Has Foreign Money Bolstered Obama?
The campaign may have not only accepted overseas donations, but actively solicited them.
Has the Obama campaign made a regular practice of accepting illegal foreign campaign contributions, as the research of Kenneth Timmerman suggests?
Well, if one is to judge by an article published last month by the Italian columnist Maria Laura Rodotà, in certain European circles such contributions would appear to be an open secret. Moreover, Rodotà’s account of being inundated by emails from the Obama campaign suggests that the campaign may not only have been accepting illegal foreign campaign contributions, but that it may have been soliciting them. Here is what Maria Laura Rodotà writes in her October 2 column in the major Italian daily Corriere della Sera [Italian link]:
Oh God. It’s my fault. And your fault. And also the fault of that friend of yours who gave her email to the Obama campaign. They have been writing us for a year, the Obama people — several times a day. They’ve sent us videos of Barack, they’ve responded to criticisms, they’ve laid down the party line, they’ve sold gadgets. They’ve invited us to interesting events like “Camp Obama” in California. … At the foot of each email, they’d ask for small contributions, even just five dollars — which won’t even get you breakfast here in downtown Milan. We never gave a cent. The cheapskates said, “You can’t do that,” they’d be foreign contributions; others sent donations from fake American addresses. Real or fake, live or online, you felt part of a community of like-minded persons, all normal and liberal.
Of course, the campaign’s mailing lists could well include the email addresses of American citizens living abroad or of foreign nationals who — like the “friend of the friend” of Rodotà — signed up without the campaign’s knowledge. But, as with contributions made via the campaign website, it would be up to the campaign to do the necessary vetting to distinguish between citizens and non-citizens and to take the necessary measures to prevent foreign contributions. Astonishingly, Timmerman found that the campaign website had actually turned off standard security features that would have minimized such contributions: for example, by requiring the verification of addresses.
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1. Buffoon:Well then why isn’t anything being done about it? His entire campaign should be suspended immediately based on this revelation alone….. we all sit and scratch our heads why nothing happens to Obama… ACORN, illegal contributions, an unwillingness to produce a Birth Certificate, backdoor talks with the Iraiq’s (treason)..the list has to at least 45 feet long, is our republican leadership that scared of being called a racist to sit by and allow what I see as a communist coup to take over our government??
Nov 3, 2008 - 10:49 am 2. BackwardsBoy:This violates US election laws? No, really? Oh, come on, we’re all citizens of the world, aren’t we?
Expect an investigation into this in 3, 2, 1…zzzzzzzz.
Nov 3, 2008 - 10:51 am 3. David Thomson:Law breaking is the norm of the Barack Obama campaign. And for the sake of the argument—let us assume that the candidate is ignorant about the corruption. Let’s not run away from unpleasant facts. This should tell us that Obama will almost certainly run an administration comparable to that of Ulysses S. Grant! The famous Civil War military leaders was personally a very honest man. However, he naively trusted people who royally screwed the American public.
Nov 3, 2008 - 11:08 am 4. SGT Ted:Obama is the “by any means necessary” candidate.
Nov 3, 2008 - 11:20 am 5. Maria:Actually, I am Spanish and I can tell you the name of a Spanish socialist (as in, from the Socialist party) who has admitted to donating to the Obama campaign live on national TV and said he was very happy because Obama “sent him emails everyday” (that was tongue in cheek obviously). His name is Antonio Carmona and he said it about over a month ago in Intereconomia TV’s programme called El Gato al Agua. Wonder if his 10 dollars were returned?
Nov 3, 2008 - 11:22 am 6. jerryofva:Obama reminds me of another fine Chicagoan, Alphonse Capone. Al inadvertantly had all sorts of friends who had unsavory pasts. Murders, extortionists, gamblers, pimps and bootleggers all liked hanging around. So Al didn’t pay his taxes, well neither did Leona Helmsley.
