Obama Coming To Chicago Wednesday For Fundraiser

August 1, 2011 3:02 PM

President Obama addresses a national audience Monday night. (AP)

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CHICAGO (CBS) — President Obama, who turns 50 this week, has scheduled a trip to his hometown of Chicago on Wednesday to raise additional cash for his campaign fund and other Democrats.

Obama is expected to make remarks during an evening fundraiser and concert at the Aragon Ballroom featuring singer Jennifer Hudson, Herbie Hancock and the rock group OK Go. Proceeds will go to the Obama Victory Fund 2012, a joint fundraising committee authorized by Obama for America and the Democratic National Committee, Obama’s re-election campaign said.

A VIP dinner at the Aragon will cost donors as much as $35,800 per ticket, FOX News and the Chicago Tribune reported. Concert tickets on the low end will start at $50 each.

Obama’s visit was earlier was in doubt because of the debt-ceiling impasse in Washington. Eleventh-hour negotiations over the weekend yielded a reported compromise, giving the president greater leeway for the trip to Illinois.

Obama turns 50 on Thursday.

Obama Coming To Chicago Wednesday For Fundraiser

Mr. Mars

Can I donate for him not to visit Chicago?

iinoyfb2

Amen!

JCO

I WILL DONATE $1000. IF HE QUITS RIGHT NOW AND NEVER RUNS FOR ANOTHER OFFICE THAT PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO VOTE FOR HIM BECAUSE OF ALL THE ILEAGLES THAT VOTE AND GET AWAY WITH IT.
S2Gu

We don’t need the POTUS coming to Chicago to do his “me”, “my”, “I” act…we have seen it for months now!!
richard collins

I’m done with the Dem. Party and the state of IL……. I have been a Dem. all my life, NO MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
John

Honolulu is Barack Obama’s hometown, NOT Chicago! Stop saying that he’s from here. He spent what, about 6 years total living in Chicago?

Have you noticed that the only time he bothers to show up here is when he’s raising more money from his billionaire buddies so he can buy another election?
NIZZER

He’s here to try to ROB evry person in Chicago. Don’t let him.
JeanSC

I’ve got 2 cents I’d like to give him.
iinoyfb2

Will he be bringing Moooshell or will she be vacationing, oops, fact finding somewhere exotic? He could read some good stories of his political career from teleprompter and she could give table dances. Cash only, please!
ITISWHATITIS

$38500 a ticket? So for one of his rich cronies like Ayers or Rhammie it will cost them $71600 to attend this little get together with the lady? These must be the rich people Obuma wants to pay more taxes. Gee,I thought it was only the Republicans that were rich and need to pay more taxes. Oh yes, the continual onslaught of the haves showing the commoners that they are the have nots.Hark,his Majesty and his Court are returning to his land of Illinois and Ill repute! Get ready to bow.
skaloc

instead of reelecting this Obortion, how about just writing a check to the Treasury — it is legal unlike Barak and his czars regulations and healthcare ….
tmac

now that ht e debit crisis is over, in his mond, he can go back to fundraising. What a loser
Kathleen P. Johnson

THERE ISN’T ANYTHING LEFT FOR YOU HERE OBAMA…. GOV. QUINN CLEANED US OUT OF EVERY NICKLE WE HAD…STAY IN WASHINGTON!
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/08/03/obama-to-celebrate-50th-birthday-at-aragon/ Obama To Celebrate 50th Birthday At Aragon « CBS Chicago

[...] A VIP dinner at the Aragon has cost donors as much as $35,800 per ticket, according to published rep… Concert tickets on the low end started at $50 each. [...]
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2011/08/03/il-republican-party-now-is-not-the-time-for-obama-to-fundraise/ IL Republican Party: Now Is Not The Time For Obama To Fundraise « CBS St. Louis

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steve l

We Texans are straddled / burdened with King Georg’se’s ( Bush) tragic and painfully horrible legacy. What a TOTAL LOSER; let me count he (many) ways.
Stop, I can’t is still hurts! Opps!! The world-at-large still likes Obama, Yep.

