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Bill Maher, super PAC man

By ALEXANDER BURNS |
2/24/12 6:00 AM EST

It's a title the comedian can claim now, to the tune of one million dollars, per an email from his publicist:

Comedian Bill Maher announced tonight that he will donate one million dollars to President Obama’s re-election campaign. 
At the end of his groundbreaking comedy special, “CrazyStupidPolitics: Live from Silicon Valley,” which streamed live on Yahoo!, Bill brought out a check, making a personal donation of one million dollars to Obama’s Super PAC, Priorities USA Action. His explained that having a country governed by Barack Obama rather than any of the Republican candidates is “worth a million dollars” and that in his own financial interests, “this is the wisest investment I think I could make.” He also encouraged other wealthy liberals to do the same and give until it hurts.

On the one hand, I don't know that the "Politically Incorrect" guy is likely to set off a trend of seven-figure donations from the left, and it would hardly be shocking to see Maher's donation become the target of criticism from the right.

On the other hand, it's a million dollars.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/02/bill-maher-super-pac-man-115422.html




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