Hayworth hits McCain for fundraiser's Ponzi scheme

[babylonsister]

Hayworth hits McCain for fundraiser's Ponzi scheme

By JONATHAN J. COOPER
Associated Press Writer


PHOENIX (AP) -- A now-disbarred Florida lawyer who admitted to orchestrating a huge Ponzi scheme gave more than $180,000 to Arizona Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign, contributions that McCain's Senate rival is now making an issue in their competitive primary.

Scott Rothstein was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in prison after he confessed to running a $1.2 billion fraud using faked legal settlements.

Rothstein also was a key contributor and fundraiser who bundled more than $500,000 in campaign contributions for McCain's 2008 race, according to the campaign finance watchdog Center for Responsive Politics.

The exact amount he raised from others is unknown, but Rothstein boasted to the Wall Street Journal in 2008 that he raised as much as $1.1 million for McCain.

The campaign of former U.S. Rep. J.D. Hayworth, who is challenging McCain in Arizona's Aug. 24 Republican primary, demanded that the four-term senator account for and donate all of the money connected to Rothstein.

"McCain can't have it both ways. He can't be the champion of campaign finance reform one day and then take more than a million dollars from a convicted felon the next day," Hayworth spokesman Mark Sanders said.

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[SpiralHawk]

1. "He's acting like a Republicon." - Haywroth (R)

"And we all know what that means." - Haywroth (R)

[blondeatlast]

2. But JD Worthless conveniently never championed campaign finance reform, so he can take

all that lovely dirty money.

This race is gonna be good--but sadly, one of these clowns will win in November. I can hardly stand being an Arizonan anymore, but I don't want (and can't afford) to move.

:mad:

[babylonsister]

3. Yes, heckuva choice for you guys. Are there ANY Dems

who are running? If so, we don't hear much.

[alstephenson]

4. Yes, we have a couple of Dems running.

Rodney Glassman probably has the best chance:

http://www.rodneyglassman.com/

John Dougherty is also running. I don't know much about him but he was an investigative reporter:

http://www.johndougherty2010.com/

[alstephenson]

5. I think the Dems are laying low.

Waiting for the Republican Primary in August to see who they'll be running against. In the meantime, McCain and Hayworth can have at it.

[babylonsister]

6. That sure doesn't give them a lot of time to campaign; I

trust they know what they're doing.

[alstephenson]

7. I wouldn't go that far...

We DO have a good candidate for Governor - Terry Goddard. The Dems here will probably put all of our eggs in his basket. We desperately need another Democratic Governor to veto all the crap the Republican legislature tries to pass.

www.terrygoddard.com

[blondeatlast]

8. True--I'd rather have a Dem in the state capital and of course, I love Goddard.

Honestly, I knew she'd be bad I never believed Brewer would be this wretched. She's following the Sarah Paklin route to polical ambition.