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Obama likely to escape campaign audit (What McCain was thinking ALERT)
Politco (via YAHOO) ^ | 11/11/08 11:14 AM EST | KENNETH P. VOGEL

Posted on 11/11/2008 9:26:49 AM PST by 11th Commandment

The Federal Election Commission is unlikely to conduct a potentially embarrassing audit of how Barack Obama raised and spent his presidential campaign’s record-shattering windfall, despite allegations of questionable donations and accounting that had the McCain campaign crying foul.

Adding insult to injury for Republicans: The FEC is obligated to complete a rigorous audit of McCain’s campaign coffers, which will take months, if not years, and cost McCain millions of dollars to defend.

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: audit; bho2008; boughtandpaidfor; campaignfinance; corrption; fec; fundraising; govwatch; mccain; obama; probe
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To: ichabod1
Be vigilant -- be prepared to strike fast. We may only get one chance.

That chance came and went on Nov 4, 2008.

Now is the time to work toward 2010 and 2012, and pretend that voting will still be allowed.

61 posted on 11/11/2008 6:05:21 PM PST by meadsjn (Socialists promote neighbors selling out their neighbors; Free Traitors promote just the opposite.)
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To: All

BTTT


62 posted on 11/11/2008 6:34:08 PM PST by Gondring (Paul Revere would have been flamed as a naysayer troll and told to go back to Boston.)
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To: rockinqsranch
“I think you are correct. Everything about Obama’s campaign seems to lead to the idea the man is bought and paid for by some wealthy coalition.”

Obama was merely a “vessel” for the hard left millionaires to take the White House and implement their agenda.

He will govern as a figurehead. We have the first “Useful Idiot” president.

63 posted on 11/11/2008 6:53:51 PM PST by headstamp 2 (Been here before)
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To: an amused spectator

Good.


64 posted on 11/11/2008 7:10:58 PM PST by Gator113 ("Noli nothis permittere te terere.")
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To: 11th Commandment

I think this is THE most important issue for conservatives now — auditing the Obama campaign.

I think it stands to effect all future campaigns.


65 posted on 11/11/2008 8:22:10 PM PST by dervish (in God I trust)
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To: freebilly
McCain-Feingold-- Campaign finance reform that screwed McCain. The enginer hoist on his own petard....

This one was more of a "hoist on his own peturd...".

66 posted on 11/11/2008 8:41:22 PM PST by NurdlyPeon (Sara Palin: Americas' last, best hope for survival.)
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To: Navy Patriot
But then, a fool and his money are soon parted.

He took public financing. A fool and MY money are soon parted.

67 posted on 11/11/2008 8:42:12 PM PST by Onelifetogive (I'm gonna drop talk radio in favor of some audio books. Gotta lower my blood pressure.)
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To: NurdlyPeon
peturd

LOL!

68 posted on 11/11/2008 8:44:00 PM PST by freebilly
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To: visualops
for no one to even look at where all that money came from

I'm sure they'll get to it, right after they finish the investigation into who was responsible for the housing collapse.

69 posted on 11/11/2008 8:54:56 PM PST by NurdlyPeon (Sara Palin: Americas' last, best hope for survival.)
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To: 11th Commandment
Obama reneges on his "promise" to accept presidential campaign funds (and limits) and gets $200M delivered via questionable internet donations and the FEC says "Oh well".

McCain keeps his promise to accept presidential campaign funds (and limits) and gets an anal exam from the FEC for the next ten years.

This from the article: "Obama is expected to escape that level of scrutiny...because the sheer volume of cash he raised and spent minimizes the significance of his errors."

We live in he f*ing twilight zone! Our enemies have got to be laughing their asses off.

70 posted on 11/11/2008 9:01:04 PM PST by Mad_Tom_Rackham ("The land of the Free...Because of the Brave")
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To: TexasGreg
Bush should issue an Executive Order calling for the Audit.

But...that would spoil eight years of highly productive "new tone" govenment.

71 posted on 11/11/2008 9:04:57 PM PST by Mad_Tom_Rackham ("The land of the Free...Because of the Brave")
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To: kitkat
Why bother? Obama would just issue an Executive Order negating Bush’s order, on Jan. 20th.

Sort of like assuming the courts would overturn an unconstitutional law, so that makes it A-OK to sign?

72 posted on 11/11/2008 10:29:42 PM PST by null and void (Hypothetically speaking, how do you make Molotov Cocktails when everything comes in plastic bottles?)
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To: 11th Commandment; All

Filoe a complaint with the FEC:

http://www.fec.gov/pages/brochures/complain.shtml#filing


73 posted on 11/11/2008 10:43:01 PM PST by dervish (in God I trust)
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To: Pondo
I for one am glad we can all go back to bashing McCain. It was really hard during the election to be enthusiastic about him. If it weren’t for Palin...

"To make honey, young bee need young flower, not old prune." /Mr. Miyagi, "The Karate Kid"

74 posted on 11/11/2008 10:50:46 PM PST by Christian4Bush (A perfect name for the P.E. and his 9% Congress - the "Peter Principle" Administration.)
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To: BILL_C

Straight on ,thanks!
If many understand that there could be hope to fight back and save USA as a FREE and CIVILIZED country....

Otherwise i fear for very dark days to come in USA and in the world


75 posted on 11/11/2008 10:53:15 PM PST by Ulysse (.)
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To: K-oneTexas

Can’t this be independently challenged?


76 posted on 11/12/2008 3:58:28 AM PST by beagleone
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To: bigbob

come on now ! Obama pledged to take public financing if republican would. He even signed his name to pledge. He backed out. Mccain could have backed out too. But he didnt he gave his word and signed his name. honor does not seem to be a virtue anymore, giving your word means nothing


77 posted on 11/12/2008 4:21:41 AM PST by TinaJeannes
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To: bigbob

What’s disgusting on veterans day is how many america hating so called conservatives spat at our troops and took a dump on Reagan’s grave by staying home or voting for Obama.


78 posted on 11/12/2008 4:31:09 AM PST by mccainvoterinobamaville (Bobby Jindal in 2012)
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To: Snerdley

It’s a good thing the Cubs didn’t win the world series. That combined with this would have me convinced the world was going to end.

But the true 7th sign is when the boys in blue from the city on the lake win it all.


79 posted on 11/12/2008 4:33:09 AM PST by mccainvoterinobamaville (Bobby Jindal in 2012)
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To: Scythian
Your right about the BHO intentionally disabling the Address Verification System on his visa processing.

Screw the FEC, Bush's DOJ should launch into BHO's massive credit card fraud and make a lot of noise through the Conservative Media Outlets as he inserts the special prosecutor suppository into Barack's darker regions.

If Bush does not investigate this he is failing to hold up his side of checks and balances.

80 posted on 11/12/2008 6:25:43 AM PST by TeleStraightShooter (Barack Hugo Obama - has he ever criticized Hugo Chavez?)
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