mmmmmmmm,mmmmmmm,mmmmmhhhh! part 2

Filed in National by on August 6, 2008

Juicier, juicier!

maveriffick!

Some of the most prolific givers in Sargeant’s network live in modest homes in Southern California’s Inland Empire. Most had never given a political contribution before being contacted by Sargeant or his associates. Most said they have never voiced much interest in politics. And in several instances, they had never registered to vote. And yet, records show, some families have ponied up as much as $18,400 for various candidates between December and March.

Ibrahim Marabeh, who is listed in public records as a Rite Aid manager, at first denied that he wrote any political checks. He then said he was asked by “a local person. But I would like not to talk about it anymore.” Neither he nor his wife is registered to vote, but the two donated $4,600 to Clinton and $4,600 to Giuliani in December.

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  1. Arthur Downs says:

    Parris Glendening of Maryland had a treasurer named Lalit Ghadia who was laundering money from India to Congressional candidates through bus boys and waiters at a Baltimore area restaurant. He was convicted and served some time but was back on the fundraising scene soon after his release.

  2. Sharon says:

    The latest news is that there is no collaboration for the argument of this story. A writer for townhall.com tried to find the donors from the WaPo article and couldn’t. Now the WaPo has run a correction. You might need to save that “mmmmmmmmmmm” for facts.

  3. SHARON,

    THOUST IS AWARDED THE SEAL OF NO EXPERIENCE! FOR ATTEMPTING TO OUTWIT ME!

    SO IT IS DONE!

  4. Sharon says:

    I’m referring to the story the WaPo ran trying to smear McCain with donations from supporters of Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Clinton.

    You need the seal of no reading comprehension, dude.

  5. Sharon says:

    And here’s the quote, which will most likely get eaten in your comment moderation so you can continue to pretend it doesn’t exist:

    The first name of McCain donor Faisal Abdullah was misspelled in some versions of this story, including in the print edition of The Washington Post. Also, the article incorrectly identified a Rite Aide manager and two Twilight Hookah Lounge owners as being among the donors Sargeant solicited on behalf of McCain. Those donors – Rite Aid manager Ibrahim Marabeh, and the lounge owners, Nadia and Shawn Abdalla – wrote checks to Giuliani and Clinton, not McCain.

  6. SHARON,

    THOUST IS AWARDED THE SEAL OF NO EXPERIENCE! FOR TRYING TO DISCREDIT THE MESSAGE WHEN THE BIG PICTURE IS THE BUNDLING AND LAUNDERING OF MONEY BY BIG OIL!

    SO IT IS DONE!

    (INSERT OMINOUS THUNDERING GODLIKE VOICE FYI)

  7. mike w. says:

    You must amuse yourself eh DTB?

  8. Shirley says:

    “The bundle of $2,300 and $4,600 checks that poured into Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign on March 12 came from an unlikely group of California donors: a mechanic from D&D Auto Repair in Whittier, the manager of Rite Aid Pharmacy No. 5727, the 30-something owners of the Twilight Hookah Lounge in Fullerton.”

    Apparently, WaPo must be cutting back on research costs.

    http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/06/wapo-research-on-display-on-page-1/