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Artists for Obama

May 6, 2008

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Artists and Writers for Obama
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George Pellecanos
Last night I was delighted to attend a fundraiser by Artists and Writers for Obama at the Halcyon House in Georgetown. We all got dressed up in our best clothes, the hosts invited people who buy art and publish books, as well, and got a great turnout. I'm told that $70,000 was raised. (Judging by the quality of the suits, my guess is that there were some lawyers there, as well, God bless 'em.) Mayor Fenty, looking impossibly young and energetic as usual, and just back from a trip to North Carolina to troll for votes, stoked the crowd and George Pellecanos, the crime writer laureate of DC and co-writer of The Wire, spoke in a truly moving way of what it would mean to this country to have Obama as president. The finger food was nice, the lawn was squishy under our best shoes and the view over the roofs of Georgetown and the Potomac River was spectacular. 

 
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