Haysbert: Prez role on '24' may have helped Obama

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Haysbert: Prez role on '24' may have helped Obama
USATODAY.com - Lifeline Live found this 7/2/2008 on www.usatoday.com (flag)
"If anything, my portrayal of David Palmer, I think, may have helped open the eyes of the American people," said the actor, who has contributed $2,300 to the Illinois Democrat's presidential campaign. "And I mean the American people from across the board — from the poorest to the richest, every color and creed, every religious base — to prove the possibility there could be an African-American ... (link)

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Published 7/2/2008 by Ann Oldenburg at USATODAY.com - Lifeline Live
... the cast of Stay Cool . ... Dennis Haysbert thinks his winning black president character on 24 helped paved the way for Barack Obama. ... The three surviving Grateful Dead members are totally ...

Did '24' Clear the Way for Obama?
Published 7/3/2008 at MSN TV Blog
... Dennis Haysbert seems to think so, anyway. He reckons his portrayal of David Palmer might have made it a little easier for the voting public to accept a black commander-in chief. ...