Is the Obama Campaign Being Financed By Foreign Donations?

National Review Online ^ | October 8, 2012 | Eliana Johnson

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Peter Schweizer’s Government Accountability Institute is out with a report today on foreign and fraudulent campaign contributions. It is the most comprehensive treatment of the issue to date. The key findings relate to the Obama campaign:

* The Obama campaign lacks the “industry standard level” of credit card security for donations

* The website Obama.com was purchased by an Obama bundler based in Shanghai, China, with questionable ties to state-run enterprises

* 68% of the traffic to Obama.com is foreign, and the site was linked to a specific donation page on the official BarackObama.com campaign website for ten months

Schweizer also finds that, based on the security measures currently in place, nearly half of Congress is vulnerable to fraudulent and foreign donations. Schweizer provided this statement to Powerline, which covers the report here:

>>>When it comes to money in this campaign all the focus has been on Super PACs. But far more troubling in my mind is the reality of how easily foreign governments or individuals can inject funds in the U.S. presidential campaign. The FEC does not require basic security for internet donations. And in the case of the Obama campaign, the gate appears to be wide open. You need to use the CVV security code on your credit card to buy an Obama hoodie but not make a donation. And there is very real evidence that the campaign is not using the address verification system (AVS) in any real way. There are simply too many contributions they accept with either no zip code or an incorrect zip code. To make matters worse, donations under $200 don’t even need to be disclosed. Twenty years ago that might not matter but in the era of robo-donations its a huge problem.<<<

[righttackle44]

I'm not attorney, so I don't about his standing charges. Not because I don't think that he isn't guilty of some pretty serious violations of the law. But I don't believe the political climate will ever be such that the Democrat people or the American people will condone such actions.

The Democrats for obvious reason, and the American people because we are just chicken about some things.

[American Constitutionalist]

No, ,it’s Ch-Corn because from what I have heard it’s someone involved with Acorn in China.

[donmeaker]

This unworthy one hopes that Romney has a chance to raise this issue during the “Foreign Policy” debate. Certainly any candidate which does not assure that illegal foreign money is kept out of his campaign has no business enforcing US laws.

[okie01]

The Chicago Mob in charge of Obozo and the White house has the full backing/protection of our left wing mediots. So nothing will be done.

I tend to agree with you, but...

Why, then, is Newsweek and the Daily Beast -- charter members of the liberal media establishment -- laying down one artillery barrage after another on The Won?

Has Tina Brown, the Empress of the NYC libs, left the reservation?

[Grampa Dave]

Maybe, the thugs in charge of our left wing Media, have been running focus groups.

Focus groups if ran correctly, would show the left wing media is in serious danger of becoming irrelevant as well as disliked and untrustworthy.

So some of them may try to separate themselves from their failing prince of darkness.

You mention Newsweak, and I show their cover telling Obozo to hit the road. Newsweak is on the ropes for its survival and taking punches for Obozo, might be the end of Newsweak and similiar left wing media outlets.

[SunkenCiv]

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[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Cincinatus’ Wife.