Posted on 10/24/2011 7:45:29 PM PDT by kristinn
Testing a re-election theme, President Barack Obama is telling donors during a fundraising rich tour of three western states that the country is suffering from an economic crisis and from a political crisis. "People are crying out for action," he says.
Pointing to elements of his $447 billion jobs plan rejected by Republican lawmakers, Obama said they would likely linger as campaign issues in 2012.
"This is the fight that we're going to have right now, and I suspect this is the fight that we're going to have to have over the next year," Obama told about 240 donors at a fundraising event Monday at the Bellagio hotel and casino in Las Vegas. "The Republicans in Congress and the Republican candidates for president have made their agenda very clear."
In Los Angeles on Monday evening, Obama mingled with Hollywood's royalty. At an intimate dinner with top donors in the Hancock Park home of producer James Lassiter, Obama chatted with movie star Will Smith and former Los Angeles Lakers standout Earvin "Magic" Johnson.
"Sometimes I think people forget how much has gotten done," Obama said, and he urged his supporters to rally once again, at the same time joking, as he often does, that he is older and grayer now. "This election won't be as sexy as the first one."
The Las Vegas fundraiser attracted about 240 people who paid from $1,000 to $35,800 toward Obama's re-election campaign and to the Democratic National Committee. The bigger donors met the president personally.
The dinner at the Lassiter home was cozier, with fewer than 40 donors who paid $35,800 each. Among the sponsors were Troy Carter, the manager of Grammy award winner Lady Gaga.
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“Lowered expectations” (from either SNL or Mad TV bit)
I’d actually call the last election a vote for evil or somewhat less evil.
But point taken.
Hank
Me too. I never got the groupee thing.
“This election won’t be as sexy as the first one.”
No but it will be a lot more rewarding.
No, this time he’ll probably get a warm, wet feeling running down his leg.
No, this time he’ll probably get a warm, wet feeling running down his leg.
Hank,
I totally agree, evil vs. less evil. McCain would have us less baankrupt and less s;aves Just possibly not quite so much.
“Don’t vote for me, vote for 4 more years of recession and decline.”
I agree the 2010 election had some good results. We need to multiply that!
"Sometimes I think people forget how much has gotten done." Oh, we haven't forgotten. We are working 24/7 to inform the voting public of your designs and what you've "gotten done."
We're on to you Obama. We know what your big picture is. We don't want your Life After America!
Yeah, and the cheap bastard didn't even bother to bring the Vaseline.
“.....Obama said, and he urged his supporters to rally once again, at the same time joking, as he often does, that he is older and grayer now. “This election won’t be as sexy as the first one.”
Spoken like the narcissist sociopath that we have known all along. It’s always about him!
MEMEMEMEMIIIIIIIIMEMEMEMIIIII!
Good grief..that man is repulsive on so many levels.
Personally Obama’s prolly right.
This election won’t be AS sexy as the last. It will be WAY more sexier. :P
With Obama, I doubt either is sexy.
Horrible. This mental midget is the leader of the free world. We HAVE to change that.
In Los Angeles on Monday evening, Obama mingled with Hollywood’s royalty. At an intimate dinner with top donors in the Hancock Park home of producer James Lassiter, Obama chatted with movie star Will Smith and former Los Angeles Lakers standout Earvin “Magic” Johnson.
Sure is a “man of the people” isnt he?
Wonder what he and Magic talked about? Larry Sinclair?
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