Thursday, May 8, 2014

Obama to Make 14th Fundraising Trip to L.A. Tonight



Obama to Make 14th Fundraising Trip to L.A. Tonight

by Christian Toto 7 May 2014, 4:17 PM PDT
President Barack Obama is back in California to snarl traffic and collect even more Hollywood money.

The president will kick off a series of Golden State fundraisers tonight, the 14th such trip since he took office in 2009, according to Deadline.com.

The main event of the fundraising swing finds Obama picking up the Ambassador for Humanity award at the USC Shoah Foundation's 20th anniversary gala. Director Steven Spielberg created the foundation to record Holocaust survivor stories from survivors of the Nazi concentration camps.

The award comes just days after Obama's Secretary of State, John Kerry, likened Israel to an "apartheid state."

Obama won't be alone when he makes his fundraising drive to some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including Jeffrey Katzenberg, Bruce Springsteen, Conan O'Brien, David Geffen and George Lucas.

Senate Majority leader Harry Reid and House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi will join the President at the Horn event for the bluntly titled “House Senate Victory Fund.” Obama has a $32,400 a ticket intimate roundtable fundraiser scheduled for tomorrow morning at the Beverly Hilton as well before getting back on Air Force One for more fundraisers in San Diego and San Jose....

With tickets going from $1500 for a single to $100,000 for a 1-seat VIP table, the gala comes just days after the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and the train wreck of a routine by headliner Joel McHale. Set to speak around 8:30 PM or so, Obama will be reunited tonight with last year’s WHCD star Conan O’Brien. The TBS late nighter is set to host the USC Shoah event. Schindler List lead Liam Neeson will be there and Bruce Springsteen will perform at around 7:30 PM.

Holocaust
Lawrence S. Eagleburger was the chairman for the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claim, and was a member of the Iraq Study Group.

Note: Lee H. Hamilton was a co-chair for the Iraq Study Group, and is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is was a member of the Iraq Study Group,
an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle, a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank), the Harlem Children's Zone, the Aspen Institute (think tank), and the Natural Resources Defense Council.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, and a benefactor at the Harlem Children's Zone.
Wallis Annenberg is a trustee at the Harlem Children's Zone, and a councilor for the USC Shoah Foundation Institute.
Haim Saban is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a friend of Shimon Peres, and was a major contributor for the 2011 Rahm Emanuel mayoral campaign.
Shimon Peres is a friend of Haim Saban, and the president of Israel.
Teresa Heinz Kerry is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and married to the U.S. Department of State secretary John F. Kerry.
Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Valerie B. Jarrett is Vernon E. Jordan Jr’s great niece, the senior adviser for the Barack Obama administration, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Kathleen Brown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, Jerry Brown’s sister, and was the treasurer for the California state government.
Jerry Brown is Kathleen Brown’s brother, and the California state government governor.
James S. Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Lester Crown was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), is married to Renee Crown, Susan Crown’s father, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Renee Crown is married to Lester Crown, and an honorary co-chair for the USC Shoah Foundation Institute.
Susan Crown is Lester Crown’s daughter, a councilor for the USC Shoah Foundation Institute, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and was a trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Mellody L. Hobson is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, married to George Lucas, and the chairman for DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.
David Geffen is a co-founder for DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.’ and was a major contributor for the 2011 Rahm Emanuel mayoral campaign.
Rahm I. Emanuel was the candidate for the 2011 Rahm Emanuel mayoral campaign, the White House chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration, is the Chicago (IL) mayor, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and Ari Emanuel’s brother.
Steven Spielberg was a major contributor for the 2011 Rahm Emanuel mayoral campaign, is an honorary chair at the USC Shoah Foundation Institute, a co-founder & consultant for DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc, Gerald Breslauer is his financial adviser, and a director for Schindler's List.
Jeffrey Katzenberg is the founder & CEO & director for the DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., and Gerald Breslauer is his financial adviser.
Gerald Breslauer is Steven Spielberg & Jeffrey Katzenberg’s financial adviser, and was a councilor for the USC Shoah Foundation Institute.
Ari Emanuel is Rahm I. Emanuel’s brother, and the co-CEO & director for William Morris Endeavor Entertainment.
Steve Zaillian is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client, and writer for Schindler's List.
Conan O'Brien is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client.
Barbra Streisand is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client, and a trustee at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Wallis Annenberg is a trustee at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and a councilor at the USC Shoah Foundation Institute.
Casey Wasserman is a trustee at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and was a councilor at the USC Shoah Foundation Institute.







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