TOO MANY VOTERS SURRENDER POWER TO STAR ENDORSEMENT
The denial is disingenuous, and the evidence is ample.
http://pacificgatepost.blogspot.com/2008/05/surrendering-power-to-star-endorsements.html
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That's not to suggest that boldface names—particularly the A-listers—are insincere. The tireless, often grueling work and travel of actors like Angelina Jolie and George Clooney have brought more attention to the Save Darfur campaign than any charity or human rights group before them. And Jolie, a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations, has been said to have more influence on international affairs than many experts on the subject. Yet for all their successes, the reality on the ground in Darfur is that there has been no improvement. Some even say the activists' power to dictate priorities has made the crisis worse.
In the case of Burma, organizers believe any attention is good attention. The junta there has long ignored calls for Suu Kyi's release, running the country with an iron fist since her National League for Democracy won elections in 1990. Getting her released will take more than viral power, but it's a first step, says Jeremy Woodrum of the U.S. Campaign for Burma, which is involved in the campaign. "Actors, athletes, musicians, and others can cut through the military regime's propaganda in a way that politicians can not," he says. "The messenger counts, a lot." And, of course, the message.
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