Sen. Graham Hires Chinagate Figure for Top Campaign Spot

NewsMax ^ | 7/21/03 | Limbacher

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

Presidential hopeful Sen. Bob Graham, who suggested last week that President Bush could be impeached for misleading the nation about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, hired a key Chinagate scandal figure earlier this month to run his fundraising operation.

Marvin Rosen, who was brought in to resuscitate Sen. Graham's flagging fundraising effort, served as Democratic National Committee Finance Chairman under President Clinton.

It was Rosen who installed suspected Chinese spy John Huang as Vice Finance Chairman of the DNC at Clinton's urging, after a controversial meeting at the White House in 1995.

According to the report on the scandal by the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, a month later "President Clinton asked Rosen about Huang's status. Rosen told the Committee that when he responded to the President that the DNC was in the process of interviewing Huang, the President said something to the effect of 'good' or 'Huang comes highly recommended.'"

Huang illegally raised millions of dollars from Chinese sources for Clinton's 1996 reelection. Along with Maria Hsia, whom the FBI labeled "an agent of Beijing" in 1997, Huang helped organize Al Gore's controversial April 1996 Buddhist Temple Fundraiser.

[Paul Atreides]

Sen. Bob Graham, who suggested last week that President Bush could be impeached for misleading the nation about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction

Now, wouldn't that be trying to overturn an election?

[PhiKapMom]

Thanks for posting! This is hilarious -- hire the man who installed Chung! Whatever happened to "Ethics?"

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

Normal "right-side" reading reiterates what we already know yet this I found more distinct. Imagine conservatives doing the same and the media headlining it - on no, that doesn't occur.

[PhiKapMom]

I can only imagine what the media would have done to a Republican if the situation were reverse. Instead of a "nice" article, they would have attacked relentlessly IMO!

[OldFriend]

We can call 1-877-762-8762 and ask for Senator Graham. Ask him if he has plans to visit any Buddhist Temples.

[jagrmeister]

First, Graham is a dirty, despicable, cheap-shot artist who has forsaken any class in his bid for the Democratic nomination. Second, this is proof-positive that Graham has become desperate and is looking for "creative" sources of funds. Maybe Graham will document his funneling illegal foreign contributions into his campaign coffers in his diaries he loves so much.

[Ann Archy]

He's even DUMBER and more Lefty than I thought!!!

[Mo1]

According to the report on the scandal by the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, a month later "President Clinton asked Rosen about Huang's status. Rosen told the Committee that when he responded to the President that the DNC was in the process of interviewing Huang, the President said something to the effect of 'good' or 'Huang comes highly recommended.'"

I guess Grahm forgot to mark this info down in his note book huh?

[OldFriend]

To the contrary, it seems totally within the character of Graham to seek out the sleazy corrupt operatives to work with his campaign.