George Clooney played the suave host, Chef Wolfgang Puck whipped upsomething for dinner, and U.S. President Barack Obama and about 150of his Hollywood set donors enjoyed a few laughs at Clooney'sgood-humoured expense. Obama reminded the crowd that his famed Hope poster from the 2008was derived from a photograph of Obama sitting next to Clooney whenObama was a U.S. senator.
Clooney had been in Washington advocatingon behalf of Darfur. "This is the first time that George Clooney has been photo-shoppedout of a picture," Obama said. "Never happened before, never happenagain." In this crowd, Obama didn't even need to mention gay marriage toget a vigorous applause. "Obviously," the president said obliquely,"yesterday we made some news." The event, held under a stretched transparent tent outsideClooney's sprawling tudor-styled canyon home, raised nearly $15million, a record for a single fundraiser. The guests paid $40,000 to attend, accounting for about $6 millionof the evening's financial haul for Obama's campaign and theDemocratic Party.
The remainder came from a raffle for small dollardonors. Two winners both women got to take part in the dinnerand, even though Clooney was the host, they brought their husbands. "We raised a lot of money because people love George," Obama said."They like me; they love George." Then seriously, he added: "He seems to occupy a constant state ofgrace, and uses his extraordinary talents on behalf of somethingtruly important." For Obama, the A-list party was not only a financial hit, it gavethe president the kind of Hollywood buzz a Republican seldom gets.But the glitzy event, with its glamour and wealth, also has itsrisks and it set up a stark contrast with Obama's mission on Fridayto highlight the plight of struggling homeowners in Nevada. Among those at the dinner were such actors and performers as RobertDowney Jr., Barbra Streisand and her husband James Brolin, JackBlack, Salma Hayek and Tobey Maguire, who shared a table withClooney and Clooney's girlfriend Stacey Kiebler.
Heading to Clooney's house, along the exclusive canyon roads,families gathered at dinner time to gawk, wave and cheer thepresidential motorcade. Children manned a lemonade stand with asign: "Presidents drink free." Around the corner, a boy held up another hand-drawn piece ofcardboard: "Will trade Lakers for Bulls if you stop." And yet one more: "Our gay family says thanks Mr. President.". I am Construction & Real Estate writer, reports some information about air circulating fans , accent ceramic tiles.
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