Bon Jovi Gets a Flight on Air Force One After Performing at Obama Fundraiser (JBJ pics)
Musician Jon Bon Jovi waits on the tarmac to board Air Force One for a flight with President Obama at John F. Kennedy International Airport, Monday, June 4, 2012, in New York, en route to Washington.
Bon Jovi performs at a fundraiser for U.S. President Barack Obama, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York June 4, 2012.
President Obama was in New York last night for three fundraisers. Jon Bon Jovi, who attended all three and headlined the event at the Waldorf, was the President's guest on the Air Force One flight from Washington, DC to New York and back at the end of the evening. Some people (Obama) get all the luck.
Bon Jovi has been a huge supporter of Democratic candidates for more than a decade. In 2007, the New York Times wrote about his strong support for Hillary. He enthusiastically supported Obama when she withdrew from the race.
From the New York Times article:
Mr. Bon Jovi and Mrs. Clinton have been known to delve into issues like affordable housing and his work building homes with Habitat for Humanity in Philadelphia. But their conversations are not always so heavy. “She seems to really like to hear me play,” Mr. Bon Jovi said.
Mr. Bon Jovi donated $2,300 to Mrs. Clinton this year, as much as he is allowed to under the law. “I have no issue with a woman in power,” he said. “My life has always been run by women. If it wasn’t my mother, it was my wife. And if it wasn’t my wife it was my daughter.”
The White House said taxpayers did not pay for Jon Bon Jovi's seat on the plane -- the Obama campaign did. The fundraisers are expected to bring in $4 million . . . He closed his Waldorf performance with Here Comes the Sun.
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his support for Obama in a positive way and mentioned who inappropriate the statements of the other rocker were at concert ("ride one of these into the sunset you worthless b*****"
...... but kudos to Jon Bon Jovi anyway.
Look, he's wearing a suit and tie! And has (relatively) short hair!
