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News reports say Barack Obama raised nearly $5 million at yesterday’s celebrity- and mogul-packed fundraiser at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. The asking price for a ticket to the gala’s general reception for Obama’s campaign was $2,300. Tickets to the VIP dinner were $28,500 for the Democratic National Committee. The Center for Responsive Politics, analyzing fundraising data released May 21, said Obama had collected more than $4 million from the movie, TV and music businesses. (Clinton raised $3.4 million from showbiz, and McCain collected $636,000.) So far, for the 2008 election cycle, the entertainment industry has donated a total $22.4 million with 76% going to Democrats. But that only ranks 10th among biggest sector donors to the Democrats. In turn, Obama can hardly be called the “Hollywood candidate” since only one showbiz company appears among the biggest donors on his money web charted by the Center For Responsive Politics. Which one? Surprisingly, National Amusements Inc, which is privately held by Sumner Redstone (80%) and his daughter Shari Redstone (20%). A Viacom insider explains: “They (CFRP) roll up everyone who donates from CBS or Viacom under National Amusements because it is the controlling shareholder. It’s a very imprecise survey.” Redstone himself gave to Hillary Clinton and Rudy Guiliani — not to Obama (yet). Here’s the graphic:
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Year after year, the Democrats get branded as Hollywood Elitists. So if Obama is viewed as un-Hollywood, it’s another win for him.
Of course, with big supporters like Tom Hanks, Will Smith & George Clooney, yeah… he’s a Hollywood candidate, regardless of Sumner Redstone’s checkbook.
Best to remember what this effete group did when they surrounded the “Alpha-Man” Gore…
“And, “Cassie,” that’s an interesting idea and would send an important message to the media. The media (and Oprah) decided Obama would be the nominee and that is very ominous.”
Hillaryis44.com what are you doing here!?
No, “Chuck,” we’re regular voters who just “get it”
Now go worship at your Obama altar.
At least with Clooney and Hanks backing him, Obama is sure to lose.
Time and again, those clowns arrogantly think their godly backing will elect a candidate, and time and again each Dem. candidate is doomed.
No one cares what Clooney, Hanks, Smith think.
When HASN’T America been at war? LOL!
If America wasn’t always at war, the defense department wouldn’t be getting billions of dollar a year. God forbid that money go to schools or hospitals or the elderly or to provide, you know, jobs.
There’s really no reason why Obama should spend time courting Hollywood. The group-think out there isn’t about to vote for McCain. They’re ALWAYS in the bag for Democrats regardless of who’s running. His time is better spent out in the real world.