Posted on 01/06/2009 11:59:09 PM PST by appleseed
Despite the economic hard times, money keeps pouring in for President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural festivities.
The inaugural committee has raised at least $27 million, donor information on its Web site Tuesday showed. Most of that has come in over the past three weeks.
If fundraising continues at that pace, Obama's inaugural committee will have no problem reaching or exceeding the roughly $40 million raised for each of President George W. Bush's two inaugural celebrations.
More than 2,000 donors are helping to finance Obama's Jan. 20 swearing-in festivities. At least 378 gave the maximum $50,000.
Top donors include financier and major Democratic donor George Soros, actors Halle Berry, Jamie Foxx and Samuel L. Jackson, Hollywood producer Jeffrey Katzenberg, directors Ron Howard, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg and actor, singer and director Barbra Streisand.
The inaugural committee is releasing the names of those who give $200 or more. It is refusing money from labor unions, corporations, political action committees, foreigners and Washington lobbyists.
The committee isn't turning away contributions from those whose enterprises lobby in Washington, however.
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Commies all.
LLS
Obama and organization are pukes.
Great leaders needed no engrandizement -( pardon
spelling errors past and future.)
He’s nothing but fast food for the mentally challenged
and loony’s on the left.
It’s pitiful.
Listening to Victoria Osteen - she even recognizes
the $hitslope we’re on now.
And to think they believe the rich Republicans to be out of touch.
He’ll still get money from bribes and ‘donations’ to his foundation.
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