Democrats unite in push for political gift ban
State nominees set $100 limit in proposal
http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/article/20130703/NEWS/130709643/1117/democrats-unite-in-push-for-political-gift-ban&template=fairfaxTimes

The three Democratic nominees for statewide office in Virginia are calling for a ban on any gifts exceeding $100 given to Virginia’s elected officials.

Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic candidate for governor, initiated the push in April. This week, state Sen. Ralph Northam (D-Dist. 6), the Democrats’ lieutenant governor candidate, and state Sen. Mark Herring (D-Dist. 33), who’s vying for the attorney general post, joined the call.

McAuliffe said as governor, he would implement the following through executive order: “All gifts valued above $100, singly or in aggregate over the course of one calendar year from one source — made to the governor, the governor’s spouse, and any children still residing in the household — should be banned, with the exception of intra-family gifts.”

Additionally, McAuliffe proposes “all registered lobbyists, principals who have retained registered lobbyists, or all those having business before the Commonwealth or involvement in active procurement will be banned from making any gifts to the governor, the governor’s spouse, and any children still residing in the household.”

“As governor, I would work with both parties in the legislature to implement a legislative gift ban that would provide additional specificity, define terms and plan implementation,” McAuliffe said in a prepared statement.

The campaigns for Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, the Republican candidate for governor, and state Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Dist. 26), the GOP nominee for attorney general, would not say Monday whether their candidates support the gift ban.

Anna Nix, a spokeswoman for Cuccinelli, said the attorney general has long made government and ethical transparency a top priority.

Nix said Cuccinelli favors a mandatory 10-day reporting period for gifts exceeding $500 for any state official; a new, more simplified disclosure form designed to eliminate clerical errors; and a termination of the so-called “family loophole” for gifts to immediate family members.

Paul Logan, a spokesman for the Obenshain campaign, said his candidate “believes that we must conduct a thorough review of Virginia’s gift disclosure laws, including an evaluation of gift limits, but also including penalties or sanctions for reporting failures and mandatory reporting of gifts to immediate family members.”

Obenshain, too, supports a 10-day reporting requirement for gifts that exceed a determined threshold, and the attorney general candidate believes there is a clear need for better training and awareness of existing disclosure laws, according to Logan.

On a press call Monday, Democratic candidate Herring said that ban would include the attorney general’s office if he were elected, even if the General Assembly didn’t enact the policy for its members.

Herring said the measure is a “practical, common-sense policy” that helps ensure Virginians trust their elected officials. He pressed for Cuccinelli and Obenshain to accept the ban.

Personal and political gifts have been a hot-button topic in Virginia, with Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) and Cuccinelli both reportedly tied to substantial undisclosed gifts from political donor Jonnie Williams, the CEO of Star Scientific, a Virginia-based supplement manufacturer.

Timmy Kaine accepted over $230,000 in gifts while MIA as governor (he was too busy running the DNC at the time to actually govern VA). Where does he stand on this? Of course, the media never reported any of this until McDonnell also hopped onto the gravy train.

Slow Timmy Wrote:
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> Timmy Kaine accepted over $230,000 in gifts while
> MIA as governor (he was too busy running the DNC
> at the time to actually govern VA). Where does he
> stand on this? Of course, the media never
> reported any of this until McDonnell also hopped
> onto the gravy train.


How do you know if it was never reported?
If true both are bad people

Slow Timmy Wrote:
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> Timmy Kaine accepted over $230,000 in gifts while
> MIA as governor (he was too busy running the DNC
> at the time to actually govern VA). Where does he
> stand on this? Of course, the media never
> reported any of this until McDonnell also hopped
> onto the gravy train.

Really. I can't seem to find any reference to that. How about providing some documentation with your allegations? And quoting Rush, Glenn, and other dickheads doesn't count.

Uh huh... Wrote:
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> Slow Timmy Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Timmy Kaine accepted over $230,000 in gifts
> while
> > MIA as governor (he was too busy running the
> DNC
> > at the time to actually govern VA). Where does
> he
> > stand on this? Of course, the media never
> > reported any of this until McDonnell also
> hopped
> > onto the gravy train.
>
> Really. I can't seem to find any reference to
> that. How about providing some documentation with
> your allegations? And quoting Rush, Glenn, and
> other dickheads doesn't count.

Of course you can't, because you're a braindead lib like so much of the media. People with brains can use the Internet to find out for themselves.

Don Graham Wrote:
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> Uh huh... Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Slow Timmy Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Timmy Kaine accepted over $230,000 in gifts
> > while
> > > MIA as governor (he was too busy running the
> > DNC
> > > at the time to actually govern VA). Where
> does
> > he
> > > stand on this? Of course, the media never
> > > reported any of this until McDonnell also
> > hopped
> > > onto the gravy train.
> >
> > Really. I can't seem to find any reference to
> > that. How about providing some documentation
> with
> > your allegations? And quoting Rush, Glenn, and
> > other dickheads doesn't count.
>
> Of course you can't, because you're a braindead
> lib like so much of the media. People with brains
> can use the Internet to find out for themselves.


Yea
Because the Internet is always correct.....

Don Graham Wrote:
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> Uh huh... Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Slow Timmy Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Timmy Kaine accepted over $230,000 in gifts
> > while
> > > MIA as governor (he was too busy running the
> > DNC
> > > at the time to actually govern VA). Where
> does
> > he
> > > stand on this? Of course, the media never
> > > reported any of this until McDonnell also
> > hopped
> > > onto the gravy train.
> >
> > Really. I can't seem to find any reference to
> > that. How about providing some documentation
> with
> > your allegations? And quoting Rush, Glenn, and
> > other dickheads doesn't count.
>
> Of course you can't, because you're a braindead
> lib like so much of the media. People with brains
> can use the Internet to find out for themselves.


So you have no documentation?

It's in Timmy's own disclosure filings. Look it up yourself you dumbfuck lazyass lib zombie!