Follow the link, the documentation is there.
Exclusive: Chamber Receives At Least $885,000 From Over 80 Foreign Companies In Disclosed Donations Alone
Last week, ThinkProgress published an exclusive story about the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s foreign fundraising operation. We noted the Chamber raises money from foreign-owned businesses for its 501(c)(6) entity, the same account that finances its unprecedented $75 million dollar partisan attack ad campaign. While the Chamber is notoriously secretive, the thrust of our story involved the disclosure of fundraising documents U.S. Chamber staffers had been distributing to solicit foreign (even state-owned) companies to donate directly to the Chamber’s 501(c)(6).
A 501(c)(6) is not an 'account', like a bank account. It's a non-profit, tax-exempt organization, specifically in this case, Business Leagues, Chambers of Commerce, Real Estate Boards, etc. Any of which can have 'different bank accounts' to maintain separation of monies. As for 'partisan attack ads', have you SEEN the ads the Dems are running?:roll:We noted the Chamber raises money from foreign-owned businesses for its 501(c)(6) entity, the same account that finances its unprecedented $75 million dollar partisan attack ad campaign.
Just wait.. .. ..just wait; you ain't seen nuttin' yet!
SCOTUS Ruling Spells Disaster for Political Transparency - Newsweek
Considering the foreign money is less than 1% of their $200,000,000 funding, that would make it... let me see... $2,000,000 dollars.The chamber says it does receive money from foreign sources, but that it amounts to only a small fraction of the chamber’s $200 million budget. The chamber says none of the foreign money is used in its ads, and no evidence has been produced to show otherwise. Federal Election Commission opinions state that organizations taking in foreign money may make political donations legally, so long as they have "a reasonable accounting method" to keep foreign money separate and have enough money from U.S. sources to cover the donations.
Yes. They've already publicly stated...that they received less than 1% of their approx. $200,000,000 in funding via foreign contributions.
Considering the foreign money is less than 1% of their $200,000,000 funding, that would make it... let me see... $2,000,000 dollars.
This 'monstrous' partisan attack ad campaign is costing them (scrolls up to OP) $75,000,000.
So, $200,000,000 ,minus the $2,000,000 in foreign contributions, leaves... (carry the two, divide by pi) $198,000,000 left in non-foreign contributions. Sounds like that meets the FEC requirements about US sources to allow them to run political ads, even ones costing $75,000,000 dollars.:yawn:
You liberal weenies are gonna have to try much harder:mrgreen:
Please tell me why the Chamber shouldn't be required to open it books and reveal where the political donations are coming from? It seems to me that a decade earlier the right wing was all in a flutter about Gore getting donations from a Buddist temple. Hillary Clinton's donors have been questioned by the right as to the source. But now the right has the Chamber of Commerce to launder the money.
Please tell me why the Chamber shouldn't be required to open it books and reveal where the political donations are coming from?
GOre was l ying when he claimed he was ignorant of a fund raiser or that "he had to pee" every time the lurid details were discussed
far different from the chamber.
How do you know the Chamber is telling the truth?
Please tell me why the Chamber shouldn't be required to open it books and reveal where the political donations are coming from?
Whovian said:Considering the foreign money is less than 1% of their $200,000,000 funding, that would make it... let me see... $2,000,000 dollars.
This 'monstrous' partisan attack ad campaign is costing them (scrolls up to OP) $75,000,000.
So, $200,000,000 ,minus the $2,000,000 in foreign contributions, leaves... (carry the two, divide by pi) $198,000,000 left in non-foreign contributions. Sounds like that meets the FEC requirements about US sources to allow them to run political ads, even ones costing $75,000,000 dollars.
You liberal weenies are gonna have to try much harder
Please tell me why the Chamber shouldn't be required to open it books and reveal where the political donations are coming from? It seems to me that a decade earlier the right wing was all in a flutter about Gore getting donations from a Buddist temple. Hillary Clinton's donors have been questioned by the right as to the source. But now the right has the Chamber of Commerce to launder the money.
So you don't have a problem that the Chamber can launder money from foreign sources?Because they are not legally required to do so.
If you had a need to know and the authority, you would not have a problem examining my books.Open your personal books to me. PROVE you're not giving money to terrorist fronts.
Please tell me why the Chamber shouldn't be required to open it books and reveal where the political donations are coming from? It seems to me that a decade earlier the right wing was all in a flutter about Gore getting donations from a Buddist temple. Hillary Clinton's donors have been questioned by the right as to the source. But now the right has the Chamber of Commerce to launder the money.
I can explain it in two words: Political Target.
Not that Obama or anyone in his administration would target anyone... like Koch Industries... for example.
So you don't have a problem that the Chamber can launder money from foreign sources?
If you had a need to know and the authority, you would not have a problem examining my books.
The information in the OP meets that standard, imo.If there was even a slight bit of actual evidence that they were doing that, then they should be investigated. The only EVIDENCE so far, is Axlerod saying 'Can you prove they don't?'
That looks like an ad homonym to me.If that's what you consider evidence, I pray that you never become a lawyer or a judge in this country.
The information in the OP meets that standard, imo.
That looks like an ad homonym to me.
Wow.. in your mind, the fact that the CofC raises foreign money PROVES they are laundering money? THAT is your evidence?
The Chamber has admitted to taking foreign funds for the same 501(c)(6) account they use for attack ads, and ThinkProgress caught them collecting $885,000 from over 80 foreign companies by investigating the Chamber’s own fundraising documents. Normally, organizations take international funds through a 501(c)(3), which is prohibited from political activity. However, what the Chamber is doing, fundraising from foreign corporations and asking them to deposit the money in their 501(c)(6) — an undisclosed, unlimited vehicle for their attack ads — is unprecedented.
Oh goody, you're going to be on your knees for me.My prayers mentioned above are now doubled.
Please tell me why the Chamber shouldn't be required to open it books and reveal where the political donations are coming from? It seems to me that a decade earlier the right wing was all in a flutter about Gore getting donations from a Buddist temple. Hillary Clinton's donors have been questioned by the right as to the source. But now the right has the Chamber of Commerce to launder the money.
For the same reason that Obama didn't have to reveal the source of $400 million of his campaign donations. If you're all for everyone opening the books, are you going to insist that The Messiah open his books, too?
How can you tell unless they open their books? Fact is that 527s are required show their donors; since the CoC is acting like a 527, why aren't they require to do so as well?
‘Are You Guys Eventually Going To Disclose?’ Chamber Responds Bluntly, ‘No!’
Oh goody, you're going to be on your knees for me.
There are no grounds for your warrants. In order to make an accusation, you need to back it up. Just saying, that your think they do and having no grounds for it is essentially rubbish and come back when you have real grounds.
It would be like posting a claim that Obama is having sexual relationships with a north Korean spy.
Prove it some lib would demand
Prove he is not I would respond.
same nonsense as the libs' claims about the Chamber of Commerce
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