McKinney's Softened Image Takes a Blow(DemsGoneWild)

[White_Male_Canada]

04-05) 14:37 PDT ATLANTA, (AP) --


When Rep. Cynthia McKinney returned to Congress in 2004, friends and foes saw a quieter, more amiable version of the lawmaker who once suggested the Bush White House had prior knowledge of the Sept. 11 attacks.


But now, as she aggressively defends herself for scuffling with a Capitol police officer, it is clear the makeover didn't last long.


"She's brought back the old Cynthia," said Merle Black, a political scientist at Emory University. "There won't be any more news stories about `the new Cynthia McKinney.'"


In 1992, McKinney became the first black woman elected to Congress from Georgia. Known early on mostly for her flashy fashions, including braids and gold tennis shoes, McKinney had a brash style that made her a target for conservatives and an embarrassment to some of her more moderate Democratic colleagues.


She once said that former Vice President Al Gore had a low "Negro tolerance level" and that officials in the Bush administration had advance knowledge of the Sept. 11 attacks but kept quiet to allow friends to profit from the bloodshed.


She denounced New York Mayor Rudolph Guiliani for refusing a $10 million donation from a Saudi prince for the families of Sept. 11 victims. She has been criticized for her outspoken support of the Palestinian cause in Israel. In 1996, her father, longtime state lawmaker Billy McKinney, called her Republican opponent a "racist Jew."

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/04/05/national/a143711D90.DTL

D.C. GRAND JURY CONVENED in Cynthia McKinney Matter
Fox News Alert | 4-5-06 | John Gibson/ FNC

[GroobySteven]

Welcome back YourDaddy.
We've missed you.
:?
seanchai

[chefmike]

Welcome back YourDaddy.
We've missed you.
:?
seanchai

you took the words right out of my mouth... :lol: ...when one door closes, another one opens... :wink:

[White_Male_Canada]

Welcome back YourDaddy.
We've missed you.
:?
seanchai

Would the San Francisco Gate lie !? Besides,we all know its " da Jooz" who`s to blame for everything. If only there were a final solution of some sort.


Who needs political hack Ronnie Earl and 6 grand juries before finally, FINALLY indicting someone on charges which were,at the time,perfectly legal:

Grand Jury to Hear McKinney Case

MSNBC reported late Wednesday afternoon that a grand jury would hear evidence against Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-4th Ga.) on Thursday.

No word is available on how soon a warrant may be issued against McKinney.

The Washington Post reports Capitol police want McKinney prosecuted on a misdemeanor charge of assaulting a police officer. The fourth district congresswoman has said she's a victim of racial profiling and insists she struck the officer after he touched her inappropriately.
http://www.11alive.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=78266


I found her pin. I put it up for bids on Ebay since Cindy obviously thinks she`s above the law and Dems want to run on the national security issue :wink:

[willib]

I would be all for Mckinney being arrested and put in jail, but lest we forget that VP Cheney literally shot a man and law enforcement did nothing in there power to pursue any charges against him.

[figger]

Come on!, Cheney Realy thought his attorney friend was a deer at least his excuse was belivable (toungue in cheak) No way you can expect the capitol police to belive she was a congresswomen.

[Quinn]

I would be all for Mckinney being arrested and put in jail, but lest we forget that VP Cheney literally shot a man and law enforcement did nothing in there power to pursue any charges against him.

Much like Cheney, Mckinney is a complete idiot and always has been. How about throwing them both in jail and calling it a day? I know I would feel a hell of a lot better.

-Quinn

[figger]

what would happen if you or I hit a capitol police officer with our cell phone while we were cutting the line into the capitol, how would the excuse of "they should have known who I was" have flown (although many of the girls on this site could have pulled it off! )

[figger]

You suggest that they should both go to jail, you know they will be made cell mates and it will become the next realaity tv show that we will all be forced to watch for the next 18 weeks. (how do we vote?)

[willib]

Yea Cheney and Mckinney should both share a cell with Bubba, LOL

[Felicia Katt]

YourCanadianDaddy, do you play chess at all? McKinney is like a pawn, and Delay was more like the king. You can try to claim equvalency all you like, it doesn't work. I never even heard of her before her scandal, whereas Delay was universally known.

In chess, when the king lays down, the rest of his men are out of the game too. Others will follow Delay in disgrace from office soon enough.


FK

[twowaybro]

Dont get it twisted.....Ms McKinney is about the best thing going 4 those who expect truth, accountability and courage in their elected representatives. She is the only one on Capitol Hill who has consistantly demanded answers 2 the questionable aspects of the "official" 911 story that points 2 government complicity( and there is plenty of evidence supporting this) in this tragic event. She never fell 4 the okie-doke and has been a target ever since. A painful thorn in the side of both Dems and Republicans who want 2 sweep the ugly and treasonous truth of 911 under the rug. She was intentionally betrayed by her own party and lost her seat in congress as a result but was able 2 regain it in '04 through a massive progressive grassroots effort. This whole cop incident is nothing but an attempt @ character assasination aimed @ painting the congresswoman as some crazed and delusional luny and discrediting her, what she knows and what she stands 4. How amazing it is that once again it is a black woman standing boldly and couragously on the front line 4 truth and justice i.e. Rosa, Harriett, Ida, Coretta etc. Want 2 c courage in action...click on the following link:
http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/030105_mckinney_question.shtml

8) 8)

[Quinn]

This whole cop incident is nothing but an attempt @ character assasination aimed @ painting the congresswoman as some crazed and delusional luny and discrediting her, what she knows and what she stands 4. How amazing it is that once again it is a black woman standing boldly and couragously on the front line 4 truth and justice i.e. Rosa, Harriett, Ida, Coretta etc.

I respectfully disagree with you concerning your characterization of this situation, twowaybro. As I see it, this is just another politician acting like an ass because they think the law doesn't apply to them and that they should receive special treatment.

