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To: jlallen who wrote (62284)	9/5/2007 7:11:15 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Respond to of 90947

EXCELLENT FIND, COUNSELOR! ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!! Suma no longer answers my PMs. The newest is months old and I still await an answer. I wonder if she's pissed at me. :-) Oh. I don't think we pretend to have all the answers. Just better than theirs. :-) Sent the above to you as a private reply when it was to be a post. My mistake.

To: jlallen who wrote (62284)	9/5/2007 7:14:02 PM
From: steve harris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

lol should be "comfortable" with 50 bans... reminds me of the democrats being afraid of FOX TV...

To: jlallen who wrote (62284)	9/5/2007 9:12:12 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Warrant issued for Hsu's arrest Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Norman Hsu has donated or raised more than $1 million for Democrats and their causes. He served as a "bundler," rounding up a group of donors and then packaging their checks together. Democratic fundraiser fails to appear for bail hearing on grand theft charge. By Dan Morain, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer September 6, 2007 REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- A warrant was issued this morning for Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu, who failed to appear for a bail hearing on a 15-year-old grand theft charge. San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Robert D. Foiles ordered Hsu, a major fundraiser for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign, to be held without bail should he make an appearance. Last week, Hsu was released after posting $2 million bail. Related Stories - Fugitive donor surrenders as Clinton camp ponders how - Wealth, mystery surround donor Hsu - About Norman Y. Hsu - Fugitive donor bows out of fundraising - Democratic fundraiser is a fugitive in plain sight Hsu's attorney, James Brosnahan, explained that he had lost contact with Hsu and that the financier had failed to deliver his passport as promised. "Mr. Hsu is not here and we don't know where he is," Brosnahan said outside court. "We expected him to be here." Brosnahan told Foiles that a legal assistant for his law firm went to Hsu's New York City condominium last week and spent 90 minutes searching for Hsu's passport. Prosecutors in California said Hsu disappeared in 1992 after pleading no contest and agreeing to serve up to three years in prison for defrauding investors in a Ponzi scheme. "We don't know if he has his passport," Deputy Atty. Gen. Ralph Sevilla said. "What we do know is that a bench warrant has been issued." Asked if Hsu has left the United States, Sevilla said that "he has that capability." Hsu has lived in Hong Kong, where he has financial interests. Sevilla said he would report today's developments to his superiors, who were likely to contact the FBI. Federal officials have already said they will investigate Hsu's fundraising activities. Hsu has donated or raised more than $1 million for Democrats and their causes. He served as a "bundler," rounding up a group of donors and then packaging their checks together. He is a member of Clinton's "HillRaiser" group, individuals who pledged to raise more than $100,000 for her presidential campaign. After reports surfaced in the Wall Street Journal and the Los Angeles Times about Hsu's activities, presidential contenders said they would give his contributions to charity. Barack Obama, who received money for his 2004 Senate race and for his political action committee, said his campaign would give $7,000 to charity. The Clinton campaign gave up $23,000. dan.morain@latimes.com latimes.com

To: jlallen who wrote (62284)	9/6/2007 1:38:11 AM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

That belongs in the bucket.

To: jlallen who wrote (62284)	9/13/2007 7:10:49 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 90947

In response to that post I PMd Re: "Comfortable thread. Much more accepting than most." Really? siliconinvestor.com -- I got a PM response, that I've been asked to "pass around". This seems the most efficient way to do it. --- "I know I know. I have gotten taken over the coals by a few persons for this post. It's only that Sioux makes ME feel welcomed... and tolerates my nonsense when some other threads don't. I give up on that post.... Pass this information around.. I don't know where you read this post of mine. It was intended to be a compliment to Sioux but I never read the ban list, I never read some of the things he has said to others that were not nice at all. So how do I back track. Please please pass this pm from me around"

To: jlallen who wrote (62284)	9/14/2007 12:05:40 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90947

He gets bail AGAIN???? Disgraced fundraiser Hsu's bail set at $5 million this time John Wildermuth, Chronicle Staff Writer Friday, September 14, 2007 Printable Version Email This Article delicious del.icio.us digg Digg technorati Technorati reddit Reddit slashdot Slashdot fark Fark newsvine Newsvine google Google Bookmarks (41) Georgia (default) Verdana Times New Roman Arial Norman Hsu appears on a video monitor during his bond hea... Norman Hsu, the disgraced Democratic fundraiser in custody after jumping his $2 million bail in San Mateo County last week, will be spending an additional week in a Colorado jail - unless he comes up with another $5 million. "Two million wasn't enough to keep Mr. Hsu from running," County Court Judge Bruce Raaum said Thursday at a hearing in Grand Junction, Colo. "Let's see if $5 million will do it." Mesa County District Attorney Pete Hautzinger had asked for $50 million bail, warning that Hsu is an obvious flight risk. Hsu skipped a San Mateo County court hearing last week on a grand theft conviction from the early 1990s, forfeiting his $2 million bail, and boarded an eastbound Amtrak train in Emeryville. Hsu, 56, was taken off the train in Grand Junction after passengers reported he was behaving erratically and walking around without shirt or shoes. Hautzinger also mentioned a purported suicide note Hsu sent last week to friends and charities he had supported, saying it showed that the businessman was "despondent and may hurt himself" if he is let out on bail. A spokesman for Hsu confirmed the existence of the note, but declined to comment on the contents. One copy of the note was sent by FedEx to the Manhattan office of the Innocence Project, an organization that uses DNA testing in an effort to free wrongly convicted people. Hsu was a financial supporter of the group. A spokesman for the project declined to talk about the letter, which was passed on to Hsu's attorneys. Gareth Lacy, a spokesman for the California attorney general's office, which is handling Hsu's prosecution, confirmed that the office has received a copy of Hsu's letter, but would not comment further. Hsu was not in the courtroom for Thursday's hearing, but appeared via a video link from the Grand Junction jail. Hsu's attorney said the New York City businessman is eager to waive extradition and return to California, where he could face a three-year prison sentence in the grand theft case. The judge set his formal extradition hearing for Wednesday. Of course, if Hsu does come up with the $5 million bail, he could walk out of the jail at any time with only a promise to show up at the hearing. He has had difficulty keeping such promises in the past. After pleading no contest in a 1991 case in which he defrauded investors in what prosecutors described as a "Ponzi-type" scheme, Hsu didn't show up in Redwood City for his 1992 sentencing, reportedly fleeing to his native Hong Kong. He returned to the United States several years later, went back into the clothing business and took up a highly visible role as one of the nation's leading Democratic fundraisers. Since writing a $2,000 check to Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry in 2003, Hsu has sent more than $600,000 to Democratic causes and candidates across the country. He also funneled contributions from friends and business associates to party efforts, including more than $850,000 to New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign. After concerns arose that Hsu may have illegally reimbursed those donors for their contributions, Clinton decided to return the money that the businessman raised for her campaign. Hsu turned himself in to face proceedings in the grand theft case Aug. 31, made bail and sought to have it lowered to $1 million, but failed to appear at a Sept. 5 hearing on the matter in Redwood City. Once Hsu signs an extradition waiver in front of a judge, San Mateo County sheriff's deputies will head to Colorado to bring Hsu back, a process that can take up to seven days, said Lt. Lisa Williams, a spokeswoman for the sheriff's office. E-mail John Wildermuth at jwildermuth@sfchronicle.com. sfgate.com