Who was going to clean up things in Washington
Norman Hsu Gave to Kennedy, Kerry, Obama, Others
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton made headlines when her presidential campaign said it would return $850,000 in donations raised by disgraced Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu, and give the $23,000 she received directly from Hsu to charity.
But the list of politicians who benefited from Hsu's largesse reads like a "Who's Who" of the Democratic Party.
Hsu is under federal investigation for allegedly violating election laws. The FBI is probing whether Hsu paid so-called straw donors to send campaign contributions to Clinton and other candidates.
A list of politicians who received money from Hsu, published in the Wall Street Journal, includes these prominent Democrats in addition to Hillary:
Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry
Minnesota Senatorial candidate Al Franken
Florida Sen. Bill Nelson
West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Rhode Island Rep. Patrick Kennedy
Former Tennessee Rep. Harold Ford
Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack
Nevada Sen. Harry Reid
Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin
New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell
California Sen. Barbara Boxer
Since 2004, Hsu has donated $260,000 to Democratic Party groups and federal candidates, and raised hundreds of thousands of additional dollars. He was regarded as a top party fundraiser until reports surfaced recently that he was wanted on a warrant in California in connection with a 1991 grand theft charge, and he was arrested on Sept. 12.
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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton made headlines when her presidential campaign said it would return $850,000 in donations raised by disgraced Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu, and give the $23,000 she received directly from Hsu to charity.
But the list of politicians who benefited from Hsu's largesse reads like a "Who's Who" of the Democratic Party.
Hsu is under federal investigation for allegedly violating election laws. The FBI is probing whether Hsu paid so-called straw donors to send campaign contributions to Clinton and other candidates.
A list of politicians who received money from Hsu, published in the Wall Street Journal, includes these prominent Democrats in addition to Hillary:
Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry
Minnesota Senatorial candidate Al Franken
Florida Sen. Bill Nelson
West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Rhode Island Rep. Patrick Kennedy
Former Tennessee Rep. Harold Ford
Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack
Nevada Sen. Harry Reid
Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin
New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell
California Sen. Barbara Boxer
Since 2004, Hsu has donated $260,000 to Democratic Party groups and federal candidates, and raised hundreds of thousands of additional dollars. He was regarded as a top party fundraiser until reports surfaced recently that he was wanted on a warrant in California in connection with a 1991 grand theft charge, and he was arrested on Sept. 12.
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No one can clean up that cesspool known as DC until every last one of them leaves office. This kinda crap happens on both sides of the aisle...Dem and Rep take money from less than reputable sources and they know that when they do.
I had an idea that I brought up in Government class last year. We add some amendments to the Constitution:
- Term limits of two 4 year terms just like the President
- Must have been a citizen of the state you wish to represent and lived there a minimum of 6 years immediastely preceeding the run for office (military service is an exception)
- Must not make more than 3 times the gross average income for the state or district you wish to represent. After all, what does a millionaire like Kennedy, Kerry or any others really have in common with the people they are supposed to represent?
Needless to say, I got crap from the professor on those ideas. He felt it was better to have wealthy people in office as they are less likely to be bribed or corrupted as they already have money. I couldnt believe he said that with a straight face...but he really believes that.0 -
What was it Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid called it...oh yeah Culture of Corruption
Those who take money like w-hores shouldn't throw stones.0 -
they'll say whatever they think you want to hear, but what they say in public has nothing to do with what they do in the back room. they're liars. 0 -
The sad thing is that there are enough "stupid people" to keep electing them. Politics and money corrupt. The term limits would probably cure most of the problem, but there are not any politicians in office that will vote something like that into law. We could fix politics in no time, if the politicians had to live with the same benefits that the average American has to live with. To fix Social Security, make all politicians have to use it also. 0 -
"We receive so many contributions from so many places...everyone was really surprised at this."
---Sen Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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That all of them belong in jail, I agree. What I fine perplexing is that when one party is expossed like this the opposite party wants to go for the jugglar. But when it is their own party they tend to ignor it. And visa versa. My elders taught me that it is the act that is wrong, not who does it. And both sides do it! Next comes the question of why is the news media so selective as to who they expose? Answer, it is time to get a new yes man. 0
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