By Shawn Macomber on 8.12.08 @ 10:05AM
According to the piece, "Clooney and Obama regularly send
texts and emails to each other and speak by phone at least twice a
week," discussing everything from presentation and public speaking
tips to...Middle East policy. (Obama
isn't a celebrity, but I guess some of his best advisors are?)
"George is pushing him to be more 'balanced' on issues such as US
relations with Israel," an anonymous source tells the paper.
"George is pro-Palestinian. And he is also urging Barack to
withdraw unconditionally from Iraq if he wins." The source
continues:
It's a very
risky relationship. His hope of becoming America's first black
President depends heavily on winning over conservative voters and
it would be suicidal for him to be perceived as a tool of a
Hollywood Leftie, which is how they regard George. But they text
and email each other almost every day and speak on the phone at
least a couple of times a week, often more.
Okay, okay, we get it; text and email almost every day, lots
of phone. Alas, Clooney "has tried to keep the true extent of their
involvement out of the Press because he is frightened of alienating
voters."
topics:
Barack Obama, Hollywood, Iraq, Israel