Hillary's Hollywood Friends Switch Sides (Guess who)

[underpants]

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=2819848

Steven Spielberg and David Geffen Invite Hundreds of Stars to Their Big Barack Obama Fundraiser

Jan. 24, 2007 — Is Hollywood abandoning Hillary?

Movie moguls Steven Spielberg, David Geffen and Jeffrey Katzenberg want their Hollywood peers to join them at a Feb. 20 fundraiser the three are throwing for Obama.


For $2,300 a person and $4600 a couple, they can meet the candidate at a reception at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Those who commit to raising $46,000 (10 couples/20 tickets) for the evening will be invited to a private dinner at Geffen's Malibu, Calif., home.

The fundraiser represents a major slap for Obama's main competitor, Sen. Hillary Clinton, who has received financial support from all three moguls in the past. Their company, Dreamworks SKG, has contributed $47,000 to Clinton since her 2000 New York. Senate campaign.

[rinsd]

1. I HATE the media. How is that a major slap?

These guys want Democrats to be wellfunded. From the same article

"Spahn added that Spielberg "expects to be helpful to a few candidates during this exploratory phase," and may host fundraisers for Clinton and John Edwards as well. "Spielberg likes John Edwards and has a relationship with him — those are the two who he also likes."

[Little Wing]

5. It's a snub, but because she's a woman, they called it a slap

get it?

[rinsd]

6. Its not even a snub. Its wholly manufactured (nt)

[LSparkle]

2. YAHOO! I was angered when somebody said Hillary "owns" the West Coast

Uh, what about all the Dean support out here? What about all the base activists who don't see Hillary as one of us? Glad to see notables giving Obama support.

[DURHAM D]

3. A non-story - they will also give money to Sen. Clinton, other

Dems and the Repug candidates. Nothing here - move on.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

7. No No No -- Let's Discuss This In Minute Detail....

Let's haggle over the last dangling participle and each tasty morsel of implied meaning and FOR GOD'S SAKE CAN WE GET SOME POLLING NUMBERS IN HERE!?!?!

pant...pant...pant

Sorry. It's going to a fucking eternity until 2008. I'm personally hoping to slip into a coma until the week after the Iowa Caucus.

[underpants]

9. lol

I agree. Yes I know I posted it. I saw it on go.com and had to post it I just HAD to read who it was...how else will I get through the day????

[RaRa]

4. I like Obama; he's my senator but

it seems quite early to be jumping on his bandwagon.

[President Jesus]

8. These stories are BEYOND stupid. These people give to multiple candidates!

Just look at the history of celebrity campaign contributions at NewsMeat, and you quickly see that people with big bucks give to multiple candidates for president.

It is utterly stupid to think that anyone who attends this fundraiser for Obama is 'locked up,' especially when you consider it's one year before the first primary.

[Bobbieo]

10. Will it make a difference if the Gore documentary wins two Oscars>

[RaleighNCDUer]

11. With the kind of money Hollywood has, it is easy to give the max

to multiple candidates.

If I had that kind of money, I'd donate to every Dem who announced (unless Lieberman were to do so). I've no doubt many, maybe most, there are doing the same.

[Chomskyite]

12. This is Mark Helprin (ABC Political Director) in action

He's a former speech writer for Dole and writer of the abominable The Note. Bear all that in mind when you consume ABC News.

[pretzel4gore]

13. ABC news etc has committed some kind of crime

regarding their running interference for bush and his mob....ABC news etc betrayed bush by giving him so much rope even had junyer been world's most honest man he would have gotten into trouble. Bush saw how helpful the pigmedia was to Clinton's admin! he should send someone like otto reich after ABC etc's execs - killem all, let god sortem out....lol
they say that murderous freak resents getting betrayed - so go for it MISTER BUSH!
hahaha

[President Jesus]

20. Exactly. Like when ABC broke the Foley scandal prior to the election.

That played PERFECTLY into the BUSHCO Master Plan of World Domination.

Bush is now more powerful than ever. KKKarl Rove, you evil genius!

:eyes:

[pretzel4gore]

22. it broke on its own....

gayness, pages, congress, xxx, the internet.... what more could abc want? you're saying they're fair minded pros who do a hard job as well as possible, but just their 'blame-Clinton 911 special' alone puts every single person who has power at abc (and the rest of pigmedia) on line for a poison needle, imo....
when the herd realizes what the busheviks have done, the pigmedia will be frantic to lie their way outta trouble....fukkem!
i'm sure you agree, the only good mediawhore is a daid mediawhore :)
(btw, whattya think bush is? some kinda power pol, like old stalin, or even saddam? he's a coverboy, for a vast conspiracy that wants to reduce humanity to where the population can be controlled and lebenstram for mr pig and his piglets readily available. The USA, its powerful voting bloc, which was actually progressing until regan era (i mean, noone, NO ONE. dares say 'first the moon o jupiter, then tomorrow the stars!' now, unless they're foolish - we are fukked. period) is the 'big enchilada'...and liberal, as a matter of FACT!
The haters hate humanity, especially those who think humanity can be improved, if mr pig is castrated, that is...
i hate too now. and i aint alone....

[JoFerret]

14. Big mistake on their part

And too bad for us.

[Imagevision]

15. Big mistake?? -hardly!! Even Oprah Winfrey stated months ago she supported Obama 110%... yeah-baby!!

[Imagevision]

16. Chris Mathews asked Matt damon who he would support, replies, Barack Obama, like-what are you kiddin

[OneBlueSky]

17. maybe they just don't want Hillary to run away with it before Gore gets in . . . n/t

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[w4rma]

18. I don't think either of them can win, but he's better than Hillary. (nt)

[Guaranteed]

19. Folks, they ARE running against each other.

This stuff is going to happen.

[AngryAmish]

21. Why couldn't Hillary get Senor Spielbergo?

You know, Spielberg's mexican non-union equivalent?

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