Is this legit? Ted lieu funneled $50k of campaign cash to Stanford, son gets accepted

[Badger]

The reason you can't find anything on it - yet - is Twitter is trying to memory hole a story that's inconvenient to politicians they like. Again. Twitter never learns. Suppressing things only makes the story a bigger deal in the end.

Grow up and Google Streisand Effect. Twitter has never learned their lesson from prior incidents like this. Sunlight is the best disinfectant, not big tech censorship.

Guy with zero evidence to back his wild claims says what?

I provided plenty of evidence, like a link to the FEC records.

All you've provided are insults.

I'm not referring to the issue of the congressman's endowment seeming like pay-to-play, which I've never denied and . Obviously seems sketchy. Rather, I am criticizing Your Fantasy Fest theory about liberal media oligarchs suppressing news stories like this.

Yes cynic, although the liberal masterminds at Twitter and Instagram permit literally thousands of high-profile attacks against Biden, Harris, Pelosi, Etc every single hour from various sources, you certainly caught this one and identifying that they are going to the mattresses to protect an eccentric backbencher congressman Ted lieu. Forget protecting Biden or Harris. Fellow liberal media manipulators, this is Ted f****** Lieu we're talking about here. What use are these tailored hooded dark robes we wear and our interplanetary meeting room orbiting the Earth if we can't use our powers to suppress the internet for someone like him? They've gone past biden, past Harris, past even Obama. They are coming directly for the top itself! The Ted Meister! The lieu man himself!! Batten down the hatches fellow Illuminati. We are now in full Lieu lockdown!!! (Klaxon sounds).

LOL! I suppose if I continue to support a party despite it having gone literally and completely batsh**t insane, I suppose I'd be tempted to blame it on mysterious media overlords rather than acknowledge the reality that I am enabling this sad State of Affairs.

Wait! The pounding at the door!... No! My God. They've come for me. It's... It's...The Lieutroopers!! I've got my wife and kids out the back, but there's no time left for me. Cinyc, you magnificent Brave bastard. How could I not see this? I take back my mockery. Only you were smart enough to catch on that Twitter is in the hands of, not big oil or big pharma, but big Lieu. Please, for my family's sake, you must hunt me down. Please save me Cynic! You are my only hope!!

The door gave way. How many more can I typktdjljfxtjnffjf


TRANSMISSION ENDED. ALL SUBJECTS SHALL PREPARE TO RECEIVE THE FIRST OF 12 DAILY TWEETS EXALTING THE GLORIOUS PEOPLE'S LEADER TED LIEU. THAT IS ALL.

[Badger]

The reason you can't find anything on it - yet - is Twitter is trying to memory hole a story that's inconvenient to politicians they like. Again. Twitter never learns. Suppressing things only makes the story a bigger deal in the end.

Grow up and Google Streisand Effect. Twitter has never learned their lesson from prior incidents like this. Sunlight is the best disinfectant, not big tech censorship.

Guy with zero evidence to back his wild claims says what?

I provided plenty of evidence, like a link to the FEC records.

All you've provided are insults.

I'm not referring to the issue of the congressman's endowment seeming like pay-to-play, which I've never denied and . Obviously seems sketchy. Rather, I am criticizing Your Fantasy Fest theory about liberal media oligarchs suppressing news stories like this.

Yes cynic, although the liberal masterminds at Twitter and Instagram permit literally thousands of high-profile attacks against Biden, Harris, Pelosi, Etc every single hour from various sources, you certainly caught this one and identifying that they are going to the mattresses to protect an eccentric backbencher congressman Ted lieu. Forget protecting Biden or Harris. Fellow liberal media manipulators, this is Ted f****** Lieu we're talking about here. What use are these tailored cold dark robes and interplanetary meeting room orbiting the Earth if we can't use our powers to suppress the internet for someone like him? They've gone past bite, past eras, past even Obama. They are coming directly for the top itself! The Ted Meister! The lieu man himself!! Batten down the hatches fellow Illuminati. We are now in full Lieu lockdown!!! (Klaxon sounds).

