October 3rd, 2008 Presidential-Race.net Posted in Corporate Greed & Politics, The Issues No Comments »
Here is the Senate rollcall on the $700 Billion pork laden bailout bill. Read it and weep, making sure to note which of your senators voted "Yes" and sold you and future generations down the river. When the time comes for their re-election, fire them.
December 7th, 2007 Presidential-Race.net Posted in Corporate Greed & Politics, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Rudy Giuliani, The Issues, Videos No Comments »
Lets take a look at the front runners that are about to rule the sheeples (the sheep like non-thinking people, the general american public) and then lead them to slaughter for personal financial gain.
Hillary is so owned by outside interest it’s sickening. She is not an honest person in the least; watch these two videos and assess for yourself. She manipulates the media and lies through her teeth – and anybody in her way becomes magically incarcerated (at the very least). She pays as much attention to the rules as our current joke of a president. Electing Hillary to the office of President will be a continuation of the same – an administration that lies, cheats,steals, and has zero credibility on the world stage. Money and favors can be the only reason she is a media darling.
Giuliani has a history of misrepresenting the truth, he is a spin-meister.
The firefighters have something to say about Rudys leadership here and here
And of course a damning video from the firefighters to drive it home
So ask yourself – do you really want a continuation of old school politics? (I know Presidential-Race.net doesn’t.)
September 10th, 2007 madmin Posted in Contributors, Corporate Greed & Politics, Democrats, Politics, The Issues No Comments »
Hillary’s HillPAC Political Action Committee fundraising contribution practices found with discrepancies under federal investigation…Hmm, and as Presidential-Race.net has been investigating her main PAC, more may be coming.
Stay tuned, visit the Presidential-Race.net investigation here, and read the whole story as posted on Yahoo.
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By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 1 minute ago
WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign said Monday it will return $850,000 in donations raised by Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu, who is under federal investigation for allegedly violating election laws.
Clinton, D-N.Y., previously had planned only to give to charity $23,000 she received from Hsu for her presidential and senatorial campaigns and to her political action committee, HillPac.
The FBI is investigating whether Hsu paid so-called straw donors to send campaign contributions to Clinton and other candidates, a law enforcement official said Monday.
"In light of recent events and allegations that Mr. Norman Hsu engaged in an illegal investment scheme, we have decided out of an abundance of caution to return the money he raised for our campaign," Clinton spokesman Howard Wolfson said in a statement Monday night. "An estimated 260 donors this week will receive refunds totaling approximately $850,000 from the campaign."
Wolfson said the Clinton campaign also will vigorously review its fundraisers, including thorough criminal background checks, in the future. "In any instances where a source of a bundler’s income is in question, the campaign will take affirmative steps to verify its origin," he said.
The amount that the campaign identified as raised by Hsu would make him one of her top fundraisers. During the first six months of this year, her presidential campaign raised $52 million from individual contributors, second to Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., who raised $58.5 million.
Since 2004, Hsu has donated $260,000 to Democratic Party groups and federal candidates, and raised hundreds of thousands of additional dollars. He was regarded as a top party fundraiser until recent reports surfaced that he was wanted on a warrant in California in connection with a 1991 grand theft charge.
Federal authorities are looking into whether Hsu leaned on investors to contribute to political candidates after paying them big earnings from a shady business venture he was running, the law enforcement official said. Such a scam — using conduit contributors known as straw donors — is a violation of the Federal Election Campaign Act, which limits how much money individuals can give to candidates and political committees.
The FBI may be looking at other potential charges as well, according to the law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation.
In addition to the $260,000 he contributed to federal candidates, Hsu also contributed at least $330,000 to state Democratic candidates and state party committees and ballot initiatives during the 2004 and 2006 election cycles. Among the state officials who received money were New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. Both have said they would divest their campaigns of the donations.
Additionally, last week Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell said he would donate nearly $40,000 in contributions, and Rep. Mark Udall, D-Colo., said he had donated a $1,000 contribution to a charity that helps soldiers.
The purpose of Hsu’s business venture was unclear. The Los Angeles Times reported Monday that it was an investment pool that had recently drawn the suspicion of associates who questioned its legality.
An attorney for Hsu did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday.
Hsu remained hospitalized in Grand Junction, Colo., where he has been since last week after failing to show up for a California court hearing. It was unclear when he might be returned to California to face the felony theft case.
Hsu pleaded no contest in 1991 to a grand theft charge that accused him of defrauding investors of $1 million. He was facing up to three years in prison when he skipped town before his sentencing in 1992. He finally surrendered to the arrest warrant Aug. 31, but disappeared before last week’s hearing where he was expected to turn over his passport and ask a judge to cut his $2 million bail in half.
Wolfson said the Clinton campaign was "unaware of Mr. Hsu’s decade-plus old warrant," despite what he described as a thorough review of public records.
Since Thursday, Hsu has been at the Colorado hospital, when he was taken from an eastbound Amtrak train for treatment of an undisclosed ailment. He’d failed to show up for the hearing a day earlier. He is expected to be taken to the Mesa County Jail in Colorado to await extradition proceedings in state court once he is well enough to leave the hospital.
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The whole story can be found at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070910/ap_on_el_pr/democratic_fundraiser
August 4th, 2007 madmin Posted in Corporate Greed & Politics, Politics, Republican No Comments »
Most people remember the Whitewater scandal (of which it appears Junior Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton MAY have been involved), but did you know Hillary herself had a scandal regarding speculative Futures Contracts? She invested $1,000 and within 10 months, the investment returned her nearly $100,000 – quite a feat, since Rodham had no experience in such financial instruments! Doesn’t happen just by chance or by luck – futures contracts are highly speculative. Check the story out by selecting this link to Wikipedia.
July 14th, 2007 madmin Posted in Corporate Greed & Politics No Comments »
According to an on-line article in USA Today/Money section, dated 3/30/2005, CEOs pulled in a median compensation of about $14 million in 2004, up 25% from 2003, according to a USA TODAY analysis of the largest public companies filing annual proxies through March 25. Compensation includes salary, bonus, incentives, stock awards, stock-option gains and potential returns from fresh option grants.
How much of this do you think may end up in political coffers, for which future political favors may be called upon? Hmm…anyone familiar with the Haliburton controversy? If you don’t recall this, how about a critical refresher page?
If you connect the dots to make a comfortable implication that money truly influences politics, can it be offset? Sure! But that means those that are not voting need to exercise their right to vote; those not registered, need to register to vote. Don’t be a "voter" like Paris Hilton, who sponsors T-shirts "Vote or Die" and claim she will vote, then have the press discover she isn’t even a registered voter (umm…Ludacris was guilty of the same level of ignorance)!
Let’s face it, as quoted from Jay Mandle’s on-line article dated May 1, 2002, "society’s interests do not perfectly correspond to the corporate desire for maximum profits". The reverse is obviously true – corporate interests to maximize profits do not perfectly correspond to the individual desires (or needs). Need proof? Take a look at your neighbors – are they laid-off? Have levels of people requiring food stamps grown more noticeable in the grocery store? How about the landscape – see more landfills? How about the chemicals in the waters?
Vote or Die? Probably too true for comfort. Are you ready to be an active player in the American Democratic process? People have died fighting to preserve the right to vote. Don’t waste it – be an active and informed voter. Remember – to not make a decision is a decision in itself! If you don’t vote for the best candidate, those political influencers "donating" money to candidates will influence the selection of the candidate that will represent their interests – not yours or mine. the only way to overcome this is with the numbers of the masses. Vote!
