Mark, Ok, that is funny.
On Oct 3, 11:21 pm, "Mark Kahle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > and i was telling him to call them on the boy george prostrate > phone.... his head is up there all the time. > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 10:08 PM, Hollywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > TAO, > > > I simply pointed out to Gaar the people whose job it is to care about > > such things and who appointed those people. > > > On Oct 3, 10:21 pm, THE ANNOINTED ONE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> use the phone right there on the prostrate. > > >> On Oct 3, 7:57 pm, Hollywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > Gaar, > > >> > The six commissioners of the FEC are ALL appointed by the President > >> > and confirmed by the Senate, no more than three of which can belong to > >> > the same political party. Want to bet all six have taken their office > >> > since GB became President? > > >> > I suggest you call your pal George Bush and ask why they are not doing > >> > their job. > > >> > On Oct 3, 2:03 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 - > > -- > Mark M. Kahle > Blessed are the bewildered for they don't know the difference.... Me- Hide > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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