FBI investigates Sen. Stevens’ fishing bills.
By on Oct 30th, 2007 at 8:48 pm
FBI investigates Sen. Stevens’ fishing bills.
The federal investigation into Sen. Ted Stevens’ (R-AK) potentially corrupt relationship to an Alaskan oil company has expanded to include his ties to the fishing industry. Investigators issued “subpoenas throughout the industry last year” asking whether Stevens “pushed seafood legislation that benefited” his son Ben, who is a state lobbyist and politician. One fisherman provided the FBI with a taped conversation indicating that Ben Stevens told a client, “I’ll get Dad to fund you guys, too.”
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Talk about a fishing expedition.
Comment by TCDon — October 30, 2007 @ 8:50 pm
Yeah , that would be you , looking for anything to use to defend this dirty piece of shit ; politicial party over country ?
That’s the horseshit GOP and their imbecilic backers’ (like you , TooClueless) way ………
October 30th, 2007 at 8:53 pmYes TCDon, let’s have a talk about why Stevens is the most corrupt Senator on the hill.
October 30th, 2007 at 8:53 pmTCDon sez:
You’ve been waiting all night to let loose with that zinger, haven’t you?
Was it everything you thought it would be?
October 30th, 2007 at 8:56 pmSen Stevens will be “the one that got away.”
October 30th, 2007 at 9:09 pmMan, you guys need to get a sense of humor. Lighten up a little. #8 was pretty good.
Comment by TCDon — October 30, 2007 @ 9:12 pm
When you go out of your way to piss people off you shouldn’t be surprised if they don’t want to be your pal.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:14 pmAlaska is more bassackwards than Arizona even.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:16 pmFBI taped conversations.
What about cold-cash freezer boy?, and Murtha?, and Clinton did it.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:18 pmWhat about cold-cash freezer boy?, and Murtha?, and Clinton did it.
Comment by ForTruth — October 30, 2007 @ 9:18 pm
What about them?
October 30th, 2007 at 9:20 pmPretty obvious isn’t it. Go wash your hands
October 30th, 2007 at 9:21 pmWTF???
October 30th, 2007 at 9:22 pmI dont respond to profanity, must be your thing.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:24 pmI dont respond to profanity, must be your thing.
Comment by brandy — October 30, 2007 @ 9:24 pm
What are you talking about? You’re not making any sense.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:24 pmI cant help it if your an idiot
October 30th, 2007 at 9:25 pmI was helping the trolls get the Democrat stuff out of the way. Now back on topic.
Alaska is dumb enough to keep electing this moron, Sen. Ted “Tubes” Stevens.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:25 pmomment by brandy — October 30, 2007 @ 9:25 pm
3rd comment in a row that doesn’t make any sense.
You seem to be having a bad day.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:26 pmAlaska is dumb enough to keep electing this moron, Sen. Ted “Tubes†Stevens.
Comment by ForTruth — October 30, 2007 @ 9:25 pm
S’okay. Just curious. Brandy seems to have a problem w/ something here, though. But the comments are so irrational, it’s hard to say what.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:27 pmTake a deep breath, place your finger from your but in your mouth, you can do it. It’ll make you feel better.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:27 pmIt’ll make you feel better.
Comment by brandy — October 30, 2007 @ 9:27 pm
Who are you talking to? Yourself?
October 30th, 2007 at 9:27 pmJust you, hope you feel better
October 30th, 2007 at 9:28 pmWhat on earth are you talking about? You’ve haven’t said anything here that makes the least bit of sense.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:29 pmreally? your that stupid?
October 30th, 2007 at 9:29 pmWhat??? you seem determined to insult someone, but over what?
NONE of your comments have any point. What are you trying to say?
October 30th, 2007 at 9:30 pmObviously, brandy’s contributions here indicate that Troll Central has started plumbing the depths of the pre-teen workforce in order to fill out its ranks.
Sad, very sad.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:34 pmGo back look at the posts, or are you so stupid you dont know how?
October 30th, 2007 at 9:35 pmI wont even answer 29, kinda childish.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:37 pmI just got back from a ball game with my “pals†gummitch. I don’t need your approval.
Comment by TCDon — October 30, 2007 @ 9:15 pm
Apparently you do. :D
October 30th, 2007 at 9:38 pmThat was really childish. loved the stupid bwww…..
October 30th, 2007 at 9:39 pmI wont even answer 29, kinda childish.