LOL! I suppose if I continue to support a party despite it having gone literally and completely batsh**t insane oh, I suppose I'd be tempted to blame it on mysterious media overlords rather than acknowledge the reality that I am enabling this sad State of Affairs.

Wait! The pounding at the door!... No! My God. They've come for me. It's... It's...The Lieutroopers!! I've got my wife and kids out the back, but there's no time left for me. Cinyc, you magnificent Brave bastard. How could I not see this? I take back my mockery. Only you were smart enough to catch on that Twitter is in the hands of, not big oil or big pharma, but big Lieu. Please, for my family's sake, you must hunt me down. Please save me Cynic! You are my only hope!!

The door gave way. How many more can I typktdjljfxtjnffjf


TRANSMISSION ENDED. ALL SUBJECTS SHALL PREPARE TO RECEIVE THE FIRST OF 12 DAILY TWEETS EXALTING THE GLORIOUS PEOPLE'S LEADER TED LIEU. THAT IS ALL.

Cynic was his handle, but he'd give it all up right now for a nice easy retirement just like he been promising Martha and the kids. Well, it was just playing The Sims, but it still meant something. After years of tracking down the Twitter Illuminati, Cynic had finally got himself in over his head. Or rather that damn fool Badger had done so. That liberal fool always was abrasive, but damn it I never thought he was such a fool as to call down the wrath of- -the Lieutroopers. Many would have described cynic as grizzled and he'd have little reason to gainsay that. But even that word made him stop and shudder.

Badger, you damned idiot. Cynic couldn't finish his chicken nuggies thinking about the mess he'd found himself pulled into. Admittedly, they were the star shape rather than the dinosaur ones he liked. He yelled at his mom earlier about it, but he knew it was more that was checking his appetite. He took a long deep swell of his favorite bourbon, then looked into it his bathroom mirror to see a Steely blue gaze reflected. One that lacked any hint of irresolve.

He didn't like Badger and he knew Badger didn't like him. He knew Badger actually held him and utter contempt. In fact he knew that Badger thought him up for complete pinhead in most respects outside of making Maps. He knew that Badger in fact considered him one of the most ponderous and immune to factual revelation....

Wait, where was he going with this?

Oh yes. He didn't like Badger and Badger didn't like him, but he had the responsibility of freeing him nonetheless. It was the code. A code that went back from time immemorial. To at least 2012 when dishonest media coverage stole the rightful election from Mitt Romney. But now, the liberal media Illuminati had become even more bold. Not only had they corrupted two of the last three presidential elections, but now... Now.

There were others who had held this code with him. Others. Squads. Platoons. Indeed Legions. Yes, there were definitely others.

Specifically, there were three. Including himself. There was Mr mcgourty from next door. His daughter-in-law had began leaving him at Cynic's home during the day. The missus had passed and he spent too much time yelling at random passersby about licking the Kaiser. Then there was Timmy Weber from across the street. A Brave Young Lad, or at least he certainly would be once he reached Junior High in a few years. Cynic taught them all he knew about Precinct level extrapolation and the dreaded Streisand effect. Mister mcgourty would invariably nod off, and young Master Timmy had a disconcerting habit when oh, say, going over Wisconsin election data, instead wanting to play Mario Kart

Yes, they were bastards, but they were tough, lean, and hard bastards. Cynic knew this because he made them that way. Sadly, their time in the throes of crusade would never come. His comrades had been taken away from him far too early. He raised the toast at these Fallen comrades, and finish the last of his bourbon. Although Mister mcgourty was now placed into what his daughter-in-law deemed " more professional care", and Timmy had begun after school trumpet lessons, their time together would not be in vain. This. Cynic. Swore.

Now the cabal running Twitter had insured that a story about a backbench Oregon Congressman potentially using campaign funds to help his son access admission into Stanford was receiving--cynic couldn't keep his eyes from welling up, grizzled or not - - only limited media coverage.

Tears unashamedly down his weathered face. Obviously, something HAD to be done. And he was that something.

