Commie slobberfest.

(Briefing Room) — President Obama asked for support Thursday from a small Los Angeles audience dotted with Hollywood stars.

Speaking in a tiny room of the Italian restaurant Tavern to a an audience of 60 who included Steven Spielberg, Will Farrell, Tom Hanks and George Clooney, Obama said he understood frustration with his compromises with centrist Democrats and Republicans on healthcare, ending the Bush tax rates for the wealthy and other issues.

Over the past two and a half years, Obama said he was sure there were times “where you’re reading the papers or your watching TV and you’re saying, ‘Ah, Obama, you know, why’s he compromising with the Republicans?’ Or ‘Aw, why did health care take so long? and I want single payer plan anyway.'”

The president then joked: “‘Golly, you know, if he was just as good a communicator as George Clooney, I’m sure the American people would understand exactly what needs to be done.'”

The remark cracked the room of donors up, according to a White House pool report.

At the Tavern event, at least, Obama seemed to make some headway.

As the White House poor reporter exited, Hanks could be seen and heard turning to his table mates and saying: “Five and a half more years.”