Who Hollywood Backs (With Their Wallets) in 2008

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from HuffPost, via AlterNet:


Who Hollywood Backs (With Their Wallets) in 2008

By Katherine Thomson, HuffingtonPost.com. Posted August 7, 2007.



Find out which candidates Hollywood's top names are throwing their dollars behind.

Despite some high profile fundraisers for the big three Democratic candidates in recent months, many of Hollywood's biggest names and most political families have yet to give big in the presidential race.

The Sheen/Estevez clan, Martin, Charlie and Emilio, all turn up empty, ditto all four Baldwin brothers and the Gyllenhaals. Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell and Kate Hudson are also yet to commit.

But Universal chief Ron Meyer, daughter Jennifer and her fiance and baby-daddy Tobey Maguire have all cut big checks for Democrats. Ron has given $3,300 to Obama, $2300 to Dodd, $2300 to Clinton and $1000 to both Edwards and Richardson. Tobey has used his profit points to give Obama $2300 and Clinton $4600, while Jennifer has given $2300 to Obama.

The outspoken Arquettes also turn up near empty, Rosanna gave $2300 to Obama, but Patricia, Alexis and David have given nothing. David's wife Courtney Cox Arquette also shows no donations. In fact, the only one of the six "Friends" who has given is Jennifer Aniston, and she gave $2300 to Obama.

Many stars turn up nothing thus far, from Julia Roberts, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Garner, Drew Barrymore and Angelina Jolie, to Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, Robert De Niro, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. But, George Clooney has given $2300 to Obama, and Clooney, De Niro and Pitt's agent, CAA's Bryan Lourd, has also given $2300 to Obama.

And despite living in Bermuda most of the year, Michael Douglas has given big: $4600 each to Clinton, Obama, Richardson and Dodd. John Edwards, however, got nothing from Douglas.

Hollywood heavy Steven Spielberg has given widely. After cohosting an event for Obama in February, and endorsing Clinton in June, the director has given $2300 to Obama, Clinton, Edwards and Richardson. .....(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.alternet.org/story/58959/

[rpannier]

1. Aren't 2 of the Baldwin brothers American Taliban Fundie types

As to speilberg -- I'm not surprised he endorsed Hilary. Afterall he endorsed arnie. I also find him to be a hypocrite on environmental issues.

I noticed they left out Adam Sandler's donation to ghouliani -- his reason for supporting rudi is rudi is a yankees fan.

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2. I know Stephen Baldwin is a fundie type - I don't know about the others....

And I can see that Adam Sandler is the deep-thinking, intellectual type, huh?

[NavyDavy]

3. well in people magazine he said he would disown his

new baby if she/he? isn't a yankee fan....he was joking of course...