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RNC to File FEC Complaint on Obama Fundraising Practices
washingtonpost.com ^ | 10/05/08 | Matthew Mosk

Posted on 10/05/2008 11:29:06 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3

A lawyer for the Republican National Committee today said the party will ask the Federal Election Commission to look into the source of thousands of small-dollar contributions to the presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama.

The RNC is alleging that the Obama campaign was so hungry for donations it "looked the other way" as contributions piled up from suspicious, and possibly even illegal foreign donors.

"We believe that the American people should know first and foremost if foreign money is pouring into a presidential election," said RNC Chief Counsel Sean Cairncross.

Cairncross alleged there was mounting evidence of this, and cited an Oct. 4 report in Newsweek that documents a handful of instances where donors made repeated small donations using fake names, such as "Good Will" and "Doodad Pro."

(Excerpt) Read more at voices.washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: campaignfinance; corruptdems; donors; doodadpro; fec; fundraising; goodwill; obama; rnc
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To: Taggart_D

No doubt AP will say this has a racist tinge.


41 posted on 10/05/2008 11:50:35 AM PDT by TonyM (E)
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To: TonyM

Bookmark


42 posted on 10/05/2008 11:51:27 AM PDT by tapatio
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To: PhiKapMom
This is a chess match and McCain is controlling the board right now.

I hope you're right....I also hope that McCain/Palin will win in a landslide and I can have faith in my fellow Americans again....because it looks as if they're out to lunch....at my expense.

43 posted on 10/05/2008 11:52:48 AM PDT by Taggart_D
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To: TonyM
No doubt AP will say this has a racist tinge.

True enough....but I'm confused....I thought Jesse Jackson said Obama wasn't a REAL black person....so if he's not black, are we still racist?

44 posted on 10/05/2008 11:54:30 AM PDT by Taggart_D
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To: timestax

Foreign money is the only way he could afford his own TV channel 73, 24/7 and no commercials.


45 posted on 10/05/2008 11:55:48 AM PDT by annieokie
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To: timestax

Obama: Thank you fellow citizens of Germany! Thank you! Thank you! Yes, American is an imperfect country! Thank you for your contributions!


46 posted on 10/05/2008 11:56:31 AM PDT by Goldie Lurks (professional moonbat catcher)
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To: Taggart_D

Thanks finally to the RNC for looking into this gigantic fraud.


47 posted on 10/05/2008 11:56:34 AM PDT by Doug TX
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To: Taggart_D

Palin Criticizes Obama’s ‘Terrorist’ Connection

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi3oP74kMjA


48 posted on 10/05/2008 12:00:14 PM PDT by forYourChildrenVote4Bush (Today, July 16th I no longer donate money for Israel)
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To: TornadoAlley3

The FEC is toothless. The only remedy is a fine, and even that won’t come for more than a year.

The FEC is a humorless joke.


49 posted on 10/05/2008 12:01:03 PM PDT by savedbygrace (SECURE THE BORDERS FIRST (I'M YELLING ON PURPOSE))
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To: Popman
About 6 months too late!!!

No it's not!!!!!!!
(since I used more exclamation points, naturally I win)

50 posted on 10/05/2008 12:04:08 PM PDT by impeachedrapist (Bill Clinton, as Arkansas Attorney General did you make Juanita Broaddrick pay for her rape kit?)
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To: dr_who
They should have filed the complaint before the campaign began!

Before Obama collected the money? So a preemptive, psychic legal maneuver?? I like it!!

51 posted on 10/05/2008 12:05:36 PM PDT by impeachedrapist (Bill Clinton, as Arkansas Attorney General did you make Juanita Broaddrick pay for her rape kit?)
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To: Crimson Elephant

Does this mean that I am not the only one that finds this new overuse of the term “NARRATIVE” obnoxious? I think I may start throwing things.


52 posted on 10/05/2008 12:08:57 PM PDT by Kylie_04 (I must not consume liquids while reading posts. I must not consume liquids while reading posts.)
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To: TornadoAlley3

What is the downside of this fraudulent activity?

Is it greater than the upside?

Obama cheats and gets elected and the DNC gets fined $100,000.

Big whoop!


53 posted on 10/05/2008 12:10:00 PM PDT by cowtowney
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To: Need4Truth

Besides paying all those hotshots to witch hunt, trying to shut down opposition
and free speech with threats (very unpresidential I must say, unless you have a commie mind)

I wonder how many bums, addicts, homeless, etc. were payed for their votes. Takes a lot of money for slimy cheaters to win.


54 posted on 10/05/2008 12:19:51 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (McCAIN/PALIN...THE CHANGE AMERICANS REALLY WANT—OBAMA..THE CHANGE THE WORLD'S TERRORISTS WANT)
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To: RoseofTexas
"TOO LATE,... they let tooooo much time slip by! The majority of WICKED liberal judges are in the tank for the false messiah!! Only God can stop their wicked deeds!"

If Sarah is not from God, then from who?

The girl's name Sarah \s(a)-rah\ is pronounced SARE-ah. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "princess". Biblical: originally called Sarai, Sarah shared an adventurous nomadic life with her husband Abraham. She is described as being exceptionally beautiful even into her older years.

(http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Sarah)

Kind of fits I think
55 posted on 10/05/2008 12:24:46 PM PDT by BornToBeAmerican (Sarahcuda = the dems worst nightmare)
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To: TornadoAlley3

Watch the SEC turn its head.


56 posted on 10/05/2008 12:27:09 PM PDT by Bommer (Who was Obama's diction coach? Bevis or Butthead? Uhhhhhh.....)
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To: Popman
About 6 months too late!!!

I am not so sure. I think this time the McCain camp might be right on this. The memory of the voter is short lived and past studies have shown most of the electorate does not become engaged until 5 or fewer weeks before the election. If the campaign litters the field with all that has been know it will put the 0bama camp on complete defense taking them completely off message. It will look chaotic and poised as not ready to lead. With the VP debate behind and Biden demoralized, it is perfect timing.

Look for the campaign to become much more direct in their criticism. It will create an unfavorable look on 0bama and equally important, it will show the disgrace of the MSM as they completely loose their composure trying to protect Hussein. 0bama....

57 posted on 10/05/2008 12:31:20 PM PDT by Born In America (Affirmative action is no way to elect a President, now or ever....)
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To: raptor29
"Yeah, NOW you decide to file something, now that the money is already in and most of it spent or going to be spent"

Maybe the evidence hadn't been developed earlier.

58 posted on 10/05/2008 12:31:36 PM PDT by cookcounty (McCain:....... Still seeking the media's good opinion.)
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To: ExTexasRedhead
Let’s not forget the illegals voting too.

Mexican illegals voting for a pro-abortion black man...are you kidding? They have his number.

59 posted on 10/05/2008 12:33:13 PM PDT by pray4liberty (The Lord is on the side of the truly righteous.)
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To: Taggart_D

....a bit late eh?....

Timing is everything. If the issue was raised too early it would be ineffective. If the issue and subsequent arrests are in October and part of a coordinated effort, think acorn voter fraud, and others, they all might be effective.


60 posted on 10/05/2008 12:34:06 PM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . Off With her head.....)
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