Hey folks,
Fresh from the wire last night. This should really make you think. Here it is in it’s entirety. As it appeared on the Wire. Pictures added by me.
"WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today released its 2006 list of Washington's "Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians." The list, in alphabetical order, includes:
1. Jack Abramoff, Former Lobbyist: Abramoff is at the center of a massive public corruption investigation by the Department of Justice that, in the end, could involve as many as a dozen members of Congress. Abramoff pleaded guilty to conspiracy, fraud and a host of other charges on January 3, 2006, and was sent to prison in November to serve a five-year, 10-month sentence for defrauding banks of $23 million in Florida in 2000. 
2. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY): In January 2006, Hillary Clinton's fundraising operation was fined $35,000 by the Federal Election Commission for failing to accurately report more than $700,000 in contributions to Clinton's Senate 2000 campaign. New information also surfaced in 2006 raising more questions about Hillary and her brother Anthony Rodham's connection to the Clinton Pardongate scandal, where presidential pardons were allegedly traded in exchange for cash and other favors. 
3. Former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-CA): In November 2005, Cunningham pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, mail fraud, wire fraud, and tax evasion. He was sentenced to 8 years, four months in prison and ordered to pay $1.8 million in restitution in March 2006. 
4. Former Rep. Tom Delay (R-TX): Tom DeLay, who was forced to step down from his position as House Majority Leader and then resign from Congress, decided in 2006 not to run for re-election. Congressman DeLay has been embroiled in a series of scandals from bribery to influence peddling, and was indicted twice by grand juries in Texas.
5. Former Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL): Foley left the House in disgrace after news broke that he had been sending predatory homosexual emails to a House page. A recent House Ethics Committee report indicated that Republican leaders knew about Foley's dangerous behavior, but failed to take action. Democrats, meanwhile, shopped the story to the press to influence the elections. Outrageously, the Committee recommended no punishment for those involved.
6. Rep. Denny Hastert (R-IL): In addition to mishandling the Foley scandal, outgoing House Speaker Dennis Hastert allowed House ethics process to ground to a halt on his watch. Gary Condit, Cynthia McKinney, William Jefferson, John Conyers, Tom Delay, Duke Cunningham, Jim McDermott, Patrick Kennedy are examples of alleged wrongdoers who faced little-to-no ethics enforcement in the House. 
7. Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL): Hastings is one of only six federal judges to be removed from office through impeachment and has accumulated staggering liabilities ranging from $2,130,006 to $7,350,000. Hastings was "next in line" for Chairmanship of the House Select Committee on Intelligence until a wave of protest forced Nancy Pelosi to select another candidate. Nonetheless, Hastings is expected to continue to serve on the Intelligence Committee.
8. Rep. William "Dollar Bill" Jefferson (D-LA): Jefferson is alleged to have accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to help broker high-tech business deals in Nigeria. According to press reports, he was also caught on tape discussing the deals, while an FBI search of his home uncovered $90,000 in cash stuffed in his freezer. 
9. Former Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH): Ohio Republican Congressman Bob Ney resigned in early November 2006, three weeks after pleading guilty for accepting bribes from an Indian casino in exchange for legislative favors. Ney was the first congressman to be convicted of a crime in the web of scandals involving former lobbyist Jack Abramoff and is expected to serve a jail sentence. 
10. Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV): Senator Reid came under fire in 2006 for failing to properly report to Congress a $700,000 land deal. Reid also accepted more than $30,000 of Abramoff-tainted money allegedly in return for his "cooperation" in matters related Nevada Indian gaming. Dishonorable Mentions include:
1. Rep. John Conyers (D-MI): According to complaints released by the House Ethics Committee recently, aides to Representative John Conyers (D-MI) alleged their former boss repeatedly violated House ethics rules, forcing them to serve as his personal servants, valets, and as campaign staff while on the government payroll.
2. Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI): In May 2006, Kennedy crashed his car into a Capitol Hill barricade at nearly 3 a.m. in the morning. Kennedy blamed the incident on a reaction to prescription pills, but officers at the scene said he smelled of alcohol. Nonetheless, they escorted him home rather than arresting him.
