BREAKING: Scanlon Pleads Guilty
BREAKING: Scanlon Pleads Guilty
From CNN:
Well Wolf, Michael Scanlon, former partner of high-powered lobbyist Jack Abramoff just pled guilty in court at this hour. That is, we’re told by government officials, part of a plea deal that he worked out with the justice department. Those sources say as part of the deal, Scanlon has agreed to testify against Abramoff. The government last week accused Scanlon of conspiring with Abramoff to defraud clients, mostly Indian tribes. They were also accused of trying to corruptly influence a member of Congress with sports tickets, lavish trips, and campaign donations. A government source identified that Congressman as Bob Ney of Ohio… Now Wolf, as you mentioned, Scanlon is also an ex-aide to former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. DeLay is also facing scrutiny for his associations with Abramoff.
The Abramoff scandal was described in the New York Times as potentially “the biggest scandal in Congress in over a century.”
THINK AGAIN:
Bloomberg reports that Rep. Bob Ney is in trouble:
Ney, chairman of the House Committee on Administration, who took an Abramoff-sponsored trip to Scotland in 2002, said earlier this month that prosecutors had subpoenaed records.
And Rep. Tom DeLay:
“It’s likely that Abramoff has lots of dirt on Tom DeLay,” McDonald said. “The further Abramoff sinks into trouble, the more likely he is to start pitching that dirt.”
And Sen. Conrad Burns:
Senator Conrad Burns, a Montana Republican, helped win a $3 million government award for the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan to build a school, the Washington Post reported earlier this year. The Interior Department ruled the tribe was ineligible because its Soaring Eagle casino makes it one of the richest, the Post reported. The tribe, an Abramoff client, donated $32,000 to Burns from 2001 to 2003.
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November 21st, 2005 at 5:25 pmNow THIS was a reason to get up this morning … imagine the screaming on Fox tonight!
November 21st, 2005 at 5:26 pm“Oh shit it’s really getting scarry now!”
T. Delay
November 21st, 2005 at 5:27 pm11/21/2005
Gee, you don’t suppose he’ll be in a car / place crash anytime soon, do you?
November 21st, 2005 at 5:28 pmThat would be the brown note…
November 21st, 2005 at 5:28 pmOr wake up with Stephen Hadley’s head in his bed?
November 21st, 2005 at 5:28 pmI thought this might be the scandal that
November 21st, 2005 at 5:28 pmgot them all.
Abramoff was so brazen, greedy and
foolish with e-mail.
I can he him now… squealing like a pig… a Gigantic ‘Ol Pig…
November 21st, 2005 at 5:29 pmHear that? It’s the sound of bricks being shat all over D.C.
November 21st, 2005 at 5:30 pmI can hear him now… squealing like a pig… a Gigantic ‘Ol Pig…
[note to self: proof read everything]
November 21st, 2005 at 5:30 pmGuess it’s not breaking news for the MSM. How sad.
November 21st, 2005 at 5:37 pmIs it possible to become jaded to all the news about scummy republicans and their scandals blowing up in their faces?
In a word, no.
November 21st, 2005 at 5:38 pmOr get MS Office ?? 20??. New upgrades are now released monthly at $200 a clip.
November 21st, 2005 at 5:40 pmThat refers back to #10.
November 21st, 2005 at 5:41 pm}B@(
November 21st, 2005 at 5:42 pmI like it when people plead guilty and turn over to help bring down bigger fish!
http://patrickjfitzgerald.blogspot.com
November 21st, 2005 at 5:43 pmGuess it’s not breaking news for the MSM. How sad.
November 21st, 2005 at 5:44 pmNPR has it on All Things Considered, if you count that as MSM.
No, NPR is evil left wing liberal. ;^)
November 21st, 2005 at 5:47 pmI actually saw this “breaking news” as a crawl on CNN, I think yesterday.
Pretty soon it’ll be like watching a really fancy dominos set-up falling!
November 21st, 2005 at 5:55 pmOur next Presidential nominee?
