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Video: The President Invites You to His Facebook Town Hall Meeting on the Economy

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Wednesday, 1:45 p.m., live-streamed to a computer near you. So far, nearly 18,000 people have RSVP'd.

I hope someone brings refreshments.

That night, Salesforce.com CEO will host a fundraising dinner for Obama and the Democratic National Committee at $35,800 a pop.

Here's a funny if disparaging list, a la Letterman, from SF Weekly's Benjamin Wachs specifying what you'd get for that pricey admission, including "An opportunity to be disappointed by Obama in person," and "The ability to gently stroke the president's hair and call him 'My precious.'"

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