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The Library => The SGA => Topic started by: Tarheel on August 06, 2008, 09:10:30 PM
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This time to go to a fundraiser or two hosted by George cLooney. I hope that he remembers to say "Merci, beaucoup" to the wait staff at the fundraisers and that he makes sure he's ONLY getting money from Americans (I'm sure that'll be the case...the
Democrats Socialists are ALWAYS on the up and up). Maybe he'll convince cLoonye to be his running mate! Since this will be taking place during the Republican Convention maybe they do a montage of Obama's European campaign speechifying to air simultaneously. One would think that Obama would be campaigning in the US following the Democrat Socialist Convention but, hey, ya got to go where the Euro's are at:
This from CNN today:
Hollywood megastar to host fundraiser for Obama
From CNN's Emily Sherman
(CNN)—Academy award winning actor George Clooney is set to host a fundraiser for Barack Obama in Switzerland next month.
The event, taking place on the evening of September 2 in Geneva, Switzerland will be split into two parts: a reception and a dinner. According to Obama’s National Finance Committee, tickets for the reception where Clooney will speak are going for $1,000, followed by a dinner at the home of NFC member Charles Adams for $10,000 a plate. Space for the dinner is limited to 75 guests.
Clooney made headlines in February when he told CNN he was hesitant to campaign for the presumptive Democratic nominee, calling it a ‘slippery slope.’
“I feel that at times you can harm the person that you are trying to help,” Clooney told CNN’s Kiran Chetry in reference to campaigning for Obama. “I don’t want to damage anybody.”
The Academy Award winning actor officially endorsed Obama early last year calling him a ‘rock star.’ Clooney compared him to the likes of John and Robert Kennedy saying, “Few people in my lifetime, that I’ve heard speak made me want to get up and do something,” but cautioned, “I don’t want to hurt him by saying that.”
Although next months fundraiser is taking place overseas, the campaign specified only U.S. Citizens with a passport will be allowed to contribute to the campaign.
Here's the link:
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/05/hollywood-megastar-to-host-fundraiser-for-obama/
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Man, is this ever a poor decision by obama. Plenty of fuel for the fire though.