards.

[waiting for hope]

46. Six degress is always fun!

Nice.

[Martin Eden]

12. The GREAT speech by Tim Robbins in April 2003

"A Chill Wind is Blowing in This Nation"
http://www.commondreams.org/views03/0416-01.htm

[zulchzulu]

16. That speech means nothing if you support a co-sponsor of the war you protested

I just don't get clearly anti-war activists like Bonnie Riatt, Jackson Browne, Harry Bellafonte and now Tim Robbins who were screaming and singing in the streets leading up to the Iraq War are now endorsing someone who was full-throatingly and hawkishly calling for the very war they protested.

It's bizarre to me. Do they forget where he was politically? Are simple apologies for such horrible mistakes worthy of supporting and speaking for such? Goodbye credibility.

[Martin Eden]

18. That speech stands on its own merits.

It was spot on at the time, regardless of what followed. Tim Robbins and Kevin Bacon apparently have accepted Edwards' admission of a grave mistake, and are endorsing who they believe is the best candidate going forward.

Personally, my litmus test still stands. I will NOT vote in the Democratic primary for any candidate who voted for the IWR in 2002 or expressed support for invading.

[gristy]

26. Yes, that speech and others

I've heard Robbins speak a couple times (never live, though), and I've liked most everything I've heard. His support of Edwards adds to my confidence in my choice.

I respect Robbins - he's been laying his views and himself on the line for a long time now.

[ananda]

15. Because he's white?!! Not hardly...

The only candidate who has stood against the war consistently
is Dennis Kucinich and he's white.

This has nothing to do with race.

My view is that Kucinich is basically unelectable and John Edwards
is the best after that, all things considered.

Sue

[doodadem]

20. Wasn't Tim Robbins and Wife for Kucinich last time?

Am I remembering that right?

[Apollo11]

40. Try Susan Sarandon and Boyfriend.

Tim and Susan aren't married - last time I checked.

[KittyWampus]

21. no, cause he's an actor who pretends to be progressive. And actors stick togetherrss

[Buck Laser]

24. The responses in this thread look about as snarky as they do over in Freeperville.

I don't really care a horse's patoot who endorses whom, but the meanness of many of the responses to this thread look pretty bad to me.

[frogmarch]

25. Buck, you took the words right out of my mouth n/t

[sandnsea]

34. I love Tim Robbins and Kevin Bacon

and I am just glad they're out there campaigning and I don't care who they're for as long as it isn't Hillary. If you're directing your comments towards me, it was pure sarcasm and I thought people had enough of a sense of humor to get that.

[Cha]

47. Yeah, thanks, Buck..

I think so..and have resisted replying to the snarks and glad I did cause you layed it out just fine.

[doc03]

27. I'm waiting to see who Carrot Top campaigns for. n/t

[Kahuna]

28. Hubba hubba. Two of my faves.

:wow:

[saltpoint]

31. Congratulations to the Carolinian.

[Gloria]

33. Tim Robbins is so great! Where's Susan??

[sasquatch]

35. Way to go Sniffa you made it to the front page

:hi:

[asdjrocky]

36. Every single time I look up-

Someone I absolutely love and respect is supporting John Edwards.

This is good news I can use today!

More Endorsements For Edwards!
(From the people.)

[Cha]

48. Wow, you're new and

have been busy on DU! Welcome Abroad, asdajrocky!~

Harry Belafonte is like Gold, to me. :)

[mzmolly]

38. Tim Robbins? Wow, that's an interesting "snag."

Welcome Mr. Robbins! :toast:

[deacon]

39. Great. Edwards '08 n/t

[Inspired]

41. I'm looking forward to seeing them on the rally circuit this week. n/t

[Clark2008]

42. Disappointing...

[Czolgosz]

43. Tim Robbins seems like a great guy who's right on an awful lot of issues.

[BigDDem]

45. Kevin Bacon?

Well, I guess Edwards has sewn up the Jack McFarland vote.

[Hieronymus]

49. And a hell of lot more, as well. Both men and women.