Posted on 05/09/2012 8:42:58 PM PDT by Steelfish
George Clooney's Obama Fundraiser Uses Star Power With A Twist Clooney's Obama fundraiser is expected to raise $15 million, mostly from general public donations for a chance to attend. It comes as fundraising changes.
President Barack Obama talks with actor George Clooney outside the Oval Office in 2010. (Pete Souza, The White House / October 12, 2010)
By Rebecca Keegan May 10, 2012
As political fundraisers go, it's set to be an "Avengers"-sized blockbuster: One hundred and fifty wealthy Democrats will dine with President Obama at George Clooney's Studio City home Thursday night, at a party that organizers expect to gross $15 million for the president's re-election campaign — the highest amount ever raised at such an event.
High-profile guests including Robert Downey Jr., Tobey Maguire, Barbra Streisand, director-producer J.J. Abrams, producer Nina Jacobson, Creative Artists Agency partner Bryan Lourd and ICM President Chris Silbermann are attending the dinner, which was organized by DreamWorks Animation Chief Executive Jeffrey Katzenberg and his political advisor, Andy Spahn.
But the Hollywood VIPs paying $40,000 a ticket will account for just over one-third of Obama's haul Thursday night; the rest is coming from members of the general public lured by an online contest that has astutely leveraged Clooney and Obama's joint star power. Tens of thousands of Americans have contributed donations averaging $23 each for a chance to win a ticket to the soiree. Two winners and their guests will attend the party, where the president is expected to discuss policy in the low-key environment of Clooney's canyon home over a dinner catered by Wolfgang Puck.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
Ah yes...more fraternizing with that evil 1%.
These people are in a cult. And like all members of cults they don’t realize it. If obama announced that he’s leaving office and is moving to the jungle in Gyana and will take 1,000 followers with him, millions would sign up.
Jim Jones was buddies with a lot of ‘70’s Dems like Harvey Milk, Roselyn Carter, Jerry Brown, Feinstein, et al.
He was a member of the Marxist San Francisco machine.
Where is the occupy crowd? Cashing SEIU and Soros checks.
If Mr. Romney would make a written promise to appoint conservative justices and judges, to repeal ObamaCare and to protect the unborn and 2nd Amendment I’d raise a million dollars for him. Are you reading this, Team Romney?
Clooney’s last 9 (that’s NINE) films have lost money. And they didn’t make money on DVD or cable.
#10 was “Ocean’s 13.” An ensemble film. He didn’t carry it.
Clooney is indisputably box office poison. If you were looking to lose money on a film in some crazy scheme a la “The Producers,” you’d do well to hire George.
He’s a failed movie-star-without-a resume. Guess that’s why he’s so supportive of the failed president-without-a-resume.
Dang, another one bites the dust.
Hollywood VIPs paying $40,000 a ticket ... Tens of thousands ... contributed donations averaging $23 each for a chance to win a ticket...
Can.Not.Make.This.Sh*t.Up.
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