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RNC to File FEC Complaint on Obama Fundraising Practices
washingtonpost.com ^ | 10/05/08 | Matthew Mosk

Posted on 10/05/2008 11:29:06 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3

A lawyer for the Republican National Committee today said the party will ask the Federal Election Commission to look into the source of thousands of small-dollar contributions to the presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama.

The RNC is alleging that the Obama campaign was so hungry for donations it "looked the other way" as contributions piled up from suspicious, and possibly even illegal foreign donors.

"We believe that the American people should know first and foremost if foreign money is pouring into a presidential election," said RNC Chief Counsel Sean Cairncross.

Cairncross alleged there was mounting evidence of this, and cited an Oct. 4 report in Newsweek that documents a handful of instances where donors made repeated small donations using fake names, such as "Good Will" and "Doodad Pro."

(Excerpt) Read more at voices.washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: campaignfinance; corruptdems; donors; doodadpro; fec; fundraising; goodwill; obama; rnc
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To: cookcounty; Amityschild
Maybe the evidence hadn't been developed earlier.

May I introduce you to Amityschild?

She's the one who spotted 0bama donations from Gaza being passed off as if they were from Georgia...

81 posted on 10/05/2008 1:59:14 PM PDT by null and void (Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.-F. de La Rochefoucauld)
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To: potlatch

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Thanks potlatch

The animated version is not as effective


82 posted on 10/05/2008 2:00:03 PM PDT by devolve ( ________never get between a hogleg and a target________)
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To: JEH_Boston

I hope and pray that you are right.

While blaming McCain and the Republicans for their timing seems to be the cool thing to do around here, I’m of the opinion if there’s one thing McCain knows how to do it’s play this game. Personally, I despise the game, but I believe McCain knows what he’s doing. I think there’s even plenty more where this came from.


83 posted on 10/05/2008 2:00:45 PM PDT by flintsilver7
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To: Old Sarge

I’m gonna print out your comment and save it in my bible so that I can remember how foolish is the heart of men when they say, “there is NO GOD.” It’s gonna be great to see a whole lot of folk eating crow after our VICTORY on Nov.4th!


84 posted on 10/05/2008 2:01:12 PM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: Amityschild
Errors in the Newsweek article. Obama campaign DID NOT return the money when it said and I don't believe they have returned it all even if you believe their records. The Edwan's stated they had not received any refunds.

Another question, if the Palestinian brothers in HAMAS controlled GAZA strip listed GA which the campaign took to mean Georgia, how come they received the tee shirts they purchased? Hmmm??? They bought and RECEIVED tee shirts from the Obama campaign!!!! Then they SOLD them!!!!!

85 posted on 10/05/2008 2:01:46 PM PDT by Amityschild (Bringing Obama DOWN one day at a time - VRWC Member #777777777)
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To: devolve

Yes, I know you think of everything that I do too.


86 posted on 10/05/2008 2:03:05 PM PDT by potlatch ("OUR LIVES BEGIN TO END THE DAY WE REMAIN SILENT ABOUT THE THINGS THAT MATTER")
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To: TornadoAlley3

What do you expect, he campaigned overseas.


87 posted on 10/05/2008 2:03:11 PM PDT by TruthWillWin
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To: null and void
Maybe the evidence hadn't been developed earlier.

May I introduce you to Amityschild?

She's the one who spotted 0bama donations from Gaza being passed off as if they were from Georgia...

___________________

Thank you, thank you very much :-)

88 posted on 10/05/2008 2:04:14 PM PDT by Amityschild (Bringing Obama DOWN one day at a time - VRWC Member #777777777)
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To: Born In America
Look for the campaign to become much more direct in their criticism.

Well, it's about time!

It will create an unfavorable look on 0bama and equally important, it will show the disgrace of the MSM as they completely loose their composure trying to protect Hussein. 0bama....