Like too many politicians on both sides of the aisle, Cynthia McKinney will do anything – no matter how dishonorable – to avoid being held accountable for her actions. In this case, she has chosen to play the race card, which, in this specific instance, is just ridiculous and takes credibility away from people experiencing real profiling issues. From my perspective, she’s more Marion Barry than Rosa Parks.

-Quinn

[White_Male_Canada]

YourCanadianDaddy, do you play chess at all? McKinney is like a pawn, and Delay was more like the king. You can try to claim equvalency all you like, it doesn't work. I never even heard of her before her scandal, whereas Delay was universally known.

In chess, when the king lays down, the rest of his men are out of the game too. Others will follow Delay in disgrace from office soon enough.


FK

Ya figure Queeny ?

Think your boy Earl is going to convict someone of a crime when,at the time,it was not ? Preaching equivalency are we? Comparing assault on a police officer with coporate donations,which at the time were perfectly legal? :lol:

And of course,the looney-left is delusional if they perceive they`re going to win a majority in Nov.What will the whacko left run on,national security!? :lol:

Let`s wait until the verdicts.Then I`ll return to mock the moonbats.

[popperluv]

Come on!, Cheney Realy thought his attorney friend was a deer at least his excuse was belivable (toungue in cheak) No way you can expect the capitol police to belive she was a congresswomen.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Felicia Katt]

YourCanadianDaddy, do you play chess at all? McKinney is like a pawn, and Delay was more like the king. You can try to claim equvalency all you like, it doesn't work. I never even heard of her before her scandal, whereas Delay was universally known.
In chess, when the king lays down, the rest of his men are out of the game too. Others will follow Delay in disgrace from office soon enough.
FK
Ya figure Queeny ?
Think your boy Earl is going to convict someone of a crime when,at the time,it was not ? And of course,the looney-left is delusional if they perceive they`re going to win a majority in Nov.What will the whacko left run on,national security!? :lol:
Let`s wait until the verdicts.Then I`ll return to mock the moonbats.
Delay left office in disgrace. At this point, who really cares if he gets convicted or not? Ney will follow, with Frist not far behind. Face it, every Republican Jill who went up the hill with Jack Abramoff, to fetch a pail of money, are all about to come tumbling down.

Its doesn't matter what the Democrats run on, the Republicans are running away from Bush, running on empty on integrity, and running the country into the ground

FK
ps. was I supposed to be insulted by being called Queenie? I figure you for a Bishop, wrapped in religion, who can't ever go straight ahead, but always veers right. LOL

[White_Male_Canada]

YourCanadianDaddy, do you play chess at all? McKinney is like a pawn, and Delay was more like the king. You can try to claim equvalency all you like, it doesn't work. I never even heard of her before her scandal, whereas Delay was universally known.
In chess, when the king lays down, the rest of his men are out of the game too. Others will follow Delay in disgrace from office soon enough.
FK
Ya figure Queeny ?
Think your boy Earl is going to convict someone of a crime when,at the time,it was not ? And of course,the looney-left is delusional if they perceive they`re going to win a majority in Nov.What will the whacko left run on,national security!? :lol:
Let`s wait until the verdicts.Then I`ll return to mock the moonbats.
Delay left office in disgrace. At this point, who really cares if he gets convicted or not? Ney will follow, with Frist not far behind. Face it, every Republican Jill who went up the hill with Jack Abramoff, to fetch a pail of money, are all about to come tumbling down.

FK
ps. was I supposed to be insulted by being called Queenie? I figure you for a Bishop, wrapped in religion, who can't ever go straight ahead, but always veers right. LOL

I usually only reciprocate when cat-calls commence.

So,there`s a law that can convict by 'Guilt by Association' on the books somewhere.Please paste the Code and title.

Someone else could be convicted:

January 2006, Sen. Reid Went On "A Three-Day 'Red State' Tour To Lure Voters Back To The Democratic Party, And Said He Is Disillusioned At What He Called A 'Culture Of Corruption' Among Republicans In The Nation's Capital." ("In Idaho Appearance, Reid Bemoans Lack Of Morals In D.C.," The Associated Press, 1/13/06)

New Reports Show Sen. Reid Received Contributions Recommended By Jack Abramoff:

"Abramoff Sent A List To The Tribe Entitled 'Coushatta Requests' Recommending Donations To Campaigns Or Groups For 50 Lawmakers He Claimed Were Helpful To The Tribe. Alongside Reid's Name, Abramoff Wrote, '5,000 (Searchlight Leadership Fund) Senate Majority Whip.'" (John Solomon and Sharon Theimer, "Democratic Leader's Staff Routinely Met With Abramoff Team, Helped Clients," The Associated Press, 2/9/06)

"According To Documents And Tribal Officials Familiar With The Abramoff Team's Methods, The Lobbyists Devised Lengthy Lists Of Lawmakers To Whom The Tribes Should Donate And Then Delivered The Lists To The Tribes. The Tribes, In Turn, Wrote Checks To The Recommended Campaign Committees And In The Amounts The Lobbyists Prescribed." (Jeffrey H. Birnbaum and Derek Willis, "Democrats Also Got Tribal Donations," The Washington Post, 6/3/05)
"Among The Donations To Reid Was A $5,000 Contribution From The Coushatta Tribe Of Louisiana, An Abramoff Client That Was Trying To Block The Jena Band Of Choctaw Indians From Opening A Nearby Casino. The Donation Was Made To Reid's Political Action Committee, The Searchlight Leadership Fund ..." (Doug Abrahms, "Reid To Keep Donations From Abramoff Clients," Reno Gazette-Journal, 1/5/06)

Reports Indicate Sen. Reid Had "Routine Contacts" With "Team Abramoff" Lobbyists, Acted On Their Behalf:

"Reid Also Intervened On Government Matters At Least Five Times In Ways Helpful To Abramoff's Tribal Clients, Once Opposing Legislation On The Senate Floor And Four Times Sending Letters Pressing The Bush Administration On Tribal Issues. Reid Collected Donations Around The Time Of Each Action." (John Solomon and Sharon Theimer, "Democratic Leader's Staff Routinely Met With Abramoff Team, Helped Clients," The Associated Press, 2/9/06)