Comment by brandy — October 30, 2007 @ 9:37 pm
Except, of course, the above IS an answer.
And by the way, I’m rubber, you’re glue.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:39 pmHey zooey, you a guy or a girl tonight?
October 30th, 2007 at 9:39 pmnice, had to call in the reinforcements, love it
October 30th, 2007 at 9:40 pmComment by The Republic of Stupidity
If you want some advice about how to deal with this particular poster in question, I would say steer very clear, by ignoring.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:41 pmHey zooey, you a guy or a girl tonight?
Comment by brandy — October 30, 2007 @ 9:39 pm
Yes.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:41 pmI agree, kneecapping hurts, especally when their stupid.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:42 pmThanks Zooey, actually I kinda like you
October 30th, 2007 at 9:43 pmI think Sen. Stevens’ son would most certianly roll around Alaska, in his sweet ride, acting like his daddy can buy anyone or anything.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:45 pmThanks Zooey, actually I kinda like you
Comment by brandy — October 30, 2007 @ 9:43 pm
My life is complete.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:47 pmI would say steer very clear, by ignoring.
Comment by ForTruth — October 30, 2007 @ 9:41 pm
Stay clear of what? Brandy isn’t doing anything that makes sense.
Seems to be lashing out indiscrimately, but at what, or who???
It’s somehow supposed to hurt or be intimidating? How???
October 30th, 2007 at 9:47 pmOh but contrare my dear, all you had to do was look back.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:48 pmAgain, the complete non sequitur. What are you talking about??
October 30th, 2007 at 9:49 pmComment by The Republic of Stupidity
I think the particular poster in question might be a familiar, and very crazy person.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:50 pmok so you dont know how to review pasts posts, your forgiven
October 30th, 2007 at 9:50 pmAgain, the complete non sequitur. What are you talking about??
Comment by The Republic of Stupidity — October 30, 2007 @ 9:49 m
Which one?
October 30th, 2007 at 9:51 pmcrazy as i can get, can u suggest any drugs?
October 30th, 2007 at 9:51 pmI hear that Cheney fishes with a shotgun….
October 30th, 2007 at 9:51 pmCrazy as i can get, can u suggest any drugs?
Comment by brandy — October 30, 2007 @ 9:51 pm
Well, Lush Rimjob likes oxycontin, but you’ll need to hire a maid for that.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:52 pmThese people have no shame.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:53 pmFor them, the ends justify the means.
Anything for their God . . . money.
Which one?
Comment by Zooey — October 30, 2007 @ 9:51 pm
Brandy here seems to be in a bit of a snark over something, but it’s hard to say what. Just one insult after another, but none of it makes any sense. It’s actually kind of entertaining watching this person go…
BOOGA… BOOGA… BOOGA… but what?
Is this supposed to be painful? Intimidating? What?
It’s just gibberish.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:53 pmoh, a sideliner, you may want to relook that
October 30th, 2007 at 9:54 pmSee??? Nothing… just incoherent nonsense.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:55 pmOh republic, gave you an opportunity, but sorry, you have nothing but stupid questions
October 30th, 2007 at 9:56 pmWell, Brandy isn’t making the least bit of sense…
October 30th, 2007 at 9:56 pmok so you dont know how to review pasts posts, your forgiven
Comment by brandy
I do, but wont, forgive me not.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:56 pmwhats your game?
October 30th, 2007 at 9:57 pmYou all smell like a bunch of freaks to me.
On a lighter note (and on topic to boot), it’s time once again for the right to dust off the “criminalization of politics†talk speak routine.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:57 pmmore sideline help, apparently you need it
October 30th, 2007 at 9:58 pmAgain, just petty insults and nonsense.
What do you think you’re talking about???
You haven’t made one worthwhile, rational comment since showing up. You seem to think your words hurt, and you’re somehow intimidating.
What???
October 30th, 2007 at 9:58 pmDo you think your tax dollars should go to benefit the son of the man that used your tax dollars for a bridge, now a fishing pier apparently, to nowhere?
October 30th, 2007 at 9:58 pmThe investigation is floundering.
Comment by TCDon
There just doing it for the Halibut.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:59 pmI gotta go, folks. I was hoping poor brandy actually had some sort of “point” to make, but after this much time, clearly all brandy has is meaningless insults.
Very strange.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:00 pmRepublic I have tried very hard not to insult you, im not trying to hurt you, its just your stupid
October 30th, 2007 at 10:00 pmbrandy reminds me of ?michael? without the question marks?
