Edwards' Hollywood Endeavor
Former Sen. John Edwards spoke before a packed conference room of agents, industry executives and celebrities at the Endeavor agency on Tuesday, raising money for his presidential campaign in one of the first Hollywood fund raisers for a declared 2008 presidential candidate.
His white short-sleeves contrasting with the dark-suited tenpercenters, Edwards vowed to do "anything I can" to oppose President Bush's plan for an increase of some 21,000 troops in Iraq. Edwards invoked the term he has used to describe the new policy -- "the McCain doctrine" -- becaus
e it has strong support from Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona), who may soon join him in the field of 2008 contenders. He also sounded some of his campaign themes, like universal healthcare and alleviating poverty.
Among those who attended the event, hosted by Endeavor's Adam Venit and former MCA and iFilm executive Skip Paul, were Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, Diane Keaton, Tracy Ullman, Delroy Lindo and Mike White. Edwards also met with other potential donors on the trip and planned to make an appearance this evening on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno."
The coming months promise to be a vigorous period of '08 fund raising in Hollywood circles. Laying the groundwork for a possible run, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) spoke at a meet-and-greet event last month at the home of another Endeavor partner, Ari Emanuel.
In fact, Los Angeles could be of even greater importance if Hillary Clinton gets into the race, given that she would have a lock on a lot of support in her home state of New York, another big destination for campaign money. (T. Johnson)
So, Mr. T Johnson, You were there.. Did John Edwards say it or not?
Posted by: JMS | February 20, 2007 at 06:58 PM