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Liberal Hall of
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Both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will be getting a windfall from some highly visible members of the celebrity jet set for their presidential race. Obama has won the support of Jennifer Aniston, Jackson Browne, Morgan Freeman, Tom Hanks, Dennis Haysbert, Tobey Maguire, Branford Marsalis, Eddie Murphy, Ed Norton, Ben Stiller and Gene Wilder, according to the national political journal the Hill. Meanwhile, Clinton will be getting payouts from Candice Bergen, Christie Brinkley, Chevy Chase, Hugh Hefner, Christine Lahti, Marla Maples, Rosie O'Donnell, Jerry Springer and Barbra Streisand. O'Donnell also contributed to Bill Richardson's campaign. Barry Manilow has contributed to both Obama and Clinton's campaigns. Other presidential candidates have also lined up high-profile
support. Michael Douglas is contributing to the campaigns of both Christopher
Dodd and Bill Richardson. Dodd is also supported by Paul Newman, Paul
Simon and Lorne Michaels, among others, while actor Seth Green, and
Don Henley, formerly of the Eagles, are backing John Edwards. Celebrities Line Up Cash For Obama,
Clinton Kerry camp on the defensive after celebrities
bash Bush Also on the Bush-bashing team was comedian Chevy Chase (search), who claimed the president is dumb as "an egg-timer" and said Edwards will make Vice President Dick Cheney look "as bright as a bundt cake" when they debate next fall. July 09, 2004
Actress Jessica Lange branded the Bush administration "a self-serving regime of deceit, hypocrisy and belligerence," while comic Chevy Chase heaped scorn on Bush's intellect: "This guy is as bright as an egg-timer." July 09 2004 at 09:06A
Comic actor Chevy Chase heaped scorn on Bush's intellect: "This guy is as bright as an egg-timer," he said, adding that he supposed the president invaded Iraq "just so he could be called a wartime president." Chase also told the audience the most recent book Bush had read was "Leader of the Free World for Dummies." Friday, July 9, 2004 10:46 a.m. EDT
"This guy's as bright as an egg timer," actor Chevy Chase said, ridiculing the president for his tendency to sometimes flub the English language. Referring to presidential hobbies, Chase rattled off a list. "Clinton plays the sax, John plays the guitar, and the president's a liar," Friday, July 9, 2004 Posted: 12:35 PM EDT
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