
Dear New England Steering Committee,
Happy Friday! We hope you all had a great week. A reminder to buy your tickets to Chefs for Obama taking place this Tuesday, January 31st at 6:30 p.m. For more information or to purchase tickets please click here.
STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
Our next Steering Committee Meeting will be on Friday, February 3, 2012 at 8:30 a.m. at The Law Offices of Foley Hoag, 155 Seaport Blvd, Boston, MA, Room 13M.
RUNWAY TO WIN
On Tuesday, February 7th Obama Victory Fund will be launching Runway to Win – A project by fashion designers in support of Obama 2012. To view and pre-order designs please click hereor go to barackobama.com. To help launch the store there will be a cocktail party hosted by Scarlett Johansson and Anna Wintour on February 7th at 6:00 p.m. in New York City. Please click hereto view the invitation.
STATE OF THE UNION
In case you missed it, President Obama gave his third State of the Union address Tuesday night. If you have not had the chance to see it, we encourage you to use the links below and watch the speech in full.
Full Speech
Highlights
Transcript
Please see below for a list of all upcoming regional and national events.
Have a great week and Gooooo Patriots!
Kathy, Justin, Ryan and Rachel
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NEW ENGLAND EVENTS CALENDAR
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Chefs for Obama – January 31, 2012
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: The Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts
Tickets:
$1,000 host (raise/write) – includes pre-reception with Chefs
$500 per individual – includes chef’s cookbook
(Entry to event is automatically entered into a drawing to judge the competition)
$250 per individual – General Admission
RSVP: http://my.barackobama.com/chefsforobamacookingcompetition
For more information please e-mail Ryan Fleury at rfleury@barackobama.com
Roundtable with Vice President Joe Biden – February 13, 2012
Boston, MA
$10,000 per person
Contact Justin Brennan at jbrennan@barackobama.comfor more information.
Newton for Obama Reception with Diane Patrick – February 23, 2012
Newton, MA
https://my.barackobama.com/february23newtonreception
Tickets: $1,000 (Host)/$500/$200/$44 (Gen44)
Contact Ryan Fleury at Rfleury@barackobama.comto join the host committee.
Yo-Yo MA Concert - March 29, 2012
Newton, MA
https://my.barackobama.com/march29yoyomaconcert
Tickets: $10,00 (Host)/$2,500/1,500 (limited)
Contact Ryan Fleury at rfleury@barackobama.com for more information.
SAVE THE DATE: First Lady Michelle Obama in Boston – March 9, 2012
Details coming soon!
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Out of Region Events
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President Barack Obama
January 31, 2012
President Barack Obama
Washington, DC
Staff Contact: Andrew Wright and Eric Feigenbaum
February 3, 2012
President Barack Obama
Washington, DC
Staff Contact: Ari Koban
February 9, 2012
President Barack Obama
A Small Dinner with President Barack Obama
Constituency Focused: LGBT
The Home of Karen K. Dixon & Dr. Nan Schaffer
Washington, DC
Address provided upon RSVP
$35,800.00 per person
$71,600.00 per couple
Space is limited
Staff Contact: Jamie Citron and Aditi Hardikar
First Lady Michelle Obama
January 31, 2012
First Lady Michelle Obama
Cocktail Reception
The Honorable Nicole Avant and Ted Sarandos
Beverly Hills, CA
Address provided upon RSVP
$5,000.00 per person: General Reception
$10,000.00 per person: General Reception & Photo Reception
$35,800.00 host couple: Greeting, General Reception & Photo Reception
February 1, 2012
First Lady Michelle Obama
Southern California Women for Obama Luncheon
The Home of Mattie McFadden-Lawson and Michael Lawson
Los Angeles, CA
Address provided upon RSVP
$1,000.00 per person: Luncheon
$10,000.00 per couple: Luncheon & Photo Reception
$35,800.00 host couple: Luncheon, Photo Reception & Clutch
Staff Contact: Adia Smith and Lindsay Rachelefsky
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News Articles
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The State of the Union in 2012
New York Times // Editorial
A year ago, after the last State of the Union address, we applauded President Obama for challenging the Republicans’ blame-government, slash-and-burn rhetoric. He explained why Washington must do more to help put millions of struggling people back to work and why any credible plan to wrestle down the deficit must include the wealthy paying a fairer share of taxes.
