Romney picks up a major celebrity endorsement

Mitt Romney wants to take the country back away from President Obama's "socialism"

From Eric Dondero:

ABC News and various other media are reporting this morning on a surprise visit to a Mitt Romney campaign event in Pensacola, by a well known libertairan/conservative actor.

From ABC Politics, "Actor Jon Voight Endorses Romney, Says Newt Gingrich ‘Falls Short’":

Academy Award winning actor Jon Voight threw his support behind Mitt Romney today, telling a crowd of hundreds at a local restaurant that Newt Gingrich “falls short” of having the characteristics needed to run the White House.

“Governor Romney is a man of faith, honor, love, and truth,” said Voight. “These are the first very important qualities a president must have. He is strong, honest, and wants to bring the country back to its exceptional place, where we have been for hundreds and hundreds of years, until President Obama decided to follow his father’s footsteps and take us to socialism.”

“I’m sorry to say Speaker Gingrich may fall short in many ways,” said Voight. “Please join me to bring in Gov. Mitt Romney as the next President of the United States.”

Romney joked around with Voigt about family matters. Continuing:

“I started talking about my five boys,” said Romney of his conversation with Voight. “I said, you know, it’s easier to raise boys than girls. Well, after a long pause, he says, ‘Tell me about it.’”

Voight is the father of actress and one-time Hollywood bad girl Angelina Jolie.

Note - Voigt was a backer of Rudy Giuliani for president in 2008. He went on to make a number of campaign appearances for McCain/Palin. Jolie has yet to endorse a candidate for 2012, but has noticeably backed away from Obama in recent celebrity media interviews.

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