Today Reuters reported the story "Democrat fundraiser guilty of illegal donations." Author Christine Kearney begins:
A former U.S. Democratic Party fundraiser whose 2007 arrest prompted Hillary Clinton to return $850,000 in campaign contributions was found guilty on Tuesday of breaking federal campaign laws.Businessman Norman Hsu, 58, was convicted by a jury in federal court in New York of violating election laws by making donations to political campaigns in other people's names. Hsu also pleaded guilty on May 7 to charges of mail fraud and wire fraud in running a Ponzi scheme of up to $60 million.
Jurors convicted Hsu of violating four counts of federal election law between 2004 and 2007. During the trial, prosecutors said Hsu pressured some of the investors involved in his Ponzi scheme to make thousands of dollars in contributions to political candidates on his behalf.
The story runs nine paragraphs, but only one reference to Barack Obama is made:
Clinton lost her bid for her party's presidential nomination last year to Barack Obama. She now serves as a prominent member of her former rival's Cabinet.
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Obama has considerably more of a connection to Hsu than Reuters relates. In 2007, The Washington Post reported in the story "Hsu Steered Major Fundraiser to Obama:"
Before becoming a major bundler for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign, disgraced Democratic donor Norman Hsu helped host a 2005 California event for Barack Obama's political action committee and introduced the senator from Illinois to one of the biggest fundraisers for his presidential bid.Federal Election Commission records show that Hsu gave $5,000 to Obama's Hopefund PAC in connection with the fundraiser and that people publicly identified with Hsu and his companies gave an additional $19,500 to the PAC in 2005 and 2006.
Mark Gorenberg, who now sits on Obama's national finance committee and is one of his biggest fundraisers, said Hsu organized an early 2005 event for the Hopefund and invited him to help raise money.
"He introduced me to Barack Obama," Gorenberg said of Hsu. "He was working on an event for Barack's PAC, and he asked me to help, and I did. Barack came up to San Francisco, and [Hsu] introduced him to a bunch of people."
Obama's relationship with sleazy hustlers like Norman Hsu doesn't comport with the narrative of Mr. Hope and Change tailored by the mainstream media. That's possibly why Hsu's conviction, which occurred this morning, still hadn't been reported on CNN as of 4:00 PM (ET) this afternoon.
Identifying Hillary's connection to Hsu is one thing. But their hero Barry has a re-election to win in only three years, so why taint his radiant reputation?
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Shame (again) on our "journalists"
May 19, 2009 - 18:56 ET by iveseenitallOnce again our ugly MSM ( Pravda) ignores its Constitutional responsiblity to seek out the truth and protect the nation from thugs like Barry Obama. Our "journalists" are a danger to this free nation.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
Constitutional responsibility
May 19, 2009 - 19:02 ET by Mike BatesDon't know about that, but it seems to me they have a moral responsibility to provide some balance. They pride themselves on their fairness and seem unaware of how distorted their reporting is. Fantasy Land, I guess.
Constitutional Responsibility
May 19, 2009 - 19:32 ET by iveseenitallLoosely defined. Since they are given their freeedom under the Constitution, they have the responsibility to use it honestly. They are not doing that.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal".
Michael...great catch here.
May 19, 2009 - 18:59 ET by bigtimerMichael...great catch here. I also noticed in what little television I heard today on and off when this was reported about Hsu, Walks on Water was omitted every single time, but not good ol' Hillary....even at that, she is the Secretary of State and they acted as if this is nothing... The dems have it down to a tee with the msm...I just shake my head anymore...about to give up at times with the hypocrisy, bias, double-standards....
It will never end.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Thanks, BT
May 19, 2009 - 19:03 ET by Mike BatesDon't know how in the world that great newshound Rick Sanchez let Hsu's conviction slide by without notice.
The MSM long ago gave Obama a license to steal
May 19, 2009 - 19:11 ET by R D HelmHe now knows he can do pretty much anything he wants, and associate with anyone he wants, and the MSM will give him a pass, if not their outright blessing.