"Ethics Rules Require Senators To Avoid Even The Appearance Of A Conflict Of Interest In Collecting Contributions Around The Times They Take Official Acts Benefiting Donors." (John Solomon and Sharon Theimer, "Democratic Leader's Staff Routinely Met With Abramoff Team, Helped Clients," The Associated Press, 2/9/06)
"Reid's Office Acknowledged ... Having 'Routine Contacts' With Abramoff's Lobbying Partners And Intervening On Some Government Matters Such As Blocking Some Tribal Casinos In Ways Abramoff's Clients Might Have Deemed Helpful." (John Solomon and Sharon Theimer, "Democratic Leader's Staff Routinely Met With Abramoff Team, Helped Clients," The Associated Press, 2/9/06)

"But Abramoff's Records Show His Lobbying Partners Billed For Nearly Two Dozen Phone Contacts Or Meetings With Reid's Office In 2001 Alone." (John Solomon and Sharon Theimer, "Democratic Leader's Staff Routinely Met With Abramoff Team, Helped Clients," The Associated Press, 2/9/06)
"Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid Wrote At Least Four Letters Helpful To Indian Tribes Represented By Jack Abramoff ..." (John Solomon and Sharon Theimer, "Democratic Leader's Staff Routinely Met With Abramoff Team, Helped Clients," The Associated Press, 2/9/06)

Sen. Reid Took Thousands Of Dollars From Abramoff Affiliates, Refuses To Return The Contributions:

Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) Has Received $68,941 From Abramoff Affiliated Lobbying Firms And Indian Tribes. (Political Money Line Website, www.tray.com, Accessed 1/4/06)

Reid Was The Third Highest Individual Democrat Recipient Of Abramoff Affiliated Money. ("How Abramoff Spread The Wealth," The Washington Post, 12/12/05)
"U.S. Sen. Harry Reid Has No Plans To Return ... Political Donations From Clients Of Jack Abramoff, The Super Lobbyist Who Has Pleaded Guilty To Fraud And Conspiracy Charges." (Doug Abrahms, "Reid To Keep Donations From Abramoff Clients," Reno Gazette-Journal, 1/5/06)

Tessa Hafen, Reid Spokesman: "He's Done Nothing Wrong And Sees No Reason Why He Would Need To Donate It." (Doug Abrahms, "Reid To Keep Donations From Abramoff Clients," Reno Gazette-Journal, 1/5/06)
Former Reid Staffer, Eddie Ayoob, Was "Team Abramoff's" Top Democrat At Greenberg Traurig:

"One Of The Marianas Contacts, Listed For May 30, 2001, Was With Edward Ayoob, Reid's Legislative Counsel. Within A Year, Ayoob Had Left Reid's Office To Work For Abramoff's Firm, Registering Specifically To Lobby For The Islands As Well As Several Tribes. Manley Confirmed Ayoob Had Subsequent Lobbying Contacts With Reid's Office." (John Solomon and Sharon Theimer, "Democratic Leader's Staff Routinely Met With Abramoff Team, Helped Clients," The Associated Press, 2/9/06)

"[A]bramoff Assembled A Group Of Lobbyists That Some In The Media Have Dubbed 'Team Abramoff.' ... [T]hey Included [Eddie] Ayoob, A Former Aide To Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., Who Is Now The Senate Minority Leader." (Paul Barton, "Lincoln Aide, Others Say $2,000 Isn't Abramoff-Linked," Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 1/6/06)
Even DNC Chair Howard Dean Said If Any Dems Wrote Letters On Behalf Of Indian Tribes Jack Abramoff Represented "That's A Big Problem":

Fox News' Chris Wallace: "[I]f We Find That There Were Some Democrats Who Wrote Letters On Behalf Of Some Of The Indian Tribes That Abramoff Represented, Then What Do You Say, Sir?" (Fox News' "Fox News Sunday," 1/29/06)

DNC Chair Howard Dean: "That's A Big Problem, And Those Democrats Are In Trouble, And They Should Be In Trouble." (Fox News' "Fox News Sunday," 1/29/06)

Nice effort,you get an E. But hey,keep trying. I love the emotional left,they amuse me.

[NickTheQuick]

This situation is just much a do about a hairdo. Lol, dumb bitch.

[specialk]

So, White_Male_Canada
Are you interested in being on Delays' visitors list if something goes wrong and someway he goes to prison?.......I know this is unlikely, as innocent people never go to jail...at least not perfectly straight arrows, who never took a dime from anyone, and only put dimes in the envelope on Sunday when they go to Mass, right?

[White_Male_Canada]

This situation is just much a do about a hairdo. Lol, dumb bitch.

Maybe.

[chefmike]

It's pretty obvious that White_Male_In_White_Sheet is especially gleeful that this incident involves a black democrat...it must be a slow day down at the bunker... :roll:

[White_Male_Canada]

It's pretty obvious that White_Male_In_White_Sheet is especially gleeful that this incident involves a black democrat...it must be a slow day down at the bunker... :roll:

I`m gleefull when anyone who assualts a police officer just doing his job are arrested.It`ll be a misdemeanor charge,no jail.Odds are one cannot be convicted and be a Congressman tho.

That said,relax Chef and suck on my chocolate salty balls,they`re good(fightin`Whities? Real DENVER (AP) - The idea started among some University of Northern Colorado students as a satirical commentary on a local high school's American Indian mascot.
The students named their intramural basketball team, made up of American Indians, Hispanics and whites, ``The Fighting Whities.'' They printed up jerseys saying ``Every thang's going to be all white,'' with a caricature of a middle-aged white man.
) :wink:

[The American Nightmare]

Think your boy Earl is going to convict someone of a crime when,at the time,it was not ?
I'm pretty sure that money laundering and conspiracy have been illegal for a while now.

[White_Male_Canada]

Think your boy Earl is going to convict someone of a crime when,at the time,it was not ?
I'm pretty sure that money laundering and conspiracy have been illegal for a while now.

