McCain Asks Russians To Donate To His Campaign!!!!

[slinkerwink]

Russia's permanent mission to the UN has received a letter from U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain asking for financial support of his election campaign, the mission said in a statement on Monday.

"We have received a letter from Senator John McCain with a request for a financial donation to his presidential election campaign. In this respect we have to reiterate that neither Russia's permanent mission to the UN nor the Russian government or its officials finance political activities in foreign countries," the statement said.

According to Ruslan Bakhtin, press secretary of the Russian mission, the letter dated September 29 and signed by McCain, was addressed to Vitaly Churkin, Russia's envoy to the UN, and arrived on October 16.

The ambassador's title was not included in the letter, and was not clear why the letter had taken over two weeks to arrive.

Enclosed was a request for a donation of up to $5,000 to McCain's election campaign to be returned with a check or permission to withdraw the money from the donor's credit card until October 24.

http://en.rian.ru/russia/20081020/117842524.html

[berni_mccoy]

1. WHOA! WTF!?!

[slinkerwink]

3. I know!

[BayouBengal07]

2. After the things he said about Putin and Russia?

He expects money out of them? Like he could convince them that they might get a little nod during a McCain administration?

HA!

[loyalkydem]

4. To quote

Commander Dolim from Star Trek: Enterprise, "You reek of desperation"

[TheDonkey]

5. I was thinking it was time for a juiocy scandal after Palin's "pro--American" gaffe

SICK EM' BOYS!

[pot luck]

6. Is that legal? nt

[VenusRising]

11. That was my first thought, too.

And I LOVE your sig picture of Barack and Michelle. They are a lovely couple. :loveya:

[pot luck]

18. Thanks.

I wonder if the MSM will pick up on this story.

[democrattotheend]

7. Is that legal?

I thought McCain couldn't take private money, and isn't taking contributions from foreign nationals illegal?

[tekisui]

8. Would that donation/loan even be legal?

[geek tragedy]

9. Is this a credible news source? I'm sensing bullshit. n/t

[DrToast]

16. Yep...should be taken with a boulder of salt for now...

I don't buy this story, much as I'd like to.

[phleshdef]

10. I don't believe the McCain campaign would really do that. Thats political suicide.

This has to be a prank or something. I know McCain's campaign is a walking disaster, but I don't think they could honestly be THAT stupid. I think McCain would be more likely to whip out his penis on live stage and chase Sarah around the stage while singing "I'm Henry the 8th I am" before doing something like that.

[my2sense]

12. bwahahahahahahah

:rofl:

He's pathetic.

:rofl:

[msanthrope]

13. I think it's a hoax--as int he McCain camp will blame Obama--etc..n/t

[Ichingcarpenter]

14. The news source is questionable... besides McCain already has the Russian Mafia

I'm not buying it yet until I see a statement or a press conference with
either a European news agency or a major international news agency.

[onenote]

15. if there is any truth to this at all, my guess is that it was a direct mail solicitation

that went out to thousands of addresses. Those sorts of solicitations often end up going to inappropriate names and addresses because the mailing lists are purchased from various sources and sometimes aren't thoroughly checked before being used.

[ericgtr]

17. I can't see the GOP supporting this in the least

Please give me money so I can attack you after becoming president. That was a pretty fucking nice response if you ask me, they could've easily told him to go to hell.

[WeDidIt]

19. This is bullshit

No way is this true.

[ErinBerin84]

20. I didn't believe it.

but Politico has it now and claims that the press secretary of the Russia mission "confirmed it to them." Still find it hard to believe though...strange.