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Hillary Clinton Watch: Hillary to Give Away Fundraising Fugitive’s Cash
Norman Hsu, a convicted felon fugitive and Democrat Fundraiser for Hillary Clinton and Senator Hillary Clinton
The story started yesterday with this piece in the Wall Street Journal: Big Source of Clinton’s Cash
Is an Unlikely Address:One of the biggest sources of political donations to Hillary Rodham Clinton is a tiny, lime-green bungalow that lies under the flight path from San Francisco International Airport.
Six members of the Paw family, each listing the house at 41 Shelbourne Ave. as their residence, have donated a combined $45,000 to the Democratic senator from New York since 2005, for her presidential campaign, her Senate re-election last year and her political action committee. In all, the six Paws have donated a total of $200,000 to Democratic candidates since 2005, election records show.
Graphic Courtesy of WSJ
Six members of the Paw family list this house in Daly City, Calif., as their address.
Then the Los Angeles Times today had this piece: Democratic fundraiser is a fugitive in plain sight:
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.
Now, Hillary with her hand caught in the cookie jar is giving away the cash.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton will give to charity the $23,000 in donations she has received from a fundraiser who is wanted in California for failing to appear for sentencing on a 1991 grand theft charge.
The decision came Wednesday as other Democrats began distancing themselves from Norman Hsu, whose legal encounters and links to other Democratic donors have drawn public scrutiny in the past two days.
The Federal Election Commission is AWOL again. However, this is not the end of the story for Hillary, Norman Hsu and his obviously laundered and/or illegally bundled and/or illegally reimbursed campaign contributions.
The FEC has a duty to thoroughly investigate this matter as does the Senate Ethics Committee.
Stay tuned……
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Senator Larry Craig Watch: McCain and Coleman Call for Craig Resignation
Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Police arrest-booking photo of Sen. Lary Craig, R-Idaho
Senators John McCain and Norm Coleman beat Senate GOP Minority leader Mitch McConnell in calling for Senator Larry Craig’s resignation.
Arizona Sen. McCain and Norm Coleman of Minnesota, the state where Craig was arrested, became the first senators to join Rep. Peter Hoekstra, R-Mich., urging Craig’s resignation.
McCain told CNN the decision was Craig’s to make, “but my opinion is that when you plead guilty to a crime, you shouldn’t serve. That’s not a moral stand. That’s not a holier-than-thou. It’s just a factual situation.”
“I think he should resign,” McCain said.
Coleman said in a statement, “Senator Craig pled guilty to a crime involving conduct unbecoming a senator.”
Hoekstra said Craig “represents the Republican party” and that “his conduct throughout this matter has been inappropriate for a U.S. senator.”
Remember Flap said Craig would be GONE by Thursday.
Anyone want to start a betting pool?
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Illegal Immigration Watch: Elvira Arellano for “Peace Ambassador”
In this photo released by Mexico’s Presidencia, Elvira Arellano, left, speaks with Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon, right, at the presidential residence of Los Pinos in Mexico City, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007. Arellano, 32, a recently deported illegal immigrant who spent a year living inside a Chicago church to avoid being separated from her U.S.-born son, met with Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon Tuesday as she looks for support in her case.
Elvira Arellano is becoming the “Cindy Sheehan” of illegal immigration.
The recently deported illegal migrant and activist who took refuge in a Chicago church for a year, has asked the Mexico’s president to appoint her “peace and justice” ambassador so she can return to the United States.
“What I’m asking for is a diplomatic visa so that I can be an ambassador for peace and justice because I’m not a terrorist and the United States can’t continue treating undocumented migrants as terrorists,” Arellano told reporters after meeting with President Felipe Calderon at the presidential residence, Los Pinos.
Next will be her nomination for a Noble Peace Prize……..
Elvira Arellano walks down a street in Mexico City, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007.
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Illegal Immigration Watch: Immigration Activists March in Los Angeles for Elvira Arellano
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Illegal Immigration Watch: Why Elvira Arellano Had to Go
Illegal Immigration Watch: Elvira Arellano Arrested And Deported to Mexico
Illegal Immigration Watch: Crackdown Will Hurt California?
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Michael Ramirez on Senator Larry Craig
From the Idaho Statesman:
- Craig reacted to arrest by trying to keep it a secret, but reporter got anonymous tip
- Sen. Larry Craig asks forgiveness; GOP seeks ethics probe
From the Washington Post:
And the national GOP has to ask: What’s Next?
When will Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have a “SIT DOWN” with Senator Craig?
Senator Larry Craig, R-Idaho, left, speaks to reporters, with his wife Suzanne, Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 28, 2007, in Boise, Idaho. Under fire from leaders of his own party, Larry Craig, accused of lewd conduct in a men’s room, declared Tuesday, ‘I am not gay’ and said the only thing he did wrong was plead guilty to a criminal charge.
Stay tuned………
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Day By Day by Chris Muir August 29, 2007
Or at dancing lessons for their tappy tappy shoes…….
Ewwwwwwwwww
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