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panader0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 07:10 PM
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I donated to Obama, not to pay off Hillary's debts
I hope Barack doesn't "buy" her off.
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 07:11 PM
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1. I hear ya. As much as I think it would be a wonderful olive branch,
and a show of Obama's character, I don't want him wasting his (our) campaign money - especially while McCain has had a couple months of fundraising.
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Zachstar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 07:12 PM
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2. He needs to pay back her debts to vendors. Not Penn
That is going to have to happen or the resulting mess will be hard to deal with.
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Blarch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 07:17 PM
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11. "He needs to..."
WTF ? ...are you crazy ?

hillary deserve nothing. Why should she demand to be bought off just to get out of the race she shouldn't be in ?

It's fucking blackmail
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Zachstar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 07:21 PM
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15. I could care less about Clinton. It is the vendors that worry me.
Them being screwed over could be an opening for McCain
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OzarkDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 07:19 PM
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14. He needs to stop taking bribes from corporate donors
and who knows what other shady people wishing to buy influence.
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NewHampshireDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 07:12 PM
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3. I hear you on that
It won't change anything I do, but it'll certainly make me pretty angry if the money I sent goes to a MULTI-MILLIONAIRE WITH NEARLY UNLIMITED EARNING POTENTIAL to pay off her debt. She never sent me a check from all of Bill's speaking engagements to help pay off my debt.
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rocktivity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 07:13 PM
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4. I don't see where that could be legal
I think this rumor was planted precisely to stop people to donating to Obama.

:headbang:
rocknation
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ShortnFiery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 07:13 PM
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5. Kudos! I donated to him twice and probably will again for the GE.
:hi:
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Double T Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 07:13 PM
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6. More obamanistic propaganda.
HRC will ultimately become the Democratic nominee.
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LisaM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 07:14 PM
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7. Well, he's going to have to do something with that money...
Since he agreed to go with public financing for the GE.



"The Obama campaign has said different things at different times on the issue of public financing. While there may have been a little wriggle room in some campaign statements, Obama's affirmative answer to the Midwest Democracy Network seems unequivocal. Now that Obama is raising $1 million a day, his enthusiasm for public financing appears to have waned."

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/2008/02/the_obama_pledge.html
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panader0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 07:18 PM
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I'm still alittle fuzzy about the difference between primary and GE financing
I guess they can't be used for each other, so what becomes of the left-over money from the primary?
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LisaM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 07:23 PM
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18. Or, more to the point, can Hillary use GE money to pay off primary debt?
You'd think so.
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NewHampshireDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 07:18 PM
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12. He agreed to nothing
He, unlike McCain, did nothing to officially bind himself to public financing. Why do you continue to spread untruths about our nominee?

Oh, BTW, I've responded to a couple of your posts elsewhere with information for you. Have you had a chance to look at it yet? I recall you were concerned about finding out where Obama stands on the issues. Here's the link again, in case you missed it:

http://www.barackobama.com/issues/
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LisaM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 07:23 PM
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17. Did you read the article?
He answered yes to a survey question asking whether he would use public financing in the GE. Of course it's not legally binding, but now he's claiming that he's getting "parallel public financing".

I wish that all elections had public financing. Edwards agreed to it, and it tanked his campaign. Whether or not you like Hillary, the fact that she is getting so outspent is not useful to the dynamic.

I have looked at Obama's website.
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stillcool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 07:32 PM
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22. Yes...he can give it to other "Democrats"
running for election.
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OzarkDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 07:15 PM
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8. He's too busy buying off Super delegates
Clinton doesn't need his dirty money.
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mcctatas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 07:16 PM
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9. I kinda think this is a non-issue for now
"Consideration by the Obama camp of providing financial help to Clinton would be part of a peace-making process in the event that she withdraws from the presidential nominating contest.

Under federal campaign finance law, the Obama campaign cannot directly pay off Clinton's debts, or the $11.43 million she has loaned the campaign, because that would violate campaign contribution limits. But if Obama is the nominee, he and his donor base could provide invaluable help to her in raising money through signed appeals, joint fundraisers and by other
methods."

If I am reading this right, none of the $ he currently has could be used for this purpose...


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/08/obama-camp-faces-major-ob_n_100928.html
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Lady-Damai Donating Member (756 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 07:17 PM
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10. Hillary's supporters should pay off her debts.

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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 07:18 PM
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13. I think it's a productive use of the money.
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Exultant Democracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 07:30 PM
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21. I agree with you. All of these kneejerk reactions against this are laughable
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Kittycat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 07:22 PM
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16. Your donation won't... However,
He can request that his donors donate to her. He can also set up a special donor fund, and have an agreed pledge for her funds to be paid. I'm not certain of all the details, but was reading about it last night.
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frickaline Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 07:25 PM
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19. how come there is never a source link in any of these threads?
If this is a real story, please link. If not, please stop posting these rumor threads.
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 07:29 PM
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20. As I said prior
As a two-time small donater, I think I speak for everyone.

If my 50$ goes to paying off her massive debt as part of the healing process, I'm entirely supportive of my money going towards that.
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