Yeah Delay is a scumbag, but do you really think Texas is going to appoint some tree hugging democrat in his place in the next election? Of course not, they'll just send another Delay equivalent repub with fewer criminal charges pending to Washington. Different face, same old song and dance.

In summary, it doesn't matter.

9/28/2005 9:17:41 PM

9/28/2005 9:29:34 PM

Quote :

"Place your bets now. What story will knock this off the front-page in a week or so? "

It's about time for another hurricane or Pat Robertson incident.

9/28/2005 10:22:21 PM

Quote :

"But a June 17 editorial in the Houston Chronicle noted: "During his long tenure, Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle has prosecuted many more Democratic officials than Republicans. The record does not support allegations that Earle is prone to partisan witch hunts." This assertion supports Earle's own claim about his record. From a March 6 article in the El Paso Times: "Earle says local prosecution is fundamental and points out that 11 of the 15 politicians he has prosecuted over the years were Democrats.""

9/28/2005 11:16:09 PM

^ that just goes to show that democrats are criminals when compared to republicans

9/28/2005 11:25:00 PM

Quote :

"Are all the members of the Grand Jury members of the Texas Values in Action PAC, too?"

pwntstfukkthnxbye

9/29/2005 12:29:00 AM

Quote :

"you libbies are wetting your britches over this this doesnt mean he did anything, dont get so excited"

Did The Big Girl get her feelings hurt? Awww, so sowwy yow wittle butt buddy DeLay is gonna get a spanking because he's a bad man. I'm sure Dr. Frist will kiss it all better if you say please.

9/29/2005 10:28:27 AM

watch out kissing frist, though, you might be able to get hiv by kissing.. and sweat and tears

9/29/2005 10:57:08 AM

It didn't even take Drudge a day to knock this story off his front page.

9/29/2005 11:55:02 AM

It's a fake.

This type of font is not used by the modern Travis County Criminal Court. It was replaced in 1997 by Franklin Script font. Clearly, the democrats obtained an old Travis County document making machine and used it to fabricate this document.

[Edited on September 29, 2005 at 2:10 PM. Reason : ``]

9/29/2005 1:50:07 PM

^ uhhhhh

huh?

all its says is what we know ... so ... why would it be fake?

9/29/2005 2:12:48 PM

lollerskates.

9/29/2005 2:18:09 PM

RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE

9/29/2005 4:51:56 PM

Something has been bothering me since Delay was indicted. I’ve looked around but can’t find a real answer. If money is sent from Texas to the Republican National committee in Washington and then back to the Texas republican candidates, could this mean the Republican National Committee committed these crimes?

9/30/2005 8:21:49 AM

Hey- if we indict the entire GOP, do they all need to step down?

9/30/2005 8:30:43 AM

Quote :

"DeLay was summoned by a judge to appear in court in Austin on Oct. 21, but his lawyers are working to spare him the humiliation of being handcuffed, photographed and fingerprinted."

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=1172276

I can hardly wait for the mugshot to be printed.

9/30/2005 8:59:42 AM

OH PLEASE OH PLEASE OH PLEASE

CAN WE PLEASE have a photo of delay being handcuffed and mugshot?

pryderi - if such a photo becomes public, we should print tshirts

Quote :

"The indictment sent a shock wave through the GOP establishment, which is already reeling from a swath of criminal and ethics investigations. Three individuals, eight corporations and two political action committees connected to DeLay have been indicted as a result of the probe. In addition, the government's top procurement official, David Safavian, was arrested in September for obstructing a criminal investigation into über-lobbyist Jack Abramoff, a close DeLay ally. Abramoff himself is under criminal investigation for defrauding Indian tribes and was indicted for wire fraud in Florida in a separate case. Top White House aides, including Karl Rove and Scooter Libby, have been targeted by a special prosecutor investigating the outing of CIA agent Valerie Plame. Representative Duke Cunningham announced he would not run for re-election after overselling his house for $700,000 to a military industry lobbyist; he too has been indicted. FDA chief Lester Crawford resigned unexpectedly after just two months on the job, possibly because of failure to report his wife's sizable pharmaceutical-industry holdings. And DeLay's Senate counterpart, Bill Frist, is battling possible insider-trading charges for dumping millions in HCA stock, a company founded by his father and run by his brother, weeks before it plunged in value. The U.S. Attorney in Manhattan and the Securities and Exchange Commission opened an investigation into Frist and HCA in September."

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/09/29/opinion/main889472.shtml



[Edited on September 30, 2005 at 9:47 AM. Reason : ,]

9/30/2005 9:19:04 AM

oh wow, so dreier isn't going to be majority leader now because he's gay

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Gay_Republican_eyed_to_become_House_0928.html

Quote :

"After earlier reporting that Rep. David Dreier (R-CA) was expected to succeed House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) as majority leader, the decision has been reversed. House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO) will instead take up DeLay's post. Sources tell RAW STORY that Dreier -- who was a shoo-in for the position -- was nixed for various reasons, in part because his sexuality would raise ire within the party ranks. A second reason cited is that it would have meant that Doc Hastings (R-WA) would have become Rules Chairman in Dreier's place, meaning the Ethics Committee would change hands midstream. This was seen by leadership as a bad move, sources say."

9/30/2005 9:50:38 AM

I don't know if it was because he's gay or because he is socially moderate. They gotta keep the social conservatives happy.

10/1/2005 12:37:50 PM

If Delay was really guilty of money laundering then he would have been charged with it. All corrupt Democratic roads lead to Travis Co., Texas. This is the same place where the forged documents against Bush surfaced with regards to his service in the national guard. Also, the DA, who is a Democrat, is a part of at least one foundation that is set up to keep corporate money out of politics and brought a lawsuit against several large companies but later dropped the charges when said companies donated money to these foundations that he is affiliated with which makes this clown DA an extortionist.

Quote :

"But recent press reports seem to ignore the fact that Earle, as part of the DeLay case, also has criminally indicted eight U.S. corporations, including Sears and Cracker Barrel, Bacardi USA, Westar Energy, Williams Companies, and several other companies. At the time, Earle said he could prove "the outline of an effort to use corporate contributions to control representative democracy in Texas." The companies, of course, denied wrongdoing. But Earle later cleared the companies after demanding they make donations to charities he backed. Reportedly he sought as much as $1 million from Sears. In the end, Earle was said to have "persuaded" these companies to fork over six-figure donations in exchange for clearing them of wrongdoing. "

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2005/9/28/234111.shtml

More smoke and mirrors from teh l3ft.

If anybody is the crook it's this asshole DA.

[Edited on October 1, 2005 at 12:58 PM. Reason : ]

10/1/2005 12:54:55 PM

^newsmax?

might as well have posted something from the national review or michealmoore.com (if youre on that side, and i guess you arent).

10/1/2005 3:19:14 PM

no shit. come on, man, newsmax? that's like me posting something from americablog.com as fact

10/1/2005 4:37:59 PM

Well given the fact that this whole mess with Bill Bennett was started by a website that is funded by George Soros and given all the leftwing crap pryderi uses worrying about the credibility of newsmax should be the least of your worries. There's no doubting that the DA in question is nothing more than a political hack given the phony charges drummed up against Tom Delay.

10/1/2005 8:53:32 PM

10/1/2005 8:59:33 PM

Sorry, this whole mess with Bill Bennett was started by Bill Bennett being a fucking moron and speaking without thinking.

Phony charges? GTFO. Delay has had this shit coming for years. If you can't see that, then you are nothing more than a political hack.

[Edited on October 1, 2005 at 9:01 PM. Reason : !]

