Perez Hilton helps to rock the vote - Encouraging those to vote, the now-famous blogger hosts Turn Up the Vote event sponsored by Pringles

Who hasn’t loved the DNC so far? Michelle won us over, and we wait with anticipation for Bill Clinton.

And, move over Clint Eastwood, there is  a new man in town– Perez Hilton.

The pioneer of celebrity blogging, Perez Hilton, was in high spirits while he hosted the Turn Up the Vote event sponsored by Pringles and Rock the Vote during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC yesterday. Describing himself as more of a moderate, Perez was overheard telling a fellow partygoer that ”I’m not a Democrat. I’m not a Republican. I’m a realist”. Later, he enjoyed fooling around with fellow guests Far East Movement and opted for ice water over calorie packed cocktails — guess that’s one of his slim-down secrets?

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