Oct 05, 2008 08:51PM GMT
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Politics - United States
Is the Obama campaign corrupt?
CAMPAIGN 2008Obama’s ‘Good Will’ Hunting
By Michael Isikoff | NEWSWEEK
Published Oct 4, 2008
From the magazine issue dated Oct 13, 2008
The Obama campaign has shattered all fund-raising records, raking in $458 million so far, with about half the bounty coming from donors who contribute $200 or less. Aides say that's an illustration of a truly democratic campaign. To critics, though, it can be an invitation for fraud and illegal foreign cash because donors giving individual sums of $200 or less don't have to be publicly reported. Consider the cases of Obama donors "Doodad Pro" of Nunda, N.Y., who gave $17,130, and "Good Will" of Austin, Texas, who gave more than $11,000—both in excess of the $2,300-per-person federal limit. In two recent letters to the Obama campaign, Federal Election Commission auditors flagged those (and other) donors and informed the campaign that the sums had to be returned. Neither name had ever been publicly reported because both individuals made online donations in $10 and $25 increments. "Good Will" listed his employer as "Loving" and his occupation as "You," while supplying as his address 1015 Norwood Park Boulevard, which is shared by the Austin nonprofit Goodwill Industries. Suzanha Burmeister, marketing director for Goodwill, said the group had "no clue" who the donor was. She added, however, that the group had received five puzzling thank-you letters from the Obama campaign this year, prompting it to send the campaign an e-mail in September pointing out the apparent fraudulent use of its name.
"Doodad Pro" listed no occupation or employer; the contributor's listed address is shared by Lloyd and Lynn's Liquor Store in Nunda. "I have never heard of such an individual," says Diane Beardsley, who works at the store and is the mother of one of the owners. "Nobody at this store has that much money to contribute." (She added that a Doodad's Boutique, located next door, had closed a year ago, before the donations were made.)
Obama spokesman Ben LaBolt said the campaign has no idea who the individuals are and has returned all the donations, using the credit-card numbers they gave to the campaign. (In a similar case earlier this year, the campaign returned $33,000 to two Palestinian brothers in the Gaza Strip who had bought T shirts in bulk from the campaign's online store. They had listed their address as "Ga.," which the campaign took to mean Georgia rather than Gaza.) "While no organization is completely protected from Internet fraud, we will continue to review our fund-raising procedures," LaBolt said. Some critics say the campaign hasn't done enough. This summer, watchdog groups asked both campaigns to share more information about its small donors. The McCain campaign agreed; the Obama campaign did not. "They could've done themselves a service" by heeding the suggestions, said Massie Ritsch of the Center for Responsive Politics.
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raves +1 posted Oct 08, 2008 12:23AM GMT
Answered Nah. Just good clean fun...
The Republicans here must all be from WV. The darkest State in the Nation where an elementary education is good enough! Please take a look at these p[oll results and this should tell you republicans to pack up and call it quits.
http://news.yahoo.com/electio... ......MORONS!!!!! -
raves +4 posted Oct 07, 2008 09:01PM GMT
Answered OMG, guess it is...
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to add up the facts in this story and several other credible sources I have read. Both Obama and his campaign are corrupt to the core.
I believe Obama is bought and paid for, has been groomed for years and coached on everything he does and says. If he wins the election I will NEVER believe it was a legitimate or fair election. I am so hoping his "wig" falls off in his soup before the election and it all blows up in his sorry face. God forgive me, but I have never come this close to hating anyone in my life. He is a danger to all that America has ever historically stood for. -
raves +3 Oct 07, 2008 09:19PM GMTI agree Jim. His candidacy was planned by someone. Soros maybe? The media support for him is so obvious. The censorship of YouTube videos is phenomenal. I posted a question that had a video of Hitler-like youths praising Obama for giving them opportunities to better themselves. It, the video, was taken down by the Obama campaign. They are everywhere. They are here on SH, they are posting comments on Wall Street Journal articles. Politico articles are heavily commented on by Obamites. I've never seen anything like this. It's frightening.
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raves +3 Oct 07, 2008 09:52PM GMTI did not know all of that but it does not surprise me. It is just the normal way corrupt people, organizations, governments, and countries operate. If Obama wins we can expect much more of it I am certain.
May even round up all the opposition and put us in prison camps for beheading. They'll have to before I surrender my Bible and my guns, or my freedom. -
raves +3 posted Oct 07, 2008 05:03PM GMT
Answered OMG, guess it is...
The polls are have already set the coronation of Nobama? We have polls and 20% of the voters have not even voted yet? Nothing has changed with the large network media?
