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Title: "A Bipartisan Scandal" (Yeah... RIGHT!)
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URL Source: http://billmon.org/archives/002351.html
Published: Jan 11, 2006
Author: Billmon (quoting various jackasses)
Post Date: 2006-01-13 19:17:21 by h-a-l-f-w-i-t-t
Keywords: Bipartisan, Scandal", (Yeah...
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Comments: 11
I know most here despise democrats and republicans equally. Myself, I used to despise democrats, but am not above using them to (I hope) mark for destruction the republican party. The republican party needs to be completely eradicated, and the ground salted under it. January 11, 2006 "A Bipartisan Scandal" I'm not, frankly, all that familiar with a lot that's going on over at Capitol Hill, but it seems like to me that [Abramoff] was an equal money dispenser, that he was giving money to people in both political parties. George W. Bush Fox News Interview December 14, 2005 When you look at this scandal, there's no question both Democrats and Republicans received money . . . The way I look at it, we shouldn't be pointing fingers. RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman CNN Interview January 9, 2006 The Washington office of Preston Gates Ellis & Rouvelas Meeds, a Seattle-based law firm, keeps adding Republicans . . . Earlier this year, Preston Gates hired Jack Abramoff, a high-powered Republican with impeccable conservative credentials.---- National Journal From the K Street Corridor April 8, 1995 If a Republican era began in 1994, Jack Abramoff is K Street's future . . . Abramoff has given himself the tough task of advancing the goals of the conservative revolution while also making money. ''They agreed that I could work on things that were important to me,'' Abramoff said.---- National Journal Jack Abramoff: A Lobbyist With a Line to Capitol Hill July 29, 1995 Some insiders have already bet on the Republicans. This summer the Association of American Railroads hired a Republican, Edward R. Hamberger, as president; and the new head of AT&T Corp's Washington office, James W. Cicconi, was a top official in the Bush White House. ''These groups really drive K Street,'' says Jack Abramoff, a Republican lobbyist with the law firm of Preston Gates Ellis & Rouvelas Meeds.---- National Journal K Street, That GOP Street? September 19, 1998 Lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his book of lucrative clients and GOP connections are leaving Preston Gates Ellis and Rouvelas Meeds 12/31 to join Greenberg Traurig. Abramoff, a member of the kitchen cabinet of House Maj. Whip Tom DeLay (R-TX), plans to bring about 10 lobbyists with him . . . Greenberg Traurig nat'l gov't chair Fred Baggett: "We're heavy into substance lobbyists. Jack is heavy into the relationship side."---- Hotline Career Track: Abramoff and Running December 14, 2000 Now comes word that Jack Abramoff, the firm's star GOP lobbyist, has jumped ship to Greenberg Traurig and plans to take up to 15 folks with him. " They're completely Republican-less with a Republican House, Senate and president," one source crowed about Preston Gates.---- Roll Call Heard on the Hill December 18, 2000 Abramoff said the Bush team's careful and deliberate approach to leadership is the exact opposite of the Clinton team. "The feeding frenzy which started even before Clinton was inaugurated, and continued to the final pardon, was perhaps best exemplified by the reckless and unprofessional handling of his responsibility to appoint honorable public servants," he said.---- The Hill Lobbyists approve of Bush's businesslike style May 2, 2001 Jack Abramoff has recruited a new Republican lobbyist for his team: Hill staffer Neil Volz. Volz, 31, works as the chief of staff for Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio . . . Volz says he'll miss the flow of the legislative process, but now he plans to "enjoy it from a different angle."---- National Journal People February 9, 2002 It's being dubbed the "battle of the Republican uber-lobbyists," pitting Haley Barbour, once the face of the GOP, and quiet Jack Abramoff, his biggest competitor. The jockeying for the top spot kicked into high gear this month when Abramoff helped open the posh Signatures restaurant, down the street from Barbour & Co.'s Caucus Room. This place is hot -- and booked with GOP fundraisers . . . Also, Abramoff's lobbying team just beat Barbour's over an Indian casino issue in Louisiana. What's more, he's a big pal of Rep. Tom DeLay, the likely next House majority leader. "He's the face of the new generation," says an ally.---- U.S. News & World Report Washington Whispers March 25, 2002 Last summer, in an effort to raise the visibility of his Indian clients, Abramoff helped arrange a White House get-together on tax issues with President Bush for top Indian leaders . . . The lobbyist also reportedly invited the Coushattas and two other tribal clients to a dinner party last fall that included [Interior Secretary Gale] Norton.