Hollywood Democratic Elite Endorses Schwarzenegger

IsrAmeriPrius · Aug 7, 2006

In Saturday's Los Angeles Times:

[Excerpts]

Some of Hollywood's most reliable and generous donors to the Democratic Party â€” Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and media mogul Haim Saban â€” are endorsing Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's bid for reelection.

Their support is partly a matter of friendship over partisanship. But it could deal a blow to the governor's main opponent, state Treasurer Phil Angelides, by signaling to other Democrats that it's acceptable to embrace a Republican.

The two men also like Schwarzenegger's plans to tackle global warming and fund schools. But further, [Andy] Spahn [a spokesman for both Spielberg and Katzenberg] said, "they are receptive to the governor's taking a less partisan approach to the job and a more inclusive approach to government."

Other Hollywood Democrats on the list of Schwarzenegger supporters include Jerry Zucker of "Airplane!" fame, movie producer Jonathan Sheinberg and Bud Yorkin, a longtime TV director and producer.

"I can't run away from the fact that I am a friend of Arnold. But if I disagreed with him, I wouldn't have voted for him," Yorkin said Friday. "People think Hollywood is one giant liberal. That's not the truth."

Few people have more influence in Hollywood than Spielberg and Katzenberg, who co-founded the DreamWorks SKG studio along with mogul David Geffen. They have not done major projects with Schwarzenegger, but they all move in the same Hollywood circles.

Spielberg, Katzenberg and Saban have donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Democratic Party over the last 15 years. The trio backed former Gov. Gray Davis before he was recalled from office in 2003.

Schwarzenegger has also been lauding former Vice President Al Gore's global warming documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth." Two months ago, the governor turned his motorcade around and headed to Dutton's bookstore in Beverly Hills when he heard that Gore was signing books there. He got Gore's autograph.

A handful of longtime Democrats have defected to Schwarzenegger in recent weeks. They include former Rep. Doug Bosco of Santa Rosa and Angela M. Bradstreet, a San Francisco lawyer and prominent fundraiser for Feinstein.

"The point is the governor is a moderate," Bradstreet said. "I think he is a strong leader."

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Godiva · Aug 8, 2006

"plan to fund schools"??

ha ha ha ha HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH

moderate? less partisan? INCLUSIVE?

Excuse me.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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