The NY Times?? THE NY TIMES??? I'm stunned. Pleased but stunned. Perhaps the Clintons have begun making their move...
Fictitious Donors Found in Obama Finance Records - NYTimes.com
Last December, someone using the name “Test Person,” from “Some Place, UT,” made a series of contributions, the largest being $764, to Senator Barack Obama’s presidential campaign totaling $2,410.07.
Someone identifying himself as “Jockim Alberton,” from 1581 Leroy Avenue in Wilmington, Del., began giving to Mr. Obama last November, contributing $10 and $25 at a time for a total of $445 through the end of February.The only problem? There is no Leroy Avenue in Wilmington. And Jockim Alberton, who listed his employer and occupation as “Fdsa Fdsa,” does not show up in a search of public records.
An analysis of campaign finance records by The New York Times this week found nearly 3,000 donations to Mr. Obama, the Democratic nominee, from more than a dozen people with apparently fictitious donor information.
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As much as I appreciate comments from anyone on any topic. I try not to post anything with foul language - although I may have missed something here or there.
If you've sent any posts that you don't see here, feel free to resubmit without the cursing :)
The same New York Times article also found similar problems with McCain's records. In fact, I would wager that all campaigns have the same problems. I wonder why you didn't include that little tidbit in this blog.
Perhaps you missed the fact that I linked to the ENTIRE story.
And here, let's include what it says:
"It appears that campaign finance records for Senator John McCain, the Republican nominee, contain far fewer obviously false names..."
Yes, I read the whole article and thank you for linking it in its entirety. Actually, what it says that is significant is...
It appears that campaign finance records for Senator John McCain, the Republican nominee, contain far fewer obviously false names, although he has taken in about $200 million in contributions, less than half Mr. Obama’s total. Mr. McCain did collect about $173,000 from donors who appear in campaign finance records with only a name and have no other identifying information. Mr. Obama collected about $314,000 from such donors.
McCain has collected less than half of what Obama has collected and the number of questionable donation is just a little over half of that for the Obama campaign, which is predictable if this is a random event and not an intentional event (on either side. I'm not accusing McCain of impropriety here).
You jumped to a conclusion that supports your theory that Obama is all bad and apparently McCain is all good. But the facts do not support your opinion.
You may have linked the whole article, but you only highlighted the parts that make Obama look bad. I could have written the same blog and pointed out that the percentage of questionable doners for McCain is higher than the percentage for Obama. Mathematically this is true...but I would be dishonest in writing this as the evidence doesn't reveal impropriety on either side.
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