His Subaru breathed into life as the last of the Twilight Slipped Away in the skies. Like he had for so many years, he checked the engine carefully beforehand knowing that Twitter could arrange, despite its repeated return correspondence from its lawyers insisting cynic stop writing them, that each ignition could be his last. But no, he thought with a small private smug smile. Checkmate media libtards, I win again.

As he pulled away from the house Cynic couldn't help Grumble about the pandemic 15 he'd gained. It made his cape feel tight. Or is it the pressure of the task he had before him that felt like he was almost short of breath? The ominous weight of his awesome responsibility bearing down on him like a specter clutching around his neck? Or was it merely that his cape was caught in his rear driver side window?

Someday he would buy a car with power windows, but not today....

(to be cont)

[Fuzzy Bear Loves Christian Missionaries]

Is this real? Yes. Is it legal? yes. Is it ethical? absolutely not.

Lieu should be tarred and feathered for donating campaign dollars to outside sources. Will anything come from this? no

There should be an investigation by the House Ethics Committee at a minimum.

Other than that, let the voters handle this.  Lieu is a smarmy hypocrite but both sides of the aisle contribute to those ranks, so his deserved ouster from Congress can wait until the primary next year.

[Rjjr77]

I am a little disappointed in the replies to this thread.

It DOES NOT MATTER WHY OR WHAT HE DONATED TO.

Campaign funds are raised with the assumption that the candidate will use this money to run for office, this money is not donated in good faith to be donated by the campaign to outside sources. This is not appropriate. It does not matter who it goes to or who it is for. Doesn't matter if this is an alum, or his child is applying, campaign dollars are raised for campaigns. In what world is it acceptable to solicit donations for one thing and giving it to another thing.

[emailking]

I am a little disappointed in the replies to this thread.

It DOES NOT MATTER WHY OR WHAT HE DONATED TO.

Campaign funds are raised with the assumption that the candidate will use this money to run for office, this money is not donated in good faith to be donated by the campaign to outside sources. This is not appropriate. It does not matter who it goes to or who it is for. Doesn't matter if this is an alum, or his child is applying, campaign dollars are raised for campaigns. In what world is it acceptable to solicit donations for one thing and giving it to another thing.

I just don't get why, if that happened, no one is reporting on it. Yes the fact that it isn't being reported doesn't mean it didn't happen. But the fact that it's not reported, when it seems like an easy way to sink him, gives me caution that it isn't what it looks like, or we don't have the whole story or something. The links to the donations don't change my thoughts on that.

[cinyc]

The reason you can't find anything on it - yet - is Twitter is trying to memory hole a story that's inconvenient to politicians they like. Again. Twitter never learns. Suppressing things only makes the story a bigger deal in the end.

Grow up and Google Streisand Effect. Twitter has never learned their lesson from prior incidents like this. Sunlight is the best disinfectant, not big tech censorship.

Guy with zero evidence to back his wild claims says what?

I provided plenty of evidence, like a link to the FEC records.

All you've provided are insults.

I'm not referring to the issue of the congressman's endowment seeming like pay-to-play, which I've never denied and . Obviously seems sketchy. Rather, I am criticizing Your Fantasy Fest theory about liberal media oligarchs suppressing news stories like this.

Yes cynic, although the liberal masterminds at Twitter and Instagram permit literally thousands of high-profile attacks against Biden, Harris, Pelosi, Etc every single hour from various sources, you certainly caught this one and identifying that they are going to the mattresses to protect an eccentric backbencher congressman Ted lieu. Forget protecting Biden or Harris. Fellow liberal media manipulators, this is Ted f****** Lieu we're talking about here. What use are these tailored cold dark robes and interplanetary meeting room orbiting the Earth if we can't use our powers to suppress the internet for someone like him? They've gone past bite, past eras, past even Obama. They are coming directly for the top itself! The Ted Meister! The lieu man himself!! Batten down the hatches fellow Illuminati. We are now in full Lieu lockdown!!! (Klaxon sounds).

LOL! I suppose if I continue to support a party despite it having gone literally and completely batsh**t insane oh, I suppose I'd be tempted to blame it on mysterious media overlords rather than acknowledge the reality that I am enabling this sad State of Affairs.

