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Originally Posted by Greyson

NEWSWEEK's Power 50: The List

November 01, 2010

In the oversaturated, hypercommodified media culture of 2010, the most influential political figures are generally the ones who make the most money peddling their perspectives. To figure who's tops in this new world, NEWSWEEK asked Wealth-X, an intelligence and research firm, to compile a list of the 50 highest-earning political figures of 2010. Included in the rankings are politicians, ex-politicians, media personalities, and political consultants who hawk their personal brands in the public marketplace—and influence American political discourse in the process. To see a profile of any member of the Power 50, just click on their name in the list below. You can also sort these names to see the list broken down by gender or occupation, just click on the category at the top of the list. And, you can find our full methodology here.


1 Rush Limbaugh Male Talk show host $58.7 million

2 Glenn Beck Male Talk show host $33 million

3 Sean Hannity Male Talk show host $22 million

4 Bill O'Reilly Male Talk show host $20 million

5 Jon Stewart Male Talk show host $15 million

6 Sarah Palin Female Current or former government official $14 million

7 Don Imus Male Talk show host $11 million

8 Bill Clinton Male Current or former government official $7.7 million

9 Keith Olbermann Male Talk show host $7.5 million

10 Rudy Giuliani Male Current or former government official $7 million

11 Laura Ingraham
(tied with 10) Female Talk show host $7 million

12 Newt Gingrich Male Current or former government official $5.5 million

13 Madeleine Albright Female Current or former government official $5 million

14 Stephen Colbert
(tied with 13) Male Talk show host $5 million

15 Arianna Huffington
(tied with 13) Female Journalist $5 million

16 Mark Levin
(tied with 13) Male Talk show host $5 million

17 Chris Matthews 31 Male Talk show host $4.5 million 17

18 George W. Bush Male Current or former government official $4.2 million

19 Bill Maher Male Talk show host $4 million

20 Barack Obama
(tied with 19) Male Current or former government official $4 million

21 Jorge Ramos
(tied with 19) Male Journalist $4 million

22 Joe Scarborough 45 Male Talk show host $3.5 million 22

23 Fareed Zakaria Male Journalist $3.1 million

24 Bob Barnett Male Power broker $3 million

25 Alan Greenspan
(tied with 24) Male Current or former government official $3 million

26 Frank Luntz
(tied with 24) Male Political strategist $3 million

27 Mark Halperin Male Journalist $2.5 million

28 John Heilemann
(tied with 27) Male Journalist $2.5 million

29 Bob Woodward
(tied with 27) Male Journalist $2.5 million

30 Thomas Friedman Male Journalist $2 million

31 Al Gore
(tied with 30) Male Current or former government official $2 million

32 Rachel Maddow
(tied with 30) Female Talk show host $2 million

33 Jon Meacham*
(tied with 30) Male Journalist $2 million

34 Charlie Rose
(tied with 30) Male Talk show host $2 million

35 Karl Rove
(tied with 30)
Male Current or former government official $2 million

36 Condoleezza Rice Female Current or former government official $1.8 million

37 Charlie Cook Male Journalist $1.5 million

38 David Plouffe Male Political strategist $1.5 million

39 David Remnick 41 Male Journalist $1.3 million 39

40 Roland Martin Male Journalist $1.1 million

41 Tina Brown Female Journalist $1 million

42 Dick Cheney
(tied with 41) 7 Current or former government official $1 million

43 John McLaughlin
(tied with 41) Male Talk show host $1 million

44 Colin Powell*
(tied with 41) Male Current or former government official $1 million

45 Eduardo 'Piolin' Sotelo
(tied with 41) Male Talk show host $1 million

46 Richard Stengel
(tied with 41) Male Journalist $1 million

47 Paul Krugman Male Journalist $900,000

48 Mary Matalin* Female Current or former government official $800,000

49 Ann Coulter Female Journalist $750,000

50 David Axelrod Male Current or former government official $720,000

* Disputed our estimates, but declined to provide further information on the numbers.


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Freakin' ARGH!!! As the money turns.... as always, no matter the party!