While it might not have as much impact as Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama, actor-director Ron Howard has thrown his support behind the Democratic candidate. He and his co-stars Andy Griffith and Henry Winkler playing Arthur Fonzarelli in Happy Days, say the country needs change. Ron Howard says:
I wanna take a break form directing for a minute and do something that I've never done before and that's talk about this election that we've got coming up. This is really an important one America because for the last eight years our country has been going down a divisive and wrong-headed path, which is why it is so crucial that we vote for change. I'm talking about real change, the kind of change that will allow us to trust our government again, which is why I've chosen to vote for Barack Obama.
He says that he's voted for candidates from both parties, and he probably will again. But now, he's feeling pretty desperate so desperate that he's willing to "act like an 8-year-old kid in a 40-year-old television show" to convince people to support Obama.
(Tip of the hat to NPR's Vox Politics blog for flagging up the video.)
