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Obama to Celebs -- Barack Off!

Posted Nov 4th 2008 3:00AM by TMZ Staff

Everyone and their mutha wants to be part of the Barack Obama rally tonight –- including Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Diddy, and Ben Affleck.

But Obama wants this night to be all about him -- as it should -- so he's asking his celeb backers to stay away, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. "There really only needs to be one star in Grant Park," says a source, "and that's Barack." They want the celebs to focus on the inauguration in January -- if that's tonight's outcome, of course.

Naturally, Oprah Winfrey will be there tonight. Not even Obama tells O to go away.

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31. OF course Oprah will be there.. after all SHE will be the one running the country!! She has been doing it for years..

Posted at 5:34PM on Nov 4th 2008 by Ridiculous

32. He used the stupid celebs and he will toss them aside as soon as they pay their patriotic taxes.

Posted at 8:16PM on Nov 4th 2008 by Jan

33. EVERYONE WANTS TO BE APART OF HISTORY !!! i AGREE THIS IS OBAMAS NIGHT !!!

Posted at 10:29PM on Nov 4th 2008 by tanya

34. #10 Let me help you pack (and take some of your crazy, racist, friends with you)

Posted at 10:36PM on Nov 4th 2008 by LaLa

35. #31 i agree whole heartedly

Posted at 2:37AM on Nov 5th 2008 by hateobama08

36. This is for #6 - old, ready for change...the one referring to "Dumb F*#! Extremist, Terrorist, Evangelical, Crazy repubs"...
I believe you are confused and may have been misinformed. When you were referring to "extremist & terrorist" I would have thought you were talking about Hussein's buddy Bill AYERS. And with the whole "Evangelical and Crazy" I would have to think you were talking about Hussein's pastor Jeremiah WRIGHT. But, if in fact you are "sadly" referring to actual republicans - you obviously missed McCain's speech last night... one of class and dignity... Something which is obviously foreign to you. But, I have to say THANKS for the idea, and the invitation - I'll pass the invite around.

Posted at 8:50PM on Nov 5th 2008 by KEEPyourWEALTHinCash

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