Wait! The pounding at the door!... No! My God. They've come for me. It's... It's...The Lieutroopers!! I've got my wife and kids out the back, but there's no time left for me. Cinyc, you magnificent Brave bastard. How could I not see this? I take back my mockery. Only you were smart enough to catch on that Twitter is in the hands of, not big oil or big pharma, but big Lieu. Please, for my family's sake, you must hunt me down. Please save me Cynic! You are my only hope!!

The door gave way. How many more can I typktdjljfxtjnffjf


TRANSMISSION ENDED. ALL SUBJECTS SHALL PREPARE TO RECEIVE THE FIRST OF 12 DAILY TWEETS EXALTING THE GLORIOUS PEOPLE'S LEADER TED LIEU. THAT IS ALL.

Cynic was his handle, but he'd give it all up right now for a nice easy retirement just like he been promising Martha and the kids. Well, it was just playing The Sims, but it still meant something. After years of tracking down the Twitter Illuminati, Cynic had finally got himself in over his head. Or rather that damn fool Badger had done so. That liberal fool always was abrasive, but damn it I never thought he was such a fool as to call down the wrath of- -the Lieutroopers. Many would have described cynic as grizzled and he'd have little reason to gainsay that. But even that word made him stop and shudder.

Badger, you damned idiot. Cynic couldn't finish his chicken nuggies thinking about the mess he'd found himself pulled into. Admittedly, they were the star shape rather than the dinosaur ones he liked. He yelled at his mom earlier about it, but he knew it was more that was checking his appetite. He took a long deep swell of his favorite bourbon, then looked into it his bathroom mirror to see a Steely blue gaze reflected. One that lacked any hint of irresolve.

He didn't like Badger and he knew Badger didn't like him. He knew Badger actually held him and utter contempt. In fact he knew that Badger thought him up for complete pinhead in most respects outside of making Maps. He knew that Badger in fact considered him one of the most ponderous and immune to factual revelation....

Wait, where was he going with this?

Oh yes. He didn't like Badger and Badger didn't like him, but he had the responsibility of freeing him nonetheless. It was the code. A code that went back from time immemorial. To at least 2012 when dishonest media coverage stole the rightful election from Mitt Romney. But now, the liberal media Illuminati had become even more bold. Not only had they corrupted two of the last three presidential elections, but now... Now.

There were others who had held this code with him. Others. Squads. Platoons. Indeed Legions. Yes, there were definitely others.

Specifically, there were three. Including himself. There was Mr mcgourty from next door. His daughter-in-law had began leaving him at Cynic's home during the day. The missus had passed and he spent too much time yelling at random passersby about licking the Kaiser. Then there was Timmy Weber from across the street. A Brave Young Lad, or at least he certainly would be once he reached Junior High in a few years. Cynic taught them all he knew about Precinct level extrapolation and the dreaded Streisand effect. Mister mcgourty would invariably nod off, and young Master Timmy had a disconcerting habit when oh, say, going over Wisconsin election data, instead wanting to play Mario Kart

Yes, they were bastards, but they were tough, lean, and hard bastards. Cynic knew this because he made them that way. Sadly, their time in the throes of crusade would never come. His comrades had been taken away from him far too early. He raised the toast at these Fallen comrades, and finish the last of his bourbon. Although Mister mcgourty was now placed into what his daughter-in-law deemed " more professional care", and Timmy had begun after school trumpet lessons, their time together would not be in vain. This. Cynic. Swore.

Now the cabal running Twitter had insured that a story about a backbench Oregon Congressman potentially using campaign funds to help his son access admission into Stanford was receiving--cynic couldn't keep his eyes from welling up, grizzled or not - - only limited media coverage.

Tears unashamedly down his weathered face. Obviously, something HAD to be done. And he was that something.

His Subaru breathed into life as the last of the Twilight Slipped Away in the skies. Like he had for so many years, he checked the engine carefully beforehand knowing that Twitter could arrange, despite its repeated return correspondence from its lawyers insisting cynic stop writing them, that each ignition could be his last. But no, he thought with a small private smug smile. Checkmate media libtards, I win again.