Being "pretty" sure is not being 100% certain.

The judge said Mr DeLay's actions in the conspiracy charge were not a crime at the time that the alleged violations took place and all conspiracy charges were thrown out,even before the trial begins!

As for money laundering,The "facts" in the indictment do not make a case for illegal contributions by the corporations because the indictment doesn't even allege that the corporate contributions were made within 60 days of an election. The essential argument is that a contribution was made to the RNC from a Texas PAC, which had received these corporate contributions (the dates of which we don't know), and certain candidates in Texas received money (presumably from the RNC), although not necessarily tracking with the corporate contributions to the PAC.Based on this information, there are no illegal contributions, let alone no tie to Tom DeLay. Also note that none of the corporations that made contributions have been indicted. (And, by the way, the Texas conspiracy statute requires evidence that those charged actually intended to commit a crime. So, the bar for the government is significant.)

Smile, we are confident it`s gonna be a quick trial and a not guilty verdict.

[Felicia Katt]

So,there`s a law that can convict by 'Guilt by Association' on the books somewhere.Please paste the Code and title.

talk about guilt by association!!!




Sen. Reid Received Contributions Recommended By Jack Abramoff:

(helped) Indian Tribes Represented By Jack Abramoff ..."

Sen. Reid Took Thousands Of Dollars From Abramoff Affiliates,

Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) Has Received $68,941 From Abramoff Affiliated Lobbying Firms And Indian Tribes.

Reid Was The Third Highest Individual Democrat Recipient Of Abramoff Affiliated Money.

"U.S. Sen. Harry Reid Has No Plans To Return ... Political Donations From Clients Of Jack Abramoff

Reid To Keep Donations From Abramoff Clients,

Former Reid Staffer, Eddie Ayoob, Was "Team Abramoff's" Top Democrat At Greenberg Traurig:

Ayoob Had Left Reid's Office To Work For Abramoff's Firm,

"[A]bramoff Assembled A Group Of Lobbyists That Some In The Media Have Dubbed 'Team Abramoff.'


Amount of money Harry Reid took from Jack Abramhoff
zero

Number of Democrats who took money from Jack Abramhoff
zero

Amount of money Abramoff raised for George Bush
in excess of 120,000.00

Amount Bush returned
6000.00
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10711523/site/newsweek/

Amount given to the U.S. Family Network, a public advocacy group that operated in the 1990s with close ties to Rep. Tom DeLay by anonymous Corporate clients of Abramoff
2.5 million

number of full time employees of The U.S. Family Network
1

salary paid to Delay's wife by a lobbying group funded by The U.S. Family Network
3200.00 per month for 3 years.

one form of public advocacy spending by The U.S. Family Network
buying a townhouse for cash near Delay's office, labelled the "Safe House" Delay used it for fundraising phone calls


Republicans in trouble because of their close ties to Abramoff
Rep. Robert Ney
Rep. John Dolittle
Ralph Reed
Sen. Conrad Burns
Grover Norquist
David Safavian

Republicans indicted, convicted or sentenced or under SEC investigation
Bill Frist
Lewis Libby
Tom Delay
Duke Cunningham
Jack Abramhoff
Michael Scanlon

Its seems it is guilt by association when that association is the Republican Party

FK

[Reddman]

So,there`s a law that can convict by 'Guilt by Association' on the books somewhere.Please paste the Code and title.

talk about guilt by association!!!




Sen. Reid Received Contributions Recommended By Jack Abramoff:

(helped) Indian Tribes Represented By Jack Abramoff ..."

Sen. Reid Took Thousands Of Dollars From Abramoff Affiliates,

Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) Has Received $68,941 From Abramoff Affiliated Lobbying Firms And Indian Tribes.

Reid Was The Third Highest Individual Democrat Recipient Of Abramoff Affiliated Money.

"U.S. Sen. Harry Reid Has No Plans To Return ... Political Donations From Clients Of Jack Abramoff

Reid To Keep Donations From Abramoff Clients,

Former Reid Staffer, Eddie Ayoob, Was "Team Abramoff's" Top Democrat At Greenberg Traurig:

Ayoob Had Left Reid's Office To Work For Abramoff's Firm,

"[A]bramoff Assembled A Group Of Lobbyists That Some In The Media Have Dubbed 'Team Abramoff.'


Amount of money Harry Reid took from Jack Abramhoff
zero

Number of Democrats who took money from Jack Abramhoff
zero

Amount of money Abramoff raised for George Bush
in excess of 120,000.00

Amount Bush returned
6000.00
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10711523/site/newsweek/

Amount given to the U.S. Family Network, a public advocacy group that operated in the 1990s with close ties to Rep. Tom DeLay by anonymous Corporate clients of Abramoff
2.5 million

number of full time employees of The U.S. Family Network
1

salary paid to Delay's wife by a lobbying group funded by The U.S. Family Network
3200.00 per month for 3 years.

one form of public advocacy spending by The U.S. Family Network
buying a townhouse for cash near Delay's office, labelled the "Safe House" Delay used it for fundraising phone calls


Republicans in trouble because of their close ties to Abramoff
Rep. Robert Ney
Rep. John Dolittle
Ralph Reed
Sen. Conrad Burns
Grover Norquist
David Safavian

Republicans indicted, convicted or sentenced or under SEC investigation
Bill Frist
Lewis Libby
Tom Delay
Duke Cunningham
Jack Abramhoff
Michael Scanlon

Its seems it is guilt by association when that association is the Republican Party

FK


Touche!!!! You Ms Katt are the perfect foil to White_Man_ Inna White
Sheet or Your Doody or what ever the f#$k he's calling himself this time around :roll:

[Reddman]

BTW WMC/ Your Daddy the $64K question to you is: What's so special about the current administration that you feel compelled to jump on a soapbox on a TS forum (none the less) to champion their actions again and again??? Honestly do you go into pro Bush chat rooms and let them know how you set a bunch of tranny lovers straight about the current state of affairs :lol:

I just don't get it. Be honest, no smoke and mirror attempts that basically boil down to "Nah nah nah we won you lost" retort or the other well ran answer "Just imagine if Kerry won". I'm OK with the fact that Bush and company are in office ---by hook or crook they are there but seeing that they basically cannot even run a quail hunt much more than this country why all the drum beating for arguabley the worst administration ever.

