WHERE HAVE YOU GONE ADOLPHE MENJOU?:

Arnold a rare GOPer in Hollywood (Steve Sailer, Sept. 4, 2003, UPI)

No Academy Award winner gave anything to George W. Bush's winning campaign.

Indeed, two of the seven Oscar-owners who donated to Republicans were the big Democratic donors Douglas and director Sidney Pollack, who each tossed $1,000 to maverick Republican challenger Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. Other donors to the Arizona war hero included actor Robert Duvall and Milos Forman (director of "Amadeus"), who came to the United States as a refugee from Communist Czechoslovakia.

Three award winners contributed to any Republicans besides the briefly trendy McCain. Renegade director Oliver Stone ("JFK") split his contributions between Vice President Al Gore and Clinton impeachment trial manager Rep. James Rogan, R-Calif. That Republican congressman went down to defeat, though, partly due to how much money more orthodox Hollywood contributors poured into his Democratic rival's campaign. The rest of Hollywood hated Rogan for prosecuting Clinton for lying about adultery.

The other GOP givers were William Friedkin, who directed "The French Connection" way back in 1971, and, of course, the National Rifle Association's former leader Charlton Heston.

Clint Eastwood (who won an Oscar for directing "Unforgiven" and was once Republican mayor of the artsy town of Carmel, Calif.) does not show up in the Center for Responsive Politics' database as a contributor. While Clint couldn't be bothered, his ex-wife Maggie Eastwood did send $1,000 to Republicans, however.

Since 1990, Schwarzenegger has given $4,000 to politicians, although that may reflect his politically delicate marriage. Half went to Republicans, half to his Democratic Kennedy and Shriver in-laws.

And folks wonder why Hollywood's product is so often antithetical to American values?

Posted by orrinj at September 4, 2003 7:52 PM