I just read this story in the Chicago Tribune.
It seems that for all their allegations against Democratic donors, the McShameful campaign has received a huge and, for the moment untraceable, contribution from unknown donor.
The Tribune reports that the McShameful campaign refuses to respond to them, one of the oldest and largest conservative-leaning dailies in the country, because "the newspaper was biased against McCain." LOL.
One more example of the Palinesque policy of only responding to one's friends.
To the tune of $269,000 or more, folks...
This is a tad larger than the $5 and $10 contributions McShameful has been whining about.
More below the fold.
The Chicago Tribune has this front-paged on their web edition:
Campaign donor's giving raises questions
Little known about man who has sent thousands to GOP
It seems that the Repugnants are getting a ton of money from someone named Shi Sheng Hao of Roselle, IL and members of his family...
Before September 2007, Hao's name had never appeared in the 15-year-old federal database of campaign contributors. Since then, however, his donations have topped $120,000 — including $70,100 on a single June day to Republican presidential candidate John McCain.
Over the same time frame, a network of Hao relatives has kicked in more. The take from this group over the last 13 months exceeds $269,000, a small amount to Democrats but most of it to McCain and the Republican National Committee, records show.
Hao didn't register to vote at the northwest suburban address attached to his donations until October 2007, a month after he wrote his first political check, $25,000 to the RNC.
This a donor who has bundled HUGE sums of money for the Repugnants, yet according to the Tribune, "McCain spokesman Brian Rogers said Hao was not a 'major donor'and 'not a part of this campaign in terms of fundraising,' but declined to discuss him further or address the campaign's procedures for vetting donors."
I wonder what amount one must give to be termed "a major donor" by the Repugnant campaign...
It seems the Tribune has tried to locate this Shi Sheng Hao, but other people live at the address he uses, the phone numbers given don't answer and don't have voicemail, and he seems to have "companies" which are just combinations of letters.
And here is the reason for concern:
Sheila Krumholz, executive director of the Washington-based Center for Responsive Politics, said the timing of the Hao-related contributions appeared troubling, though there could be a plausible explanation. "Large contributions from people who have never given previously do generally provoke questions about who they are and what they're up to, and most importantly, what they're looking for," said Krumholz, whose non-partisan group closely tracks political donations.
Much more in the article - enjoy.