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ChairmanAgnostic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-19-08 05:00 PM
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HILLARY'S supporter tries to bribe superdelegates.
There really is no other way to describe it. The same man that threatened Pelosi, the same man who embarrassed himself on CNBC about Hillary, tried to BRIBE the young democrats.

From Huff:

One of Sen. Hillary Clinton's top financial supporters offered $1 million to the Young Democrats of America during a phone conversation in which he also pressed for the organization's two uncommitted superdelegates to endorse the New York Democrat, a high-ranking official with YDA told The Huffington Post.

Haim Saban, the billionaire entertainment magnate and longtime Clinton supporter, denied the allegation. But four independent sources said that just before the North Carolina and Indiana primaries, Saban called YDA President David Hardt and offered what was perceived as a lucrative proposal: $1 million would be made available for the group if Hardt and the organization's other uncommitted superdelegate backed Clinton.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/19/superdelegates-turned-dow_n_102450.html

This is not only bad, it makes one wonder about how much her other supers cost. And, last month, that super (I forget her name) felt as though she was being asked what was her price.

Disgusting. and illegal
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DangerDave921 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-19-08 05:01 PM
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1. Wow
Hard to even fathom a response to that. Just wow.
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Texas Hill Country Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-19-08 05:02 PM
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2. 4th thread on this... and 1. not illegal, 2. i call bullshit.
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ChairmanAgnostic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-19-08 05:04 PM
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5. giving a campaign donation is one thing.
paying for a vote by a super is fucking illegal. that is what this billionaire scumsucker did.

I call bullshit on any hillaryan who refuses to accept that their queen is one tarnished, immoral, amoral, shameless liar and cheat.
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LoZoccolo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-19-08 05:05 PM
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6. 4th thread on this... and 1. ha ha ha ha, 2. WTF??!!
Why does this guy think it's worth $1,000,000 to him for Hillary to be President??!!
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PoliticalAmazon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-19-08 05:06 PM
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8. It is a shame that trying to subvert a primary election by bribes is not illegal....
At this point I think it would take a pair of U.S. Marshalls to get Hillary out of the race.
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ChairmanAgnostic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-19-08 05:06 PM
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9. I have an antique collection of leg-irons. They still work.
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Endangered Specie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-19-08 05:07 PM
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11. Oh the great sage has spoken again...
*bows down*
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-19-08 05:08 PM
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12. 3. Hillary could beat your kitten with a sledgehammer and you'd defend her.
You always have to remember that when you support Hillary, you're in with the wealthy and powerful. Hillary is a fighter, but not for everyday people. She fights for the rich, powerful, and well connected.
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last1standing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-19-08 05:12 PM
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16. Four threads? How many is that compared to "sweetiegate"?
Seriously, THC, if this is borne out it is a massive issue. We have four sources claiming it happened and the alleged perpetrator saying it didn't with the Clinton campaign not commenting at this time.

If it is a lie then we need to find out why these four sources made this claim and whether anyone put them up to it.

If it is the truth, then we need to find out if any laws were broken and whether anyone put him up to it.

Agreed?
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DJ13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-19-08 05:03 PM
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3. When someone is willing to throw that kind of money around...
....I begin to wonder what he was promised by the Clinton's if she was to become President.

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jgraz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-19-08 05:04 PM
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4. Hillary's campaign workers were also busted doing this
Which superdelegate recently accused them of trying to buy her vote?
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ChairmanAgnostic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-19-08 05:05 PM
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7. raw had that story
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jgraz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-19-08 05:07 PM
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10. Yes, thank you.
I was searching for "buy my vote" and "bribe" and "price". Thanks for having a better memory than mine. :hi:
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-19-08 05:09 PM
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13. The story's been out for hours. Have yet to hear even 1 Clinton supporter criticize this...
There truly is nothing that Clinton supporters aren't ok with, as long as their horse wins.
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wvbygod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-19-08 05:10 PM
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14. Hardly a neutral source.
My WV grammar reads the title of the OP as Hillary having only one supporter
and I know that is not true. Therefore the rest of the hit piece must be false.

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roseBudd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-19-08 05:15 PM
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17. and your bias has been apparent since day one which is yesterday
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ChairmanAgnostic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-19-08 06:11 PM
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18. a touch, a touch, I do confess. Parsing is such sweet sorrow.
to be, or knot TB, that is distraction
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kenny blankenship Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-19-08 05:11 PM
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15. Charlie Trie? Norman Hsu? Oh it's someone ELSE now
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Cheap_Trick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-19-08 10:45 PM
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19. talk about money being pissed away
might as well just throw it in a bonfire..
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