Notice that they only returned this, AFTER they got caught with it. Had the media not caught onto them, the'd have kept the cash.
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WASHINGTON (CNN) — New York Sen. Hillary Clinton will return $23,000 in donations from a fundraiser who has an outstanding arrest warrant in California.
Norman Hsu, a well-connected Democratic fundraiser, has come under scrutiny in recent days after news reports called into question some of his fundraising and also revealed a criminal record.
The Wall Street Journal reported recently that six members of the family of a San Francisco mail carrier have donated a total of $45,000 to Clinton since 2005. The Journal also reported that those donations closely track donations made by Hsu. Then, the Los Angeles Times reported that Hsu is wanted on an outstanding arrest warrant because he failed to appear for sentencing in a criminal case in which he had pleaded no contest to a single felony count of grand theft in 1991.
Several Democratic candidates across the country have decided to purge their campaigns of Hsu's contributions in light of these revelations. Comedian Al Franken, a U.S. Senate candidate in Minnesota; Rep. Michael Honda of California; and Rep. Joe Sestak of Pennsylvania have all said they would return contributions from Hsu.
"In light of the new information regarding Ms. Hsu's outstanding warrant in California, we will be giving his contributions to charity," said Clinton spokesman Phil Singer.
Further, I bet she takes the charitable contribution, which is essentially the same as taking a lesser amount from HSU.
hmmmm... I wonder if that "chairity" will back-door the money to Hillary? Nah! They wouldn't be that sneaky.
By the way, has anyone ever seen proof of a return? We see some politicians say they will "give back" but do we really know if they ever follow through. My gut feel is the money won't be returned. I'll believe it, when I see a receipt for the return. In fact, citizens should demand to see such a receipt and NEVER take the word of one of these politicians, who's been caught with their hand in the cookie jar.
By the way, has anyone ever seen proof of a return? We see some politicians say they will "give back" but do we really know if they ever follow through. My gut feel is the money won't be returned. I'll believe it, when I see a receipt for the return. In fact, citizens should demand to see such a receipt and NEVER take the word of one of these politicians, who's been caught with their hand in the cookie jar.
Great question. Why is it the media is real quick to point out any wrong doing, yet, they are real quick to forget about it unless it it is in regards to "their" political agenda? For those of you who know media morons, please ask them to explain their motives.