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raves +3 Oct 07, 2008 05:06PM GMTBuying an election is the current trend? The liberals cannot win on the issues so they pour $500 million dollars into deceptive advertising to convince the voters of their lies!
Only in America? God help us if the AMATEUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZER IS ELECTED COMMANDER IN CHIEF? John McCain is the only real candidate that is qulaified. -
raves +3 posted Oct 07, 2008 08:10AM GMT
Answered OMG, guess it is...
Duh. Rotten to the core. And since the media won't do their jobs, seems the only way to beat this clown is at the polls.
So get your rear end out on election day and vote for McCain! And remember, vote for anyone else is really a vote for BHO. -
raves +4 posted Oct 07, 2008 04:21AM GMT
Answered OMG, guess it is...
This is from Market Watch Web site, and 1 of many other reason's I won't vote for Obama !!!! People think he is Honest??? Where there is smoke there is fire !!!
WASHINGTON, Oct 04, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Obama campaign tries to downplay 'supposed' connections between their candidate and ACORN:
Obama's Campaign "Paid More Than $800,000" To ACORN For Get-Out-The Vote Efforts; The Campaign Originally "Misrepresented" The Group's Work To The FEC. "U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign paid more than $800,000 to an offshoot of the liberal Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now for services the Democrat's campaign says it mistakenly misrepresented in federal reports. An Obama spokesman said Federal Election Commission reports would be amended to show Citizens Services Inc. -- a subsidiary of ACORN -- worked in 'get-out-the-vote' projects, instead of activities such as polling, advance work and staging major events as stated in FEC finance reports filed during the primary." (David M. Brown, "Obama To Amend Report On $800,000 In Spending," Pittsburgh Tribune Review, 8/22/08)
Obama Formerly Represented ACORN, Taught Classes For Future Leaders Of ACORN, And They Endorsed His 2008 Presidential Campaign: Obama Directed Project Vote A...This is from Market Watch Web site, and 1 of many other reason's I won't vote for Obama !!!! People think he is Honest??? Where there is smoke there is fire !!!
WASHINGTON, Oct 04, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Obama campaign tries to downplay 'supposed' connections between their candidate and ACORN:
Obama's Campaign "Paid More Than $800,000" To ACORN For Get-Out-The Vote Efforts; The Campaign Originally "Misrepresented" The Group's Work To The FEC. "U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign paid more than $800,000 to an offshoot of the liberal Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now for services the Democrat's campaign says it mistakenly misrepresented in federal reports. An Obama spokesman said Federal Election Commission reports would be amended to show Citizens Services Inc. -- a subsidiary of ACORN -- worked in 'get-out-the-vote' projects, instead of activities such as polling, advance work and staging major events as stated in FEC finance reports filed during the primary." (David M. Brown, "Obama To Amend Report On $800,000 In Spending," Pittsburgh Tribune Review, 8/22/08)
Obama Formerly Represented ACORN, Taught Classes For Future Leaders Of ACORN, And They Endorsed His 2008 Presidential Campaign: Obama Directed Project Vote And Later Taught Classes For "Future Leaders Identified By ACORN And The Centers For New Horizons." "He [Obama] says he is drawn to politics, despite its superficialities, as a means to advance his real passion and calling: community organization. ... In 1992 Obama took time off to direct Project Vote, the most successful grass-roots voter- registration campaign in recent city history. Credited with helping elect Carol Moseley-Braun to the U.S. Senate, the registration drive, aimed primarily at African-Americans, added an estimated 125,000 voters to the voter rolls -- even more than were registered during Harold Washington's mayoral campaigns. 'It's a power thing,' said the brochures and radio commercials. ... Obama continues his organizing work largely through classes for future leaders identified by ACORN and the Centers for New Horizons on the south side." (Hank De Zutter, Op-Ed, "What Makes Obama Run?" ChicagoReader, 12/8/95)
Obama Was Part Of Team Of Lawyers Who Represented ACORN In A Suit Against The State Of Illinois. "Obama was part of a team of attorneys who represented the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) in a lawsuit against the state of Illinois in 1995 for failing to implement a federal law designed to make it easier for the poor and others to register as voters." (Mike Robinson, "Obama Got Start In Civil Rights Practice," The Associated Press, 2/20/07)
ACORN's Political Action Committee Endorsed Obama. "[A]CORN's political action committee endorsed Barack Obama for President. ... The endorsement reflects a belief that Obama -- who worked as a community organizer on the South Side of Chicago -- understands that change must come from the ground-up, as part of a working coalition, rather than from position papers." (Katrina Vanden Heuvel, Op-Ed, "ACORN: Obama Gets It," The Nation, 2/23/08)
Obama's Campaign Paid Over $800,000 To ACORN For Get-Out-The-Vote Efforts, But "Mistakenly Misrepresented" Their Work To The FEC:(less) -
raves +2 Oct 07, 2008 05:10PM GMT (edited)If Ayers and Raines are two of his friends, then we are in deep bullcrap? No telling what else is happening in his campaign? You will not be able to access any of Nubummer's information or records from now on? We will just have to vote and hope that the Economy does turn around without this man's INEPT meddling. Most of all, if he does win, Pelosi and Reid will have a freakin field day in the Congress?