-Dave
Yep, Dave
May 19, 2009 - 19:18 ET by Mike BatesObammy's got the equivalent of a lifetime hall pass. And he's taking advantage of it.
Michael. Hsu - Hillary - there's audio tapes out there
May 19, 2009 - 19:16 ET by Gary HallLinkd on Drudge last week: Jury hears Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's call to swindler Norman Hsu
A few excerpts:
Censorship is alive and well in America. In the end, fewer than 1% of the voting public will ever understand this story.
(;~/ gary
fewer than 1% of the voting public, Gary
May 19, 2009 - 19:24 ET by Mike BatesIn the end, fewer than 1% of the voting public will ever understand this story.
And for the MSM and other true believers, it doesn't really make a difference anyway. It's always the intent that matters. In this case, Stormin' Norman was doing the noble thing by trying to put a (liberal) Democrat in the White House.
I always thought it
May 19, 2009 - 19:53 ET by motherbeltI always thought it interesting in the Clinton years that a lot of people got charged (and even convicted) of making illegal campaign contributions, but no one was ever charged with accepting them.
I guess that's not even a misdemeanor.
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
no one was ever charged with accepting them, MB
May 19, 2009 - 19:58 ET by Mike BatesAnd that dreadful Bush Justice Department didn't waste time examining the issue.
Motherbelt and Michael.. Yep - Clinton was walking on air..
May 20, 2009 - 12:54 ET by Gary HallIndeed - investigations, indictments, convictions and sentencing all around Clinton and the Clinton WH, and not only do the principals stay teflon coated, the public doesn't even generally learn of the corruption and the crimes. That's how come the MSM and the broad public feels so secure in their belief that all Clinton ever did wrong was have sex with a young unpaid volunteer (intern) in the office of "we the people," during business hours.
One press release from DOJ - I've talked to national major news editors (in Washington) who didn't even know there were convictions:
JAMES RIADY PLEADS GUILTY WILL PAY LARGEST FINE IN CAMPAIGN FINANCE HISTORY FOR VIOLATING FEDERAL ELECTION LAW
(;~/ gary
funny but hilary has kinda
May 19, 2009 - 19:32 ET by kangaroofunny but hilary has kinda faded into the sunset, everyone said this would happen, guess they were right, brilliant move by obamma, probably the best move so far, but hil dog is way more brighter than him for the nutter side, so is it a good or a bad thing Hmmmmmmm
Not fade away
May 19, 2009 - 19:59 ET by Mike BatesSomething tells me ol' HRC, if expedient, could be resurrected faster than you can say Obammy drops in the polls.
bobo the clown will never
May 19, 2009 - 22:42 ET by pepsimanbobo the clown will never get grilled about this. Fundraising irregularities are only a big deal on the republican side or algore, bill, and hill would all be in jail.
I'm amazed that they didn't
May 19, 2009 - 23:34 ET by mattmI'm amazed that they didn't find a way to blame it on Bush and his gang of bullies.
Blame Bush
May 20, 2009 - 11:21 ET by Mike BatesI'm amazed that they didn't find a way to blame it on Bush and his gang of bullies.
That'll come in an "analysis" shortly. This was "straight news."
Obama's relationship with
May 20, 2009 - 05:17 ET by DontFeedTheTrollsObama's relationship with sleazy hustlers like Norman Hsu doesn't
comport with the narrative of Mr. Hope and Change tailored by the
mainstream media.
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't ALL of Obama's relationships ONLY with sleazy hustlers? Wright, Ayers, Chavez, Michelle, etc. All countries lose political power and fall into the wastebin of history sooner or later, I think, sadly, Obama and the current crop of politicians are hastening America on the route there. Too bad they don't 'think of the children', to use a term they love to throw about.
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Obama's relationships
May 20, 2009 - 09:02 ET by Mike BatesPlease correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't ALL of Obama's relationships ONLY with sleazy hustlers? Wright, Ayers, Chavez, Michelle, etc.
Maybe, but I'm willing to give his Mama-in-law a pass until more results are in.
