Tom Delay,hypocrite with no bounds......

[BBond]

Does everyone remember what Jim Wright was hounded out of office by Gingrich for?

Income from a book by Wright subsidized largely by labor allies.

And Gingrich?

Gingrich's misstep was eerily similar to the one he exploited against Wright -- proceeds from a book sale. "It's payback time," said Rep. David Bonior (D-Mich.), who lodged the ethics complaint against Gingrich. The House Ethics Committee fined Gingrich $300,000, the largest such penalty in its history.

His troubles mounted after disappointing results for the GOP in the 1998 congressional elections.

Is everyone aware of what DeLay has been up to? He has a list of charges, scandals, and improprieties longer than every speaker who has been forced out of office in the past 25 years or so COMBINED!

When will the Republican Party refuse to abandon all pretence of respectability and HOLD THIS CRIMINAL RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS ACTIONS?

The Repubican Party's glaring hypocrisy is becoming embarassing. Isn't there one Republican with the moral courage to demand that DeLay resign? Or at the very least begin a Congressional investigation into any of DeLay's several moral and ethical "lapses"?

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[Riprorin]

I'm not a Republican but I hope that the Repulicans have the moral conviction to stand up against the Soros funded smear campaign against DeLay.

 

[arsbanned]

You know, repeating the same unfounded hypocrisy does absolutely nothing for your credibility.
I mean, the Republicans would know all about smear campaigns, would they not. They got plenty of practice for 8 years during Clinton's Presidency.
And now attacking Democrats for being crooks (Haliburton is just fine though), going after judges. Will the hypocrisy never end?

Hey Rip, is Senator Santorum working for George Soros now?

 

[BBond]

Originally posted by: Riprorin
I'm not a Republican but I hope that the Repulicans have the moral conviction to stand up against the Soros funded smear campaign against DeLay.

You're like a caricature of an American from a South Park episode.

 

[Jhhnn]

Heh. Abramoff and Delay's indicted friends in Texas are the big worry for him, and for many of his cronies, as well. When the choice between loyalty to Tom and reduced prison time becomes the only choice, they'll roll like marbles... None of them is a G Gordon Liddy, bet on that.

So Delay is attempting to take his best shot- discredit, maybe even alter the justice system so that his downfall is averted or postponed indefinitely. And he may yet succeed, but the smell won't go away, either...

Soros, Rip? You're pathetic, your diversions transparent. Soros threw in with the opposition, he didn't create it, at all. And his money is pretty puny compared to that backing the Heritage Foundation, Cato Institute and dozens of other well funded rightwing thinktanks that formulate the pablum so eagerly lapped up by kneejerk Conservative hangers-on... about time folks such as yourself figure out that you're being used and abused, played as pawns in a deceptive powergame, where sacrifices are commonly made by players like Delay- you and yours are on the list of potential sacrifices, bet on it...

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: BBond

Originally posted by: Riprorin
I'm not a Republican but I hope that the Repulicans have the moral conviction to stand up against the Soros funded smear campaign against DeLay.

You're like a caricature of an American from a South Park episode.

sometimes, I think he is

I've occasionally wondered if some of the far-right and far-left people on this forum are, in fact, the same person

 

[BBond]

Originally posted by: loki8481

Originally posted by: BBond

Originally posted by: Riprorin
I'm not a Republican but I hope that the Repulicans have the moral conviction to stand up against the Soros funded smear campaign against DeLay.

You're like a caricature of an American from a South Park episode.

sometimes, I think he is

I've occasionally wondered if some of the far-right and far-left people on this forum are, in fact, the same person

Perhaps Bush is paying them to support administration policies.

It wouldn't be the first time.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: BBond

Originally posted by: Riprorin
I'm not a Republican but I hope that the Repulicans have the moral conviction to stand up against the Soros funded smear campaign against DeLay.

You're like a caricature of an American from a South Park episode.

That about sums him up. I agree with Loki, I think that Moonbeam is fvcking with us all by pretending to be Rip.

