Gwyneth Paltrow 'hosts Obama fund-raiser at London home'

The Telegraph ^ | October 5, 2011 | John Bingham

[maggief]

The actress, who is married to the Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin, is said to have hosted a fund-raiser for the Democrats at her London home on Tuesday.

The actress, 39, is one of London’s most prominent expat party supporters and has recently attended fund-raising events for the 2012 campaign ...

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The Independent reported that tickets for the dinner cost $7,500 (£4,870).

[maggief]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2042227/Gwyneth-Paltrow-throws-political-party-drum-support-Obama-Democrats.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Says a chum: ‘Gwyneth is close to the President and they are long-time friends. It was entirely her idea to host the party in the family home. She deliberately wanted to throw the kind of celebratory party she would have for one of her best friends and knew her enormous house would provide a great space for this kind of event.’

The actress has been intimately involved in all the planning for the evening, including the guest list — which is confined to U.S. citizens — and the choice of caterers.

She has also arranged a speaking programme headed by Obama’s campaign manager, Jim Messina, and his national finance chairman, Matthew Barzun, before dinner.

Adds my source: ‘She wants to do all she can to help Obama hold office for another term and knows that having a fabulous party will encourage early donations.’

[Red Badger]

Is it illegal Campaign cash from foreign sources?.......

[the invisib1e hand]

wonder how she looks these days?

Well, anyway, what can you expect from a B actress who marries a guy who's claim to fame is ripping off U2?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Ever since her Mummy and Daddy bought her the Oscar she thinks she’s God’s gift to the world.

[Steamburg]

Communists for Obama. Big surprise. One more thing that needs reviewed for illegal contributions. Oh how busy we could make a hundred special prosecutors.

[Lazamataz]

She left the country, leave us alone too, ya damnable walking yeast factory.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

A 39 year old with the brain of a tweener.

[silverleaf]

what, Gwynnie is not in New York raising donations of pizza, blankets and laundry service for the anti-corporatists? Perhaps she could send a personal assistant, a yoga coach, a vegan chef, and her CPA ...

[onedoug]

islamists by extension

[silverleaf]

Daddy Bruce is burning in Jewish hell as his spawn hosts a marxist antisemite racist closet muslim bent on seeing America and Israel humiliated and destroyed

[truthguy]

Another in a long list of Hollywood idiots. The woman is not very bright and is typical of the Hollywood hypocrite. She has led a sheltered and privileged life and is clueless about what it takes to function in the real world. She's on the downside of her looks and is less bankable as a starlet. In short she's dumber than a box of rocks and is somewhat of an intellectual coward. She would never debate or put her beliefs on the line in a discussion where she could be challenged.

Is this buffoon even aware of the mess the US economy is in and does she know Obama is largely responsible for this mess and lack of recovery? I doubt it. She's insulated form all of this misery. She's part of the radical chic. But to be fair, she's a good actress. You don't have to be that smart to be a good actor or actress. Even people of below average intelligence can be a good entertainer or actress.

[rokkitapps]

she is supposed to be one of the “smart” women in hollywood.. I actually heard her say workout “regime” instead of regimen in an interview. That and she named her kid “Apple”. The lady is an idiot. And she is one of those dangerous idiots that actually think they are smart.

[jetson]

Such a beutiful talented actress/ singer. What a waste!

[dead]

Gwyneth is close to the President and they are long-time friends.

Of course, they've been drinking and hunting buddies since college.

She grew up as a rich Hollywood kid, who went to a private hippy school with other rich celebrity kids.

I wonder if Gwyneth has ever had a black "friend" who didn't deliver the social cachet of celebrity to her exclusive table.

[maggief]

* I`m very happy here [in London] and I really like the way the film industry works, everybody cares. I like that it doesn`t have this big capitalistic feeling…

* I like my friends here in London. They’re intelligent and not looking over my shoulder at dinner to see if there’s anyone better walking in. It’s not as vapid as LA.

* I love the English way, which is not as capitalistic as it is in America. People don’t talk about work and money; they talk about interesting things at dinner parties. I like living here because I don’t tap into the bad side of American psychology, which is ‘I’m not achieving enough, I’m not making enough, I’m not at the top of the pile.’

[atc23]

funny I never hear a story about GP without the lead in - “married to . . .

This is, and I work in Hollywood PR, always, ALWAYS a prerequisite for a story concerning a high level Hollywood lesbian, bisexual, Tgender or gay man.

Just sayin

[PBRSTREETGANG]

A 39 year old with the brain of a tweener a brain you can hold with a tweezer.

[CPT Clay]

Agreed;

What safeguards and checks we done on the contributors. It is illegal for foreigners to contribute to a federal campaign.

[CPT Clay]

The actress has been intimately involved in all the planning for the evening, including the guest list — which is confined to U.S. citizens

Yea right.