EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Actor EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Actor Robert De Niro just took the stage at the Izod Arena in the Meadowlands -- home to the New Jersey Devils, Bruce Springsteen concerts and, possibly, a pair of cement shoes belonging to Jimmy Hoffa -- to make a speech in support of Barack Obama, who has pulled even with Hillary Clinton in the polls for Jersey's Super Tuesday primary.
DeNiro began his speech taking shots at Hillary Clinton's claim of "experience" as her virtue. Obama "didn't have the experience" to cast the wrong vote for the war in Iraq or invite "corporate interests" to the government trough.
Then he introduced Caroline Kennedy and Senator Ted Kennedy, who just took the stage to deliver a trademark barnburner. The crowd is chanting "Teddy, Teddy, Teddy." Stay tuned.
Update: Thanks to commenter Jack, who straightened me out on where the Devils actually play these days: in Newark's Prudential Center.
--Adele M. Stan
