Obama and Hollywood: State of Their Union

9:13 PM PDT 8/15/2010 by Jeffrey Ressner, AP

Questions about image, key issues hover over LA fundraiser

When President Obama took to the stage at a Beverly Hilton ballroom on May 27, 2009, to raise money for the Democratic National Committee, it was a victory lap of sorts for the 250 studio executives, directors and stars who had paid $15,200 apiece to dine on kabachi ravioli as they listened to their newly elected leader.