McCain's FEC list: "Raffles Hotel Le Royal Cambodia"???

[rainbow4321]

Weird shit on his FEC list on who he has paid out to in the last month. Cambodia?? Using his election funds?


http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2008/M9/C00430470/B_PAYEE_C00430470.html



Raffles Hotel Le Royal Cambodia 888.06

RAFFLES HOTEL 2,073.44
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raffles_Hotel



DISTRIBUDORA SUZUKI DE CARTA AGENA LTDA 3,561.00


CREATUR CREATIVIDAD EN TURISMO SA DE CV 8,000.00


And I assume this is about Palin:

CARIBOU COFFEE 743.39

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribou_Coffee

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

1. I'll just betcha...

Cindy had to get away for a few days.

[Catshrink]

2. Trying to find the prison guard who drew the cross in the dirt?

To help him get the story straight, of course.

I thought Caribou Coffee was a national chain.

[rainbow4321]

4. It is...

Just that whenever I see that word I associate it with Palin now.


From the wiki link in the OP:

In 1990, on a trip to Denali National Park in Alaska, Caribou Coffee was imagined by newlyweds John and Kim Puckett. The couple raised money to start the first Caribou Coffee shop in Edina, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis, in 1992. Following several years of mixed performance, the Pucketts sold their controlling interest in the company in 1998 for $120 million to Atlanta-based Crescent Capital, which has since changed its name to Arcapita. The company continues to hold a majority of the common stock of Caribou.<3>

Since opening, the chain has expanded to 464 locations in 18 states and the District of Columbia,<4> making it the second-largest operator of non-franchised coffeehouses in the United States, after Starbucks Corporation. This includes 24 licensed locations in the U.S. and two overseas markets. Caribou maintains its headquarters and coffee-roasting facility in the Minneapolis metropolitan area. In 2005, Caribou Coffee's majority stakeholder Arcapita completed an IPO of Caribou. On September 28, 2005, Caribou Coffee became a publicly traded company.

[Bluebear]

3. A little cosmetic surgery complete with pain killers for the missus?

[rainbow4321]

5. I wanna see someone ask McCain WHY his election money was

spent at a Cambodian hotel(?). Did I miss a news cycle back then or something?

[blogslut]

6. Also, it's possible that it was the McCain campaign that paid for

...the notorious "Pink Party" - brought to light by ABC's Brian Ross

link: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7137531

Info found via the FEC report

[rainbow4321]

8. Hmmmm..Cindy McCain took a recent trip there!

If this is the same time period as the bill was paid on FEC.

My question: if it was PAID for by the presidential campaign..how is it considered a "private" trip organized by the UN??? All of her zillions of dollars and she resorts to using campaign money to pay her hotel bill..assuming this is the same trip. Either way it looks bad, IMHO.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/23/america/mccain.php

Cindy McCain in Cambodia
McCain's wife, Cindy McCain, visited the main garbage dump in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh on Monday and met with impoverished children who scavenge there, The Associated Press reported from Phnom Penh.

McCain visited the sprawling Stung Meanchey dump, where the refuse of Phnom Penh's 1.5 million people ends up, said Pen Kosal, an official with For the Smile of a Child, a French aid group that helps feed children who scavenge the dump.

McCain toured the aid group's office, located near the dump, and spoke to several children at breakfast, he said.

Jeff Daigle, the U.S. Embassy spokesman, declined to comment on Cindy McCain's trip, saying it was private and organized by the UN program. McCain was in Cambodia on the last stop of a three-nation tour. She also visited Vietnam and Thailand.

[blogslut]

12. The campaign also gave money to Operation Smile - $935.00

n/t

Did you read the "Pink Party" thing?

[rainbow4321]

13. Yep...earlier today. Maybe the money trails will be his final undoing

I remember during the primaries how the FEC lists were picked apart here on DU...it needs to start happening again but with McCain's list.

Someone needs tell Queen Cindy that once you use presidential donations and it ends up on the FEC list, there is no "oh, we won't be discussing her trip because it was private, blah, blah, blah".

Wonder what else she has charged to the campaign??

[Contrary1]

7. The small amounts of $10 - $35 ...

were probably donors asking for their money back. :evilgrin:

[JVS]

9. I thought Raffles was in Singapore

[rainbow4321]

10. Looks like there is the Raffles in Singapore but also a similiar

named one in Cambodia. Googling both names brings up one in Singapore and another in Cambodia.

[sakura]

11. Only the best for John and Cindy.

Looks like they got a bargain, though. Raffles Le Royal suite has a rack rate of $2500 per night.



From the Raffles Hotel Le Royal Cambodia website:

Raffles Hotel Le Royal is the premier hotel in Phnom Penh, a hotel with rare attributes of history and style. It was first established in 1929, and in its early days, had a diverse international clientele comprising of backpackers, writers, journalists and distinguished royalty.

After undergoing a meticulous restoration and refurbishment programme by Raffles International, this grand historic hotel now fulfills all the requirements of a modern world-class hotel, yet exudes an old-world charm through its distinctive style with an elegant yet comfortable, classic yet casual feel.

Located in the heart of Phnom Penh, Raffles Hotel Le Royal is only 20 minutes' drive from Phnom Penh International Airport and is within easy access of the city's attractions such as the Royal Palace, Central Market, Russian Market and the National Artefacts Museum.

Top 75 Hotels in Asia, Condé Nast Traveler, Readers' Choice Awards, 2007
500 Best Hotels in the World, Travel + Leisure, 2007
Top 50 Hotels in Asia, World's Best Awards, Travel + Leisure, 2007
Cambodia's Leading Suite, World Travel Awards, 2007
Award of Excellence, Wine Spectator Award, Restaurant Le Royal, 2007
World's Best Places to Stay, Condé Nast Traveler Gold List, 2006

[rainbow4321]

14. Paid for her (and her daughter's?) airline ticket over to Singapore, also

So so they think that all these Singapore and Cambodia charges to his presidential campaign are going to blend in with the rest of the list? Let's see (real items seen so far): "7-11, Bed, Bath and Beyond...and, oh yeah, Singapore Airlines and luxurious Cambodian Hotel".


http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2008/M8/C00430470/B_PAYEE_C00430470.html

AIR SINGAPORE 7,335.42

[sakura]

15. 7-11?

You mean Slurpees and Big Gulps aren't a legitimate campaign expenses?

And doesn't every campaign bus need a matching duvet and bedruffle? I'm thinking "straight talk pink", with tiny white flowers...