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gatorboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 03:25 PM
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McCain Begging Money From Goldman Sachs Employees
http://philfiles.blogspot.com/2008/10/mccain-peddling-at-soup-lines.html

"My friends," after bailing out Wall Street, McCain is asking them to bail out HIM! The (vicious) circle of life.

From a philfiles reader at Goldman Sachs:

This is amazing. McCain sent me an URGENT package at my work address (?) today, begging for money. The package included a pitch (attached for your reference) to his 'dear friend' for $$$, and a PRE-PAID Fed-Ex envelope with which to deliver the $$$. You might note that the third paragraph asks for a donation of $5,000. I thought the individual limit was $2,300...

I'm considering what I should send in my pre-paid envelope -- any suggestions?


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Images of the package McCain sent after the link.
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Skidmore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 03:27 PM
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1. Wachovia didn't give enough to the RNC for him?
Well dayum, I say we start screaming.
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LSparkle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 03:27 PM
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2. Stool samples ...
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DebbieCDC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 03:31 PM
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3. Mail it back empty
So they still have to pay the postage.

I do that every time I get a solicitation from someone/something I find objectionable
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LunaSea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 03:33 PM
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5. You don't tape it to a brick?
Dang, I could have saved a lot of money on bricks over the years.....
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SoonerPride Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 03:33 PM
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6. That's a great idea!
I like it!
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Occam Bandage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 03:34 PM
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7. I like to send a 15-cent donation. They have to photocopy it, catalogue it, and enter it into their
databases. It's the law.
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frylock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 04:21 PM
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15. good to know..
thanks for the tip.
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JohnMcCant2008 Donating Member (464 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 03:37 PM
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9. Better still - attach the envelope to a BIG heavy box. Then return it.....
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Occam Bandage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 04:58 PM
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21. No, that just irritates the postal service. Business Reply Mail doesn't cover anything
that would weigh more than a first-class stamp would cover.
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HonorTheConstitution Donating Member (79 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 03:32 PM
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4. F&%# McSame. Hope his stinking rich buddies turn the back on
him and he will feel the same soon how we 'normal' Americans feel. The stole my 401K.
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Me. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 03:35 PM
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8. Report Him
Send the entire package to the FEC, with a letter emphasizing the amount they're asking for.
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LiberalFighter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 03:40 PM
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10. I like this idea the best.
I was going to recommend providing why Obama should be President in the package or finding some McCain Palin material all cut up and send it back.

But I like your idea the best.
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Me. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 04:15 PM
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14. The Investigation Of That Sheriff
Edited on Thu Oct-09-08 04:17 PM by Me.
Was started because one woman placed a complaint. Sometimes it's amazing what a letter from one person can do.

Edited to add: A letter about this to the Obama campaign would also be a good idea.
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LiberalFighter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 05:40 PM
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22. I know exactly what you mean.
I didn't even send a letter to our local prosecuting attorney.

Instead, I sent an email asking the state Common Cause what the procedure needed to file a complaint requesting an investigation. Next thing I knew Common Cause sent their request in after finding out in my email the details.

That was around June of last year and the trial is next week.
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Me. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 06:38 PM
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23. It Does Work
Not 100% but as they say with Lotto, you've got to be in it to win it.
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LiberalFighter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 08:15 PM
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25. It works when citizens do their duty. Some just don't want to bother.
At least I can tell this story to others that question whether anything gets done.
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sad sally Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 03:41 PM
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11. Agree - and send a copy of your FEC letter to McCain & RNC
Mr. Righteous-holier-than-thou needs to know he's being called out
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nc4bo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 03:49 PM
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12. Now isn't that rich. Just pathetic. But I like the words "Emergency Contribution"
alot. It means they are desperate for money and are running short of cash.

Ha.Ha.HA!
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marco86 Donating Member (144 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 04:03 PM
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13. I would send him 1 million shares
of Bear Stearns, Lehman and Indymac, and then if you can find some Lincoln Savings on E-bay - send some certificates of that as well.
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high density Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 04:38 PM
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16. FedEx??
What a dumb, dumb, DUMB campaign. A 42 cent stamp will get it there just as fast.

As for the contribution limits, they are detailed at the bottom of http://www.mccainpalinvictory2008.com/ This is a contribution to the RNC.
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NJGeek Donating Member (680 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 04:43 PM
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17. bathroom, plop plop, close envelope, send
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Guy Whitey Corngood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 04:46 PM
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19. .
:thumbsup:
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1corona4u Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 04:45 PM
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18. How pathetic.
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BornBlue Donating Member (278 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 04:57 PM
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20. We can all send heavy things back to McBegger
The FED-Ex account number is on the blog-site. If we were to all send some big heavy boxes to the address provided, we could slightly offset any money coming in with very high freight bills. . . Just a thought.
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vanbean Donating Member (957 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 06:44 PM
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24. You might send this to KO
E-mail him and send a copy! He'll make it news!
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