More Fun With Political Numbers

This time The Yellow Dog Blog takes a look at political donations of the stars. Want to know who we're glad to have on our side? How about whose autograph you don't want?

These numbers are from Federal Election Commission reports and are total donations since 1977.

The following are our people -- celebrities who have given a ton of money to Democrats or Democratic causes. First the really big guns:

• Producer Steven Bing has given almost $11 million, including $3 million to the DNC and $1 million to Moveon.org

• Jeffrey Katzenberg, co-founder of Dreamworks $1,258,130
• Norman Lear, television producer $786,545
• Don Henley musician, songwriter $698,585
• Barbra Streisand singer, actor, producer $494,825
• Michael Douglas actor, director $482,750
• Rob Reiner director, producer, actor $454,311
• Sydney Pollack director, actor $239,531
• Marlo Thomas actress $230,100
• Quincy Jones musician, producer $216,975
• Calvin Klein fashion designer $203,250
• Paul Newman actor, philanthropist $186,300
• James Burrows director, producer $163,130
• Chevy Chase actor, comedian $159,075
• Dustin Hoffman actor $139,250
• Jerry Springer talk show host $134,500
• Heather Thomas actress, producer $123,664
• Aaron Spelling producer $121,600
• Alec Baldwin actor $108,502
• Tom Hayden activist, author $103,350
• Stephen King author $102,500
• Robin Williams actor, comedian $101,500
• Danny Devito actor $100,750

Others who have given a ton of money to all the right causes:

• Christie Brinkley model, spokeswoman $88,340
• James L Brooks producer, director $87,750
• Ted Danson actor $84,850
• Larry David comedian, writer $84,200
• Anne Rice author $83,883
• John Grisham author $80,250
• Robert Zemeckis director $78,975
• Bradley Whitford actor $77,750
• Garry Trudeau cartoonist $74,900
• Mary Steenburgen actress $74,775
• Bette Midler singer, actress $72,625
• Edward Norton actor $72,500
• Aaron Sorkin screenwriter, producer $69,500
• Marla Maples model, actress $68,800
• Robert DeNiro actor $63,000
• Rosie O'Donnell actress, comedian $62,000
• Ellen Barkin actress $60,000
• Michael Stipe rock star $50,122
• Rita Wilson actress $49,750
• Goldie Hawn actress $49,490
• Rhea Perlman actress $47,154
• Garry Marshall producer, director, actor $43,600
• Melanie Griffith actress $42,250
• Kevin Spacey actor $42,000
• Richard Dreyfuss actor $41,500
• Matt Groening cartoonist, Simpsons, Futurama $41,050
• Tom Cruise actor $39,000

And now for the other side... These are the people who donate money almost exclusively to George W. Bush, the RNC and conservative causes:

• Tom Clancy author $122,750
• Merv Griffin producer $25,000
• Chuck Norris actor $32,000
• Pat Sajak game show host $13,000
• Amy Grant singer $10,000
• Kelsey Grammer actor $10,000
• Sammy Hagar rock star $6,500

Others conservative donors include Glen Campbell, Dean Cain, Drew Carey, Bob Barker, Kathie Lee Gifford, Maury Povich and Alex Trebek.

There may not actually be a liberal media, but the entertainment industry is clearly populated by our kind of people -- at least we don't have to boycott Hollywood.