But isn't there SOME way we can tie this thread to Natasha Richardson's panties, which I just learned about googling this inane and stupid Tom Hanks story?

Apparently, Tom Hanks worship of his own egomania knows no bounds--he actually videotaped himself giving Obama his Hollywood endorsement.

What, nobody asked how he would be voting on the red carpet, so he had to stoop to this for publicity?

Who in Hollywood isn't for Obama? The Hollywood elite, more than anyone on the planet, know how to hitch their star to the cult of personality wagon.

I mean, there is money to be made being on "the right side" after all...and by Obamamania standards--the sky is the limit for pandering to corporate interests who throw their bad money after bad politicians with greater frequency than they throw their bad money after bad movies.