Obama: celebrities determine the direction of this country?

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2010, file photo, President Barack Obama, not pictured, acknowledges actress Sarah Jessica Parker, as first lady Michelle Obama smiles in the East Room of the White House in Washington, before he presented the 2009 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal. It will be Parker's house, but Obama's show. You could call it "Checks and the City." Needing to boost his donor base and campaign cash, Obama is banking on elite entertainers for help so often they have essentially become a cast of characters in his campaign. He is using his Hollywood access and raffling it off as a prize to others, tapping into a nation that revels in celebrity even in hard economic times. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) Speaking at a $40,000-per-plate dinner that raised $2 million for his campaign, Obama told celebrities, actors, and actresses that they will be the deciding voice in the upcoming election.

CNSNews.com relates, ”You’re the tie-breaker,” he said. “You’re the ultimate arbiter of which direction this country goes.”

The dinner was held in the Manhattan home of actors Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick. Also present were Meryl Streep, fashion designer Michael Kors, and Vogue editor Anna Wintour.

The quotation, originating with the Associated Press, seems to have been edited and taken somewhat out of context. The White House website records the fuller statement like this:

Because ultimately you guys and the American people, you’re the tie-breaker. You’re the ultimate arbiter of which direction this country goes in. Are we , the American public, going to be forced to follow the likes of these people? I hope the general population will disagree with Odimwit in Nov.! These people don't live in the real world! They have too much money, and too little thought of anything but their own excesses! http://cnsnews.com/news/article/obama-celebrities-youre-ultim... The president and Mrs. Obama also headlined a second glitzy fundraiser in Manhattan Thursday night that included a performance from singer Mariah Carey and remarks by singer Alicia Keys. The 250-person dinner yielded the Obama campaign at least $2.5 million.

While Democrats have long held political and ideological ties to the TV and movie industry, the dynamic is different this time for Obama. His own celebrity has faded a bit after more than three years in the slog of governing, and some reliable donors have gotten so used to seeing him, they want more — like a real movie star. Americans will show Odimwit in Nov. that we are not ready to be led by fools any longer! These people, like Odimwit, live only for themselves and their extreme excesses! The Real Americans do not live in the land of make believe!