Thurgood Marshall, Jr. gave $500 to Barack Obama and got it back, and then some.
Thurgood Marshall, Jr. is a lobbyist and attorney who is an active Democrat who has donated money to many Dems including Hillary Clinton. He sent Obama $500 a check for %500 before he knew of Obama's ban on contributions from lobbyists. When he got his money back he wasnt surprised. What the son of the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall couldn't figure out was why the campaign returned more than he gave. Turns out he bought a t-shirt and hat for $30. And that qualified as a donation.
"So, basically," Marshall chuckles, "I got the things for free."
NOTE: Hillary hasn't returned her donation.
Sorry about the short diary. I just thought this was a cool story and wanted to share it.
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