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— Oprah Winfrey rolled out the red carpet this weekend for Barack Obama at a gala fundraiser attended by high-wattage stars that was expected to raise $3 million for the Democratic presidential candidate.
The most powerful woman in show business celebrated her favorite candidate with 1,500 guests at her palatial estate in this coastal enclave south of Santa Barbara on Saturday. Tickets to the sold-out private event went for $2,300 apiece, keeping them within campaign finance limits.
Stevie Wonder performed for guests, who included Sidney
Poitier, Forest Whitaker, Chris Rock, Cindy Crawford, Jimmy Connors,
Linda Evans, Dennis Haysbert and many others. Will Smith, Jamie Foxx
and Halle Berry also were expected, though it was unclear if they were
in attendance. The media were barred from the fundraiser.
Oprah rolls out red carpet for Obama
By Michael A. Mariant, AP
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2007-09-09-obama-oprah_N.htm?csp=34
Winfrey, the queen of daytime TV and a powerhouse in show business, yesterday hosted her first presidential fund-raiser on the grounds of Promised Land, her spectacular 42-acre coastal estate in Montecito, Calif.
"I haven't been actively engaged before because there hasn't been anything to be actively engaged in. But I am engaged now to make Barack Obama the next President of the United States," Winfrey told a star-studded crowd of 1,500, according to a source at the event.
The outdoor party raked in a whopping $3 million for Obama, the Democratic senator from Illinois who aspires to be the nation's first African-American President.
Stevie Wonder and gospel vocalist BeBe Winans performed. A mariachi band played. The menu included mini burgers, chips and guacamole, chicken tenders, corn-on-the-cob on a stick, iced tea, water, lemonade and wine.
Guests forked over $2,300 apiece to spend a few precious hours on a meadow at the sprawling property in Santa Barbara County, which the talk-show host bought for $50 million and recently described as "sacred spiritual grounds."
Oprah Winfrey raises $3 million for Barack Obama
Sunday, September 9th 2007, 4:00 AM
BY SOO YOUN in Montecito, Calif. and MICHAEL SAUL in New York DAILY NEWS
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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wn_report/2007/09/09/2007-09-09_oprah_winfrey_raises_3_million_for_barac-1.html
GRAND RAPIDS -- When Forest Whitaker walked to the podium Thursday afternoon, he wasn't accepting an Oscar.
The actor visited Grand Rapids Community College to speak on behalf of presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, telling a small gathering of students, faculty and community members, "I feel moved to be in your presence."
"Barack will make history alongside you," he said in his 15-minute speech, before leading the crowd of about 75 in the school's Applied Technology Auditorium in a chant of "Yes we can."
"I'm here in Michigan because, of the states in this nation, it has some of the worst problems," said Whitaker, who has campaigned for Obama throughout the country since last year.
Actor Forest Whitaker campaigns for Barack Obama at
Grand Rapids Community College by Troy Reimink |
The Grand Rapids Press Thursday October 09, 2008, 1:59 PM
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2008/10/actor_forest_whitaker_campaign.html
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