College Football Political Donations: Nick Saban is a Democrat, Lou Holtz Donated $2,300 to Hillary Clinton in 2008
It is Election Day. In the interest of full disclosure, here (via the Federal Election Commission) are the political donations of some of your favorite college football coaches and personalities.
SEC
Nick Saban: The Saban household donated $4,800 to Joe Manchin (Dem, Senate, West Virginia) for his 2010 campaign.
Mark Richt: Mark Richt donated $1,000 to Barbara Dooley (Rep, Congress, Georgia) in 2002
Big Ten
Kirk Ferentz: The Ferentz household donated $250 to Jim Gibbons (Rep, Congress, Iowa) in 2010, $1,550 to Marianette Miller-Meeks (Rep, Congress, Iowa) in 2010 and $1,200 to Jim Leach (Rep, Congress, Iowa) in 2006.
Jim Tressel: Jim Tressel donated $250 to Steve Stivers (Rep, Congress, Ohio) in 2010 and $1,000 to the Republican National Committee in 2008.
Big 12
Tommy Tuberville: The Tuberville household donated $2,000 to Bush/Cheney in 2004 and $500 to Michael Rogers (Rep, Congress, Alabama) in 2006.
Pac 12
David Shaw: The Shaw household donated $2,000 to Barack Obama in 2008 and $250 to the Democratic National Committee in 2012.
ACC
Frank Beamer: The Beamer household donated $2,000 to Mitt Romney in 2012, $500 to Robert Goodlatte (Rep, Congress, Virginia) in 2010 and $500 to the Republican National Committee in 2010.
Jim Grobe: The Grobe household donated $2,000 to Richard Burr (Rep, Senate, North Carolina) in 2010 and $1,000 to the Richard Burr Victory Committee in 2010.
Other
Craig James: Craig James donated $1,000 to Rick Perry (Rep, President) in 2012, $250 to the National Republican Congressional Committee in 2010, $500 to Samuel Johnson (Rep, Congress, Texas) in 2010, $1,000 to Mike Huckabee (Rep, President) in 2008 and $750 to Rudy Guliani (Rep, President) in 2008.
Lou Holtz: Lou Holtz donated $1,000 to Ben Quayle (Rep, Congress, Arizona) in 2012, $1,000 to the National Republican Senatorial Commitee in 2012, $2,000 to the National Republican Congressional Commitee from 2008 to 2010, $4,000 to John Boehner (Rep, Congress, Ohio) from 2007 to 2010, $1,000 to John McCain (Rep, President) in 2008, $2,300 to Hillary Clinton (Dem, President) in 2008, $1,000 to Virginia Foxx (Rep, Congress, North Carolina), $500 to Peter King (Rep, Congress, New York) in 2008, $1,000 to Jon Kyl (Rep, Senate, Arizona) in 2006, $2,000 to Dan Quayle (Rep, President) in 2000 and $1,000 to George W. Bush (Rep, President) in 2000.
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November 6th, 2012 at 12:52 PM
Craig James voted today to legalize prostitution. And murder.
November 6th, 2012 at 12:52 PM
Craig James asks for the money back if his candidate loses.
November 6th, 2012 at 12:53 PM
Holtz’s Hilary donation had to be an effort to keep Barry O out, right?
/I assume he’s a racist
November 6th, 2012 at 12:53 PM
Craig James thinks this post is worthwhile.
November 6th, 2012 at 12:53 PM
Craig James also donated a ’99 Cadillac DeVille for use in burying dead hookers.
November 6th, 2012 at 12:53 PM
I really dont need to be disclosed this information
November 6th, 2012 at 12:54 PM
Not so sure Saban is a Democrat, either. Joe Manchin got elected to Robert Byrd’s seat in large part because of an ad that showed him shooting holes in a copy of the healthcare bill. He’s an awfully conservative Democrat.
November 6th, 2012 at 12:55 PM
“Rep” in short hand is usually used to describe someone in the House of Representatives. “Rep” and “Dem” up there definitely looks funny.
November 6th, 2012 at 12:55 PM
Craig James thinks Franco Harris may be on to something here.
November 6th, 2012 at 12:56 PM
Brian Kelly’s hair reeks of republican.
November 6th, 2012 at 1:00 PM
I read it as Rape Them All.
November 6th, 2012 at 1:01 PM
Ignorannamus.
November 6th, 2012 at 1:01 PM
Other
November 6th, 2012 at 1:02 PM
Great caption Duffy.
November 6th, 2012 at 1:02 PM
What a cheap disgrace.
November 6th, 2012 at 1:02 PM
Craig James thinks Tollhouse Chocolate Chip cookies are disgusting.
November 6th, 2012 at 1:04 PM
Ignored political cohort.
November 6th, 2012 at 1:05 PM
David Shaw’s hair reeks of the American economy under Obama: gone, and never coming back.
November 6th, 2012 at 1:05 PM
Brady Hoke made a max donation to Yum! Brands, Inc.
November 6th, 2012 at 1:06 PM
Craig James secretly wishes that this were a ratings post.
November 6th, 2012 at 1:06 PM
Donating $2,000 to Dan Quayle is a sign that you have too much money and not enough common sense.
November 6th, 2012 at 1:06 PM
Jason McIntyre donated zero dollars to his intern’s bank account.
November 6th, 2012 at 1:08 PM
“/I assume he’s a racist”
Because anyone who doesn’t favor the Chosen One is a racist?
