Barack Obama Taking Illegal Donations?
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There are two articles (1, 2) up at The Jawa Report stating that people with fake names and addresses can make campaign contributions to Barack Obama with legitimate credit cards. One writer made a $5 donation to Barack Obama (with screenshots to include his online banking site to verify the donation) under the name of James Bond in London, DC (as in Washington).
Donations from foreigners to presidential campaigns are most certainly illegal. This is not a foreigner making the donation but it certainly allows for the possibility of it. One person from Canada fraudulently claiming to be a U.S. citizen making a $5 donation would be illegal thus bringing in to question the fundraising policies of the Obama camp.
This isn’t just some ultra right wing bomb throwing either. An official complaint has been filed with the FEC and Google search results of foreign donations to Obama bring up nearly 300,000 hits. This is another reason Why Barack Obama Scares Me.

13 Comments
Hal
October 24th, 2008
at 7:28am
Well, finally. I’ve been wondering when someone would start questioning where all the money for Obama is coming from.
Also, what strings are attached to it.
With economic conditions the way they are now, how can Obama raise 150 Million dollars in one month?
John Edwards
October 24th, 2008
at 9:30am
Chris you could probably write an article every day of the year with a different reason Barry Hussein scares you and ME too. It will never happen, but I would love to see his campaign donation list.
RiskBroker
October 24th, 2008
at 10:10am
Obama may not know where his support is coming from or more likely may not care to know. The question is, based upon Obama’s history and factually questionable veracity in my opinion he is dishonest and not being properly vetted by an otherwise objective media. There are many foreign enemies of this country who hate the US and want it Changed that I think are sending him as much money as he needs however they can and it’s easy.
RiskBroker
October 24th, 2008
at 10:11am
correction, 2nd post:
Obama may not know where his support is coming from or more likely may not care to know. The question is, based upon Obama’s history and factually questionable veracity in my opinion he is dishonest and not being properly vetted by an otherwise objective media. There are many foreign enemies of this country who hate the US and want it Changed that I think are sending him as much money as he needs however they can and it’s easy.
HARRISON MILLER
October 24th, 2008
at 11:01am
Remember these words—WE SHALL CONCUR FROM
WITHIN——MUSLIM—-
Ricky Nelson
October 24th, 2008
at 12:22pm
Makes you wonder if there is any truth to the June 29th N.Y. Times Editorial about him receiving 200M via internet donations from places like Iran and Saudi Arabia.
No, it could never happen here!
Urban Underbrink
October 24th, 2008
at 12:26pm
Obama is not qualified to be President. He has done nothing honest worth noting, but has done lots of questionable things and it does not bother him to lie to us. I believe he had a major role in this Financial crises, and will finish the destruction of this Country if elected.
Randall
October 24th, 2008
at 2:14pm
It is evident to me that any campaign or candidate that accepts donations relies on the honesty of the donor.
It also may well be possible to make an illegal donation. But in order to make an ‘illegal’ donation, the donor must illegally misrepresent themselves.
It is also my understanding that when illegal donations are discovered, they must be returned.
In order to donate to Obama, one must certify that the following statements (found on the donation pages of the Obama web site) are true:
“Legal Compliance
[ ] Check this box to confirm that the following statements are true and accurate:
I am a United States citizen or a lawfully-admitted permanent resident.
I am at least 16 years old.
This contribution is not made from the general treasury funds of a corporation, labor organization or national bank.
This contribution is not made from the funds of a political action committee.
This contribution is not made from the treasury of an entity or person who is a federal contractor.
This contribution is not made from the funds of an individual registered as a federal lobbyist or a foreign agent, or an entity that is a federally registered lobbying firm or foreign agent.
The funds I am donating are not being provided to me by another person or entity for the purpose of making this contribution. ”
Furthermore, the donor must comply with the following, by giving their name, address, employer and occupation, no matter what the size of the donation.
“To comply with Federal law, we must use best efforts to obtain, maintain, and submit the name, mailing address, occupation and name of employer of individuals whose contributions exceed $200 per calendar year.”
Also:
“Your contribution is not tax-deductible for federal income tax purposes. An individual may contribute a maximum of $2,300 per election (the primary and general are separate elections). By submitting your contribution, you agree that $2,300 is designated for the general election. ”
Source: https://donate.barackobama.com/page/contribute/splashd1_exp
Please note that it is legal for US citizens to donate even if they live abroad. Presently it is estimated that there are approximately 6.6 million US citizens living abroad.
Source: http://www.aaro.org/
Citizens living abroad must also supply their US Passport # or Alien Resident #.
