Posted on 09/16/2008 10:42:23 AM PDT by Baladas
DENVER (AP) — How does Barack Obama lure wealthy donors to a big-money fundraiser in Hollywood? Bring in Barbra Streisand as the headline performer.
The Oscar-winning singer and actress was to perform Tuesday night on Obama's behalf in Beverly Hills. It was to be a two-step evening with a reception and dinner costing $28,500 a person followed by a later event featuring Streisand at $2,500 a ticket.
Obama was flying to Los Angeles after an appearance Tuesday morning in a Denver suburb.
The wealthy fundraiser comes on a day when the crisis in the U.S. economy remained an urgent issue for many Americans. Monday's sharp sell-off left the Dow Jones industrials and the Standard & Poor's 500 index down by more 4 percent, eroding the value of individual retirement and investment accounts, for example.
Streisand originally backed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton but switched to Obama when he emerged as the Democratic presidential nominee.
Streisand has been outspoken in criticizing John McCain's selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate on the Republican presidential ticket.
"This calculated, cynical ploy to pull away a small percentage of Hillary's women voters from Barack Obama will not work," Streisand wrote on her Web page. "We are not that stupid!"
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Shouldn’t this article require a “barf alert”? LOL :)
Streisand wrote on her Web page. “We are not that stupid!
We are stupid. But we are not THAT stupid”
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How appropriate.
Bwahahahahahaha, BRILLIANT!
Elitist trash. “Socialism for thee, but not for me.”
“The Oscar-winning singer and actress was to perform Tuesday night on Obama’s behalf in Beverly Hills. It was to be a two-step evening with a reception and dinner costing $28,500 a person followed by a later event featuring Streisand at $2,500 a ticket.”
It’s not that McCain doesn’t care about Hollywood. He just doesn’t get it. These people are struggling and he’s out of touch.
If Barbra can be the headliner for entertainment for Obama, then the age of John McCain should be a non-issue for the Zero campaign...
Barrack!!! Tell me I’m not getting old.
Ohhhh butcha are Babs, ya are.
the richest bag lady in the world
Tempting Subhead:
How incredibly insensitive of the lot! Shouldn’t they be organizing a Hurricane Ike benefit????
Matt won’t like you playing with his headlines.
They must be giving a coupon for $ 1,000.00 off if you attend both.
How appropriate.
Took the letters right out of my fingers--lol. My thoughts EXACTLY.
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