Politics | 11/05/2008 10:30 am
Celebrities Rejoice for Obama (Video)
From Madonna to Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Oprah and Whoopi Goldberg to Lindsay Lohan — celebrities are full of hope for their new President-elect Barack Obama.
Madonna couldn’t contain her excitement last night during a performance on her Sticky & Sweet tour:
Among other celebrity reactions:
Elisabeth Hasselbeck on "The View" this morning: "Today is a victory for this country … I will jump in this line and support this president."
Whoopi Goldberg on wowOwow.com this morning: "Ma, did you ever in your life think you would see this day?" (Talking to her mother on the telephone)
Obama’s step-grandmother Sarah Obama in Kogelo, Kenya (video on wowOwow.com): ‘I Will Die of Happiness’
The Huffington Post has collected the reactions from several celebrities quoted from different sources.
Click here for more reactions.
Oprah: "There are not even words to talk about what this night means. It’s one of the greatest moments I could ever imagine. That’s how great it is."
Lindsay Lohan: "YES WE CAN."
Samantha Ronson: "YES WE DID!!"
George Clooney: "I congratulate President-elect Obama on his historic victory, and now it’s time to begin unifying the country so we can take on the extraordinary challenges that this generation faces."























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