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c w cornelsssen
October 25th, 2008
at 2:24pm
If he wins our country goes socialist or communist along with a growth of the Muslim faith which means bad news for any other faiths. I am 83 and almost died from wwounds in ww2 and this is NOT what I fought for. Hopefully all his lies will come home to roost. He and his counterpartss, Dodd and Shumer and Franks should be in JAIL or hung in the public square for what they have done to wreck our wonderful ccountry. Amen
HarryH
October 25th, 2008
at 8:13pm
The donations to Obama via his web site may be a way to bypass Federal election rules on donation limits. It doesn’t take much for people to get credit cards, under their credit name, for any number of names. And it doesn’t take much to generate a script to donate under those fake names a lot of < $25 donations which are not checked. Clearly it is possible to use a real credit card with fake name to donate.
I hope an audit trace will be done on these contributions because I think there are possible violations of law.
Tony Trenton
October 25th, 2008
at 11:31pm
He was brought up as a Muslim in his formative years
This won’t go away
The funding is probably from the oil rich Arab states who see him as ideal for their desire for an Islam only world
If he becomes President then you can kiss your precious democratic freedoms good-bye & hello Sharia law
Michiganner
October 26th, 2008
at 5:48am
Did you know Obama has several aliases?
Barry Soetoro, Barry Obama, Barack Dunham, & Barry Dunham. - On his Illinois Bar Application Obama failed to acknowledge use of any names other than
Barack Hussein Obama.
Learn much more at obamacrimes.com
Stan
October 28th, 2008
at 3:09am
I was under the impression this was a computer users site about computers. What the hell is the point of anyone like yourself being in the business of spreading rumors, lies and anything to do with the up coming election?
This is the second time you have implied that Obama is a crook or somehow a communist. Where do you people get your facts? I think when I read the comments how sad this countries peoples have become that you or anyone else makes such blanket accusations without the slightest idea of what is being taked about or where your facts came from.
The least some of you could do is try to read somewhere else besides the back of a cereal box to get your facts. I hate to be so crude but it is infuriating to read comments like the ones here that are no more than one ups man ship on the last commentator’s part
McCain is tied to Bush is tied to Chaney is tied to a list of illegal behaviors that would make a three time loser in prison proud to be a part of the party.
McCain has been using scare tactics since the day he conceded Michigan to Obama and it has gotten worse each day that the poles show him behind in the race he so much wants to win regardless of the truth of his statements , or his ability to be anything else but a Bush loving Republican and now an obvious hate monger.
Look. Like I said before when I wrote here. Go out and do some real research. Stop listening to people who get there facts from rags like FOX and ABC two factions that have gone out of their way to spread as much hate and as many lies as they can to help McCain get into the oval office.
Campaign funds are not something candidates research much because that is all they do. Look for money to run their races but not at the exclusion of truth and that is what is happening here and many other places.
If you want so badly to be a political rag than why not leave Lockergnome and go work for a magazine that caters to politics.and let this be a computer related Ezine be exactly what it is, a forum for users of computers. You do no credit to Lockergnome and less to yourself than you may even be aware of. This campaign has turned into a sideshow for every crack pot and hateful person in America. It was, in the past organizations such as the KKK and other hate organizations that were the ones to spread God awful lies to gain what they wanted but now it’s people like you and others filled with vision that only goes the length of your short sited, one sided minds.
Obama happens to be the first President since Coolidge who actually worked hard and won scholarships and worked on the side to get through college and did so graduating tops of his class at Harvard. Bush was lucky if he got through grade school but of course that means nothing to knowledgeable people like yourself. McCain was born with that spoon we all would like to have and he does nothing different than what you do. Insight people to think in anger and hate instead of for themselves.
Let me pose this question. DO you think McCain should have a running mate that is up on Ethics charges and spends close to a hundred thousand dollars of Alaska’s money to buy clothes for herself and family? Do you know that John McCain only used Palin because Obama did not use Hilary thinking that he was being clever using a woman after his opponent did not? Well that part is not true but the point is that just because someone says something with conviction should not mean anything to you and me unless it is true. The questions being asked here do little but inflame an already vicious campaign that has used lies about Obama that border on slander and often are not even creditable but people who do not use their God given ability to think for themselves or read about the candidates and jump right in pushing the lies and exaggerations now so famous because of McCain’s campaign managers and people who hate a man because of his skin, wealth, father’s religion or for anything else they can conjure. Communist? I doubt many even know what that really means but it certainly does not pertain to any American I have met but perhaps you live in another country where it is OK to say and do something just because you can or just to make sure a good person gets no where because people let others do their thinking for them.
I mean no disrespect to anyone reading this. I am just sick of the hate that is being used as legitimate. I am sick of hearing that a man is communist because of a person who was politically naive and now does all he can to help with America’s causes. But what the hell. It was forty years ago. I was a radical back then too, or i thought i was until I realized I was just being led around by the nose by people who used kids to spread their messages. I learned then and you should now that nothing substitutes for learning, reading, getting yourself immersed in truth instead of wild hurtfuk conjecture.