Hollywood loves Barack
I’m sure Ted Nugent and Mel Gibson would disagree, but it seems that Barack Obama is Hollywood’s candidate of choice.
The Democratic nominee partied with the stars Tuesday night and raised $9 million for his presidential campaign and the DNC.
Barbra Streisand hosted the event, which was split into two glamorous events: a reception and dinner with price tags of $28,500 each at the Greystone Mansion, followed by entertainment by Streisand at the nearby Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel.
About 250-300 people were expected at the dinner and about 800 at the entertainment, which cost $2,500 a ticket.
Among dinner guests wrere Will Ferrell, Jodie Foster, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Lee Curtis and DreamWorks founders Steven Spielberg, David Geffen and Jeffrey Katzenberg.
Obama spent more than an hour before dinner getting his picture taken with guests. He said later that people had encouraged him to be tougher and had questioned why he was so calm in a close race against Republican John McCain.
“I’m skinny but I’m tough,” he said. “I’m from Chicago and we don’t play. Just keep steady.”
He said the economic turmoil in recent days had been sobering for America. “It’s reminded people that this is not a game. This is not a reality show, no offense to any of you,” Obama said to laughter. “This is not a sitcom.”
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