Team Clinton can't explain ignoring warnings on Hsu

New York Daily News ^ | September 12, 2007 | JAMES GORDON MEEK and MICHAEL McAULIFF

[libstripper]

WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton's campaign couldn't explain yesterday why it blew off warnings about felon-turned-fund-raiser Norman Hsu - and the Daily News learned FBI agents are collecting e-mail evidence in the widening scandal.

Clinton was forced Monday to give back a whopping $850,000 raised by convicted scam artist Hsu after learning his investment ventures were being probed by the FBI as a potential Ponzi scheme.

She earlier gave to charity $23,000 Hsu donated himself after reports revealed he fled sentencing for a $1 million scam in California in 1992.

Yesterday, the campaign insisted it did all it should to vet Hsu after California businessman Jack Cassidy warned in June that Hsu's investment operation was fishy. Cassidy e-mailed his tips to the California Democratic Party, which forwarded them to the Clinton campaign.

[Enchante]

"...Clinton's Western finance director, Samantha Wolf, e-mailed, "I can tell you with 100% certainty that Norman Hsu is NOT involved in a Ponzi scheme....".... "because I know that the ChiComs don't need any Ponzi schemes when they have so many billions of our WalMart dollars to throw back at our politicians!" /s

[Jigajog]

Think again, his top three recipients were Clinton, Spitzer, and Cuomo. The Junior Senator and former and current Attorneys General of NY State. Looks more like he was paying protection to the state so he would not face extradition to Cal. I would like to know what Spitzer and Cuomo have to say about not vetting their donations. Shooosh, they represent the highest law enforcement offices in the state. What is their excuse. Oh yea, their Dems and this is NY. Looks like NY is going to challenge LA and NJ for the most corrupt state in the union. Nothing says fraud like Clinton Dems.

[Eagles Talon IV]

Something is happening here and the lib media is trying as hard as it can to minimize it. If the FBI turns up more stench related to the libs the DBM will have a huge decision to make. They can continue to bury or minimize this scandal (another one) and risk losing what is left of their credibility for a long, long time or they can jump in with both feet and show the country they can be trusted to be fair. This will serve them in the long run and even allow them to continue their bias, albeit in a more modest way. Buy burying this until they are forced to cover it they will sacrifice long term credibility for short term gain.

[Leisler]

"Look, Hill-ah-ee take our monee! We Soooo own her boneee ass!"

[Lee'sGhost]

The headline is misleading. They CAN explain, it’s just that they won’t. They expect this to just evaporate like all the other scandals.

News flash, Klinton @sswipes: The new media is a lot strong these days. It’s not going away.

[Humble Servant]

Banner headline #1:

CLINTON KNEW!!

Banner #2:

THE MSM KNEW!!!

[syriacus]

Hillary met Norman Hsu
On the hush, hush, and no one else knew.
She knew Norm was "funny,"
But she still took his money
And now she has 'splainin' to do.

[Lee'sGhost]

This is SO wrong. Hillary does NOT have a boney @ss!

[PGalt]

If the Paw’s get money back, we want to know the source. Was tax paid by the Paws on those funds

My question, Why hasn't the FBI seized the campaign funds?

Anyone here willing to take Clinton's word on this? How will we know if anything is given back?

She got caught this time. Wonder how many more ChiComs are hiding in Hillary’s closet.

So many questions. Go FBI!

[LRS]

BTW, I haven’t been able to keep a certain ditty out of my head ever since this story first broke:

Pickin’ up Paw Paws, put ‘em in your coffers,
Pickin’ up Paw Paws, put ‘em in your coffers,
Pickin’ up Paw Paws, put ‘em in your coffers,
Way down yander in the Pa Paw’s shack.

Oh, where or where is sweet little Hillary?
Oh, where or where is sweet little Hillary?
Oh, where or where is sweet little Hillary?
Way down yander in the Pa Paw’s shack.

[Leisler]

Chinese have been ‘investing’ tens of billions into the US. Hsu got Chinese ChiCom money through ‘investment firms’ that got it from ‘Chinese Investors’. So sad, money gone, no giveee back.

Cost of doing Global business for the ChiComms. Bribes. If only the Democrats were as honest as Nigerians.

[Leisler]

I must of been thinking of broomsticks.

[Lurking in Kansas]

Hillary Clinton's campaign couldn't explain ....

Bwahahahaha...

This has been the Clinton's motto for the last 30 years --"We can't explain"

Different scandal, same old story.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

According to the Los Angeles Times, Clinton's Western finance director, Samantha Wolf, e-mailed, "I can tell you with 100% certainty that Norman Hsu is NOT involved in a Ponzi scheme," adding, "He is COMPLETELY legit."

Wolf no longer works for the campaign. Wolfson declined to explain her departure.

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Has anyone filed a missing person report on this gal? Maybe her bones are lying buried somewhere out in the Mohave Desert?

[libstripper]

That’s an EXCELLENT question, and it needs to be shouted from the rooftops! There are growing indications that Hsu’s money was coming from Ponzi-type schemes, sucking in more new “investors” to keep earlier “investors” happy while providing a stream of funds to be skimmed for campaign “donations” — the FBI should be seizing all of this money NOW.

The fact that the Witch did nothing to shut Hsu's operation down until she was absolutely forced to says she clearly knew what he was doing, that his wealth probably came from a combination of Ponzi schemes and the Chicoms, she was benefiting massively from it, and wanted the cash flow to continue. One other important part of this story is the fact that Hsu was placed on the New College board, probably by Bernie Schwartz, one of its vice chairmen. Schwartz, a close Clinton ally who was deeply involved in the sale of vital missile technology to the Chicoms and the Clinton scandals of the 90s, probably got Hsu onto that board as part of a plan to make him respectable and, thus, more able to continue running Ponzi schemes for the benefit of Clinton and the DemonRat party.

[joonbug]

When will we hear from Hsu? Assumes he doesn’t mysteriously die...

[Arrowhead1952]

Anyone here willing to take Clinton's word on this?

Remember Bubba said he was "shocked" about this revelation and he could have been "knocked him over with a straw"???

[uncbob]

This has been the Clinton's motto for the last 30 years --"We can't explain"

No
That Motto is in 2nd place to their "Mistakes Were Made" BS

[Leisler]

Any bets on how Hsu, being ‘depressed’, kills himself in custody? Hanging? Plugs stainless toilet with TP and then kneels down and drowns himself? Tosses himself off a third tier balcony? Marcy Park stroll? Hart attack?

[Broker]

It is very apparent that the Clinton’s are the pivot point for an international PONZI SCHEME. Investors are introduced with successfull initial investments. This capital & political bondage is the basis of the Clinton Cult. Ponzi’s always have a vicious end of a fool’s game. If so, Hillary will be in their cross-hairs. Follow all this money.