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Posted on 10/20/2007 7:00:21 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign returned $7,000 in donations last spring that were linked to a fund-raising event in Chinatown in New York City, campaign officials said yesterday, acknowledging another instance where questionable donors came into Mrs. Clinton’s political orbit.
unlike Mrs. Clinton’s trouble with the former fund-raiser Norman Hsu — whose extensive legal problems and dubious fund-raising practices came as a surprise — her campaign identified the concerns about the Chinatown fund-raising on its own, campaign officials said.
The Los Angeles Times reported yesterday that it had reviewed the cases of more than 150 donors apparently linked to the Chinatown event or to Chinese neighborhoods, and that dozens of donors could not be found, were not registered to vote or held jobs that probably did not pay well enough to finance such donations.
The Clinton campaign said that after the Chinatown fund-raiser in April, which raised about $380,000, aides conducted a standard review of the donor list: If donors’ stated professions seemed out of line with their donations — for instance, if a dishwasher gave $1,000 — the campaign sent letters asking them to affirm in writing that the money was their own.
In seven cases, with donations totaling $7,000, questions were raised, and those donors did not respond to requests to confirm their contributions. That money was then returned.
Clinton campaign officials said yesterday that they would look at any new information that suggested problematic fund-raising. But they defended their efforts to recruit Asian donors aggressively, and stood by the Chinatown fund-raiser.
“Asian-Americans in Chinatown and Flushing have the same right to contribute as every other American,” said Howard Wolfson, a campaign spokesman.
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All politicians seem somewhat suspect these days.... but this one in Ms. Clintoon is so obviously a crook its scarey....... hey isn’t it Halloween.... get out your Clintoon Broomstick gifs!
FReepers know the answer to that. Wish the word would get out to others via an unbiased media, but then, when I think like that I know I’m drinking too much (smile).
Only $7,000 our of $380,000? Hmmmmm - I’m thinking there is lots more that needs to be “returned”.
Re: that Mao Tse-tung poster
I had forgotten just how scary it was just to look at. The number of Chinese and minorities liquidated by Mao alone puts Hitler and Stalin distant second and third in the mass-murderer department.
Things have improved in China since then. Somewhat.
In seven cases, with donations totaling $7,000, questions were raised, and those donors did not respond to requests to confirm their contributions. That money was then returned.
If they didn’t respond where did they send the money?
"Since you've been stuffing that frozen burrito under your zipper."
This whole thing really, really, smells. And our vaunted, free, investigative media is going to ignore and belittle it.
Still waiting for John Kerry to sign his 180 so we can see his military records; not that our media has ever noticed.
"Hi there, Mr Hsu. Hillary sent me. I'm your universal health
care specialist. Let me help you into the back of my van....."
“The Times examined the cases of more than 150 donors who provided checks to Clinton after fundraising events geared to the Chinese community. One-third of those donors could not be found using property, telephone or business records. Most have not registered to vote, according to public records...
The tenement at 44 Henry St. was listed in Clinton's campaign reports as the home of Shu Fang Li, who reportedly gave $1,000... In a recent visit, a man, apparently drunk, was asleep near the entrance to the neighboring beauty parlor, the Nice Hair Salon... A tenant living in the apartment listed as Li's address said through a translator that she had not heard of him, although she had lived there for the last 10 years. A man named Liang Zheng was listed as having contributed $1,000. The address given was a large apartment building on East 194th Street in the Bronx, but no one by that name could be located there...
In the busy heart of East Broadway, beneath the Manhattan Bridge, is a building that is listed as the home of Sang Cheung Lee, also reported to have given $1,000. Trash was piled in the dimly lighted entrance hall. Neighbors said they knew of no one with Lee's name there; they knocked on one another's doors in a futile effort to find him.
Salespeople at a store on Canal Street were similarly baffled when asked about Shih Kan Chang, listed as working there and having given $1,000. The store sells purses, jewelry and novelty Buddha statues. Employees said they had not heard of Chang... ”
Sitting on one side of Hillary is a Muslim and on the other side of Hillary is a Chinese lobbyist. How can she lose?
She refuses to return 100K illegal donation admitted on tape - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1913909/posts
“Why does the ‘Republic of Berzerkistan’ support your candidacy? Are you ideologically in line with the repressive regime, or do they wish to ‘buy’ your influence?”
If Clinton is the nominee and the Republican nominee (Thompson/Hunter!) doesn’t run adds about shady Chinese money to Clinton/Gore and now Clinton/Obama (my prediction) asking what exactly did the Chinese hope to PURCHASE with this money, then they deserve to loose (but the nation in no way deserves another President Clinton).
Just askin'....
BTTT
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