Obama Says
"Thanks, But No Thanks" to Lindsay Lohan

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has said "Thanks, but no thanks" to Linsday Lohan's offer to help with his campaign, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Lohan, who has become increasingly vocal in her opinions recently, particularly in slamming John McCain's selection of Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, offered to host a series of events appealing to young voters.

An unnamed "top" source in the Obama campaign told the Sun-Times that the actress, who has been to rehab three times and is a tabloid fixture with her rumored girlfriend, Samantha Ronson, is "not exactly the kind of high-profile star who would be a positive for us.''

Lohan, who has referred to Sarah Palin as a "narrow-minded, media-obsessed homophobe," publicly supports Senator Obama and offered to help raise awareness and support among young voters.

With the continued mudslinging between the Democratic and Republican campaigns, the McCain camp wasted no time in responding to the reports.

"So let me get this straight -- they turned away Lindsay Lohan, but Barack Obama has friends like unrepentant terrorist Bill Ayers and convicted felon Tony Rezko?" McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds said, according to TMZ.com. "Maybe LiLo is just too upstanding for Barack Obama."

The International Business Times is reporting that Lohan's publicist is sure Lohan knows nothing about the alleged rejection.

"This is news to me as she has been invited to attend his events and I wouldn't think that his camp would want to alienate anyone who could offer support," Lohan's publicist, Leslie Sloane Zelnik, said via e-mail to the International Business Times. (Kandice Day, The Advocate)