The 2008 presidential campaign inspired a year of political expression and celebrities were no exception. Will.i.am remixed Barack Obama's landmark speech [1] and spoke out at the DNC [2], Diddy said Sarah Palin "scares him" [3] and Matt Damon called her VP nom a "bad Disney movie [4]." Scarlett Johansson upped the Obama love by saying she was engaged to him [5]. Meanwhile celebs like Heidi and Spencer [6], Ben Affleck [7], Brad Pitt [8], and Halle Berry [9] showed support through quieter efforts and political t-shirts. On the small screen, Oprah kept her endorsement off air until after the election, but celebrated with a special tear-filled show [10] and The View's Elisabeth Hasselbeck campaigned for McCain and Palin, calling the pricey wardrobe scandal "sexist." [11]

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