10/1/2005 9:00:57 PM

Quote :

"Fox News host, analyst, guest all ignored Texas law to falsely claim DeLay indictment based on weak evidence Commentators and journalists falsely attacked the indictment handed down against former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) by claiming that it cites little or no specific evidence to support the charge that he conspired to violate Texas campaign finance laws. Attacks appearing on Fox News took two forms: 1) that the absence of evidence in the indictment is highly unusual; and 2) that it implies a weak case. In fact, Texas law requires only that specific allegations be presented in the indictment, not the specific evidence to back up those allegations. Moreover, contrary to the claim that the indictment's lack of evidence is highly unusual, prosecutors in Texas rarely include such evidence [The Washington Post, 9/29/05]."

http://mediamatters.org/items/200509300006



[Edited on October 1, 2005 at 9:08 PM. Reason : .]

10/1/2005 9:07:53 PM

Quote :

"Delay has had this shit coming for years. If you can't see that, then you are nothing more than a political hack."

EXACTLY.

10/1/2005 9:09:19 PM

^^ Where's DG's condemnation of the linked biased site above? And newsmax is bad? Sheesh.

Why has Delay had it coming for years? Because he's outspoken and is a meanie who hurts your feelings? The charge is a weak one. It's not going to stick. This same DA trumped up BS charges against Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson back in the mid '90s. Travis County, Texas reeks of political corruption. But I guess that's ok when they go after the great satan GOP.

10/1/2005 9:20:05 PM

^ He had it coming for years because he is a dirty politician.

And yes, Newsmax is bad.

10/1/2005 9:32:01 PM

^^ Our sources are very different.

1) My link is merely noting established information that has been ignored by the Right. Yours is editorializing.

2) Media Matters' bias is in no way comparable to Newsmax. Name one time Media Matters has posted a false information. Newsmax, on the other hand, is a wannabe Drudge.

10/2/2005 2:56:29 PM

Quote :

"and given all the leftwing crap pryderi uses "

maybe ive read the wrong threads, but i swear most of his stuff came from major newspapers and .gov sites.

im tired of this "MY PARTY CAN DO NO WRONG" shit on both sides of the neverending American political binary.

10/2/2005 3:20:51 PM

Quote :

"Why has Delay had it coming for years? Because he's outspoken and is a meanie who hurts your feelings?"

He's been admonished three times by the House Ethics committee?

10/2/2005 3:29:19 PM

http://www.whitehouse.org/news/2005/092805.asp

10/3/2005 10:23:01 AM

mediamatters and newsmax are quite different. For one, mediamatters cites reputable sources, while newsmax is just crazy rambling about bill clinton raping and killing vince foster... or something like that. we're not sure but we're sure clinton's a blood relative of satan.

mediamatters backs up everything with fact and has never, that I know of, been incorrect or editorialized at all.

oh, they're biased alright, and you won't see them calling out liberals lying very much, but they don't act like liberals don't lie. they jsut talk about when republicans lie.

[Edited on October 3, 2005 at 12:09 PM. Reason : .]

10/3/2005 12:08:33 PM

Quote :

">BREAKING NEWS Embattled Rep. Tom DeLay is indicted on a new charge of money laundering by a Texas grand jury, AP reports."

http://www.cnn.com

har-har

10/3/2005 6:26:09 PM

This comes a day after Delay said that he would continue his role as majority leader behind the scenes. Dreier said, "fuck no"

gtfo Delay

10/3/2005 6:53:48 PM

w00t!

TWO CHARGES

10/3/2005 7:02:56 PM

Quote :

"DeLay indicted on new charge 42 minutes ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Texas grand jury has indicted U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay on a charge of money laundering, the second indictment against the Texan who stepped aside last week as the second-ranking Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives. "

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051003/ts_nm/delay_dc_4

10/3/2005 7:49:38 PM

Oh yeah.

He'll be back reeeeeeeeeal soon.

10/3/2005 7:54:09 PM

Quote :

"If Delay was really guilty of money laundering then he would have been charged with it"

hey Wlfpk4Life, got any comments?

