DeLay accuses Earle of taking corporate funds
Pookie
By Stephen Dinan
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Published October 7, 2005
Rep. Tom DeLay said District Attorney Ronnie Earle, who is prosecuting him
for trying to involve corporate money in Texas politics, has taken such
contributions himself.
"It's real interesting he has this crusade against corporate funds. He
took corporate funds, and he's taken union funds, for his own re-election.
That's against the law," Mr. DeLay told The Washington Times yesterday.
A review of Mr. Earle's campaign-finance filings in Texas shows that he
has received contributions from the AFL-CIO, including a $250 donation on
Aug. 29, 2000. He also has received contributions listed on the disclosure
forms only as coming from the name of an incorporated entity, often a law
firm.
Mr. Earle has said repeatedly that state law bars corporate and union
contributions. Attempts to reach Mr. Earle yesterday for comment, including
a phone message left on his assistant's voice mail detailing Mr. DeLay's
charge, were unsuccessful.
The prosecutor for Travis County, Texas, has secured indictments against
Mr. DeLay on charges of conspiracy to violate campaign-finance laws, money
laundering and conspiracy to launder money.
He argues that a political action committee founded by Mr. DeLay and run
by associates of his collected corporate money and sent a check for $198,000
to the Republican National State Elections Committee (RNSEC), an arm of the
Republican National Committee. The RNSEC then contributed money to state
candidates in Texas -- donations that Mr. Earle says were an attempt to
funnel corporate contributions into state races.
Mr. DeLay followed House Republican rules and stepped down as majority
leader after the first indictment Sept. 28.
Party leaders have said he will return to his leadership post if he
defeats the charges, but Mr. DeLay said he intends to run for the House
again even if he is not majority leader.
"That's up to the people I represent, but I'm confident they'll send me
back to do their work," he said. "No matter what title they give me back in
Washington, I'm 'congressman' first. I intend to run, I intend to run harder
than ever before, and I intend to win."
Mr. DeLay was interviewed by The Times in the majority leader's room
just down the hallway from the front entrance to the House floor. He said he
is eager to advance House Republicans' agenda and said for now he will fill
the role of adviser to the leaders.
He said he and House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert, Illinois Republican,
have forged a long partnership.
"He has expressed it this way -- I have institutional knowledge that's
valuable. I have an energy level that's valuable. I have assets that are
valuable. The leader's staff is still in place," he said. "I think most of
the members will find there's not much, as far as their ability to have
input into the agenda and into the leadership, it's not going to change a
whole lot. So the Democrats did not win."
Mr. DeLay said the House will tackle most of the major issues that
leaders have set out including reducing entitlement spending through the
budget process, cutting taxes, passing new energy legislation and approving
"a strong border-security bill and a bill that forces the government to
enforce our immigration laws."
The Texan said his legal defense is simple.
"Money raised legally by corporations was sent to the RNSEC. They took
that money -- what is it, Texas is only one of 16 states that forbids
corporate funds to be in campaigns, the vast majority of the country's
campaigns can accept corporate money -- that money went to them," he said.
"In fact, $1.4 million was sent to Texas [by the RNSEC], not just $198,500."
Mr. DeLay said it's up to his lawyers whether to ask for a change of
venue from Austin, a liberal enclave in the midst of one of the country's
most conservative states.
Asked whether Mr. Earle should be disbarred, Mr. DeLay said he "ought to
be held accountable."
"I don't know how, but there's all kinds of avenues, I'm told," he said.
"You just think about how he has abused his power, how he has undermined the
criminal justice system, how he is undermining the election system by
criminalizing elections and dragging them into criminal courts, it's
incredibly dangerous to our representative government. And if he's not held
accountable, then other DAs who would like to do this can feel they can
freely do it."
Mr. DeLay said he is convinced that Mr. Earle has coordinated with
national Democratic officials, and said the same thing happened with outside
groups when a Democratic member of Congress brought ethics charges against
him last year.
