McCain Hit Up Russian Envoy For Cash

Politico:

On a day on which McCain campaign manager Rick Davis hinted that Obama was taking foreign money, the Russian Mission to the United Nations has released a standard-issue fundraising letter gone a bit astray: It was addressed to the Russian envoy to the U.N., Vitaly Churkin, at the mission's address, but without his title.

As the Russian newswire RIA-Novosti tells it:

Russia's permanent mission to the UN has received a letter from U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain asking for financial support of his election campaign, the mission said in a statement on Monday.

"We have received a letter from Senator John McCain with a request for a financial donation to his presidential election campaign. In this respect we have to reiterate that neither Russia's permanent mission to the UN nor the Russian government or its officials finance political activities in foreign countries," the statement said.

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Comments

[ShanniC]

This is a headline story and should be on HuffPo's frontpage!!! The McCain campaign just keeps getting fishier and fishier...

[Whinger]

Sarah says we might have to bomb Russia, then McCain goes on his knees with his begging bowl.

Putin will be hospitalized again with cracked ribs from all the laughing!

[Liberalforsure]

If you want to continue to support billionaires with your tax dollars please vote for mccain and palin. If you want to give the middle class a break for a change and turn this country around please vote for Obama and Biden.

[Vee]

THIS NEEDS TO BE ON TOP OF THE PAGE!!!

[Liberalforsure]

If Obama runs this country like he has his campaign, America will be great again. If heaven forbids, mccain/palin win, say goodbye to your country. They will finish the job gwb started.

[marasgram18]

This needs to be on the front page. In big headline fonts

[crank]

http://wikileaks.org/wiki/John_McCain_fundraising_appeal_letter_to_Russian_Ambassador_Vitaly_Churkin%2C_Sep_29_2008

and the Russian response

http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Russian_mission_On_Fundraising_Letter_from_John_McCain_Election_Campaign%2C_20_Oct_2008

[timezone]

If true, seems a tad hypocritical. Is this the "Putin, can you spare a dime....or a trillion dollars?" turnaround?

[PCRX]

Wow - that is so.... "mavericky" to do that...

Maybe to honor this sick news I will donate a few bucks to Obama. Man its getting to be an expensive day!

[WeMustSpeakOut]

Low life slime ball hypocrite. All but the small handful of centrist Repubs out there need to go!!
Let's start with McCain and Palin!

[Striderxdj]

When Mccain looked into Putins eyes, he saw three letters, K,G,B.

When Mccain looked into the Russian Envoy's eyes, he saw three letters as well... A,T,M.

[p2p2008]

Now, can we call McCain a COMMIE? What a traitor! What a hypocrite! (Rolling my eyes)

[Ajegunle]

TRAITOR>>>>

HYPOCRITE

[WolfLarsen]

The Russians.....unmarked bills.....dead drop......where have I heard that before?

[WolfLarsen]

"Hey Vitaly.....you can leave your "donation" in small unmarked bills with random serial numbers in Foxstone Park. Signify compliance with a white piece of tape on the nearby park sign." - John "Dead Drop" McCain.

As in the words of Robert Hanssen......."What could go wrong?"