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RNC Takes McCain-Feingold to Court
CQ Politics ^ | 2009-08-19 | Bart Jansen

Posted on 08/22/2009 1:11:10 PM PDT by rabscuttle385

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To: rabscuttle385
Dang! When I first saw that title I hoped that those two were about to be dragged into court for felonious assault on the former Constitution.
21 posted on 08/22/2009 2:49:00 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
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Here’s what I don’t get. Why can a candidate spend as much of his own money as he wants on his campaign, but I can only donate a limited amount to his opponent?

Or am I mistaken and we are both limited (therefore causing the candidate to use the old loan-the-campaign-money-that-will-never-be-repaid trick)?


22 posted on 08/22/2009 3:01:50 PM PDT by Darth Reardon
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To: Just mythoughts
Was he a dope or was he a very willing participant?

A dope -- for the love of John McCain.

I really don't enough confidence in McCain's intelligence to believe he could be slick enough to pull this off with such cunning. It was all about stroking his immense ego, which the Dems, the media and Pew knew exactly how to do.

This reminded me, though, that McCain's health care reforms pretty much mirrored what the Congressional Republicans are proposing -- buying insurance across state lines, etc. The problem was, he didn't understand it, couldn't explain it, and never bothered to figure out exactly what it was that the Dems were offering (hint, hint -- single payer, John -- over here!).

23 posted on 08/22/2009 3:17:43 PM PDT by browardchad
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To: Mr_Moonlight
I remember hearing on a news program that that had already been debunked, and everyone knew during the campaign that whole $5 a pop donation leading to almost 1 bil was BS. The story went on to say that the RNC knew if McCain won the election that Obama’s campaign fund raising improprieties would be investigated and the fraud would be exposed. In that same vane, they also knew if Obama won, nothing would ever come of it.
24 posted on 08/22/2009 3:35:16 PM PDT by lt.america (wearing my Brooks Brothers shirt proudly)
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Not one person, unless I missed it, on this thread praised Michael Steele, RNC Chair for taking this to Court. We have had quite a few Chairs since this went into effect and this is the first one with a backbone to take it to Court.

I applaud Michael Steele for standing up to McCain/Feingold!


25 posted on 08/22/2009 4:01:52 PM PDT by PhiKapMom (Mary Fallin - OK Gov/Coburn - Senate 2010 ! Take Back the House/Senate! Stop ZERO!)
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To: Just mythoughts

“Was he a dope or was he a very willing participant?”

Do you mean “dupe,” as opposed to “dope”? To be duped is to be tricked, whereas a dope is just an idiot.


26 posted on 08/22/2009 4:03:58 PM PDT by Tublecane
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To: rabscuttle385

Woohoo! Great news.


27 posted on 08/22/2009 8:45:49 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul
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To: Just mythoughts

The latter explains so much more than the former.


28 posted on 09/04/2009 5:59:47 PM PDT by Grandma Conservative (Quit settling for the lesser of two evils and support conservatives in the primaries.)
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The RNC should sue McCain for fraudulent misrepresentation, monetary damages and demand their 2008 campaign money be refunded.


29 posted on 09/04/2009 6:03:48 PM PDT by TADSLOS (Proud FR Mobster)
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