President Obama came to the right person for a fund-raiser Thursday night: Sarah Jessica Parker, icon of "Sex and the City".
In a memorable episode, said (as Carrie), "I like my money right where I can see it-hanging in my closet."
The President probably would prefer that in his campaign coffers. At the Manhattan home of Parker and her husband, Matthew Broderick, Obama raised about $ 2 million, with 50 people paying $ 40,000 to participate.
Broderick had to work-he is the protagonist in the Gershwin musical "nice work if You Can Get It" on Broadway.
Others present included Meryl Streep, designer Michael Kors and Anna Wintour of Vogue editor. First Lady Michelle Obama was there too.
Obama told the crowd that he was running for a second term because "our work is not yet done."
He also observed that he is ironically quite far down the hierarchy of the White House behind his wife, two daughters, her mother-in-law and the family dog, Bo.
Taking up a topic which he does often along the trail, Obama said his re-election matchup against presumptive Republican candidate Mitt Romney that presents the American people with a ruling strident.
"We have a fundamental choice, this time off we had in 30, 40 or 50 years," he said. "What we're going to have to do is present clearly to the American people that choice."
Later, the Obama headed toward a second fundraiser at the Plaza Hotel, where 250 people paid $ 10,000 each, the campaign said.
The proceeds of both events go to Obama victory Fund, a Joint Committee composed of Obama for America, the Democratic National Committee and various democratic parties in the State.
Earlier in the day, the President campaigned in Ohio, where he said a rowdy crowd at a community college that voters outside would have a chance in November to break the stalemate in Washington between diametrically opposed philosophies of Cleveland. It was his visit as President 22 ground state swing, where polls show the race a tossup.
Then came a reliably democratic New York, where he and first lady toured the site of the World Trade Center with Mayor Michael Bloomberg and gov. Andrew m. Cuomo. From skyscraper under construction to replace the twin towers destroyed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Obama looked out the window toward the memorial, 22 stories below. He also spoke with some construction workers.
And, on a beam bearing the words, "One World Trade Center," the President wrote:
Recall
We Rebuild
We come back stronger!
Barack Obama
Connie.Stewart@latimes.com
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