It pays to pay up. Just ask Dreamworks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, whose financial contributions to President Obama are bearing some prestigious fruit:
Obama is awarding Natl Medl of Arts on Mon to Julia Alvarez, @BAM_Brooklyn, filmmaker/donor Katzenberg. Plus Hum medal to Diane Rehm, others
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) July 22, 2014
Obama to award uber-backer Jeffrey Katzenberg with the 2013 National Medal of Arts on Monday.
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) July 22, 2014
Katzenberg gave $3 mil to Priorities USA in 2012, was $500,000+ bundler to Obama campaign, and gave $100,000 to 09 inaugural.
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) July 22, 2014
And there are still two and a half years left in the perpetual campaigner’s term. Think of how much more Katzenberg could shell out in that time!
Jeffrey Katzenberg, the man who brought us Shrek the farting green ogre, to receive National Medal of Arts from Obama next week.
— Peter Lattman (@peterlattman) July 22, 2014
Well, Barack Obama does like green …
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