Last night, Barack Obama's star power drew the city's rich and influential to two party palaces. The first, a 250 member fete at the Mithoffs. The second, a 50 person seated event at the Thrashs. Both events carried heavy tariffs, from a minimum of $2,300 for the first, to a $28,000 minimum for the second. The majority of the dough will go to the Democratic National Committee, as federal contributions limit a candidate's take to $2,300 per person.
Still, it was THE guest list to be on if you are of the Democratic persuasion. Among the notable locals who fought for face time, Chris Bell, Adrian Garcia, Rusty Hardin, David Mincberg, and on and on. Council member Peter Brown, who was an early supporter and bundler for Obama, didn't need to get in line. He's one of the few people Obama actually recognized by sight and referred to by name. Wonder if the budding Mayoral Candidates is smiling today? Society Queen Lynn Wyatt also showed up, of course not at the Thrashs. And, security was tight!
Those of us in media were forced to wait across the street, on the very well manicured lawns of the Mithoffs neighbors on Lazy Lane. The good news? Even though we weren't invited inside the fete, I managed to find some photos and a bit of video from the Obama event.
Click here to see them!
Here's the transcript of what he said in the videos:
Clip 1:
I love Texas! We’re going to surface some more democrats here in Texas. (inaudible from off camera kid) What’s that? (to the young lady) I wish I could stay.. I’ve got my own daughters back home! And they’re cute, just like you. But I do love Texas, I love visiting Texas , I’ll come back. I want to begin by thanking.. (video cuts off)
Clip 2:
And you got an ad with Britney and Paris? (laughter.) We got to elevate our politics! We’re not going to agree on everything. We got a whole range of things we can disagree on, but at least we can agree that the times are serious. It calls for serious people, and it calls for serious solutions. And that’s what we want this campaign to.. (video cuts off)
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