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Did Sarah violate the McCain Fiengold Act?
Author: Raine Date: 10/23/2008 19:22:07

I am just putting this out there. Many others are more scholarly than I am regarding the law. I am more than willing to be wrong, but I will never NOT question -- Now it's your turn. What do you think?

From the McCain Fiengold act of 2002:

SEC. 313. USE OF CONTRIBUTED AMOUNTS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.
a) PERMITTED USES- A contribution accepted by a candidate, and any other donation received by an individual as support for activities of the individual as a holder of Federal office, may be used by the candidate or individual--
for otherwise authorized expenditures in connection with the campaign for Federal office of the candidate or individual;

for ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in connection with duties of the individual as a holder of Federal office;

for contributions to an organization described in section 170© of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or

for transfers, without limitation, to a national, State, or local committee of a political party.

b ) PROHIBITED USE -
IN GENERAL- A contribution or donation described in subsection (a) shall not be converted by any person to personal use.

CONVERSION- For the purposes of paragraph (1), a contribution or donation shall be considered to be converted to personal use if the contribution or amount is used to fulfill any commitment, obligation, or expense of a person that would exist irrespective of the candidate's election campaign or individual's duties as a holder of Federal office, including--

A) a home mortgage, rent, or utility payment;

B ) a clothing purchase;

C ) a noncampaign-related automobile expense;

D) a country club membership;

E) a vacation or other noncampaign-related trip;

F) a household food item;

G) a tuition payment;

H) admission to a sporting event, concert, theater, or other form of entertainment not associated with an election campaign; and

I) dues, fees, and other payments to a health club or recreational facility.

This portion however is the clarifier, to me... Since some people have been justifying it, saying that it does not apply to Ms. Palin, since the RNC spent the money (the RNC is not a tax deductible organization) , as opposed to the McCain campaign:

Sec. 323
a) NATIONAL COMMITTEES-

1) IN GENERAL- A national committee of a political party (including a national congressional campaign committee of a political party) may not solicit, receive, or direct to another person a contribution, donation, or transfer of funds or any other thing of value, or spend any funds, that are not subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act.

2) APPLICABILITY- The prohibition established by paragraph (1) applies to any such national committee, any officer or agent acting on behalf of such a national committee, and any entity that is directly or indirectly established, financed, maintained, or controlled by such a national committee.

You make the call. Something smells to me, and it isn't the sweet smell of Sarah's leather Jacket. Organizations like the RNC are prohibited from converting campaign contributions for personal use, including (explicitly) with respect to "clothing purchases". I don't know how more clear it can be. Giving the clothing away to charity is NOT an option in this law. They bought the clothes, and the law, as best as I can see does not allow for it.

:peace: and

Raine

44 comments (Latest Comment: 10/24/2008 12:06:11 by TriSec)
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Comment by

Raine on 10/23/2008 20:32:47

Wow, I really killed the blog...

Comment by

Random on 10/23/2008 20:38:04

Be much more accurate to say i killed the blog.

Comment by

Raine on 10/23/2008 20:39:53

Sarah considers herself an intellectual. But wait... no seriously... there is FAR more.

Palin said if she and husband Todd had had a sixth child, they had already picked a name for a boy joining siblings Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper and Trig.

"I always wanted a son named Zamboni," she said.

The magazine will be on newsstands Friday.

That is from WaPo, folks. Not the Onion.

Comment by

BobR on 10/23/2008 20:42:15

Quote by Raine:

Sarah considers herself an intellectual. But wait... no seriously... there is FAR more.

Palin said if she and husband Todd had had a sixth child, they had already picked a name for a boy joining siblings Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper and Trig.

"I always wanted a son named Zamboni," she said.

The magazine will be on newsstands Friday.

That is from WaPo, folks. Not the Onion.

The movie "Idiocracy" comes to mind...

Comment by

Raine on 10/23/2008 20:43:42

Quote by Random:

Be much more accurate to say i killed the blog.

naw... not at all.

But I think Zamboni will bring it back to life!

Comment by

Random on 10/23/2008 20:45:36

Quote by Raine:

Quote by Random:

Be much more accurate to say i killed the blog.

naw... not at all.

yeah....

