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Exterior Walt Disney Concert Hall2. B-roll anti-Kerry van3. Walt Disney Concert Hall and protestors WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL AND PROTESTERS ACROSS THE STREET4. Protestors chanting5. B-roll people waiting to go in to concert6. WS...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003e1. Exterior Walt Disney Concert Hall\u003cbr/\u003e2. B-roll anti-Kerry van\u003cbr/\u003e3. Walt Disney Concert Hall and protestors WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL AND PROTESTERS ACROSS THE STREET\u003cbr/\u003e4. Protestors chanting\u003cbr/\u003e5. B-roll people waiting to go in to concert\u003cbr/\u003e6. WS interior Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and guests at dinner\u003cbr/\u003e7. B-roll Senator John Kerry talking to Billy Crystal\u003cbr/\u003e8. B-roll Robert De Niro hugging Willie Nelson\u003cbr/\u003e9. B-roll John Kerry making his way to the podium\u003cbr/\u003e10. CA Barbra Streisand, James Brolin and Rob Reiner in audience\u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE (English) Senator John Kerry:\u003cbr/\u003e\"We have an extraordinary array of talent that you know well, part of the community here, part of our lives for years, but to have them willing to put themselves on the line is not something everyone chooses to do  and we're grateful to you, Barbra (Streisand), Willie (Nelson), Billy (Crystal), Neil (Diamond), thank you.\"\u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE (English) Senator John Kerry:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Let me tell you something, when I'm President of the United States, we'll put back in place the principal that America never goes to war because it wants to, it goes to war because it has to.\"\u003cbr/\u003e13.  Senator John Kerry leaving stage and pull back to standing ovation\u003cbr/\u003e14. SOUNDBITE (English) Ben Affleck:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I would love a job at the White House, are you kidding me, but I don't know, I think they're going to hire a highly experienced and competent team, so I think my application would be overlooked.\"\u003cbr/\u003e15. CA photographers\u003cbr/\u003e16. SOUNDBITE (English) Ben Affleck:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I don't think anyone is going to vote for a Presidential candidate because I am here, or even a great American actor like Robert De Niro, they're going to vote for a candidate that represents what they care about, that's going to provide health care, keep American troops safe, that's going to keep our country safe from terrorism, but, you know, I think everybody should be involved and should involve themselves in the governing of their country, otherwise the democracy is largely wasted.\"\u003cbr/\u003e17. B-roll Willie Nelson posing for photographers\u003cbr/\u003e18. SOUNDBITE (English) Willie Nelson: \u003cbr/\u003e\"You know, everybody who knows me knows that I run and hide when different things like this are coming up because to me a lot of it is not important but this time it is and it's more about getting involved in America than it is getting involved in politics, and it just so happens, in order to get involved in America, you have to get involved in politics.\"\u003cbr/\u003e19. Jamie Foxx posing for photographers\u003cbr/\u003e20. SOUNDBITE (English) Jamie Foxx: \u003cbr/\u003e\"Since the way things are going right now it's necessary, because, I've got a daughter ten years old, and I'm trying to explain this to her, and if daddy's not getting up and doing something about it, then what can you say.\"\u003cbr/\u003e21. WS interior Walt Disney Concert Hall \u003cbr/\u003e22. SOUNDBITE (English) Billy Crystal: \u003cbr/\u003e\"The next President and first lady of the United States, Senator John Kerry and Theresa Heinz Kerry.\"\u003cbr/\u003e23.  Senator John Kerry and wife on stage\u003cbr/\u003e24. CA audience applauding\u003cbr/\u003eA host of Hollywood stars showed their political colours in Los Angeles on Thursday night (24JUN04), at a fundraiser for Democratic Presidential candidate, Senator John Kerry\u003cbr/\u003eThe fundraiser boasted diehard Democrat Barbra Streisand at the top of the bill. She was joined at the event by Billy Crystal, Robert De Niro, Neil Diamond, Leonardo Di Caprio, Jamie Foxx, Esai Morales, Willie Nelson, Ben Affleck and Angie Stone.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Presidential candidate made a point of thanking them for literally putting their money where their mouth is. \u003cbr/\u003e\"We have an extraordinary array of talent that you know well,\" said Kerry \"they've been  part of the community here, part of our lives for years, but to have them willing to put themselves on the line is not something everyone chooses to do  and we're grateful to you, Barbra (Streisand), Willie (Nelson), Billy (Crystal), Neil (Diamond), thank you.\"\u003cbr/\u003eThe Kerry Victory 2004 Committee is a joint fundraising effort between the Kerry Campaign and the Democratic National Committee and the organizers expect to rake in more than $5 million dollars from the event.\u003cbr/\u003eTickets ranged in price from $2,000 a-piece for the concert alone, and cost up to $25,000 per couple for both the dinner and the concert.\u003cbr/\u003eA handful of protesters gathered outside to vent their anger against the Democratic candidate.\u003cbr/\u003eMeanwhile, guests attending a Fundraiser dinner at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in downtown Los Angeles, were making their way to the Walt Disney Concert Hall for an evening of music and celebration.\u003cbr/\u003eBen Affleck, who has been very vocal about his support for the Democratic Party and John Kerry, admits to being bitten by the political bug, but isn't sure he's got what it takes for a job at the White House. \u003cbr/\u003e\"I would love a job at the White House, are you kidding me,\" says Affleck \" but, I don't know, I think they're going to hire a highly experienced and competent team, so I think my application would be overlooked.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAs for influencing the public vote, Affleck is adamant that people are smart enough to separate the policies from the celebrities.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I don't think anyone is going to vote for a Presidential candidate because I am here, or even a great American actor like Robert De Niro,\" says Affleck \"they're going to vote for a candidate that represents what they care about, that's going to provide health care, keep American troops safe, that's going to keep our country safe from terrorism, but, you know, I think everybody should be involved and should involve themselves in the governing of their country, otherwise the democracy is largely wasted.\"\u003cbr/\u003eWillie Nelson says he usually runs a mile when he's asked to get involved in political rallies, but feels he has no choice this time around.\u003cbr/\u003e\"You know, Everybody who knows me knows that I run and hide when different things like this are coming up,\" says Nelson, \"because to me a lot of it is not important but this time it is and it's more about getting involved in America than it is getting involved in politics, and it just so happens, in order to get involved in America, you have to get involved in politics.\"\u003cbr/\u003eComedian Jamie Foxx agrees with Willie Nelson, but has a more personal reason for becoming involved in Kerry's campaign.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Since the way things are going right now, it's necessary, because, I've got a daughter ten years old, and I'm trying to explain this to her, and if daddy's not getting up and doing something about it, then what can you say.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAfter the concert inside the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Billy Crystal introduced the couple of the night as \"The next President and first lady of the United States, Senator John Kerry and Theresa Heinz Kerry.\"\u003cbr/\u003eBoth appeared very relaxed on stage and John Kerry took the opportunity to show off his sense of humour, at the audiences expense, literally.\u003cbr/\u003eHe told the crowd, \"You know, California was founded by prospectors who came out here looking for silver and gold, and I'm following in that tradition tonight, I want to thank all of you for putting more silver and gold in this campaign in one night than I think we have anywhere, you are extraordinary, thank you.\"\u003cbr/\u003eThe crowd lapped it up and a the end of the evening, gave the couple a standing ovation.\u003cbr/\u003eIn the last week, the Kerry campaign has raised almost $10 million in California alone.  A second Kerry Victory 2004 Concert will be held at Radio City Music Hall on July 8, 2004 and the Dave Matthews Band, Mary J. 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