Friday, October 19, 2007

More Clinton Fundraising Trickery?

The Clinton-Chinese connection is running full steam again, despite looking extremely suspicious. Apparently, a poor neighborhood in Chinatown New York raised almost $400,000 in a single fundraiser. But, there are concerns:
At least one reported donor denies making a contribution. Another admitted to lacking the legal-resident status required for giving campaign money.

The Times examined the cases of more than 150 donors who provided checks to Clinton after fundraising events geared to the Chinese community. One-third of those donors could not be found using property, telephone or business records. Most have not registered to vote, according to public records.

And several dozen were described in financial reports as holding jobs -- including dishwasher, server or chef -- that would normally make it difficult to donate amounts ranging from $500 to the legal maximum of $2,300 per election.

Of 74 residents of New York's Chinatown, Flushing, the Bronx or Brooklyn that The Times called or visited, only 24 could be reached for comment.

Many said they gave to Clinton because they were instructed to do so by local association leaders.
When are people going to hold the Clintons accountable for their shady practices? For those of you who are planning to vote for Clinton, are you certain you want someone willing to take illegal money from foreigners running America? That thought frightens the heck out of me.

There's my two cents.

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