Hollywood Still Hearts Obama

Stats on third quarter donations are out, and Hollywood still loves the Democratic candidates, with many stars opening their wallets this time around for Senator Obama.

Oprah Winfrey opened her Montecito estate for an Obama fundraiser in early September. Many of her friends are now on his donor list, as Holly Robinson Peete gave $4600 and Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker gave $2300. Others who were on the guest list and gave $4600 in the third quarter include Sidney Poitier, "Grey's Anatomy" star Ellen Pompeo and Linda Evans. Guests like Halle Berry, Jamie Foxx and Will Smith had already given the maximum to the guest of honor before Oprah's bash.

John Cleese and Lou Gossett gave $2300 to Obama in the third quarter, the max allowed for the primary season (those giving $4,600 also gave to the general election funds, should their candidate make it that far). Others who recently gave $2300 to Obama include "Sex and the City" producer Darren Star, who previously had given $2300 to John Edwards, "CSI: NY" star Hill Harper and "Titanic" actor William "Billy" Zane. Remember "A Different World" from the late '80s? Its star, Jasmine Guy, gave $2300 to Obama, as did actress Nia Long. Celebrity architect Frank Gehry also pitched in $2300. In addition, CAA "young Turks" Bryan Lourd and Kevin Huvane both gave to Obama's campaign, $4600 and $2300, respectively.

More peculiar donation sizes came from Emmy-winner Jeffrey Wright ($2050) and former Aniston beau and costar of "The O.C." Tate Donovan ($1035). Actor Will Forte, known for his spot-on "SNL" impression of Zell Miller, gave $250.

But not everyone who made a third quarter donation did so to Obama. Oprah's new best friend Jessica Seinfeld eschewed Obama with a new $4600 donation to Hillary Clinton. And Oscar-winner Renee Zellweger jumped in the game, also giving $4600 to Clinton in the third quarter. Susan Sarandon added to her $3000 in Obama donations with a $250 donation to Bill Richardson and fashion designer Tom Ford did something similar, adding to a previous Obama donation with $2300 to Bill Richardson.

See who is bankrolling the 2008 Presidential election. Search by name or street address to see the cash donations and political leanings of your boss, neighbors, relatives, friends, and favorite celebrities with Huffington Post's FundRace.

Comments

[homovivens]

For those who think experience is the only measure of a man, consider this:

"We had the experience but missed the meaning;"
T.S.Eliot "Four Quartets"

Or the old standard:

"Forget about experience, I'd rather have potential. I want a young, young man..."

OBAMA, you are the man! Rev it up! Experience without judgment is folly or worse: HILAR-Y-TY.

[VivaZapata]

I'm not black and I think Obama does have a chance to win. Much of that would depend on media coverage, but he definately could win. In fact, in the general election he has far fewer neagatives than Clinton. The TV ads with the cackle alone will kill her.

[tinkaboutit]

I wonder if black folk think Obama would have a snowball's chance in hell of winning a presidential election. Anyone with any data?

[s4watson]

i love obama,too!

[WilliamWallace]

Gee, how swell.

[Mix]

Now that is funny. A neocon thinks they think for themselves. LOL!

[johnv]

I can see why some people might be interested in what people are donating to what candidates, but something about printing celebrities addresses along with the amounts makes me uncomfortable. With all the stalkers or potential stalkers out there, why would you risk being the website that gave out Jennifer Anniston's (or whoever's) address?

[javagirl322]

SensibleAmerican, I don't think so...Lynn Cheney is a liar too!!!

[TJTelecaster]

I'd vote for John Cleese for President in a New York minute..!

[SensibleAmerican]

In Hollywierd everything is a fad ... Barack Hussein is the latest one ... it feels so cool "supporting" him ... yo! Whattup Cheney's 8th cousin!?!

[N678]

Cleese, even in his Basil Fawlty persona, would do better than Bush...........but don't mention the War. :)

[ClintonFun]

TO ANNOY A LIBERAL POLITICAL ACTIVIST?

