Country First: McCain Tries to have Russia Fund his Campaign

[Денг Гордон]

Постоянное Представительство

?*оссийской Федерации

при

Организации Объединенных

Наций



Phone: (212) 861-4900







Permanent Mission

of the Russian Federation

to the United Nations

136 East 67th Street

New York, NY 10065



Fax: (212) 628-0252

517-7427





STATEMENT



20 October 2008



ON FUNDRAISING LETTER FROM

JOHN MCCAIN ELECTION CAMPAIGN







We have received a letter from Senator John McCain requesting financial contribution to his Presidential campaign.



In this connection we would like to reiterate that Russian officials, the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations or the Russian Government do not finance political activity in foreign countries.

http://www.un.int/russia/new/MainRoot/docs/press/201008eprel.htm

 

[Jurassic]

Hahaha!!!!!

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

A desperate move from a desperate little man.

 

[Jurassic]

Did Palin play the neighbor card?

LMAO.

 

[BrianFromWA]

I have a question: Isn't McCain using the government-allotted funding source, and therefore can't use private contributions, while Obama is using his private contribution money and not using government money?

So why is John still fundraising?

 

[Денг Гордон]

I have a question: Isn't McCain using the government-allotted funding source, and therefore can't use private contributions, while Obama is using his private contribution money and not using government money?

So why is John still fundraising?

My understanding is that the government gives John Sydney McCain $85 million, and then McCain is able to fund raise $85 million more for a total of $170 million that McCain can spend.

 

[Entity]

After reading McCain's letter to him, it appears to be nothing but a pat donation request sent to a New York address. The New Yorker just happens to work for Russia. I mean, I don't know how $35 - $5,000 from Russia would make any difference to his campaign . Besides, Medvedev/Putin wants McCain to lose, so that kind of request would be ridiculous.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Gotcha. Thanks.

 

[maxiep]

This line was my favorite:

In this connection we would like to reiterate that Russian officials, the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations or the Russian Government do not finance political activity in foreign countries.