Is Barry Manilow a Closet Libertarian? (He Gave $2,300 to Ron Paul's Campaign)
Check it out here, at The New York Times' Contributions to Presidential Campaigns page.
3 Manilow, Barry Woodland Hills CA 91367 Self employed $2,300 Hillary Clinton 4 Manilow, Barry Woodland Hills CA 91367 Self employed $2,300 John Edwards 5 Manilow, Barry Woodland Hills CA 91367 Self employed $2,300 Barack Obama 6 Manilow, Barry Woodland Hills CA 91367 Self $2,300 Ron Paul 7 Manilow, Barry Woodland Hills CA 91367 Self $2,300 Joe Biden
Go figure.
Update: Do your own digging, on the Federal Election Commission's dime (that is, the taxpayers' dime): Here's a link to the FEC's disclosure page, at which you can search by candidate, ZIP, donor name, employer, etc. to find out who gave what to whom. This database goes back years and covers all manners of federal donations. So check it out and make sure to post any interesting contributions below. (And I say this as someone who is against virtually all campaign-finance laws, including mandatory disclosure rules, which I believe are too often used for reprisals against political foes.)
