Rocker Bon Jovi hosts Obama fundraiser
By CHARLES BABINGTON, Associated Press
Musician Jon Bon Jovi answers a question during a news conference about affordable housing with New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine, right, in Newark, N.J., Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. Bon Jovi's Philadelphia Soul Charitable Foundation is providing $1 million toward construction of a 51-unit building in Newark that will cater to homeless people with special needs, like AIDS patients.(AP Photo/Mike Derer)
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Unlike his Republican opponent, Democrat Barack Obama is still raising money for his presidential campaign, and he turned Friday to rock legend Jon Bon Jovi for help.
Bon Jovi and his wife, Dorothea, hosted more than 100 people for dinner on their mansion lawn by the Navesink River in Middletown, N.J. The price was $30,800 a person, to be divided between the Obama campaign and the Democratic National Committee.
"When I look at Barack, I see an old man," Bon Jovi said in introducing his guest. Obama is 47, Bon Jovi is 46.
Obama spoke for about eight minutes before greeting guests individually. He vowed to fight Republican attacks on his character and background more fiercely than John Kerry did in his losing campaign four years ago.
"We're not going to be bullied, we're not going to be smeared, we're not going to be lied about," Obama said. "I don't believe in coming in second."
Earlier in the evening, Obama attended a $2,300-per-person reception at the nearby home of veteran party fundraiser Phil Murphy. About 200 people, including the Bon Jovis and New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, attended.
Republican nominee John McCain can raise no more campaign money because he accepted about $84 million in public funding and the restrictions that go with it. Obama turned down the public funding, figuring he can raise and spend more on his own.
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2008 Campaign Contributions
mapped by location
| Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. | $5,600 |
| Travel & Leisure | $1,000 |
| KPMG | $44,300 |
| U.S. Coast Guard | $2,400 |
| American Optometric Association | $225 |
