OBAMA’S HOLLYWOOD CRUSH: EVA LONGORIA Longoria Is A Major Fundraiser And Bundler For Obama: During The 2012 Cycle, Longoria Is A Bundler For The Obama Campaign Raising Up To $500,000. (Barack Obama 2012 Bundlers, opensecrets.org, Accessed 3/23/12) In October 2011, Longoria Introduced Obama At The First Ever Latino Fundraiser, Held At The Home Of Antonio Banderas. “Obama later visited the Spanish-style mansion of Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith for what promoters billed as ‘the first ever Latino fundraiser’ for the president. Actress Eva Longoria, one of the stars of television's Desperate Housewives, introduced Obama by saying he ‘speaks to the Latino community because he knows he's the president of all Americans.’ ‘And we applaud you from our community,’ Longoria told Obama. ‘We thank you for everything you're doing.” (David Jackson, “Obama Hangs With Stars In Hollywood,” USA Today, 10/25/11) In February 2012, Longoria Attended A Private Fundraiser at The Home Of Netflix CCO Ted Sarandos, Which Raised $1 Million For The Obama Campaign. “First Lady Michelle Obama's visit to Los Angeles Tuesday and Wednesday was one of many 2012 presidential campaign trips seeking California cash.’… ‘Even so, the tension seemed to have subsided for the evening Beverly Hills fundraiser for the President, which was held at the home of Ted Sarandos, Netflix's Chief Content Officer. Quincy Jones, Harvey Weinstein and Berry Gordy were among the 135 guests attending the event, which raised nearly $1 million, according to the Hollywood Reporter.” (Kathleen Mills, “Michelle Obama In LA: First Lady Raises Almost $1 Million For The President,” Huffington Post Los Angeles, 2/02/12) • Longoria TWeeted A Picture Of Herself And Melanie Griffith At The Ted Sarandos Fundraiser. (Eva Longoria, Twitter Feed, 2/1/12) On March 23, 2012, Longoria Was A Celebrity Guest At Labor Secretary Hilda Solis’ Fundraiser For Obama In Los Angeles. (Obama Victory Fund, barackobama.com, Accessed 3/23/12) Longoria Is One Of Obama’s Experts On Immigration Reform Policy And A Co-Chair For His Reelection Campaign: In April 2011, Obama Invited Latino Celebrities Including Longoria To The White House To Convey His Support Of The Reform Of Immigration Policy. “President Obama met at the White House with Latino celebrities to stress his commitment to immigration reform, according to a White House email about the meeting.’… ‘Speaking to reporters after the meeting, actress Eva Longoria said the president stressed his commitment to the DREAM Act, a measure that would help undocddumented youth obtain legal status if they meet certain conditions. Most states do not allow undocumented immigrants to attend public colleges where they live at in-state tuition rates, making a higher education cost-prohibitive for many of them.” (Elizabeth Llorente, “Immigration Reform Won't Happen Without GOP Support, Obama Tells Latino Celebrities in a Meeting,” Fox News Latino, 4/28/11) In February 2012, Longoria Was Named As One Of Obama’s 35 National Co-Chairs For His 2012 Reelection Campaign. “President Obama’s two former chiefs of staff, Rahm Emanuel and Bill Daley, actress Eva Longoria, author Caroline Kennedy and a collection of U.S. politicians are among the 35 national co-chairs of Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign.” (David Nakamara, “Rahm Emanuel, Eva Longoria, Caroline Kennedy Among Obama Campaign’s National Co-Chairs,” The Washington Post, 2/22/12) • In March 2012, Longoria Told MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell That Her Role As A National Co- Chair For Obama Will Be To ‘Engage And Mobilize’ Latino And Women Voters. “I was asked to be a co-chair and my roles are to engage and mobilize the voters, specifically with the Latino community and women’s community. Those are two areas of interest that I participate in heavily and I’m pretty literate about. So that’s what I’m going to be doing. I will be going to the swing states,’ said Longoria” (MSNBC’s, “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” 3/19/12) Longoria, Who Is Outspoken On Hispanic Issues, Wants Her Children To Speak French. “Asked whether they have any immediate wedding plans, Longoria says, ‘No, no, no. But we know exactly what we want in our future. … Our children will speak French." (Stephen M. Silverman, “Eva Longoria On Tony: ‘Lust At First Sight,’ people.com, 3/17/06) In March 2012, Longoria Said Romney Is Wrong On Latino Issues: In March 2012, Longoria Said Romney Is On The “Wrong Side” Of Issues For Latinos. “Longoria also took aim at GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney, who fresh off of a primary win in Puerto Rico declared that ‘conservative principles and Latino voters go together.’ ‘He makes a huge generalization there,’ the actress bristled. ‘Of all the candidates, Mitt Romney is probably the one on the wrong side of every issue pertaining to Latinos,’ which, she says, include education, the economy and healthcare access.” (Alexa Keyes, “Eva Longoria: ‘Romney On Wrong Side Of Every Issue For Latinos,” ABC News, 3/20/12) • “Longoria Called Romney’s Stance On Immigration Reform ‘Dangerous.’” “Longoria called Romney’s stance on immigration reform ‘dangerous,’ and said the addition of Kansas Sectary of State Kris Kobach, the author of Arizona’s anti-immigration law, to his campaign team would be ‘polarizing to Latinos.’ Longoria also sought to shoot down the “misconception” that Latinos favor illegal immigration, which, she says, is not true.” (Alexa Keyes, “Eva Longoria: ‘Romney On Wrong Side Of Every Issue For Latinos,” ABC News, 3/20/12) Longoria Makes Excuses For Obama’s Broken Promises: In September 2011, During An Appearance On Jimmy Kimmel Live, Longoria Said That We Haven’t Seen What Obama Can Really Do Because Of The Very Dangerous Extremist Movement Happening In America. “He just keeps getting beat up lately because there is such an extremist movement happening and it’s a very dangerous…for me it’s very dangerous because it’s not the character of America, it’s really under attack. And he has been governing in a state of emergency since the time he went into office so we haven’t really seen him do what he can do,’ said Longoria.” (ABC’s, Jimmy Kimmel Live, 9/27/11) In March 2012, Longoria Said That Latino Disappointment Of Obama Stems From Congress. “She conceded that some Latinos are disappointed with Obama, but she affirmed that he has done what he could with having ‘his hands tied by Congress.’ (Longoria did not mention that Democrats held majorities in both houses of Congress during the first two years of Obama’s term.)’Obama is the only one who understands that the success of the future in America is intricately tied to the success of the Hispanic community,’ Longoria said. ‘But he can’t do it by himself.’” (Alexa Keyes, “Eva Longoria: ‘Romney On Wrong Side Of Every Issue For Latinos,” ABC News, 3/20/12) Longoria Doesn’t KnoW Where Croatia Is But Meets With Israel’s President Peres To Discuss Global Conflicts: In October 2010, During An Interview On Jay Leno’s “Tonight ShoW,” Longoria Admitted She Didn’t KnoW Where Croatia Was. “‘We went to Croatia this summer,’ said Longoria. Leno asks, ‘Croatia. Now what’s there that you would go to Croatia? ‘I don’t know, really. I wasn’t paying attention much. No, I kept saying, honey where are we going on vacation? I’m like Russia? It’s beautiful. It’s gorgeous. It’s in the Adriatic Sea, so it’s East of Italy, said Longoria. ‘Oh I see, very good. So what do you do when you get there? Do you get recognized in Croatia?’ Asked Leno. ‘Yeah! Yes, I didn’t even know where Croatia was, much less that Desperate Housewives was on there,’ says Longoria.” (NBC’s, “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno,” 10/15/10) In March 2012, Longoria Met With The President Of Israel To Discuss Global Conflicts. “Israeli “President Shimon Peres spoke in Beverly Hills on Sunday to wrap up his four-day trip to Southern California. Peres met with several celebrities including Eva Longoria, Edward James Olmos, and Andy Garcia, as well as several dignities from the Latino community during the event, which was described as a conversation about the relationship and strong historical ties between the Latino and Jewish communities.” (“Eva Longoria At A Meeting With President Of Israel Shimon Peres In Beverly Hilton Hotel,” evajlongoria.com, Accessed 3/23/12) Longoria’s Vegas Restaurant Goes Bankrupt And Club Closes Leaving Dozens Without Jobs: Longoria Is The Owner Of Beso Restaurant, With Locations In Las Vegas And HollyWood. (“About Beso,” besohollywood.com, Accessed 3/23/12) In January 2011, Longoria’s Beso Restaurant In Vegas Filed For Bankruptcy, With A Debt Of $5.7 Million. “Beso, the Las Vegas restaurant and nightclub at CityCenter owned by actress Eva Longoria and co-investors, filed for bankruptcy Thursday to restructure nearly $5.7 million in debt and other liabilities. Beso LLC, 32 percent owned by Longoria, listed assets of about $2.5 million in the Chapter 11 filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Las Vegas.” (Steve Green, “Eva Longoria’s Beso Files Bankruptcy To Restructure Debt,” Las Vegas Sun, 1/06/11) In July 2011, Longoria’s Eve Nightclub On The Vegas Strip Closed Due To Bankruptcy. “Eva Longoria’s Eve nightclub on the Las Vegas Strip has been shut down for an indefinite and likely extended period – but her attached Beso restaurant remains open. Beso LLC, the company owned by Longoria and other investors, has been operating in bankruptcy since Jan. 6 as it tries to restructure $5.68 million in debt and perhaps attract additional capital.