Posted by Lindy Parker
Penn Badgley and Blake Lively are rocking the vote, but in a funny way. The CW's golden couple have joined the fight to help elect Barack Obama to the presidency by appearing in an anti-McCain public service announcement produced by mccainfreewhitehouse.org and directed by Doug Liman. The ad features the Gossip Girl stars encouraging kids to "talk to their parents about the dangers of McCain." We've got to admit, we're amused. And, to be honest, we're not above wanting the Gossip Girl cast to use their celebrity power to brainwash kids into voting their way.
Here's the ad:
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About Lindy Parker
Lindy Parker has worked as a ghostwriter, editor, dance instructor and a purveyor of dreams, one beer at a time. She now writes for hooksexup.com's TV blog, "The Remote Island." She loves Charles Dickens and Gabriel Garcia Marquez and also, straight-to-video releases with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. It's possible she reads more teen fiction than she should. She hails from Los Angeles, her hometown and soul mate, but she lives in Brooklyn, the fling she'll never forget.