"Love Him, Hate Him, You Don't Know Him"

[Freewill]

WTF are you even talking about? Am I to assume you find our campaign finance laws too strict?

I'll bet you one thousand dollars (to the charity of your choice) right here and now - that all charges are mysteriously dropped within a year. This is political retribution, pure and simple.

You refuse to see it because of your "boy" - that communist piece of shit Obama.

Care to take the bet? My Charity is the Wounded Warriors. Yours?

Don't be a dumbass, what the hell are they supposedly revenging for? It's not like he cost the man an election or even a single vote, Conservatives occasionally do break the law, I know it's hard to believe but sometimes dummies just fuck up and leave a paper trail and it is that simple.

Maybe not revenge per se but sending a message? I just hope the IRS looks into Obama finances and see how many poor people all donated the same amount of money, money I doubt they had to give. Go look up the donors for the 2004 election and you will see what I mean.

 

[The2ndAmendment]

Seems the guy broke the law, what's your problem? You think the indictment is politically motivated? Maybe, maybe not, but if guilty do you not see anything wrong with what he did?

Michael Moore has broken many laws making his movies, so shouldn't he be behind bars too? Oh wait...

Get lost kidd

What laws would those be?

Hmmm?

LOL

Visiting Cuba illegally is an example, would you like more?

 

[Mojo2]

If it hasn't already been invoked elsewhere, I want to bring this to your attention if you don't remember it personally.

Nixon's Enemies List

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


"Nixon’s Enemies List" is the informal name of what started as a list of President of the United States Richard Nixon’s major political opponents compiled by Charles Colson, written by George T. Bell[1] (assistant to Colson, special counsel to the White House), and sent in memorandum form to John Dean on September 9, 1971. The list was part of a campaign officially known as “Opponents List” and “Political Enemies Project.” The list became public knowledge when Dean mentioned during hearings with the Senate Watergate Committee that a list existed containing those whom the president did not like. Journalist Daniel Schorr, who happened to be on the list, managed to obtain copies of it later that day.[2]

Contents [hide]
1 Purpose
2 People listed
3 Master list of political opponents
4 Reception
5 In popular culture
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Purpose[edit]


The official purpose, as described by the White House Counsel's Office, was to "screw" Nixon's political enemies, by means of tax audits from the Internal Revenue Service, and by manipulating "grant availability, federal contracts, litigation, prosecution, etc."[3] In a memorandum from John Dean to Lawrence Higby (August 16, 1971), Dean explained the purpose of the list:


“ This memorandum addresses the matter of how we can maximize the fact of our incumbency in dealing with persons known to be active in their opposition to our Administration; stated a bit more bluntly—how we can use the available federal machinery to screw our political enemies.[3] ”
The IRS commissioner, Donald C. Alexander, refused to launch audits of the people on the list.[4]

Nixon's Enemies List - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I could imagine there being an enemies list in Obama's White House and when they were looking for someone to target who would send the biggest chillingest message to all other would be opponents in America and also get rid of a particularly pesky pest, D'Souza was like a wounded old buffalo in a fast moving herd. He stood out as vulnerable and meaty.

I wonder if they thrilled at 'pulling the trigger' on his indictment.

 

[Sawbriars]

Seems the guy broke the law, what's your problem? You think the indictment is politically motivated? Maybe, maybe not, but if guilty do you not see anything wrong with what he did?

There was no criminal intent........this persecution of political enemies via the court system is Anti-American.

 

[occupied]

Seems the guy broke the law, what's your problem? You think the indictment is politically motivated? Maybe, maybe not, but if guilty do you not see anything wrong with what he did?

There was no criminal intent........this persecution of political enemies via the court system is Anti-American.

Simply taking steps to circumvent the law constitutes intent, you just don't think it's criminal to do this particular crime otherwise known as "buying political access".

 

[Sawbriars]

Seems the guy broke the law, what's your problem? You think the indictment is politically motivated? Maybe, maybe not, but if guilty do you not see anything wrong with what he did?

There was no criminal intent........this persecution of political enemies via the court system is Anti-American.

Simply taking steps to circumvent the law constitutes intent, you just don't think it's criminal to do this particular crime otherwise known as "buying political access".

D'Souza has been friends with Long since they attended Dartmouth College together in the early 1980s. According to the indictment, D'Souza donated $20,000 to Long's campaign by aggregating the money from various people and falsely reporting the source of the funds. But Gerald Molen, a co-producer of 2016, says the charge is politically motivated.

"In America, we have a long tradition of not doing what is commonly done in too many other countries -- criminalizing dissent through the selective enforcement of the law," Molen tells THR.


