Tina Daunt – Los Angeles Times
With the economy in the tank, foreign policy issues (other than the war in Iraq) are as hard to sell in Hollywood as they are in Washington.
Certainly, voters in last week’s election had little but layoffs and plunging home prices on their minds when they went to the polls. But a cadre of dedicated celebrity activists is still hoping to make a place for issues — such as the genocide in the Sudanese region of Darfur — in the American conscience.
With the economy in the tank, foreign policy issues (other than the war in Iraq) are as hard to sell in Hollywood as they are in Washington.
Certainly, voters in last week’s election had little but layoffs and plunging home prices on their minds when they went to the polls. But a cadre of dedicated celebrity activists is still hoping to make a place for issues — such as the genocide in the Sudanese region of Darfur — in the American conscience.
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