Listen to Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity and read Ann Coulter,
thank a veteran or a soldier,
think for yourself,
don’t scream and get emotional in a debate with a conservative,
don’t blame Bush,
believe in God,
believe Christians are more perfect,
remind them Reagan won the cold war,
buy a gun,
eat red meat,
support legal immigration,
support the border patrols,
get married,
question evolution,
ask them about Air American,
remind them dead people and convicted prisoners cannot vote,
pray,
pray in your car,
pray in your school,
ask them why Democrat Robert K. Byrd of VA was in the KKK,
support Israel,
question global warming,
ignore a trial lawyer,
have baby IN wedlock,
provide a baby a mother and father,
ask them why Ted Kennedy never went to jail,
marry the opposite sex,
call Dick Cheney your hero,
take personal responsibility,
read Michelle Malkin,
thank a soldier/police officer,
watch Fox News,
work hard,
be happy,
turn off Katie Couric,
question their patriotism,
love your country,
buy the American flag,
say the Pledge of Allegiance in public,
get a job,
vote against quotas and laziness,
turn off The View, AND...
INVESTIGATE THEM!

YOU MIGHT BE A HOLLYWOOD ACTIVIST IF...
you think your right to free speech means that we have to listen.

[VivaZapata]

more sad than annoying is that the writer seems to think this listing of right wing cliches is clever. get a life. failing that: get an imagination.

[EinChicago]

even more sad is tClintonFun seems to think being right wing means "thanking a soldier"/. Everyone knows, and the last 17 years have proven that novbody hates our troops more than the conservative chickenhawks. Every soldier that has served his country in Iraq deserves a free pass to punch a conservative in the face upon their return for the disrespect, scorn and hatred teh right have heaped upon our brave troops over teh past 5 years.

[PADDYWHACK]

Viva I think he should get out of his mother's basement more.All these brave righties never set foot in the military.Quoting that drugged up asspimple is over the top.

[EinChicago]

A more accurate list of how to be a conservative would be:
Listen to Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity call our troops "phoiny soldiers"
Listen to Ann Coulter claim all women should be denied the right to vote
Hate a veteran or a soldier, and keep them in harm's way with no clear objective or plan, on forced "stop loss" until they leave widows and orphans behind,

[EinChicago]

think whatever Fox News tells you to think,
Scream and get emotional in a debate with a liberal, and if that doesn't work, just turn off their microphone and shout louder,
don't blame Bush for anything, despite overwhelming evidence of corruption and incompetence,
believe in God, but only when it suits you (i.e., hate gays, jews, liberals, usingle parents etc, but only as it applies to others and in your case, continue all those things banned by the bible, such as sex outside marriage (ie., Vitter with call girls, Craig with random strangers in bathrooms, Foley with underage boys),
believe Christians are more perfect than anyone ever and that qanyone not indoctrinated should be exterminated,
remind them Reagan couldn't even remember his name during the cold war, Nancy ruled the White House using astrology, Bush teh senior had multiple "sexual relations" with that woman, and that Russia lost tehcold war not because of anything Ronnie "what's my name" reagan did, but because they went bankrupt fighting a war against the Taliban in th emiddle east (made tougher by teh fact Reagan was Bin laden's closest ally during such and provided Al Quieda with weapons and training used to perform 9/11).

[ClintonFun]

HILLARY'S NO EXPERIENCE?

COMRADE HILLARY...

She's never run a city,

she's never run a state.

She's never run a business.

She has never met a payroll.

She has never been responsible for the safety and security of millions of people, much less even hundreds of people.

WHAT IF?
It would seem that in a TIME OF DIFFICULT PROBLEMS AND WAR WE DON'T WANT ON THE JOB TRAINING FOR (PRESIDENT). And you WANT HER TO TELL YOU WHEN YOU GO TO THE DOCTOR / RUN YOUR HEALTH CARE?

WILL PRINCESS HILLARY STAND UP?
How will Hillary/Democrats stand up to terrorists, when they can't stand up to Fox News?

STUPID QUESTION?
If Queen Hillary is the answer, it must have been a stupid question.

TooExperie­ncedInform­edEducated­ToVoteDemo­crat

[SensibleAmerican]

NADER'S NO EXPERIENCE? COMRADE NADER, A TRUE SOCIALIST!!!

he's never run a city,

he's never run a state.

he's never run a business.

whenever he "ran" he always lost and made sure Gore lost as well!!

Nader the epitome of the word: "loser"

he has never met a payroll.

he has never been responsible for the safety and security of millions of people, much less even hundreds of people.

But let's get back Ralph from his poiltical coma, resuscitate him as the rants from his herd sink through ...

[VivaZapata]

I'm beginning to see a pattern: SensibleAmerican and ClintonFan are list crazy and have the same style of writing. It's almost as if they were one and the same. lol:)

[SeanGardner]

Obama!

www.myspace.com/barackobama

[SensibleAmerican]

Cheney's 8th cousin! As Barack Hussien's Oprah would say: "woohoo"!!!