Comments on: McCain campaign to return about $50,000 in donations

By: Mickey

Mickey — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:51:52 +0000

Uh oh. Abu naba? Does this mean the Arabs support McCain.does this mean McCain is an anti Israel secret Muslim? Does it Mr. Hannity? Mr. Limbaugh? I'm so sick of the double standard.

By: William Raymond

William Raymond — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:13:04 +0000

Why doesn't the media talk about McCain's Islamic connections? And the fact that McCain is getting money from a foreigner is probably because he himself was not born in the United States of America.

I used to support the old John McCain, but now I will vote for anyone except John McCain, even if it means voting for a democrat.

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:05:13 +0000

How about we ALL start cutting both McCain and Obama some slack and give them the benefit of the doubt. I truly believe both of them are honorable men who are trying to do the right thing in a VERY complex set of circumstances. How about we look for the GOOD behavior from each of the candidates and vote for which one we think would be best rather than strictly cynically dissect the actions of the "other guy" and blog until the cows come home??

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:01:34 +0000

We need more explanation

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:00:47 +0000

How did you accept the money in the first place? You better explain this please.

By: 17 year old future politician

17 year old future politician — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:58:18 +0000

Boat loads of lobbyists and illegal donations don't go together do they??? I mean this just happened to happen right??? When you base your campaign off of government and other companies money, and not from the American people, thing like this happen huh???

By: the ends will never justify the means

the ends will never justify the means — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:42:15 +0000

How about returning the Exxon Money given to your campaign?

That way I might believe your not carrying water for mega oil enablers who have no interest in alternate energy options, but rather to continue the addiction.

By: Sammy

Sammy — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:40:37 +0000

Where are the Fox folks? Can you believe that a top Mccain supporter and fundraiser will have a Muslim for a friend?

By: Brad - California

Brad - California — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:25:06 +0000

Oh my goodness, what a shock. I wonder why someone named Mustafa Abu Naba’a would be sneaking money into the McCain campaign. Poor John, he could have used it if only no one knew! But I'msure there's a good deal of quiet money flowing from oil into John's campaign.

By: K of TX

K of TX — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:09:54 +0000

Wow...I'm REALLY SHOCKED!

Republicans and questionable campaign donations and practices go hand and hand....

Obama '08

By: Give It Up !!!

Give It Up !!! — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:03:47 +0000

McCain camp returning about $50,000 in contributions believed to be brought in by a foreign citizen. Give It UP Proably MORE than $50,000

By: Marc PDX

Marc PDX — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:00:02 +0000

LOL! The Barackiddies are all worried about McCain. Meanwhile they don't seem to have realized it yet but they are in the process of being outflanked by the Clintons! Hillary is going to call for her delegates to be counted – including ALL of them (not half of them) from Florida and Michigan (which Obama foolishly agreed to earlier this week). AND the Clintons are busy flipping enough super-delegates right now to pull the nomination away from Obama at the Democratic Convention. Just watch – we've never seen a comeback story like this before but that's what the Clinton's are doing as we speak. Obama is too weak to hold on against the Clintons and the super-delegates are realizing it as McCain is pacing him in the polls. This will be an historic Democratic National Convention. How can I get tickets to that stadium?

By: al/Alabama

al/Alabama — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:48:41 +0000

Any connection with oil?

By: Jean

Jean — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:44:25 +0000

The PROUD AMERICAN takink money from a foriegn citizen, not him.

What is a "foreign citizen"???

By: OH Yea !!

OH Yea !! — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:43:50 +0000

HUM!! tThey had to give it up !!!

By: Remy

Remy — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:41:44 +0000

Americans are refusing to give money to Mccain. That is why they run for foreign money. Now he try to fool the American voters that he dont accept money from FOREIGNERS. What about the donations from Jews from Israel? Is that acceptable?

By: Tennisguypitt

Tennisguypitt — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:39:39 +0000

That's not all that is questionable...

Obama '08

By: seanm

seanm — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:34:27 +0000

McCain getting illegal cash...no way...Keating Five ring a bell? John McCain long ago sold his soul to the devil for power. Of course all of his buddies in the media will never mention any of this...

By: TonyinKentucky

TonyinKentucky — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:33:40 +0000

Senator Drill Surgent McKeating 5, reporting for graft as ordered!
Aye Aye Sir!!!!

