Today: They're Tremendously Rich, They're White, They're Famous in Brand and They Heart Huckabee

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Celebrities make too much money. Subjective, sure, but probably true. Truer still is that very often those fortunes are wasted in inglorious, ill-planned blazes.

But sometimes the millions serve a higher purpose; sixth homes declined in favor of the public that makes a celebrity a celebrity. Yet where are those figures in Star and the National Enquirer?

Screw Birkin bags, time for money that counts: political donations.

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Steven Reinemund

Occupation: "Pepsi Co./Chairman/Retired"

Total of political contributions since 1978: $83,036

Party or PAC: Dem - 4% GOP - 76% PAC - 20%

Major donations: Mike Huckabee ($2,300), Mitt Romney ($2,300), George W Bush ($2,000)

Political philosophy: "…Pepsi refused to allow Andrea Boyes, a student at Oregon's West Salem High School, to sell bottled water labeled with the school logo because such sales would violate its ten-year, $5 million exclusive contract. Boyes, who hoped to raise funds for her cheerleading squad, would have netted 55 cents of each $1 bottle of 'Titans' water sold."

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Jan 9, 2008 · posted by Cord Jefferson, MollyGood · Link · 8 Responses
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  • Comments (8)

    No. 1 nospam says:

    The backbone of America!

    Posted: Jan 9, 2008 at 6:07 pm
    No. 2 Lisa(#1) says:

    Evidentally lack of upper lip = donations to Huckabee.

    Posted: Jan 9, 2008 at 7:23 pm
    No. 3 ilnazhad says:

    H Lee Scott's Civic Dooty profile actually has an image of Susan Sarandon. I dig it, though.

    Posted: Jan 9, 2008 at 7:49 pm
    No. 4 bedbugsandballyhoo says:

    Mohamed Al-Fayed owns Harrod's. Recognise that name? He is indubitably denied British citizenship. As was his son. Explains a lot, aye?

    Posted: Jan 9, 2008 at 10:32 pm
    No. 5 s. says:

    They give money to the politicians who I don't support. But if they didn't make any donations, we'd be moaning about how uninvolved even the most powerful Americans are in the political process. So good for them.

    Criticising white men is like shooting fish in a barrell, I suppose. May we please get a list of donations made by powerful black lesbians and sneer at them, too, in the name of fairness?

    Posted: Jan 10, 2008 at 2:03 am
    No. 6 Alycia says:

    Why is the Walton dude two different colors? Does he wear a 10 gallon hat normally? Did they forget to spray tan his forehead? Creepy.

    Posted: Jan 10, 2008 at 3:25 am
    No. 7 FluffyT says:

    Maybe he had his picture taken at Wal-Mart.

    Posted: Jan 10, 2008 at 10:36 am
    No. 8 biggum says:

    what about oprah

    Posted: Jan 11, 2008 at 10:30 am
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