Haysbert: '24' role may have helped Obama

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Haysbert: '24' role may have helped Obama
Videogum found this 7/2/2008 on www.cnn.com (flag)
Dennis Haysbert, who appeared on Fox's "24," says some fans come up to him and ask him to run for office. (link)

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Dennis Haysbert Better Recognize
Published 7/2/2008 at Videogum
... Dennis Haysbert, who played David Palmer on 24 and more notably the Allstate guy in the Allstate commericals, told an interviewer that he thinks his role as a black president on the show might have played a significant part in clearing the way for Barack Obama's candidacy. From CNN: ...

Idle Chatter: NBC, Give Back Those Babies!
Published 7/3/2008 by Jeff Bercovici at Portfolio.com: Mixed Media
... -Dennis Haysbert, the actor who played David Palmer on 24, is pretty sure his portrayal of a black president opened the door for Barack Obama. So, Democrats, weigh that against the show's wholehearted endorsement of torture. [CNN, via ...

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Haysbert: Prez role on '24' may have helped Obama (AP)

TV Squad found this 7/2/2008 on news.yahoo.com

AP - RENO, Nev. (AP) — Dennis Haysbert likes to believe his portrayal as the first African-American U.S. president on Fox's "24" may have helped pave the way for Barack Obama.
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If It Weren't For These Multi-Culti Television Characters, America Would Never Be This Accepting

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From 24's Dennis Haysbert to Barack Obama

thebuzzmonster posted 7/2/2008 from cathoderayfray.blogspot.com

Fiction – in books, on television, in music (Nas' "Black President," anyone?), in movies, and so on – does have the power to shape public opinion, even in some small way. And I do think it's possible that 24 played some small role in preparing the national consciousness for a potential first non-white president.
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