Nah, I'm glad McCain is doing the right thing here at least and that's all he realistically can do other than to be careful and have a proper disclaimer.
My concern is more of the supposed bundler of blue collar workers. It's hard to buy average wage workers maxing out. That's 2,300 bucks each which is probably a lot for a mechanic or a server to pay to get screwed.

By: Wedge

Wedge — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:32:46 +0000

And no comments on how much the governments of Germany and Berlin in particular donated services to Obama's campaign, hmmm. Last I checked, they were foreigners too.

By: yui

yui — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:30:38 +0000

That's what happens when Kael Rove's people take over your campaign,straight to the gutter.

By: Banned from CNN

Banned from CNN — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:28:31 +0000

Excuse me, but McCain back in March chose not to go see our wounded troops (while oversease) to go to a political fundraiser thrown by a British lord for him.

Why would this foreign money/donations all of a sudden be returned? Because it was brought to the light and questioned, that's why.

By: Texas Trail Dog!

Texas Trail Dog! — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:27:39 +0000

A HONEST MAN. THIS IS WHAT WE NEED IN THE WHITE HOUSE.

By: Patti

Patti — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:27:28 +0000

Thanks CNN for some McCain news coverage.

I keep seeing Obama's 'Presidential Seal' overtop an Oreo cookie rather than the Eagle he now has.

By: Tenderfoot

Tenderfoot — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:26:17 +0000

And so begins the countdown to the release by the McCain campaign of an ad attacking Obama for NOT returning his 'questionable donations' (and the never-ending cycle of allege/defend tactics debating just what constitutes a 'questionable donation').

By: ANGEL

ANGEL — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:25:11 +0000

McCain about the KEATING 5 ????
the big RANCH deal he was part of in ARIZONA... ??
Just yet another one of his HUGE SCANDALS ....

By: Reg

Reg — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:23:32 +0000

DIDN'T MCbush DO A FUNDRAISER OVERSEAS THIS YEAR?
NO SURPRISE THESE ANIMALS HAVE NO BUSINESS IN
MAKING LAWS & POLICIES FOR AMERICA!

HOWEVER.... WHEN THEY CATCH BARACK WITH FOREIGN
MONEY HIS BUTT WILL BE CRUCIFIED! McCain a minor
speed bump!

When will the bigots WAKE UP!!!! PITIFUL

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:23:16 +0000

Wow! I consider it pretty impressive that less that less than 0.001% of McCain's campaign chest is considered tainted and should be returned. He certainly should be applauded for his obvious integrity---somehow.

patrick
novi, mi

By: Paulina

Paulina — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:22:01 +0000

Well , lets follow Obama's money trail . No doubt one would find some , if not more , questionable donations. It's time the 'black churches' are investigated. The rumors are rife that millions are being funnelled through these so called 'tax havens' from outside sources. Lets call this election for what it has become, an Abama 'cult mentality'. In other words, he has no intellectual deptth except charisma. Ladies and Gentlemen, today, charisma and nothing else will not give the confidence of security that the 'free world' expects from the United States. Obama is no more than a 'preacher'. Remember, Rev. Wright was his mentor for twenty years! Of course, cultists will hear nothing that challenges their believe!.

By: Peter (CA)

Peter (CA) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:19:07 +0000

So, here is one less issue where the McCain crowd can pretend to be above everyone else.

By: Nissa

Nissa — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:10:26 +0000

I hear that the petition the Hillary supporters have been trying to get going only has a couple hundred names on it.

Most of what is going on is getting blown out of proportion.

Party Unity.

Obama 08

By: Don Colony14Author

Don Colony14Author — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:06:51 +0000

Both sides are guilty of accepting improper contributions from foreigners, but it appears that the Obama camp is taking in far more of them - and not returning them as McCain has done. Obama's records show an amazingly large number of contributions in strange amounts, like $72.47, which are indicative of "even" amounts that become "odd" after being converted from foreign currency. Obama has his own share of money to return, like contributions from Hamas member in the Gaza strip. Obama's web site has absolutely no controls to prevent foreign contributions, and it shows from a review of the records reviewed so far by astute reporters (i.e., reporters that don't work for CNN or the New York Times.) CNN posts this story about contributions to McCain from foreigners, yet nothing about Obama's similar, and larger, problem. No wonder people think CNN is in the tank for the dems.

