Move Along…No Scandal Here. Hillary Shakes Down Illegals in NYC Chinatown

October 19, 2007

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If this fund raising proclivity had been displayed by Rudy, Mitt, Fred, Duncan, Tom, or even the G-43, this would be a scandal. Instead, however, this shake down of illegal alien and legal Chinese natives in NYC will barely make a ripple because it’s been done by Her Thighness, Hillary Rotten Clinton (thank you Mark Levin 2-5pm on KPAM 860).
At least the LA Times is on it but the headline clearly, purposely UNDERsells the issue,

AN UNLIKELY TREASURE TROVE OF DONORS FOR CLINTON:

Many of Clinton’s Chinatown donors said they had contributed because leaders in neighborhood associations told them to. In some cases, donors said they felt pressure to give.
The other piece of the strategy involves holding out hope that, if Clinton becomes president, she will move quickly to reunite families and help illegal residents move toward citizenship. As New York’s junior senator, Clinton has expressed support for immigrants and greater family reunification. She is also benefiting from Chinese donors’ naive notions of what she could do in the White House.
As with other campaigns looking for dollars in unpromising places, the Clinton operation also has accepted what it later conceded were improper donations. At least one reported donor denies making a contribution. Another admitted to lacking the legal-resident status required for giving campaign money.
…several dozen were described in financial reports as holding jobs — including dishwasher, server or chef — that would normally make it difficult to donate amounts ranging from $500 to the legal maximum of $2,300 per election.
Of 74 residents of New York’s Chinatown, Flushing, the Bronx or Brooklyn that The Times called or visited, only 24 could be reached for comment.
Many said they gave to Clinton because they were instructed to do so by local association leaders. Some said they wanted help on immigration concerns. And several spoke of the pride they felt by being associated with a powerful figure such as Clinton.
A man named Liang Zheng was listed as having contributed $1,000. The address given was a large apartment building on East 194th Street in the Bronx, but no one by that name could be located there.
Another listed donor, Yi Min Liu, said he did not make the $1,000 contribution in April that was reported in his name. He said he attended a banquet for Clinton but did not give her money.

Cue the Chinese monks, “no controlling legal authority,” and Bagman Gore. Frankly, I’m shocked she wasn’t able to kill this piece like she did the one in GQ.

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