Jeff D

Grow a brain, pillock.

Ben

Unemployment has gone up 58% in the Chicago area
Since one of its very own “Community organizers”
was elected President …

& the rest of the country’s not doing much better ..

I know I know, —- “ITS ALL BUSH’S FAULT”

PLEASE take him back Chicago …

Mo

We do not want him!!
steve l

do not want to argue with you…but he was President for 8 years ( uhgg !! )

What a mess ! ILook he was a inept governer for us in Texas, his ineptness was seen/ endured then. Does anyone with a speck of intelligence think he was going to morph into some one who is well-grounded and could pass for an intelligent human being, listen to his red-neck English. Please do not deny yourself the benefits of the TRUTH, you owe it to yourself !!

John

The TRUTH, Steve I, is that you can only blame Bush for so long before you have to start taking ownership and doing something. Remember, when you point a finger at someone, you have three fingers pointing back at yourself. Obama doesn’t seem to understand that. He refuses to take responsibility, ever. It’s either Bush’s fault, or Boehner’s, or Fox News’ fault. Never his fault. That’s just sad. The new sign on the desk in the Oval Office reads “The Buck stops before it gets here.”

http://veritasindagator.wordpress.com/2011/08/03/obama-satan-and-lightning/ Obama, Satan, and Lightning…. « Last Days Resource for Prophetic Disciples

[...] Over the Chicago area there were severe storms that hit one after the other and with such extreme force that winds were reported to reach 70mph (unheard of I think for that area). It was also reported that direct lightning strikes hit both people and buildings, and that over 65,000 people were reported to be without power as of 5a.m. Tuesday morning August 2, 2011. (Link: http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/08/01/obama-coming-to-chicago-wednesday-for-fundraiser/ ) [...]
Jeff D

The crooked Chicago lawyer with a one billion dollar re-election coffer returns to Chicago to ask for more money. Persumably, because he only cares about the little people and is opposed to greed.
http://www.479xx.com/?p=1234 Storms knock out power to tens of thousands, spark fires |

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steve l

John I quite agree. Obama has been President for alot less than 8 years, the amount of time we had to endure King George and Count Cheney “your so long” has no end in sight. I am GAY and went to VIET-NAM , I had neither the means nor the inclination to shun my responsiblity to this Country and brought Her no evil detriment with lies, deceit, dishonesty nor dishonor. Where is King George ‘s “el a” l level of accountibility to you, me and all other Americans ?? The world court has judged him as a WAR CRIMINAL, justly deserved and the same body embraces Obama.. do they know we should know , but sadly we don’t??’.. I’m sorry but I did not choose to beome bitter and resentful over night, i was taught, thank you very much ! ! almost across the board Opps ! King George has been judged truly one of worst Presidents ever, quite a
Distinction !! MayGod Bless !!

John

Maybe if he had more time, he could have been as bad as Carter. Obama is trying his hardest to unseat Carter as the worst President ever.

bob babiar

YOU IDIOT PEOPLE THAT VOTED FOR OBAMA,
ARE YOU STILL ECSTATIC. SURE YOU ARE—–
1of millions struggling to survive

It wasn’t about a fund raiser it was about him coming here wasting all that jet fuel tax payers pay for to have a birthday party here fort himself.He has all the rappers, sheiks and muslims supporting him he don’t need to come here to the city with with no money or jobs.Everybody living here is struggling to pay those high taxes and gas prices
1of millions struggling to survive

Obama should just have a fund raiser for the deficit and all his followers like the gangster rappers,sheiks and muslims,drug dealers in mexico who he supplied with guns and radical groups from around the world can donate money and he could raise enough to fix the trillions he spent,
blb

Man, he should be giving money back to the people who donated to him the first time. The Nations in a shambles, debt cieling out of control, soilders getting killed a world away for nothing. Come on man!
Tim Kane

On the upside, if he’s in Chicago, he’s not in Washinton DC.