[Felicia Katt]

(AP) - The idea started among some University of Northern Colorado students as a satirical commentary on a local high school's American Indian mascot.
The students named their intramural basketball team, made up of American Indians, Hispanics and whites, ``The Fighting Whities.'' They printed up jerseys saying ``Every thang's going to be all white,'' with a caricature of a middle-aged white man. [/i]
) :wink:


Not to be totally politically incorrect, but conveying the notion of an all white basketball team won't exactly instill fear and awe in its opponents. LOL

FK

[White_Male_Canada]

So,there`s a law that can convict by 'Guilt by Association' on the books somewhere.Please paste the Code and title.

talk about guilt by association!!!


FK

Yes let`s talk.

You`re a master of deflection. Reality sends you off on irrelevant tangents,of which have little or no merit. you scurried away from the fact that Ramzi Yusuf fled to Iraq on an Iraqi passport,Al-Tuwaitha,Saddam`s OWN files:

BIAP 2003-000654

In the Name of God the Merciful The Compassionate

Top Secret

The Command of Ali Bin Abi Taleb Air Force Base

No 3/6/104

Date 11 March 2001

To all the Units

Subject: Volunteer for Suicide Mission

The top secret letter 2205 of the Military Branch of Al Qadisya on 4/3/2001 announced by the top secret letter 246 from the Command of the military sector of Zi Kar on 8/3/2001 announced to us by the top secret letter 154 from the Command of Ali Military Division on 10/3/2001 we ask to provide that Division with the names of those who desire to volunteer for Suicide Mission to liberate Palestine and to strike American Interests and according what is shown below to please review and inform us.

Air Brigadier General

Abdel Magid Hammot Ali

Commander of Ali Bin Abi Taleb Air Force Base

Air Colonel

Mohamad Majed Mohamadi.

Perhaps they`re all forgeries,just like Dan Rather`s "National Gaurd Documents" Bringing up Frist selling his stock? You really don`t do much sourceing or research do you.The old drive by smear always fails because Senate ethics rules allow the sale of stock to avoid a conflict of interest. The CoI was the pending Medical/Tort reform legislation.



So here we have the looney-kazooney left moving the goal posts once again.It`s only bad if Abramoff HIMSELF signed a check and personally handed it to someone !

The reality is Abramoff has employees do that for him.Case in point is democrat Robert P. Casey Jr who accepted funds from Greenberg Traurig LLP via his employee,Edward Ayoob.Who by the way worked as a senior aide for current Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid.

Now for my list of demorats on the take from Abramoff and affiliates:

Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) Received At Least – $22,500
Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) Received At Least – $6,500
Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE) Received At Least – $1,250
Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) Received At Least – $2,000
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) Received At Least – $20,250
Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Received At Least – $21,765
Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) Received At Least – $7,500
Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) Received At Least – $12,950
Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) Received At Least – $8,000
Senator Jon Corzine (D-NJ) Received At Least – $7,500
Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) Received At Least – $14,792
Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) Received At Least – $79,300
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) Received At Least – $14,000
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) Received At Least – $2,000
Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) Received At Least – $1,250
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) Received At Least – $45,750
Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) Received At Least – $9,000
Senator Jim Jeffords (I-VT) Received At Least – $2,000
Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) Received At Least – $14,250
Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) Received At Least – $3,300
Senator John Kerry (D-MA) Received At Least – $98,550
Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) Received At Least – $28,000
Senator Pat Leahy (D-VT) Received At Least – $4,000
Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) Received At Least – $6,000
Senator Joe Lieberman (D-CT) Received At Least – $29,830
Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) Received At Least – $14,891
Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) Received At Least – $10,550
Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) Received At Least – $78,991
Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) Received At Least – $20,168
Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) Received At Least – $5,200
Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) Received At Least – $7,500
Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR) Received At Least – $2,300
Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) Received At Least – $3,500
Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) Received At Least – $68,941
Senator John Rockefeller (D-WV) Received At Least – $4,000
Senator Ken Salazar (D-CO) Received At Least – $4,500
Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) Received At Least – $4,300
Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Received At Least – $29,550
Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) Received At Least – $6,250
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) Received At Least – $6,250

“The NRSC has begun circulating among fellow Republicans new reports showing that all but five of the chamber’s 44 Democrats have taken Abramoff-related money. In addition, the Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee have taken more than $1.2 million, according to records provided to The Washington Times.” (Charles Hurt, “Dorgan Returns Abramoff Money,” The Washington Times, December 14, 2005)

Democrat Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) Received Over – $430,000
The Democrat Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Received Over – $629,000
Democrat National Committee (DNC) Received Over – $177,000

Democrat Sen. Tom Harkin failed to account properly for two fundraisers he held in lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s skybox at Washington’s MCI Center in 2002 and 2003, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and a spokeswoman for the Iowa Democrat.http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/102005/news3.html

Democratic recipients of Abramoff Team donations: the aforementioned Dr. Dean, Democrat Senators Clinton, Kerry, Daschle, Boxer, Baucus, Bayh, Breaux, Cantwell, Carnahan, Cleland, Conrad, Dodd, Dorgan, Feingold, Harkin, Hollings, Johnson (Tim), Landrieu, Leahy, Lieberman, Lincoln, Mikulski, Murray, Nelson, Pryor, Reed, Rockefeller, and Torricelli – who left the Senate in disgrace under the cloud of his own campaign finance scandal – as well as the Democratic Senate Majority Fund, a plethora of Democratic congressmen, and PAC’s that distributed funds across the Democratic Party landscape.

Additionally, one of the A Team members, Michael D. Smith, had his own political action committee. Smith, a former official in Al Gore’s 2000 presidential campaign, distributed $168,000 to Democratic candidates through his Winning Margins PAC from 2001-2004, the closest reporting period to the time Abramoff was at Greenberg Traurig, according to federal records.