Comment by

Raine on 10/23/2008 20:55:58

Quote by Random:

Quote by Raine:

Quote by Random:

Be much more accurate to say i killed the blog.

naw... not at all.

yeah....

Sweetness, you know we CAN have disagreements? It's happened a million times and it will happen again. Ain't no big thing, at least is should not be.

(I think everyone went back to work)

cause if they didn't, I don't know WHY they haven't jumped on the Zamboni! (that reminds me, I gotta get a picture out)

Comment by

Mondobubba on 10/23/2008 20:59:13

Quote by Raine:

Sarah considers herself an intellectual. But wait... no seriously... there is FAR more.

Palin said if she and husband Todd had had a sixth child, they had already picked a name for a boy joining siblings Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper and Trig.

"I always wanted a son named Zamboni," she said.

The magazine will be on newsstands Friday.
That is from WaPo, folks. Not the Onion.

Zamboni...please let that be the famous Palin sense of humor.

An intellectual? Okay I will ask her questions on critical theory.

Comment by

Raine on 10/23/2008 21:02:22

Zamboni: (and a pervy Santa)

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/raine1967/IMG_0675.jpg

Comment by

Raine on 10/23/2008 21:06:31

Famous Palin sense of humour?

Did I miss that memo?

Comment by

Mondobubba on 10/23/2008 21:10:33

Quote by Raine:

Famous Palin sense of humour?

Did I miss that memo?

Ya like that one? I try my best.

Comment by

Raine on 10/23/2008 21:39:59

Randi needs to take a day off and just VOTE.

Period.

Comment by

Raine on 10/23/2008 21:48:51

OK, here's a thought, (still stunned over Zamboni... it's about as addicting as "Pie")

Maybe Bristol and Levi can name Sarah's grandkid "Trojan" in honor of the condom they should have used.

Comment by

Mondobubba on 10/23/2008 21:54:22

Quote by Raine:

OK, here's a thought, (still stunned over Zamboni... it's about as addicting as "Pie")

Maybe Bristol and Levi can name Sarah's grandkid "Trojan" in honor of the condom they should have used.

Trojan Durex Palin-Johnston!

Comment by

Raine on 10/23/2008 21:54:52

:rofl: YES!!!!

Comment by

Mondobubba on 10/23/2008 22:01:24

Trojan Ribbed For Her Pleasure Palin-Johnston?

Comment by

Raine on 10/23/2008 22:26:20

These people are disgusting.

And this is the level to which they will go -- they are THAT desparate.

Comment by

livingonli on 10/23/2008 22:27:51

Quote by Mondobubba:

Quote by Raine:

OK, here's a thought, (still stunned over Zamboni... it's about as addicting as "Pie")

Maybe Bristol and Levi can name Sarah's grandkid "Trojan" in honor of the condom they should have used.

Trojan Durex Palin-Johnston!

I like that one.

Comment by

Scoopster on 10/23/2008 22:37:35

Quote by Raine:

These people are disgusting.

And this is the level to which they will go -- they are THAT desparate.

What...

the....

fuck....

Comment by

Random on 10/23/2008 23:26:05

Quote by Scoopster:

Quote by Raine:

These people are disgusting.

And this is the level to which they will go -- they are THAT desparate.

What...

the....

fuck....

While i don't agree with the language, or the attitude, but i do think Drive-thru voting is stupid.

Though i am pissed the author says people shouldn't be allowed to vote.

Comment by

Random on 10/23/2008 23:26:57

P.S.

Yes Random can't stay pissed for long...

Comment by

Raine on 10/24/2008 00:02:45

OK, Debbie the schussface CHANGED what was originally there.

So now, I am going to cut and paste what other peopel saw (that I ALSO saw) before she changed it to shitcrapp stuff about drive thru voting...

WARNING and disclaimer, I read this site myself, and apparently so did the fine folks at Freeper land, where I am cutting and pasting from:

My first response to this item--about nude photos of Barack Hussein Obama's mother (scroll down to "Naughty Obama Mamma")--was, "Eeeuuuwww." GUH-ROSS. I don't wanna know. Bleccch. Low class.

But while I do not believe that the sins of the mother should be visited on the son, there's a reason some conservative blogs are posting and/or linking to new nude photos of Barack Hussein Obama's mother. And it has nothing to do with sex or the salacious.