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raves +1 posted Oct 06, 2008 09:07PM GMT
Answered Nah. Just good clean fun...
The Economist has a new article up analyzing the relative merits of John McCain and Barack Obama's economic plans.
The results are absolutely devastating. Read the whole article to get a sense of it but the following graphic pretty much sums it up:
http://www.economist.com/worl... -
raves posted Oct 06, 2008 09:01PM GMT
Answered Dunno...
... more smear tactics and the lowering of the Republican candidates already low moral/credibility scores... America will not back another negative smear campaign. Stick to your policies and what you can do to help Americans.. not attacking your opponent... it will NOT get you into the white house this time.
Obama / Biden 08... the only rational choice
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raves +2 posted Oct 06, 2008 08:44PM GMT
Answered Nah. Just good clean fun...
UH-OH!!!
HERE COMES THE FIREWORKS FOLKS!!!!
THE LOSING TEAM HAS DECIDED THEY ARE GOING TO LEAVE THEIR HEARTS ON THE FIELD!
Look there is no need for all this buddy.
I know it's looking bad for MCcain but hey " YOU CAN'T WIN THEM ALL ".
Every politician has a story. The Clintons and white water. MCcain being a trader and all. Palin abusing her position as Gov. or Mayor whatever.
We just have to go with our gut feeling and mine tells me MCcain = Bush with or without that cheerleader.
THIS IS SIMPLY NOT THE YEAR FOR REPUBLICANS.
YOUR GOING TO LOSE QUIT WAISTING YOUR TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TRY TO FIND SOMETHING THAT MAKES YOU SMILE AND TAKE YOUR MIND OFF THINGS.
HERE TRY THIS!
Answered OMG, guess it is...
My daughter received a voter registration and absentee ballot in the mail last week. All she had to do was fill it out and return it in the postage paid envelope.
Why is that considered crooked? Because she has been DEAD since 2005. Thousands of dead people are being registered and voting because of this mail in program. .
Obama and ACORN are stealing the Ohio election and there is nothing we can do about it.
ACORN bused 34 Greyhound type buses to different boards of election in my area. They were filled with homeless (live under the bridge people,) convicted felons, they were students from another state.
Because they can register and vote at the same time in Ohio these students (who admitted on camera) that they went to several different counties and voted multiple times that same day.
ACORN ran a full page ad in my local newspaper stating that convicted felons could vote in Ohio offering them a ride.
Obama’s people tried to throw out several McCain petitions because they forgot to checkmark a box. This is the same thing they did to arrange for Obama to run unopposed in Chicago.
The Ohio court threw out their request. Thank God!
I am very afraid Obama will steal the Ohio electoral votes as well as those of other swing states...
My daughter received a voter registration and absentee ballot in the mail last week. All she had to do was fill it out and return it in the postage paid envelope.
Why is that considered crooked? Because she has been DEAD since 2005. Thousands of dead people are being registered and voting because of this mail in program. .
Obama and ACORN are stealing the Ohio election and there is nothing we can do about it.
ACORN bused 34 Greyhound type buses to different boards of election in my area. They were filled with homeless (live under the bridge people,) convicted felons, they were students from another state.
Because they can register and vote at the same time in Ohio these students (who admitted on camera) that they went to several different counties and voted multiple times that same day.
ACORN ran a full page ad in my local newspaper stating that convicted felons could vote in Ohio offering them a ride.
Obama’s people tried to throw out several McCain petitions because they forgot to checkmark a box. This is the same thing they did to arrange for Obama to run unopposed in Chicago.
The Ohio court threw out their request. Thank God!
I am very afraid Obama will steal the Ohio electoral votes as well as those of other swing states and win the election by default the same way he won the nomination from Hillary.
I am pleading with Ohio and Pa voters if you support McCain you must go to the polls and vote and take a neighbor with you.