Nov 3, 2008 - 11:59 am 7. Believer:Law breaking is ‘normal’ for Barack Obama. It predates his political career — all the way back to his teen years in Honolulu.
Along with his grandfather, he stood beside his Communist Party Member father-figure and mentor, Frank Marshall Davis, and witnessed him selling cocaine in the Kuhio Avenue area of Waikiki.
Having these men as role models, it’s no wonder he’s lacking a moral compass. And no wonder he’s attracted to radicals - those who hate our nation.
He’s allowed his supporters to break the law. Leaders set the example. Followers know what will be tolerated. His silence has spoken volumes.
Every good American should speak volumes tomorrow and reject this candidate. He has no business leading our great nation.
Nov 3, 2008 - 12:10 pm 8. Fred:Nobody is ever going to convince me that all that money is legitimate. Either rich liberals are contributing more than the legal limit via under the table methods or money is coming in illegally from foreign countries. Every american needs to realize that these foreign contributers do not have america’s best interest at heart.
Nov 3, 2008 - 12:24 pm 9. David Thomson:“…is our republican leadership that scared of being called a racist…”
Yup, and this is the number one reason why John McCain may lose the election. The man is unbelievably politically correct. I may very well be the very first individual warning of white guilt and its awful political consequences. Barack Obama would never be considered a viable presidential candidate if he possessed blond hair and blue eyes.
Nov 3, 2008 - 12:27 pm 10. momof3:Is this surprising? Does anyone think he’s raised closing in on a billion dollars from the poor saps who are waiting around for his hand-outs? Where do they think the money is coming from?
I wish I could go vote again. He makes me ill. Physically ill.
Nov 3, 2008 - 12:32 pm 11. Duude:The reason nothing is being done about Foreign money is because it has to be proved.
It is sooo easy to donate from anywhere in the world without getting caught as long as those receiving those funds openly allow it. Here’s how its done:
Let’s say your name is Muhammed and you want a cheap and fast way to gain influence in the world simply by making a valuable vote for the next President of the United States. You made your fortune in oil and now want to change the world.
First you buy a load of those fixed dollar Mastercards and/or Visa Cards. They are available worldwide. Here in the U.S., I see them on display at the front of most grocery stores.
Nov 3, 2008 - 12:42 pm 12. Freddie Funky:Then on check out you spend as much as you want making sure to put no more than $200 on each card. If you want to give 5 million, you’re going to need to buy 25,000 cards.
Next you get online and go directly to Obama’s website. You may want to hire a few people if you want to make 25,000 donations, but you could probably get a lot of free help in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, or Iran for this type of work. Each donation should be a separate transaction using whatever name you choose. As long as the donations are under $200, the law is clear, they do not have to reveal anyone donating. Additionally, the cards are totally untraceable.
If you still need help, hiring Acorn to set up phony registrants is a big help too.
Seriously. What is the answer to the question of who enforces election law? Does it take a lawsuit in front of a judge to get a cease and desist order for illegal campaign contributions? I don’t really know whose jurisdiction this part of election law enforcement falls within? Since it is illegal foreign contributions, it sounds like some sort of federal agency should have jurisdiction? Anyone? Buehler? Buehler?
Nov 3, 2008 - 12:51 pm 13. Believer:“…Barack Obama would never be considered a viable presidential candidate…”
Michelle Obama would agree. She said so — and somewhere I saw the taped interview (in ‘06?) — when asked if he would consider running, “…he hasn’t done anything!”
In fact, Obama himself would agree. He’s also videotaped saying he didn’t have the experience to consider a run in ‘08. He said he knew it would be foolish.
But it’s becoming clearer that big money — some awfully big movers and shakers — obviously pushed his candidacy and talked him into it. Some not-so-nice guys. The kind of guys we now know he hangs with.
And I have an idea they aren’t real friendly to our beloved America.
Nov 3, 2008 - 12:55 pm 14. JoshC:“The reason nothing is being done about Foreign money is because it has to be proved.”