Disregarding the PAC money, Smith’s personal donations to Democrats almost offset Abramoff’s contributions to Republicans. F.E.C. records show that Smith donated $117,417 to Democrats or to his–or the firm’s–PAC from January, 2001 through March, 2004. Abramoff gave $127,080 to Republicans during the same period.


At least two aides to House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and two Democratic congressmen received travel expenses initially paid by lobbyist Jack Abramoff on his credit card or by his firm (GET IT? HIS FIRM/EMPLOYEES), internal records of the lobbying firm show.

DeLay's office and one of the lawmakers, Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., said they had no knowledge that Abramoff or his firm paid the expenses.

Related demorats on the run:

The FEC has formally determined that Hillary Clinton's Senate campaign treasurer, Andrew Grossman is legally responsible for the three false FEC reports that Hillary's finance director, David Rosen, was criminally charged and tried for in mid-2005. Mr. Grossman signed a "Conciliation Agreement" with the FEC on December 13, 2005, admitting his culpability, and agreeing to pay a civil fine and amend his false reports to reflect the $721,000 that he failed to report since October, 2000.http://www.hillcap.org/rosen_indictment.pdf

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that (D) Rep. Jim McDermott violated federal law by turning over an illegally taped telephone call to reporters nearly a decade ago.

In a 2-1 opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld a lower court ruling that McDermott violated the rights of House Majority Leader John Boehner, who was heard on the 1996 call involving former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

The lower court had ordered McDermott to pay Boehner more than $700,000 for leaking the taped conversation. The figure includes $60,000 in damages and at least $600,000 in legal costs.http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060328/D8GKO3I85.html

Chuck the Schmuck Schumer:

A former Democratic staffer pleaded guilty today to computer fraud for snooping on Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele.

Under the plea agreement in U.S. District Court, Lauren B. Weiner, 25, avoids jail time, but she has a year to do 150 hours of community service.

Steele -- a Republican running for U.S. Senate -- was notified by Democrats in Washington that a staffer used Steele's Social Security number to obtain his credit report last year. Weiner was fired from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee after the breach was discovered.http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-steele0324,0,1830557.story?coll=bal-local-headlines

Can you imagine the media firestorm if staffers for, say, Frist, had used Barack Obama's Social Security number to fraudulently obtain his credit report looking for stuff to derail his Senate campaign? Frist would have been before a media firing squad faster than you can say Bill Bennett.

http://www.investors.com/register/roadblock.asp?/ibdarchives/default.asp?ps=76&winName=registration

Rep. William J. Jefferson (D-La.), a veteran member of the Ways and Means Committee whose homes in Washington and New Orleans were raided by the FBI last week, had been the target of an undercover FBI sting involving public corruption for nearly a year, according to law enforcement sources.

Investigators are looking into whether Jefferson illegally pocketed hundreds of thousands of dollars of an investor's money from business transactions during the sting, according to the sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the case.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/12/AR2005081201678.html

The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) today disclosed that it filed a 500-page Complaint on February 28 with the office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia detailing hundreds of ethics law violations by Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV).

Rep. Mollohan is the ranking member of the House ethics committee and a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee. The Wall Street Journal this morning carried a front-page story about the case.

http://www.nlpc.org/view.asp?action=viewArticle&aid=1346







Need I go on about this non-starter of an issue.

Once again,a vain attempt. -E for effort.

Reid between the lines. Harry before and after Abramoff:

[Quinn]

(AP) - The idea started among some University of Northern Colorado students as a satirical commentary on a local high school's American Indian mascot.
The students named their intramural basketball team, made up of American Indians, Hispanics and whites, ``The Fighting Whities.'' They printed up jerseys saying ``Every thang's going to be all white,'' with a caricature of a middle-aged white man. [/i]
) :wink:


Not to be totally politically incorrect, but conveying the notion of an all white basketball team won't exactly instill fear and awe in its opponents. LOL

FK

The "Fightin' Whities" had me laughing nonstop for about twenty minutes yesterday. I showed the article to my wife and a friend last night, and they both thought it was absolutely hysterical. Here's a website I found that carries apparel for the team:

http://www.cafepress.com/fightinwhite/111

-Quinn

[Felicia Katt]

YourCanadianDaddy you keep trying to put the baby in with the bathwater. Not one Democrat took money from Jack Abramoff. Not one. You conveniently keep glossing over that fact, by referring to "Abrahmoff and affiliates" when it was only by affiliates ie clients. Never by Jack. Political contributions are legal. Political Payola is not. Abramoff and his lieutenants have been indicted, plead guilty and been sentenced. His affiliates, and clients have not.

If you want to talk about affiliations, Jack was very closely affiliated with Tom Delay, and with Bush and with the national Republican party. I'd put up a list of Republicans who took money from those "affiliates" but it would be easier to say who didn't

No one.

As far as Frist goes, his "blind trust" had remarkable foresight to sell off the holdings he had never been conflcited about before the stock was set to take a bath. You may think he is squeaky clean on that, but the SEC doesn't.

Deflections? You are the one who trying to deflect attention away from the rotten core of the Republcan leadership apple, through one minor Democrat's legal problems. Delay, Ney, Frist, Libby Rove versus one Congresswoman? Its apples and oranges, there is no comparison. And your list of Democrats in trouble? I saw something from 2 decades ago, fines, FEC problems and a complaint by a Republican Watchdog group. I didn't see how any were going to the big house to do serious time after they cooperated in the ongoing investigation. They are after bigger fish, not the minnows you listed.

Sorry Charlie, I appealed your grade to the principal and he gave me a B+ LOL

FK

[FriendlyFriend]

They got a building down New York City, it's called Whitehall Street,
where you walk in, you get injected, inspected, detected, infected,
neglected and selected. I went down to get my physical examination one
day, and I walked in, I sat down, got good and drunk the night before, so
I looked and felt my best when I went in that morning. `Cause I wanted to look like the all-American kid from New York City, man I wanted, I wanted to feel like the all-, I wanted to be the all American kid from New York, and I walked in, sat down, I was hung down, brung down, hung up, and all kinds o' mean nasty ugly things. And I waked in and sat down and they gave me a piece of paper, said, "Kid, see the phsychiatrist, room 604."

