Eddie Murphy
2008-04-10 18:28:27
April 9,08 I received an email from my city hall with this subject title: "Campaign Walks and Eddie Murphy"
I asked myself, "Is Eddie Murphy doing a fundraiser for the Republican candidate of our district; I didn’t know Eddie Murphy was a Republican?"
But after reading through the message, I found that the Republican candidate was merely using the celebrity status of Eddie Murphy’s name to allure people to come to the wine tasting Republican Party fundraiser in a house that Eddie Murphy once owned.
Is it proper to use a celebrity’s name to promote a political party fundraiser? The come-on subject title and title for the event (as shown below) seem to imply that Eddie Murphy will be at the event this weekend or that he has something to do with the Republican Party fundraiser for AD10.
Somebody, please ask Eddie Murphy if he is going to be at this Event this weekend or if he is promoting the Republican Party candidate and fundraiser?
This is what the email notice stated:
Huge Eddie Murphy "Shrek" Event this Weekend!
The David Sander campaign for AD10 is going a bit "uptown" this weekend - holding a fundraiser at the spectacular estate once owned by famed comedian Eddie Murphy (Beverly Hills Cop, 48 Hours, Shrek) now owned by businessman Patrick Willis. The event is only $250 and will feature wines from Lodi, Amador and El Dorado County along with eclectic food from BeachHut deli. Open Saturday, April 12th at 3pm...See "events" at www.DavidSander.com
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