I just caught this. Ken Burns who is a New Hampshire resident and an acclaimed filmmaker has just endorsed Barack Obama.
IMO, this is a very interesting endorsement because I heard Ken Burns in an interview only a few weeks ago say that he saw things he liked in all of the Democratic candidates and wasn't endorsing anybody specifically.
So from the article:
Manchester, N.H. – New Hampshire resident and famed filmmaker Ken Burns said today that he is throwing his support behind Sen. Barack Obama for president, complaining that "recent events" and the negative tone of the campaign compelled him to come forward.
Burns, who lives in Walpole, said he had originally planned to stay neutral because there were things he liked about all the Democratic candidates for president.
When asked what specifically prompted him to come forward, Burns said, "Those recent events are pretty obvious."
From this Obama supporter to Mark Penn, Bill Shaheen, and Bob Kerrey, thank you. Rolling around in the mud got somebody who wanted to stay away from a public endorsement decide he had no other choice but to endorse Obama publicly.