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Finally, after Susan Sarandon, Bryan Adams and Ricky Martin, yet another international celebrity is campaigning for a presidential candidate. This time, it's Gwyneth Paltrow who lives in London with her British husband Chris Martin, singer of the band Coldplay. In a video, the American actress calls upon U.S. expats to vote for Barack Obama. The clip was produced by Democrats Abroad (DA), the official Democratic party organization for U.S. citizens residing abroad. According to DA, there are approximately seven million Americans living abroad.
If celebrity endorsements bring out more people to vote for Barack Obama or John McCain, more power to them. But I don't think so. Will anybody who didn't plan to do so anyway vote for Obama because Gwyneth Paltrow or Susan Saradon endorses him? Or will anybody who was previously undecided cast his or her ballot for John McCain because country star John Rich or Sylvester 'Rocky' Stallone tell them to?
I like what former tennis ace Pete Sampras said recently on the issue: "It's not my place to tell you whom to vote for, to take any political stand, to tell you what religion to believe in. I am an athlete. I can influence certain things, but when I see other athletes and celebrities telling you whom to vote for, I actually get a bit offended."
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