Clinton to give away fundraiser's cash

[rodeodance]

Source: ap




Clinton to give away fundraiser's cash

By JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press Writer 2 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton will give to charity the $23,000 in donations that 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.

Al Franken, a Senate candidate in Minnesota, Rep. Michael Honda of California and Rep. Joe Sestak of Pennsylvania said they would divest their campaigns of Hsu's donations.

Hsu is a fundraiser for Clinton and is described as a devoted fan of the presidential candidate and New York senator. He planned to co-host a money event for Clinton on Sept. 30. In a statement Wednesday, Hsu said he believed he had resolved his legal issues and was unaware that he faced a warrant.

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[ronnykmarshall]

1. As should every candidate he donated to.

Ted, Barbara, Barrack?

[onewholaughsatfools]

2. i promised for 3 days not to bash a democrat

well as my word, it's been 5 days now. Hillary sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

3. Well Dems got 3 days out of 30 or so, here on DU. What do the Repubs get from you?

MKJ

[liberalnurse]

7. Who are you going to back during the Primaries?

Oh, wait, I'm so sorry....you live in Mexico.....no Primary there...........:shrug:

[Changenow]

4. But not Rupert Murdoch or Bush Ranger

John Mack.

I thought the headline wouldn't be about those criminals, and here there is a new one.

[Bitwit1234]

5. Just think of all the money charity would have had

if republicans had gave all the crooked money raised by some of the crooks in their party.

[flpoljunkie]

6. Doesn't make it right though, does it?

[MetaTrope]

8. Is Norman Hsu a Republican mole?

Notice he just started contributing to Dem campaigns in 2004.

And then check out where else he was that year:



Looks like another Karl Rove ploy to me.

[Wcross]

9. Isn't "giving it away" the same as accepting it?

Wouldn't she be better off returning it?

[tritsofme]

10. Its common practice for politicians to donate dirty money to charities.

Whether it does anything to make it right is a whole other story.

[Wcross]

11. Just saw a report she is returning the cash.

That was the right thing to do.