The man’s ego needs its own zip code.
Via Fox Nation:
Sent: Tue Sep 27 00:06:48 2011
Subject: travel press pool report #12Appearing at the Fig and Olive restaurant in West Hollywood, Obama spoke to a group of Hollywood and music industry big wigs who had paid $17,900 apiece to get in. The group included DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenburg, who introduced the president, along with actor Jack Black, actor Danny DeVito, actress Rhea Perlman, producer Jon Landau, director Judd Apatow, music producer Quincy Jones, and Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown, among others.
“Making health care affordable and accessible to every single America, we made it happen (audience claps). Even though it’s not fully implemented yet, there was just a report last week that over 1 million young people have health insure who had not had it before because they can stay on their parents’ plans.
“Ending the war in Iraq. 100,000 out. They will be all out by the end of this year. Restoring a sense of respect around the world. We do not just have power through our military but also our diplomacy, our values, the power of our examples. There’s an awful lot we’ve gotten done, but here’s the challenge: It is restoring that compact, restoring that sense we’re all in this together and everyone is doing their fair share. Shared sacrifice and opportunity, that project is not complete. It’s not finished. Which is why we’ve got to work just as hard in the coming year as we did in 2007 and 2008. If anything, we’ve got to work harder in part because it’s not going to be as sexy, not going to be as new. I’m grayer, I’m all dinged up. (audience laughs)