Florida Real Estate Mogul, Claims To Be 'Personally Responsible' For George W. Bush's 2000 Victory

[riverbendviewgal]

This is amazing.

David Siegel, the Florida real estate mogul behind timeshare company Westgate Resorts, claims that he was "personally responsible" for George W. Bush's 2000 presidential victory. When the subject comes up in a newly released documentary, Siegel declines to elaborate, stating, "it may not necessarily have been legal."

Wow.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/31/david-siegel-george-w-bush-election_n_1725152.html?utm_hp_ref=daily-brief?utm_source=DailyBrief&utm_campaign=080112&utm_medium=email&utm_content=NewsEntry&utm_term=Daily%20Brief

[BlueToTheBone]

1. And a grand jury hasn't been empaneled yet?

Maybe he will confess on teevee for all the world and we can then indict and imprison the whole criminal gang.

[Egalitarian Thug]

2. Please, we're looking forward. Anything done in the past (by people that matter) is okey-dokey. n/t

[DCKit]

15. It's not as if we can retroactively fix all the damage.

Then again, we do need to find out how they did it, and prevent it from happening in November.

I could live happily with a couple fewer RW Cubans in Congress.

[2pooped2pop]

3. that name has certainly been around du before

voting machines? I can't remember. Duers were on to this guy way back when but I can't recall details. Anyone?

[loudsue]

10. I remember something about that, too.

The bush mafia is really well represented with the criminals of the world.

[President T Toilet]

4. Wow

I'm going to have to see this movie but I'm afraid it's going to make me sick to my stomach

[Uncle Joe]

16. It seems to be a tale which depicts addiction to avarice and disconnection from humanity

maladies all too common in the U.S.

[RockaFowler]

5. Oh yeah - this guy again

http://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2010/06/22/david-siegels-unfinished-mansion-raises-the-bar-on-excess/

I think they even did a documentary on him and his wife and how excessive they spend. It was called "The Queen of Versailles". Such a disgusting group.

And I don't doubt he had anything to do with the election rigging.

On a personal note, my sister-in-law worked for his company for many years. She was a waitress at Sizzler right outside Disney World. The working conditions there were deplorable. The food was substandard and the management treated the employees like garbage. I won't go into everything, but just take my word for it - never eat there!!

[caraher]

17. Yes, that's the guy

And that's the film in which he makes the claim (I just saw it Saturday). He seems to want to be a big shot more than anything else, so I would not be surprised were it an empty piece of bluster on his part.

He also seems to regret it... he remarks that if he hadn't perhaps we wouldn't have had the war in Iraq.

[lpbk2713]

6. Is there a price on his head?

Not making any suggestions here, just a note of

[CanSocDem]

7. And Ralph Nader heaves a sigh of relief....(eom)

[ryan_cats]

8. Why would you admit to this, is he nutso?

Why would you admit to this, is he nutso? Possibly since he thought w was a good choice.

I don't want to trivialize the Holocaust but this is like saying, I was responsible for the final solution.

If it was possibly illegal, has the statute of limitations run out for prosecuting? What's he doing for 2012?

Taking credit for this means he can share in the blame for:
9/11
Afghanistan
Iraq
Abu Graib
Guantanamo bay
and more.

[Festivito]

9. Statute of limitations.

[2pooped2pop]

12. is there one for treason? n/t

[Festivito]

13. Treason is a world harder to prosecute than election fraud.

Treason would be a long stretch from knowing what Bush would do through priori knowledge of events like 9/11. We can't even prove those steps now.

[Generic Other]

11. From an article called MR. BIG wherein we find he is rapidly getting smaller...his own confession!

A financial supporter of Republican candidates—“we’re not in politics but we’ve gotten a lot of politicians elected,” he says—Siegel takes credit for putting George W. Bush into office.

“The biggest impact [I made] on the world was getting George W. Bush elected” president the first time, he says as plainly as if he were talking about the balmy weather outside. “I got him 2,000 votes in Florida.” Bush won the state by 537 votes to beat Vice President Al Gore in the controversial election settled by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Pressed to explain how he personally delivered the winning margin, Siegel doesn’t give specifics, only saying, “It was legal.” But he acknowledges now that he has some remorse for helping Bush become president. “I feel bad for it now.”

http://www.orlandomagazine.com/Orlando-Magazine/June-2009/Mr-Big/

[zappaman]

14. I saw the documentary and I don't believe what he says.

He seems like the type who makes shit up just to be impressive.
The documentary, however, is really great and well worth watching.

[caraher]

18. Same here <nt>