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Hollywood celebrities pitch in to defeat Rep. DeLay
The Hill ^ | 2/21/06 | Jonathan E. Kaplan

Posted on 02/23/2006 7:16:47 AM PST by ChuckShick

Hollywood celebrities and prominent corporate executives have poured thousands of dollars into the campaign of former Rep. Nick Lampson (D-Texas) to knock off Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas).

Screenwriter and producer Norman Lear, director Rob Reiner, actress and singer Barbara Streisand and musician Don Henley have written checks to Lampson, according to politicalmoneyline.com, a website that tracks campaign contributions.

Reiner and Streisand kicked in $1,000, and Lear and Henley sent Lampson $4,200.

While Democrats have courted Hollywood stars in recent years, the moguls’ money has usually flowed to presidential candidates, the national party or the congressional fundraising committees.

As a rule, run-of-the-mill congressional candidates do not attract Hollywood cash. But Lampson and Iraq war veteran Paul Hackett are two challengers who have attracted national attention and reaped the rewards.

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TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections; US: California; US: Texas
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To: ChuckShick

$4200. What's up with that?


21 posted on 02/23/2006 9:31:26 AM PST by Inwoodian
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To: ChuckShick

Hollywood has an agenda? Who knew?

These cretins aren't welcome in Texas.


22 posted on 02/23/2006 9:51:13 AM PST by weegee ("...the left can only take power through deception" -W. Chambers, former mem of Communist Party USA)
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To: Borges

They've probably given more to candidates than to charities.


23 posted on 02/23/2006 9:52:59 AM PST by weegee ("...the left can only take power through deception" -W. Chambers, former mem of Communist Party USA)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi
Man, the Dems really love to pile on. Delay's neutered but they're still not happy until he is isolated, demonized and destroyed.

It worked against McCarthy.

Anybody heard from Bob Dornan lately??

24 posted on 02/23/2006 9:54:37 AM PST by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: FlipWilson

And locally failed mayoral candidate Chris Bell (D) and the Houston Comical are also part of this "get Delay" bandwagon. (Bell lost his seat to a black Democrat).


25 posted on 02/23/2006 9:55:32 AM PST by weegee ("...the left can only take power through deception" -W. Chambers, former mem of Communist Party USA)
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To: <1/1,000,000th%

It's worked time and time again when communists wanted to take someone down.


26 posted on 02/23/2006 9:58:24 AM PST by weegee ("...the left can only take power through deception" -W. Chambers, former mem of Communist Party USA)
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To: ChuckShick

oh well looks like Delay just won big time. All he has to say is Hollyweird owns this guy. What a way to lose , Tom Delay is back in big time, don't even vote.


27 posted on 02/23/2006 10:14:42 AM PST by betsyross1776
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To: PBRSTREETGANG
Celebrites? Or "has-beens"?

Depends on your point of view, but I'd venture that all of Streisand's music is still in print, generating royalties, after some 40 years, and "All In The Family" is still on the air after 35.

Reiner seems not to be missing any meals.

(Insert your own joke here...)

28 posted on 02/23/2006 10:25:45 AM PST by ihatemyalarmclock (actually, I have two and use them. I'm not lazy, just sleepy.)
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To: ihatemyalarmclock

It is a "point of view" kind of thing.

Undoubtedly, all of those named will make more this week than I'll make this year most likely.

More that they're not the celebrities "of the moment".


29 posted on 02/23/2006 11:03:34 AM PST by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: weegee

What's your guess or take on Stockman's attempt at this race?....


30 posted on 02/23/2006 11:09:46 AM PST by deport
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To: SolidSupplySide

31 posted on 03/07/2006 9:51:00 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Spontaneous combustion occurs most often in Democrats)
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