Obama In NYC On Thursday In Fundraising Race To $1 Billion

Pissed that we're in the midst of an unauthorized war in Libya? Upset that Guantanamo Bay is still open? Think that health care legislation last year was watered down? You can tell President Obama yourself at a series of fundraisers that he's holding in Manhattan on Thursday, but it won't be cheap. A dinner at four-star Upper East Side restaurant Daniel will cost you $35,800 a plate, while tickets to the LGBT Leadership Gala start at $1,250, but a performance of Sister Act to benefit the campaign with the president in attendance is a steal at $250 (you could also spring for the $10,000 VIP seats that include a photo).

By the time he leaves Manhattan, Obama, who is attempting to hit the historical $1 billion mark for his campaign war chest, will have held 32 fundraisers since announcing his reelection campaign this year. In contrast, President Bush had only three at this point in his first term. Given Obama has been looking for ways to change his official position of gay marriage (he has said that he believes "marriage is between a man and a woman"), what better venue to do so than New York City just as the state legislature is poised to pass a marriage equality act?

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By Christopher Robbins in News on June 21, 2011 6:33 PM

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Adam Moreira

So when does he reimburse NYers for being inconvenienced, especially when he did not ask NYC for permission to travel here?

seattlesnow

Dont worry Mr. Robbins - your $20 will really go a long way in Obama's re election hopes... p.s. those $0.99 do come in huge but never buy the chocolates

JPeditor

Are You Better Off Now Than You Were Two Years Ago?

Is It Cheaper or More Expensive For You To Go And Buy Food Than It Was Two Years Ago?

Is America Better Off Now Than We Were Four Years Ago?

Are We More Respected? Are Our Enemies More Fearful Of Us Or Are They Laughing At Us?

If you voted for Obama in 2008to prove you're not a racist,you'll have to vote for someone elsein 2012 to prove you're not an idiot.

NYCBuddy

Bieber and Obama in the same day? This is too much!

TheOtherBob

Great. While he hops all around the city looking to raise money, we'll all get to sit in two-hour traffic jams and get our bikes mysteriously stolen.

Couldn't he at least stay in one place, and limit the damage? Or, hell, do this in the Hamptons? Anyone with $35k to drop on dinner has probably got a place there.

I like him as a president (mostly). But...man, the "disrupting New York City to raise money" thing's gotta go. We're all gonna vote for him anyways -- maybe he should visit Utah for a change.