DeLay: I can’t run for President because I’m indicted.
By on Feb 8th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
DeLay: I can’t run for President because I’m indicted.
After Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) CPAC speech yesterday, Huffington Post’s Sam Stein spoke to former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who complained that McCain “didn’t address his record.” Asked by Stein “if he himself would run” for president, DeLay replied: “I don’t think somebody who’s indicted ought to run for president.” DeLay, who resigned from Congress in 2006, is currently facing two charges of money laundering and conspiring to launder money.
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So sorry, Tom.
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February 8th, 2008 at 12:22 pmBWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
February 8th, 2008 at 12:25 pmToo bad!
Now drop dead.
February 8th, 2008 at 12:26 pmDear Tom;
Follow these instructions carefully.
Get your bug spraying apparatus fully loaded and charged.
Insert tip of sprayer wand deep into mouth.
Activate.
February 8th, 2008 at 12:26 pmGood god! The man actually has a scruple!
February 8th, 2008 at 12:27 pmI think before DeLay starts worrying about the specks in McCain's eye, he needs to first remove the mote from his own.
But to his other point -- I don't think there's anything in the Constitution forbidding an indicted person from running for President. (It would, however, be a waste of money because I doubt such a person would get enough support to make a run worthwhile.)
On the other hand, if said indicted person was convicted and jailed, then showing up for the inauguration might be difficult...
February 8th, 2008 at 12:28 pmGood god! The man actually has a scruple!
Comment by jayjaybear
If he has any scruples, you can bet that they belong to somebody else...
(Shamelessly stolen from "Paper Moon")
February 8th, 2008 at 12:28 pmGood god! The man actually has a scruple!
Comment by jayjaybear
Or he thinks that it's not allowed. I'm sure that will change however.
February 8th, 2008 at 12:29 pmAny Hollywood script writer who even suggested this story would be laughed out of town. Every time you think they can't Possibly come up with a more innane, senseless idea, the strike boldly out for a new, even more ludicrous low. Have these people absolutely No shame???
February 8th, 2008 at 12:30 pmImpeach Cheney and Bush and Save the Constitution!
“I don’t think somebody who’s indicted ought to run for president.â€
Eugene Debs ran for President while in jail; did pretty well, too. I think what Bugkiller meant was, "I don't think my crime buddies would give a pig-eyed, face-lifted, smarmy bit of slug-slime like me ten million dollars to amass seven votes."
February 8th, 2008 at 12:30 pmDeLay: I can’t run for President because I’m indicted.
Tell that to the idiots like the drooling Tweety Mathews that keep inviting your criminal ass to give political advice on the magic sparkle box.
February 8th, 2008 at 12:30 pmDarned!
February 8th, 2008 at 12:31 pmGood god! The man actually has a scruple!
Comment by jayjaybear — February 8, 2008 @ 12:27 pm
No, it was just a brain fart. No scruple there, just stinky hot air.
February 8th, 2008 at 12:32 pmHow is this scumbag out free and not in jail? He didn't even get the Libby get-out-of-jail-free card.
February 8th, 2008 at 12:32 pmWell, at least he admits that he's indicted.
February 8th, 2008 at 12:34 pmRUCerious, I think you chose the wrong end for the apparatus.
Buh-bye TommyBoy.
February 8th, 2008 at 12:34 pm"DeLay: I can’t run for President because I’m indicted."
Well that ..........Plus the fact that you're a complete piece of crap sure doesn't help..............
February 8th, 2008 at 12:35 pmi hope this is the last time i have to read or see anything about that p.o.s. ever.
the country's barometer indicates impending doom and disintegration as long as sh*tsacks such as "the hammer"(aka "the tool") get any press.
February 8th, 2008 at 12:36 pmDeLay's reply was commendable (hey, a republican spoke a moment of truth - wow!).
The real question here is, WHY did Sam Stein feel the need to ask such a stupid question???
February 8th, 2008 at 12:40 pm....and if convicted will lose his right to vote. Godspeed.
February 8th, 2008 at 12:42 pmSo nice that DeLay has the excuse that he's indicted. If he didn't, he'd have to come up with something else. He knows that his particular brand of politics ain't gonna fly much outside of Texas.
February 8th, 2008 at 12:54 pmWHY did Sam Stein feel the need to ask such a stupid question???
Comment by Buck — February 8, 2008 @ 12:40 pm
How was it a "stupid question"?
February 8th, 2008 at 12:58 pmToo bad. It would be fun to see him have his ass handed to him.
February 8th, 2008 at 1:09 pmWHY did Sam Stein feel the need to ask such a stupid question???
Comment by Buck — February 8, 2008 @ 12:40 pm
How was it a “stupid question�
Comment by Dr. Matt — February 8, 2008 @ 12:58 pm
February 8th, 2008 at 1:10 pmYeah, I concur, exactly how is that a "stupid question"?
He knows that his particular brand of politics ain’t gonna fly much outside of Texas.
Comment by missmolly — February 8, 2008 @ 12:54 pm
Funny thing about that, it has carried in every red state for the last 12 years, not just the deliberately gerrymandered and voter caged Texas.
February 8th, 2008 at 1:13 pmIs DeLay saying he can't serve two terms at once?
February 8th, 2008 at 1:16 pmOh PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let him run. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
February 8th, 2008 at 1:32 pmMan, not only is he sleazy, he's also delusional. Right, President DeLay.
February 8th, 2008 at 1:42 pmSo is he saying he is guilty of what he did?
February 8th, 2008 at 1:55 pmGo fo it if you want Tom.
Comment by Gin
Yeah, go fo it Tom. As you can see, the dumbasses of America support you.
February 8th, 2008 at 3:27 pmWhy oh Why is this man not behind bars? He talks about his being "indicted" like it is a badge of honor.
February 8th, 2008 at 3:46 pmAmong the many weird things about Delay is he has those grandma, old woman features like he has almost no testosterone in him.
There seems to be very weird compensation thing going on with a lot of these right wingers. Look at how many are overly effeminate, not that there's any wrong with that in itself, it's the pathological reaction/compensation thing that's done so much damage to our government/ country/ economy/etc, Gonzales, his #2 guy, Rove, HIS #2 guy....etc, etc
I can't recall all the names but there are others. Maybe some got picked on as kids, maybe some are driven by fear of people seeing their true nature, but there's definitely a weird psychology behind these guys.
Bush, himself seems to be compensating too. There ARE rumors about our former cheerleader/president.
Delay is also an ex-drunk like Bush and Cheney (Dick probably still hits the bottle, who would know?).
February 8th, 2008 at 9:23 pmI guess birds of a feather......
LOL. His Campaign would be shorter than Tom Tancredo's.
February 8th, 2008 at 9:57 pm