Hey Barack, Whadja Get for Number Eight?

Who would you rather cram for finals with -- a populist candidate or a popular comedian? Your gum maker wants to know!
Barack Obama, Stephen Colbert
As part of their 2007 College Tour, Wrigley (the gum folks) surveyed college students across the country and asked them to pick their favorite celebrity study partner from a list of choices. Chew on this: Senator Barack Obama took first place with 17% of the vote, while his Democratic primary opponent, Senator Hillary Clinton, finished fourth. Call off the election, we have a winner!

Stephen Colbert, host of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report," came in second with 15%, while talkanthropist Oprah Winfrey finished third with 11%. Scarlett Johansson was next with 10% -- though it's safe to say that some college students weren't thinking with their big heads when they made that choice. And who can blame them?

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16. #16 dont use that word articulate. Joe biden got in trouble for that. Evidently you say that.? I cant.

Posted at 7:33PM on Apr 15th 2007 by afo

17. Barack is not a very truthful person, the public will be aware before long of the type of person he really is..........

Posted at 7:42PM on Apr 15th 2007 by ANS enemy

18. #15 Gramma - I'm with you!!! No more divisiveness. Let us all be Americans together and not republicans or democrats. United States citizens, not liberals or conservatives. We need to come together (come on people, smile on your brother, everybody get together try and love one another right now!!!) LOL but it is true! No more ugly rudeness to people on "the other side". If there were no compensation (or a modest compensation) to be a congressperson and no kickbacks and bribes then the people representing us would be truly acting for the good of all citizens instead of for their own interests. Oh well, I will quit dreaming and wake up now!

Posted at 8:28PM on Apr 15th 2007 by mama

19. 16. Before you guys judge him, you should try reading one of his books (if you even read?!). There's hardly any person person on earth that could be as bad as Bush for this country! Obama would be a great choice, as he is articulate and seems to be honest and down to earth. The "muslim" stuff is just made up by the media! Do your research, before you vote!!!

Posted at 7:18PM on Apr 15th 2007 by Susan

Sorry, Susan, but he did go to a muslim school. He admitted it himself. He is not to be trusted. He came out of no where, stands for nothing just like the 911 hijackers. This is how the muslims work, blend with society, then attack. Please check it out.
"Obama lived in Indonesia as a child, from 1967 to 1971, with his mother and stepfather and has acknowledged attending a Muslim school, but an aide said it was not a madrassa."
Obama has noted in his two books, "Dreams From My Father" and "The Audacity of Hope," that he spent two years in a Muslim school.

Posted at 11:02PM on Apr 15th 2007 by Worried

20. 100% voting for Obama!

Posted at 12:49AM on Apr 16th 2007 by Squeegis

21. Who doesn't want to study with someone who gets the answers because of their race?

Posted at 7:52AM on Apr 16th 2007 by Bumptious Q

22. hillary clinton is a great person all you woman out there here is our chance to have a woman president for the frist time in our history shes very smart and knows what it really takes to run this country and to have the rest of the world behind you. just what our country needs toget back to N O R M A L. CLINTON IN THE WHITE HOUSE........................IM SO BURNED OUT ON GEORGIE BY THE WAY GREAT JOB POLOSI

Posted at 10:18AM on May 8th 2007 by Marilyn

23. First, forget Obama. If for no other reason(and there are many) his lack of experience. Second Clinton should not even be considered. We have term limits and she already served her two terms as Prez (you don't really think Bill ran the show do you?)

Posted at 9:13AM on Apr 16th 2007 by sgtpepper

24. You are some of the most racist computer geeks ever! How many of you would say half the things you say in another person's face, especially if that person was of another color. None of you because you are a bunch of cowards who hide behind freedom of speech and politics. You complain but none of you are doing anything to make a difference. Half of you probably don't vote and the other half votes for the person with the lesser tan. That's what happens when Georg W. stole office and now "America" is so upset about the war. I don't support the war but, it is what it is. You are worried because Obama might have Muslim ties, well a Christian sent "white Johnny America" to fight and he never came home! How is to know that the biggest gang leader in America is a white boy that you racist ass monsters elected. I felt bad about Don Imus being fired last week but after seeing all the hate that you cowards spewed and all the comparison between which race has the worse lifestyle I have decided F*** him too. I will probably even go and find the book by O.J. Simpson, who I totally despise for other reasons (having nothing to do with the trial) and read it, just to support what you people hate the most. Try spreading positive messages instead of this mess or don't they teach white people sensitivity. It must be a minority thing, we are always to just allow you people to have freedom of speech and not say anything. So what our rappers use fowl language and call each other the "N" word. You don't like it doesn’t listen. I don't listen to rock and roll, where they talk about drugs, violence, and killing parents. I don't listen to Country where everybody has been left for the neighbor or the woman is sleeping with the family pet. I don't entertain pop music either where all your young white stars or high, stupid or just DWT! But I love to see you all act like asses on TV. You guys really crack me up, especially on the news!

Posted at 11:55AM on Apr 16th 2007 by andrea

25. So what our rappers use fowl language and call each other the "N" word. You don't like it doesn’t listen. I don't listen to rock and roll, where they talk about drugs, violence, and killing parents. I don't listen to Country where everybody has been left for the neighbor or the woman is sleeping with the family pet. I don't entertain pop music either where all your young white stars or high, stupid or just DWT! But I love to see you all act like asses on TV. You guys really crack me up, especially on the news!

Posted at 11:54AM on Apr 16th 2007 by andrea


THAT'S HOW IT SHOULD BE WITH IMUS TOO...OTHERWISE WE WILL SEE THE START OF CONTROLLED LIMIT SPEECH WHICH THEIS IMUS THING HAS BEGUN.
YOU ARE 100% RIGHT...WATCH & LISTEN TO WHAT YOU & I WANT & IF WE DON'T LIKE TURN IT OFF & DON'T SUPPORT IT. I'M AFRAID THE IMUS THING IS JUST THE START OF ALL OF US LOSING OUR FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
I DID HEAR A STATION IN CALIFORNIA IS AIRING IMUS SO MAYBE THEY'LL SAVE OUR RIGHTS.

Posted at 1:43PM on Apr 16th 2007 by YOUARERIGHT

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