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yallerdawg

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Thu Aug 23, 2018, 05:05 PM Aug 2018

Bill Maher Contributes $1 Million to Democrats' Senate Majority PAC (EXCLUSIVE) [View all]

Source: Variety, by Ted Johnson


Bill Maher has contributed $1 million to the Senate Majority PAC, the fundraising committee aligned with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and dedicated to electing Democrats to the Senate.

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Maher’s contribution mirrors a $1 million donation he made in 2012 to Priorities USA Action, a super PAC backing President Barack Obama’s reelection. Back then, Maher also warned of the number of well-heeled billionaires pouring money into Mitt Romney’s campaign.

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Other entertainment figures who have given to the PAC include Seth MacFarlane, who made a $2 million donation in April; Haim Saban, who contributed $1 million in March; Netflix’s Reed Hastings, who gave $500,000 in May; and Jeffrey Katzenberg, who donated $250,000 in June.

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“Here’s our side: Bill Gates, worth $91 billion. Jeff Bezos, worth $141 billion. [Mark] Zuckerberg, who should feel guilty for helping Russia slide Trump into the White House, he’s worth $73 billion. Their contributions in 2016 were under a million.”

He even called them “cheap f—s.”

“The game is being played on the million-dollar level. It won’t do when you are worth $141 billion to write a check for $250,000,” he said.


Read it all at: https://variety.com/2018/politics/news/bill-maher-donation-senate-majority-pac-chuck-schumer-1202915297/


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Whatever I have thought of him at times.. I thank Cha Aug 2018 #1
Hey, Cha! yallerdawg Aug 2018 #3
The operative word is "prepared"! Cha Aug 2018 #7
Agree, Cha, and I hope you are staying safe. spooky3 Aug 2018 #8
Mahalo, Spooky! Being Prepared.. Cha Aug 2018 #10
Good vibes to you--hope the storm will move off to sea. spooky3 Aug 2018 #23
Yeah, Thank You, Spooky! I want Cha Aug 2018 #24
I know; I was being facetious. Not hearing about spooky3 Aug 2018 #26
Oh! LOL.. I fell for it! Cha Aug 2018 #27
Thank you Bill Maher! Auggie Aug 2018 #2
I love Bill Maher. betsuni Aug 2018 #4
He promoted Senator Sanders (I-VT) on HIS show until it was over. yallerdawg Aug 2018 #6
He was a strong Hillary supporter and did excellent work before the election. betsuni Aug 2018 #9
No they aren't. What kind of talk is that? PatrickforO Aug 2018 #14
Bill isn't a libertarian. betsuni Aug 2018 #18
Well, not to split hairs but these radical right wing Ayn Rand ideologues have PatrickforO Aug 2018 #19
When Bill said he was a libertarian, he meant civil libertarian. phleshdef Aug 2018 #21
Good news. SamKnause Aug 2018 #5
Love Bill superpatriotman Aug 2018 #11
Like Gallagher used to say: OMGWTF Aug 2018 #17
Glad he did it & challenged other deep pocketed Dems to get fiscally real stuffmatters Aug 2018 #12
He gave $1 Million to Obama's PAC too n/t TexasBushwhacker Aug 2018 #33
Always admired him for that.Proportionately he gives way more than those billionaires stuffmatters Aug 2018 #37
Thank you Bill! smirkymonkey Aug 2018 #13
i LOVE Bill Maher also!!!!! onecent Aug 2018 #15
I love you Bill Mahar OMGWTF Aug 2018 #16
Some people talk a good game. lpbk2713 Aug 2018 #20
Good. dalton99a Aug 2018 #22
I wish he would do it and keep his mouth shut, other than evidcerating republicans on his show. nt Blue_true Aug 2018 #25
So he's only allowed to speak when he agrees with you? Bradshaw3 Aug 2018 #28
You made all type of assumptions, all of them fucking wrong. Blue_true Aug 2018 #29
Individual political giving is a matter of public record. VOX Aug 2018 #30
Sheesh calm down Bradshaw3 Aug 2018 #31
Maybe if you didn't make assumptions about every sentence, you would get the fucking correct intent Blue_true Aug 2018 #34
You wrote one sentence which didn't explain anything Bradshaw3 Aug 2018 #35
Good that you are done with me. Circular arguments bore me. nt Blue_true Aug 2018 #36
Go Bill voteearlyvoteoften Aug 2018 #32
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