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Title: Obama accepts 'Osama bin Laden' donations
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wnd
URL Source: http://www.wnd.com/2012/10/obama-accepts-osama-bin-laden-donations/
Published: Oct 29, 2012
Author: klein
Post Date: 2012-10-29 20:23:55 by calcon
Keywords: None
Views: 3446
Comments: 4
WASHINGTON – Using a Pakistani Internet Protocol, or IP address, a disposable credit card and a fake address, “Osama bin Laden” has successfully donated twice to Barack Obama’s presidential re-election campaign. The “Bin Laden” donations, actually made by WND staff, included a listed occupation of “deceased terror chief” and a stated employer of “al-Qaida.” “Bin Laden” is currently set up on the official campaign website to contribute more to Obama’s campaign. The name is also registered as a volunteer. Since the “foreign” contribution was sent, “Bin Laden’s” email address has received several solicitations from Obama’s campaign asking for more donations. Incredible 1-day offer: Get ‘Fool Me Twice’ for only $4.95! The New York Times bestseller called most important book of election season The apparently foreign-based contributions were conducted as a test after a flurry of media reports described the ability of foreigners to donate to the Obama campaign but not to Mitt Romney’s site, which has placed safeguards against such efforts. The acceptance of foreign contributions is strictly illegal under U.S. campaign finance law. One $15 donation was made at http://BarackObama.com using a confirmed Pakistani IP address. In other words, as far as the campaign website was concerned, the donation was openly identified electronically as coming from Pakistan. Upon clicking the “donate” button, WND staff selected the $15 amount and were taken to a page on the campaign website asking for a first and last name, city, state, zip code, email address and phone number. The information submitted was: “Osama bin Laden, 911 Jihad Way, Abbottabad, CA 91101.” While the website only has options for U.S. states and zip codes, there is no mechanism in place on Obama’s website to verify the individual is actually located in that state or zip code, or even in the U.S. The Obama campaign refuses to release the identification of donors who give less than $200 In the case of this donation, the 91101 zip code is real but corresponds to Pasadena, Calif., and not Abbottabad, the Pakistani city in which bin Laden was found holed up in a compound. For a requested phone number, WND inputted the White House information line of (202) 456-2121. The email address used to set up the donation account was osama4obama2012@gmail.com. After clicking “next,” the website asked for an employer, occupation and a password to set up future donations. WND staff entered the occupation as “deceased terror chief” and the employer as “al-Qaida.” The transaction was made last Friday with the use of a disposable credit card. The website did not require the card’s security code.
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#1. To: calcon (#0)
You 'folks' really are scrapping the bottom of the barrel, eh? {{{chuckle}}}
It is not easy reconstructing 'molded minds'... Ahem...Brian, it is "you folks" and the RAT-messiah who are apparently accepting donations from Al Queda...MUD
"Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, And I'm sure President Obama personally established the account and monitors it hourly. Most likely it is one of your 'tools' that setup the account to embarass the President. All is fair in election politics, however so carry on.
It is not easy reconstructing 'molded minds'... Since this donation is getting some press, I would assume he will give it back (or to charity) but the point of the article is that the Obama campaign has no safeguards against accepting illegal donations whereas the Romney campaign does have said safeguards (what they are, I'm not sure)...MUD
"Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States,
#2. To: Brian S (#1)
"You 'folks' really are scrapping the bottom of the barrel, eh?"
Localities, and Individuals as Prescribed in the US Constitution."
#3. To: Mudboy Slim (#2)
#4. To: Brian S (#3)
Localities, and Individuals as Prescribed in the US Constitution."
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