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Top Individual Contributors to 527 Committees [NO SWIFTBOAT VETS ON THE LIST]
Opensecrets.org ^ | Opensecrets.org

Posted on 08/20/2004 4:38:53 PM PDT by ejdrapes

Rank

Contributor

City, State

Total Contributions

1

Peter Lewis
Peter B Lewis/Progressive Corp

Cleveland, OH

$14,030,000

2

George Soros
Soros Fund Management

New York, NY

$12,600,000

3

Steven Bing
Shangri-La Entertainment

Los Angeles, CA

$8,086,273

4

Andrew & Deborah Rappaport
August Capital

Woodside, CA

$2,910,000

5

John A & Lawrie Harris
Changing Horizons Fund

Berwyn, PA

$1,674,000

6

Lewis Cullman
Cullman Foundation/Cullman Ventures

New York, NY

$1,650,000

7

Agnes Varis
Agvar Chemicals

New York, NY

$1,500,000

8

Alida R Messinger
Alida Messinger Charitable Lead Trust

New York, NY

$1,158,000

9

Fred Eychaner
Newsweb Corp

Chicago, IL

$1,150,000

10

Susie Tompkins Buell
Susie Tompkins Buell Foundation

San Francisco, CA

$1,020,000

10

Carl Lindner
American Financial Group

Cincinnati, OH

$1,020,000

12

Anne Getty Earhart
Investor

Corona del Mar, CA

$1,000,000

12

Marcy Carsey
Carsey-Werner-Mandabach

Studio City, CA

$1,000,000

12

Dan Lewis
Retired

Coconut Grove, FL

$1,000,000

12

Richard Rosenthal
Lois and Richard Rosenthal Foundation

Cincinnati, OH

$1,000,000

16

Robert Glaser
RealNetworks Inc

Seattle, WA

$995,000

17

S Daniel Abraham
Center for Middle East Peace/Econ Coop

West Palm Beach, FL

$950,000

18

Linda Pritzker
Sustainable World Corp/Linda Pritzker

Houston, TX

$900,000

19

Frank Brunckhorst
Boar's Head Provisions

Sarasota, FL

$750,000

20

Paul Brainerd
Brainerd Foundation

Seattle, WA

$695,010

21

John R Hunting
Retired

Grand Rapids, MI

$625,000

22

Harold Snyder
HBJ Investments

New York, NY

$500,000

22

Louise Gund
Louise Gund Foundation

Berkeley, CA

$500,000

22

Jonathan D Lewis
Jonathan Lewis Assoc

Miami, FL

$500,000

22

Paul Singer
Elliott Capital Advisors LP

New York, NY

$500,000

NOTE: This data is based on records released by the Internal Revenue Service on

Sunday, August 15, 2004.


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To: mattdono

great point. I quit buying Levis for the similar reasons(anti-gun fruitcakes).
I have to find a new insurance company for my cycle.


41 posted on 08/20/2004 5:17:18 PM PDT by Rakkasan1 (Justice of the piece)
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To: NavySEAL F-16
I know Hugh Hewitt is very familiar with the opensecrets website. In fact I think it was mentioned on his show the other night. All I can say is thank god for the facts (and raw data)!
42 posted on 08/20/2004 5:21:17 PM PDT by ejdrapes
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To: RightthinkinAmerican

Depends on your state. USAA is a great company.


43 posted on 08/20/2004 5:22:07 PM PDT by mattdono ([mattdono to John Kerry]: I voted for you...right before I voted against you.)
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To: BunnySlippers
Peter Lewis is chairman of Progressive Corp. I have auto insurance with them but I'm going to cancel for certain now!
44 posted on 08/20/2004 5:22:47 PM PDT by ejdrapes
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To: ejdrapes

I checked each of those donors this morning and only Carl Lindner and Paul Singer contribute to Republican groups.


45 posted on 08/20/2004 5:24:07 PM PDT by RottiBiz
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To: mattdono

LOL Great Idea. I had my kids cancel their insurance with this wacko outfit back in 2000. I live near Cleveland and hear all kinds of rotton stuff about this guy.


46 posted on 08/20/2004 5:25:05 PM PDT by arbee4bush ( I expressed myself forcefully and felt better after I did it-VP Cheney)
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To: Temple Owl

It looks like 10 of the top 11 are Dems.


47 posted on 08/20/2004 5:27:42 PM PDT by Tribune7
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To: ejdrapes

3 cars and 1 motorcycle, will be buying elsewhere ASAP.

See ya Pete


48 posted on 08/20/2004 5:28:11 PM PDT by Deepest South
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To: Deepest South

49 posted on 08/20/2004 5:29:08 PM PDT by rocklobster11
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To: rocklobster11

LOL.... Your creation?


50 posted on 08/20/2004 5:31:52 PM PDT by bikepacker67 (Sandy wasn't stuffing his socks, he was stuffing A sock.)
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To: rocklobster11

ROFL! Send that to the NYSlimes


51 posted on 08/20/2004 5:33:55 PM PDT by arbee4bush ( I expressed myself forcefully and felt better after I did it-VP Cheney)
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To: bikepacker67
Yes, it's mine. I also forgot the crucial link:

HUGH GRANT was in 'Notting Hill' with Julia Roberts who was in 'The Mexican' with Brad Pitt who was in 'Sleepers' with KEVIN BACON

52 posted on 08/20/2004 5:35:30 PM PDT by rocklobster11
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To: rocklobster11

Brilliant ;-)


53 posted on 08/20/2004 5:40:06 PM PDT by bikepacker67 (Sandy wasn't stuffing his socks, he was stuffing A sock.)
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To: ejdrapes

TIme to boycott Boarshead Meat... Sucks it's pretty good...


54 posted on 08/20/2004 5:43:00 PM PDT by ARA
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To: airborne
6 million from the top 5 donated to Moveon.com

Yet the media still allows MoveOn to portray themselves as a "grass-roots" organization. If they were Republicans, of course, we'd hear all about their fat-cat donors.

55 posted on 08/20/2004 7:01:11 PM PDT by NYCVirago
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To: mattdono
"But, like someone said on another thread today, when you have the truth on your side, you don't need a lot of money."

Oh, yes you do!

Otherwise we would not have had the clinton's for 8 yrs.

56 posted on 08/20/2004 7:02:13 PM PDT by malia (---if we wait until the threat is imminent, we will have waited too long.)
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To: ejdrapes

So, this Peter Lewis is in the Insurance industry? Somehow, I'm not surprised they like Kerry and will spend so much money to influence the politics in this country.


57 posted on 08/20/2004 7:17:06 PM PDT by virgil
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To: malia

Fair point, but we didn't have the kind of character witnesses that are present in this election. Kerry and the Klintoon PR squad that he just hired won't be able to use the same tactics they used with the bimbos in '92 and '96.


58 posted on 08/20/2004 8:03:30 PM PDT by mattdono ([mattdono to John Kerry]: I voted for you...right before I voted against you.)
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To: rocklobster11
Another connection to work in

Kerry, DNC and MoveOn.org are connected by attorney Joseph Sandler who is general counsel for the DNC and represents MoveOn.org.

59 posted on 08/20/2004 8:14:40 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: ejdrapes
Robert Glaser RealNetworks Inc

Do they make Real Player??? If so, one more reason to NOT use them, besides the fact that their software SUCKS!!!

60 posted on 08/20/2004 8:50:30 PM PDT by chudogg (www.chudogg.blogspot.com)
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