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Scarlett Johansson Speaks For Obama At DNC

Nandini Ruparel |
September 6, 2012 | 4:48 p.m. PDT

Staff Reporter

Actress Scarlett Johansson. (Wikimedia Commons)
Actress Scarlett Johansson. (Wikimedia Commons)

"Avengers" actress Scarlett Johansson spoke today at the Democratic National Convention in support of President Obama. She addressed her low-income upbringing and urged young people to vote.

"Whether we can get health care, afford college, be guaranteed equal pay--all at risk. And that's why I'm here today--to use whatever attention I'm fortunate enough to receive to shed the spotlight on what's at stake for all of us," said Johansson, who also told a personal story about voting as a child with her mother.

Johansson did not speak as much about Obama's policies specifically; rather, she focused on her role as a voter. She did, however, mention Planned Parenthood and Medicaid as something she supported.

"I speak to you not as a representative of young Hollywood, but as a representative of the many millions of young Americans, particularly young women, who depend on public and nonprofit programs to help them survive," said Johansson.


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