 

[dannybin1742]

Soros, Rip? You're pathetic, your diversions transparent. Soros threw in with the opposition, he didn't create it, at all. And his money is pretty puny compared to that backing the Heritage Foundation, Cato Institute and dozens of other well funded rightwing thinktanks that formulate the pablum so eagerly lapped up by kneejerk Conservative hangers-on... about time folks such as yourself figure out that you're being used and abused, played as pawns in a deceptive powergame, where sacrifices are commonly made by players like Delay- you and yours are on the list of potential sacrifices, bet on it...

very well put

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: Riprorin
Let's be fair and investigate the travel records of all the House Democrats. That would be interesting.

This is merely a with hunt against a high profile Republican.

It's so transparent that it's comical.

Unfortunately, many poorly informed individuals will find the Soros funded smear tactics believable.

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: Riprorin
Let's be fair and investigate the travel records of all the House Democrats. That would be interesting.

I'd have no problem with that.

what if *gasp* both sides are unethical hypocrites? :shocked: does it suddenly make it right because "they do it too"?

edit: it's too bad Tom Delay crippled the House Ethics Committee so that there's no effective bipartisan way of doing something like that within the House itself.

 

[conjur]

DELAY'S RECENT RAP SHEET
http://www.ourfuture.org/issues_and_cam...accountablecongress/delay/rapsheet.cfm


Nice little compendium. Oh wait...it's not little.

 

[raildogg]

People are getting fed up with Tom DeLay. The Ethics Committee is a complete sham because the people can't agree upon the rules. Tom DeLay might be the new Newt Gingrich, imo. This may be his last term in office. DeLay is hurting the Republican Party and helping the Democratic party. The longer he remains the majority leader, the more he will hurt the Republicans.

The Democrats can use this as an issue in the next elections. There are many many ethical, legal and political issues with DeLay.

If we can investigate Kofi Annan for nepotism, we can do the same for Tom DeLay. These stories about DeLay stink. DeLay is a corrupt politician who doesn't belong in politics, or maybe he does. He makes secret unlawful deals with politicians to get their support for passing a bill, for example. The Ethics commitee has said some of his practices are unlawful. DeLay is one of the most corrupt, crooked and sneakiest politicians ever.

It is appaling that the Republicans allow him to have this much power. DeLay held a golf fundraiser for energy companies, while the house was considering energy legislation.

This is the man who wants to redistrict the state of Texas so that the Republicans could increase their power even further over the Democrats. He stopped a retiring Democrat from getting a job. He threatened the trade group with legislative retaliation if the gave him a job. It is extremely shameful for the Republicans that he is one of their top leaders.

 

[Drift3r]

Seriously anyone who claims to be a conservative and defends Delay's actions is neither a conservative or intellectually honest. People who defend this guy are nothing more then ideologue extremist shills who are blinded by their in ability to admit that they are wrong.

Delay is scum and he is going to go down real fast especially once his partners in Texas get a bargaining chip to turn on him and cough up information on his dealings. Slowly but surely you are seeing members in the GOP calling for him to step down as more and more evidence comes to light about his corruption. Oh and he is not going to be brought down by Democrats. Anyone who says this is a intellectually dishonest person. Delay is being brought to justice by his own fellow Republicans in Texas and in DC. The only thing is that the Dems will for sure be the ones to feast on his political corpse after the GOP cut his head off.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050411/ap_on_go_co/delay_12

 

[raildogg]

He is a crook, but he won't go down without a fight.

 

[Darkhawk28]

Originally posted by: raildogg
He is a crook, but he won't go down without a fight.

Delay may not go down without a fight, but the future of the Republican party rests with how many stand up with him.

 

[conjur]

Inquiry on Lobbyist Casts a Shadow in Congress
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/11/politics/11lobby.html?

WASHINGTON, April 10 - Jack Abramoff, one of Washington's most powerful and best-paid lobbyists, needed $100,000 in a hurry.

Mr. Abramoff, known to envious competitors as "Casino Jack" because of his multimillion-dollar lobbying fees from the gambling operations of American Indians, wrote to a Texas tribe in June 2002 to say that a member of Congress had "asked if we could help (as in cover) a Scotland golf trip for him and some staff" that summer. "The trip will be quite expensive," Mr. Abramoff said in the e-mail message, estimating that the bills "would be around $100K or more." He added that in 2000, "We did this for another member - you know who."

