December 10, 2007
"My Girl" ... HRC Answers Oprah With Maya
Maya Angelou in radio ad for Clinton
By SEANNA ADCOX, Associated Press Write Mon Dec 10
Poet Maya Angelou calls Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton "my girl" in a new radio ad airing in South Carolina.
"Each generation of African-Americans stands on the shoulders of those who came before," Angelou says in the 60-second ad that began airing over the weekend in this early voting state. "Today, the challenges facing us threaten the dreams we have had for our children. We need a president with the experience and strength to meet those challenges."
Clinton's friendship with Angelou back to her days as first lady of Arkansas, where Angelou grew up, the New York senator's campaign said.
"Let me tell you about my girl," Angelou says in the ad. "I am inspired by Hillary Clinton — a daughter, a wife, a mother. My girl." Angelou, whose works include "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," was the inaugural poet for President Bill Clinton in 1993. She endorsed Hillary Clinton in June.
Clinton's campaign would not say exactly where the ad was running or how long it will air.
The ad's release came as more than 29,000 people attended a rally Sunday featuring media mogul Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama at Williams-Brice Stadium in South Carolina.
On Saturday, former President Clinton campaigned for his wife in Charleston, S.C.
Posted at 04:53 PM
Comments
I once heard Oprah say that God put her in the place that she is because it was meant for her to use her powerand influence to do good deeds. I really do not believe that this is what he had in mind.
Vicki Hampton | 12.10.07 10:55 PM
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just add Toni Morisson, Charles Barkley and Robert de Niro to the Obama list. Thanks
mb | 02.18.08 02:02 PM
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just add Toni Morisson, Charles Barkley, Robert De Niro, Caroline Kennedy and Maria Shriver to this list thank you.
mb | 02.18.08 02:05 PM
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