Unexpected endorsement

http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/48bda4baaf82f1d1/490fc9fbda4f57f4/48bda4baaf82f1d1/64b4f29a/-cpid/d53dc332f7bcae0eBoston Legal, which always has worn its liberal politics on its sleeves, made an overt endorsement of Barack Obama during tonight’s episode, going beyond its usual political pontificating during trial scenes to present the conservative wack-job, Denny Crain (William Shatner), changing his mind and voting for Barack Obama. His reason: He was usnure of what the right choice was, he said, but “after these last eight years, I knew the wrong choice.”

I’m hoping that there are a lot of people out there that ultimately follow his lead.

Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet