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Posted: 4/3/2006 6:54:07 PM EDT
[#1]
Well then.
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Posted: 4/3/2006 6:55:47 PM EDT
[#2]
Any bets on what this guy is going down for? I just can't see him doing this unless he had to.
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Posted: 4/3/2006 7:00:32 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/3/2006 7:04:20 PM EDT
[#4]
...and the liberals take out another one.
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Posted: 4/3/2006 7:08:59 PM EDT
[#5]
<--- one Texan celebrating with a beer.
one less corrupt politician "representing" me |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 7:10:14 PM EDT
[#6]
That sucks bigtime. Thank you Mr. DeLay for your many years of service and particularly for your excellent and solid support of us firearm-owners (yes, even us EBR-owners). |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 7:10:56 PM EDT
[#7]
Actually, his bible thumping aside, he wasn't too bad. He was one of the most pro-gun congressman in Washington, he deserves much credit for the death of the 94 AW bill. |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 7:11:13 PM EDT
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Yeah, i'm really weeping over this one.
The whole "Because he's a Republican that means he can do no wrong and when he's charged with doing wrong, it's really a liberal conspiracy" thing doesn't wash. Texas can do a helluva lot better than that douchebag. Too bad we had to lose a RKBA dude, but he's reaping. |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 7:15:39 PM EDT
[#9]
Are you sure?
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Posted: 4/3/2006 7:18:28 PM EDT
[#10]
100% positive |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 7:19:53 PM EDT
[#11]
Time to replace him with someone who will make liberals go even more crazy over. Perhaps Karl Rove?
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Posted: 4/3/2006 7:23:13 PM EDT
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Tom Delay took himself out. If this was merely a liberal witch hunt, he wouldn't be stepping down. He may have been a friend of the 2nd, but that doesn't excuse corruption, even when it's "no worse than the other guy". |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 7:24:59 PM EDT
[#13]
Riiiiiiight.  |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 7:28:58 PM EDT
[#14]
0wn3d! |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 7:31:54 PM EDT
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...I don't see her manipulating the system to maintain power, then become so warped in the mind to think that she's bigger than it all. His shit-eating grin in that mugshot says it all. He was untouchable, or so he thought. He IS the worst kind of politician...in it for himself and his fraternity. Disagree, if you wish, but Texas is better off without the jackass. |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 7:35:21 PM EDT
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Can one of you who is glad to see him go please enlighten me on exactly what he did? Please not something generic like "something really bad." I have no clue what he is accused of doing, except "campaign irregularities" or somesuch. Does this have to do with Buddhist temples and people handing him bags with $5000 inside? No wait, that's okay. Please bring me up to speed.
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Posted: 4/3/2006 7:36:51 PM EDT
[#17]
Come on--you can't mean that part ^^^.  Ray Charles sees it. 
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Posted: 4/3/2006 7:40:21 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/3/2006 7:46:26 PM EDT
[#19]
He's basically the poster boy for undue influence of monied interests, esp. corporate interests, in Congress. Now, it may come as a surprise to you that legislators of both parties both shamelessly whore themselves out to lobbyists and monied interests. BUT, DeLay is 1., a Republican, and 2. The best there is at this game. A liberal AG in Texas indicted DeLay because merely indicting a GOP politician prompts their immediate removal from leadership roles, which would embarrass him, and create a poisoned well environment, no matter how ridiculous and unsubstantive the charges were. And damned if it didn't work like a charm, with a healthy assist courtesy of the Drive-By Media. |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 7:46:36 PM EDT
[#20]
Damn...the end of a great era. The Hammer will be sorely missed.
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Posted: 4/3/2006 7:49:06 PM EDT
[#21]
All politicians are corrupt
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Posted: 4/3/2006 7:49:06 PM EDT
[#22]
ha! Ooops...Walked into that one. |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 8:05:12 PM EDT
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One of the best friends gun owners had in Congress.
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Posted: 4/3/2006 8:10:29 PM EDT
[#24]
Fuck 'em all.
With the exceptions of Ron Paul and Tancredo, they're all dirty pieces of shit that deserve whatever misery befalls them. |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 8:38:39 PM EDT
[#25]
Some of you are worst that the morons at DU. You don't have the slightest idea of what you are talking about. |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 8:40:59 PM EDT
[#26]
hatLet's not forget Major Owens... http://www.c-span.org/questions/images/owens.jpg |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 8:42:20 PM EDT
[#27]
Finish college, work an honest job for a few years, THEN come back and tell us what you think of dirty politicians. |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 8:42:50 PM EDT
[#28]
As opposed to Absolut here, who is clearly a Congressional insider and “in the know” about things that the rest of us aren’t. Right? |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 8:47:32 PM EDT
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Um, I think he's quite young, but I can vouch for the fact he is MUCH more politically savvy than most Americans. This post is not meant to reflect anything more than my observation and opinion of HIM--and is not reflective of you or anyone else. Well, except Raven--he made a slam-dunk on the situation which has befallen Mr. Delay. Playing ignorant comes naturally for me. 
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Posted: 4/3/2006 8:48:45 PM EDT
[#30]
They ARE DU. We have been infiltrated and they are doing the "divide and conquer". It seems to be working. |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 8:53:03 PM EDT
[#31]
translation: time to cash in on speaking and book tours and $1,000/plate funding raising dinners. |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 9:21:33 PM EDT
[#33]
That's just the beginning. We also know that Django was not missing any fingers. 
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Posted: 4/3/2006 10:15:39 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/4/2006 6:06:30 AM EDT
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O.K., for all those keeping score, that's Republicans 1 (Daschle) - Democrats 1 (DeLay). Score is tied at the top of the fourth.
TBK1, as for what he's supposed to have done, it's a rather convoluted story of Texas politics. We all know how DeLay organized the re-drawing of Texas distrcts. However, in order to do that he had to get a majority of Repubs. elected to the Texas State House. In order to do that, he created a PAC called Americans for a Republican Majority. This PAC contributed vast sums of money (for state races) to the campaigns of Republican candidates for the Texas State House. In the money lies the problem. In Texas, of all places, it is illegal for corporate entities to donate money to political campaigns. DeLays PAC (and DeLay by association) stand acussed of laundering corporate donations through the RNC to Texas state Republicans, thus violating Texas state campaign law and and whatever money laundering falls under (RICO?). Two of his top aids have already pleaded guilty to these very charges. DeLay didn't necessarily quit over this, though. It's hard to say whether or not he will be convicted. The problem is the damage that has been done to his reputation in his own district. His new district isn't nearly as solidly conservative as it was before the redistricting. He thought he could handle it, and he probably could have before the indictment. Now, however, polls show Nick Lampson (the guy who used to represent part of the Texas 22nd) would probably hand DeLay his ass in November. He is stepping down so they can try to run an untainted candidate in his place. Whoever they get is in for the fight of his life. Or at least that's my casual observation. CO Edit for fat-fingering. |
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Posted: 4/4/2006 6:51:57 AM EDT
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btw... Daschle was voted out of office, not forced to step down. There was however Jim Wright on the Dem side back in the 1980s. |
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Posted: 4/4/2006 6:59:21 AM EDT
[#37]
Dang, you're smart just like Flipper.  
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Posted: 4/4/2006 7:07:37 AM EDT
[#38]
As disturbing as that image is, wait till the day when a Congresswoman will be wearing Islamic headwraps...(From Detroit)
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Posted: 4/4/2006 7:17:09 AM EDT
[#39]
tag
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Posted: 4/4/2006 7:37:25 AM EDT
[#40]
agreed, theocracy abounds with the likes of delay. 
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Posted: 4/4/2006 8:09:02 AM EDT
[#41]
I'll give you Trent Lott, that was pretty bullshit. Why didn't the White House stand up behind him? IIRC, though, weren't Gingrich and Livingston throwing rocks from inside the glass house? CO |
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