The 1996 United States campaign finance controversy was an alleged effort by the People's Republic of China to influence domestic American politics prior to and during the Clinton administration and also involved the fund-raising practices of the administration itself. While questions regarding the U.S. Democratic Party's fund-raising activities first arose over a Los Angeles Times article published on September 21, 1996,[1] China's alleged role in the affair first gained public attention when Bob Woodward and Brian Duffy of The Washington Post published a story stating that a United States Department of Justice investigation into the fund-raising activities had uncovered evidence that agents of China sought to direct contributions from foreign sources to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) before the 1996 presidential campaign.
The journalists wrote that intelligence information had shown the Chinese embassy in Washington, D.C. was used for coordinating contributions to the DNC[2] in violation of United States law forbidding non-American citizens or non-permanent residents from giving monetary donations to United States politicians and political parties. A Republican investigator of the controversy stated the Chinese plan targeted both presidential and congressional United States elections, while Democratic Senators said the evidence showed the Chinese targeted only congressional elections. The Chinese government denied all accusations. (Source-Wikipedia)
It used to be an entire generation had to pass for history to repeat itself. We've become so stupid it now only takes a decade or so.
Bob Woodward must suffer from Alzheimer's?
“It used to be an entire generation had to pass for history to repeat itself. We’ve become so stupid it now only takes a decade or so.”
Yes, it’s disturbing. I read an op-ed in the local newspaper this morning in which the author defended Hillary’s attitude toward Bill’s various marital “indiscretions” by suggesting that maybe she has simply forgiven him. The author must be too young, too stupid, or too much in the tank for Hillary not to have mentioned that Hillary orchestrated the White House management of the “bimbo eruptions,” including the campaigns to smear (or worse) Bill’s victims.