And unfortunately the US seems to be low on investigative journalists/newspapers/TV who will put aside their partisan views and do the job they’re supposedly employed to do.
Nov 3, 2008 - 1:04 pm 15. Believer:momof3 — Forgive yourself if you voted for him. The media kept too many of us in the dark about who he is. They’re the ones to carry the guilt.
It’s probably too late, and I don’t know what they want phone bank people to do, but you’d be great making calls to critical, undecided swingstate voters to ask them to vote for the man you wished you’d voted for and to help defeat someone who never should have been a candidate.
Things are turning, though, and hopefully we’ll all be alright.
Nov 3, 2008 - 1:04 pm 16. kevin c:OH BY THE WAY JERRY-LEONA HELMSLEY WAS A DEMON RAT. AFTER ALL POLLY PRITZER IS HER NIECE.
Nov 3, 2008 - 1:14 pm 17. jerryofva:Kevin:
Why the caps?
I think I remember Helmsley’s political affiliation but I didn’t know Penny (not Polly) Pritzker was her niece.
Nov 3, 2008 - 1:36 pm 18. veracious:Freddie,
The truth is that nobody (no agency or institution) enforces election or any other law, when said enforcer or law has become politicized. This is the new America, where law isn’t really law; see law isn’t really law unless it’s enforced, and enforcement of law has become an option for much of our government. The actual law (enforced law), swishes back and forth, on a moment to moment basis, based loosely on emotions, tempermant and majority opinion (the duh media pretending to represent that opinion).
It’s become fashionable to buys votes by not enforcing portions of the law. More importantly it’s become patriotic to disregard the whole mandate of judges to adjudicate existing law, rather than creating law out_of_thin air. Eg., in the days of old, a pleading in front of the court, regarding issue which the legislature hadn’t created a law for, would have been vacated by the court due to lack of jurisdication.
[Yes, somewhat memsical, but not really...]
Nov 3, 2008 - 1:43 pm 19. Javier:I am living in Spain - during the last three months I received many e-mails from the Obama Camp - always with the possibility to make a contribution ( “watch the video and make a donation today , of USD 5 or more ” ).
Nov 3, 2008 - 1:47 pm 20. ddc:Obviously I didn´t - because I prefer McCain .
But how the people from the Obama Campaign got my adress?
I don´t know.
Since one week ago I didn´t receive any more inquiries for a contribution.
The e-mails alternatively were signed by :
Michelle Obama
Barack Obama
Joe Biden
David Plouffe
and Jon Carson.
As far as I’m concerned, I am tired the way the system is run. That is: whomever has the most money wins. No matter what.
The American Presidency down to our local official’s elections are all bought with money. Does anyone think for one moment that Obama would have the lead he has if all candidates ran their campaigns on the exact same budget? Hell no. This is outrageous. McCain’s sentiment towards campaign reform was correct but he did not go far enough.
The process that enables Obama to take $600+ million in campaign contributions to McCain’s $84 million is glaringly suspicious enough to be disgusting. Of COURSE Obama’s campaign is taking illegal funds. They can’t prove they aren’t! If, at the end of the day, there are enough Republicans left (which i highly doubt) in congress to call for and demand an investigation, on this let alone anything else surrounding this man and those around him maybe (some distant day) we’ll know the truth. I wouldn’t hold my breath though. His zombies, from the media to the Democratic party has insulated him completely.
Obama’s campaign deposits all monies, cashes in all anonymous credit gift-card monies BEFORE they bother to check for fraud so we may as well kiss the chances that any investigation will happen OR yield any truth until the end of his SECOND term.
This feels so blatantly Un-American, so corrupt. It all must change.
Nov 3, 2008 - 2:17 pm 21. ddc:MoveOn.org and George Soros, owns Obama.
Nov 3, 2008 - 2:23 pm 22. thegr8_1:Does the sun rise in the east and set in the west? Ah the media will find a way to spin that.
