Thomas actively supported Barack Obama 's 2008 campaign for U.S. president . On August 16 , 2008 , he appeared with Democratic National Committee chair Howard Dean at stops in northern Virginia as part of the Democratic National Committee 's " Register for Change " bus tour to encourage local voter registration drives . Thomas gave speeches at two stops in Fairfax County and the City of Alexandria . In January 2010 , Thomas donated $ 30,000 to the Haiti relief efforts after the 2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
Etan Thomas