Democratic
presidential nominee Barack Obama has said "Thanks,
but no thanks" to Linsday Lohan's offer to help
with his campaign, according to the Chicago
Sun-Times. Lohan, who has become increasingly
vocal in her opinions recently, particularly in slamming
John McCain's selection of Gov. Sarah Palin as his
running mate, offered to host a series of events
appealing to young voters.
An unnamed "top"
source in the Obama campaign told the Sun-Times that
the actress, who has been to rehab three times and is
a tabloid fixture with her rumored girlfriend,
Samantha Ronson, is "not exactly the kind of high-profile
star who would be a positive for us.''
Lohan, who has
referred to Sarah Palin as a "narrow-minded,
media-obsessed homophobe," publicly supports Senator
Obama and offered to help raise awareness and support
among young voters.
With the
continued mudslinging between the Democratic and Republican
campaigns, the McCain camp wasted no time in responding to
the reports.
"So let me get
this straight -- they turned away Lindsay Lohan, but
Barack Obama has friends like unrepentant terrorist Bill
Ayers and convicted felon Tony Rezko?" McCain
spokesman Tucker Bounds said, according to
TMZ.com. "Maybe LiLo is just too upstanding
for Barack Obama."
The
International Business Times is reporting
that Lohan's publicist is sure Lohan knows nothing
about the alleged rejection.
"This is news to
me as she has been invited to attend his events and I
wouldn't think that his camp would want to alienate anyone
who could offer support," Lohan's publicist, Leslie
Sloane Zelnik, said via e-mail to
the International Business Times.
(Kandice Day, The Advocate)
