1,200 in El Paso hear George Lopez back Obama

[ariesgem]

Hollywood television celebrity and popular comedian George Lopez brought U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's message of hope and change Wednesday afternoon to an estimated 1,200 potential young voters at the University of Texas at El Paso.

"It is the time of the Latino, your time to step up, your time to take this country over," Lopez said, eliciting applause. "But si se puede doesn't mean anything unless you go out and make it happen."

Obama and opponent U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton are trying to harvest Texas' 228 total delegates in Tuesday's Democratic primary.

Lopez spent 22 minutes on stage spinning familiar comedy lines and urging students to vote early and then vote again in precinct caucuses after the polls close on election day. He later fielded questions backstage.

"I've seen in Senator Obama somebody who really cares about people. It's nice to feel like you're important to the fabric of America," Lopez said. "Latinos cannot be under fire every day and when it comes time to make a difference, you don't vote."

Lopez, 46, has been performing comedy in El Paso since 1986 and routinely sells out shows here.

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Stacey Bernard, 22, a senior kinesiolology major, and her friend Leticia Lopez, 32, a senior multidisciplinary studies major, have already been plugging Obama on campus. They both described the comedian as very down-to-earth.

"This is a big deal for us, a Latino community as well as multi-racial," Leticia Lopez said. "It's a great opportunity for us to experience this."

http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_8387800

[jlake]

1. LOL

[tabasco]

7. LOL at Clinton losing votes in El Paso.

Of course she has a commanding lead so it doesn't matter.

:sarcasm:

[jlake]

8. LOL if that's why you think I'm laughing.

[tabasco]

10. Nice that you're keeping your sense of humor.

You're going to need it.

[jlake]

11. We all are for another 4 years of Republican rule if Obama is the nom.

[tabasco]

14. Thanks Nostradamus.

You've been wrong about everything else.

[jlake]

15. I have been accurate 94.532% of the time according to my calculations....

I have made over $100 by online betting!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MadBadger]

12. Hey how to that Q-Poll make you feel about what you perceive is Clinton Country?

[jlake]

13. I know my state. I am working hard to make sure that the good folks aren't conned by a

snake oil salesman. I have faith in the good people of the Commonwealth to make the right decision for America.

[FrenchieCat]

2. Very Kewl!

better than what was coming from the Hillary camp--Latinos don't vote for Black candidates.

Yeah, Hillary & Co., and the Jewish people hate Obama too! :sarcasm:

[anigbrowl]

3. I'm soooo glad he got Lopez instead of Carlos Mencia. /nt

[TexasObserver]

5. Yeah, but in two days, Carlos will be doing Lopez' lines in Laredo.

He can't help himself!!

[MadBadger]

4. When I heard Lopez would be campaigning, I wasnt exactly enthusiastic

But 1,200 people is fantastic!

[tritsofme]

6. Is it bad that I've never heard of this George Lopez feller?

I don't use the tv-box for much these days.

[texas_indy]

9. He's an extremely funny Latino comedian. He gives some pretty god insight

into the experience of growing as a Latino in this country. He has an HBO comedy special thats pretty funny.

Did ya know that back in the 60s the El Paso school system allowed their elementary teachers to slap a students hand with a ruler if they caught them speaking spanish at anytime in school. Even if it was a conversation between friends at recess they would get in trouble. A couple of friend of mine had to suffer through that when they were young.

Texas is Obama country! VIVA OBAMA!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fd-MVU4vtU

[Johnny__Motown]

16. I would say this counters the Ellen appearance for Hillary, and this one showed up in person

[grantcart]

17. k and r