Hollywood Stars Attend Obama Fundraiser

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Hollywood Stars Attend Obama Fundraiser
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Feb 20, 5:42 PM (ET)

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Checks from Hollywood's A-list stars such as George Clooney, Eddie Murphy and Barbra Streisand added up to an expected, one-night take of $1 million for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Three of the entertainment industry's biggest names - DreamWorks studio founders Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen - planned a private, Beverly Hills fundraiser for the freshman senator from Illinois.

The lineup of celebrities writing checks read like a red carpet's who's who - Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington and Ben Stiller among others.


Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., smiles during a re-election campaign reception for Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., in San Francisco, Monday, Feb. 19, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

Tickets to the fundraiser are $2,300, the maximum individual donation to a federal campaign, or $4,600 for a couple. A later, private dinner at Geffen's home is being held for fundraisers who brought in at least $46,000 for the evening.

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time, but now is the time to draw a line in the and and say "enough". These "Hollywood Elites" are the people who tried to stop America from spiraling out of control. Well no more of these unfair smears! The Republicans have their share of scummy disgusting scandals and then some. Ugly truths are their future news.

TRUTH is a tough thing to fight, in the long run. How long can this bullshit really last? Barack, the middle class, liberals, and Democrats, all of us who have been spit upon by the Cons have had quite enough. We all need to stand behind our heroes.

making a big deal about Hollywood stars giving money to candidates.

If only they spent even a fraction of that time talking about the amount of cash given by military contractors, oil and gas interests, and the banking industry...and the favors they get paid in return.

But it's nothing new. All last year, they spent as much time as they could trying to convince people the GOP ethics scandals were "bipartisan".

. . . that Denzel Washington is a Republican.

http://www.jerseygop.com/GOP-dude33.html

the point of this is?

OK, I was 150% convinced that Obama is the right person for president. But now that George Clooney is a supporter, I'm 500% convinced. B-)

Streisand I believe also gave money to Hillary and Edwards.The fact that some give donations to Qbama doesn't mean they have endorsed him or anyone else yet.