Two days after Barack Obama's $3 million fundraiser at Oprah Winfrey's home, his democratic rival John Edwards has announced that he'll be taking five supporters to New Orleans to work on rebuilding homes.

"Instead of offering you a fancy dinner or photo-ops with celebrities, we’re giving you the opportunity to create the change we need to see in this country,” said Edwards.

In response, a somewhat distracted Barack Obama fired back, "What? Sorry, I'm kind of busy counting my giant piles of money right now. Can this wait?" [CNN]