HotAir had a post about some folks pranking the DNC’s donation webpage and I went to the DNC page to see how it was done when I noticed something interesting.

On both the DNC donation page and the above-mentioned pledge page, the drop-down box for “country” includes countries like Iran and Yemen. Makes you wonder from whom they’re soliciting funding.

Here’s a clue from a prior election cycle:

Federal Election Commission disclosed Friday it has imposed a record-setting $719,000 in fines against participants in the 1996 Democratic Party fund-raising scandals involving contributions from China, Korea and other foreign sources.

The FEC documents describe Democratic fund-raisers who set specific prices for foreign citizens to make illegal campaign contributions in return for meetings with then-President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore. A Democratic finance vice chair, for example, said organizers would have to contribute a total of $100,000 in return for Gore’s appearance at a Buddhist temple in Los Angeles.

Those penalized included the Democratic National Committee, the Clinton-Gore campaign, the Buddhist temple and nearly two dozen people and corporations acting as conduits for illegal contributions. All have agreed to pay, according to the documents.

The total in fines would have been significantly higher except that some of the corporations have folded and others were dummy operations, with no assets, set up as conduits for money from China, Venezuela, Canada and other countries.

They’re probably canvassing Pyongyang as we speak.

1. Well it fits right in with the swimmers overtures to the USSR in an attempt to get help in defeating RR.

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