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Tony Bennett croons his support for Barack Obama
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Wednesday 27th August, 2008 (ANI)
Washington, Aug 27 : With many celebrities showing their favour for Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, American singer Tony Bennett's support looks to be the strongest of the lot.
Bennett, 82, performed on August 25 night along with James Taylor and John Legend for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at a private show following the end of Day 1 of the Democratic National Convention.
There were three different parties going on at the Denver Performing Arts Centre, including Rock the Vote, but the Bennett-Pelosi party turned out to be the show of the night, thanks to the three performers' stunning work.
The party also had a few surprise stars like radioman Tavis Smiley and Valerie Harper, who'd given a performance of her one-woman show "Golda's Balcony" on August 24 with her husband of 25 years.
Taylor added his own charm, especially when the audience sang almost the entire lyrics of Carole King's "You've Got a Friend" back to him over his own delicious vocal.
Later, he and Bennett dueted on "Put on a Happy Face", but it was the latter who really rocked the house when he took to the stage around 11 p.m., with his bluesy take on "For Once In My Life".
Pelosi was ecstatic that Bennett was there and nearly knocked over emcee Charlie Rangel to introduce him, and pretty much swooned at every song.
When she was asked what her favourite Tony Bennett song is, she claimed all were her favourite.
"Whichever one he's singing at that moment," Fox News quoted her as saying.
Meanwhile, Bennett, who was backstage accepting kudos from some of his New York fans, could not stop praising Michelle Obama's speech.
"She made the whole evening very human," he said.
When asked about his stand on politics, Bennett revealed that he has always been politically inclined.
"Oh yeah, always. My dad was a union man and so am I. This is our last shot at having real change. I'm going to be there," he added.
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08-28-08, 07:03 AM |
Tony Bennett croons his support for Barack Obama
I wonder what TONY BENNETT will say when all the change he will see under OBAMA , is the change in his pockets! It is great to be human but liberal judges will make it unsafe for the wortking folks to go to work! LIBERALS hurt our country with excessive spending; no faith in our military; and by being unwise in dealing with RUSSIA, CHINA and other threats to our safety. It is great to support an inexperienced candidate “because my Dad was a union man”. GARBAGE!
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