"It was all set up with [Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in
Washington] -- they're out there doing the media stuff, paying for ads," he
said. "One ad would start, stop at the end of the week, a new ad from
another organization would start up -- my, isn't that a coincidence? That
would go on for weeks."
He said he does not know whether Mr. Earle is taking orders from
Washington, but said the entire situation is collaboration.
"If you step back and look at his operation for three years on this
particular issue, talking to the press, of course he's talked to the
Democratic leadership. I don't know who. But he's a political animal; he's
not a district attorney," he said.
He also said the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "was
shopping the story" that Mr. DeLay was about to be indicted a day before the
Sept. 28 indictment was handed up, which Mr. DeLay implied means that the
DCCC had knowledge of secret proceedings.
"How did they know it was the deadline, number one, and how did they
know I was going to be indicted the next day?" he said. "Isn't it amazing
how much information they have when they're spinning you? All of that is
coordinated."
Democrats have consistently said there is no basis to Mr. DeLay's
charges.
"I know that Tom DeLay may find himself distracted by conspiracy-related
issues, but I'm being honest when I say that there are no local or federal
jurisdictions that allow the DCCC to indict anyone," DCCC spokesman Bill
Burton said yesterday. "At some point, Tom DeLay is just going to have to
come to grips with the fact that it's the evidence that did him in, not Web
sites or newspapers or the staff of the DCCC."
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20051007-120137-5865r.htm
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> By Stephen Dinan
> THE WASHINGTON TIMES
> Published October 7, 2005
>
> Rep. Tom DeLay said District Attorney Ronnie Earle, who is prosecuting him
> for trying to involve corporate money in Texas politics, has taken such
> contributions himself.
> "It's real interesting he has this crusade against corporate funds. He
> took corporate funds, and he's taken union funds, for his own re-election.
> That's against the law," Mr. DeLay told The Washington Times yesterday.
So now DeLay admits he broke the law? Interesting.
It sure sounds like DeLay doesn't think he's going to beat the charges,
doesn't it.
> Mr. DeLay said the House will tackle most of the major issues that
> leaders have set out including reducing entitlement spending through the
> budget process, cutting taxes, passing new energy legislation and
> approving
> "a strong border-security bill and a bill that forces the government to
> enforce our immigration laws."
> The Texan said his legal defense is simple.
> "Money raised legally by corporations was sent to the RNSEC. They took
> that money -- what is it, Texas is only one of 16 states that forbids
> corporate funds to be in campaigns, the vast majority of the country's
> campaigns can accept corporate money -- that money went to them," he said.
> "In fact, $1.4 million was sent to Texas [by the RNSEC], not just
> $198,500."
So his defense is that he's not guilty by virtue of the fact that it would
only be illegal in 16 states, including the one he did it in? Hahaha.
> Mr. DeLay said it's up to his lawyers whether to ask for a change of
> venue from Austin, a liberal enclave in the midst of one of the country's
> most conservative states.
> Asked whether Mr. Earle should be disbarred, Mr. DeLay said he "ought
> to
> be held accountable."
> "I don't know how, but there's all kinds of avenues, I'm told," he
> said.
> "You just think about how he has abused his power, how he has undermined
> the
> criminal justice system, how he is undermining the election system by
> criminalizing elections and dragging them into criminal courts, it's
> incredibly dangerous to our representative government. And if he's not
> held
> accountable, then other DAs who would like to do this can feel they can
> freely do it."
Look in the mirror, Mr. asshole Congressman.
> Mr. DeLay said he is convinced that Mr. Earle has coordinated with
> national Democratic officials, and said the same thing happened with
> outside
> groups when a Democratic member of Congress brought ethics charges against
> him last year.
Good. It's about time the Democrats stopped being nice and started playing
by Republican rules.
> "It was all set up with [Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in
> Washington] -- they're out there doing the media stuff, paying for ads,"
> he
> said. "One ad would start, stop at the end of the week, a new ad from
> another organization would start up -- my, isn't that a coincidence? That
> would go on for weeks."
Awwww.
> He said he does not know whether Mr. Earle is taking orders from
> Washington, but said the entire situation is collaboration.