Nov 3, 2008 - 2:28 pm 23. David Thomson:I am increasingly becoming more confident that the corruption in Barack Obama’s campaign is getting the attention of the last minute undecideds. John McCain and Sarah Palin are going to win tomorrow. I just can’t believe that the undecideds are that out of touch with reality. Only a real left-wing flake could be that dense. A middle of the roader will simply feel too uneasy about Obama. The McCain/Palin ticket should win by about the same margin that George W. Bush did in 2004.
Nov 3, 2008 - 3:20 pm 24. Marc Boyd:The FEC has the authority to enforce the election laws. They are not doing their jobs. If BO wins, there will be no investigation. If Mc wins there will be no investigation unless congress swings Republican. Fat chance of that happening.
Nov 3, 2008 - 3:39 pm 25. cheesehead:Just wait. In one of those whacked out ironies you can only find in politics. All of a sudden the party who detested McCain for McCain/Feingold will all of a sudden care about restricting contributions.
I can hear the excuses already. Obama bought this election, we must restrict campaign contributions!!
Nov 3, 2008 - 3:54 pm 26. John Rosenthal:Many thanks for the comments and especially to Maria and Javier from Spain who reponded to the suggestion in my last sentence. Javier, I would be curious to know if the e-mails you receieved were sent to a .es e-mail address.
Nov 3, 2008 - 4:04 pm 27. Ron Robinson:Obama’s campaign indeed DOES actively solicit foreign contributions: see
my.barackobama.com/page/group/LesParisiensavecleSenateurOBAMA
The page is in French and there are TWO Donation buttons on the page. Note that there IS a valid use case for such a page: valid contributions from american citizen expats. However who is naive enough to assume that foreign nationals would not use this page to contribute, especially since we have already established that Obama is already accepting foreign contributuions (see the post on Malkin’s web site where a reader successfully contributed using a credit card issued in Hong Kong).
There is absolutly no question that Obama’s own web site is actively soliciting foreign contributions - just go to the web address above to confirm it for yourself.
Nov 3, 2008 - 4:52 pm 28. momof3:Oh no no no! I voted McCain!! I just meant I wished I could go vote for him more! Maybe I can get a dem to tell me how….
Nov 3, 2008 - 6:31 pm 29. Concerned Citizen:momof3….you need ACORN to the rescue!
Try to get Florida, Pennsylvania and Ohio to counteract all the Obama staffers who registered in those states.
Nov 3, 2008 - 6:51 pm 30. Did Obama Receive Upwards of $30M In Illegal Foreign Contributions? — Dean’s World:[...] John Rosenthal suggests he probably did. [...]
Nov 3, 2008 - 6:54 pm 31. MarkJ:“The truth is that nobody (no agency or institution) enforces election or any other law, when said enforcer or law has become politicized. This is the new America, where law isn’t really law; see law isn’t really law unless it’s enforced, and enforcement of law has become an option for much of our government. The actual law (enforced law), swishes back and forth, on a moment to moment basis, based loosely on emotions, tempermant and majority opinion (the duh media pretending to represent that opinion).”
Something to think about: when governments are unable, or unwilling, to enforce their own laws…then citizens take matters into their own hands and do the enforcing for them. And, as we’ve seen, the enforcement methods used by citizens are usually a lot less less gentle and “sensitive.”
Nov 3, 2008 - 6:58 pm 32. MarkJ:“I can hear the excuses already. Obama bought this election, we must restrict campaign contributions!!”
Obama is the epitome of an “honest and reliable Chicago politician”: when he was bought, he stayed bought.
Nov 3, 2008 - 7:00 pm 33. Mister Snitch!:Re first comment:
“Well then why isn’t anything being done about it?”
