Democrat Mollohan’s Seat Could Swing on Nagging Ethics Claims
By: Pam On: Oct/8/06 - 18 Comments
He was forced to resign his post as ranking member of the House ethics committee, threatening ” at least temporarily ” his party’s plans to make the “culture of corruption” a major campaign issue for next month’s midterm elections.
Mollohan, 63, was forced in April to respond to allegations that he had used his seat on the powerful Appropriations Committee to secure more than $150 million for five non-profit groups in his district, one of which was run by a former congressional aide.
Mollohan’s financial disclosure statements also have come under scrutiny. His personal wealth ballooned from $550,000 from 2000 to to $6.3 million in 2004.
October 8, 2006 - 08:57 PM on October 8th, 2006
But it’s the Republicans that are corrupt! That is what we have been told incessantly for months now! I cannot believe that a DemocRat is even accused of such a thing! What will happen now?
Probably nothing…like Freezer Jefferson, it will be forgotten in a few days and the beat will just go on…
October 8, 2006 - 09:21 PM on October 8th, 2006
Nagin just endorsed him!:razz: I kid you not!
October 9, 2006 - 12:08 AM on October 9th, 2006
If I was King, I would have already cut off all Federal aid to New Orleans. Since those voters were stupid enough to reelect an incompetent like Nagin, they frankly don’t deserve any more aid, imo. They deserve what they have: Nagin and no more.
October 9, 2006 - 01:16 AM on October 9th, 2006
Unfortunately Robert, they’ve done away with the tests that required people to prove they could read and thereby be considered competent enough to vote. Exactly why are we providing ballots to anyone in any language other than English? Aren’t citizens supposed to be able to read and write English. Considering that we spend billions a year paying for public schools, and every naturalized citizen has to prove proficiency in English to become naturalized, why are we wasting money on ballots in any language other than English? If they can’t read the ballot, exactly why are they being allowed to vote? They can’t know the issues, nor can they even know who they are voting for. Why are we subsidizing voter fraud by printing ballots in anything other than ENGLISH?
October 9, 2006 - 08:27 AM on October 9th, 2006
nagin is a blabbering idiot he just proves just how stupid he is:razz:
October 18, 2006 - 08:13 AM on October 18th, 2006
hey, shitoh, you still defending Dirty Hands Harry Reid? What graft are you going to excuse him for today?
October 18, 2006 - 11:03 AM on October 18th, 2006
No, Reid hasn’t been charged, and neither has “Refrigerator” Jefferson, caught red-handed, then later misuses National Guard assets during the Katrina aftermath to recover his loot while his fellow New Orleanians still were waiting to be rescued—but it’s the REPUBLICAN Culture of Corruption!!!
(Chapatraitor Ted hasn’t been charged yet either)but it’s the REPUBLICAN Culture of Corruption!!!
October 18, 2006 - 11:09 AM on October 18th, 2006
shitoh, Reid should not only be charged, but expelled from the Senate. But, in you sotto voiced, hurt you neglected to condemn Reid. You never condemn corrupt Democrats, not even Traitor Kerry.
October 18, 2006 - 11:26 AM on October 18th, 2006
12, shitoh, open your damned eyes. There have been posts on this site and others linking to the stories of Reids ethics problems. Why would Reid be trying to amend his ethics report on not only the land deal but paying bonuses from campaign funds? Because, he’s caught and is trying to slide out in typical Democrat caught red handed fashion, just like Bonior did when Bonior was after Newt.
October 18, 2006 - 11:39 AM on October 18th, 2006
14, you’re desperation has just appeared again shitoh. Maybe I’ll call the local Montana SPCA people an report you for molesting goats.
October 18, 2006 - 11:41 AM on October 18th, 2006
Except that due process somehow just doesn’t seem to move along with regard to the Democrooks. Yet Republicans are hounded out of office at the first allegation.
But…it’s the REPUBLICAN Culture of Corruption!!!:shock::shock::shock:
October 18, 2006 - 11:59 AM on October 18th, 2006
shiloh are you San Francisco Liberal with a lobotomy?
yes, i’m sure Tom Delay resigned cause he was innocent. he always was a sesitive fella. houcded out at the first hint – no the second hint – no the 3rd hint – no nonononononononononono
Delay resigned because the manufactured scandal (you really should look into the details of the case, not just what the MSM reports) against him was a distraction and bad for the party. Of course no Democrites ever act honorably, they just lie, deny, & obstruct.
he & Scanlon & Abramhoff & Burns (no found guilty yet) & Ney had themselves a fun little rightwing gangbang for a while, huh?
You are forgetting that Abramoff donated to both sides, slightly more to the Repubs since they are in power, but large sums to both sides. But the Democrite money is clean, right? it’s just the Repub money that is baaaaad!
no corruption here folks, nothin to see – just move along & remember Clinton lied about a blow job & Ken Starr spent his money wisely.
Nobody said there was no corruption, but remember due process? You invoke it, but won’t allow it for the other side. And Ken Starr’s spending turned out to put a lot of crooks in jail (the list is well known) while Fitzgerlad’s expenditures yielded nada, nothing, ZERO, you klown!