3. Former Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA): McKinney assaulted a Capitol Hill police officer in April after refusing to go through a metal detector. While McKinney was never forced to answer in a court of law for her behavior, she lost her bid for re-election in 2006.
4. Rep. John Murtha (D-PA): Iraq war critic John Murtha was incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's first choice for House Majority Leader despite the ethical skeletons in his closet. Murtha is an unindicted co-conspirator in the 1980 "Abscam" scandal, which included the arrest and convictions of a senator and six congressmen. Murtha, whose current ethics continue to be questioned, lost his bid for Majority Leader to Maryland Democrat Steny Hoyer.
5. Sen. Barak Obama (D-IL): News reports surfaced in 2006 that Illinois Senator Barak Obama entered into an unusual land deal with a now- indicted political fundraiser, Tony Rezko. The complicated real estate transaction occurred when it was widely known that Rezko was under federal investigation in a political corruption scandal.
6. David Safavian, Former Bush Administration Official: Safavian, the former White House Chief of Procurement and former Chief of Staff for the General Services Administration, was indicted on September 19, 2006 on five counts of lying about his dealings with former lobbyist Jack Abramoff and obstructing a Senate investigation of his dealings. Safavian resigned from his White House position three days prior to his arrest. "This list shows public corruption is endemic to our nation's capital and that the anti-corruption work of Judicial Watch is needed more than ever," stated Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. "The list could be much longer, as there are far too many politicians who abuse the public trust and place themselves above the law." Visit http://www.judicialwatch.org for more information."
As far as the new "Superman," "Rockstar," "Messiah," whatever, Sen. Barak Obama, what is it with LWL and illegal land deals? Seems to be a trend. I told you, well, hinted about this Monday.
I do not know about you, but if you look at this list, you have a lot more LWL than you do RWN {Right Wing Nuts} Included in this list are the two that most LWL want on one ticket. Hillary "Amnesia" Clinton, and Barak Hussein Obama.
The more we learn about these people, the more the American people will start to realize just how BIG of a mistake they made by voting without being informed of whom they were voting for.
Peter
2 comments:
It is getting more and more depressing these days to watch the news, especially the last few months leading up to the newly held elections and now during the post elections. Corruption, and party bashing has become commonplace. We are encouraged to teach our children good moral character, and the history of our fore-fathers who truly believed in, fought for and died to preserve the greatness of this country, a country whose moral fabric is being shredded by the very people who are suspose to be our leaders.
Hey M.E.T.
Welcome to the OPN,
“It is getting more and more depressing these days to watch the news, especially the last few months leading up to the newly held elections and now during the post elections. Corruption, and party bashing has become commonplace.”
A friend of mine tells me the they are going to get me this T shirt I saw in Tallahassee. It’s a black Tee Shirt that says “I’m losing faith in humanity, one person at a time.” I’m still waiting for the shirt. {Smile}
But you are right. The Democrats ran {If you can call it that} on getting rid of corruption in government. Then as Pelosi’s first act is to attempt to appoint some of the most corrupt politicians to leadership positions.
The news media didn’t really say much about it. They are STILL attacking the Bush administration and anything non-Liberal. The LWL {Left Wing Looneys} seem to still be enjoying a pretty much carefree ride. But if you dare to speak out against the obvious insanity of the LWL, YOU are labeled the one with the problem and racist, hate monger, whatever.
The Mass Media Drones and the LWL believe now more than ever, that they can do and say whatever they want and the American people will simply just take it. Hey, they, the MMD, got the LWL elected on NOTHING. So why should they not believe it?
“We are encouraged to teach our children good moral character, and the history of our fore-fathers who truly believed in, fought for and died to preserve the greatness of this country, a country whose moral fabric is being shredded by the very people who are suspose to be our leaders.”
100 percent true. I did a whole series of articles a few years back about the moral decline in this country. How there seems to be no longer any right and wrong, Black and White just grey. Anything goes, unless you are talking about morals. Any religion is ok, unless you are talking about Christianity. Can’t have that.
I hope that the American people will realize the truth of the matter in the next two years. I hope that the Politicians will get the point. I hope that we can minimize the damage. But only time will tell.
Have a happy and safe Holiday Season.
Peter
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