Smug, douche, AND small minded.
November 6th, 2012 at 1:10 PM
But how many of them donated to crazy Super PACs?
/this is the best Super Pac
November 6th, 2012 at 1:11 PM
I’d donate good money for a Queefer/Rodney throwdown.
November 6th, 2012 at 1:13 PM
Pop Quiz, asshole. You have a hair trigger aimed at your head. What do you do? What DO YOU DO?!
November 6th, 2012 at 1:14 PM
Donating $2,000 to
Dan Quayleany political group or politician is a sign that you have too much money and not enough common sense.Fixed for extreme accuracy.
November 6th, 2012 at 1:15 PM
We need Lisk’s NFL power rankings stat….
November 6th, 2012 at 1:15 PM
“Pornographer who drugged children has big plans to fill virtual life sentence.”
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/11/06/3903132/pornographer-who-drugged-children.html
November 6th, 2012 at 1:17 PM
Marvelous.
November 6th, 2012 at 1:19 PM
I will poke fun at some of the posts from time to time for being bizarre or pointless, but they end up being entertaining for their inherent ridiculousness…but I really can not find anything interesting about this post.
November 6th, 2012 at 1:19 PM
Ha.
November 6th, 2012 at 1:20 PM
“Brian Kelly’s hair reeks of republican.”
Considering he was an aide to Gary Hart and his father was a career democrat politician in Boston, I think his hair has you fooled.
November 6th, 2012 at 1:23 PM
When do East Coast precincts start reporting?
November 6th, 2012 at 1:25 PM
I was under the impression that everyone hated Jamie Yger.
November 6th, 2012 at 1:27 PM
his father was a career democrat politician in Boston
I know you hate ND but that’s quite the ugly insult there fella.
November 6th, 2012 at 1:29 PM
Other
$1000 donation received by the Log Cabin Republicans. Check was unsigned and date was never filled in. Donation was late as no postage was affixed. Sender forgot to add return address. Envelope was stamped Mailed from Knoxville, TN
So good!
November 6th, 2012 at 1:32 PM
the right day for this
November 6th, 2012 at 1:36 PM
“his father was a career democrat politician in Boston
I know you hate ND but that’s quite the ugly insult there fella.”
don’t quite get this. I am a Nd fan….
November 6th, 2012 at 1:52 PM
Doesn’t necessarily make him a Dem. He and Manchin grew up together.
November 6th, 2012 at 1:53 PM
All of his donations were earmarked for dead hooker cleanup.
November 6th, 2012 at 1:54 PM
I’m sure this has been covered, but giving money to one side or the other once doesn’t make you a member of that party.
While the FEC database is fun, if you’re looking for donations by well known individuals, celebrities, athletes, etc. then http://www.newsmeat.com/ is the place to go.
November 6th, 2012 at 1:54 PM
A lot of people donate on both sides of the aisle so to assume one’s preferred party based of a donation is moronic.
November 6th, 2012 at 1:55 PM
Killer Kelly favors the death penalty for video interns.
November 6th, 2012 at 1:56 PM
In one of the the Nixon biographies there’s a part where he is devastated to learn Lombardi was a Democrat as Nixon was thinking he’d be a good VP candidate.
November 6th, 2012 at 1:58 PM
Nixon was thinking he’d be a good VP candidate.
oh, to hear him give a campaign speech:
what the hell is going on out there?!
November 6th, 2012 at 2:03 PM
So you’re saying Craig James is NOT a member of the Hookers & Blow Party?
November 6th, 2012 at 2:04 PM
I’m sure this has been covered, but giving money to one side or the other once doesn’t make you a member of that party.
I think it was so obvious that nobody bothered calling Duffy on it.
November 6th, 2012 at 2:05 PM
Shoot the hostage?
November 6th, 2012 at 2:07 PM
So you’re saying Craig James is NOT a member of the Hookers & Blow Party?
He’s the exception that proves the rule.
November 6th, 2012 at 2:07 PM
I think it was so obvious that nobody bothered calling Duffy on it.
Gotcha. I got back late from lunch and so didn’t read through all the comments. It sounds like Duffy just to get amused by the fact that Nick Saban gave money to a Democrat and then wrote a post around it.
November 6th, 2012 at 2:08 PM
Devil Flanders: I give you the jury of the damned. Benedict Arnold, Lizzie Borden, Richard Nixon…
Nixon: But I’m not dead yet. In fact, I just wrote an article for Redbook.
Devil Flanders: Hey, listen, I did a favor for you!
Nixon: Yes, master.
November 6th, 2012 at 2:11 PM
It sounds like Duffy just to get amused by the fact that Nick Saban gave money to a Democrat and then wrote a post around it.
Yep. There was really no rhyme or reason for it. But, what do you know? I still commented.
November 6th, 2012 at 2:13 PM
This should be the new site motto
November 6th, 2012 at 2:16 PM
Nick Saban is a puppy-killing scumbag.
/I think that’s where you were going with this.
November 6th, 2012 at 2:20 PM
There was really no rhyme or reason for it. But, what do you know? I still commented.
This should be the new site motto
Pregnant lady makes a good point.
November 6th, 2012 at 2:38 PM
Holtz’s Hilary donation had to be an effort to keep Barry O out, right?
/I assume he’s a racist
of course you meant rathitht
November 6th, 2012 at 3:21 PM
I miss Sportsgunt. It’s just not shrill enough around here anymore.