Dennis Haysbert takes credit for Obama:
RENO, Nev. — Dennis Haysbert likes to believe his portrayal as the first African-American U.S. president on Fox’s ‘‘24’’ may have helped pave the way for Barack Obama.
‘‘If anything, my portrayal of David Palmer, I think, may have helped open the eyes of the American people,’’ said the actor, who has contributed $2,300 to the Illinois Democrat’s presidential campaign.
What’s next? A claim that America is not ready for an African-American president because the last one let a giant asteroid hit the planet?