“My Singular Focus” Is on Jobs..

Despite Saying He Is Focused On Jobs, Obama Has Spent The Last Week With Celebrities, Fundraising And Out Of Touch With The American People

·        President Obama: “My Concern Right Now -- My Singular Focus -- Is The American People. Getting The Unemployed Back On The Job, Lifting Their Wages.” (President Obama, Remarks By The President On The Administration's Work To Prepare Our Nation's Veterans For The Workforce, Washington, DC, 8/5/11)

OBAMA WILL MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME BY HEADLINING TWO REELECT FUNDRAISERS

Obama Had To Cancel 10 Fundraisers During The Debt Ceiling Debate. “Lowering expectations, Obama's campaign said it would raise tens of millions of dollars less this summer than it did last spring because it had to scrap 10 fundraisers headlined by Obama and others in California, New York and elsewhere and now faces a sluggish time of the year to raise campaign cash.” (Julie Pace, “Obama Returns To Chicago To Resume Fundraising,” The Associated Press, 8/3/11)

·       Forcing Obama’s Campaign To Downgrade Expectations For The Next Finance Report. “President Barack Obama's campaign expects to raise tens of millions of dollars less this summer than it did in the spring because negotiations over the nation's debt limit forced Obama to cancel several fundraisers.” (Julie Pace, “Obama Returns To Chicago To Resume Fundraising,” The Associated Press, 8/3/11)

·       "We're Going To Raise Significantly Less In The Third Quarter Than We Did In The Second Quarter," Said Jim Messina, Obama's Campaign Manager.” (Julie Pace, “Obama Returns To Chicago To Resume Fundraising,” The Associated Press, 8/3/11)

Tonight, Obama Will Headline Two Fundraising Events In D.C. “In the evening, the president will attend two DNC events in Washington. Obama will first speak at a private residence, before heading over to another fundraiser at the St. Regis Hotel.” (Politico’s Politico 44 Whiteboard, 8/8/11)

AS MARKETS FELL AND AMERICA’S DEBT WAS DOWNGRADED, OBAMA HAD A STRESSFUL WEEK OF BIRTHDAY PARTIES AND A TRIP TO CAMP DAVID

Obama Spent The Night Before His Birthday Fundraising With Jennifer Hudson At A Birthday Rally And “100 High-Dollar Donors” At A Private Dinner. “On the eve of his actual birthday, Obama was heading home to Chicago for fundraisers, including one where local favorites Herbie Hancock, Jennifer Hudson and the band OK Go were to entertain donors who paid $50 to $35,800, the legal maximum. Later, Obama was to speak to about 100 high-dollar donors at a private dinner.” (Julie Pace, “Obama Returns To Chicago To Resume Fundraising,” The Associated Press, 8/3/11)

Then Spent His Birthday At A Star-Studded Barbeque, With A Guest List Filled With Big-Donors. “After sending the White House press corps home early at 4 p.m., the president welcomed politicos, celebrities, donors and close friends for dinner in the Rose Garden and music in the East Room.” (Jennifer Epstein, “Inside Obama’s 50^th Bash,” Politico 8/5/11)

• “Celebrities On Hand Included Jay-Z, Hanks And His Wife Rita Wilson, Basketball Stars Charles Barkley And Grant Hill, Comedian Chris Rock, Actor Hill Harper And Oprah Winfrey’s Best Friend, Gayle King.” (Jennifer Epstein, “Inside Obama’s 50^th Bash,” Politico 8/5/11)Source: www.gop.com