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Hillary Clinton

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Walk away

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Tue Jun 21, 2016, 08:57 AM Jun 2016

Hillary's campaign plans a rock-star convention lineup! [View all]

".....Clinton has no shortage of celebrities to choose from. Pop stars like Katy Perry, Demi Lovato and Christina Aguilera have performed at fundraisers and campaign rallies. Perry, who performed at a Clinton rally in Des Moines ahead of last year’s Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in Iowa, was so enthralled with the campaign, operatives said, that she requested a meeting with Clinton’s policy advisers and then sat through the hours-long rubber chicken dinner listening to speeches by local elected officials.

Beyoncé has also attended a Clinton fundraiser. Hollywood power brokers like Steven Spielberg, Harvey Weinstein, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Rob Reiner are all backing Clinton. Oprah Winfrey announced her endorsement last week. And comedians like Amy Schumer and Lena Dunham have acted as stalwart campaign surrogates.

“They won’t have a lack of entertainment,” said a close Clinton ally......"



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http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/clinton-democratic-convention-hamilton-224583#ixzz4CDRtPOAI
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I love Democratic Conventions.. 2012 was Super Exciting . and i have no Cha Jun 2016 #1
I think he will be there. They have to keep up the suspense but I bet he does something original... Walk away Jun 2016 #2
Awww.. I'm so happy for you and your family. That would be so Awesome! Cha Jun 2016 #4
Omg DesertRat Jun 2016 #6
And, just like Hillary to get him for our Convention! Cha Jun 2016 #9
I'd tune in for that! mcar Jun 2016 #7
Right.. all our Wonderful Dems there to kick off Hillary's Campaign in Cha Jun 2016 #10
K&R! stonecutter357 Jun 2016 #3
Great! I hope it brings in more under 40s. spooky3 Jun 2016 #5
Pales in comparison to the Trumpfucktastic convention Kaleva Jun 2016 #8
We know Wayne Newton is a lock!!! Walk away Jun 2016 #11
I noticed a couple snarky remarks about this news BlueMTexpat Jun 2016 #12
I probably didn't see it because I enlarged my list to include every Iggy on DU.... Walk away Jun 2016 #15
Curiously, I've noticed someone who EileenFB Jun 2016 #13
"[Katy Perry] then sat through the hours-long rubber chicken dinner listening to speeches" caquillo Jun 2016 #14
That is an expression used to describe business dinners, other dinners with speakers, etc., because spooky3 Jun 2016 #20
Hamilton Rose Siding Jun 2016 #16
But tRump has Mike Tyson & Gary Busey. So put that in your pipe & smoke it. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2016 #17
No Ted Nugent? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2016 #19
It should be excellent. Kath1 Jun 2016 #18
And Tina Fey! Samantha Bee! Maru Kitteh Jun 2016 #21
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