Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Well, well, well....Guess Who Funded Al Franken's Recount Efforts?


The list of contributors for Al Franken's portion of the recount process in Minnesota has been made public and what made me want to dig into it was the fact that there were a few names on the list that were a bit more "notable" than others. You can view the entire list of all donators to Franken's recount efforts here. Let's look at a few of those ordinary citizens who decided, in these tough time, to dig deep to help Al Franken the comedian become a Senator:



Name ,Occupation, Location, Amount:


Farshid Abir Khorrani, Pohard Abir Los Angeles $4,000

American Federation of Teachers C.O.P.E Washington, D.C. $5,000

American Postal Workers Union - Committ Washington, D.C. $5,000

Kenneth Cole Fashion Designer New York, NY $5,000

Larry David Writer Pac. Palisades, CA $2,500

Laurie David Producer Pac. Palisades, CA $2,500

Robert DeNiro Actor New York, NY $1,000

Christie Hefner Playboy Enterprises Chicago, IL $ 500

Michael Myers Actor New York, NY $12,300

PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC. PAC New York, NY $ 4,000

Robert Reiner Film Producer Beverly Hills, CA $ 5,000

Paul Reiser Actor Beverly Hills, CA $ 500

Benjamin Silverman NBC Los Angeles, CA $ 1,800

George Soros Soros Mgmt New York, NY $12,300

Ben Stiller Actor Los Angeles, CA $ 5,000

Barbra Streisand Singer/Actress Woodland Hills, CA $ 1,000

United Steel Workers PAC Pittsburgh, PA $ 5,000


So, how's THAT for a grassroots movement of support?!! hahahaha


If you go to the full list, one thing you might want to check out - look at the number of contributors who list "Chicago, IL" as their location....hmmmm....The Machine?


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