[jtminton]

Is this legal?

[Qwinn]

I believe that it is in fact HIGHLY illegal, and restated as such in the CFR act. I'm concerned that Drudge wouldn't address that - he drops the ball way too often.

I'd love it if someone could provide documentary proof though. I have quite a few places I'd love to post this little nugget of info.

Qwinn

[RebelBanker]

Is this story real?

[GrandmaPatriot]

What was it Algore said about no controlling legal authority? Who will be the controlling legal authority in this mess?

[CWW]

Federal Campaign law prohibits campaigns from accepting foreign donations.

[clintonh8r]

No surprise. Clark and Ditzy Dean are anti-American.

[CyberCowboy777]

Ping

[Shermy]

Maybe two months ago someone posted here an article from Sweden (?), where they urged donations to MoveOn to influence the American election.

[tractorman]

International campandering by the Limocrats but we shouldn’t dare question their patriotism. Go figure.

[jtminton]

I went to moveon.org, but couldn't find anything about international donations. Then again, I couldn't stomach staying there too long.

[Uncle Hal]

I always thought it was illegal for foreigners to contribute to candidates running for office in the USA. I suppose there is a way around this if the contribution is to some entity not directly connected the the candidate. It will be interesting to see how much play this gets in the main stream media. I would guess not much.

[familyop]

Whoah, folks!

I don't see it at drudgereport.com

[hedgetrimmer]

PING your ping lists.

We need to reform our campaign contribution system now, before the next presidential election.

This type of abuse by corporations, non-governmental and otherwise, is exactly the reason that our politicians do not listen to the citizens when making policy decisions.This is why we keep creeping closer and closer to socialism. This is why we have no border security. This is the reason your congressman sends you insulting letters when you write to him about these concerning issues. For too many years they have been bought and paid for by corporate interests, not individual citizens and the rights of individual citizens have suffered because of it.

Now we have suspected since the Clinton administration got so cozy with China, and now there is proof, that international corporations and unfriendly foreign interests are using our electoral system to systematically destroy our freedom and elect politicians friendly toward socialism and global corporate consolidation.

We must change our system of political donations now to shut out these subversive influences and give power back to individual citizens. If you've never done anything before, you must do something now! A petition, phonecalls, people with connections to congress, we need legislation that restores the power to elect to the citizens of this country and remove the influence of the internationalists from our elections.

[jtminton]

I wonder. . .

If Saddam donated some of that $750,000 to the Dean campaign through moveon.org using US currency, is it considered a foreign donation?

[jimbo123]

http://www.canadaforclark.com/donate.html

Canadians:

Non-Americans can't, by law, give money to any particular candidate's campaign. But we can support pro-democracy, progressive American organizations like MoveOn.org, which do their best to spread the ugly truth about Bush and publicize the Democratic message. Click here to donate to MoveOn.org.

[jrushing]

Is this legal?


Check out this. Gore's Hands of Stone (interesting info concerning MoveOn.org

[July 4th]

Quick research result. Eli Pariser, age 22, is the international campaigns director.

[July 4th]

Eli Pariser, Int'l Campaigns Director

[truthandlife]

With John Kerry going on Sean Hannity's show todya and the connection (media friendship) between Hannity and Drudge, this has the fingerprints of Kerry's campaign on it.

This is going to get ugly and the Clintons and Bush reelection team are loving it!

[truthandlife]

XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX MON DEC 15, 2003 20:42:05 ET XXXXX

CAMPAIGN CASH RACE TURNS INTERNATIONAL; MOVEON.ORG CENTER OF INTRIGUE; CLARK SEEKS CANADIAN SUPPORT, WEBSITE SHOWS

**Exclusive**

Frustrated with the lack of domestic support, left-leaning website MoveOn.org has apparently been reaching beyond American borders to generate cash revenue over the internet!

The provocative international fundraising strategy threatens to embroil the presidential candidacies of General Wesley Clark and former Vermont Governor Howard Dean. Both men are named on international fundraising websites suggesting donations to MoveOn.org.

MoveOn.org, which has been running ads critical of the Bush Administration, has named an "International Campaigns Director," the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.

It is not clear how much money has been raised -- to date-- from foreign sources, but political websites from London to Portugal to Montreal are directing their citizens to stop the American president George Bush by donating to MoveOn.org!

Wesley Clark's official campaign website has been offering a link to "Canada For Clark", which in turn advises Canadians: "Non-Americans can't by law, give money to any particular candidate's campaign. But we can support pro-democracy, progressive American organizations like MoveOn.org, which do their best to spread the ugly truth about Bush and publicize the Democratic message. Click here to donate to MoveOn.org."

The top traffic referrer to CanadaForClark.com Is Clark' s Official Campaign Website. http://clark04.com/grassroots/.

Dean04Worldwide.com is a noncommercial and volunteer website offered by Corinne Sinclair, a non-US citizen, based in London. Domain registration information indicates the website name servers are owned by PromoHosting.com, a website hosting service based in Portugal. Dean04Worldwide.com encourages non-Americans across the global to help Dean win the 2004 election.

A notice on the website explains how to provide funds to MoveOn.org, since non-Americans cannot donate directly to the Dean campaign.

Late last week, a Swedish website removed an "EU-MoveOn.org Fundraising Appeal," claiming MoveOn.org "No Longer Accepts Contributions From Non US Citizens/Permanent Resident Aliens."

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, who has been headlining moveone.org events, is said to have vocalized serious concerns about the website accepting cash from foreign sources, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.

"To avoid even the appearance of impropriety, we are not going to take contributions from overseas," Wes Boyd, one of the founders of MoveOn.org, explained this weekend.

Boyd refused to disclose how much revenue had already been generated from overseas sources.

Developing...

[gathersnomoss]

CLARK SEEKS CANADIAN SUPPORT...

Socialism, slowly it turns.....