Opinion: Hollywood, the town that keeps on giving

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A few more Hollywood names popping up on the candidates’ required fundraising reports to the Federal Election Commission, according to the digging and delving of The Times campaign expert Dan Morain.

Illinois Sen. Barack Obama seems to remain the big draw in those parts, collecting $2,300 donations from actress Teri Hatcher, Tate Donovan and Louis Gossett Jr., and only $2,000 from Danny DeVito, who was a little short that day.

California is one of the few places around the country that New York Sen. Hillary Clinton does not claim to be from. But she still got $2,300 from Sally Field for the primary and another $2,300 for the general election, if she makes it that far.

Television actress Debra Messing and Dick Ebersol of NBC Sports also gave at the highest twin-election $4,600 level. George Takei of Star Trek fame was more down to earth, donating $1,300 in January, also to Clinton.

Then there’s Arizona Sen. John McCain. Ebersol gave him $2,300 too in January, as did George Furla, executive producer of the latest movie installment of Rambo. McCain also scored $2,300 from Steven Foster, chief executive officer of Lucky Strike Entertainment, the upscale chain of bowling alleys. (No, we’re not going to say anything about bowling a strike there.)

--Andrew Malcolm