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Clark Speeches May Violate Election Law (The Weasel's Screwup du Jour)
The Washington Post ^
| October 8`, 2003
| Jim VandeHei
Posted on 10/07/2003 8:55:00 PM PDT by Timesink
Clark Speeches May Violate Election Law
By Jim VandeHei
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, October 8, 2003; Page A06 Retired Gen. Wesley K. Clark may have violated federal election laws by discussing his presidential campaign during recent paid appearances, according to campaign finance experts.
Clark, a newcomer to presidential politics, touted his candidacy during paid appearances at DePauw University in Indiana and other campuses after he entered the presidential race on Sept. 17. Under the laws governing the financing of presidential campaigns, candidates cannot be paid by corporations, labor unions, individuals or even universities for campaign-related events. The Federal Election Commission (FEC) considers such paid political appearances akin to a financial contribution to a candidate.
Clark is getting paid as much as $30,000 for speeches, according to people familiar with his arrangement. He has two more scheduled for next week.
Clark, like any other candidate, would likely be permitted to deliver the paid speeches only if they did not "expressly" cover his campaign or his political opponents, the experts said.
But in his speeches, Clark has talked about his campaign positions and criticized President Bush's policies. At DePauw, during a question-and-answer session after the speech, Clark "absolutely" covered his political views on everything from education to the economy, said Ken Bode, a visiting professor of journalism who moderated the session.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2004; clark; electionpresident; fec; maryhelp; wesleyclark
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10/07/2003 8:55:01 PM PDT
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Timesink
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posted on
10/07/2003 8:55:50 PM PDT
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To: Timesink
Little Rock TV news reports disarray at Union Station tonight.
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posted on
10/07/2003 8:58:41 PM PDT
by
HAL9000
To: Timesink
Just another sign that this one is a loser and needs to be thrown back.....
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posted on
10/07/2003 8:59:25 PM PDT
by
tioga
To: tioga
Mary, Help
5
posted on
10/07/2003 9:00:48 PM PDT
by
jern
To: tioga
Just another sign that this one is a loser and needs to be thrown back.....Manager leaves....."buzz" is gone.
Jeeze....what a flash-in-the-pan.
To: tioga
Not quite ready for prime time, is he?
Seems to me he is either getting very bad advice or too stupid to listen when someone tells him something he doesn't want to hear.
How did this idiot ever make General?
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posted on
10/07/2003 9:02:54 PM PDT
by
Ronin
(Qui tacet consentit!)
To: HAL9000
We discussed this a while back...why the secrecy about the speeches...was his failure to register as a dem in concern about him being able to pocket speech money directly into his pocket rather than to his campaign???
His speech in Texas...who was that to?
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posted on
10/07/2003 9:04:00 PM PDT
by
Shermy
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To: Timesink
Good thread!!! Keep it live!
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posted on
10/07/2003 9:04:13 PM PDT
by
jmstein7
To: Timesink
Funny, but it also shows how much campaign finance "reform" blatantly violates the 1st Amendment.
To: Timesink; Dog; Howlin
Retired Gen. Wesley K. Clark may have violated federal election laws by discussing his presidential campaign during recent paid appearances, according to campaign finance experts. Good Going Clark .. ROFL!!
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posted on
10/07/2003 9:05:18 PM PDT
by
Mo1
(http://www.favewavs.com/wavs/cartoons/spdemocrats.wav)
To: Ronin
How did this idiot ever make General?He rose to the level of his incompetence!
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posted on
10/07/2003 9:05:21 PM PDT
by
tioga
To: Mo1
Perhaps this has something to do with Clark's campaign manager resigning earlier today....
Prairie
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posted on
10/07/2003 9:07:30 PM PDT
by
prairiebreeze
(I'm a monthly donor to FR. And proud of it!)
To: tioga
LOL! Mary Help! Help!
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posted on
10/07/2003 9:07:30 PM PDT
by
ConservativeMan55
(If it weren't for double standards, liberals would have no standards at all!!!)
To: Timesink
"Mary, help!"
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posted on
10/07/2003 9:08:06 PM PDT
by
dighton
(NLC™)
To: Timesink
As if anything will be done about it...
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posted on
10/07/2003 9:08:27 PM PDT
by
Libertina
(God Bless our proud troops and support their families!)
To: Timesink
"Mile High" Clark is accustomed to ignoring authority
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posted on
10/07/2003 9:08:50 PM PDT
by
MJY1288
(This is your tagline "Bush/Cheney04", this is your tagline on drugs "AnyOtherChoice/04")
To: Timesink
Ok, this guy is a class A dipstick. Clark should just prevent anymore embarrasment.
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posted on
10/07/2003 9:10:01 PM PDT
by
smith288
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To: prairiebreeze
Naaa .. I think he was pushed out because he wasn't part of the Clinton Crowd
Now we know why Clark wanted to keep that speech hush hush
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posted on
10/07/2003 9:10:08 PM PDT
by
Mo1
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To: Timesink; JohnHuang2; PhiKapMom
Clark's proves his ineptness.....again........BUMP
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posted on
10/07/2003 9:10:08 PM PDT
by
JulieRNR21
(Take W-04....Across America!)
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