Wow …did someone spike Lopez’s coffee with truth serum?
I’d recommended updating your resume there, champ…
Steve Lopez: Clooney’s Obama party full of ‘Hollywood hypocrites’
They say tonight’s soiree for President Obama at George Clooney’s house in Studio City is supposed to gross $15 million, and the operative word is “gross.”
Yeah, pardon me for being such a party pooper, but isn’t it a little offensive that 150 of L.A.’s high rollers would shell out $40,000 to kiss Clooney’s ring and get maybe 10 seconds of face time with Obama?
And what about the thousands of saps who pumped an average of $23 into Obama’s campaign coffers for the chance to be one of the two peons chosen to break bread with the VIPs?
I’d rather watch the Lakers game from a bar stool, which in fact is what I may do.
I haven’t seen Clooney’s guest list, but I’d bet $2 -– and not a penny more –- that his house will be full of that particularly unctuous strain of liberals who live for events like this that make them feel good about themselves but don’t really give a toss for their own community. Los Angeles could end up declaring bankruptcy and these posers will be telling friends about their big night at George’s house.
Fifteen million dollars -– a third of it raised by the local big shots -– is peanuts to Obama, really. Another drop in a bucket the size of Santa Monica Bay. And isn’t money the root of all evil in politics, whether it’s from out-of-control “super PACs” or wanna-be-seen moguls who might be expecting something in return for ponying up?
Los Angeles is shutting school libraries, laying off teachers and shutting down fire houses. And VIPs are paying $40,000 for a Wolfgang Puck hors d’oeuvre and a silly photo with a president who only now has come to think it might be OK for gay people to have the same rights as straight people.
Open your eyes, Hollywood hypocrites!
If there’s any justice, the traffic jam on Ventura Boulevard will be so horrific that you’ll miss the party and end up crying over a Du-par’s short stack.
Be sure you read the whole thing so as to not miss his update.
Needless to say the Obamabots are not happy with Mister Lopez’s candor.
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When I hear Obama is back in town.
Why is everyone complaining?
- LA has just been subjected to the liberal version of Shock & Awe.
- The carbon footprint alone on this event must have been awesome.
- The Great One, the very incarnation of all those liberal LA sensibilities, has come to visit. (Although not visit just anyone, of course.)
The disruption for a few hours of the hectic lives of ordinary citizens is a small price to pay so that their betters can have a good time. It is tough being part of that rich 1% elite; and they deserve to kick back and schmooze a bit.
Lopez is unreasonable. There’s no reason big-dollar liberals should pony up to pay for public libraries and parks. As Warren Buffett (whom I am personally very tired of hearing from) has repeatedly indicated, rich people should talk about doing more. They themselves don’t read, and they already have front lawns for parks. There’s no reason they should be paying to support the ones little brown people use too.
With all that self-importance in one place, they’ll have to put a bucket over Clooney’s head so the sun will rise this morning.
SUCKERS!!!! He’s taking them for all he can get and all he has to do is give them a tingle up their legs. High priced male hooker.
I’ve always maintained that liberal insularity is its own punishment —
all of your acquaintances are insufferable.
Lopez gets a clue or is it the fabled stopped clock?
Aaaand – didja see the Flaming Injun Skull graphic over at Ace’s place?
Patrick P. That’s very familiar — I’m guilty of that– wow–It’s come to that— maybe I should not watch the news anymore and just be ready for Nov..
We can always hope that the Secret Service gets snockered!
^ ColJ, The prostitutes at that party are far to expensive for Secret Service agents.
The head prostitute is their boss. Sorta—
^ Obama is not a prostitute!
Prostitutes are honest about what they do.
“He thinks you’re stupid. Because you are.”