It's not that she's (or was) a skank. It's that there are serious, legitimate questions about the veracity of Barack Hussein Obama's birth certificate from Hawaii and about the identity of his real father. And there is speculation that his real father may have been a certified Marxist--Communist Frank Marshall Davis--who may have taken the nude photos of HusseinObamaBabyMama and was a possible love interest of hers. (Obama's mother is starting to make Bill Clinton's mother sound like high society.) Dissect the Left says Obama apparently cites Davis as his mentor.

This is important because, if true--and there are a lot of questions about where Obama's real birth certificate is and why we can't see a genuine, certified, verifiable copy--it shows that Obama really comes from Marxist school, is probably a Marxist, and can't be straight with us about his roots.

A lot of questions, few answers . . . and few very skanky pics of a President's mother who posed nude in a day when that used to be frowned upon

Please forgive me for copying from Freeperland. But I SWEAR, I saw the same thing at the site I originally linked.

Comment by

Random on 10/24/2008 00:06:41

woman mugged, blames obama

creepy...but i'm sending you to the fun site, not the scary original site.

Comment by

Random on 10/24/2008 00:17:20

Quote by Raine:

OK, Debbie the schussface CHANGED what was originally there.

So now, I am going to cut and paste what other peopel saw (that I ALSO saw) before she changed it to shitcrapp stuff about drive thru voting...

WARNING and disclaimer, I read this site myself, and apparently so did the fine folks at Freeper land, where I am cutting and pasting from:

My first response to this item--about nude photos of Barack Hussein Obama's mother (scroll down to "Naughty Obama Mamma")--was, "Eeeuuuwww." GUH-ROSS. I don't wanna know. Bleccch. Low class.

But while I do not believe that the sins of the mother should be visited on the son, there's a reason some conservative blogs are posting and/or linking to new nude photos of Barack Hussein Obama's mother. And it has nothing to do with sex or the salacious.

It's not that she's (or was) a skank. It's that there are serious, legitimate questions about the veracity of Barack Hussein Obama's birth certificate from Hawaii and about the identity of his real father. And there is speculation that his real father may have been a certified Marxist--Communist Frank Marshall Davis--who may have taken the nude photos of HusseinObamaBabyMama and was a possible love interest of hers. (Obama's mother is starting to make Bill Clinton's mother sound like high society.) Dissect the Left says Obama apparently cites Davis as his mentor.

This is important because, if true--and there are a lot of questions about where Obama's real birth certificate is and why we can't see a genuine, certified, verifiable copy--it shows that Obama really comes from Marxist school, is probably a Marxist, and can't be straight with us about his roots.

A lot of questions, few answers . . . and few very skanky pics of a President's mother who posed nude in a day when that used to be frowned upon

Please forgive me for copying from Freeperland. But I SWEAR, I saw the same thing at the site I originally linked.

So...I responded to a link that originally went to that?

Sorry for the misconception

Comment by

Raine on 10/24/2008 00:27:21

Naw Random, what you read is what she changed the blog post to. you guys are all fine.. Debbie is a conniving sneeky winger, imo.

What makes me sick is that they are going after Baracks DEAD mother.

they will sink to levels lower than I EVER thought possible.

Comment by

Random on 10/24/2008 00:28:45

Quote by Raine:

Naw Random, what you read is what she changed the blog post to. you guys are all fine.. Debbie is a conniving sneeky winger, imo.

What makes me sick is that they are going after Baracks DEAD mother.

they will sink to levels lower than I EVER thought possible.

Yes...Did you look at the link i posted?

Comment by

livingonli on 10/24/2008 00:29:56

Sarah dropping the puck at another hockey game. Oh, the hilarity. This one I won't be involved, the Rangers are playing Columbus tomorrow night.

Comment by

livingonli on 10/24/2008 00:42:58

Sammy on the KO machine.

Comment by

TriSec on 10/24/2008 01:10:24

Evening, comrades!

Mindless entertainment, I'm watching stuff blow up on Discovery tonight. Gonna have some whiskey soon.

Comment by

livingonli on 10/24/2008 01:17:16

What? No Dr. Maddow? Shame on you

Comment by

velveeta jones on 10/24/2008 01:33:14

My opinion: They did not technically break the rule, but they sure as heck flaunting the intent of it, yes.