That’s why I say you are SF Liberal with a lobotomy.
October 18, 2006 - 12:28 PM on October 18th, 2006
Shitoh, you are losing it. Robert and I are separate people. You still having problems separating your multiple personalities?
With your Fitzgerald citation, he was supposed to find and indict the person or persons who outed Plame. Unfortunately for you, Plame was not subject to the law you were trying to convict Bush, Cheney, Rove and anyother GOP of violating. No crime there to start with. The investigation stopped and the Witchhunt began.
Too bad you are such a dishonorable putz.
October 18, 2006 - 12:38 PM on October 18th, 2006
Fitzgerald responded, “That talking point won’t fly: The truth is the engine of our judicial system. If you compromise the truth, the whole process is lost . . . if we were to walk away from this, we might as well hand in our jobs.†Yes this was said before it was discovered by the taxpayers that the man knowingly carried out an investigation while hiding the fact that he knew Armitage was the source and he knew all about the context for which it was told…note how the MSM won’t give it a mention?
October 18, 2006 - 12:48 PM on October 18th, 2006
Shiloh, thank you for showing the world you support sexual harassment in the office as long as it is a Democrat politician doing the harassing. If it were a CEO or Sen. Packwood, you would not be supporting the sexual harassment of female employees.
You are such a putz.
Peejz nailed you in 22, but you are too arrogant, stupid, and dishonest to acknowledge you’ve been defeated, proven wrong aon a rabid, drooling partisan.
October 18, 2006 - 02:45 PM on October 18th, 2006
#21: * Ken Starr was investigating Whiteeater & ended up with cum on a dress.
Are you really that abysmally ignorant, or are you just totally intellectually dishonest?
Here is a link to a comparison of what Starr spent and got and what Fitzgerald has spent and the results
Here’s a list of Starr’s results:
1) Webster Hubbell: Bill Clinton friend and political ally; Hillary Clinton Rose Law Firm partner: embezzlement; fraud; two felony convictions (Wall Street Journal “Whither Whitewater?” October 18, 1995)
2) Jim Guy Tucker: fraud; three felony convictions (Wall Street Journal “Second-Term Stall” February 11, 1997; Associated Press “Tucker Pleads Guilty to Cable Fraud” February 20, 1998)
3) William J. Marks Sr.: Jim Guy Tucker business partner; one conspiracy conviction (Associated Press “Whitewater Defendant Pleads Guilty” August 28, 1997)
4) Jim McDougal: Bill and Hillary Clinton friend, banker, and political ally: eighteen felony convictions (Wall Street Journal “Immunize Hale” May 29, 1996)
5) Susan McDougal: Bill and Hillary Clinton friend; former wife of Jim McDougal: four felony convictions (Wall Street Journal “Immunize Hale” May 29, 1996)
6) David Hale: Bill and Hillary Clinton friend, banker, and political ally: two felony convictions of conspiracy and mail fraud (Wall Street Journal “The Arkansas Machine Strikes Back” March 19, 1996)
7) Chris Wade: Whitewater real estate broker; two felony convictions (Wall Street Journal “Hard Evidence From a Federal Investigator” August 10, 1995)
9) Larry Kuca: Madison real estate agent; fraudulent loans (Wall Steet Journal “Hard Evidence From a Federal Investigator” August 10, 1995)
10) Robert Palmer: Madison appraiser; one conspiracy felony conviction (Wall Street Journal “Hale Predicts Hillary Conviction” October 21, 1996)
11) Neal Ainley: Perry County Bank president; embezzled bank funds for Clinton campaign; two misdemeanor convictions (Wall Street Journal “Arkansas Bank Shot” May 4, 1995)
12) John Latham: Madison Bank CEO; bank fraud conviction (Wall Street Journal “Smoke Without Fire” January 12, 1996)
13) John Haley: attorney for Jim Guy Tucker; misdemeanor guilty plea; tax fraud (Associated Press “Tucker Pleads Guilty to Cable Fraud” February 20, 1998)
14) Eugene Fitzhugh: Whitewater defendant, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of trying to bribe David Hale; is appealing a ten month prison sentence (The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, “Whitewater Defendants” February 22, 1998)
15) Charles Matthews: Whitewater defendant, pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of bribery, served fourteen months of a sixteen month prison sentence (The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, “Whitewater Defendants” February 22, 1998)
So Ken Starr spent about 2 million per CONVICTION and so far Fitzgerald has spent around $1.25 million for a single indictment. –AND had Clinton not been President he would have been convicted for obstruction of justice and perjury too, making it 16 convictions.– As as May 1998 2 more had hung juries and there were 6 more indictments.
October 18, 2006 - 02:50 PM on October 18th, 2006
So there in the post above is a list of all those wonderful Democrite SOBs (supporters of bill) that are part of the pure-as-driven-snow world of the democrite.
but IT’S THE REPUBLICAN CULTURE OF CORRUPTION!!!:shock:
October 18, 2006 - 02:59 PM on October 18th, 2006
Here’s one more for you shiloh:
the list of those associated with the klintons who have died mysterious deaths, all in a short time span
But you don’t seem to be interested in anything but your twisted Demokrite ideology.