Celebs Moved By Obama's Win

Madonna, Oprah, Clooney, Lohan, Moore & West Share Their Feelings

(AP)  Madonna doesn't do anything small.

The Material Girl celebrated Barack Obama's victory Tuesday night with a glittering rally of her own, leading thousands of fans at her concert in San Diego with a rousing introduction to her song "Express Yourself."

In a video posted on YouTube, Madonna claps her hands and declares, "This is a historical evening! ... We are lucky to be sharing it with each other!"

Other celebrity supporters of Obama echo Madonna's good cheer.

Oprah Winfrey, who cried during the celebration in Chicago's Grant Park, told the TV show "The Insider": "I was so, so, so excited and then just sort of a calm came over me. It feels like it actually is kind of real, so it feels great."

Asked what this means for the country, she said, "It means democracy at its finest. It's just the best. We did this. America did this."

George Clooney said in a statement: "I congratulate President-elect Obama on his historic victory, and now it's time to begin unifying the country so we can take on the extraordinary challenges that this generation faces."

Singer Colbie Caillat, who cried when Obama won, said she thinks "our country is in safe hands."

Stars including Lindsay Lohan, Michael Moore and Kanye West posted messages online.

Reacting on her Myspace page, Lohan gushed, "OBAMA IS OUR PRESIDENT!" and said that everyone who voted, "no matter their choice ... should be proud for voting in the first place."

West, whose mother Donda died last November, posted a portrait of the president elect on his blog with the message: "HI MOM, OBAMA WON!"

Meanwhile, director-provocateur Moore responded on his Web site, saying, "Who among us is not at a loss for words? Tears pour out. Tears of joy. Tears of relief. A stunning, whopping landslide of hope in a time of deep despair."

Conservative and John McCain supporter Elisabeth Hasselbeck shook hands and fist-bumped liberal Joy Behar on "The View."

Hasselbeck threw her full support behind Obama, saying his election is "a victory for this country."

Behar couldn't resist throwing in a zinger, asking "Does this mean I was right all along?"

Sherri Shepherd broke down in tears relaying how she told her young son that Obama's victory meant he had "no limitations." She said when she was younger and wanted to be a comic and an actor, someone in her family told her "go get a job in the post office, they don't let people like us do that."

Whoopi Goldberg says even though she always thought of herself as an American, after the results were in, she felt for the first time that she could put her suitcase down.

[avigil2]

"Governor Sarah Palin was perfect." posted by CarlyLaine

Uh, yeah, perfectly stupid. As someone who did not know that Africa is a continent, I''d say she has a lot of work to do. Hopefully, she''ll just get a talk show or something and entertain us that way.

[wsttxwildcat]

If I cared about this even a little bit, it would be a small--and I do mean a very small--miracle. Enough said.

[endtimes72]

I hope that the African American community will begin to realize that the vast majority of ''''whiteys'''' are not against them and do not want to ''''hold them down''''.

Posted by oleander8

we do and that''s how it should be, but we still have a lot work to do, but no doubt this is a gigantic step forward. And all about moving forward.

[jodyrae4]

Celebs need to worry about their careers and leave politics to the ones that know what they are talking about. Who cares what Joy whats her name thinks! or madonna or etc......So tired of hearing what they think!!!!

[carlylaine]

John McCain just didn''t have the punch. Governor Sarah Palin was perfect. Now I see the report that the McCain camp began withholding support concerning her. Sounds like McCain is experiencing JEALOUSY.

No matter at this point...She is COMING BACK and she''ll win.

Sarah...You''re a tough woman. You and your family will be fine. And WE want to see you run again. Run for President next time. You''ll win.

[likeitis5050]

For the most part...who cares what the celebs think? Really. They act like they have to be the brains for the average person....who cares? Joy is a dung heap. She just happened to back a winner...other wise she has nothing of interest to offer...ever. Madonna is a painted, worn out w.***. Her crazy views are all over the place...again..she happened to hitch her crazy azz to a winner, but other than that...she''s useless.

This is a historic moment and time will tell whether Obama can live up to all the hype and promises he''s made...but in the future...he can dump the celeb opinions at the curb. Celebs should have put all their money where their mouths are and we might not need a massive tax burden on the little people to bail out the tycoons who refuse to take responsibilty for all their stupidity. Of course that means they wouldn''t be able to flaunt their massive gaudy lifestyles for all to see. Gee, that would make me so sad not to see and hear about their wasteful, self-involved, and pretentious spending habits.

[cbscrash072]

Behar couldn''t resist throwing in a zinger, asking "Does this mean I was right all along?"

Even a broken watch is right twice a day.

[andsab]

Whatever!!