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Trump election funding mystery.

Manc Skipper

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More and more people are going amateur detective to uncover the sources of Trump's election finances. Lots of dubious filings are being found...

https://twitter.com/HelenKennedy/status/855197286510587904

"Does anyone know an "Isabel T. John," from Englewood, NJ? It appears she gave $400,000 to Trump's inaugural, but I can't find records of her "



 
Manc Skipper said:
More and more people are going amateur detective to uncover the sources of Trump's election finances. Lots of dubious filings are being found...

https://twitter.com/HelenKennedy/status/855197286510587904

"Does anyone know an "Isabel T. John," from Englewood, NJ? It appears she gave $400,000 to Trump's inaugural, but I can't find records of her "
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I'm guessing it was all coordinated by the Russians. Come to think of it, I bet all those people at Trump rallies were Russians too....illegal alien Russians!
 
Lutherf said:
I'm guessing it was all coordinated by the Russians. Come to think of it, I bet all those people at Trump rallies were Russians too....illegal alien Russians!
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Almost half a million dollars from someone who doesn't seem to exist isn't something to be laughed away. And that's only one example of many.

BTW Russian involvement is cetrtain, only the extent is in question.
 
Lutherf said:
I'm guessing it was all coordinated by the Russians. Come to think of it, I bet all those people at Trump rallies were Russians too....illegal alien Russians!
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That made me chuckle as much as an article at Free Beacon about a protest coming up, "March for Science" against spending cuts. One such scientist and her duck penis study that received $384,949 from the National Science Foundation, a grant that was funded through the 2009 stimulus package has now become an activist. The study looked at the differences in the corkscrew-shaped penises of ducks. Then she went on to study whale penises on the grant and now appears to be upset that her study will not be receiving more taxpayer funding.

So thanks for the chuckle. There are not too many out there these days.

Taxpayer-Funded Duck Penis Researcher Now Studying Whale Penises - Washington Free Beacon
 
Apparently, there's Trump broke a record on inauguration funding as well. An undisclosed amount leftover could be used for personal use.

Interest groups donated to Trump's record-breaking inauguration fund - ABC News

A record-breaking $107 million poured in for President Trump’s inauguration celebration from corporate giants, business titans and a roster of NFL owners, raising new questions about the influence of money in politics.
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In a statement, the inaugural committee said Trump's inauguration "was one of the most accessible and affordable inaugurations for the public in recent history."
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The release of the contribution records reveals that Trump’s top inaugural donors included business leaders and corporations, including several from the financial, energy, and technology sector that have business dealings with the U.S. government.

"This is the complete opposite of what candidate Trump campaigned on, where he attacked these huge corporations, made clear they could buy politicians because he had done so, and is the political equivalent of overflowing the swamp not draining it," said Fred Wertheimer, president of Democracy21, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that works on money in politics and government reform issues.
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Wertheimer said the undisclosed amount of funds could be a "pot of secret money for President Trump to play with," if the total is taxed.
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How's that "swamp draining" going?
 
Manc Skipper said:
Almost half a million dollars from someone who doesn't seem to exist isn't something to be laughed away. And that's only one example of many.

BTW Russian involvement is cetrtain, only the extent is in question.
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First off, Twitter isn't much of a source of anything except great disappointment at the decline of civilization.

Second, why would anyone care who funded an inaugural ball?
 
I find it a bit disturbing people are looking up personal information about donors.

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vesper said:
That made me chuckle as much as an article at Free Beacon about a protest coming up, "March for Science" against spending cuts. One such scientist and her duck penis study that received $384,949 from the National Science Foundation, a grant that was funded through the 2009 stimulus package has now become an activist. The study looked at the differences in the corkscrew-shaped penises of ducks. Then she went on to study whale penises on the grant and now appears to be upset that her study will not be receiving more taxpayer funding.

So thanks for the chuckle. There are not too many out there these days.

Taxpayer-Funded Duck Penis Researcher Now Studying Whale Penises - Washington Free Beacon
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Ahahaha! You reminded me of one of my favorite Youtube series.

 
RickJames3000 said:
Because it has the appearance of a possible play-to-pay maneuver.
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The opposition already demonstrated they don't care about pay-to-play. The Clintons proved that.
 
trouble13 said:
I find it a bit disturbing people are looking up personal information about donors.

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It's important to destroy not only the candidate but their family and whoever they might associate with. It doesn't make much sense to have a scorched earth policy if you're not going to scorch a bunch of earth.
 
trouble13 said:
I find it a bit disturbing people are looking up personal information about donors.

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Yep...I wouldn't be surprised if a new strategy moving forward will be to dox conservative donors so they can be targeted for attack.
 
Manc Skipper said:
More and more people are going amateur detective to uncover the sources of Trump's election finances. Lots of dubious filings are being found...

https://twitter.com/HelenKennedy/status/855197286510587904

"Does anyone know an "Isabel T. John," from Englewood, NJ? It appears she gave $400,000 to Trump's inaugural, but I can't find records of her "
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He collected a pretty low level of $$ and spent low $$. Probably the most cost effective campaign of all time. Just winning on his resources will probably be his greatest accomplishment because I don't see him getting much else done.
 
joG said:
That, in fact, it is very important to follow up on.
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"Isabel T. Johns" is an anagram for "Banjoes Hilt"! We're through the looking glass here, people.

Edit: Whoooa... wiat a minute.. "Isabel T. Johns, Englewood, NJ" is an anagram for "Enlightened major jobs on wolf"!!1! It's a WOLF plot to take our jorbs!
 
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Fishking said:
The opposition already demonstrated they don't care about pay-to-play. The Clintons proved that.
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This thread has nothing to do with the Clintons.
Furthermore, even if they were culpable for wrongdoing, that would have no bearing on this particular situation.
 
RickJames3000 said:
This thread has nothing to do with the Clintons.
Furthermore, even if they were culpable for wrongdoing, that would have no bearing on this particular situation.
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Pay-to-play doesn't matter.
 
RickJames3000 said:
In the case of a politician that you support wholeheartedly, I can see why it doesn't matter... to you.
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Just maintaining the status quo. Don't want to rock the boat too much.
 
The 2009 Inauguration was the largest ever and $50 million was raised. The 2017 was the smallest and over $105 million was raised.
 
Parrish said:
The 2017 was the smallest QUOTE]

That's proof of Trump's small government policies. The only scandal here is how transparently jealous liberals are that he can't keep pointless extravagace down to the bare minimum.
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