Last night, the power couple raised over $4 million dollars for the Obama campaign by
hosting
a fundraiser dinner at Jay-z’s 40/40 Club which cost a whopping $40,000
a plate for attendees. A few Obama supporters who wanted to go but
didn’t have that type of
money,
received an email last week from Beyonce offering them a chance to
attend if they donated just $9 bucks to the Obama campaign by midnight.
While guests enjoyed dinner, the President applauded Beyonce for
being a role model to his daughters while joking about the things he has
in common with Jay-z:
Beyoncé couldn’t be a better role model for our daughters because she carries herself with such class
and poise and has so much talent. And Jay-Z now knows what my life is
like. (Laughter.) We both have daughters, and our wives are more popular
than we are. So we’ve got a little bond there. It’s hard, but it’s
okay.
Obama’s DJ, yes I know I said the same thing, also had kind words to say about the couple for openly endorsing the President and showing support by raising money for his campaign:
I think it sends an important message for Jay-Z and
Beyoncé to throw this fundraiser … that it’s important for people that
support the president to actually support the president. I know that Jay-Z and Beyoncé had gotten some flak recently for not supporting their community. I think this just goes to show that they do support their community. I think that people should put their money
where their mouth is. DJs across the country, artists across the
country, no matter what kind of artists they are, it’s one thing to
support it and just talk about it, but it’s another thing to actually go
out there and do something.
