Thursday, June 01, 2006

Liberal Leadership Candidate Takes $16,200 From Three Children

Story here. h/t: Bourque

Joe Volpe, Liberal leadership hopeful, smug mug at left, has accepted huge donations from three children, 11, 11 and 14 years old.

Where do children get thousands of dollars, and since when do they give so much money to politicians?
Read the story and figure out for yourself how that must've happened.

I don't think so... I don't think they're even aware they "gave" "their" money away. The astute observer will be concerned that a loophole is being taken advantage of in light of the fact that individual political donations are limited by law to $5,400 per annum.

Here y'all have it folks... the essence of Liberalism... taking money from children to advance one's own lofty personal ambitions?

A Liberal is a Liberal, after all, right? Not that anyone knows what Liberals are about, what they stand for, what they believe, what their values are, etc... for they say one thing and do another.

Nice going, Mr. Hundred Dollar Pizza Man Who Rode in Limos on Our Dime. That's wonderful optics. Taking thousands of dollars from (*gasp*) children!

I believe there will be some sort of consequences...

UPDATE: Joe Volpe has returned the thousands he previously accepted from the children and defended as "not illegal".

Guess the Muppet Mob had a nice chat with him...