---- National Journal The K Street Jackpot From Indian Casinos April 20, 2002 No tribe spends more--or more effectively--than Mississippi's Choctaw . . . Most of the money has gone to one of the capital's premier lobbyists, Jack Abramoff, a top Republican Party fund raiser. It was money well spent. In the 1997 legislative caper, Thad Cochran, Mississippi's five-term Republican Senator, slipped into a 40,000-word appropriations bill a 19-word sentence that exempts the tribe from oversight by the National Indian Gaming Commission.---- Time Playing The Political Slots December 23, 2002 In a business built on relationships, Abramoff has more than two decades of involvement in Republican politics to draw on. . . . With the Republicans now in control of the White House, House and Senate, and his friend Tom DeLay (R-Texas) controlling the House agenda, Abramoff does not have to look far to find clients interested in his services.---- The Hill Republican power broker Jack Abramoff on lobbying in the Bush II era March 26, 2003 "I think it's a very different administration ... compared to the Clinton days. They're going to go out of the way to make sure that they are not courting special favors to lobbyists and to special interests . . . From a good government point of view, that's very refreshing. From a lobbying point of view, it's obviously more of a challenge."---- Jack Abramoff Quoted in: “Republican power broker Jack Abramoff on lobbying in the Bush II era “ The Hill March 26, 2003 The (Bush) campaign . . . has 18 individuals who qualified as "Rangers" by helping raise at least $200K and 50 who qualified as "Pioneers" by helping to raise at least $100K. . . . Pioneers include . . . lobbyist Jack Abramoff."---- Hotline Bush: Take it to the Limit – and Beyond July 16, 2003 "Everyone in town is trying to be a Pioneer or Ranger. But the only way to do it is to have contacts outside of D.C., which fortunately I do. So far I've raised about $120,000, and I haven't even really started making calls." Jack Abramoff Quoted in: “Bush Loyalists Compete for Spots on President's A-Team “ New York Times July 21, 2003 At least a dozen Republican influence merchants made the pilgrimage to Crawford on August 9 to hang out for a few hours at a barbecue with President Bush and his top campaign advisers . . . Abramoff, who didn't go to Crawford because he does not travel on the Jewish Sabbath, added that when he reaches his $200,000 target as a Ranger, he plans "to try to help some other lobbyists meet their goals" by helping to organize small strategy meetings.---- National Journal All the President's Moneymen September 6, 2003 In 2000, Abramoff was one of a half-dozen Washington lobbyists who raised $100,000 for the Bush campaign. This cycle, at least four partners at Abramoff's firm hope to raise at least that amount.---- Roll Call Insiders Vie to Raise Cash for Bush October 15, 2003 “I know Jack Abramoff and I know Wayne Berman. They are Republicans; they were Republicans before they were lobbyists.”---- Former RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie Capital Report CNBC October 15, 2003 The College Republican group is an integral part of the GOP network . . . Among those who served as chairman or executive director were Atwater; Rove; Grover Norquist, an influential conservative activist in Washington; Jack Abramoff . . . and Ralph Reed, who ran the Christian Coalition at the height of its prowess and now is a top southern consultant.”---- Washington Post Another Lobbyist Emerges From the GOP Trenches January 13, 2004 On a warm evening in June 2003, a star-studded crowd of political and corporate conservative celebrities flocked to the Homer Building on 13th Street NW to toast the opening of the Washington outpost of [Ralph Reed’s] public-affairs firm Century Strategies . . . Mingling in the lobby and enjoying drinks and hors d'oeuvres were the likes of Ken Mehlman, now the campaign manager for Bush-Cheney '04; former Montana Gov. Marc Racicot, chairman of the Bush campaign and a former chairman of the Republican National Committee; Grover Norquist, the conservative anti-tax activist; Jack Abramoff, then an uber-lobbyist for Indian casinos; and lobbyists from some of Reed's blue-chip corporate clients.”---- National Journal Go-To Guy July 17, 2004 "If you look around Washington, D.C., today, and you look around College Republicans 20 years ago . . . if you look at who's running the town . . . they're all from College Republicans."---- Jack Abramoff Quoted In: "College Republicans raring to go in 2004" Gannett News Service July 25, 2003 Posted by billmon at January 11, 2006 03:10 PM
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#1. To: h-a-l-f-w-i-t-t (#0)
Seems they're trying WAY to hard to make this NOT be a republican scandal.. betcha the only ones charged will be Rs and of course the prosecutor will be said to be a .. (( shudder )) evil Democrat!
