Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK),
By on Nov 9th, 2005 at 11:35 am
Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK),
chair of the commerce committee, refused to have oil executives swear to tell the truth before their hearing today.
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they’re not big on the under oath thing… Bush and Cheney talked to Fitzgerald, the 9/11 Commission, etc. reluctantly, and not under oath…
November 9th, 2005 at 11:55 amThat’s telling. Why don’t these Republicans just reach directly into our wallets and pull the cash out themselves? Ted Stevens is a Cheney-like whore on the Big Oil front. BTW, he was one of the 9 Senators that were on the torture bandwagon. Despicable. Can anybody think of a an elected official with his hand in more corruption cookie jars than this guy?
November 9th, 2005 at 11:56 amIncredible. Real Americans would REQUEST to be sworn in.
November 9th, 2005 at 11:56 amHow can he get away with this? Is there a clip of this?
November 9th, 2005 at 12:06 pmBring honesty and integrity to Washington…where, it has yet to be seen in 5+ years
November 9th, 2005 at 12:08 pmI wonder what Ted’s stock portfolio looks like. What a wanker.
November 9th, 2005 at 12:12 pmWell,
November 9th, 2005 at 12:16 pmlet’s just spread that information around shall we? I think everyone should know that the oily executives think are above the law and therefore need only make an appearance. Come and chat, boys.
The big oil companies lies anyways. Why would anyone believe them? Old Bushie and Cheney are corrupt oil people. Old Bushie and Cheney did not swear under oath when Fitzgerald question them. What do you expect from the Republican?
November 9th, 2005 at 12:21 pmDamn, it’s too bad the Colburn amendment didn’t pass. This wanker would have quit and we could finally start down the path to ending the culture of corruption that plagues these republicans.
November 9th, 2005 at 12:22 pmQ. Uh, Mr. Raymond, how many chins to you have?
A. Only one, honestly.
November 9th, 2005 at 12:27 pmAnybody remember this one:
“No Mr. Chairmen, we do not believe cigarettes are adictive.”
-Rich Tobacco guy
“I like Jelli Bellis a lot. I eat them almost everyday, but I wouldn’t say I am adicted to them.”
-Ronald Regean
November 9th, 2005 at 12:51 pmHey, these guys have scruples!
November 9th, 2005 at 1:35 pmThey won’t testify under oath, because when they lie, it will be contrary to the oath. So, no oath for them please — then they can lie with impunity. No harm no foul.
Marie,
November 9th, 2005 at 2:21 pmAlso no perjury charges when the truth comes out!
“Will I make them swear an oath: NO!!”
November 9th, 2005 at 2:33 pmNo oath required. And just pass your money under the table. Thank you.
November 9th, 2005 at 2:40 pmAnd by doing so, he indicated to the American people that anything coming out of the oil companies’ mouths are nothing but a pack of lies. Good work!
November 9th, 2005 at 2:45 pmYes, #13, I also should have said that these slime bags are already parsing their words, so there will be no laws broken. Wasn’t one of Bush’s campaign points that he would challenge the trial lawyers — yes, trial lawyers who fight corporations for the little guy, but not trial lawyers who fight to preserve greed in the corporate world and corruption in his own government.
November 9th, 2005 at 3:06 pmDead Elephant!
Dead Elephant!
November 9th, 2005 at 3:43 pmswear or no swear, they just lie anyway.
November 9th, 2005 at 5:32 pmStevens made a fool of himself recently when he said “NO” I will not give back any money (pork) for the bridge to nowhere in my state of Alaska.
November 9th, 2005 at 6:41 pmToday he not only cut the questioning by each Senator short, he refused to let the executives be sworn in (dare they look foolish and perjure themselves).
They can only conduct business through abuse of power (recall the one of Sensenbrenner turning off the lights and walking out) and bullying everyone who stands in their way.
They have forgotten that what goes around comes around and their day of reckoning is coming – sooner not later – and we will remind them of these times.
[...] The Senate Energy and Commerce held hearings in which executives from Exxon and Chevron tried to defend their companies’ record profits. Yet committee chairman Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) refused to swear them in, and in the end, nothing was accomplished. [...]
April 24th, 2006 at 5:58 pm