Well, in Jersey such things (election fraud, illegal donations, etc.) happen routinely, because the system of checks and balances has completely broken down. The media doesn’t report it because they’re not the ‘fourth estate’ - they’re businesses, trying to survive (and NOT make waves). And high-profile ‘media critics’ who live here (Jeff Jarvis) never take the Jersey media to task for this, because - they’re CLIENTS.
Here in Hudson County, the politically-appointed county prosecutor has NEVER investigated or indicted a single politically-connected official. Never. And when NJ (Federal) prosecutor Chris Christie does so, the local media attacks him for ‘political meddling’.
If it works here - and it does - it was only a matter of time before this type of politics worked everywhere.
Welcome to my world.
Nov 3, 2008 - 7:02 pm 34. Dan Tana:Welcome of the United States of New Jersey.
Counting the seconds to the next New York Times editorial complaining about “money corrupting political campaigns”….5…4…3…2..1…
Nov 3, 2008 - 7:11 pm 35. Obama, Coal & looming disaster | The Anchoress:[...] And finally, a question that should have been asked a few months ago, not today, Has Foreign Money Bolstered Obama?. [...]
Nov 3, 2008 - 7:26 pm 36. Roger Godby:Dear momof3,
I think you can vote again (and again and again…) if you know someone in ACORN, but they only let you vote for The One.
Nov 3, 2008 - 7:28 pm 37. fames:the pot calling the kettle black here. and no mention of mccain soliciting funds from the russians? or all these republican ‘independent groups’ spending millions on ad for mccain? get over it already!
Nov 3, 2008 - 7:28 pm 38. Tom:The DOJ should match credit card numbers. You can’t say that obama’s campaign doesn’t have those on speed process.
Nov 3, 2008 - 7:58 pm 39. Dan Tana:Is it Obama Nation or $600 million worth of schadenfraude?
Stay tuned.
Nov 3, 2008 - 9:01 pm 40. Chicago Boyz » Blog Archive » Is 10% Corruption Too Much?:[...] analysis [h/t PJmedia, Instapundit] says that questionable donations may account for as much a 63 million of [...]
Nov 3, 2008 - 9:10 pm 41. mountb:“Oh no no no! I voted McCain!! I just meant I wished I could go vote for him more! Maybe I can get a dem to tell me how….”
Forget Acorn. Register democrat and become an expat. My wife and I live in Australia and are registered Dems in California. The state mailed us 3 ballots each.
Nov 3, 2008 - 9:33 pm 42. Palin Didn’t Violate Any Ethics Laws « Tai-Chi Policy:[...] Palin Didn’t Violate Any Ethics Laws November 4, 2008 Posted by taoist in Crime, Obama, Politics, Sarah Palin. trackback Troopergate was a whole bunch of nothing. Obama, on the other hand, certainly seems to be breaking some rules. [...]
Nov 3, 2008 - 10:12 pm 43. ChicagoWatches:If nothing else, perhaps his campaign managers can be prosecuted under the law.
It can’t stop or re-start the election, but people will know that the managers are being prosecuted for wrongdoing that he has aided and abetted.
Nov 3, 2008 - 10:24 pm 44. Marc Malone:Mac may win by more than Bush did, although it looks like he may lose VA. This is weird. The military families are mad about the many tours of duty, because we never expanded our military. What’s weird about it is that McCain is the one (among a few others) who made victory in Iraq possible. He’ll keep their loved ones safe through winning strategy.
Btw, the last minute things that have come out make me laugh. I wonder how many early voters wish they had their votes back? Especially those in OH et al, what with the “coal-plants” interview? Just couldn’t wait until the whole thing played out. Sucks to be them. They have to feel totally blind-sided. They just voted to end their wn livelihood.
Nov 3, 2008 - 10:47 pm 45. Someone75:momof3:
Actually, you guys are the experts at disenfranchising people. Look at all the voter intimidation tactics happening right now. They all target democrats. Of course, as I’ve previously noted, subtlety is not your forte, but maybe you can find a friendly liberal to explain this to you.
