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Foreign Donor Scandal to Hit Obama Campaign?
Townhall.com ^ | October 5, 2012q | Katie Pavlich

Posted on 10/05/2012 3:12:02 PM PDT by Kaslin

The Washington Examiner is reporting Obama For America is about to get rocked by a scandal involving taxes and foreign donors.

According to knowledgeable sources, a national magazine and a national web site are preparing a blockbuster donor scandal story.

Sources told Secrets that the Obama campaign has been trying to block the story. But a key source said it plans to publish the story Friday or, more likely, Monday.

According to the sources, a taxpayer watchdog group conducted a nine-month investigation into presidential and congressional fundraising and has uncovered thousands of cases of credit card solicitations and donations to Obama and Capitol Hill, allegedly from unsecure accounts, and many from overseas. That might be a violation of federal election laws.

The Obama campaign has received hundreds of millions in small dollar donations, many via credit card donations through their website. On Thursday, the campaign announced a record September donor haul of $150 million.

It's no surprise President Obama has support overseas. Billionaires like George Soros support him and considering Hollywood is partially controlled by European money, naturally Obama has foreign support. Obama's economic philosophy is also similar to European style resdistribution of wealth, which is why French President Francois Hollande supports him. We'll have to wait and see how this story plays out and whether the Obama campaign really has a problem/scandal to deal with a month away from Election Day.


TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: election2012; georgesoros; obama; scandal

1 posted on 10/05/2012 3:12:07 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Why would this be a scandal? He did it during his first campaign, the xlinton’s did it, and he even went to Europe for fundraisers a couple months ago. No news here; move along.


2 posted on 10/05/2012 3:14:31 PM PDT by DallasDeb (usafa06mom)
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To: Kaslin

You know who else supports him, rich Saudi’s...


3 posted on 10/05/2012 3:15:24 PM PDT by Hotlanta Mike (Resurrect the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC)...before there is no America!)
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To: Kaslin

Change obama to Romney and watch the outrage reach into the sky


4 posted on 10/05/2012 3:19:02 PM PDT by South Dakota (shut up and drill)
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To: Kaslin

Guess he’ll have to return that $3 donation from Hugo Chavez.


5 posted on 10/05/2012 3:19:31 PM PDT by lacrew (Mr. Soetoro, we regret to inform you that your race card is over the credit limit.)
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To: Kaslin

The 47% won’t give a rat’s a$$...or is that Rat’s a$$?


6 posted on 10/05/2012 3:19:52 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Ambassador Stevens Is Dead And The Chevy Volt Is Alive)
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To: All

The 2012 Election Conservative Battle For America
Is Getting Ever Closer To It's Nov 6th Conclusion
Your Monthly and Quarterly Donations
Help To Keep FR In The Fight !!



7 posted on 10/05/2012 3:20:53 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Kaslin
The foreign candidate problem that the Obama campaign has doesn't seem to have derailed it.

Why would a foreign donor problem?

8 posted on 10/05/2012 3:28:13 PM PDT by wideawake
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To: Kaslin
No controlling legal authority.

Nothing to see here. Please move along...

9 posted on 10/05/2012 3:32:38 PM PDT by bayliving (I suffer from democrat induced tourette syndrome...)
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To: Kaslin

Democrats have NO morals.....they LOVE to KILL BABIES, so why would raising money from foreigners prick their consciences?? PLEASE!


10 posted on 10/05/2012 3:52:01 PM PDT by Ann Archy ( ABORTION...the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Kaslin

What if they threw a scandal and nobody cared? Obama gets foreign donations ... universal shrug.

If this story really takes off, I would love to know if they can find a single person whose vote was affected.


11 posted on 10/05/2012 4:17:51 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Optimism is much shallower than hope.)
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To: Kaslin

We know 0bama raises lots of money from the Gaza Strip.


12 posted on 10/05/2012 4:20:35 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (You didn't build that. The private sector is doing fine. We tried our plan and it worked.)
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To: Kaslin

We can only hope


13 posted on 10/05/2012 4:21:25 PM PDT by The Mayor ("If you can't make them see the light, let them feel the heat" — Ronald Reagan)
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To: Kaslin

I always think this way. Don’t threaten and talk about it.

JUST DO IT!


14 posted on 10/05/2012 4:24:54 PM PDT by dforest
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To: Kaslin

The Washington Post did a good bit of reporting on this four years ago- but other than a few raised eyebrows- not much came of it. This would have to be HUGE for it to get real traction. If Benghazi hasn’t changed the minds of Americans..a little dirty cash won’t.

Oddly enough- my one liberal friend changed her mind and will vote for Romney. Why? Obama going to Las Vegas and on The View after the TERRORIST attack in Benghazi. Go figure.


15 posted on 10/05/2012 4:26:49 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: Kaslin

His domestic policy initiatives are dependent upon who contributes the most.

Likewise, his foreign policy initiatives are open to the highest bidder or biggest contributors.

That’s why he has failed on all fronts.


16 posted on 10/05/2012 4:27:49 PM PDT by adorno
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To: Kaslin
Sources told Secrets that the Obama campaign has been trying to block the story. But a key source said it plans to publish the story Friday or, more likely, Monday.

Big money from the Muslim Brotherhood? If it wasn't unusual, like the Soros donations, he wouldn't care. Everyone knows Soroes owns the democrat party. Who other than Al Queda and Soros would want Oboma for another 4 years?

17 posted on 10/05/2012 4:35:44 PM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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To: concerned about politics

“........Who other than Al Queda and Soros would want Oboma for another 4 years?”
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The Saudi princes, the Russians and the Chinese.


18 posted on 10/05/2012 5:09:05 PM PDT by House Atreides
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To: Kaslin
"The Washington Examiner is reporting Obama For America is about to get rocked by a scandal involving taxes and foreign donors"

Taxes?
19 posted on 10/05/2012 5:34:19 PM PDT by yellowhammer
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To: DallasDeb

My thoughts exactly, which suggests there may be more involved this time around.


20 posted on 10/05/2012 6:12:45 PM PDT by the anti-liberal
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