I believe I read a report on this same issue during the Obama 2008 campaign.
And they ended up with all sorts of donations from Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, etc.
There was also a semi-scandal starting up about anonymous donations originating in GAZA. But all of it disappeared down the memory hole.
Palestinian Ibrahim Abu Jayab, 24, is seen next to his computer, in his family house in Nusayrat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008. A young Palestinian in a Gaza refugee camp is doing his part to get out the vote for Barack Obama. With a little help from the Internet, 24-year-old Ibrahim Abu Jayab is cold calling random American families from his parent's home imploring them to vote Obama. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) |
Obama's Foreign Donors: The media averts its eyes
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