Originally Posted By JohnS1 Since we've been responding to the question "is there any candidate out there that you like?" I thought it was appropriate to ask if anyone out there had read this LA Times piece on a Clinton contributor with a shady past. Hillary has since given all funds from this guy to charity, but hey, this sure sounds a lot like a host of questionable Clinton contributors during the 90s, doesn't it? "WASHINGTON -- For the last 15 years, California authorities have been trying to figure out what happened to a businessman named Norman Hsu, who pleaded no contest to grand theft, agreed to serve up to three years in prison and then seemed to vanish. "He is a fugitive," Ronald Smetana, who handled the case for the state attorney general, said in an interview. "Do you know where he is?" Hsu, it seems, has been hiding in plain sight, at least for the last three years. Since 2004, one Norman Hsu has been carving out a prominent place of honor among Democratic fundraisers. He has funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions into party coffers, much of it earmarked for presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York. In addition to making his own contributions, Hsu has honed the practice of assembling packets of checks from contributors who bear little resemblance to the usual Democratic deep pockets: A self-described apparel executive with a variety of business interests, Hsu has focused on delivering hefty contributions from citizens who live modest lives and are neophytes in the world of campaign giving." You can read the whole story at: <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-hsu29aug29,0,2313285.story?coll=la-home-center" target="_blank">http://www.latimes.com/news/po litics/la-na-hsu29aug29,0,2313285.story?coll=la-home-center</a> I surprised the liberal LA times even ran this.
Originally Posted By JohnS1 Sorry - I don't know why thishappens all the time. <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-hsu29aug29" target="_blank">http://www.latimes.com/news/po litics/la-na-hsu29aug29</a>,0,2313285.story?coll=la-home-center
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Originally Posted By Darkbeer Let's fix the links to this story... <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-na-hsu29aug29,1,6341933.story" target="_blank">http://www.latimes.com/news/lo cal/la-na-hsu29aug29,1,6341933.story</a> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-na-hsu30aug30,1,28657.story" target="_blank">http://www.latimes.com/busines s/la-na-hsu30aug30,1,28657.story</a> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/30/us/politics/30bundler.html?ex=1189051200&en=00ee337c9e083c5f&ei=5099&partner=TOPIXNEWS" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08 /30/us/politics/30bundler.html?ex=1189051200&en=00ee337c9e083c5f&ei=5099&partner=TOPIXNEWS</a> <a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB118835199704811801.html?mod=blog" target="_blank">http://online.wsj.com/public/a rticle/SB118835199704811801.html?mod=blog</a> <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/03042007/news/nationalnews/pro_clinton_dirty_cash_man_flees_nationalnews_christine_field.htm" target="_blank">http://www.nypost.com/seven/03 042007/news/nationalnews/pro_clinton_dirty_cash_man_flees_nationalnews_christine_field.htm</a>
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Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder Yeah, let's make sure to fix the liks, it might help to make a Democrat look bad. What a freakin' joke.
Originally Posted By dlkozy >>>"Yeah, let's make sure to fix the liks, it might help to make a Democrat look bad"<<<< Oh, you mean you want people to either ignore the facts or gloss over them to make, (in this case), a Democrat look good.
Originally Posted By mele Why were my posts deleted? The first one was just telling John about commas in links and the 2nd one was a link to a Hillary Nutcracker. Exactly which community standards did I break?
Originally Posted By friendofdd I don't support Senator Clinton, but I don't see how she can be blamed in any way for the actions of those who contribute to her campaign. It is appropriate to divest the coffers of this kind of money when such things are discovered, but candidates are not deliberately trying to associate themselves with shady characters by accepting their donations.
Originally Posted By jonvn "I don't see how she can be blamed in any way for the actions of those who contribute to her campaign." Me neither. It's a pretty transparent effort. Looks like the Republicans are going to go for the same old tricks again. And why not, they work.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <Me neither. It's a pretty transparent effort. Looks like the Republicans are going to go for the same old tricks again. And why not, they work.< quick, someone ask Elizabeth Edwards what she thinks about this and Hillary - LOL !
Originally Posted By JohnS1 " Looks like the Republicans are going to go for the same old tricks again." So, you're saying that calling attention to this Clinton contributor is somehow a dirty trick of Republicans? The LA Times is the source of the first story, hardly a bastion of conservative thought.
Originally Posted By jonvn "you're saying that calling attention to this Clinton contributor is somehow a dirty trick of Republicans? " Yes. It's a pointless attempt at a smear.
Originally Posted By jonvn What has this to do with her, or her ideas or anything? Explain that to me.
Originally Posted By dlkozy >>>"I don't support Senator Clinton, but I don't see how she can be blamed in any way for the actions of those who contribute to her campaign."<<< According to the NBC Nightly News, this man was not just someone who contributed to her campaign-he was a "Major Fundraiser" for her campaign.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer From the New York Times... <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/31/us/politics/31hsu.html?ei=5065&en=c3f5afa614172532&ex=1189224000&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08 /31/us/politics/31hsu.html?ei=5065&en=c3f5afa614172532&ex=1189224000&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print</a> >>Beyond the hundreds of thousands of dollars he raised from others for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, Mr. Hsu personally contributed more than $600,000 to federal, state and municipal candidates in the last three years, a review of campaign finance records shows. It was a startling amount of money for someone whose sources of income remained far from obvious yesterday, as visits to addresses he has provided for his businesses found no trace of Mr. Hsu. In interviews with Democrats, a picture emerged of Mr. Hsu as a valued and reliable rainmaker, someone who was frequently tapped at all levels of politics to make a contribution, bundle checks or hold an event. In addition, Mr. Hsu donated about $100,000 to the New School, where he is a board member and where a scholarship is offered in his name, according to Bob Kerrey, the former Democratic senator from Nebraska who is president of the university. John Liu, a New York City councilman who said he last spoke to Mr. Hsu a few months ago at a gathering of Asian-American Clinton supporters in Washington, said Mr. Hsu “certainly had a strong reputation†for being able to raise lots of money. “He actually told me he doesn’t get involved in municipal elections the first time I met him, but then he went ahead and gave to my campaign, and others,†Mr. Liu said, adding that he refunded Mr. Hsu’s $4,950 donation yesterday.<<
