Posted on 09/20/2007 8:09:35 AM PDT by 3AngelaD
A list of the donors who have "bundled" large sums from dozens of individuals to give to Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign includes several figures who were involved in the 1990s Democratic Party fundraising scandal that tarnished her husband's record.
Among them is an Oklahoma oilman who testified in the mid-1990s that the firm he worked for, owned by Democratic fundraisers, sought to curry favor with Bill Clinton's administration by providing payments and a golf club membership to a Cabinet secretary's son.
Democrat John Edwards's list of bundlers includes well-known fellow trial lawyer William S. Lerach, who raised $80,000 from his family and law firm partners for the candidate after a government probe had begun of Lerach's wrongdoing, campaign aides confirmed yesterday. Lerach pleaded guilty this week to a conspiracy charge, prompting Edwards to announce that he will give back Lerach's personal donations but not the money Lerach raised from others.
A close look at donors who have collected large sums from hundreds of people to give to the presidential candidates makes it clear that Norman Hsu, the convicted thief who attracted attention last month for donating $850,000 to Hillary Clinton, is far from the only controversial figure to play a major fundraising role in campaigns....
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Heck, she’s a piker compared to her husband,the Sink Emperor. He took money from the Communist Chinese, sex slave traffickers and drug lords, IIRC. That said, with the current investigations, opposition research and the blogosphere, methinks that try as the mainstream media might to the contrary, I think that stories will drip, drip, drip resulting in the subliminal implant in many voters minds reinforcing those that would never vote for her, turning others into that class and inspiring many more to the polls. Here’s hoping...
thanks, bfl
Better yet, Hsu goes on trial in Oct. 2008. Better yet, he realizes she has no loyalty or gratitude, and he decides to rat her out in a plea bargain. She knew what she was doing with him. If anything, she knew the game better than he did. She stands to benefit far more than he ever could have.
The article, in reality, is an attempt to whitewash and create an aura of distance regarding Clinton’s connections to Hsu. It attempts to do this by casting aspersions on several candidates, including Republicans. It ends with a quote by Lanny Davis, lol.
[”The most important thing I learned about this issue is that all campaigns have the same problem, regardless of party or candidate: How do you know who has skeletons and who does not?” said Lanny Davis, who as special counsel to Bill Clinton handled campaign finance issues for him from 1996 to 1998. “Let’s face it: Campaign organizations are not ‘CSI’ — not even close — even if they’d like to be.”]
Yes, I liked the Lanny Davis touch — sooooo Washington Post. When in doubt, drag in the always cooperative Lanny. He has been the point person for that kind of crap since before the Clintons. He will say anything. The whole article, of course, is a little essay in moral relativism, tarted up to look like “investigative reporting.”.... {Excuse me, I had to gag.).... But I was surprised that the Wash Post ran anything at all on this scandal on its front page.
LOL. I got excited when I first saw this article on the front page of the WP - until I actually read it.
[a little essay in moral relativism, tarted up to look like “investigative reporting”] - that about nails it - great line.
To wit, "When Hillary Rodham Clinton held an intimate fund-raising event at her Washington home in late March, Pamela Layton donated $4,600, the maximum allowed by law, to Mrs. Clinton's presidential campaign. But the 37-year-old Ms. Layton says she and her husband were reimbursed by her husband's boss for the donations. "It wasn't personal money. It was all corporate money," Mrs. Layton said outside her home here. "I don't even like Hillary. I'm a Republican."
Hmmmm. Here's the link: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119025305222133413.html?mod=hps_us_whats_news
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