CAMPAIGN CASH RACE TURNS INTERNATIONAL

DrudeReport.com ^ | 12-15-2003 | Drudge

[jtminton]

CAMPAIGN CASH RACE TURNS INTERNATIONAL; MOVEON.ORG CENTER OF INTRIGUE; CLARK SEEKS CANADIAN SUPPORT, WEBSITE SHOWS

Frustrated with the lack of domestic support, left-leaning website moveon.org has apparently been reaching beyond American borders to generate cash revenue over the Internet!

The provocative international fundraising strategy threatens to embroil the presidential candidacy of General Wesley Clark and former Vermont Governor Howard Dean. Both men are named on international fundraising websites suggesting donations to moveon.org...

Moveon.org, which has been running ads critical of the Bush Administration, has named an "International Campaigns Director."

It is not clear how much money has been raised from foreign sources, but political websites from London to Portugal have been directing their citizens to stop the American president George Bush by donating to moveon.org.

[familyop]

Whoah, folks!

I don't see it at drudgereport.com

[hedgetrimmer]

PING your ping lists.

We need to reform our campaign contribution system now, before the next presidential election.

This type of abuse by corporations, non-governmental and otherwise, is exactly the reason that our politicians do not listen to the citizens when making policy decisions.This is why we keep creeping closer and closer to socialism. This is why we have no border security. This is the reason your congressman sends you insulting letters when you write to him about these concerning issues. For too many years they have been bought and paid for by corporate interests, not individual citizens and the rights of individual citizens have suffered because of it.

Now we have suspected since the Clinton administration got so cozy with China, and now there is proof, that international corporations and unfriendly foreign interests are using our electoral system to systematically destroy our freedom and elect politicians friendly toward socialism and global corporate consolidation.

We must change our system of political donations now to shut out these subversive influences and give power back to individual citizens. If you've never done anything before, you must do something now! A petition, phonecalls, people with connections to congress, we need legislation that restores the power to elect to the citizens of this country and remove the influence of the internationalists from our elections.

[jtminton]

I wonder. . .

If Saddam donated some of that $750,000 to the Dean campaign through moveon.org using US currency, is it considered a foreign donation?

[jtminton]

It's right on the top in big bold letters. At least it should be.

[jimbo123]

Methinks it's time for an IRS audit of moveon.org

http://www.irs.gov/irs/article/0,,id=106778,00.html

As well as a FEC investigation:

http://www.fec.gov/fecig/contact.htm

[Dog]

Did you see you can register to vote on that site..

[hedgetrimmer]

Frustrated with the lack of domestic support, left-leaning website moveon.org has apparently been reaching beyond American borders to generate cash revenue over the Internet!

The provocative international fundraising strategy threatens to embroil the presidential candidacies of General Wesley Clark and former Vermont Governor Howard Dean. Both men are named on international fundraising websites suggesting donations to moveon.org.

Moveon.org, which has been running ads critical of the Bush Administration, has named an "International Campaigns Director."

It is not clear how much money has been raised from foreign sources, but political websites from London to Portugal have been directing their citizens to stop the American president George Bush by donating to moveon.org.


CAMPAIGN CASH RACE TURNS INTERNATIONAL; MOVEON.ORG CENTER OF INTRIGUE; CLARK SEEKS CANADIAN SUPPORT, WEBSITE SHOWS

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[CasearianDaoist]

Foreign money can me used, and it is untracable. They can only use the money for campaign ads if the donor's name is submitted to the FEC. Other than that they can do anything they want with it. This bill is so distructive to democracy. I just makes me shiver.

[jimbo123]

http://www.canadaforclark.com/donate.html

Canadians:

Non-Americans can't, by law, give money to any particular candidate's campaign. But we can support pro-democracy, progressive American organizations like MoveOn.org, which do their best to spread the ugly truth about Bush and publicize the Democratic message. Click here to donate to MoveOn.org.

[jrushing]

Is this legal?


Check out this. Gore's Hands of Stone (interesting info concerning MoveOn.org

[CyberCowboy777]

Abosolutly.

Using foreign monies to fund a US Presidential race is lower than a snakes belly.

Of course I cannot make an issue of using foreign monies to fund a US Presidential race 60 days before an election with a TV ad.

Wouldn't want to corrupt the process.

[Dog]

Sounds like they are using the 527 rules.

[July 4th]

The 527s are easily moldable due to their relationship to the FEC and IRS - both bodies that can make administrative rules. If moveon.org is doing what I think they are and funneling foreign donors to the 527 groups, the IRS can make a determination that those funds violate the 527 status.

[Dog]

This could be legal....

[angkor]

Certainly quite a bit of NGO money is international.

NGOs are perfect laundering fronts used for criminal repatriation and also to fund terrorism (e.g., Islamic "charities").

I once worked in country with 450 NGOs, nearly half were thought to be laundering through 22 known banks that were providing a hand.

Here's how it works: you start your "NGO", then you create "projects", then you hire "consultants", and finally you send big fat checks back to your home country (the scene of the crime).

All you need is a foreign bank to accept the cash deposits from your "generous donors."

[July 4th]

Quick research result. Eli Pariser, age 22, is the international campaigns director.

[July 4th]

Eli Pariser, Int'l Campaigns Director

[CasearianDaoist]

527 can take foreign money.

[Dog]

Non-Americans can't, by law, give money to any particular candidate's campaign. But we can support pro-democracy, progressive American organizations like MoveOn.org, which do their best to spread the ugly truth about Bush and publicize the Democratic message. Click here to donate to MoveOn.org.

This is slick......they make clear it is not legal....but if you want to help defeat Bush please donate to Movon.org.

Slick.

[July 4th]

Yes, but I'm saying that if there is enough outcry, it's not difficult to change. The IRS alone might be able to do it.