[doug from upland]

I left a message on Kristen's machine letting her know that I would be glad to straighten her out. I have her a tip that she might want to investigate the phone call between Gary Smith and Hillary in which the candidate Hillary was negotiating the fee of the concert with Smith down to 800K. Does anyone think Kristen will do that, or will she continue sloppy journalism? Sloppy is being kind.

[doug from upland]

Still, Clinton would not be the first politician who has faced such problems. Case in point: the 1996 presidential campaigns. A vice chairman of Bob Dole's bid confessed to making $120,000 in illegal political contributions—more than half to Dole's campaign—and received the harshest penalty ever levied in a campaign finance case at the time—six months of home confinement and $6 million in fines.
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Okay, then Hillary gets sixty months of home confinement and $60 million in fines. That's proportional.

[Buck W.]

The sugar tongs cost more that a single fire extinguisher?

[funkywbr]

Hillarys omission from the case makes me think that Micheal Savage may not be NUTZ when he says that the Bushs and Clintons have already put in the fix for Illary in 08.

The only missing from the Bush's and Clinton's logic is the VOTERS, thank GOD!~}

[dead]

The tab for talent alone hit $90,000.

“Talent” is mob-speak for hookers.

[peacebaby]

Let's rewrite this please:

"...certain would-be junior senator WITH DUBIOUS ASSOCIATIONS TO STOCK FRAUD AND MURDER...senator's husband, Bill, FORMER IMPEACHED PRESIDENT, is threatening to ...Peter Paul, a thrice-convicted felon... . "

Just so we're on even playing field here.

Oh, wait, it's the Village Voice. Never mind.....

[peacebaby]

Kristen's just trying to shade this as a trivial matter.

Wonder if Kristen has been invited to the Senator's NY retreat. Bend over, Kristen.

[Nick Danger]

Worst-case scenario for Clinton would be Rosen's conviction... A conviction could make for an embarrassing situation for Clinton... The campaign will have to accept the responsibility for its fundraisers. That could include paying a fine

A conviction of Rosen could get far worse for Hillary than mere embarrassment and a fine.

Jury: We find the defendant guilty, your honor.

Judge: Sentencing scheduled for June 23 at 10:00 a.m. The Court is adjourned.

Prosecutor: So Dave, have you met Bruno, your future cellmate? Yeah, 300-pound sex offender from Samoa. Used to play left tackle for Nebraska.

DOJ: Dave, we're here to offer you a deal. The choice is yours. And it's a simple choice, really: Tell us what she knew and when she knew it, or... death by bonga-bonga!

[Libloather]

He says he's heard enough evidence that Rosen knew about the gala's spiraling costs to convince him that the aide could not have acted alone.

He must've acted alone. The Hillary Rodman camp is currently in the courtroom taking notes on what they missed!

I still think he did it out of the kindness of his heart. Sure, a dollar here, a dollar there. Who would really notice some 'walk around' money missing?

A sentence of one year for every $40 grand misreported will get him what - a few weeks behind bars? Big deal...

[mc5cents]

$46.50 for sugar tongs.

Huh? Sugar tongs? WTH.

[massgopguy]

I ran for State Rep and I know that there are two signatures on the Campaign Finance and Ethics reports. The candidate's and the treasurer's. That's who is responsible for the details and I'm not even the smartest woman in the world.

[upchuck]

A conviction could make for an embarrassing situation for Clinton.

I doubt if anything could embarrass The Hildabeaste. Sociopaths do not embarrass easily.

[Libloather]

Hillary haters were also posting solicitations on right-wing bulletin boards and political chat rooms, seeking volunteers to videotape Rosen and his lawyers entering and exiting the L.A. courthouse, or to shoot footage "anywhere that Hillary appears in public." The outtakes are expected to make for dramatic images in a documentary on what's being billed in one post on freerepublic.com as "the biggest campaign fraud in history."

It's not? Then they must know which one was - eh? (BTW, the Village Voice photo posted with this piece should be considered a crime...)