D'Souza first learned he was being investigated in the middle of 2013, several months after 2016 had earned $33 million at the box office and become the second-most-popular political documentary in U.S. history. The film included an interview with Obama's half-brother, George Obama, who was mildly critical of the president.

Molen says D'Souza is being singled out for "an alleged minor violation" in the same way the IRS reportedly targeted conservative Tea Party groups for retribution. "In light of the recent events and the way the IRS has been used to stifle dissent, this arrest should send shivers down the spines of all freedom-loving Americans," Molen says.

D'Souza was in San Diego working on his next film and book, each to be called America, when he was informed he was about to be indicted and that he should fly to New York and turn himself in to authorities. The indictment came late Thursday, according to those with knowledge of the situation.

D'Souza's upcoming film America is due in theaters July 4 and is co-produced by Molen, who won a best picture Oscar for Schindler's List, and Gray Frederickson, who won a best picture Oscar for The Godfather Part II. D'Souza wrote and stars in the film, which is directed by John Sullivan. The filmmakers emailed a statement to THR vowing to release the film on schedule.


"We believe this is an unfortunate misunderstanding arising out of Dinesh D'Souza's desire to help the uphill campaign of a friend," the statement reads. "There was no intent to do anything illegal or corrupt in any way. This will have no impact on the film America, which will be released on the Fourth of July this year as previously announced. Filming is on schedule and D'Souza will continue to lead the enterprise."



Benjamin Brafman, an attorney for D'Souza, tells THR that his client "did not act with any corrupt or criminal intent whatsoever ... at worst this was an act of misguided friendship by D'Souza."

Molen added: "When American citizens begin to suspect that people are being arrested for alleged minor violations because of their vocal dissent against their elected representatives or rulers, it breeds disrespect and contempt for the law and suspicion of those officials. … If this unfortunate action against Dinesh is intended to deter the release of his upcoming film, America, that effort will fail."

 

[occupied]

There was no criminal intent........this persecution of political enemies via the court system is Anti-American.

Simply taking steps to circumvent the law constitutes intent, you just don't think it's criminal to do this particular crime otherwise known as "buying political access".

D'Souza has been friends with Long since they attended Dartmouth College together in the early 1980s. According to the indictment, D'Souza donated $20,000 to Long's campaign by aggregating the money from various people and falsely reporting the source of the funds. But Gerald Molen, a co-producer of 2016, says the charge is politically motivated.

"In America, we have a long tradition of not doing what is commonly done in too many other countries -- criminalizing dissent through the selective enforcement of the law," Molen tells THR.


D'Souza first learned he was being investigated in the middle of 2013, several months after 2016 had earned $33 million at the box office and become the second-most-popular political documentary in U.S. history. The film included an interview with Obama's half-brother, George Obama, who was mildly critical of the president.

Molen says D'Souza is being singled out for "an alleged minor violation" in the same way the IRS reportedly targeted conservative Tea Party groups for retribution. "In light of the recent events and the way the IRS has been used to stifle dissent, this arrest should send shivers down the spines of all freedom-loving Americans," Molen says.

D'Souza was in San Diego working on his next film and book, each to be called America, when he was informed he was about to be indicted and that he should fly to New York and turn himself in to authorities. The indictment came late Thursday, according to those with knowledge of the situation.

D'Souza's upcoming film America is due in theaters July 4 and is co-produced by Molen, who won a best picture Oscar for Schindler's List, and Gray Frederickson, who won a best picture Oscar for The Godfather Part II. D'Souza wrote and stars in the film, which is directed by John Sullivan. The filmmakers emailed a statement to THR vowing to release the film on schedule.


"We believe this is an unfortunate misunderstanding arising out of Dinesh D'Souza's desire to help the uphill campaign of a friend," the statement reads. "There was no intent to do anything illegal or corrupt in any way. This will have no impact on the film America, which will be released on the Fourth of July this year as previously announced. Filming is on schedule and D'Souza will continue to lead the enterprise."



Benjamin Brafman, an attorney for D'Souza, tells THR that his client "did not act with any corrupt or criminal intent whatsoever ... at worst this was an act of misguided friendship by D'Souza."

Molen added: "When American citizens begin to suspect that people are being arrested for alleged minor violations because of their vocal dissent against their elected representatives or rulers, it breeds disrespect and contempt for the law and suspicion of those officials. … If this unfortunate action against Dinesh is intended to deter the release of his upcoming film, America, that effort will fail."

I read your OP but the fact remains that he broke the law, he knew he was breaking the law, screwed-up and got caught. You are yet to prove any kind of retribution here and even if there is the fact remains that he screwed-up and got caught with his pants down, this guy is not a victim, he's a dumbass who wrongly thought he was above the law.

 

[rightwinger]

I fought the law....and the law won