Norman Hsu Gave to Kennedy, Kerry, Obama, Others

News Max ^ | September 16, 2007 | Staff

[yoe]

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton made headlines when her presidential campaign said it would return $850,000 in donations raised by disgraced Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu, and give the $23,000 she received directly from Hsu to charity.

But the list of politicians who benefited from Hsu’s largesse reads like a "Who’s Who" of the Democratic Party.

Hsu is under federal investigation for allegedly violating election laws. The FBI is probing whether Hsu paid so-called straw donors to send campaign contributions to Clinton and other candidates.

A list of politicians who received money from Hsu, published in the Wall Street Journal, includes these prominent Democrats in addition to Hillary:

Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry
Minnesota Senatorial candidate Al Franken
Florida Sen. Bill Nelson
West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Rhode Island Rep. Patrick Kennedy
Former Tennessee Rep. Harold Ford
Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack
Nevada Sen. Harry Reid
Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin
New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell
California Sen. Barbara Boxer

Since 2004, Hsu has donated $260,000 to Democratic Party groups and federal candidates, and raised hundreds of thousands of additional dollars. He was regarded as a top party fundraiser until reports surfaced recently that he was wanted on a warrant in California in connection with a 1991 grand theft charge, and he was arrested on Sept. 12.

[yoe]

Hsu was known for bundling; his past history was known; yet all these people took his tainted money anyway. Did we learn nothing from the Monks and the Reidys? All foreign money which the McCain – Feingold CFR did not address at all…..what was that all about other than to silence the citizens….what could those two have been thinking. I know what we’re thinking now and that is Bundling is a crime…so prosecute. Send the money to reduce the National Debt…..Hsu will take it and try some other way to give it back to the Democratic Party.

[baiamonte]

What do think will become of this? I’ll tell you....nothing.

[RatsDawg]

A longer list.

# Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.)
# Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)[10]
# Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)
# Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)[10]
# Sen. Robert Casey (D-Penn.)[10]
# Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)
# Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. (D-Tenn.)[11]
# Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)[11][12]
# Sen. Thomas Harkin (D-Iowa)[11]
# Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.) Donated $1,000 to charity.[13]
# Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.)[10]
# Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.)[10]
# Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.)[10]
# Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.)[11]
# Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.)[11]
# Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.)[10][14]
# Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.)[10]
# Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.)[10]; HOPEFUND[10]
# Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.)[11]
# Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.)[11]
# Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.)[11]
# Rep. Joseph Sestak (D-Penn.)[11] Donated $1,000 to chairty.[15]
# Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)[10][16]
# Sen. Mark E. Udall (D-Co.)[11]
# Former presidential candidate Tom Vilsack[11]
# Gov. Jon Corzine (D-N.J.)
# Gov. Edward G. Rendell (D-Penn.)[17]
# Gov. Bill Richardson (D-N.M.)[18]
# Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D-N.Y.)[19]
# Andrew Cuomo for Attorney General (D-N.Y.)[20]
# Thomas Allen (D-Me.) for Senate[11]
# Al Franken (D-Minn.) for Senate[11] Donated $2,600 to charity.[21]
# David Wayne Loebsack (D-Iowa) for Congress[11]

http://blog.barofintegrity.us/2007/09/01/norman-hsu-and-dnc-fundraisers.aspx

http://www.camerarts.com/cgi/store/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Senator_Debbie_Stabenow_Breakfast

http://www.camerarts.com/cgi/store/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Congresswoman_Doris_Matsui

[RatsDawg]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1896042/posts

[NormsRevenge]

Well, He’s not quite a Jack Abramoff, but he sure liked to dole it out. makes ya wonder what he or his backers got in return for it.

[SandRat]

HEY RATS! IF THE HSU FITS, WEAR IT!

[small voice in the wilderness]

Hsuicide. It’s his only option now.

[AlexW]

“Hsuicide. It’s his only option now.”

More likely to to be Arkancide.

[SandRat]

Wonder if all those He gave money to will join him a MASS HSUicide?

[HeartlandOfAmerica]

SO when are congressional hearings going to start with this?

There's going to be an independent prosecutor appointed for this, right???

yeah, right.

[RatsDawg]

I think thats what people are scared of, you start talking negative about Hsu, or Clinton and the Rats, and you might just end up well...Arkancided.

[small voice in the wilderness]

Was it MASS HSUicide or unrelated random HSUtings ??

[BARLF]

disgraced Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu

Only Hsu is disgraced,the democrats had no idea Hsu was bungling. The democrats are the victims here.

[sawmill trash]

” makes ya wonder what he or his backers got in return for it. “

Didn’t you read the Timews article ?

He only wanted to be able to attend the big dinners etc. ... wanted nothing in return for his donations. </s>

[sawmill trash]

” makes ya wonder what he or his backers got in return for it. “

Didn’t you read the Times article ?

He only wanted to be able to attend the big dinners etc. ... wanted nothing in return for his donations. </s>

[Suzy Quzy]

All these DEMOCRATS are DIRTY......just like the CLINTONS...the ROACHES and FLIES go wher the CRAP is!

[claudiustg]

Remember Abramoff? The Dims kept that story alive right up until the day after the election. It would be nice if we could return the favor.

[NormsRevenge]

he just liked chicken and peas that’s his defense? lol;-)

[SERKIT]

Reminds me of the “Wag the Dog” movie when the the Willie Nelson character wrote the song “Good Ol’ Shoe” (Good Ol’ Hsu).

[SandRat]

yeah,... right......