Hollywood Celebrate Obama’s win

7 November

Hollywood Celebrate Obama’s win

Posted by Sumana

It was everyone from Madonna to Opera Winfrey to celebrate Barack Obama’s presidential victory. And when it comes to doing anything Madonna doesn’t leave it half done. “The Material Girl” rejoiced Obama’s historical win with a scintillating rally of her own. She was followed by thousands of fans to her concert in San Diego, which she began with her song “Express Yourself”.

Barack Obama

“This is a historical evening! … We are lucky to be sharing it with each other!”, is what the pop star had to say about the victory of the new president of USA. A video clipping posted on YouTube showed the star clapping her hands in joy while she said those words.

There were many to follow Madonna when it came to congratulating Obama. The good cheer was joined by Oprah Winfrey, who expressed her joy through tears. She cried while celebrating Obama’s win in Chicago’s Grant Park. “ I was so, so, so excited and then just sort of a calm came over me. It feels like it actually is kind of real, so it feels great”, Winfrey told the TV show “The Insider”. When she was asked what the victory wins for the nation she added, “ It means democracy at its finest. It’s just the best. We did this. America did this”.

“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”, said George Clooney in a statement.

Colbie Caillat, the popular pop singer cried too after Obama won. She said that she feels the country is in “safe hands” now.

Besides expressing their joy in press conference the Hollywood stars also posted messeges online. Lindsay Lohan raving on her Myspace page wrote, “OBAMA IS OUR PRESIDENT!” She also said that everyone who has voted, “no matter their choice … should be proud for voting in the first place.”

West posted a portrait of Obama on his blog with the message “HI MOM, OBAMA WON!”, dedicating the post to his mother he passed away last November.

“ Who among us is not at a loss for words? Tears pour out. Tears of joy. Tears of relief. A stunning, whopping landslide of hope in a time of deep despair”. These strong words came from director-provocateur Moore.