Where’s the Money Coming From?

Here we go again, with the Chinese donors, to the Clinton campaign.  The LA Times… Hardly a bastion of right wing philosophy, that…

Dishwashers, waiters and others whose jobs and dilapidated home addresses seem to make them unpromising targets for political fundraisers are pouring $1,000 and $2,000 contributions into Clinton’s campaign treasury. In April, a single fundraiser in an area long known for its gritty urban poverty yielded a whopping $380,000. When Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) ran for president in 2004, he received $24,000 from Chinatown.

At this point in the presidential campaign cycle, Clinton has raised more money than any candidate in history. Those dishwashers, waiters and street stall hawkers are part of the reason. And Clinton’s success in gathering money from Chinatown’s least-affluent residents stems from a two-pronged strategy: mutually beneficial alliances with powerful groups, and appeals to the hopes and dreams of people now consigned to the margins.

Well, this seems to be putting the best possible face on the issue.  The fact of the matter is, that something stinks, here.

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.

Maybe.  But where the hell is the money coming from?  These people aren’t earning enough money to be able to toss it away on campaign contributions , without help.  This is hardly a new charge:

Clinton aides said they were concerned about some of the Chinatown contributions.

“We have hundreds of thousands of donors. We are proud to have support from across New York and the country from many different communities,” campaign spokesman Howard Wolfson said. “In this instance, our own compliance process flagged a number of questionable donations and took the appropriate steps to be sure they were legally given. In cases where we couldn’t confirm that, the money was returned.”

Yes, well, about that, you may recall we mentioned here at the beginning of this week that not all of the money from Norman Hsu was returned yet… and he, too was working these poor Chinese areas… and there’s much question about where THAT money came from, as well. Indeed, the Right-O-Sphere is all over this one and to a man they’re all asking… “Where is the money coming from?”

The Times story then goes on to remark about “marginalized ethnic groups” and so on.  Nonsense. Considering the questions about Chinese connections in the past, it would hardly be idle speculation to suggest that there’s a good deal of illegality going on here.  Some others on the story:

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