Eddie Vedder Helps Raise $1.7 Million for Obama

At an intimate dinner gathering in South Tampa, Eddie Vedder helped raise $1.7 million Thursday for President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign.

Strumming a mandolin, Vedder played four songs for the president and 85 guests who attended at a $20,000-per-person fundraiser at the home of signer-songwriter Don Miggs and Lisa deBartolo, a daughter of the former owner of the San Francisco 49ers, Eddie DeBartolo Jr.

“I can’t say I’ve ever played that many songs in a suit before,” Vedder said, who performed “Rise,” “Without You,” James Taylor’s “Millworker” and Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World.”

According to a pool report on the event, Vedder then referred to Mitt Romney’s 47 percent comments, offering a personal story.”I’m an example of someone who never made it to university,” Vedder said. “I did have this dream to be a musician. I felt that this dream had an expiration date.” READ MORE

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