Btw: Has anyone posted this? Funny and very moving:

Ron, Andy and the Fonz

Comment by

clintster on 10/24/2008 01:40:01

Soooo, anyone see Will Ferrell as Dubya on SNL's Weekend Update thingy?

"I tried bein' folksy for a while, but it just came across as douche-y."

Comment by

Raine on 10/24/2008 01:45:14

Quote by Random:

Quote by Raine:

Naw Random, what you read is what she changed the blog post to. you guys are all fine.. Debbie is a conniving sneeky winger, imo.

What makes me sick is that they are going after Baracks DEAD mother.

they will sink to levels lower than I EVER thought possible.

Yes...Did you look at the link i posted?

yeah, and I am glad you posted the funny sight... Even Michelle Malkin thinks it's a fraud.

I mean seriously, this thing supposedly happened 9 pm last night and the swelling is already gone, no red in the whilte of her eyes... seriously, a black and blue like that takes a few days to develop--- ok, I could go on... but the reality is that the B is backwards... anyone else remembr Morton Downey Junior?

(go to wiki... you'll see what I am talking about)

I just don't buy this one. A dyslexic mugger... too convenient.

Comment by

Random on 10/24/2008 01:57:34

Quote by Raine:

Quote by Random:

Quote by Raine:

Naw Random, what you read is what she changed the blog post to. you guys are all fine.. Debbie is a conniving sneeky winger, imo.

What makes me sick is that they are going after Baracks DEAD mother.

they will sink to levels lower than I EVER thought possible.

Yes...Did you look at the link i posted?

yeah, and I am glad you posted the funny sight... Even Michelle Malkin thinks it's a fraud.

I mean seriously, this thing supposedly happened 9 pm last night and the swelling is already gone, no red in the whilte of her eyes... seriously, a black and blue like that takes a few days to develop--- ok, I could go on... but the reality is that the B is backwards... anyone else remembr Morton Downey Junior?

(go to wiki... you'll see what I am talking about)

I just don't buy this one. A dyslexic mugger... too convenient.

Not to mention, wouldn't the O make more sense if it was an Obama attacker? And that's a pretty clean cut? and why the cheek? wouldn't the forehead make a better carving place?

Or am i thinking too much?

Comment by

livingonli on 10/24/2008 02:12:00

Mike Malloy is talking about the alleged "mugger" story right now.

Comment by

Random on 10/24/2008 02:14:07

Quote by livingonli:

Mike Malloy is talking about the alleged "mugger" story right now.

oh oh

Comment by

velveeta jones on 10/24/2008 02:17:46

Quote by clintster:

Soooo, anyone see Will Ferrell as Dubya on SNL's Weekend Update thingy?

"I tried bein' folksy for a while, but it just came across as douche-y."

I LOVE Will's George W. Bush.... he's good.

Comment by

Random on 10/24/2008 02:18:35

Quote by livingonli:

Mike Malloy is talking about the alleged "mugger" story right now.

Did he stop already?

Comment by

livingonli on 10/24/2008 02:22:20

Quote by Random:

Quote by livingonli:

Mike Malloy is talking about the alleged "mugger" story right now.

Did he stop already?

The show went to break. Looks like he's done with it. He's taking calls.

Comment by

Random on 10/24/2008 02:25:02

Quote by livingonli:

Quote by Random:

Quote by livingonli:

Mike Malloy is talking about the alleged "mugger" story right now.

Did he stop already?

The show went to break. Looks like he's done with it. He's taking calls.

damn it...DAMN YOU LATE AIRING KO!

Comment by

Mondobubba on 10/24/2008 02:58:55

Back home after

Comment by

livingonli on 10/24/2008 03:03:25

Did you have fun?

Comment by

clintster on 10/24/2008 03:12:30

Like there was any doubt...

CC Goldwater throws her support to Barack.

Comment by

TriSec on 10/24/2008 12:06:11

Early morning pass-through...

Did everyone hear the news this morning that overnight trading hit the circuit breaker? Dow futures were down 550, and trading was halted.

There's talk it may make it to 7,000 today, which would trigger an automatic hold for an hour.

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