Wednesday, August 29, 2007

HILLARY CLINTON

Another Piece of the Puzzle on Hillary's Mysterious Donor

Remember that story earlier in the week about Norman Hsu, and those huge donations to Hillary that all came from a family of seemingly modest means?

That noted right-wing rag the Los Angeles Times adds another piece of the puzzle:

For the last 15 years, California authorities have been trying to figure out what happened to a businessman named Norman Hsu, who pleaded no contest to grand theft, agreed to serve up to three years in prison and then seemed to vanish.

"He is a fugitive," Ronald Smetana, who handled the case for the state attorney general, said in an interview. "Do you know where he is?"

Hsu, it seems, has been hiding in plain sight, at least for the last three years.

Since 2004, one Norman Hsu has been carving out a prominent place of honor among Democratic fundraisers. He has funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions into party coffers, much of it earmarked for presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York.

In addition to making his own contributions, Hsu has honed the practice of assembling packets of checks from contributors who bear little resemblance to the usual Democratic deep pockets: A self-described apparel executive with a variety of business interests, Hsu has focused on delivering hefty contributions from citizens who live modest lives and are neophytes in the world of campaign giving.

Senator Clinton, do you want to consider returning those contributions?

And Democrats, are you feeling confident that all of those scandals revolving around shady campaign contributions are completely behind the Clintons? No sequels? No reruns?

08/29 09:37 AMShare