October 30th, 2007 at 10:00 pmsideline help, love it Republic cant handle any questions
October 30th, 2007 at 10:01 pmbrandy reminds me of Mr. Pee.
I suspect the poor grammar is a smokescreen to cover its tracks.
Not that Mr. Pee was ever much of a grammarian…
October 30th, 2007 at 10:03 pmrepublicans, thanks now your agreeing with my mom and i suggest you look at the dictionary, both work
October 30th, 2007 at 10:03 pmgoodness, an insult troll with a list of “your mama wears combat boots” zingers.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:07 pmThe sharks are circling now.
Comment by TCDon — October 30, 2007
Thats not a shark, thats grendel, Mocha Dick Rove, the great sperm whale, waiting to swallow Jonah nowhere to go Stevens when he hits the frigid briny abyss when he casts off the good ship lollipop.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:08 pmbrandy = rory = michael
Comment by republicans hate facts — October 30, 2007 @ 10:06 pm
I’ll take your word for it. It sounds familiar, whoever it is.
What a sad, pitiful life it must lead, that the best thing it has to do this time of night is to troll a website and try to confuse the commenters with gibberish.
Ah well, it’s better than doing drugs, I suppose.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:09 pmgoodness, an insult troll with a list of “your mama wears combat boots†zingers.
Comment by Candyce
How lame our troll, anyone can clearly see that Stevens wears the ever so popular fish scented vitters brand of insulated fishing diapers.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:10 pmI always knew there was something fishy about Stevens.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:12 pmOh, you 11%ers are just jealous of we starfish in the 89%.
Comment by TCDon
Okay TCDon, if your eating you may want to stop, you have heard of a chocolate starfish yes? Its kinda like a turdblossom. Visualize that.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:12 pmjust wanted to see when the imputent fools came out
October 30th, 2007 at 10:15 pmThe debate is depressing me. My candidate is floundering.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:16 pmSome are numb as hake
October 30th, 2007 at 10:16 pmjust wanted to see when the imputent fools came out
Comment by brandy — October 30, 2007 @ 10:15 pm
Amazon.com sells dictionaries.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:16 pmCandyce, did it for a reason, glad you bit
October 30th, 2007 at 10:17 pmI love Alaskan king crab legs.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:17 pmMe too
October 30th, 2007 at 10:18 pmCandyce, did it for a reason, glad you bit
Comment by brandy — October 30, 2007 @ 10:17 pm
You could eat alphabet soup and poop better insults. Keep trying.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:19 pmpoor cancyce, brain dead, ok we forgive you
October 30th, 2007 at 10:20 pmNot sure what your problem is, brandy, but I bet it’s hard to pronounce.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:21 pmCandyce, did it for a reason, glad you bit
Comment by brandy — October 30, 2007 @ 10:17 pm
Anyone can get a bite. Problem is setting the hook and landing the catch
October 30th, 2007 at 10:21 pmyeah, its called some people are stupid, and its not me, oh it must you
October 30th, 2007 at 10:22 pmhahaha!
So are you, what am I!
October 30th, 2007 at 10:22 pmcandyce, sorry hon, cant defend you, have you looked at checkin into a care facility?
October 30th, 2007 at 10:24 pmI love Alaskan king crab legs.
Comment by ForTruth — October 30, 2007 @ 10:17 pm
Giant spiders!
October 30th, 2007 at 10:24 pmill help, if your stupid and poor?
October 30th, 2007 at 10:24 pmNow you’ve really hurt me, brandy. :(
October 30th, 2007 at 10:25 pmZooey these things are great.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:25 pmThanks Zooey, giant spiders. Sounds yummy now. With drawn butter.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:26 pmAnd hows that candice?
October 30th, 2007 at 10:26 pmZooey, crabs are crustaceans, spiders arachnids. Yes both are arthropods but still let’s not interupt Candyce and Brandy.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:26 pmk, i got 15 minutes, mom says
October 30th, 2007 at 10:28 pmI thought the spiders would enhance the “discussion.” :D
October 30th, 2007 at 10:29 pmI was just throwing out some chum. Sorry, guys. :P
October 30th, 2007 at 10:29 pmZooey, no they are so good, drawn butter, cant resist them
October 30th, 2007 at 10:30 pmHopefully the FBI will be able to maintain their focus on this case better then this discussion has. Ignore the fools, they only divert attention and have nothing legitimate to say on this, or any subject. All they need to know is which side is GWB on and that’s where they’ll follow, broken English & all. Stevens is a crook, plain and simple. The FBI is hardly a wing of the Dems. I look forward to the Stevens clan moaning after they’re jailed.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:31 pm“Not sure what your problem is, brandy, but I bet it’s hard to pronounce.”
