Obama campaign loves Hollywood, but Lindsay Lohan

New York Daily News - 18th Sep 2008

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Lindsay Lohan: Barack Obama is happy to hob-nob with Hollywood elite such as Barbra Streisand, Steven Spielberg and Leonardo DiCaprio.But he apparently draws the line with gossip-page fodder such as Lindsay Lohan, according to the Chicago-Sun Times.Columnist Bill Zwecker wrote Wednesday that a source in Obama's campaign told him that Lohan, whose career took a tumble - then a stumble - last year after a DUI arrest and numerous unflattering paparazzi pictures, was looking to help the Democratic nominee for President's campaign. She sought to carry his message to younger voters, a prime faction of the country's electorate.However, Obama's campaign told her - politely, we're sure - that her public image is not something they would like associated with the Ch Read full story at New York Daily News

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