T urns out that “Doodad Pro” and “Good Will” are not the only phony contributors to Barack Obama’s presidential campaign.

The New York Times finally bestirred itself to apply some basic investigative journalism attention to the Democratic presidential nominee’s donor list. The Times found nearly 3,000 other questionable donors, such as “Jgtj Jfggjjfgj” and “Dirty West,” after what the paper admitted was just a cursory look at the Illinois senator’s September financial filings. But then Times reporters Michael Luc and Griff Palmer revealed an incredible level of naivete by stating “it is unclear why someone making a political donation would want to enter a false name.”

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