I don't think the American public really cares that much about campaign contributions and where they come from. It polls way down the list of important issues

Unless the RNC can show DIRECT MONETARY foreign contributions, which I doubt they can, it's all pretty much a moot point at this juncture in the race, that's why I said it was 6 months too late

89 posted on 10/05/2008 2:04:54 PM PDT by Popman (Dont worry Barney Frank has your ass-ets covered!!!)
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To: TigersEye; MeekOneGOP; floriduh voter; loboinok

Belated ping in case you missed.


90 posted on 10/05/2008 2:07:05 PM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (BO Change is BS Change. A little o Change to help Ayers and Raines.)
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To: bert
If the issue and subsequent arrests are in October and part of a coordinated effort, think acorn voter fraud, and others, they all might be effective.

True enough....I guess its easier to sit back and criticize, but golly....Obama is in the process of spending those millions while the "investigation" is underway.

91 posted on 10/05/2008 2:18:08 PM PDT by Taggart_D
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To: flintsilver7
Don't lose faith. McCain's been around a long time. He knows that he is not just running against Obama but the entire MSM. Things will just keep on coming up and the media wont have enough time to do anything about it.

Just like Gov Palin said at the debate, it is the one time that she got to speak directly to the American people without being filtered.

They know what they have to do and it should be fun to watch.

92 posted on 10/05/2008 2:19:15 PM PDT by JEH_Boston (There's a landslide coming.....)
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To: cookcounty
I discovered the Gaza contributions on July 31 and Pamela Geller reported it on her blog that day. Here is her post today: OBAMA CONTRIBUTIONS: THE RNC FINALLY BLINKS!
93 posted on 10/05/2008 2:20:39 PM PDT by Amityschild (Bringing Obama DOWN one day at a time - VRWC Member #777777777)
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To: manc
...at least one reporter at least one would wonder why...

Most of them are brain dead...they learned how NOT to think critically during their college years.

94 posted on 10/05/2008 2:22:33 PM PDT by Taggart_D
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To: Amityschild

TANKS,,,

I still wanna see that MOOZZI’s BIRTH CERTIFICATE!!!


95 posted on 10/05/2008 2:33:43 PM PDT by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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To: RoseofTexas

I would happily chow down with sauce come Nov. 4th, if I knew the outcome. But I don’t. No more than you do.

And with the axiomatic stupidity of the American Sheep, you can’t claim to any certainty at all - except the certainty that The Sheep will do what the media tell them to do.


96 posted on 10/05/2008 2:38:23 PM PDT by Old Sarge (Illic Est Haud Deus)
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To: TornadoAlley3

I need to thank you, immensely, for posting this. I had not seen it! Neither had Pamela Geller and she’s the one who initially prompted all the research into Obama’s campaign donations.


97 posted on 10/05/2008 2:42:38 PM PDT by Amityschild (Bringing Obama DOWN one day at a time - VRWC Member #777777777)
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To: Taggart_D

I can’t say what is happening or what will happen.

I must trust that they are shaping the battle and hope that they will at the proper place and time release concentrated, powerful and debilitating force.

When Sarah Palin began to take on the Associated Press, it gave me great consolation and faith.


98 posted on 10/05/2008 2:55:41 PM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . Off With her head.....)
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To: Amityschild

Thank you for the ping! This is a good move by the RNC. There are so many problems with Obama’s fundraising practices it boggles the mind, really.

Obama says “no more politics as usual” which I can only assume to mean having no problem with accepting money from terrorists, and foreigners!


99 posted on 10/05/2008 2:57:48 PM PDT by LibertyRocks ( http://LibertyRocks.wordpress.com ~ Pro-Palin & NObama Gear : http://cafepress.com/NO_ObamaBiden08)
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To: Hang'emAll

“...How about finding out if he is a citizen while you are at it...”

http://obamacrimes.com/index.php

You may find this interesting.


100 posted on 10/05/2008 2:57:59 PM PDT by Islander7 (The only thing Obama has to fear is the truth!)
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