As he pulled away from the house Cynic couldn't help Grumble about the pandemic 15 he'd gained. It made his cape feel tight. Or is it the pressure of the task he had before him that felt like he was almost short of breath? The ominous weight of his awesome responsibility bearing down on him like a specter clutching around his neck? Or was it merely that his cape was caught in his rear driver side window?

Someday he would buy a car with power windows, but not today....

(to be cont)

tl;dr version: Badger is so obsessed with me that he's writing cinyc fan fiction. But I'm not obsessed enough with Badger to write more than these few sentences. Perhaps it's not me - it's you.

[cinyc]

I just don't get why, if that happened, no one is reporting on it. Yes the fact that it isn't being reported doesn't mean it didn't happen. But the fact that it's not reported, when it seems like an easy way to sink him, gives me caution that it isn't what it looks like, or we don't have the whole story or something. The links to the donations don't change my thoughts on that.

Fox News reported on it:
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ted-lieu-faces-scrutiny-over-50000-campaign-donation-to-stanford-before-sons-acceptance

[emailking]

I just don't get why, if that happened, no one is reporting on it. Yes the fact that it isn't being reported doesn't mean it didn't happen. But the fact that it's not reported, when it seems like an easy way to sink him, gives me caution that it isn't what it looks like, or we don't have the whole story or something. The links to the donations don't change my thoughts on that.

Fox News reported on it:
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ted-lieu-faces-scrutiny-over-50000-campaign-donation-to-stanford-before-sons-acceptance

Thank you. From the article it sounds like campaign donations to a university are legal and not out of the ordinary. But donating to his alma mater is definitely suspect. He should explain this and there should probably be an investigation.

[Badger]

The reason you can't find anything on it - yet - is Twitter is trying to memory hole a story that's inconvenient to politicians they like. Again. Twitter never learns. Suppressing things only makes the story a bigger deal in the end.

Grow up and Google Streisand Effect. Twitter has never learned their lesson from prior incidents like this. Sunlight is the best disinfectant, not big tech censorship.

Guy with zero evidence to back his wild claims says what?

I provided plenty of evidence, like a link to the FEC records.

All you've provided are insults.

I'm not referring to the issue of the congressman's endowment seeming like pay-to-play, which I've never denied and . Obviously seems sketchy. Rather, I am criticizing Your Fantasy Fest theory about liberal media oligarchs suppressing news stories like this.

Yes cynic, although the liberal masterminds at Twitter and Instagram permit literally thousands of high-profile attacks against Biden, Harris, Pelosi, Etc every single hour from various sources, you certainly caught this one and identifying that they are going to the mattresses to protect an eccentric backbencher congressman Ted lieu. Forget protecting Biden or Harris. Fellow liberal media manipulators, this is Ted f****** Lieu we're talking about here. What use are these tailored cold dark robes and interplanetary meeting room orbiting the Earth if we can't use our powers to suppress the internet for someone like him? They've gone past bite, past eras, past even Obama. They are coming directly for the top itself! The Ted Meister! The lieu man himself!! Batten down the hatches fellow Illuminati. We are now in full Lieu lockdown!!! (Klaxon sounds).

LOL! I suppose if I continue to support a party despite it having gone literally and completely batsh**t insane oh, I suppose I'd be tempted to blame it on mysterious media overlords rather than acknowledge the reality that I am enabling this sad State of Affairs.

Wait! The pounding at the door!... No! My God. They've come for me. It's... It's...The Lieutroopers!! I've got my wife and kids out the back, but there's no time left for me. Cinyc, you magnificent Brave bastard. How could I not see this? I take back my mockery. Only you were smart enough to catch on that Twitter is in the hands of, not big oil or big pharma, but big Lieu. Please, for my family's sake, you must hunt me down. Please save me Cynic! You are my only hope!!

The door gave way. How many more can I typktdjljfxtjnffjf


TRANSMISSION ENDED. ALL SUBJECTS SHALL PREPARE TO RECEIVE THE FIRST OF 12 DAILY TWEETS EXALTING THE GLORIOUS PEOPLE'S LEADER TED LIEU. THAT IS ALL.

