Obama's Big Fundraiser!

Hi-Five to the biggest night of fundraising in U.S. presidential history: 9 million dollars! Obama's campaign sold between 250 to 300 tickets for 28,500 dollars each for a reception and dinner at Hollywood's historic Greystone Mansion and a later party at the Regent Beverley Wilshire Hotel is where some 800 guests paid 2,500 dollars a ticket. I had read a lot about this even online and in the papers, yet didn't see anything on television, which was surprising seeing as so many celebrities and important political figures attended. Obama's representatives released a statement stating that in the midst of the worst US financial crisis in decades, Obama kept television cameras away from the star-studded parties in a bid to minimize criticism that he was celebrating as the country suffered. Thought that was interesting, but smart choice on his part. I think that if it had been televised, the republicans and the media would have jumped on the slander train. It's sad that the focus on the election revolves around so much nit-picking! Some of the things McCain's campaign and the media spin are so ridiculous. I can see the headlines: "Obama parties it up with A-listers as the nation's economy crashes and everyone burns alive." Don't forget the pictures of Obama hugging Oprah with a drink in his hand, with the caption, " Obama can't answer your 3 a.m. phone call because he's either too wasted, or too busy making fun of all the poor Americans suffering through this economic disaster with his rich friends." Crazy that it could've totally happened.