Why was Rmoney in Israel fundraising? Doesn't something smell funny about this?

[madinmaryland]

ETA: Because I can't spell "Israel"

[DCBob]

1. Well for one its never been done before.. in Israel.

I hope the FEC inverstigates those donations. I suspect there might some some foreign money mixed in there which is illegal of course.

[madinmaryland]

2. I find it odd that there are any fund raisers overseas. Something just seems fishy about that.

[thelordofhell]

3. Rich Americans do live abroad

[Ruby the Liberal]

4. Perfectly legal.

Gathering donations from ExPats.

[madinmaryland]

5. I understand that, but something just smells funny.

Given the SCOTUS ruling on Citizens United, I am really concerned about "corporations" giving to candidates. I see that same #$%^ing thing happening here.

Imagine, for example, what the response would be if President Obama went to France to a fund raiser.

Yeah, we know exactly what the response would be. Legal or not, it would stink to high heaven.

[former9thward]

7. Both candidates did overseas fundraising in 2008.

The Obama campaign held two in China. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2008/06/10/obama_campaign_plans_fundraise.html

[Ruby the Liberal]

8. No question!!

CU opened the door for unlimited (and undisclosed) foreign contributions on top of everything else. That money is supposed to be "no communication" with the campaign, but if Willard has people who can figure out how to keep him in a max 13.8% tax bracket, surely they are smart enough to launder foreign cash as well.

[Avalux]

6. $25000 for a breakfast plate.

Just a little 'investment' perhaps, so that Romney will help out with Iran? If Netanyahu wasn't in charge I might think otherwise.

[AndyTiedye]

9. To Raise Money from the Israeli Government

Citizens United makes it OK.

[madrchsod]

10. the jews and the mormons have a lot in common

i was reading about this in Wikipedia this morning. i`m still confused about the relationship between these to religions

[BlueinOhio]

11. Strange

I heard on NPR about the mormons posthumously baptizing jews who had died. The mormons were told to quit.

[cali]

12. huh? Not politically they don't. Not historically politically in this country and

not currently. Jews form one of the most reliably democratic voting blocs of any group. Jews have historically worked for liberal causes in this country- think the Civil Rights Movement. Mormons are a reliably pro-republican voting bloc and didn't even allow blacks full participation in the Church until 1978.

What are you saying they have in common?

[badtoworse]

13. It's very simple, he's courting the Jewish vote

He probably believes that Obama's policies regarding Isreal have alienated a substantial number of Jewish voters who normally vote Democratic. By taking a strong stand in support of Isreal, he is trying to pick up these votes.

As a political matter, the strategy is not without merit. IMO, Obama will not do as well with Jewish voters this time compared with 2008.

[lunatica]

14. Because the Supreme Court says it's OK

He only does things that are legal, my friend, like the amount of taxes he claims he pays. Like firing all the illegals doing his lawns because he's "running for Office for Christ's sake!"