August 6, 2008

Also ran a “Dinner with Barack” lottery with potentially predetermined winners
by Bill Levinson

Pamela Geller of Atlas Shrugs deserves enormous credit for exposing the Obama campaign’s acceptance of illegal campaign contributions from Palestinians in “Rafah, GA.” That’s Gaza Strip, not Georgia. Here is her screenshot of the Obama campaign’s report to the Federal Election Commission, and we are thinking of filing an official complaint to the FEC. This requires a notarized (sworn) statement, which costs $5 or so in Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, we remind our readers of Obama’s illegal and possibly rigged fundraising lottery, noting that it announced a winner before the entry deadline.

GA is the state code for Georgia, but Rafah is in the Gaza Strip–for which 972 is the country telephone code, which it apparently shares with Israel. (Also, zip codes that begin with 972 are all on the United States’ West Coast.) Debbie Schlussel adds,

As we all know, it is illegal for any U.S. candidate for federal office (and most state and local offices) to accept campaign contributions from foreign nationals. It is also illegal for any U.S. candidate for President to accept more than $2,300 per election cycle.

So, why has Barack Hussein Obama accepted over $24,000 from Monir and Hosam Edwan in Rafah, Gaza? And why is he lying about it by noting on his official filings with the Federal Election Commission that Rafah is in Georgia? Rafah is the HAMAS-controlled city on the border of Egypt and is the site of the Rafah gate.

Here is the report from the FEC itself:

EDWAN, HOSAM
REDESIGNATION FROM ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 10/30/2007 -$957 Barack Obama
EDWAN, MONIR
REATTRIBUTION/REDESIGNATION REQUESTED ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 10/30/2007 $1,672 Barack Obama
EDWAN, MONIR
REATTRIBUTION/REDESIGNATION REQUESTED ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 10/30/2007 $1,644 Barack Obama
EDWAN, MONIR
ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 10/30/2007 $1,583 Barack Obama
EDWAN, MONIR
REDESIGNATION TO ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 10/30/2007 $717 Barack Obama
EDWAN, HOSAM
REATTRIBUTION/REDESIGNATION REQUESTED ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 10/26/2007 $1,083 Barack Obama
EDWAN, HOSAM
REDESIGNATION FROM ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 10/26/2007 -$509 Barack Obama
EDWAN, HOSAM
REDESIGNATION FROM ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 10/26/2007 -$835 Barack Obama
EDWAN, HOSAM
REDESIGNATION TO ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 10/26/2007 $509 Barack Obama
EDWAN, HOSAM
REDESIGNATION TO ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 10/30/2007 $957 Barack Obama
EDWAN, MONIR
ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 11/02/2007 $1,282 Barack Obama
EDWAN, MONIR
ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 11/02/2007 $873 Barack Obama
EDWAN, MONIR
ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 10/31/2007 $954 Barack Obama
EDWAN, OSAMA
TRADER/TRADER RAFAH GA 972 11/10/2007 $707 Barack Obama
EDWAN, HOSAM
ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 10/26/2007 $835 Barack Obama
EDWAN, MONIR
ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 11/02/2007 $873 Barack Obama
EDWAN, MONIR
REDESIGNATION TO ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 10/30/2007 $1,583 Barack Obama
EDWAN, HOSAM
ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 10/30/2007 $1,557 Barack Obama
EDWAN, MONIR
REATTRIBUTION/REDESIGNATION REQUESTED ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 11/11/2007 $870 Barack Obama

EDWAN, MONIR
ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 11/02/2007 $1,389 Barack Obama
EDWAN, MONIR
ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 11/01/2007 $2,018 Barack Obama
EDWAN, HOSAM
ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 10/26/2007 $1,726 Barack Obama
EDWAN, MONIR
REATTRIBUTION/REDESIGNATION REQUESTED ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 10/27/2007 $1,291 Barack Obama
EDWAN, MONIR
ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 11/02/2007 $1,389 Barack Obama
EDWAN, MONIR
ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 11/01/2007 $1,389 Barack Obama
EDWAN, MONIR
REDESIGNATION FROM ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 10/30/2007 -$717 Barack Obama
ADWAN, MONIR
ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 10/24/2007 $1,002 Barack Obama
EDELSTEIN, DANIEL
UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR/DATA CENTER MANAGER WINDSOR ON 972 01/22/2008 $25 John Edwards
EDWAN, MONIR
ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 10/30/2007 $1,037 Barack Obama
EDWAN, HOSAM
REDESIGNATION TO ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 10/26/2007 $835 Barack Obama
EDWAN, MONIR
REATTRIBUTION/REDESIGNATION REQUESTED ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 10/30/2007 $1,500 Barack Obama
EDWAN, MONIR
ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 11/01/2007 $1,963 Barack Obama
EDWAN, MONIR
ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 11/01/2007 $1,099 Barack Obama
EDWAN, MONIR
ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 10/31/2007 $1,495 Barack Obama
EDWAN, MONIR
REDESIGNATION FROM ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 10/30/2007 -$1,583 Barack Obama
EDWAN, OSAMA
TRADER/TRADER RAFAH GA 972 11/10/2007 $1,102 Barack Obama
ADWAN, MONIR
ACCOUNTER/ACCOUNTING RAFAH GA 972 09/12/2007 $554 Barack Obama

Acceptance of illegal campaign contributions from foreign nationals, and in excess of the $2300 limit, is quite consistent with the Obama campaign’s ethics. Last year, the campaign ran what is arguably an illegal lottery, noting that it (1) required payment of consideration in the form of money, (2) had an element of chance, and (3) offered a prize (dinner with Barack Obama plus payment of travel expenses). Then again, perhaps there wasn’t that much element of chance. Although the Obama campaign modified this year’s “Backstage with Barack” lottery to allow entry without a donation, thus keeping the campaign out of actual trouble with law enforcement agencies, this one offered no such option.

Make a donation by 11:59 pm tonight, Tuesday, July 31st, and you could join us for our
second Dinner with Barack:

https://donate.barackobama.com/dinner

Dear Bill,

A couple of weeks ago I sat down to dinner with four supporters like you.

Christina, Haile, Margaret, and Michael each made a small online donation,
and we flew them across the country for some good food and good conversation.

What I enjoyed most about this dinner was the opportunity to listen to the
stories and concerns of ordinary Americans in a relaxed environment. Out on
the campaign trail, there isn’t always time for that kind of interaction.

Last week we started planning our second dinner, and on Friday evening at 6:42 pm,
a woman named Dorothy Unruh of Lakewood, Colorado made a donation.

I’m pleased to announce that Dorothy will be one of my guests for the second dinner.
You could join us if you make a small donation before 11:59 pm tonight, July 31st:

As far as we know, it is not normal to announce a lottery winner before the entry deadline–unless of course not every entrant had an equal chance to win.