Grapevine: Will Hollywood support backfire on Obama?
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And now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine...
Seeing Stars
Some Hollywood insiders who support President Obama are worried his reliance on celebrity fundraisers could backfire.
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The Hollywood Reporter says there is concern among some of the president's most ardent backers that $40,000-a-plate fundraisers with A-listers like Sarah Jessica Parker and George Clooney could paint the president as out of touch with everyday Americans.
One veteran executive said -- quote -- "It's a mistake. He's supposed to be a man of the people, and he's hanging out with Anna Wintour? Is he trying to turn the election into a celebrity reality show?"
Bottom Line
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Democrats say the president must target the uber-rich to compete with deep-pocketed Republican super PACs.
This week the Obama campaign filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission demanding Republican super PAC Crossroads GPS disclose its donors.
The campaign says Crossroads is a political group and therefore, should report its donor list.
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Crossroads fired back calling on the president to demand the same openness from liberal groups.
Conservatives also jumped on the timing of a call for more transparency the same week the president invoked executive privilege for the first time over the Fast and Furious documents.
National Review channeled its inner Charles Dickens -- joking -- "It was the most transparent of times, it was the least transparent of times?"
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Mass Hysteria
Finally, a new political action committee aiming to boost Republicans in the Bay State got a lesson in spell check.
The group "Massachusetts Forward" was forced to re-file with the FEC because it originally spelled Massachusetts with only one "t" and five "s"s.
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Rule number one, make sure your own name is right on the paperwork.