And I went up there, I said, "Shrink, I want to kill. I mean, I wanna, I
wanna kill. Kill. I wanna, I wanna see, I wanna see blood and gore and
guts and veins in my teeth. Eat dead burnt bodies. I mean kill, Kill,
KILL, KILL." And I started jumpin up and down yelling, "KILL, KILL," and
he started jumpin up and down with me and we was both jumping up and down
yelling, "KILL, KILL." And the sargent came over, pinned a medal on me,
sent me down the hall, said, "You're our boy."

[The American Nightmare]

Interesting article from Molly Ivins >> here. << (http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/06/ivins.delay/index.html)

The second half explains why Delay is such an evil person. I'm not saying he's not a Christian, I'm just saying that he's really bad at being one.

[trish]

Somebody's Canadian Daddy (not mine) wrote:


Now for my list of demorats on the take from Abramoff and affiliates:


actually the word "and" in the above quote is logically incorrect, the list would be empty. Obviously you meant "or". Never-the-less the list does provoke a couple of questions:

why did Abramoff launder his bribes to the democrates through affiliates? Why did he bribe all of the republicans direct? He must've be part of vast liberal conspiracy out to sting the poor innocent neocon law-brakers (oops! makers). Looks like it worked.

[White_Male_Canada]

YourCanadianDaddy you keep trying to put the baby in with the bathwater. Not one Democrat took money from Jack Abramoff. Not one. You conveniently keep glossing over that fact, by referring to "Abrahmoff and affiliates" when it was only by affiliates ie clients. Never by Jack. Political contributions are legal. Political Payola is not. Abramoff and his lieutenants have been indicted, plead guilty and been sentenced. His affiliates, and clients have not.

If you want to talk about affiliations, Jack was very closely affiliated with Tom Delay

FK

There`s a whiff of desperation in your words.In fact,the odor is as thick as the pancake makeup you paste on your face.

Perhaps even the Washington Post is wrong:

Who Is Team Abramoff?
The following individuals lobbied for tribal clients of Jack Abramoff and, along with some of their spouses, contributed money to politicians.

Name Spouse Background
Edward P. Ayoob former aide to Sen. Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.)
Amy F. Berger former aide to Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)
Diane J. Blagman former chief of staff to former Rep. Bob Carr (D-Mich.)
Todd A. Boulanger Jessica Insib former aide to former Sen. Robert C. Smith (R-N.H.)
Will Brooke former aide to Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.)
Linsey Crisler
Duane R. Gibson former aide to Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska)
Shana Tesler Hook Samuel Hook former Clinton White House official
James Forrest Miller
Brigham Pierce former aide to former Rep. Jim Santini (R-Nev.)
Ronald L. Platt former aide to former Sen. Lloyd M. Bentsen (D-Tex.)
Kevin Ring Kerrie A. Ring former aide to Rep. John T. Doolittle (R-Calif.)
Sara Rizzo
Tony Rudy Lisa Rudy former aide to Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Tex.)
Stephanie Leger Short former aide to former Sen. John Breaux (D-La.)
Alan Slomowitz former aide to former Rep. Robert A. Borski (D-Pa.)
Michael D. Smith worked for Gore-Lieberman 2000 campaign
Shawn M. Vasell former aide to Burns
Neil Volz former chief of staff to Rep. Robert W. Ney (R-Ohio)
Michael E. Williams Victoria Williams former NRA lobbyist
Padgett R. Wilson former aide to former Sen. Paul Coverdell (R-Ga.)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/custom/2005/12/12/CU2005121200434.html

Jack Abramoff has advised friends that he has no derogatory information about former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay .
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/03/inside_report.html

[Felicia Katt]

In fact,the odor is as thick as the pancake makeup you paste on your face
when it devolves into personal attacks, it means you lose on the merits. Abramoff had a team, but only its captain and his lieutentants have been indicted, convicted and sentenced. Barry Bonds may be cheating with steroids, but that doesn't implicate the entire Giant's team.

Delay is resigning in disgrace and facing a criminal jury trial in Texas soon enough. But as far as the rest of the corrupt Republicans:


Abramoff has not given a clean bill of health to any other congressman -- including Rep. Robert Ney, who has stepped down as chairman of the House
Thats from your own source, by the way. The only thing thick here is the irony.

FK

[White_Male_Canada]

In fact,the odor is as thick as the pancake makeup you paste on your face
when it devolves into personal attacks, it means you lose on the merits. Abramoff had a team, but only its captain and his lieutentants have been indicted, convicted and sentenced. Barry Bonds may be cheating with steroids, but that doesn't implicate the entire Giant's team.



FK



YourCanadianDaddy

Can`t say I warned you once.

Down to business.You just don`t seem to catch the subtleness of my argument,so i`m obviously going to have to explain it to the oblivious.

"It`s not the seriousness of the crime,it`s the seriousness of the charges being leveled and made" is the mantra of the radical left. The left`s moral equivalency rule is being used here,aka the Micheal Moore rule,aka the Ward Churchill,the WTC workers were not innocent victims, rule.

So by the left`s very own standards I can brand any leftist,or anyone else, who even took a penny from Abrimoff & associates as guilty,morally corrupt, and ethically challenged.

Democrats call off rally McKinney was to attend

Days ago, Cynthia McKinney was a heroine to local Democrats because she was standing up for disenfranchised voters everywhere.

The controversial congresswoman from Georgia was even worthy of taking center stage at a rally at one of area's most identifiable events: the Sarasota Film Festival.

But that was before McKinney was accused of striking a Capitol police officer and became this week's target for late-night comedians.

Now, Democrats are doing everything they can to distance themselves from McKinney, including canceling the rally.
http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060408/NEWS/604080345

Oi Vai

[chefmike]

Down to business.You just don`t seem to catch the subtleness of my argument,so i`m obviously going to have to explain it to the oblivious.



