You know it’s a funny thing. I’ve watched a lot of tv over the last 48 hours and I haven’t heard one word about this. One has to wonder if that would be the case if Norman was rasing money for Republicans.
Only Couric Notes Hsu Sentencing, ‘Looming Recession’ Leads CBS
By Brent Baker | January 4, 2008 - 20:45 ET
Of the three broadcast network evening newscasts on Friday, only the CBS Evening News squeezed in a mention of how a California judge sentenced Norman Hsu — the fugitive donor to many Democrats including Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama — to three years in prison on a 16-year-old fraud conviction. Unlike ABC and NBC, CBS’s Katie Couric didn’t lead with the Iowa caucus results, but with “more signs of a looming recession.” Couric’s brief item on Hsu:
In California today, Norman Hsu, the so-called fugitive financier, was sentenced to three years in prison. Hsu was convicted of fraud back in 1992 but fled before he was sentenced. While on the run for 15 years, he contributed millions to political campaigns, including $850,000 to Hillary Clinton’s campaign which she has since returned.
Hsu, however, also helped Barack Obama, the big winner in Iowa, but that didn’t make it into Couric’s brief or prompt any interest from ABC or NBC. Back on October 16, the Los Angeles Times reported “a political action committee for Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill) received $24,500” from Hsu associates.
Well, after all, his name isn’t Abrahanoff and he didn’t call anyone a maccaca. /s