I’m never quite sure what I think about the intersection of politics and celebrity.  Celebrities can do a lot of good with their fame and fortune. 

Look at U2’s Bono or Bob Geldof of the Boom Town Rats and all they’ve done to help others.

But then you can look at Ted Nuget and Chuck Norris and their endorsements of Mike Huckabee for President and laugh yourself silly.

But Oprah Winfrey and Denzel Washington aren’t merely A-List celebrities.  They are AAA+ celebrities in the stratosphere of entertainment—and they also just happen to be black and Barack Obama supporters.

ABC News looks into their phenomena and impact Wednesday on Good Morning America and Nightline.

Here’s more from My New Gal Bridgette at ABC News:

Exclusive: Oprah Says Vote for Obama Isn’t Vote Against Clinton

Oprah Winfrey and Denzel Washington Talk Exclusively to ABC News About New Film, Politics

Dec. 11, 2007 —

As soon as Oprah Winfrey endorsed Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., for president, the buzz began about her potential to sway an election.

In an exclusive interview with ABC News’s Diane Sawyer, the media mogul seemed to downplay the power behind her seal of approval, saying that just because she is supporting Obama doesn’t mean she is against any other candidate.

“I’ve always said this, that my being in support of Barack Obama is not my being against Hillary Clinton or anybody else,” Winfrey said. “It’s just that for this moment in time, this is what I know I am supposed to be doing. I feel compelled to do this. So my vote for is not a vote against anybody. It’s just a vote for.”

Watch the entire interview with Oprah Winfrey and Denzel Washington Wednesday on “Good Morning America” at 7 a.m. ET and more on “Nightline” at 11:35 p.m. ET.

Whether her endorsement will have any tangible affect on the race remains to be seen, but Winfrey drew enormous crowds during campaign appearances with Obama in South Carolina over the weekend… .

To read more click here: www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/Politics/story?id=3985701

(Cross-posted to SD Watch and TVChatting.)

Photo: Presidential Candidate Barack Obama is joined by special guest Oprah Winfrey and his wife Michelle Obama during a rally held at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire on December 9, 2007.

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