10/4/2005 8:47:07 AM

^ HAHAHHAHAHAHHA



[Edited on October 4, 2005 at 10:16 AM. Reason : m]

10/4/2005 10:14:35 AM

I was reading a Newsweek (or maybe Time?) this afternoon that had a little photo biography of Delay.

At one point in his life he had one of those little moustaches that only covers a half inch above one's upper lip and leaves the other half inch between the moustache and the nose shaved.

For that he needs to be thrown in jail.

10/4/2005 5:01:02 PM

SPEEEEEEEEEAKING OF INDICTMENTS

Quote :

"The Bush administration's former chief procurement official was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury on charges of making false statements and obstructing investigations into high-powered Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff. The five felony counts in the indictment charge David H. Safavian with obstructing Senate and executive branch investigations into whether he aided Abramoff in efforts to acquire property controlled by the General Services Administration around the nation's capital."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/05/AR2005100501640.html

10/6/2005 11:14:02 AM

When you march in lockstep like the Republicans, you all fall down like dominoes.

10/6/2005 11:20:29 PM

Quote :

"Now tell me the truth boys, is this kind of fun?"

--Tom Delay, to three young hurricane evacuees from New Orleans at the Astrodome in Houston

10/7/2005 8:34:25 AM

Quote :

"Prosecutor Subpoenas DeLay Phone Records By SUZANNE GAMBOA, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 12 minutes ago AUSTIN, Texas - A Texas prosecutor subpoenaed records for the home telephone of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and the phone of his political campaign Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT Also subpoenaed by prosecutor Ronnie Earle were records for two numbers for DeLay's daughter, Danielle DeLay Ferro. DeLay is facing charges of money laundering and conspiracy in a Texas campaign finance case. The subpoenas list telephone numbers, but not whom they belong to. They ask for information about the calls and the numbers' subscribers, voice mail service, billing information, long distance calls made from or charged to the numbers and special features."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051013/ap_on_go_co/delay_indictment

10/13/2005 7:07:24 PM

haaahahahhaha

Quote :

"Rep. Tom DeLay will likely be booked in a Texas county jail this week despite attempts by his attorneys to bypass the fingerprinting and mug shot process."

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/10/17/D8D9UAAG7.html

pryderi! ready the tshirts!

Quote :

""Perkins believes that if God was charged with a felony, he would have to go through the booking process, too," said D'Ann Underwood, court coordinator for the judge"

well, that IS the law but um... did she just compare tom delay to god???

HAHAHAH

[Edited on October 17, 2005 at 7:02 PM. Reason : .]

[Edited on October 17, 2005 at 7:03 PM. Reason : .]

10/17/2005 7:01:49 PM

and of course bail will be TEXAS$

10/17/2005 8:45:06 PM

Quote :

"Arrest warrant issued for DeLay $10,000 bail set for former Speaker charged with conspiracy, laundering."

10/19/2005 2:49:08 PM

wtf do you see that?

oh, i found it
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/10/19/national/w112706D64.DTL

Quote :

"A Texas court on Wednesday issued a warrant for former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's arrest, and set an initial $10,000 bail as a routine step before his first court appearance on conspiracy and state money laundering charges. Travis County court officials said DeLay was ordered to appear at the Fort Bend County, Texas, jail for booking, where he'd likely be fingerprinted and photographed. DeLay's lawyers had hoped to avoid such a spectacle. The warrant, known as a capias, is "a matter of routine and bond will be posted," DeLay attorney Dick DeGuerin said. The lawyer declined to say when DeLay would surrender to authorities but said the lawmaker would make his first court appearance Friday morning. The charges against the Texas Republican stem from allegations that a DeLay-founded Texas political committee funneled corporate money into state GOP legislative races through the National Republican Party."

WOPOOOOOOO

[Edited on October 19, 2005 at 3:08 PM. Reason : .]

10/19/2005 3:06:58 PM