…I’m going to give you the highlights of what Kal Penn said about his favorite contender for the potentially-soon-to-be-not-White House.

Penn got personal, as he speeched at us with tales of his grandfather’s involvement in the struggle for India’s freedom and a more recent influential event in his life— a phone call he received from a good friend, from Texas, asking for advice. This friend was struggling to finance his education, and he had been offered a job with Satan with Haliburton, driving trucks through Iraq for $90,000 a year. It was a tempting, and obviously perilous offer for someone making minimum wage. Penn was deeply affected by the awful situation his friend was in and that’s one of the reasons why he’s taking the time to get involved and motivate people across the country to support Obama; he sincerely believes his man has a plan.

Anna at Sepia Mutiny reports from an event where Kal Penn stumped for Obama. Also see this site that Penn mentioned during the Q&A. And this. And especially this, which reports that Penn said that “South Asian Americans could make Obama President.”

For my part, aware of Penn’s endorsement, I’ve tried to show my support for Obama by first watching the Harold and Kumar movies. And now, having long carried in my head Jonathan Raban’s recommendations, I’ve started reading Dreams From My Father. In a few days, I leave for Denver.

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