ads. i have to say, david, it s a pretty easy political solution to show the american people where the money is coming from. since it s been a week and a half, two weeks in this debate and they haven t shown you where the money is, it calls into question where that money comes from. isn t it striking to you that, robert, an administration that passed health care reform, massive stimulus to try to grow the economy is in, itself, using a fear tactic couple weeks before the election, talking about karl rove, chamber of commerce and secret money into the campaign? it s just the facts. karl rove, who believed quite frankly, that outside money in the 2004 race had the potential to derail our democracy before he started running a group that i think we now both agree has a chance to derail democracy. karl rove is spending $50 million. chamber is spending $50 million. if you add it up, it s $399 million. nobody knows who those donors
takes in money from foreign corporations. so, groups that receive foreign money are spending huge sums to influence american elections, and they won t tell you where the money for their ads come from. so, this isn t just a threat to democrats. all republicans should be concerned. independents should be concerned. this is a threat to our democracy. a threat to our democracy, yet the white house has not produced proof of any foreign funds in the ads. this is what the washington post said about this general issue. foreign donations are not the problem. the gusher of secret money, they say in the editorial, pouring into the coming election is alarming. it should be plugged into future campaigns and could be, with the switch of a senate vote or two. but the rhetoric about this development from president obama on down is irresponsibly alarmist. bruce josten, the u.s. chamber of commerce s chief lobbyist told the new york times that the chamber s 115 foreign affiliates pay less than $10