Celebs Step Out For Obama

Jamie Foxx, Lucy Liu & Fran Drescher Attend VIP Fundraiser

(CBS)  Celebrities aren't always coy about their love affairs.

Jamie Foxx, Fran Drescher, Lucy Liu and Isaiah Washington were among the stars who proclaimed their love for Barack Obama Thursday night at a swanky soiree.

VIP donors paid $2,300 each to attend the Black and White Gala for Barack Obama at a private home in Beverly Hills.

Mario Van Peebles and other guests munched on croissants, cruditDes, olives and eggplant while a seven-member gospel choir performed.

They set the evening's tone with a rousing song: "Time for a change. We are the people, we can do it."

The party raised more than $200,000 for the Obama campaign, said Theresa DeBell, who hosted the event with her husband, Robert Siegel.

Foxx, who is set to appear at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, greeted congressmen and other guests at a table in the corner, his teenage daughter by his side. "Dancing With the Stars" runner-up Melanie Brown, in a bejeweled black gown, chatted with actress Nia Long, who has been following Obama's campaign for the past year.

"This is the first election where I've actually paid attention to every single thing, and I think it's because I'm a mom now," Long said. "I just think Barack is amazing... I admire him. I admire Michelle."

Drescher, a women's-health advocate who worked with Obama on the Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act, was mistress of ceremonies. Drescher said she originally supported Hillary Clinton but now is fully behind Obama.

"He stands for everything that I believe in," she said. "I think he's inspirational, and that's what this country needs right now."

Drescher, who is set to speak at the women's caucus at the DNC, said she still hopes Obama might pick Clinton as his running mate.

Comedian Kathy Griffin also was rooting for Clinton as vice president.

"If not, I'm going to go with one of the Lohans," she said. "I think Ali has a bright, new future. But maybe Cody could really get the job done."

[nursehope]

I guess you do care or you wouldn''t be reading the article now would you?

[libsluv2spit]

hollywood makes $$$ by pretending..just like in the movie tropic thunder..
"they are the dude digsuided as the dude that plays the other dude"

[libsluv2spit]

Not unlike rich corporate weirdos. We don''''t care what they think either, right?

Posted by rafterman1 at 02:53 PM : Aug 22, 2008
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well why dont we ask obama''s contributors..

[no2zeebas]

===WHO CARES WHAT THESE HOLLYWEIRDOS THINK...===
Posted by no2zeebas at 12:33 PM : Aug 22, 2008

"Hollywood weirdos" are Americans too, just with a lot of money. Not unlike rich corporate weirdos. We don''''t care what they think either, right?

Posted by rafterman1 at 02:53 PM : Aug 22, 2008

Corporations have already sold this country out to the mexicans...So NO...I could care less what they think...

[rational_1]

WHO CARES WHAT THESE HOLLYWEIRDOS THINK...
Posted by no2zeebas at 12:33 PM : Aug 22, 2008

Exactly what I was thinking. I trust my plumber''s opinions on international relations more than Barbra Streisand''s or Roseanne Barr''s. At least he comes up with his own words instead of parroting some screenwriter''s. These people are just a little too full of themselves - ya I really care about the deep thoughts of a bunch of people who maybe have high school diplomas at best. Get over yourself Hollywood.

[no2zeebas]

WHO CARES WHAT THESE HOLLYWEIRDOS THINK...