Posted on 05/13/2012 2:52:32 AM PDT by Libloather
Obama to return to Los Angeles in June for star-studded fundraisers
By Jonathan Easley and Amie Parnes - 05/11/12 10:38 AM ET
President Obama's decision to support gay marriage this week is paying off in a big way with the LGBT community in Hollywood.
Obama is expected to attend an LGBT gala in Los Angeles on June 6, where ticket prices range from $1,250 to $25,000 apiece. As part of the same trip, Obama is also expected to attend a fundraiser hosted by Ryan Murphy, the co-creator of the show "Glee," and his fiance David Miller.
Like the fundraising dinner hosted by actor George Clooney on Thursday night in Los Angeles, which raked in $15 million, the dinner is expected to bring in millions of dollars for Obama's reelection campaign. Obama's endorsement of same-sex marriage on Wednesday has prompted a slew of big-dollar donations from the gay community.
“Obviously yesterday we made some news," Obama told attendees at Clooney's home on Thursday night. “It was a logical extension of what America is supposed to be. It grew directly out of this difference in visions: Are we a country that includes everybody and gives everybody a shot and treats everybody fairly, and is that going to make us stronger? Are we welcoming to immigrants? Are we welcoming to people who aren’t like us? Does that make us stronger? I believe it does.”
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the LGBT gala is now seeking a larger venue to meet skyrocketing demand for the event, which could include a performance from singer Pink and reel in a haul of up to $10 million.
The Clooney fundraiser on Thursday night also had big star presence, including Tobey Maguire, Stacy Keibler, Diane Von Furstenberg, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Salma Hayek, Barbra Streisand, James Brolin and Billy Crystal.
Some on the right have knocked Obama as a “celebrity president,” and one ad from the American Crossroads super-PAC called “Cool” wove together clips of the president with various entertainers before asking if voters were better off than they were four years ago.
Hollywood actors are experts on marriage? Many of these people jump from one marriage to the next as fast as they make a new movie. They are not role models for anyone but the “one” will take their money and run.
JUST COME OUT OF THE CLOSET ALREADY ZERO!!!!
First, Obama is going to go to his buds who wear studs: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=studded+donor&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=922&bih=456&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=eq2vT9D3Acme2wX6p6jpCA#um=1&hl=en&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=studded&oq=studded&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&gs_l=img.12..0l10.20294.21354.0.22718.6.6.0.0.0.2.623.1788.1j2j0j2j0j1.6.0...0.0.QrNkIFqa6gA&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=ce8025782965067f&biw=922&bih=456
To borrow a phrase from American Pickers, BHO certainly scored the honey hole - Hollywood - with his latest declaration. I just don’t know why they ever doubted him in the first place. We certainly didn’t.
Ironic that Obama comes to California and gets millions in donations from the Hollywood leftists while the State of California is $18 billion in debt and Governor Moonbeam says the rich aren’t paying enough in taxes.
That’s so gay.
No question about it.
And, the Romney bullying story was also planted for the second day pm lead.
Come on, Barry...just come out of the closet. I like the sound of it,,,Queen Barry.
Come on, Barry...just come out of the closet. I like the sound of it...Queen Barry.
Let the queer-a-thon begin! I hope they all get e.coli.
I pray every day that Obama and his minions would be unmasked and given Divine Justice.
Emphasis on “studded”.
All I can say montel is who hasn’t wanted to touch children, Michael’s no different than anyone else. /south park
Sodom and Gomorrah........
That’s where the words “sodomy” and “sodomites” come from
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