It’s funny to hear complaints about Obama “stealing” the election. Not so fun when it happens to YOU, is it? And no, that is not actually an admission that Obama is stealing the election. He’s winning fair and square.
Nov 3, 2008 - 11:30 pm 46. What If Obama Solicited Foreign Donations? « What Bias?:[...] a comment » Would the media care? Has the Obama campaign made a regular practice of accepting illegal foreign campaign contributions, [...]
Nov 3, 2008 - 11:33 pm 47. More Obama Fun « HOWDY!:[...] Obama Fun Obama may have taken money from foreign donors. This is not a new story, but it should be all over the news. This is in violation of campaign [...]
Nov 4, 2008 - 12:31 am 48. DWMF:Obama’s campaign has been run like a Baltimore Westside corner. With Stringer Bell in charge of the contribs fund. Probably a lot of this money is dirty.
Nov 4, 2008 - 12:54 am 49. One Last Pre-Election Blog - The Silver Lining of President Obama:[...] and rife with corruption and opaqueness, most especially when it comes to the basic question of where he gets his money. He will force me to be “charitable” with my money, when he couldn’t be [...]
Nov 4, 2008 - 1:19 am 50. C Smith:This would only violate the ‘narrative’ and be a ‘crime’ if Senator Obama had run on the Republican ticket.
Nov 4, 2008 - 2:06 am 51. Kathy L.:John McCain is a gentleman. He didn’t want to play the race card, and he didn’t, although I feel the Rev. Wright issue was a legitimate one. Well, they say nice guys finish last, I hope it doesn’t apply in this case. The Obama campaign has run a criminal campaign, as far as I am concerned. Too bad, tragic really for our country, if Obama buys his way into the White House, with millions of dollars in foreign contributions. Well, coal-producing States, you can kiss your jobs and livelihoods goodbye if Obama gets in.
Nov 4, 2008 - 4:05 am 52. jerryofva:Someone is again begin stupid. Yes, the Republicans target Democratic voters when they take action to stop vote fraud. We are trying to supress the dead, the illegal, the fictional and the second, third and fourth timers from voting for Obama.
Nov 4, 2008 - 5:51 am 53. Momof2:I would love to see the Feds take BHO on a perp walk from his coronation stage in Grant Park (”lovingly” paid for by the poor suckers/taxpayers of Gangland/Chicago). But I dare to dream…
Nov 4, 2008 - 5:52 am 54. ff11:If that man wins, you can bet that he will quickly establish his KGB-style internal police — a home-based army on par with the US Armed Forces, which will be funded by our taxes for a whopping 1 trillion dollars altogether! You can bet that money will pour in from the bigger sources that probably funded his 600 miliion dollar campaign. He deserves to be exposed as the dangerous fraud that he is. As former Sec’y of State Lawrence Eagleburger put it the other day, “Obama is a charlatan, a con man.”
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20081020/117842524.html
Nov 4, 2008 - 6:01 am 55. Roy:When Obama reneged on his pledge to only accept Campaign Finance Funds, it was apparent that this guy was “the end justifies the means” type of politician. Sad.
Nov 4, 2008 - 7:24 am 56. truth girl:Obama has received contributions from many a non-citizen
Nov 4, 2008 - 8:06 am 57. Fred 2.0:this is certain info
surely it will not be difficult to obtain credit card receipts
if one looks hard enough
the results will be disconcerting
several well read and educated people in Italy actually are under the impression Obama is CATHOLIC! They almost don’t believe me when I explain otherwise!
can you even believe?
The illegal money is spent on TV advertising. The media will not complain about the extra money. So it is not a story.
The half-hour Obama show wasn’t a good way to convert voters. It was mostly a payoff to the media.
Interesting in that the show was also on Fox. Payment for services or just covering their butt?
Nov 4, 2008 - 8:24 am 58. Believer:You allow a little evil in and it only grows.
God protect America and her citizens.