‘US determined to prevent nuclear-armed Iran’
Jerusalem Post
The United States is determined to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon and will take “no options off the table” to achieve that goal, US President Barack Obama warned in his State of the Union address on Tuesday. Obama said a peaceful resolution of the Iran nuclear dispute is still possible if Iran changes course and meets international obligations. In a speech largely devoted to the US economy, the US President voiced his commitment to Israel’s security.
Obama urges tougher laws on financial fraud
New York Times // Edward Wyatt
WASHINGTON — President Obamacalled on Congress Tuesday to toughen laws against securities fraud and to strengthen the ability of the Securities and Exchange Commissionto punish Wall Street firms that repeatedly violate antifraud statutes. In his State of the Union address, Mr. Obama also said he would ask the attorney general to establish a special financial crimes unit to prosecute cases of large-scale financial fraud.
Obama administration unveils new plan for national forests
Los Angeles Times
New guidelines to manage some 193 million acres of national forest lands will focus on protecting watersheds and wildlife and will require a tougher scientific standard in balancing the competing demands of industry and conservation groups, the Obama administration announced on Thursday. The guidelines, known as a forest planning rule, were unveiled during a telephone news conference by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell. The planning rule will replace the old framework, which has been the center of legal battles for years.
Boehner: Policies President Obama is running on ‘almost un-American’
CNN // Candy Crowley and Dana Bash
House Speaker John Boehner Tuesday forcefully denounced the Democrats’ campaign theme that they are for the middle class and Republicans are for the wealthy – saying the policies the president is running on are “almost un-American.”"This is a president who said I’m not going to be a divider, I’m going to be a uniter, and running on the policies of division and envy is – to me it’s almost un-American,” said Boehner.
Gingrich Leading as Fight Intensifies
Wall Street Journal // Neil King, Jr.
Newt Gingrich is outpacing Mitt Romney among Republican voters nationwide, but he also is showing evidence of the vulnerabilities that could hurt the former House speaker in a general election, according to the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll. With the two rivals fighting it out in Florida after Mr. Gingrich’s big South Carolina victory last week, the poll found Republicans nationwide favoring Mr. Gingrich 37% to 28% over Mr. Romney. GOP voters gave the former House speaker high marks for knowledge and experience, while they continued to harbor doubts about Mr. Romney’s positions on the issues and his feel for average Americans.
Gingrich is Obama’s best surrogate
Washington Post // Dana Milbank
The most important figure in Tuesday night’s State of the Union addresswasn’t on the House floor. In fact, he hasn’t taken a seat in front of the chamber in 13 years. But as he campaigned for the Republican presidential nomination in Florida, former House speaker Newt Gingrich was doing more to boost President Obama’s reelection prospects than anything Obama himself could do. While Obama was using the speechto portray the Republicans as plutocrats, Gingrich was doing all he could to prove the caricature true.
Republican debate in Florida: GOP makes Obama look good
Politico // Roger Simon
The Republican field debated for the 19th time Thursday night and, once again, the media promised us it was going to be a “make or break” event. Don’t believe the media. The media say the debates have been the most critical factor in the nominating race so far because the media have been forced to watch them all. And take notes. And write stories.
Greed is good? The GOP seems to be okay with that.
Washington Post // Eugene Robinson
If you heard a loud “gulp” Tuesday night after President Obama’s State of the Union address, it probably came from Republican political strategists as they realized their party’s odds of capturing the White House this fall are getting longer. Obama may be no Ronald Reagan, but he’s no Jimmy Carter, either. The obligatory list of accomplishments and initiatives was embellished with bits and pieces of what will likely be Obama’s standard campaign speech. At the heart of his argument for a second term is his assertion that the American dream of upward mobility has been hijacked — that the rich and the powerful have rigged our economic and political systems to favor their interests over those of the average citizen.
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