Blue Collar Jersey Guy to Host $30K a Plate Obama Fundraiser

Man of the people Jon Bon Jovi will be swinging open the gates of his New Jersey mansions for $30,800 a plate fundraisers for Barack Obama Friday. If you're expecting to head to the Jersey shore for the weekend, plan to be stuck in traffic as roads are closed to allow the community organizer to get there in time for the arugula appetizers.

Barack Obama's visit to New Jersey on Friday will be brief -- but lucrative.

The Democratic presidential candidate is scheduled to attend a fund-raiser at the home of rock star Jon Bon Jovi, where attendees will pay $30,800 each for dinner with Obama, according to the campaign.

The dinner follows an early-evening reception at the home of Phil Murphy, the Democratic National Committee finance chairman. Tickets for just that -- without the dinner at Bon Jovi's place -- are $2,300.

The events at the two Jersey Shore homes will boost the Obama Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee run by Obama's campaign and the Democratic National Committee. Both are also being co-hosted by Gov. Jon Corzine. The prices reflect the maximum donation to a general election candidate ($2,300) and to a national party ($28,500).

Whatever you do, don't dare make fun of Obama for his relations to celebrities. It might hurt his feelings.