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Scurrilous

(38,687 posts)
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 03:14 PM Jun 2012

Marc Anthony Joins Obama Efforts With Concert Fund-Raiser, Video

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"Count Marc Anthony among President Obama’s growing army of celebrity campaigners leveraging their star power to lure voters to the polls this November.

The actor and chart-topping salsa singer will perform in a fund-raising concert in Miami Beach on June 26 and has released a video targeting Latino voters on Obama’s campaign site.

The president will join Anthony for a reception that evening, to be held at the Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater."

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"Enlisting Anthony as a celebrity ambassador is an auspicious move on Obama’s part, as the president and his Republican rival, Mitt Romney, jostle to win over a crucial demographic this election season: Latino voters. Choosing a Miami venue was no mistake either, as Florida, where Obama clinched a key victory in 2008, is home to a large Latino population whose voting goals may have been impacted by economic and sociopolitical factors since he took office – and could still be swayed.

Anthony, born Marco Antonio Muñiz to Puerto Rican parents in New York, opens his promo video by acknowledging Latinos’ power at the polls. “Latinos are a force that can and will help decide this election,” he says."



http://www.thewrap.com/music/article/marc-anthony-joins-obama-efforts-concert-fund-raiser-video-44596


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Marc Anthony Joins Obama Efforts With Concert Fund-Raiser, Video (Original Post) Scurrilous Jun 2012 OP
Picked up my ticket on Friday! So happy that it's so near where I live! KaryninMiami Jun 2012 #1
Hi... Scurrilous Jun 2012 #2
Just got the final instructions email- it will be a long night but fun anyway! KaryninMiami Jun 2012 #7
You Lucky Dawg, Cha Jun 2012 #4
I'm so jealous! Tarheel_Dem Jun 2012 #5
This is totally Fantastic, Scurrilous! Cha Jun 2012 #3
Very well said, Cha! Kath1 Jun 2012 #6
... Cha Jun 2012 #8
W00T! Amen Girl! JNelson6563 Jun 2012 #9

KaryninMiami

(3,073 posts)
1. Picked up my ticket on Friday! So happy that it's so near where I live!
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 04:04 PM
Jun 2012

Anyone else from DU attending? I'll bet there are lots of SoBe3 DU folks-- PM me if you are attending- be fun to say hello!

Scurrilous

(38,687 posts)
2. Hi...
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 04:16 PM
Jun 2012

My sister Kathleen is attending. She lives nearby (on Meridian Ave.) and is going with a bunch of her friends. She's not a DUer though (alas).

KaryninMiami

(3,073 posts)
7. Just got the final instructions email- it will be a long night but fun anyway!
Mon Jun 25, 2012, 01:42 PM
Jun 2012

Hope your sister has a great time- and also hope that she is going to volunteer in the campaign! We need lots of help in Florida!

Cha

(297,272 posts)
3. This is totally Fantastic, Scurrilous!
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 08:29 PM
Jun 2012

We so appreciate this wealth of celebrities who are fundraising and backing President Obama. They're intelligent and caring human beings.

Who does romney have?.. Kochroaches, Addelson types who care for nothing but themselves and throwing their billions at a sociopathic, pathological Liar. A robotic etch a sketch, BULLY, and a Coward.

[font color=blue][font size=21pts]VIVA BAMA-BIDEN~2012!!
MUCHAS GRACIAS,
MARC ANTHONY!![/font]

Kath1

(4,309 posts)
6. Very well said, Cha!
Mon Jun 25, 2012, 07:43 AM
Jun 2012

I absolutely love it that so many celebrities are putting their "star power" to work for Obama 2012. I agree that these are caring human beings who love their country, not corporate greedheads.

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