**Posted by Phineas
Because nothing says “fighting for the middle class” more than headlining a fundraiser where a single plate costs more than many people make in a year [1]:
President Obama will travel to Los Angeles on Sept. 9 to recognize organized labor.
Obama will appear at the AFL-CIO convention, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told reporters at a Christian Science Monitor breakfast Thursday.
That night the president will also appear at a $32,400 per plate Hollywood fundraiser held at the home of Marta Kauffman, the co-creator of the sitcom “Friends,” according to an invitation obtained by the Sunlight Foundation [2].
The White House is billing the appearance at the labor convention as the latest in the president’s summer-long middle class economic tour, according to the Los Angeles Times [3].
I bet the servers at this shindig will feel real honored by all the attention, as they’re passing out plates of surf-and-turf to Hollywood stars, Democratic pols, and union bosses.
The Democratic Party has come a long way since Jackson’s day [4].
(Crossposted at Public Secrets [5])