Nasser Kazeminy - Norm's Friend with a Plane

[mascarax]

Excerpt about Norm's friend, Nasser Kazeminy, from today's StarTribune. Article titled: "Money and past bond Coleman, Kazeminy"

http://tinyurl.com/5gaw5v

<<From 1998 to 2008, Kazeminy gave $88,200 to Coleman's political committees, making him a top contributor. In the same period, Kazeminy gave $642,000 to Republican Party committees in Minnesota and Washington

Ron Eibensteiner, the Minnesota Republican Party chairman from 1999 through 2005, said he remembered Kazeminy during those years as a donor who gave money without meddling in party politics. "The only thing he did as far as I can remember is write out checks," Eibensteiner said. "He never once called me about what the party should do or what any individual should do.''

Coleman describes his friendship with Kazeminy as devoid of any quid pro quos.

"In my business that's a pretty nice thing when you have a relationship with someone when you're not talking business," Coleman said in April. "I've never had a conversation with Nasser Kazeminy where he has asked something for a business. It's just kind of the nature of our friendship."
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Wow. Mr. Kazeminy is a very giving man. He gives and gives and gives and wants absolutely nothing in return...apparently. Just friendship with Norm.

Hmm.

Norm said, "I've never had a conversation with Nasser Kazeminy where he has asked something for a business...."

Just thought it was interesting about the qualifier: "for a business"

[Eric J in MN]

1. Maybe Norm Coleman means that Nasser Kazeminy...

...never asked for an earmark, and never asked Coleman to try to get a contract for his business.

Whether he's asked Coleman to vote a certain way on bills, we're not told.