Handbags Signed By Robert Pattinson And Barack Obama In Celebrity Charity Auction

Want to get your hands on a handbag signed by Robert Pattinson? Now is your chance, and you’ll be helping a great cause.

The Twilight star has signed the bag for Career Wardrobe’s new online auction of celebrity-autographed purses. The organization is the nation’s largest community-based non-profit organization serving women transitioning into the workforce by providing professional attire and innovative educational programs. Since 1995, The Career Wardrobe has assisted over 50,000 women by inspiring the confidence necessary to achieve independence.

Bags in the online Purses With Purpose auction that do not make their reserve price will be sold at a live auction during the charity’s A Perfect Fit event, to be held at the Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue on June 9. Other famous faces to sign bags for the auction include Barack Obama, Jay Leno, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ron Howard and many more.

To view Robert’s bag and make a bid, visit the eBay auction here. To find out more about the Perfect Fit event, click here.

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New Charity Foundation Launch!

If He Can, We Can! New Charity Foundation Launches Dedicated to Barack Obama and the Power of the Word Can!

September 5, 2008--- New York, NY --- If He Can, We Can! New Charity Foundation Launches Dedicated to Barack Obama and the Power of the Word Can! The excitement and momentum that Barack Obama's nomination and campaign has sparked into our communities is unlike any presidential nominee America has ever seen. Mega- Stars such as: Kayne West, Oprah, Jay-Z, Robert De Niro and Chris Rock to name a few are joining in and chanting those ever present campaign words, "Yes We Can!" The movement has been widespread through music, fashion and even the big screen with Will Smith set to play Obama in an upcoming film. What many may not see is the overwhelming effect that Obama is providing to inspire the young, urban youth especially young black men. One of the charity organizations that has formed to inspire youth, that with the belief in yourself everything is possible is, "If He Can, We Can".

The purpose of the organization is to inspire and intensify the excitement generated by the historic campaign of Senator Barack Obama. "We are calling into action all young, and young at heart to action. We cannot afford to lose the momentum generated by our society's desire for change here in America and around the world," said founder Julian Gibson.

It is the goal of the foundation to continue to build on the progress that has been made in this monumental election and to hold and increase the youth enthusiasm of the campaign. "It is important to note that even though our major political campaigns only arrive every four years, most young people of all races and background live within those four years paycheck to paycheck and some even day to day," said Gibson. The board of directors for If He Can, We Can strongly believe that it is imperative to the future of youth everywhere to help implement and enforce the change that has been offered to society in the recent years.

"We cannot afford to let the energy generated by the hope and ideals of Senator Barack Obama and all the great leaders that have come before him go to waste. We urge you to support us in our effort to help the youth and provide a bridge to the future for many minorities and young people of all backgrounds."

Some of the project plans of If He Can, We can include: tutoring, voter registration, succession programs and community programs aimed at getting today's youth involved in tomorrow's politics. For more information on If He Can, We Can please visit www.ifhecanwecan.com

About Barack Obama

Barack Obama was raised by a single mother and his grandparents. They didn't have much money, but they taught him values from the Kansas heartland where they grew up. He took out loans to put himself through school. He went on to earn his law degree from Harvard in 1991, where he became the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review. Obama turned down lucrative job offers after law school to return to Chicago, leading a successful voter registration drive. He joined a small law firm, taught constitutional law and, guided by his Christian faith, stayed active in his community. Finally, his advocacy work led him to run for the Illinois State Senate, where he served for eight years. In 2004, he became the third African American since Reconstruction to be elected to the U.S. Senate. Obama and his wife Michelle are proud parents of two daughters, Sasha and Malia.

*Information on Barack Obama obtained from www.barackobama.com

Obama Makes Headlines and History! Historic Event Happens on the 45th Anniversary of MLK's 'I Have A Dream' Speech.

*Surrounded by an enormous, adoring crowd, Barack Obama promised a clean break from the "broken politics in Washington and the failed policies of George W. Bush" Thursday night as he embarked on the final lap of his audacious bid to become the nation's first black president.

"America, now is not the time for small plans," the 47-year-old Illinois senator told an estimated 84,000 people packed into Invesco Field, a huge football stadium at the base of the Rocky Mountains.


He vowed to cut taxes for nearly all working-class families, end the war in Iraq and break America's dependence on Mideast oil within a decade. By contrast, he said, "John McCain has voted with President Bush 90 percent of the time," a scathing indictment of his Republican rival — on health care, education, the economy and more.


Polls indicate a close race between Obama and McCain, the Arizona senator who stands between him and a place in history. On a night 45 years after Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I have a Dream Speech," Obama made no overt mention of his own race.


"I realize that I am not the likeliest candidate for this office. I don't fit the typical pedigree" of a presidential candidate was as close as he came to the long-smoldering issue that may well determine the outcome of the election.


Fireworks lit the night sky as Obama accepted the cheers of his supporters. His wife, Michelle, and their daughters Malia and Sasha joined him, and the country music sounds of "Only in America" filled the stadium.

Joe Biden and Baraka Obama walk hand and hand at Invesco Field post speech

Campaigning as an advocate of a new kind of politics, he suggested at least some common ground was possible on abortion, gun control, immigration and gay marriage.

