Report: Obama camp soliciting donations from China, Vietnam, other countries

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

According to a 109-page report released Monday by the Government Accountability Institute (GAI), the Obama campaign has solicited donations from a number of foreign nations, including China, Vietnam and Azerbaijan.

"Using a collection of online research tools, the Government Accountability Institute analyzed a portion of the foreign links that lead to the Obama campaign website, my.barackobama.com," the report said. "The Institute found a wide variety of instances in which apparent foreign

nationals either received solicitation emails or posted links to my.barackobama.com."

According to the report, a Chinese blogger reposted letters he received from the Obama campaign, each of which contains a solicitation for $3 or $5. The report observed that the "smaller donations don’t require the campaign to keep any record..."

The report says that the Obama campaign "sent a solicitation letter to 'Hikemt Hadjy-Zadh,' an Azerbaijani citizen," in August 2012.

"A writer in Vietnam writes on a website for the Vietnam Institute for Development Studies (a

government-backed think tank) and posts emails he has received from my.barackobama.com

with more than 24 total links to the campaign’s donate page embedded in the emails," the report added.

The report notes that one letter came from Mitch Stewart, Director of Obama's campaign arm, “Organizing for America.”

"Ironically," GAI reported, "Stewart laments that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is reportedly taking money from foreign sources. The reader is then prompted to give his name and email address and thereafter begins receiving solicitation letters for donations."

The campaign has also sent solicitation letters to a Dutch blogger, a "member of the Italian Radical Socialist movement," a Japanese blogger, a Norwegian blogger and a "blogger in Egypt who serves on the board of the Union of Arab Bloggers."

The Egyptian blogger says that while "Arabs and Muslims” support the “Democratic party, compared to the Republican Party,” they find his support for gay marriage "unacceptable," calling it "immoral and disgusting." They also oppose what they see as Obama's alignment with Israel.

The lengthy report also details security issues with credit card donations on candidate websites, and notes that in 2008, "Obama.com was purchased by an Obama fundraiser living in Shanghai, China, whose business is heavily dependent on relationships with Chinese state-run television and other state-owned entities."

Worse yet, the report says that "approximately 68% of Internet traffic going to Obama.com comes from foreign locations," according to data from Google Analytics.

"An examination of the backlinks going to Obama.com reveals that a strong majority is from foreign language or foreign-based websites," the report said.

"These websites do not appear to be catering to American expatriates."

http://www.examiner.com/article/report-obama-camp-soliciting-donations-from-china-vietnam-other-countries

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

HELP! HELP!

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

Like Obama taking donations from the Commies is a surprise...

[SMOKE 1,426]

if believe our wonderful leader is doing this....wait....wait...wait...yup. you're a racist.

[lostinblue 1,989]

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/10/08/Obama-com-Owned-by-Bundler-in-China-with-Business-Ties-to-Chinese-Government

In an explosive report set to send shockwaves through official Washington, the Government Accountability Institute (GAI) released a 108-page GAI investigation into the threat of foreign and fraudulent Internet campaign donations in U.S. federal elections (visit campaignfundingrisks.com to download the full report).

Breitbart News obtained an advance copy of the bombshell report which reveals that the Obama.com website is not owned by the president’s campaign but rather by Obama bundler Robert Roche, a U.S. citizen living in Shanghai, China. Roche is the chairman of a Chinese infomercial company, Acorn International, with ties to state-controlled banks that allow it to “gain revenue through credit card transactions with Chinese banks.”

There’s more.

The unusual Obama.com website redirects traffic directly to a donation page on the Obama campaign’s official website, my.barackobama.com, which does not require donors to enter their credit card security code (known as the CVV code), thereby increasing the likelihood of foreign or fraudulent donations. The website is managed by a small web development firm, Wicked Global, in Maine. One of Wicked Global’s employees, Greg Dorr, lists on his LinkedIn page his additional employment with Peace Action Maine and Maine Voices for Palestinian Rights. According to the GAI report, 68 percent of all Internet traffic to Obama.com comes from foreign visitors.

And still more.

In 2011, Mr. Roche obtained one of the most sought-after pieces of real estate in Washington, DC: a seat at the head table for President Obama’s State Dinner for Chinese President Hu Jintao. How Roche—a man whose infomercial company hawks fitness equipment, cell phones, and breast enhancement products—landed a seat alongside Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former President Bill Clinton, Sen. John Kerry, former President Jimmy Carter, and Chinese President Hu Jintao remains unclear.

Since 2009, White House Visitor Logs list the name Robert Roche at least 19 times, despite the fact Mr. Roche’s primary residence is in China.

Mr. Roche, who is originally from Chicago, is a co-chair of the Technology Initiative for the Obama campaign.

According to Acorn International’s prospectus, the success of Mr. Roche’s company hinges on maintaining access to state-run media and “preferential tax treatments and subsidies” doled out by the People’s Republic of China

Our business depends on our access to TV media time to market our products and services in China….PRC law is vague and is subject to discretionary interpretation and enforcement by PRC authorities…Loss of these preferential tax treatments and subsidies could have material and adverse effects on our results of operations and financial conditions.

In addition to the Obama.com redirect revelation, the Government Accountability Institute report—America the Vulnerable: Are Foreign And Fraudulent Online Contributions Influencing U.S. Elections?—exposes myriad gaping online security holes that stand to threaten the integrity of House, Senate, and presidential elections.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

China knows that unlike Obama, Romney isn't going to hand over Taiwan on a silver platter.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Of course, much like four years ago, this will be thoroughly investigated, indictments will be rendered, the Obama campaign and the DNC will return donations, and people will be tried, convicted, and sent to prison...after the election.

[lostinblue 1,989]

China knows that unlike Obama, Romney isn't going to hand over Taiwan on a silver platter.

Romney isn't going to hand america over to China

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Romney isn't going to hand america over to China

China already owns a good chunk of America, even has a naval base in California, thanks to Clinton.

[Dan J 277]

The unusual Obama.com website redirects traffic directly to a donation page on the Obama campaign’s official website, my.barackobama.com, which does not require donors to enter their credit card security code (known as the CVV code), thereby increasing the likelihood of foreign or fraudulent donations. The website is managed by a small web development firm, Wicked Global, in Maine. One of Wicked Global’s employees, Greg Dorr, lists on his LinkedIn page his additional employment with Peace Action Maine and Maine Voices for Palestinian Rights. According to the GAI report, 68 percent of all Internet traffic to Obama.com comes from foreign visitors.

This is a rather stupid argument. There is no requirement to check a CVV code or to verify the billing address matches the card. Many merchants do however, not because they have to, but because they will eat the chargeback if its fraudulent. Credit card processors will revoke accounts if the chargeback rate is too high. They do require an address and they may be checking that against the card.

Barackobama.com is the offical campaign site. Looking at Obama.com it appears that its owned anonymously by someone else, who are redirecting requests to the real campaign website. Wicked Global does not manage official campaign site, that is most likely done by the campaign itself.