* Over the years, Stone has made campaign contributions to a number of political candidates, most notably Barbara Boxer, Bill Clinton, Chris Dodd, Michael Dukakis, John Edwards, Al Gore, Jesse Jackson, John Kerry, Ralph Nader, and Barack Obama.
* When Venezuela’s socialist, anti-American president Hugo Chavez died in March 2013, Stone eulogized him not only as his “friend,” but also as “a great hero to the majority of his people and [to] those who struggle throughout the world for a place.” Further, Stone referred to Chavez as a man who “will live forever in history.”