Does Middle America really want their country run by celebrities, a
kitchen cabinet of divas and Clooneys and Snookis? That’s what was
implied in an AP story by Ben Feller titled "Obama to Celebrities: 'You're the Ultimate Arbiter of Which Direction This Country Goes.'"
"President Barack Obama soaked in the support — and the campaign cash — of Manhattan's elite entertainers Thursday as his re-election team sought to fill its fundraising coffers," Feller wrote. "Speaking in a dimly lighted, art-filled room, Obama told supporters they would play a critical role in an election that would determine a vision for the nation's future.’
"President Barack Obama soaked in the support — and the campaign cash — of Manhattan's elite entertainers Thursday as his re-election team sought to fill its fundraising coffers," Feller wrote. "Speaking in a dimly lighted, art-filled room, Obama told supporters they would play a critical role in an election that would determine a vision for the nation's future.’
"You're the tie-breaker," he said. "You're the ultimate arbiter of which direction this country goes."
Perhaps that's what a candidate always tells the big-buck donors, that
they're the "ultimate arbiters" of the nation's direction. But that
doesn't sound very populist. Feller noted it was a rare joint appearance
by Barack and Michelle at the home of Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew
Broderick. "The intimate dinner banked about $2 million, with 50 people
paying $40,000 each." Broderick was performing and could not attend.
(Someone saved Ferris.)
Among the celebrities on hand to hear Obama's remarks were Oscar winner
Meryl Streep, fashion designer Michael Kors and Vogue editor Anna
Wintour, who moderated a private question-and-answer session between the
president and the guests. Broderick, who was starring in a Broadway
musical, was absent.
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