Christine O’Donnell Is Still Grifting — Halloween Edition
According to CNN, O’Donnell is working on shaking down her supporters for MORE money for her legal bills related the the FCC investigation into the misuse of her campaign funds. Apparently she is in settlement talks and it looks like she is looking for money to keep fighting the FCC over charges of misuse of campaign funds — misuses she admitted she did.
“I’m going to be straight forward and candid in this email – probably more candid and vulnerable than my political advisers would like!” O’Donnell said in a message to the supporters of her political action committee ChristinePAC. “I am facing a major decision and you play a large part in this decision.” […]
“There is a greater good in this fight – this is about STOPPING THE BULLYING when citizen politicians step up to fight against the corruption in DC. The establishment tries to push us off the field and distract us by burying us with non-sense battles.”
The e-mail was sent to supporters in an effort to solicit donations for her legal defense against the FEC complaint, which was brought against her by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington during her 2010 campaign and alleges that she used campaign funds to pay for personal expenses.
So where did all of the money go? (You can see the FEC reports available for Christine PAC here. PDF of her 2013 Mid Year report is here.)You’ll recall that I always thought she was in this for the Wingnut Welfare and I still think it is true. You can see her most recent PAC filing and can see plenty of money going to lawyers, management consultants, list managers as well as Comcast, Delmarva Power and Mid-Atlantic Realty (which looks like they rent apartments, not offices — anyone know?) AND $32K to the IRS.
Another question — she reports almost $25K on Line 17 — an item that is meant to identify Other Federal Receipts like dividends or interest. What could this number be from?
Rumor also has it that the DE Finance Department has been cleared of wrongdoing by Grassley’s office in checking her tax records.
In any event, I’m betting she won’t run for anything next cycle, but will keep up the grift on her supporters.
h/t anon source
“I’m going to be straight forward and candid in this email – probably more candid and vulnerable than my political advisers would like!”
Such a maverick.
I wonder what the end-game is for CO’D. Does she end up living in a van by the canal? At some point, the wingnut welfare runs out, and all of the things that she railed against will be the only things guarding against her own destitution.
At some point, the wingnut welfare runs out,
Why? They seem endlessly gullible.
Nope, she won’t be living in a van but she will be living with some well off conservative in another capacity. Everyone knew she never had a real job and yet seemed to have more than enough money, everyone knew she was making a “living” off of politics and the source was the “campaign” contributions. Why expect anything different now? And on the bright side the more money she soaks out of the Tea Party the better.
“this is about STOPPING THE BULLYING when citizen politicians step up to fight against the corruption in DC. The establishment tries to push us off the field and distract us by burying us with non-sense battles.”
Nice literacy there, with “non-sense” battles. I’m pretty sure it’s been a century since we hyphenated terms like “to-morrow.”
More seriously, these self-styled “citizen politicians” give both citizens and politicians a bad name. The latest brainless grifter to ply these waters is Rose Izzo, who actually HAS been sued for grifting money from an ailing relative.
O’Donnell thinks an investigation into illegal campaign spending is “BULLYING?” Par for the course, she didn’t understand what the word “VIRGIN” meant, either.
But she does know the word VICTIM and is playing for the hinterlands here. Because it is a perfect sort of martyrdom when you can blame your own illegal behavior on the Government.
“BULLYING?” Par for the course, she didn’t understand what the word “VIRGIN” meant, either.
I love this comment sooooo much!
I wonder which one of you will be found complicit in looking at her private IRS records and/or disposing of evidence?
Not me! Gotta love paranoia.
(Bwhahaha! Another comment of the day!)
HAHAHAHA! That’s completely priceless. COMPLETELY. Doubling down on the victimization and this time adding in illegal behavior. Which, of course, is what O’Donnell is facing.
Now I want to know what the settlement here is. Jesse Jackson, Jr. got 30 months on one count of wire and mail fraud. Why isn’t this woman in jail?
“I wonder which one of you will be found complicit in looking at her private IRS records…?”
Your honor, on the question of the endless gullibility of O’Donnell supporters – I rest my case.
The whole fundraising letter is on TNJ site.
http://blogs.delawareonline.com/firststatepolitics/2013/10/22/christine-odonnell-seeks-donations-for-legal-fight/
She is still completely delusional. She brags about getting 40% when she had $7 million dollars in the bank. What happened to that mil she put away for her legal battles?
“I wonder which one of you will be found complicit in looking at her private IRS records and/or disposing of evidence?”
Will the real Jon Moseley please stand up.
The complete letter reminds me of Billy Graham’s desperate plea for cash – or he was going to be “called home” by the big man.
What else is she going to live on? She doesn’t even have prospects for wingnut welfare, after she SUED the right-wing think tank she worked for. Her 15 minutes is over, and I don’t think Dancing with the Stars is even calling anymore.
It was Oral Roberts who feared being “called home”:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_Roberts
I know, it’s hard to to keep them straight.
Today’s NJ article on this notes that no one can figure out what it is Christine is “settling” — so is this for the FEC or is this more funding for her pockets?
I’m tempted to contribute to her defense, just to keep her in the news.
Libel O’Donnell when Obama/Biden do the same thing? http://dailycaller.com/2013/10/23/obama-using-obamacare-meltdown-to-raise-cash/ $17 TRILLION in Debt ($10 TRILLION under Dem. Presidents) with $90 TRILLION in unfunded mandates and you shamelessly slam someone who personally sacrificed, never took a penny in salary from her campaign even though she was legally entitled to, and had the courage to put her name on the line to run against career politicians like Blooper Biden and Creepy Castle. Classy…
This is Moseley, right? I mean, how special is it for a lawyer — a crappy Virginia lawyer who not even Christine will talk to anymore — to be over here claiming libel when there is none.
For it to be libel it would have to be untrue, and she would have to not be a public figure. Of course, if you’re stupid enough to defend O’Donnell, you’re too stupid to understand that.
Re: Moseley. How crappy a lawyer do you have to be to file a lawsuit against your own client — and lose?
@Tom McKenney ^like^