Just to be sure people,? my point is not to say (as is insinuated by Jersey John) that Republicans do not have corruption within their ranks or only dems have corruption...my point is that there is corruption on both sides
I am trying to be a counterbalance to the all republicans are evil argument; And yes I am a republican and yes I am proud of it!? That being said, there are dems that I repsect, Joe Lieberman and Zell Miller come immediately to mind! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 5:03 pm Subject: Re: [AsburyPark] Re: Liberals Have No God Jersey John, Is that all you've got? Democrat corruption over the last three months Democrats are harping on the corruption of the Republican Party. Please note that Democrat corruption in government is widespread and far reaching. I could have listed many examples of Democrat corruption such as Sandy Berger stealing documents from the National Archives- however- I decided to look at headlines over the last three months. The below are headline from September - just over 3 months of Democrat corruption. - An independent counsel who investigated possible tax violations by former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Henry Cisneros charged that the Clinton administration thwarted his efforts to get to the truth. - U.S. Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) is under criminal investigation by the U.S. Justice Department for possible bribery in exchange for promoting business deals in Africa - Federal prosecutors alleged in court documents that Ernest Newton, a former state Democrat Connecticut senator worked with a reputed mobster and his associate to try to stop police raids on businesses and advance their business interests - Clarence Norman Jr., the longtime powerbroker of Brooklyn NY Democrats was found guilty of intentionally soliciting illegal campaign contributions. - A top aide to Jim Black, the Democratic speaker of the state Legislature of North Carolina, resigned amid reports he had received payments from a company hoping for the lottery contract. The .State Board of Elections is investigating Black's campaign finances. The investigation comes after the group Democracy North Carolina said it found evidence that video-poker operators were funneling money through unsuspecting donors to Black's campaign. - West Virginia.Logan County Clerk Glen Dale "Hound Dog" Adkins admitted to selling his vote for $500 in the 1996 Democratic Party primary, while Perry French Harvey Jr. pleaded guilty to conspiring to bribe voters in last year's Democratic contest - Former Democat Gov. Donald Siegelman of Alabama was charged in a "widespread racketeering conspiracy" that includes accusations he took a bribe from former hospital executive Richard Scrushy for a key state appointment. - Frank Ballance - a former Democrat Rep. from North Carolina was sentenced to four years in federal prison for conspiring to divert taxpayer money to his law firm and family through a charitable organization he helped start. Ballance, was a state senator before being elected to Congress in 2002, also agreed to repay $61,917 and to forfeit $203,000 in a bank escrow account in the name of the John A. Hyman Memorial Foundation. - Five Democratic activists in Wisconsin accused of slashing the tires of vans rented by Republicans on Election Day 2004 are currently on trial - Chuck Chvala, a Former Democrat Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader was sentenced to nine months in jail for felony misconduct in office and illegally funneling campaign contributions. Chvala had reached a plea deal with prosecutors earlier this year, admitting to charges that he directed a state employee to run a political campaign and used an independent expenditure group to funnel campaign contributions to a fellow Democrat. - Brett Pfeffer, a former legislative director to Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting bribery of a public official and conspiracy. - Raymond Reggie, a New Orleans political Democratic consultant and fund-raiser who is Senator Kennedy's brother-in-law was sentenced to a year in prison yesterday after pleading guilty to bank fraud charge Get a clue hypocrite! -----Original Message----- From: Jersey Shore John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 4:55 pm Subject: Re: [AsburyPark] Re: Liberals Have No God Jefferson? Is that all you got? Let's try this: January 23, 2007: Republican radio personality Scott Eller Cortelyou of Denver arrested on suspicion of using the Internet to lure a child into a sexual relationship January 29, 2007: Republican former Jefferson County, Colorado, Treasurer Mark Paschall indicted on two felony charges "in connection with an allegation that Paschall solicited a kickback from a bonus he awarded one of his employees" January 31, 2007: Republican Congressman Gary Miller is named by Republicans as ranking member of oversight subcommittee of House Financial Services Committee despite the FBI's investigation into his land deals February 14, 2007: Major Republican fundraiser Brent Wilkes and former CIA executive director Kyle "Dusty" Foggo are indicted by a grandy jury for corrupting CIA contracts February 16, 2007: Major