Nov 4, 2008 - 8:28 am 59. “Has Foreign Money Bolstered Obama?”:[...] dunno. Does the Pope shit schnitzel? From John Rosenthal: Has the Obama campaign made a regular practice of accepting illegal foreign campaign [...]
Nov 4, 2008 - 9:09 am 60. Son of a Pig and a Monkey:I’ll tell you that I am a Canadian and I received e-mails from Obama’s campaign manager (David someone or other) soliciting donations. The site said that it was unlawful for a foreign national to contribute (which is why I didn’t send him 5 cents) but there didn’t seem any screens in place to prevent such a contribution.
Nov 4, 2008 - 9:58 am 61. mnotaro:Obama and the liberal illuminati don’t care where their finances come from…they just want the money!
Nov 4, 2008 - 11:45 am 62. Donnie Mac Leod:I am a Canadian & I would love to have donated big money to McCain/Palin, in the hopes that they would put Barney Frank , Chris Dodds, Fouls, Raines & the rest of the poisonous jerks who robbed us Canadian investors to. However I just know that Obama and his crew will never put those sons of unwed mothers behind bars. I hear Barney Frank might volunteer in the hopes of finding a man named Bubba so he can do some male bonding. Those jerks cost us Canadians a lot of money to.It pisses me off that Bush & a select group of republicans plus Bill Clinton tried to protect our investments but were blocked by the likes of Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, Obama, Maxine Waters, Shumacher and a select group of high ranking Democrats that were receiving money to block Clinton & Bush from putting together a more responsible control over the folks that killed investments on both sides of the border.
Nov 4, 2008 - 3:20 pm 63. Roundup for Today:[...] No one is surprised that Obama has been helped by the press and foreign donations. [...]
Nov 4, 2008 - 5:56 pm 64. The Remote Viewer » Blog Archive » Response to Adler on Corruption:[...] newspaper and internet reports, the Obama campaign has repeatedly sent requests for money to foreign nationals who are prohibited from [...]
Nov 5, 2008 - 2:49 am 65. Anonymous:@JoshC: “And unfortunately the US seems to be low on investigative journalists/newspapers/TV who will put aside their partisan views and do the job they’re supposedly employed to do.”
And you said that with no sense of irony what-so-ever, well done!
It makes me laugh when Republicans talk of corruption, given that Bush stole two elections and lied to the UN, his own Secretary of State (Powell finally got revenge for that by endorsing Obama) and the American people in order to launch a war that was planned by the Neo-Cons at PNAC long before 9/11!
It is true, the US is low on investigative journalists/newspapers/TV, otherwise you’d all know what the rest of the world knows… Bush, Cheney and the rest have been screwing you over for the last eight years! Now Republicans call Obama corrupt, it’s laughable given what has been happening since 2000!
Nov 5, 2008 - 4:38 am 66. Nic:@JoshC: “And unfortunately the US seems to be low on investigative journalists/newspapers/TV who will put aside their partisan views and do the job they’re supposedly employed to do.”
And you said that with no sense of irony what-so-ever, well done!
It makes me laugh when Republicans talk of corruption, given that Bush stole two elections and lied to the UN, his own Secretary of State (Powell finally got revenge for that by endorsing Obama) and the American people in order to launch a war that was planned by the Neo-Cons at PNAC long before 9/11!
It is true, the US is low on investigative journalists/newspapers/TV, otherwise you’d all know what the rest of the world knows… Bush, Cheney and the rest have been screwing you over for the last eight years! Now Republicans call Obama corrupt, it’s laughable given what has been happening since 2000!
Nov 5, 2008 - 4:38 am 67. friz:The best way to punish the biased liberal media is to stop watching their TV news, and newspapers. Let them make money from the people who like this kind of biased liberal news.
Nov 5, 2008 - 7:10 pm 68. Obama Cannot Be Trusted | morningdance:By reducing their audience share by 5-10%, their share prices will fall, and many of these biased liberals journalist will lose their jobs.
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