Mark, I'm sorry, I must have lost my head for a moment. What WAS I thinking?
On Oct 4, 3:57 pm, "Mark Kahle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Holly, > > A bi-partisan, neutral, accurate investigation would only fuck things > up. I find the mere suggestion of it to be absolutely UN-AMERICAN and > SUBVERSIVE on your part. Can you even imagine what would happen if all > the ethical, civil and criminal acts by our leaders were brought to > light?? > > HOW FUCKING DARE YOU!?!?!?!?!?! > > of course it can only be bi-partisan if the commitee is appointed by > Boy George and contains his closest "trusted associates"........ just > ask Gaar. > > On 10/4/08, Hollywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > gaar, > > > So, all of the sudden you could care less that the FEC is either > > incompetent and/or showing favortism for one party over the other? > > What about the drama of the un-named investigator that "can't get > > anyone to move on the charges" and is in fear of retribution for even > > talking about the situation? > > > What do the think amigo? Is it possible the FEC does not want to > > investigate Obama out of fear that someone might then insist on the > > investigation of McCain's campaign as well, that maybe it's best to > > discourage no real investigation of either? > > > On Oct 4, 1:50 pm, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Yes holly I did... > > > > I showed both of you Loony Liberals for the Hypocrites that you are. > > > > You will both still Vote for Obama, regardless of what he does to try > > > to get Elected. > > > > No big surprise there, I guess. > > > > On Oct 4, 9:33 am, Hollywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Well Gaar you got the response you were looking for. I expressed my > > > > concern for the proper enforcement for FEC laws/regulations. Now what? > > > > > On Oct 3, 6:44 pm, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Hmmmm... > > > > > > So no one cares if Obama is breaking the Laws, and if we are going to > > > > > let the rest of the World "tell US" how we should Vote. > > > > > > Interesting. > > > > > > On Oct 3, 12:05 am, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > >http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2008/10/are_foreign_donations_pow... > > > > > > > On Oct 3, 12:03 am, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Taking money from Foreigners to fund his Campaign? > > > > > > > > October 02, 2008 > > > > > > > Are Foreign Donations Powering the Obama Campaign? > > > > > > > Rick Moran > > > > > > > > Just how much in donations from foreign countries is pouring > > > > > > > into the > > > > > > > Obama campaign coffers is a question one FEC auditor would like to > > > > > > > have answered. The problem is that evidently, his bosses at the > > > > > > > FEC > > > > > > > are refusing to move on the charges which would almost certainly > > > > > > > require them to ask the Justice Department and the FBI to look > > > > > > > into > > > > > > > the matter. This would, their reasoning goes, take on the > > > > > > > appearance > > > > > > > of a "criminal investigation" and would impact the coming > > > > > > > election. > > > > > > > > The anonymous investigator (who won't reveal his name for fear of > > > > > > > retribution) says that "I can't get anyone to move. I believe we > > > > > > > are > > > > > > > looking at a hijacking of our political system that makes the > > > > > > > Clinton > > > > > > > and Gore fundraising scandals pale in comparison. And no one here > > > > > > > wants to touch it." > > > > > > > > The American Spectator's Washington Prowler writes: > > > > > > > > The analyst, who declines to be identified for fear of > > > > > > > retribution, > > > > > > > says that on four different occasions in the past three months, he > > > > > > > sought to open formal investigations into the Obama campaign's > > > > > > > fundraising techniques, but those investigations have been > > > > > > > discouraged. "Without formal approval, I can't get the resources I > > > > > > > need, manpower, that kind of thing. This is a huge undertaking." > > > > > > > And > > > > > > > the analyst says that he believes that campaign finance violations > > > > > > > have occurred. > > > > > > > > The Obama campaign has already had to deal with several FEC > > > > > > > complaints > > > > > > > about fraudulent donors and illegal foreign contributions, and > > > > > > > the FEC > > > > > > > says it has no record that those complaints have been resolved or > > > > > > > closed. As well, the Obama campaign has been cagey at times about > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > means by which it has made its historic fundraising hauls, which > > > > > > > now > > > > > > > total almost $500 million for the election cycle. The Hillary > > > > > > > Clinton > > > > > > > campaign raised questions about the huge amount of e-retail sales > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > Obama campaign was making for such things as t-shirts and other > > > > > > > campaign paraphernalia, and how such sales were being tracked and > > > > > > > used > > > > > > > for fundraising purposes. While the profits of those items counted > > > > > > > against the $2,300 personal donation limit, there have always been > > > > > > > lingering questions about the e-retail system. > > > > > > > > "The question has always been, if you buy a $25 t-shirt and you go > > > > > > > back to that purchaser eight or nine times with email appeals for > > > > > > > $200 > > > > > > > or $500 donations, and you have people donating like that all the > > > > > > > time, at what point does the campaign bother to check if the FEC > > > > > > > limit > > > > > > > has been exceeded?" says a former Clinton campaign fundraiser. > > > > > > > "There > > > > > > > are enough of us from the 1992 and 1996 and 2000 races around to > > > > > > > know > > > > > > > that many of these kinds of violations never get caught until > > > > > > > after > > > > > > > the election has been won or lost. > > > > > > > > Obama was forced to return $33,500 to a pair of Palestinian > > > > > > > brothers > > > > > > > who bought T-Shirts on the campaign's website - a clear violation > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > FEC rules and the law. The campaign claims to have returned the > > > > > > > money > > > > > > > but the brothers deny they have received a refund. There have also > > > > > > > been numerous questions about other donations that appear to come > > > > > > > from > > > > > > > the Middle East - not surprising given Obama's connections to Tony > > > > > > > Rezko (whose Middle East connections are mindblowing), Nadhmi > > > > > > > Auchi, > > > > > > > and other wealthy Arabs who might see an Obama presidency in a > > > > > > > favorable light. > > > > > > > > Then there was the curious case of a supposedly home grown video > > > > > > > that > > > > > > > was produced by a PR firm in Los Angeles owned by a huge, left > > > > > > > wing, > > > > > > > French media conglomerate. The money for the film and for the PR > > > > > > > firm > > > > > > > evidently came from Europeans. > > > > > > > > There is little doubt that foreigners are licking their chops at > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > prospect of an inexperienced, naive, weak American president who > > > > > > > will > > > > > > > subsume American interests and cater to the whims of the UN while > > > > > > > deferring the big questions to the Europeans. This isn't even > > > > > > > taking > > > > > > > into account Obama's strange policy toward Israel (where he says > > > > > > > one > > > > > > > thing but all his advisors say exactly the opposite) and the > > > > > > > belief > > > > > > > among Muslims that because he grew up in Indonesia, he will not > > > > > > > be as > > > > > > > forceful in prosecuting the war on terror. > > > > > > > > There are dozens of reasons foreigners are pulling for Obama to > > > > > > > win. > > > > > > > There is little doubt that money from overseas is pouring into the > > > > > > > Obama campaign. > > > > > > > > And it is a dead certainty that the FEC won't do a damn thing > > > > > > > about it > > > > > > > until after the election. > > > > > > > > Hat Tip: Ed Lasky- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > Mark M. 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