Norman Hsu a Man of Stellar Character
May 20, 2009 - 06:03 ET by Retired GeekNorman Hsu a Man of Stellar Character, compared to most Barack Obama friends, alliances, associations, advisers and mentors.
There is an old Spanish saying.
“Tell me who you walk with, and I will tell you WHO YOU ARE!”
"I chose my friends carefully."
Barack Obama, Dreams of My Father
Frank Marshall Davis - Obama Mentor
When Barack Obama was about 10 years old his maternal grandfather thought that Obama needed a black man as a role model for his grandson - he chose Frank Marshall Davis.
1) Communist writer and poet (1905-1987)
2) Dedicated supporter of the Soviet Union and enemy of America.
Frank Marshall Davis (1905-1987) was a black poet and writer (he wrote for the Honolulu Record, a Communist newspaper), and a known member of the Soviet-controlled Communist Party USA (CPUSA).
Davis was identified unequivocally as a CPUSA member in a 1951 report of the Commission on Subversive Activities to the Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii (CSALTH), which, along with HUAC, also charged that Davis was affiliated with a number of communist-front organizations.
Davis penned many poems during his lifetime. One of them, titled "To the Red Army," hailed the Soviet revolution and condemned the "rich industrialists" in Washington DC and London who allegedly wanted Hitler and the Nazis to "wipe Communism from the globe."
Davis also wrote poems deriding traditional Christianity. In some of these compositions, Davis called Christ "a Dixie Ni**er" who was nothing more than "another New White Hope"; he derided Christians as hypocrites "who buy righteousness like groceries"; and he spoke of Africans being killed with a "Christian gun" by missionaries following "the religion of Sweet Jesus," rather than by a spear.
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The article notes that
May 20, 2009 - 08:21 ET by eaglewingz08The article notes that Clinton returned Hsu's contributions, but the other reports are that Hsu contributed to Obama, yet I can find no reports that Obama has ever returned any of the contributions he received from Hsu.
If it were a high ranking republican who accepted and upon disclosure failed to return funds from a felon, I believe (maybe I'm biased) that it would be on the front pages of the networks and Keith Overbite would be naming such republican as public enemy of the day, week, month.
Returning contributions
May 20, 2009 - 09:09 ET by Mike BatesAccording o ABC News:
Other candidates, including Sens. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Joseph Biden, D-Del., have agreed to forward Hsu's contributions to charity as well. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., however, said he plans to keep $6,600 he received from Hsu because the donation was not illegal, his aide said.
What is always left unreported is if a campaign forwarding dirty money to a charity takes a tax deduction for its "gift."
Re tax deduction
May 20, 2009 - 10:04 ET by slickwillie2001Yes, that's generally unreported. But as well, if a campaign returns money to the person that donated it, I assume in the form of a check, the candidate can say that 'the money has been returned'. A month or two later, you might find the check was never processed because the donor simply tore it up.
Frank Marshall Davis
May 20, 2009 - 09:05 ET by Mike BatesLike other aspects of Obama's life, Davis is yet another example of information the mainstream media have decided is irrelevant. The rubes would only misunderstand.
Reuters
May 20, 2009 - 10:26 ET by jessieHjessieH Doesn't surprise me a bit. Ayers, Wright, Hsu, the coruption continues.
Sigh...
May 20, 2009 - 10:57 ET by Jen7You do know that he was elected President and it's not a campaign anymore, right?
Hannity doesn't know it either. He had a devestating picture of Rev. Wright and Bill Ayers together. GASP! That's really going to blow Obama's chances of winning. Oh wait....
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You do know that he was elected President
May 20, 2009 - 11:17 ET by Mike BatesI think I may have heard that somewhere. Regardless, it's never too late to inform folks of the walking disaster we have in the White House. God willing, 2008 won't be the last election in America.
News Flash, Bamster President!
May 20, 2009 - 11:50 ET by slickwillie2001Yes he was elected President, but since his campaign for 2012 started the day after the coronation, the opposition party is rising to that challenge. The Bamster is in permanent campaign mode because that is the thing he is the best at, and he doesn't know how to do anything else.