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marmar

(77,080 posts)
Wed Jan 23, 2013, 09:19 PM Jan 2013

Former Staffer Says Michele Bachmann Violated Federal Election Laws, Is Totally Wily

from Jezebel:


by
Katie J.M. Baker


Our favorite googly-eyed presidential failure and outrageously shitty person, Michele Bachmann, recently won WND's "Woman of the Year" award. But she won't be winning any financial prizes anytime soon, because her ex-staffers continue to come out of the woodwork with horror stories.

We've heard that Bachmann didn't pay her staffers because they wouldn't sign a sketchy confidentiality agreement. Now, former field coordinator Peter Waldron — the accused terrorist/"Kill The Gays" advocate who's a real gem himself — claims several violations of federal election laws by Bachmann's campaign.

According to the Quad City Times, one pertains to Iowa state Sen. Kent Sorenson, who Waldron alleges was paid $7,500 a month for his role as Iowa state chairman for the Bachmann campaign through a third party: C&M Strategies of Colorado. Basically, that means "the Bachmann campaign would overpay C&M Strategies for its work and C&M Strategies would then cut a check to Sorenson for his work on behalf of the Bachmann campaign." ..................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://jezebel.com/5978403/former-staffer-says-michele-bachmann-violated-senate-ethics-rules-is-totally-wily



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Former Staffer Says Michele Bachmann Violated Federal Election Laws, Is Totally Wily (Original Post) marmar Jan 2013 OP
But she's not in the Senate. Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #1
yeah, I don't know where they got the headline from....I altered it. marmar Jan 2013 #4
The thought just makes me cringe ;-) Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #7
I think they meant . . . another_liberal Jan 2013 #11
Never mind -- I see what you were referring to. gateley Jan 2013 #6
No, but the guy she paid off is . . . another_liberal Jan 2013 #8
Ah! Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #9
The cannibals are eating their own again! I guess cannibals gotta cannibalize. Squinch Jan 2013 #2
I fear nothing will come of it. Sigh. gateley Jan 2013 #3
Get thee to the greatest page!! DonRedwood Jan 2013 #5
Liberals are loyal to their beliefs. Conservatives are loyal to their paymasters. n/t dogknob Jan 2013 #10
bfd - nothing will be done - no one will care - this will be swept away leftyohiolib Jan 2013 #12
 

another_liberal

(8,821 posts)
11. I think they meant . . .
Wed Jan 23, 2013, 10:15 PM
Jan 2013

I think they meant she violated the Iowa State Senate's rules by paying the guy off. He is an Iowa State Senator.

 

another_liberal

(8,821 posts)
8. No, but the guy she paid off is . . .
Wed Jan 23, 2013, 09:43 PM
Jan 2013

No, but the guy she paid off is in the Iowa Senate. One supposes she violated the Iowa Senate's rules by paying him off.

 

leftyohiolib

(5,917 posts)
12. bfd - nothing will be done - no one will care - this will be swept away
Wed Jan 23, 2013, 10:53 PM
Jan 2013

it's the good old reptilican immunity -

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