The New York Times is still gleefully reporting on Hillary! Clinton's Norman Hsu problem – something I found more than a little surprising when it first started. Now, I am rather beginning to suspect that they may well be trying to undermine Clinton. Because they are dredging up the past and making sure Clinton's connection with earlier fundraising scandals are front and center.
The Hsu case has revived ugly memories for voters about the Democratic fund-raising scandals when Bill Clinton was president, the senator’s campaign advisers acknowledge, a time when both Clintons were often photographed with people whose money later turned out to be dirty, including Johnny Chung and Charlie Trie. Mrs. Clinton is running on her White House experience in the 1990s, and any attention cast on past fund-raising controversies could threaten her image with voters.
Even some of her own major donors are aghast that, given the Clintons’ past problems with fund-raising, Mrs. Clinton’s vetting process did not uncover Mr. Hsu’s criminal history. Even though Mr. Hsu had previously donated to other politicians and charities without his past surfacing, these donors say, the Clinton operation had been widely considered one of the best-run in recent campaigns — until now.
“People have often said about the Clintons, they don’t care who they hang out with as long as the people can be helpful to them,” said one of Mrs. Clinton’s major fund-raisers. “The larger point in all of this is that the Clintons are the ultimate pragmatists in who they hang out with; if you can be useful to them, they will find a way to make it work.”
Advisers say Mrs. Clinton is not so much furious about the scandal, as she is worried about containing the political damage.
To that end, Clinton campaign aides refused yesterday to release the names of the 260 donors whom Mr. Hsu recruited to the campaign, preferring to wait until they finish their own research on the individuals. Mrs. Clinton and her advisers are concerned that rival campaigns or the news media will dig into the background of each donor, and they want to be prepared if some of the donors end up having money funneled to them from Mr. Hsu or have shady backgrounds.
I always thought Hillary! Clinton had a tin ear about some things. This would be one of them. Instead of plotting to get the money back after making a big show out of returning it, she should be turning her back on it. Because there is much, much more dirt starting to come out now about Norman Hsu. And anyone associated with him will get hit with the splatter as the digging continues.
Someone over at the Old Gray Lady needs to read today’s Wall Street Journal. Hsu’s money seems to have come from and old hippy with ties to Hillary.
insert obligatory “chinese laundry” joke.
This doesn’t bode well for someone who is running for the top office in the country. It’s a matter of trust, and this is no way of getting it. It’s going to be fun watching how this all plays out, and the spin that she is going to put on it.
Yeah – I got the WSJ article in another post. They’re coming too fast and furious today as the fedding frenzy builds up. Also got one up on the WaPo. Bad day for Hillary!
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I just keep asking myself .. what was it about the Clintons that America was so weary about that Al Gore didn’t even want them to campaign for him back in 2000 ?
Now I remember .. it was everything.
That woman is so compromised.