Obama delivered his 44-minute nominating acceptance speech in an unrivaled convention setting, before a crowd of unrivaled size — the filled stadium, the camera flashes in the night, the made-for-television backdrop that suggested the White House, and the thousands of convention delegates seated around the podium in an enormous semicircle.

Obama and his running mate, Sen. Joseph Biden. of Delaware, leave their convention city on Friday for Pennsylvania, first stop on an eight-week sprint to Election Day.
McCain countered with a bold move of his own, hoping to steal some of the political spotlight by spreading word that he had settled on a vice presidential running mate. Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty canceled all scheduled appearances for the next two days, stoking speculation that he was the one.

The McCain campaign also produced a TV ad that congratulates Obama for his nomination: "Senator Obama, this is truly a good day for America. Too often the achievements of our opponents go unnoticed. So I wanted to stop and say, congratulations. How perfect that your nomination would come on this historic day. Tomorrow, we'll be back at it. But tonight, senator, job well done."

Article pulled from EurWeb

Obama Makes History and Kanye Remembers His Mother!

As America's first black presidential nominee was celebrated at the Democratic National Convention this week, the thoughts of many African Americans turned toward deceased loved ones who did not live to witness it happen.


"It's an incredible time to be around. I wish my momma could have seen this day," said Kanye West to the Associated Press early Thursday before his performance at Bono's ONE campaign party.


West, whose set included "Touch the Sky," "Home" and "Stronger," was also joined on stage by Jamie Foxx to sing "Gold Digger," which the Oscar winner preceded with a shout out to Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.

"We make history, man," Foxx told the crowd. "With Obama, we make history. If you ready for Obama, make some noise. Yo man, let's do this for Obama."

West was backed by a band clad in black outfits that were described by the Associated Press as Mad Max-meets-DNC riot police. The Chicago-born artist also sang two new songs he said he'd written in the past several days – both more focused on relationships and heartbreak than politics.

The ONE party also drew such celebs as Forest Whitaker and Ashley Judd, who arrived with Foxx waving an American flag, Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey, former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner and former South Dakota Sen. Tom Daschle.


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The Celebrity Factor! Did You Read IT!?

Celebrity?

In today's society the word celebrity can hold a different definition from person to person. According to dictionary.com- celebrity is defined as:

A noun meaning:
1. a widely known person; "he was a baseball celebrity"
2. the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed [syn: fame] [ant: infamy]

So do you think the your Presidential Candidate is a celebrity?

Take a look at the excerpt from a Yahoo.com news article on the Presidential Candidates being celebrities! Is it true? Do you agree? Tell us what you think!

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By WALTER R. MEARS, AP Special Correspondent
Fri Aug 29, 6:07 AM ET



DENVER - OK, Barack Obama is a celebrity. Just like Sheryl Crow, Stevie Wonder and the other stars who shared the stadium spotlight with him Thursday night.

Republicans are trying to make fame a liability for the Democratic presidential nominee and they're having some success at it. But John McCain is a celebrity too.

It's a curious twist in this presidential campaign, given that nobody gets this close to the White House without being, or becoming, famous in the process. Actually, McCain got there first, the Vietnam POW who survived and won his way to the Senate in 1986.

But in the Republican script, he's renowned for what he's done while Obama's fame is empty, not earned. McCain spokesmen were on the case, taunting the Democrats for the setting and the spectacle as he delivered his acceptance address to a roaring crowd of some 84,000 people in Denver's pro football stadium.

John F. Kennedy delivered his "New Frontiers" acceptance speech to 80,000 people in the Los Angeles Coliseum in 1960, the other time a Democratic National Convention held its finale before a massive crowd in an outdoor stadium.

Obama said he wanted his that way to show that it is a ground-up effort, with room for average Americans, not only delegates in their hall. In his speech, Obama spoke of his soldier grandfather who studied on the GI Bill, his single mother, of unemployed Chicago workers he tried to help, of the grandmother who sacrificed so that he could have a better life. "I don't know what kind of lives John McCain thinks that celebrities lead, but this has been mine," he said. "These are my heroes."


For the complete article please go to the following link:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080829/ap_ca/celebrity_candidates

Oprah to head to Denver for Obama nomination

From CNN's Victoria Riess


Oprah hit the trail for Obama during the primary season.
(CNN) — Oprah Winfrey will be on hand when Barack Obama accepts the Democratic nomination in Denver – but the talk show host, who was a key presence at rallies for the Illinois senator during the primary season, won’t take the stage, a representative from her production company told CNN Wednesday.

The spokeswoman also denied rumors Winfrey was planning to spend thousands renting a home in Denver during the convention.

In June, shortly after Obama effectively clinched the Democratic nomination, Winfrey – who appeared with him in several key early-voting states, including Iowa, New Hampshire and California – said she was "euphoric” over his victory.

“I've been doing the happy dance all day,” she said in a statement then. “I'm so proud of Barack and Michelle and what this means for all of us, the new possibilities for our country.”

She added that she’d be happy to hit the trail again on his behalf: “And if he wants me to, I'm ready to go door to door."

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