Comment by Candyce
I’d guess happy hour is over, and she’s still alone…
October 30th, 2007 at 10:31 pmbarfly to the resque, sorry he’s such a dip
October 30th, 2007 at 10:32 pmok, 8 min
October 30th, 2007 at 10:33 pmbrandy,
Did you learn to read with “Hooked on Phonics?”
October 30th, 2007 at 10:34 pmno, never had too, glad you got hooked.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:34 pm“barfly to the resque,”
A most creative way of spelling. I usually don’t get that bad until after the first quart.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:34 pmSnow crab is pretty good too, you can get like a pound of it. And then proceed to try to stuff some steak in. Don’t even look at that baked potato. He’s in the corner.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:35 pmoh, glad you looked it up, live with it
October 30th, 2007 at 10:35 pm3 min
October 30th, 2007 at 10:36 pmk, i got 15 minutes, mom says
Comment by brandy
Wow, you can stick out your tongue, put thumbs in your ears, wiggle your fingers, and go,”PHHHHHHTTTTTT” for 15 minutes?
Your mom must be so proud of your scholastic achievements. Give her a big hug and a kiss for us and thank her, from us, for not making it thirty minutes.
God Bless Moms.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:37 pmBrandy isn’t it usually spelled Brandi?
October 30th, 2007 at 10:37 pmThat’s ok, I feel included as Rep. Rick Renzi (R)AZ was also on the same list of most corrupt, as Teddy Stevens.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:38 pm“oh, glad you looked it up, live with it”
Comment by brandy
OK.
I hope you and your ignorance are very happy together.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:39 pmA most creative way of spelling. I usually don’t get that bad until after the first quart.
Comment by barfly — October 30, 2007
b a txtr.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:39 pmXisithrus.dbadass
October 30th, 2007 at 10:39 pmwow, love it sidliners, no my name has been brandy for 14 years.
No wonder you can’t spell.
Sorry you were left behind, brandy.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:39 pmZooey, public education?????
October 30th, 2007 at 10:40 pmI suppose a sidlnr is betr n bean a 2pid.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:40 pmZooey, public education?????
Comment by brandy — October 30, 2007 @ 10:40 pm
Yes. Were you home schooled?
October 30th, 2007 at 10:41 pmBrandy must get back to her home-school homework. Quit distracting her.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:41 pmNo, brandy isn’t michael. brandy is robroy.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:42 pmrepublicans
October 30th, 2007 at 10:42 pmYour the retreat artist, good to see your alive, fake , fake, fake
Zooey who the hell is robroy?”
October 30th, 2007 at 10:43 pm3 minutes is up!
October 30th, 2007 at 10:43 pmrepublicans, and where did i do that?
October 30th, 2007 at 10:44 pmOh Jebus, I think we got us a female Ben Ferguson, one of those kids whose homeschooling consisted of being shuttled around in an astrovan listening to Lush Rimjob and knows everything about the world as it zipped by his saliva speckled phhhhttt window.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:44 pmIf it’s Michael, a more apt disquise would be Pink Lady, or some other girly drink…
October 30th, 2007 at 10:47 pm“There’s a port, on a western bay
October 30th, 2007 at 10:47 pmAnd it serves a hundred ships a day”
Good night folks, you cant take it can you.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:49 pmAnd there’s a girl in this harbor town
October 30th, 2007 at 10:50 pmAnd she works layin’ whiskey down
Thank goodness brandy is gone. My hand can stop twitching for the red pen.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:51 pm“You didn’t get the reference? ”
Brandy isn’t really a fru-fru drink, like a Pink lady or Grasshopper, that’s why it’s not as apt.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:51 pmTCDon, if you are an attorney I feel sorry for your assistant.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:54 pmComment by dbadass
Know this one?
Pour me another glass of that sweet burgundy.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:56 pmMaybe that will help to ease the pain
Burgundy I guess you’re my only friend.
Sweet Burgundy.