November 21st, 2005 at 5:56 pmAll things Considered.
Patrick J. Fitzgerald President of America.
So if the lobbyist pleaded guilty for selling favors, how are the republican apologists and liars going to deal with this? Clearly if he’s guilty of selling, at least someone is guilty of buying.
If there’s a seller, there’s a buyer!
Wow, some congressmen/congresswomen must be $hitting bricks about now.
November 21st, 2005 at 5:56 pmSounds to me like an overzealous partisan prosecutor in collusion with an activist judge, misreported by the Soros-funded MSM trying to win over the Michael Moore wing of the liberal party.
November 21st, 2005 at 5:58 pm:-)
November 21st, 2005 at 5:58 pmWell, at least he wasn,t a Hippie.
November 21st, 2005 at 6:03 pmbesides, i allways thought hippies were democrats. at least thats what the republicans want you to believe.
November 21st, 2005 at 6:05 pmclue in your sarcasm meter. I think you need to change your batteries real father.
November 21st, 2005 at 6:08 pm#26. Its not sarcasm. its true.
clue in your sarcasm meter. I think you need to change your batteries real father.
November 21st, 2005 at 6:11 pmAs soon as I read it, I thought about that guy in the Godfather II, holed up on an army base so the mafia couldn’t get to him. But somehow Tom made it in, and reminded him of the way the Romans “did it.”
I hope Mr. Scanlon is in a safe place, and that his wife and children are in an even safer one.
BTW, OF COURSE he flipped. None of these republican Nancy-boys ever thought they could get prison time.
“You can’t do that to me! I went to Harvard! I have connections! My father is a very rich and influential…
Oh. I guess you CAN do that to me.”
LOL
November 21st, 2005 at 6:21 pmThis is nice, but I’m waiting for Scott McClellan roll over on his bosses. It’ll never happen, of course, but what a great press conference that would be! “Hello, ladies and gentlement. Today I’m going to answer all questions asked — fully and honestly.” The infarcts would be popping all over the room.
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Hey, isn’t Ohio where we stole the election? Not a congressman is taking bribes? What is up with that state? They rock!
November 21st, 2005 at 6:25 pmAnd the recipient of hundreds of thousands of dollars of gifts, plane tickets, golf outings?
None other than Scanlons former boss, Tom DeLay, you rememeber, the crook.
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November 21st, 2005 at 6:28 pmI want to golf in Scotland for free. Too bad I don’t have any constituents to sell out..
November 21st, 2005 at 6:31 pmwanna know where your hurricane disaster donations went? look no futher.
Big window to the sea
A symphony of fish at world’s largest indoor aquarium
The $200 million building, designed to look like a ship breaking through a wave, was a gift from Home Depot founder Bernie Marcus.
November 21st, 2005 at 6:34 pmThe Georgia Aquarium holds more than 8 million gallons of water to house well over 100,000 fish. It’s a leap in size and capacity over the next largest aquarium — Chicago’s Shedd, which holds 5 million gallons of water to support 20,000 aquatic animals.
“Gee, you don’t suppose he’ll be in a car / place crash anytime soon, do you?
November 21st, 2005 at 6:35 pmComment by SemanticAntics — ”
****You mean like St.RON BROWN??? This reminds me of when Jim McDougall was indicted….Funny how history repeats itself.
Scanlon Pleads Guilty
Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha !
November 21st, 2005 at 6:52 pmRoy Blunt? Ralph Reed? Grover Norquist? Who’s next?
November 21st, 2005 at 6:52 pm“You mean like St.RON BROWN??? This reminds me of when Jim McDougall was indicted….Funny how history repeats itself.”
Comment by mighty aphrodite — November 21, 2005 @ 6:35 pm
Or doesn’t. It reminds me how corrupt Ken Starr was. That’s the only difference.
November 21st, 2005 at 6:53 pmYeah Ken Starr really cleaned out government. Now we can sleep better knowing our public officials are faithful to their spouses.