Republican donor Abdul Tawala Ibn Ali Alishtari, aka Michael Mixon, is indicted in federal court on charges of providing material support to terrorists March 5, 2007: Ethics complaint filed against Republican Senator Pete Domenici for his role in the Attorney Purge scandal March 6, 2007: I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney found guilty of obstruction of justice and perjury March 8, 2007: Republican former U.S. Congressman and Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich admits to extramarital affair March 23, 2007: Former Deputy Interior Secretary J. Steven Griles, an oil and gas lobbyist who became an architect of George W. Bush's energy policies, pleads guilty to obstructing justice by lying to a Senate committee March 27, 2007: Criminal charges filed against Republican Pennsylvania State Senator Robert Regola in connection with the death of a teenage neighbor who was shot with the senator's gun; he is accused of three counts of perjury, allowing possession of a firearm by a minor, recklessly endangering another person and false swearing March 27, 2007: Ronald Reagan's budget director, David Stockman, "indicted on charges of defrauding investors and banks of $1.6 billion while chairman of Collins & Aikman Corp., an auto parts maker that collapsed days after he quit" March 28, 2007: Robert Vellanoweth, a Republican activist and appointee of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, is arrested on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter and felony driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, after a crash that killed three adults and one child April 18, 2007: The FBI raids the home of Republican Congressman John Doolittle, investigating his ties to Jack Abramoff April 19, 2007: The FBI raids a business tied to the family of Republican Congressman Rick Renzi, as part of an investigation into his business dealings April 23, 2007: The FBI questions Republican Congressman Tom Feeney about his dealings with Jack Abramoff April 23, 2007: Federal auditors find repeat violations of federal election law from the 2004 Senate campaign of Republican Senator Mel Martinez April 26, 2007: David Huckabee, son of Republican Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, is arrested at an Arkansas airport after a federal X-ray technician detected a loaded gun in his carry-on luggage May 4, 2007: Bruce Weyhrauch and Pete Kott, former Alaska state Republican legislators, were arrested and accused of soliciting and accepting bribes from the corrupt VECO Corporation May 4, 2007: Republican state Assemblyman Michael Cole is censured and stripped of his leadership position after the married father of two spent the night at a 21-year-old intern's apartment May 11, 2007: A field coordinator for Republican Congressman Patrick McHenry is indicted for voter fraud in North Carolina May 12, 2007: NBC News breaks the story that the FBI is investigating Republican Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons for suspicion of accepting bribes in exchange for securing government contracts May 15, 2007: Connecticut Republican Party Chairman Chris Healy is arrested for drunk driving (he pled no contest on June 1, but didn't publicly disclose the event until June 11) May 18, 2007: Republican former South Dakota State Representative Ted Klaudt is charged with eight counts of second-degree rape, two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, one count of sexual contact with a child younger than 16, two counts of witness tampering and one count of stalking against two foster children in his care May 21, 2007: Republican state Senate candidate Mark Tate is indicted on nine counts of perjury and two counts of election fraud by a grand jury June 11, 2007: Republican Senator Larry Craig is arrested for lewd conduct in the men's bathroom of an airport June 19, 2007: South Carolina Republican state Treasurer and South Carolina Chairman of Giuliani for President Thomas Ravenel is indicted by a grand jury on cocaine distribution charges July 2, 2007: President George W. Bush commutes the sentence of former Cheney Chief of Staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby following Libby's conviction on obstruction of justice and perjury July 3, 2007: A grand jury report declares that the sale of public land to Republican Congressman Ken Calvert and his business partners violated the law July 11, 2007: Republican state Representative and Florida co- Chairman of McCain for President Bob Allen is arrested for soliciting a male undercover police officer, offering to pay $20 to perform oral sex July 16, 2007: Republican Senator David Vitter holds press conference acknowledging being on the D.C. Madam's list and past involvement with prostitutes July 16, 2007: Story breaks that Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski was involved in a sweetheart real estate deal July 19: Republican former state legislator Coy Privette is charged with six counts of aiding and abetting prostitution July 24, 2007: Michael Flory, former head of the Michigan Federation of Young Republicans, pleads guilty to sexual abuse July 26, 2007: Media report that Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski will sell back land purchased in a sweetheart deal, following close scrutiny of the shady transaction July 29, 2007: Glenn Murphy Jr., recently-elected Chairman of the Young Republican National Federation, is accused of sexually assaulting a sleeping man July 30, 2007: The FBI and IRS raid the home of Republican Senator Ted Stevens following investigations into Stevens' dealings with the corrupt VECO Corporation August 2, 2007: Bush administration senior adviser Karl Rove disregards a Congressional subpoena and refuses to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee August 6, 2007: Investigation called for after House Republican Leader John Boehner leaked classified information regarding a secret court ruling over warrantless wiretapping August 8, 2007: Republican Senator Larry Craig pleads guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct following his June 11 arrest August 9, 2007: Major Republican donor Alan Fabian is charged with 23 counts of bankruptcy fraud, mail fraud, money laundering, obstruction of justice, and perjury August 15, 2007: Republican state House candidate Angelo Cappelli is arrested for perjury and grand theft August 22, 2007: Republican political consultant Roger Stone resigns his role with the New York state Senate Republicans after reports surfaced that he made a "threatening, obscenity-laced" phone call to the 83-year-old father of Governor Eliot Spitzer August 27, 2007: Story breaks that Republican Senator Larry Craig was arrested and pled guilty - he had not publicly disclosed the events to that point On Sep 11, 2007, at 4:13 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Jersey John, > > I guess Representative Jefferson was really a conservative but was > just pretending to be liberal. And all those corrupts liberals in > the NJ legislature...are just pretending to be liberal but are > really conservative > > Learn something new everyday! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jersey Shore John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 2:52 pm > Subject: Re: [AsburyPark] Re: Liberals Have No God > > Conservatives only pretend to be religious but actually worship money. > > On Sep 11, 2007, at 2:12 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> >> Greg, >> >> While I would agree that "liberals have no god" is a blanket >> statement and is probably not 100% accurate. However, one has to >> agree that on the whole liberals have been far more anti-god than >> conservatives >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Gary Wien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com >> Sent: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 1:55 pm >> Subject: Re: [AsburyPark] Re: Liberals Have No God >> >> Why is it true that liberals have no God? >> >> Did the Republican Party monopolize religion? >> >> >> On Sep 11, 2007, at 6:47 AM, Mike Hemeon wrote: >> >>> Being a Conservative take more work than being a >>> Liberal. If you're a liberal anything goes. >>> >>> One issue to watch in the future is National >>> Healthcare. It is true that liberals have no god and >>> that being said, euthanasia will become part of the >>> National Healthcare program. >>> >>> I would imagine you would just check-in to a check-out >>> center. >>> >>> --- justifiedright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> > I'm not talking about Jersey Kevin. For you to say >>> > Conservativism >>> > is on the rise nationally - well you just aren't >>> > paying attention. >>> > >>> > The only issue out there is Iraq. All other issues >>> > that define >>> > people as conservative or liberal are barely in the >>> > political >>> > picture. >>> > >>> > If you are going to be a political advisor, you'd >>> > better be able to >>> > survey the landscape. >>> > >>> > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Kevin Brown" >>> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> > wrote: >>> > > >>> > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, >>> > "justifiedright" >>> > > <justifiedright@> wrote: >>> > > > >>> > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Kevin Brown" >>> > <jerseykev@> >>> > wrote: >>> > > > >>> > > > >It is >>> > > > > really bugging Liberals that Conservatives are >>> > rising in >>> > America! >>> > > > >>> > > > Errr, you don't follow politics too much, do >>> > you? >>> > > > >>> > > >>> > > My political view is way beyond the local arena! >>> > > >>> > > New jersey is not the litmus... >>> > > >>> > > Watch come this Sunday - should be interesting. >>> > > >>> > > On the eve of The anniversary of terrorist attacks >>> > on the WTC, the >>> > > Pentegon and Flight 93 - even crazed Rosie >>> > declaring we killed >>> > 655,000 >>> > > Iraqi citizens. I don't know who is doing her >>> > math? >>> > > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >>> __________________________________________________________ >>> Catch up on fall's hot new shows on Yahoo! TV. Watch previews, >>> get listings, and more! >>> http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/3658 >> >> Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! >> > > > Yahoo! Groups Links Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com
