Your chance to have dinner with George and Barack

By Richard K. Barry

As a public service I just wanted people to know that if you donate any amount of money to the campaign to re-elect Barack Obama, you'll automatically be entered for a chance to be George Clooney's guest at a reception with the President.

The pitch goes like this:

George Clooney is doing his part to help re-elect the President, but he knows that it's grassroots supporters like you who will decide this election. Support the campaign with a donation, and throw your name in the hat today.

George is great. I'm a big fan. I'm not sure I'll be jumping at the chance to be his guest, but it sounds like fun. More fun is reading all the comments about "capitalist hating celebrities with all their money" and how "hypocritical they are to support Obama" that invariably accompany stories like this.

Trust me, you sanctimonious right-wing nut-jobs. I don't think a lot of wealthy Hollywood celebrities are opposed to capitalism. And I'm sure President Obama is a big fan of the capitalist system, much as that must confuse you in your simple, know-nothing "socialist vs. capitalist" view of the world.

At least this post gives me an opportunity to put up a big picture of George, which, for some reason, makes a lot of people happy.


(Cross-posted at Lippmann's Ghost.)