No, maybe you didn't understand the subtleness of Ms. Katt's argument, WhiteMaleOblivious... 8)

[chefmike]

And if it hasn't dawned on you yet, you are now-

[White_Male_Canada]

Down to business.You just don`t seem to catch the subtleness of my argument,so i`m obviously going to have to explain it to the oblivious.



No, maybe you didn't understand the subtleness of Ms. Katt's argument, WhiteMaleOblivious... 8)


when it devolves into personal attacks, it means you lose on the merits...yourcnanadiandaddy

Ah,the intellectual midget chimes in. The ad hominem attack in substitute of any rational argument.Well done yet again.

[Felicia Katt]

If you are not Yourdaddy, banned here but not forgotten, I apologize, but if you aren't him, you are twin brothers from different mothers, because everything you say, and every way you say is identical. I've heard of dittoheads, but assumed it was a figure of speech, not a literal condition.

Your arguments aren't subtle, they are incoherent and non-existent. Abramoff and his lieutenants are going to jail. They gave money to Republicans. Delay was in the leadership, lost that, and now is leaving the Senate in disgrace. Ney was in the leadership, has lost that, and will likely be forced from office soon. Others who "Jack"ed off with corrupt cash will follow. You are arguing immoral equivalency, trying to minimize their culpability and criminality by pointing the finger at others who didn't do anything illegal. Cry wolf all you like, it doesn't change the dirty Republicans into lambs.

Thank you for pointing out that the Democrats aren't backing McKinney. Too bad the Republicans didn't do the same for Delay and won't for the others indicted or to be indicted. But that would require ethical equivalency. And the party on the right has a real problem with admitting when its wrong.

FK

[White_Male_Canada]

If you are not Yourdaddy, banned here but not forgotten, I apologize... You are arguing immoral equivalency, trying to minimize their culpability and criminality by pointing the finger at others who didn't do anything illegal. Cry wolf all you like, it doesn't change the dirty Republicans into lambs.

Thank you for pointing out that the Democrats aren't backing McKinney. Too bad the Republicans didn't do the same for Delay and won't for the others indicted or to be indicted. But that would require ethical equivalency. And the party on the right has a real problem with admitting when its wrong.

FK

So one gets banned for being different? How intolerant.

Ethics and morals are alien to the socialist/neo-marxist left. Moral equivalency is the sole property of the left.But still the most flawed of them demand perfection from everyone else.Wonder why they are the permanent minority.

The Republicans did not exactly rally around Delay.That said let me repeat myself.I know that you find reality and logic hard to comprehend and understand,being a socialist/neo-marxist,but here it goes:

The judge said Mr DeLay's actions in the conspiracy charge were not a crime at the time that the alleged violations took place and all conspiracy charges were thrown out.Thrown out,even before the trial begins!

As for money laundering,The "facts" in the indictment do not make a case for illegal contributions by the corporations because the indictment doesn't even allege that the corporate contributions were made within 60 days of an election. The essential argument is that a contribution was made to the RNC from a Texas PAC, which had received these corporate contributions (the dates of which we don't know), and certain candidates in Texas received money (presumably from the RNC), although not necessarily tracking with the corporate contributions to the PAC.Based on this information, there are no illegal contributions, let alone no tie to Tom DeLay. Also note that none of the corporations that made contributions have been indicted. (And, by the way, the Texas conspiracy statute requires evidence that those charged actually intended to commit a crime. So, the bar for the government is significant.)

Smile, we are confident it`s gonna be a quick trial and a not guilty verdict.

Then I`ll return and define the words ' not guilty ' to you.

[The American Nightmare]

If you are not Yourdaddy...
It's obviously him.

Why he chose to come back under a different name, I can offer only one explination:

Yourdaddy,
http://littleredmenace.com/weblog1/uploaded_images/stephencolbert-723022.jpg
You're a coward.

[Quinn]

While I could be wrong, I really don't think White_Male_Canada is Yourdaddy. He presents his arguments in a very different manner than Yourdaddy did.

-Quinn

[Felicia Katt]

all conspiracy charges were thrown out.Thrown out,even before the trial begins!
Smile, we are confident it`s gonna be a quick trial and a not guilty verdict.
Then I`ll return and define the words ' not guilty ' to you.
Once again, you are either misstating, or misrepresenting the facts. Its true that one conspiracy charge was thrown out on a very narrow technicality relating to whether the conspiracy statute could apply to election code violations. The court just accepted an appeal of that dismissal and it might be reinstated. There were other conpiracy charges in the indictments which are still pending.

TRMPAC, a PAC founded by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, was determined by a Texas Judge to have violated Texas campaign laws by failing to report hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions.
Tony Rudy, DeLay's former deputy chief of staff just pleaded guilty to conspiracy and promised to cooperate with a federal investigation of bribery and lobbying fraud.
Michael Scanlon, DeLay's former press secretary pleaded guilty in November to conspiring to bribe public officials.
Jack Abramoff, Delay's "closest and dearest friend" has pleaded guilty to multiple felonies.
Delay has been admonished an unprecedented four times by unanimous votes of the bipartisan House Ethics Committe. A fifth case is stayed pending the outcome of the Criminal trial, and will probably be rendered moot by Delay's resignation.

The old sayings are you judge a man by the company he keeps, and by his actions ye shall know him. By those standards, Delay would be guilty as hell. We will see what happens when he actually faces a jury, if he ever does. I think he will probably end up pleading guilty to a lesser charge before then, to avoid going from the House to the big house.

FK

[Felicia Katt]

More trouble for Delay

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060506/ap_on_go_co/abramoff_delay

at the very least, its another gross ethical violation. At the worst, its fraud and influence peddling. 75000.00 paid by a lobbyist for a golf excursion. I think another indictment may be upcoming.

The old expression is Justice Delayed, is Justice Denied, But here its just another Delay denial to the Justice Dept.

FK