You strongly supported Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for the Democratic nomination. Was switching to Sen. Barack Obama difficult?
We had a very deep bench of Democratic Presidential candidates in the primary, and we were very lucky to finally have two capable, dynamic and intelligent candidates vying to be the nominee. Supporting Sen. Obama for President was an immediate decision for me after Sen. Clinton ended her bid for the Democratic nomination. Throughout this process, they challenged each other to be better. It was a historical race, with Hillary breaking through that glass ceiling for all women and Barack inspiring young kids that they can overcome their circumstances to reach greatness.
Will you be doing any concerts to support Obama and the Democrats before the election?
I would absolutely consider performing for Sen. Obama and for the Democratic Party.
Barbra Streisand is the quintessential "woman who has it all." She's a self made person. She's a business dynamo. She believes in government for the people, by the people and of the people. Barbra Streisand is respected by legions of women and men.
When Barbra Streisand, who was a very strong supporter of Hillary Clinton as well as a close personal friend of both Hillary and Bill, says that she "immediately" changed her allegiance from Clinton to Obama when he bacame the apparent nominee, it says something of intelligence to voters who might still be sitting on the fence, because they were fully committed supporters of HRC.
I'm always amazed at republicans who belittle democratic celebrities for voicing their opinion, and for supporting the candidates they chose. They seem to have no problem with celebrites who run for office when they are republican, like Ronald Reagan, Fred Thompson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Fred Grandy, Sen. George Murphy and many other republicans who have sought office in the past. I can't remember the last time a democratic celebrity ran for national or state office! Celebrities have as much right to be public about their choices as does any other tax paying American.
It's also a big thing when Streisand explains why she can't vote for somebody like McCain. It's about women's rights, the Supreme Court, the economy and foreign affairs. Streisand is fair, articulate, forthright and concise. It's a great interview, and I urge you all to read it and refer any of your friends to read why a committed high profile women is voting for Obama. I'm excited about the talk of Streisand doing concerts to help Barack Obama!
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