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The FEC Can't Handle Obama's Not-So-Transparent Fundraising
Gather.com ^ | 5-26-08 | Rob Port

Posted on 05/26/2008 6:23:31 PM PDT by SJackson

The FEC Can't Handle Obama's Not-So-Transparent Fundraising
by Rob Port
May 26, 2008 01:48 PM EDT
views: 37 | rating: 10/10 (2 votes) | comments: 1

Not because of the amount, but rather because of the sheer number of individual transactions.  It creates a database of rows and columns too large for FEC bureaucrats to open on their computers.  Because they apparently don’t have Microsoft Excel 2007 or something.

Anyway, that’s interesting news in light of earlier stories about small-money contributions to the Obama campaign ruining transparency in political contributions.  See, any contributor giving less than $200 doesn’t have to report a name or anything to the campaign for reporting to the FEC.  These contributors are, essentially, anonymous.

Back in February Obama already had some 155,000 of these under-$200 contributions totally some $31 million.

That’s a lot of anonymous money.  Too much, if you ask me.  If some rich radical (like maybe one of Obama’s Palestinian buddies?) wanted to funnel millions into Obama’s campaign without the source of those millions being known those $200 contributions would be a good way to do it.

As for Obama’s big-money fundraising in general, I’d note that historically Republicans almost always out-raise Democrats when it comes to campaign money.  But that fundraising advantage has hardly guaranteed the GOP victory.  Obama may be rolling in the dough, but he’s still a naive, inexperienced, far-to-the-left Senator campaigning for an office that a) hasn’t been won by a Senator since JFK and b) hasn’t been one by a Democrat who campaigned as a liberal since LBJ.

 


TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: blueturban; campaignfinance; cfr; obstructionism
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1 posted on 05/26/2008 6:23:31 PM PDT by SJackson

To: SJackson
Hasn't he already said to lay off his fundraising?

Oh, that was his wife.


2 posted on 05/26/2008 6:27:26 PM PDT by rdb3 (Upward, onward, beyond...)

To: SJackson

Isn’t much of Obama’s money coming over the internet? If so, then there is an electronic trail of names, addresses and account numbers so there is no reason to keep then anonymous.


3 posted on 05/26/2008 6:30:51 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (Pray for Rattendaemmerung: the final mutually destructive battle between Obama and Hillary in Denver)

To: SJackson

Now, where could all that money be coming from? I just can't figure it out.

4 posted on 05/26/2008 6:34:10 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Et si omnes ego non)

To: ClearCase_guy

the puppet master


5 posted on 05/26/2008 6:39:56 PM PDT by miliantnutcase

To: SJackson
The WSJ had an article about the Radical billionaires Penny Pritzker and her scam to wash all of Obama money. Its is a scary article about the chic radical leftist billionaire drive to socialize this country for her and her buddies like Soros own financial gain.
6 posted on 05/26/2008 6:44:14 PM PDT by ncalburt

To: KarlInOhio
NO , thats a PR lie being peddled by the Obama media .Its being bundled by Penny Pritzker and her billionaire friends like the Getty mansion billion gang that heard the famous hicks clinging to guns and religion speech.
7 posted on 05/26/2008 6:47:57 PM PDT by ncalburt

To: SJackson

Once again, liberal beauracrats are letting a liberal politician slide.


8 posted on 05/26/2008 6:49:39 PM PDT by Tzimisce (How Would Mohammed Vote? Hillary for President!)

To: SJackson

Its past time to look to see whos funding Obama.


9 posted on 05/26/2008 6:50:16 PM PDT by linn37 (phlebotomist on duty,its just a little pinch)

To: SJackson

The FEC is u9tterly irrelevant and should be disbanded. At its best, the FEC receives a complaint, then decides whether or not to undertake an investigation; if a decision to investigate is taken, the case is added to the FEC’s to-do list; eventually the investigation will be completed, and a slap-on-the-wrist fine may be imposed. By now, the election is long completed, the election process has been tainted by illicit contributions (which have acheived their intended purpose), and the victorious newly elected office holder’s minions pay the meaningless fine from unspent campaign funds.
Ain’t bureaucracy wonderful?


10 posted on 05/26/2008 6:54:39 PM PDT by Elsiejay (Rev.)

To: SJackson

I would add that the FEC can’t do a damned thing anyway, because there are not enough members to constitute a quorum. And Harry Reid is blocking all of Bush’s nominations, so there never will be a quorum, until after the election.

They currently lack the authority to do anything.


11 posted on 05/26/2008 6:57:49 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)

To: SJackson

maybe time for Pat Buchanans’”peasants with pitchforks” to fix this mess.


12 posted on 05/26/2008 7:03:53 PM PDT by printhead

To: Cicero
That is the OBama - Soros - Moveon.org strategy . They are currently bundling millions in illegal dollars from dead union people and foreign agents that are going unchecked . Bush should for once play hard ball and refuse to sign any bills until he gets his appointments . Why he and the idiot GOP senator s have allowed themselves to be scammed for this long is beyond me . This illegal money from these unions is being washed by Pritzker and Soros . Obama has made a deal to stop the current federal oversight of illegal union activity ! Can is I say BINGO!
13 posted on 05/26/2008 7:09:25 PM PDT by ncalburt

To: ncalburt
The WSJ had an article about the Radical billionaires Penny Pritzker and her scam to wash all of Obama money. Its is a scary article about the chic radical leftist billionaire drive to socialize this country for her and her buddies like Soros own financial gain

Did a google search for Penny Pritzker had never heard that name before. Did not read all the articles but Pritzker and Obama's names were linked many times.

14 posted on 05/26/2008 7:19:03 PM PDT by Irish Eyes

Because they use Excel? Good grief.

Idiots.


15 posted on 05/26/2008 7:19:05 PM PDT by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)

To: Irish Eyes
Add “HYATT “ to the her name search. She is the Hyatt heiress .
16 posted on 05/26/2008 7:22:23 PM PDT by ncalburt

To: ncalburt
Add “HYATT “ to the her name search. She is the Hyatt heiress .

I saw that, I was really surprised that I had never heard that name before

17 posted on 05/26/2008 7:29:58 PM PDT by Irish Eyes

To: ncalburt
Check out how sweet Penny and her family's are the key scoundrels in the current bank mortgage crisis. So, now do you know who the controls the Obama sock puppet !
18 posted on 05/26/2008 7:32:31 PM PDT by ncalburt

To: Irish Eyes

Let me add , OBama spent his spring vacation at her compound in the Virgin Islands .Reportedly the Soros clan was there too !


19 posted on 05/26/2008 7:36:46 PM PDT by ncalburt

To: SJackson; ShadowAce; HAL9000

Hey FEC, try MySQL. It’s Free. (Although Sun Microsysems just paid a billion dollars for it.)

60,000 downloads a day last I knew.

Go for it. Use it.

And be able to look yourself in the mirror without shame.


20 posted on 05/26/2008 7:37:23 PM PDT by The Spirit Of Allegiance (Public Employees: Honor Your Oaths! Defend the Constitution from Enemies--Foreign and Domestic!)


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