President Obama turns a N.J. man into a 'Celebrity Magnet'

Northjersey.com ^ | 9/19/10 | Willimam Lamb

[newjerseynewsroom]

FRANKLIN LAKES — The way Tom Murro tells it, a chance encounter with President Obama on a Martha's Vineyard golf course last summer had a transformative effect on him. Among Tom Murro's high-profile run-ins: President Obama, Natalie Portman, Dustin Hoffman and Kathie Lee Gifford.

Suddenly, the Franklin Lakes father of two became the "Celebrity Magnet," known for an uncanny ability to attract, rub elbows and be photographed with some of the world's most famous people. Last April, Murro folded the mortgage company he had run for two decades and took to chronicling his exploits and conquests online at celebritymagnet.com.

"Some say it's been parlayed," Murro said. "Some say it's the magic of meeting Obama. Some say President Obama has turned an ordinary man into a celebrity magnet. There are many headlines that have been written."

The reality, of course, is more nuanced. But a cursory scan of Murro's website yields plenty of evidence of Murro's good fortune — or hard work — at finding himself at the right place at the right time. There he is posing with Dustin Hoffman, James Gandolfini, Kathie Lee Gifford, Todd Bridges (Willis from "Diff'rent Strokes") and scores of others.

And then, of course, there is Obama, or "Celebrity No. 1," as he is known on Murro's site. Murro and his older daughter Lauren, then 10, had just finished lunch at the Farm Neck Golf Club on Martha's Vineyard one afternoon in August 2009 when they glimpsed the president teeing off. As they walked toward him

[50mm]

You read my mind. See post 40. LOL

[50mm]

Come on out of the closet, fudge boy. We’re waiting.

[shibumi]

Looking for work?

Looking for attention?

Looking for celebrity?

Obama Worshiping Sycophants Needed Now!

Pancake, Unicorn and Celebrity Poofter Models

Applications being taken at golf courses across the nation.

[Allegra]

He touched Obama’s BUTT?

It looks like Barry liked it.

[shibumi]

"Last April, Murro folded the mortgage company he had run for two decades and took to chronicling his exploits and conquests online at celebritymagnet.com."

After running this through our NewSpeak translator from Orwellbama Enterprises, we have determined that the statement above actually means:

"Murro's business has gone belly-up and he is now a stalker/blogger and writes about himself in the third person."

[bmwcyle]

Overdrawn on his 15 minutes of fame.

[Vor Lady]

That’s nothing. I taught Steve McQueen how to wash snakes.