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Streisand Headlines $31,000 Per Person Obama Fundraiser
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by Jarrett Martineau | September 16, 2008 at 08:17 am
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How about $31,000?
That's the total per-person cost for an Obama fundraiser to be held Tuesday night in Hollywood that will feature both Barack Obama and a performance by Oscar-winning actress and singer Barbra Streisand.
No wonder Obama made campaign donation history with his all-time August high of $66 million. Could September's cash grab climb even higher? A little of Babs star power will certainly help.
How does Barack Obama lure wealthy donors to a big-money fundraiser in Hollywood? Bring in Barbra Streisand as the headline performer.
The Oscar-winning singer and actress was to perform Tuesday night on Obama's behalf in Beverly Hills. It was to be a two-step evening with a reception and dinner costing $28,500 a person followed by a later event featuring Streisand at $2,500 a ticket.
Obama was flying to Los Angeles after an appearance Tuesday morning in a Denver suburb.
The wealthy fundraiser comes on a day when the crisis in the U.S. economy remained an urgent issue for many Americans. Monday's sharp sell-off left the Dow Jones industrials and the Standard & Poor's 500 index down by more 4 percent, eroding the value of individual retirement and investment accounts, for example.
Streisand originally backed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton but switched to Obama when he emerged as the Democratic presidential nominee.
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at 08:29 on September 16th, 2008
Just goes to show there's some rich folks also concerned about this country and they're willing to pay big bucks to see a good show (if you like Streisand) and help Obama get elected.
at 08:41 on September 16th, 2008
at 12:22 on September 16th, 2008
It's always funny how they come up with these random amounts, I mean why $31,000? Why not $30,000 or $33,000. Oh well. Nice that Barbara is doing her part.
at 14:23 on September 16th, 2008
Jarrett Martineau, I like this story. It's good stuff.
Would anyone pay that? Seriously...
at 15:01 on September 17th, 2008
I took this photo of Barbra Streisand at the 02 Arena at Greenwich, London on the first night, 18th July 07. We travelled up on the Jubilee Line and the atmosphere was fantastic with everybody really looking forward to their night out. The concert as great, Barbra was looking marvellous and it was a truly memorable evening.
Carolyn from London has contributed a photo to this story.