Davis Awash in Cash as Funds for Recall Campaign Dry Up

Los Angeles Times ^ | September 19, 2003 | Dan Morain and Joel Rubin

[calcowgirl]

THE RECALL CAMPAIGN
Davis Awash in Cash as Funds for Recall Campaign Dry Up
By Dan Morain and Joel Rubin, Times Staff Writers

SACRAMENTO — With polls suggesting that voters are having second thoughts about recalling Gov. Gray Davis, the main committee established to promote the recall is struggling for money to wage a campaign, its chief consultant said Thursday.

At the same time, Davis is raising large sums. On Monday, former President Clinton joined Davis for a fund-raiser at billionaire Ron Burkle's Beverly Hills estate, Green Acres. It netted as much as $600,000, Davis aides said.

Initially, Davis' campaign sought to charge $50,000 a ticket. In the end, donors who gave less — $10,000, $25,000 — were admitted to the afternoon reception. Roughly 50 people attended, including actor Warren Beatty; radio magnate Norm Pattiz, whom Davis recently reappointed to the UC Board of Regents; and labor leaders Art Pulaski and Miguel Contreras.

Los Angeles philanthropist Eli Broad told The Times that Davis had personally invited him, and the billionaire had contributed $100,000 to the governor's anti-recall effort.

On Thursday evening, more than 100 people attended a $1,000-a-head Hollywood fund-raiser for Davis at the Century Plaza Hotel. Guests included Beatty and his wife, Annette Bening, Jack Nicholson, Bruce Willis and other celebrities.

[calcowgirl]

So Bruce Willis, Mr. "Conservative" Republican
(and past business partner of Arnold Schwarzenegger) is supporting Davis and No Recall???

This is the WEIRDEST election!

Wolves in Sheeps clothing!

[Reeses]

I wonder if Bruce Willis has a personal grudge. They do compete for the same movie deals.

$600,000 is awash in cash? Arnold pays that much in taxes every week. For a lifetime socialist bureaucrat who never made an honest nickle $600k in donations is "awash".

[calcowgirl]

$600,000 is awash in cash?

There is more to the article, but L.A. Times must be excerpted at FR. The headline is supported a bit more... I just couldn't read it all. LOL.

The Bruce Willis thing threw me though. The press has actually referred to him as "Arch Conservative." Of course, everything is relative, so in Hollywood that means you're somewhere to the right of Susan Sarandon and Jane Fonda.

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

I'm not going to give this any credence since it comes from the LA Times. I’ll give it some thought should the Washington Times publish something similar.

[Uncle Hal]

The LA Times and SF Chronicle are desperately trying to save Gray by publishing flattering articles about him masquerading as news. They have front page fluff piece articles on him that should be on the oped pages. Another way they disguise favorable articles is to call a particle piece "analyses". That way they can sneak in favorable opinion on Gray by putting in unnamed sources or citing some college professor somewhere. It is so obvious what they are doing.

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[BonnieJ]

Maybe Bruce Willis supporting Davis has something to do with the financial problems of Planet Hollywood. Didn't some of them bail out at one point? I know Bruce W. was still with P.Hollywood recently, but I haven't seen Arnold associated with the franchise in quite a while. There could be some resentment there. Who knows? It sure is a surprise, though, for him to join ranks with Nicholson & Beatty!