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Mr. Abramoff did not explain why the tribe should pay for the lavish trip, nor did he identify the congressmen by name. But a tribe spokesman has since testified to Congress that the 2002 trip was organized for Representative Bob Ney, an Ohio Republican and chairman of the House Administration Committee, and that "you know who" was a much more powerful Republican, Tom DeLay of Texas, the House majority leader and old friend of Mr. Abramoff's. Both lawmakers have said they believed that the trips complied with House travel rules.

The e-mail message of June 7, 2002, is part of a mountain of evidence gathered in recent months by the Justice Department, the Interior Department and two Senate committees in influence-peddling and corruption investigations centered on Mr. Abramoff, a former college Republican campaigner turned B-movie producer turned $750-an-hour Washington super-lobbyist.

Hmm..."you know who"

Now, who could that possibly have been?

Hmmm....

 

[arsbanned]

Has anyone noticed a certain poster has failed to show up for work today?

 

[conjur]

heh...actually, Rip usually only posts in the evenings.


And, BTW, Rush Limbaugh is livid at Shays and Santorum. Says they're fighting against the party, essentially, for personal/business/political reasons. Not because DeLay is a slimeball or anything.

 

[Harvey]

Originally posted by: Riprorin
Let's be fair and investigate the travel records of all the House Democrats. That would be interesting.

Let's be really fair and not keep trying to divert attention from an asshole like DeLay, just because others may also be guilty of some other crime. Two (or since we're talking about politicians, 2,000+) wrongs don't make his crimes any less wrong.

Rip -- DeLay is a scumbag. He just happens to be a scumbag who spouts your political and religious view instead of someone else's. GET OVER IT! :beer:

 

[Jhhnn]

The day that Abramoff rolls over will be the day that the current Repub leadership starts to crumble... it'll be raining congressmen in DC, they'll be jumping out of windows just about that fast... or their constituents will be throwing them out, one or the other...

 

[0marTheZealot]

Why is anyone arguing with Riprorin? He has shown time and time again that he is merely a link-bot, with no substantial higher order thinking. He barely has an original thought of his own and a warped sense of reality that is able to take objective facts, and spin them into something that suits his world view. If tomorrow, WDN or NRO said that 2+2 = 5, he would easily subvert his thinking to do so.

Lets try this exercise. When you see Rip, think zero critical thinking skills.

 

[conjur]

From King Douchebag:

Quest to get a Republican to fight DeLay may have crossed a line
http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak11.html

On March 24, former Congressman Bob Livingston was sent an e-mail by a New York Times editorial page staffer suggesting he write an op-ed essay. Would Livingston, who in 1998 gave up certain elevation to be House speaker because of a sexual affair, write about how Majority Leader Tom DeLay should now act under fire? In a subsequent conversation, it was made clear the Times wanted the prominent Republican to say DeLay should step aside for the good of the party.

Livingston in effect declined by responding that if he wrote anything for the Times, it would be pro-DeLay. But this remarkable case of that august newspaper fishing for an op-ed piece makes it appear part of a calculated campaign to bring down the single most powerful Republican in Congress. The Democratic establishment and left-wing activists have targeted DeLay as the way to end a decade of Republican control of the House.

Douchebag must be sounding like the crying Baby Herman right about now.

 

[Riprorin]

Originally posted by: 0marTheZealot
Why is anyone arguing with Riprorin? He has shown time and time again that he is merely a link-bot, with no substantial higher order thinking. He barely has an original thought of his own and a warped sense of reality that is able to take objective facts, and spin them into something that suits his world view. If tomorrow, WDN or NRO said that 2+2 = 5, he would easily subvert his thinking to do so.

Lets try this exercise. When you see Rip, think zero critical thinking skills.

It's an obvious politcal smear campaign by the leftists against a high-profile Republican.

There's no mystery here.

 

[Jhhnn]

Heh. Since when was the truth a smear?