Opie, Sherriff Andy, and the Fonz endorse Obama

Didn’t think Barack Obama was scrapping for rural votes? Well, now he’s got the coveted Opie endorsement.

Yep, THAT Opie.

Forget Colin Powell. The Democratic ticket has Sherriff Andy Griffith voting for him.

Okay, it’s not small town – it’s downright Hollywood. But for kabillions of Americans, especially age 30 and older, Ron Howard’s characters ARE rural icons.

Check it out here:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/23/ron-howards-call-for-obam_n_137214.html

And if that’s not down home enough for you, check out bluegrass icon Ralph Stanley’s endorsement:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FWenrdKswE&feature=related

There’s a great bit in the recent New York Times article about Ralph Stanley’s meeting with Obama.

When the candidate met Stanley backstage, Obama told him that he had some of Stanley’s banjo music on his iPod. Stanley nodded appreciatively, but a few minutes later he turned to a friend and asked, “What’s an iPod?”