(close captioned for the sarcasm-impaired)
November 21st, 2005 at 6:57 pmMightyHermaprhodite,
McDougall wasn’t peddling influence, clearly your ‘metaphors’ and ability to discern relevant facts has made you a republican lawyer at the top of your game. No wonder it’s so hard to find a competent conservative jurist…
November 21st, 2005 at 6:59 pm#31
If you believe that, I would point you to take a look at “Coingate”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coingate
November 21st, 2005 at 7:00 pmRepublican attorney Ken Starr? Cleaned out the Entire GVT?
November 21st, 2005 at 7:03 pm(close captioned for the sarcasm-impaired)
ahaaahaaaaa. I get it,Ahaaahaaaahaaaaaa/
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and #31, Rep. Bob Ney is from OHIO…
November 21st, 2005 at 7:03 pm#44,
November 21st, 2005 at 7:12 pm#31 is a Member of the sarcasm-impaired ASSOCIATION .
Dont take her serious.
Yea #44, Dont take me serious.
November 21st, 2005 at 7:13 pmHear that sound of scurrying little legs? It’s the GOP cockroaches running for cover.
November 21st, 2005 at 7:17 pmDoes that mean I should or should not take you seriously?
#42
November 21st, 2005 at 7:25 pmFor all the latest news, briefings, documents on Delay, Abramoff and Scanlon, see:
“The Tom Delay Scandal Resource Center.”
November 21st, 2005 at 8:13 pmLuckily I have plenty of single malts for toasting purposes. All purchased by me, at the local boozer.
Who’s up for a round of 18??
November 21st, 2005 at 8:56 pmThere is about a scandal a week here in the last couple of months — the corruption and rot is so pervasive in this administration, it is just oozing out at all the weak points. Watch the show, but don’t stand too close!
November 21st, 2005 at 9:49 pmLooks like someone just turned the lights on in that filthy town of DC and the roaches are scrambling for cover.
Even the trolls on this blog seem weaker and more delusional….
This world does correct itself given enough time.
MK77 anyone?
November 21st, 2005 at 11:38 pm#41 Ryan- They were all peddling influence…remember Gore taking bribes over the phone from the whitehouse and being stunned to find out that buddhist monks that take a vow of poverty shouldn’t be handing you million dollar checks. If only the government were bigger, there wouldn’t be so much corruption……
November 22nd, 2005 at 8:46 amThis Story will be Missdirected with another ,not so important Issue, Story, then this story will just fade away.
November 22nd, 2005 at 9:56 amThere are sooo many Spin Stories out there. Thats what is saving the Current Administration.
(The no-Spin Zone?) Give me a break.
DeLay’s lawyer seeks to get charges tossed out
November 22nd, 2005 at 10:10 amEx-House leader indicted over allegations of conspiracy, money laundering
Scanlon is working with the prosecution, and his plea will result in the whole house of corrupt cards to fall. Looks like that really bad game of 3 card monty is coming to an end.
Looks like someone just turned the lights on in that filthy town of DC and the roaches are scrambling for cover.
Even the trolls on this blog seem weaker and more delusional….
This world does correct itself given enough time.
MK77 anyone?
November 22nd, 2005 at 12:05 pmMark,
That’s a phony scandal that was long ago debunked. You’re such a retarded republican – you’ve definitely found the party where you belong!
However the REAL scandal is the one where dozens of republicans may go to jail for peddling influence. Your ability to cognitively disassociate yourself from CURRENT reality should be a sign that you’re a whacko – it is to the rest of us!
November 22nd, 2005 at 7:53 pmI-RIGHT-I and MIGHTY APHRODITE are KKKers. Check out Post No. 188 here: http://thinkprogress.org/2005/11/22/schmidt-marine/
November 22nd, 2005 at 8:54 pm#59, was there any doubt? They are troubled souls with reality denial.
But their numbers are few and they are idiots.
November 23rd, 2005 at 1:16 am