George Clooney and Oprah Winfrey: Putting Powerful Influence to Good Use

The stars, rich and the famous, what ever you want to call them are beginning a new trend. In increasing numbers, these people are promoting attention to international causes and plights. While what they are doing overseas is commendable, it is time they come home.

The war at home

We are gearing up for what could be the most pivotal Presidential Election in modern history. The possibility of a woman and or person of color manning the White House has never been stronger. George Clooney is out of the country addressing the travesty in Dafur. Oprah while setting up and funding learning institutions in Africa has thrown her powerful influence behind a candidate. The interesting point in her choice is Oprah did not give he nod to a woman as expected but to a male. Her candidate Barack Obama is a tantalizing selection as he is not Afro-American but of pure African-American descent. His father is a black man born in Africa. His mother is a born in America white woman. A controversial decision that is not enough at a time we need more. Both George's and Oprah's effort are commendable, but as I said it time to come to the people.

A call to arms

I am against star power influencing an election. On the other hand, I will contradict myself. We need George Clooney, Oprah Winfrey, Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon and whoever else to come forward use their influences in another way. Our medical healthcare system is failing the American people by the millions. The cost rise, the pool of uninsured families rises by the thousands everyday, and hundreds of thousands die due to the inability to get proper medical care. (Please see reference box) I am calling you all out to step forward, band together and address a crisis that is literally sitting at the step of your front door.

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