O' Donnell Uses Campaign Funds For Rent
Wow, every day there is more fun stuff revealed about the ol witchy woman.
Back in September, CREW -- the watchdog group -- filed a complaint against Delaware Republican Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell for, as the group said, using the funds she raised in her primary campaigns "as her personal ATM."
Today, the AP reports, she admitted to one of CREW's main charges against her: that she used campaign cash to pay rent on her Delaware town house. She shed new light on the charge, however, saying through attorneys that the FEC "approved the arrangement." Back in March, she told a Delaware paper that she used "campaign funds to pay half the rent at her current town home," a move she said was "legal because of the home's dual purpose as a campaign headquarters."
But commission rules "say candidates can't use campaign money for their mortgage or rent 'even if part of the residence is being used by the campaign,'" adding more murkiness to her already cloudy financial past.
[TPM SLIDESHOW - Christine O'Donnell: Anti-Masturbation Crusader. Witchcraft Dabbler. Republican Senate Nominee.]
The news came as part of new revelations about O'Donnell's personal finances, which have long been a source of speculation -- and ridicule -- for the nominee. Back in July, O'Donnell reported "just $5,800 in earned income" for the previous year, a sum that struck some as surprising if not unbelievable.
ABC News reported in September that "O'Donnell has said" in interviews that "she earned more than that $5,800 but was not required to disclose it." O'Donnell also claimed to be living off her savings account, but her Senate financial disclosure form showed she had no money in the bank.
Today, O'Donnell tried to answer some of the questions. The Republican "amended her Senate financial disclosure to show she has a savings account worth up to $15,000," the AP reports, an amount she said was missed the last time around due to an error by her attorneys.
O'Donnell explained how she amassed the savings account and lived on so little income.
"I sold everything I own. I'm not kidding," she told the AP. "I sold jewelry. I liquidated all my assets. Now I'm living on my savings."
"It's not a lot of savings, but the reality is that a lot of people are hurting in this economy," she added.
The TPM Poll Average shows Democrat Chris Coons leading the Delaware Senate race by a margin of 55.5-37.2.
O' Donnell Uses Campaign Funds For Rent
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Originally Posted by eastbaygordo
Wow, every day there is more fun stuff revealed about the ol witchy woman.
Of course by every day you mean the first thing we heard about here when the country first found out this airhead existed months ago right????
anyways.. I wonder if she'll ever get the point that not having a job for 5 years makes paying pills kind of tough, good thing her boyfriend payed off her mortgage after her house got foreclosed on huh? Starting to wonder what demographic her "I am just like you" campaign is aimed at, the dead beats who rather have someone else foot the bill? "Elect me and I promise I will use your tax dollars to support myself!"
O' Donnell Uses Campaign Funds For Rent
MAN HOLD UP........ya'll are SWEATING that Delaware seat huh... I don't blame ya. O'Donnel is in striking distance now. Oh that would be funny.
First the activist left tried the "O'Donnel is a witch" , which(lol) you have to wonder if Dennis the Mennis is running the DNC currently to come up with a weak ass attack like that. Then they attempted to RE-WRITE a debate by adding words and questions where they didnt exist and GOT BUSTED and called out as lapdoggies for DailyKos who helped ABC rewrite the story. NOW, its some other story that I garauntee is totally fabricated and filled with half truths.
No true lefty will admit it on the record here....but ya'll are scared
O' Donnell Uses Campaign Funds For Rent
maybe she can run next time under the Rent is Too Damn High Party banner. :rastasmoke: that dude is my new favorite pol. :smokin:
O' Donnell Uses Campaign Funds For Rent
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Originally Posted by RedLocks
Starting to wonder what demographic her "I am just like you" campaign is aimed at, the dead beats who rather have someone else foot the bill?
Just a stab in the dark, it was answered with a resounding YES
and now for some more comic relief..
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O' Donnell Uses Campaign Funds For Rent
The twit from PA had a big lead until ol witchy woman hit the stage. Everytime a GOPer has to say "I'm not her" is a win for the Dems.
FOX NEWS SUNDAY - Toomey: I'm not Christine O'Donnell
Former Rep. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) sought to distance himself from another GOP Senate candidate in neighboring Delaware, Christine O'Donnell, as Toomey's opponent Rep. Joe Sestak (D) has been attempting to tie them together. "He's trying to run against somebody that I've never met, that I don't agree with," Toomey said. Toomey defended a years-old remark in which he suggested getting rid of corporate taxes, saying it was "inartful" and was "never a serious policy proposal."