In the interest of helping Zooey with that twitching problem and to carry on the proud tradition here at TP, let me point out that there would be a comma immediately preceding the quotation in your example, TCDon.
let me point out that the correct grammar would be, “If you are eating…”
Forgive me, of course.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:59 pmComment by barfly — October 30, 2007
October 30th, 2007 at 11:00 pmNo! Searching now. Wanna Save me time/effort. Seems vaguely familiar
Thank you, Candyce. ;)
October 30th, 2007 at 11:01 pmS’ok, TCDon. Don’t mean to get on my high perch over grammar and spelling, slinging barbs. All in fun.
October 30th, 2007 at 11:05 pmThen what the hell are you doing hanging out here, TCDon? Why aren’t you out living the “good life?”
No one wants to be around you?
October 30th, 2007 at 11:07 pmStevens will lose that grin once he’s in the jumpsuit. It’s only a matter of time. Those Republicans sure do have a solid lock on Congressional corruption and perversion. They seem to be competing with priests…
October 30th, 2007 at 11:07 pmTCDon is the kind of attorney whose assistant has to go over every single document with a fine-toothed comb to correct all his moronic errors. If she misses one and the Judge asks about it, old TCDon will blame the assistant — even though it’s HIS responsibility.
October 30th, 2007 at 11:10 pmcrazy as i can get, can u suggest any drugs?
Comment by brandy — October 30, 2007 @ 9:51 pm
Sorry I’m late but I’d suggest a frontal lobotomy followed by extensive electroshock therapy. Then heavy doses of thorazine and a padded cell. That should do it. Oh you might still want to have a straight jacket around so you don’t hurt yourself.
October 30th, 2007 at 11:13 pmI simply don’t believe all these guys who come here claiming to be lawyers. I think they pick the profession because they believe it gives them credibility. I have lawyers in my family – and they don’t have the time or inclination to post on blogs all day and night.
October 30th, 2007 at 11:15 pmOh yes, multi-taskers. One of the last attorneys I worked for is 70 years old, and in his spare time he went to Afghanistan for a year to help the new government set up their legal system.
But TCDon makes illiterate comments on Think Progress.
Well done!
October 30th, 2007 at 11:20 pmDid you learn to read with “Hooked on Phonics?â€
Comment by Zooey — October 30, 2007 @ 10:34 pm
Her mom got confused, forgot whether she was homeschooling or working the pole. Poor Brandy ended up with “Hookers on Phonics” instead.
October 30th, 2007 at 11:24 pmTCDon = Chickenshit of the Sea
October 30th, 2007 at 11:25 pmYour mom must be so proud of your scholastic achievements. Give her a big hug and a kiss for us and thank her, from us, for not making it thirty minutes.
God Bless Moms.
Comment by Xisithrus — October 30, 2007 @ 10:37 pm
Everybody’s got to have cash before they can hug and kiss Brandy’s mom, even Brandy.
October 30th, 2007 at 11:26 pmtcdon, larry craig’s boyfriend.
eh?
October 30th, 2007 at 11:28 pmToo funny, Shayne!
October 30th, 2007 at 11:29 pmWho cares? Chimp’s in charge now.
October 30th, 2007 at 11:31 pm*snort*
We don’t need to research that bullshit, we can tell by looking.
How lame…
October 30th, 2007 at 11:35 pmSome of us can multi-task, Candyce.
Comment by TCDon — October 30, 2007 @ 11:17 pm
But others call it pure bullshit. Of course half of all the attorney’s graduated in the bottom of their class. And more than half of those went to crappy law schools in the first place. So while it is possible you went to law school it is sad that you learned nothing during that time.
October 30th, 2007 at 11:36 pmO.k. Bouys and Gills, that’s a wrap.
Comment by TCDon — October 30, 2007 @ 11:22 pm
Probably sent to bed by Mommy. They have a long day of praising George and Jebus ahead of them. Gotta get all home-schooled up for Regent University.
October 30th, 2007 at 11:49 pmnot one word on the liberal blogosphere about the corporate censorship that happened tonight on MSNBC. No One cares about free speech? Or a man with credentials and solid solutions being allowed to debate with featherweights?
Mike went ahead and went to Philly and had the debate right across the street from where the others were.
History in the making.
You guys are missing it.
October 31st, 2007 at 2:14 am“I AM NOT A CROOK”, “WHEN I’M GONE, THEY WON’T HAVE TRICKY TED STEVENS TO KICK AROUND ANYMORE”. “Peace OUT my brother”
signed Sen Steven(s)
October 31st, 2007 at 11:45 am