Oprah Winfrey gave an impassioned speech at the Democratic National Convention, while ‘Veep’ actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus insisted she sees no parallels between her fictional counterpart and Kamala Harris.
The Democratic National Conventioncomes to an end tonight, and the stars have been seen to support Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz.
From Spike Lee a Eva LongoriaJohn Legend and Common, passing by Oprah Winfrey, who returned to prime time yesterday in a surprise appearance at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, asking Americans to choose “optimism over cynicism” and “inclusion over retribution “, the shimmering momentum is definitely in Harris’ favor. During her enthusiastic endorsement, Oprah tried to encourage voters to vote for “the best of America”.
“Values and character are the most important thing,” he said Oprah. “In leadership and in life. And more than anything, you know this is true, decency and respect are on the ballot in 2024.” “I’ve actually traveled from the redwood forests… to the waters of the Gulf Stream,” Winfrey said, referring to Woody Guthrie’s song ‘This Land Is Your Land.’
“They are the best of USA and, despite what some would have you believe, we are not that different from our neighbors. “When a house burns down, we don’t ask who it belongs to,” Winfrey said, adding that “if it turns out the house belongs to a childless cat lover, then we try to get that cat out, too.”
His comments were a reference to Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance, who has faced a lot of criticism for saying that the US is ruled by “childless cat ladies.”
“Soon, and very soon, we will teach our daughters and sons how this daughter of an Indian mother and a Jamaican father, two idealistic immigrants and full of energy…he grew to become the 47th president of the United States,” Winfrey told the crowd.
Also present was actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who played Vice President (and later President) Selina Meyer for seven seasons on ‘HBO’s fantastic political satire: ‘Veep’.
Louis-Dreyfus presented a panel of eight female governors and, in her introduction, stated that Donald Trump, JD Vancewould describe the panel as “a witches coven“.
The eight governors who took the stage with Louis-Drefus were Katie Hobbs of Arizona; Laura Kelly, of Kansas; Janet Mills, of Maine; Maura Healey, of Massachusetts; and Maura Healey, of Michigan. Maura Healey, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, MichelleLujan Grisham of New Mexico, Kathy Hochul of New York, and Tina Kotek of Oregon.
The actress has won multiple Emmys for playing Selina Meyer -perhaps not the best president, but without a doubt the funniest that has ever graced the screen-.
The series ended in 2019, but has enjoyed a surge in popularity since President Joe Biden withdrew his candidacy in the upcoming presidential elections – as many saw a life imitation moment real between real events and the fictional vice president ascending to the White House in season four.
However, Julia Louis-Dreyfus has insisted that she does not see a parallel between her fictional counterpart and Harris. In an interview on ‘The Late Show’ with Stephen Colbert, which aired live from the Democratic National ConventionColbert mentioned that ‘Veep’ streams were up 350%.
“It’s a wonderful thing, I think…” Louis-Dreyfus said, before stressing that his character bears little resemblance to Harris. “Let me explain, in ‘Veep’ I played a narcissistic, megalomaniacal sociopath, and she’s not that.” Kamala Harris” she said, adding: “She could be another candidate in the race.”
After the cultural resurgence of the series, the ‘Veep’ showrunner, David Mandel, declared in ‘Vanity Fair’ that he also does not see many of the similarities between Meyer y Harris.
“I understand that people all over the internet are dying to make the narrative somehow that Kamala is Selina. Personally, I choose not to accept it,” Mandel said. “She’s too glib, and I don’t think they’re doing it in a fun way. I think they’re doing it to try to make her seem less than anyone else, and I don’t like it.”
ADVERTISINGDuring his interview with Louis-Dreyfus, Colbert brought up the fact that the series ‘Veep’ dealt a lot with the harsh treatment of women. women in politics. Asked if he had a favorite scene that embodied this, Louis-Dreyfus referred to a moment between his and Matt Walsh’s character, Mike McLintock.
“It came to me with a speech that began ‘as a woman’. And I looked at him and said, ‘First of all, as a woman, I’m not going to start a speech with ‘as a woman,’ because I can’t identify as a woman,'” Louis-Dreyfus recalled. “Men hate that and women “Who hate women hate that, which is the majority of women.”
Colbert also asked the actress what ‘Veep’ character He reminds him more of Donald Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, to which Louis-Dreyfus responded, “That would be Jonah Ryan,” referring to Meyer’s White House liaison, played by Timothy Simons.
“I’m sure he’s made love to a lot of couches,” the girl joked. actressreferring to the persistent (though debunked) rumor that Vance once had sexual relations with a couch.
ADVERTISINGThe Democratic National Convention began on Monday, August 19 and ends today, Thursday, August 22, amid rumors collected by CNN that both Taylor Swift and Beyoncé could perform on the final night of the DNC.
