Funds from Radical Islamic Sympathizer Sami Al-Arian kept by Campbell campaign

by Tim Daniel

A simple idiom - that a man may be judged by the company that he keeps. For a politician it may be that a man is judged by the contributions that he keeps. In the case of Tom Campbell, former California congressman and GOP nod hopeful for the Senate nod, it is a case of special donations from a jihadist sympathising former college professor Sami Al-Arian. And yes, Tom Campbell may by judged by that contribution (and company) that he kept. Tom Campbell claims that he made a mistake with accepting a jihadist sympathizers donation but claims that it was all for a noble cause - bettering American relations with the Muslim world. Afer that, he then claimed to a different source that he didn't even receive a donation from Sami Al-Arian. Which one is it, Mr. Campbell?

From Politico:

A bespectacled former college professor who has pleaded guilty to aiding the group Palestinian Islamic Jihad helped tip the balance in a 2004 Senate contest in Florida. Now, six years later, Sami Al-Arian could be on the verge of doing it again, this time in California.

Campbell further muddied the waters on the Al-Arian issue this week by denying in an interview with the New Ledger website that he had ever taken any contributions from Al-Arian. Yet a Federal Election Commission report showed a donation of $1,000 on May 2, 2000, and of an additional $300 later reattributed to Al-Arian’s wife, Nahla. The candidate said Wednesday that he simply goofed.

DeVore’s campaign issued an even harder-hitting response, calling Campbell “a friend to our foes.”

“Tom Campbell has a long history in his public life ... of fellow traveling with what might best be called the American-based Islamist movement,” said DeVore spokesman Joshua Trevino. “The fact that he received donations is not the problem. The problem is, he had a pretty undesirable relationship with Al-Arian and his associates — visiting his brother-in-law in jail, writing a letter on his behalf.”

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Can you see through the lies? Does not this story speak volumes to the character, intent and discretion of Tom Campbell? To the proper discernment needed in today's brave new world? This story speaks volumes for the need a true conservative candidate with the moral fiber and common sense to do the right thing - even when no one is watching.

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Via Memeorandum

Note - Chuck DeVore is a Veteran of the US Military. In contrast, Rep. Campbell who never served in the US Armed Forces, was heavily supported in his past campaigns by San Francisco AntiWar activists Justin Raimondo and Eric Garris, of AntiWar.com. Both served in various capacities at his San Francisco campaign offices.

Tim Daniel's blog is Left Coast Rebel.