I'm sure the Dems are just as dirty and corrupt as the Repubs are, and that is the really sick message behind all of this. Go ahead, vote, like it will change anything. Work for some candidate, like that's really going to change anything. The only way to get a congressman to pay attention to you is to send them a check for $10k, with the promise of lots more where that came from. That will get their attention, that and NOTHING else. Taxation without representation is tyranny, and tyranny is what we have.
#2. To: Zipporah (#1)
 | Gold and silver are real money, paper is but a promise. |
#3. To: h-a-l-f-w-i-t-t (#0)
I vote Libertarian, even though I don't agree with the whole platform. Lately I've been trying to recruit disaffected R's and also trying to get Greens to see the benefit of voting for environmentally concious L's. In the case of the latter, I point out that hoping the government is the answer is what gave the government so much power today. Seems to at least give them pause.
Freedom is a social skill.
#4. To: Anthem (#3)
The Libertarian party is a sad joke. They've been around for about what, forty years now? How many Libertarian governors are there? How many Libertarian Congressfucks are there? How many LIbertarian Senatewhores are there? None, that's how many. Third parties have absolutely ZERO chance of winning anything in this country, the RepubliCrats have made damn sure of that. The Libertarian party is a sick joke. However, they have become a good source of really snarky jokes. You know what you call three Libertarians together in one room? Their national convention. You know what you call someone who's been a Libertarian for more than five years? Their Presidential candidate. You know what you call someone who believes that the Libertarians have a hope in Hell of ever accomplishing anything? "Special".
| Gold and silver are real money, paper is but a promise. |
#5. To: h-a-l-f-w-i-t-t (#0)
All of Washington, D.C., is a disgusting cesspool, made only slightly less putrid by the presence of Ron Paul. The politicians serve themselves first, last and always. Their oratory is a vast river of lies that includes every word including "and" and "the". Gridlock is a joke. They go along to get along, spend, spend, spend and make endless new laws and regulations that constrain our liberty. We are all criminals without being aware of it and we are a dying empire.
#6. To: Phaedrus (#5)
bravo!!
#7. To: Elliott Jackalope (#4)
I'm not in the habit of wasting my time with keyboard cowboys, but since I'm new here, I'll play along some. Libertarians have candidates on almost every ballot in my state, so much so that the Janus party passed new election rules to try and freeze us out. Having candidates on the ballot means more than simple vote counting, it means there's a candidate out speaking to voters, raising unspoken issues, educating, and at least offering an alternative. We have many local success stories as far as city councils (my brother was an L city councilman), county councils, and the occasional state office. There is a movement afoot to "pragmatize" the platform on immigration issues, which recognizes that transfer payments make open borders self-destructive. The timing is such that the war on whomever is an opportunity to coalesce various groups under the rubric of reducing government/corporate power. What is your suggestion?
Freedom is a social skill.
#8. To: Anthem (#7)
I don't have any, since I've lost all hope of things ever getting better. But go ahead and rope in those less experienced than I am. I'll burn in Hell before I ever waste my time voting for anything ever again. FUCK this system, FUCK this country, and FUCK those who sell hope where there is none.
What is your suggestion?
| Gold and silver are real money, paper is but a promise. |
#9. To: Elliott Jackalope (#8)
And get it on videotape and sell it for ten bucks a pop, plus s&h.
I don't have any, since I've lost all hope of things ever getting better. But go ahead and rope in those less experienced than I am. I'll burn in Hell before I ever waste my time voting for anything ever again. FUCK this system, FUCK this country, and FUCK those who sell hope where there is none.
"We have our own values; we build our own special, our JEWISH life - and we are proud, so very proud." - Meir Kahane
#10. To: Dakmar (#9)
LOL!! That's the spirit!!
And get it on videotape and sell it for ten bucks a pop, plus s&h.
#11. To: Elliott Jackalope (#8)
Now, now! Never underestimate the power of the ballot box! We can vote the republican gangsters out, we can throw them out on their asses just like they're fixing to throw that twatmouth little bugman, DeLay, out (victim of his own fraudulent redistricting plan), we can run them out with... What? Voting machines? Diebold? Republican company? Can be fixed behind the scenes by republicans...? Never mind!
waste my time voting for anything
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