Cynic was his handle, but he'd give it all up right now for a nice easy retirement just like he been promising Martha and the kids. Well, it was just playing The Sims, but it still meant something. After years of tracking down the Twitter Illuminati, Cynic had finally got himself in over his head. Or rather that damn fool Badger had done so. That liberal fool always was abrasive, but damn it I never thought he was such a fool as to call down the wrath of- -the Lieutroopers. Many would have described cynic as grizzled and he'd have little reason to gainsay that. But even that word made him stop and shudder.

Badger, you damned idiot. Cynic couldn't finish his chicken nuggies thinking about the mess he'd found himself pulled into. Admittedly, they were the star shape rather than the dinosaur ones he liked. He yelled at his mom earlier about it, but he knew it was more that was checking his appetite. He took a long deep swell of his favorite bourbon, then looked into it his bathroom mirror to see a Steely blue gaze reflected. One that lacked any hint of irresolve.

He didn't like Badger and he knew Badger didn't like him. He knew Badger actually held him and utter contempt. In fact he knew that Badger thought him up for complete pinhead in most respects outside of making Maps. He knew that Badger in fact considered him one of the most ponderous and immune to factual revelation....

Wait, where was he going with this?

Oh yes. He didn't like Badger and Badger didn't like him, but he had the responsibility of freeing him nonetheless. It was the code. A code that went back from time immemorial. To at least 2012 when dishonest media coverage stole the rightful election from Mitt Romney. But now, the liberal media Illuminati had become even more bold. Not only had they corrupted two of the last three presidential elections, but now... Now.

There were others who had held this code with him. Others. Squads. Platoons. Indeed Legions. Yes, there were definitely others.

Specifically, there were three. Including himself. There was Mr mcgourty from next door. His daughter-in-law had began leaving him at Cynic's home during the day. The missus had passed and he spent too much time yelling at random passersby about licking the Kaiser. Then there was Timmy Weber from across the street. A Brave Young Lad, or at least he certainly would be once he reached Junior High in a few years. Cynic taught them all he knew about Precinct level extrapolation and the dreaded Streisand effect. Mister mcgourty would invariably nod off, and young Master Timmy had a disconcerting habit when oh, say, going over Wisconsin election data, instead wanting to play Mario Kart

Yes, they were bastards, but they were tough, lean, and hard bastards. Cynic knew this because he made them that way. Sadly, their time in the throes of crusade would never come. His comrades had been taken away from him far too early. He raised the toast at these Fallen comrades, and finish the last of his bourbon. Although Mister mcgourty was now placed into what his daughter-in-law deemed " more professional care", and Timmy had begun after school trumpet lessons, their time together would not be in vain. This. Cynic. Swore.

Now the cabal running Twitter had insured that a story about a backbench Oregon Congressman potentially using campaign funds to help his son access admission into Stanford was receiving--cynic couldn't keep his eyes from welling up, grizzled or not - - only limited media coverage.

Tears unashamedly down his weathered face. Obviously, something HAD to be done. And he was that something.

His Subaru breathed into life as the last of the Twilight Slipped Away in the skies. Like he had for so many years, he checked the engine carefully beforehand knowing that Twitter could arrange, despite its repeated return correspondence from its lawyers insisting cynic stop writing them, that each ignition could be his last. But no, he thought with a small private smug smile. Checkmate media libtards, I win again.

As he pulled away from the house Cynic couldn't help Grumble about the pandemic 15 he'd gained. It made his cape feel tight. Or is it the pressure of the task he had before him that felt like he was almost short of breath? The ominous weight of his awesome responsibility bearing down on him like a specter clutching around his neck? Or was it merely that his cape was caught in his rear driver side window?

Someday he would buy a car with power windows, but not today....

(to be cont)

tl;dr version: Badger is so obsessed with me that he's writing cinyc fan fiction. But I'm not obsessed enough with Badger to write more than these few sentences. Perhaps it's not me - it's you.

Meh. My only regret is I'm so busy the next couple weeks that I haven't had a chance to write part two yet.