It's a Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy.
Keri Larkin
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DeLay accuses Earle of taking corporate funds
By Stephen Dinan
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Published October 7, 2005
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rep. Tom DeLay said District Attorney Ronnie Earle, who is prosecuting him
for trying to involve corporate money in Texas politics, has taken such
contributions himself.
"It's real interesting he has this crusade against corporate funds. He
took corporate funds, and he's taken union funds, for his own re-election.
That's against the law," Mr. DeLay told The Washington Times yesterday.
Mr. DeLay said the House will tackle most of the major issues that
leaders have set out including reducing entitlement spending through the
budget process, cutting taxes, passing new energy legislation and approving
"a strong border-security bill and a bill that forces the government to
enforce our immigration laws."
The Texan said his legal defense is simple.
"Money raised legally by corporations was sent to the RNSEC. They took
that money -- what is it, Texas is only one of 16 states that forbids
corporate funds to be in campaigns, the vast majority of the country's
campaigns can accept corporate money -- that money went to them," he said.
"In fact, $1.4 million was sent to Texas [by the RNSEC], not just $198,500."
Mr. DeLay said it's up to his lawyers whether to ask for a change of
venue from Austin, a liberal enclave in the midst of one of the country's
most conservative states.
Asked whether Mr. Earle should be disbarred, Mr. DeLay said he "ought to
be held accountable."
"I don't know how, but there's all kinds of avenues, I'm told," he said.
"You just think about how he has abused his power, how he has undermined the
criminal justice system, how he is undermining the election system by
criminalizing elections and dragging them into criminal courts, it's
incredibly dangerous to our representative government. And if he's not held
accountable, then other DAs who would like to do this can feel they can
freely do it."
Mr. DeLay said he is convinced that Mr. Earle has coordinated with
national Democratic officials, and said the same thing happened with outside
groups when a Democratic member of Congress brought ethics charges against
him last year.
"It was all set up with [Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in
Washington] -- they're out there doing the media stuff, paying for ads," he
said. "One ad would start, stop at the end of the week, a new ad from
another organization would start up -- my, isn't that a coincidence? That
would go on for weeks."
He said he does not know whether Mr. Earle is taking orders from
Washington, but said the entire situation is collaboration.
Pookie
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kyl...@yahoo.com
Pookie wrote:
> DeLay accuses Earle of taking corporate funds
> By Stephen Dinan
> THE WASHINGTON TIMES
> Published October 7, 2005
>
> Rep. Tom DeLay said District Attorney Ronnie Earle, who is prosecuting him
> for trying to involve corporate money in Texas politics, has taken such
> contributions himself.
I love the smell of rightard fear! Smells like chicken!
Pookie
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I don't like the smell of leftards trying to think! Smells like shit!
GW Chimpzilla
> DeLay accuses Earle of taking corporate funds
> By Stephen Dinan
> THE WASHINGTON TIMES
> Published October 7, 2005
>
The law (see page 24) says ...
§ 253.091. Corporations Covered This subchapter applies only to corporations
that are organized under the Texas Business Corporation Act, the Texas
Non-Profit Corporation Act, federal law, or law of another state or nation.
Texas law firms are incorporated under the Texas Professional Corporation Act.
A bit further down in the statute they make it even more clear ...
(a) For purposes of this subchapter, the following associations, whether
incorporated or not, are considered to be corporations covered by this
subchapter: banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations or companies,
insurance companies, reciprocal or interinsurance exchanges, railroad
companies, cemetery companies, government-regulated cooperatives, stock
companies, and abstract and title insurance companies.
Rick Hohensee
Check your shorts.
Brick Hardmeat
Good one.
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Thanks for the tip...found the leftard source & flushed it...
Liman Jig Tacker
>Rep. Tom DeLay said District Attorney Ronnie Earle, who is prosecuting him
>for trying to involve corporate money in Texas politics, has taken such
>contributions himself.
I'll wait for the indictment.
kyl...@yahoo.com
You threw away the good part and now all that's left is a steaming pile
of Pookie!