By: Leon

Leon — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:05:49 +0000

I just want to know how this so called hero destroyed 5 U.S Navy aircrafts(1 accident caused over 100 deaths of Navy crewmen)
and he was decorated as a war hero. With only 20 hrs of actual combat duty he is no hero.

America,use the internet and google his record.PLEASE, you will be glad you did!

By: Mike, Syracuse, NY

Mike, Syracuse, NY — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:03:07 +0000

Hey, the campaign found and disclosed the problem themselves. Isn't that what we want them to do?

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:02:02 +0000

This is not the first time McCain has been involved in shady fundraising schemes. If people knew his real history they'd see that straight talking all American image is just a front he concocted a long time ago to further his political career. The real McCain is an anything-to-get-what-I-want bully.

By: Mary In AL

Mary In AL — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:00:30 +0000

He probably needs to return more than that.

By: sarah

sarah — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:59:06 +0000

why haven't you reported that obama's bundled donations could have come from kenya, europe, or from hamas? heaven forbid someone dig into The One's campaign finances.

By: Alex, USMC

Alex, USMC — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:54:08 +0000

The real question for me remains whether anyone in the media will actually go in and ask the hard questions to see if this is really a case of "precautionary measures" or a question of somebody getting caught with their hand in the cookie jar.

Sure, media outlets can let this rest and tell themselves they've done their job by reporting it...but wouldn't it be great for the American people if someone actually investigated what goes on behind the scenes?

By: Paulina

Paulina — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:46:55 +0000

Well , lets follow Obama's money trail .
No doubt one would find some , if not more , questionable donations.

By: SWG

SWG — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:46:03 +0000

McCain can not help who sends him donations. But he can do the rightful thing and return donations that he feels are inappropriate.

Obama has decided not to accept public funding so that he can keep his contributors secret – although we know that he is gleefully accepting contributions from foreign lands, vis a vis his recent trips to China and Germany to raise dollars.

How come the Obama fans are not requiring their candidate to do the noble thing and either accpet public financing or not accept contributions from foreigners (including Huffington, Soros and Kos).

By: Weepy

Weepy — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:46:03 +0000

Good for McCain. Now, how about the fundraiser for Obama, hosted by George Clooney in Switzerland? That smells to high heaven!

By: This is outrageous

This is outrageous — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:45:45 +0000

I said I wouldn't write anymore blogs because I was just appalled at all the nasty, race hate comments coming from people but I have to say this one.......

Where are all the McCain supports now. Why isn't anyone commenting on this one.

Hummmm......... is right. Where are the PUMAs and the repubs on this issue. I guess they aren't going to link this guy to McCain like the repubs would do if it were Obama. If it were Obama, they would say... another Muslim connection. Oh, they would be all over this one.

By: Joe Reg

Joe Reg — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:40:14 +0000

We have been sold down the river.

Old man yell at cloud.

By: Clinton, no, wait, McCain Supporter

Clinton, no, wait, McCain Supporter — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:39:33 +0000

Right you are, John.

Better safe than sorry.

By: non white & non-black person

non white & non-black person — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:32:32 +0000

I wonder what else McCain is hiding.

By: ADAM

ADAM — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:29:51 +0000

IS HE GONA RETURN THE MONEY(2,000,000.00) WHO GOT IT FROM THE OIL COMPANY?

By: Loving OBama

Loving OBama — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:27:06 +0000

Aw come on John, please. Why pretend you don't want the money. And to all of you who say you can't trust Barack Obama. What makes you think you can trust McCain? And all of you PUMA people, go ahead and vote for McCain. I dare you. It will be fun to read the ticker when McCain's policies start to bite you. And to all the republicans who keep showing up on this website – why don't you go to a conservative website? There must be at least one festering somewhere on the internet. Bye!!!! Obama forever!!!!

By: Obama supporter: When is it McCain's turn for Scutiny?

Obama supporter: When is it McCain's turn for Scutiny? — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:25:47 +0000

Alawys after his hand is caught in the cookie jar....

By: FL4Obama

FL4Obama — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:25:26 +0000

Since McCain is addressing questionable donations, what happened to the funds raised by the person who made the inappropriate comments about rape? McCain cancelled the event, but did he keep the funds? Also, has McCain refunded the donations requested by the Hiltons for treatment of their daughter? I used to support McCain in 2000, but he is unfortunately not the same politician now.

By: Josie WA

Josie WA — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:23:32 +0000

IF THE CLINTONS DIVIDE THE PARTY -their legacy is toast.