No surprises - Rep Darrell Issa (R) was arrested twice - once for stealing a Masserati

[Sarah Ibarruri]

and once for carrying a concealed weapon found when he was found driving in the wrong direction on a one-way street.

And this is the man that tried to shut up Representative Elijah Cummings.

There's much more. Check out wiki on this individual. He's a first-class a-h and there's a lot that should be known about him. He's another Republican piece of trash.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darrell_Issa

[malaise]

1. You mean GTA Issa

as in Grand Theft Auto Issa...and don't forget that fire.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

3. hahahaha! YES! Thanks for correcting me. :) nt

[jsr]

2. A true paragon of virtue and integrity

[Sarah Ibarruri]

4. He's one of those "moral" individuals Republicans like to insist they are. nt

[Botany]

5. You forgot about how a building he owned got burned down and he collected insurance

1982: Issa Suspected, But Never Charged, In Arson Incident At Manufacturing Plant. According to the Los Angeles Times: "A suspected arson fire ripped through [Issa's Ohio] manufacturing plant in 1982. No one was ever charged in the fire, but authorities were troubled by a dramatic escalation in the facility's fire insurance just weeks earlier. Even before the blaze was put out, investigators began peppering Issa and his partner with 'crazy questions' regarding their whereabouts before the fire, Issa recalled." [Los Angeles Times, 5/23/98, via Nexis, emphasis added]

Prior To Fire, Issa "Boosted" Fire Insurance And Removed A Computer From The Premises. According to the Los Angeles Times: "Weeks before the fire, Issa and [business partner Miles] Hunsinger boosted their fire insurance from $ 100,000 to $ 462,000 on property stored for other companies...At the same time, a separate company that contracted with Quantum to outfit bug zappers increased its insurance to $ 400,000, and, according to an insurance report, one investigator was 'concerned about the coincidence.' Fire investigators also noted that a computer was taken off the site eight days before the fire, 'allegedly to be reprogrammed' by Issa's lawyer, and that business blueprints were put away in a safe -- which was 'not previously done before.'" [Los Angeles Times, 5/23/98, via Nexis]

"Suspicious Burn Patterns" And "Out Of Normal Practice" Behavior Alerted Investigators. The Washington Post reported: "Investigators reported 'suspicious burn patterns' and said the fire may have been set. A company bookkeeper, Karen Brasdovich, also told them that computers and records had been removed from the site days before the fire for no clear reason. 'It was totally out of normal practice,' she said in a telephone interview last week." [Washington Post via FTLComm.com, 7/8/03]

AC Custom Fire: Flammable Liquid Had "Been Poured On The Only Area Not Covered By Fire Sprinklers." The Los Angeles Times reported that "seven months after Issa took control," a fire broke out at the "Quantum manufacturing plant." "Case files from Maple Heights, the Ohio fire marshal and insurers pointed repeatedly to the likelihood of arson in the blaze, which officials estimated caused $ 800,000 in damage. Although an accident could not be ruled out, the uneven and unnatural burn patterns made the blaze 'suspicious in nature,' the state concluded two months later. Flammable liquid appeared to have been poured on the only area not covered by fire sprinklers, investigators found." [Los Angeles Times, 5/23/98, via Nexis, emphasis added]

http://mediamatters.org/research/2011/01/11/report-media-ignore-rep-issas-alleged-criminal/174997

[Sarah Ibarruri]

6. Ooh, nice. Thanks for adding to Issa's upstanding-citizen profile! :) nt

[Enthusiast]

13. Looks like an open and shut case to me.

[spartan61]

7. Issa is supposedly the most wealthy

Congressman. I'm not implying his wealth came from illegal activities, but where did he get his money to make him so rich?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

9. Part of it was here....

That's Issa's voice on the alarm.

[lumberjack_jeff]

21. The source of his wealth comes from "his knowledge of auto security vulnerabilities"

He learned what he needed to know to get rich in part by stealing cars.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

25. You are right! He learned his trade through crime nt

[Sarah Ibarruri]

17. Judging from what he is and does, probably some criminal activity. nt

[JDPriestly]

19. Mostly real estate investments according to his 2012 financial disclosure form.

https://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00007017&year=2012

[Excelsyor]

28. Did you try to do research in google regarding Issa's wealth?

"Before his election to Congress, the Californian made his fortune founding Directed Electronics — based in Vista, Calif. — which manufactures car alarms. Now Issa appears to make his money in the stock market. "

http://media.cq.com/50richest/

Wouldn't he have been investigated if he (as you implied) had done something fishy in order to get his money?

[nadinbrzezinski]

32. Real estate and his alarm business

he was ahead of the curve in the real estate bubble.

[valerief]

8. Gangstah Issa. Another rethuglican. nt

[Rozlee]

10. They don't give a damn.

They expect their politicians to talk the talk and whip up their derangement. They live in their bubble and accuse the 'lame stream media' and 'liberal establishment' of persecuting their darlings. Gay scandals are their only unjustifiable crimes. They'll dismiss everything else.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

18. Gotta give them credit for persistence - nothing stops their lying or crooked behavior nt

[lsewpershad]

11. Guess

those who keep voting for him need moral compasses.

[Beacool]

12. Issa shouldn't even be in Congress.

I blame the people who voted for him for foisting this puss filled sore into the national conversation.

[calimary]

14. I do, too.

[erronis]

15. Do we really believe that votes are legit?

I think it is just a sham to keep the plebes happy. If the snakes can have their tentacles (excuse the mixed metaphore) in all other parts of the american "government" why not just own the counting process. They own the reporting (network) one already.

[EC]

16. He reminds me of Richard Crenna's character in "Body Heat"

He's the guy that the powerful go to, to get things done, because he'll "do whatever it takes" as Crenna says in the movie. Whatever dirty deed that needs done...he's the guy.

on edit: can't believe he keeps getting elected in California of all places. Lucky he didn't become governor when he broadsided Grey Davis.

[freshwest]

30. 2003: Issa Cries Over Premature Withdrawal from Guv Race after being bumrushed by the Terminator:

In 2003, Issa led the psychotic effort to recall California Governor Gray Davis – who was undone by energy crisis market manipulation by Enron. Alas! Part two of the Issa plan – to put his own fat ass in the Governor’s office – abruptly ran aground when The fucking Terminator decided to get in the race. Comically claiming, “It had nothing to do with Schwarzenegger’s decision,” Issa made his premature withdrawal sobbing uncontrollably.

The infamous video showing Issa crying like a little girl who didn’t get her pony as he concluded his gubernatorial ambitions, never gets old:

It’s only slightly unsatisfying because when watching it live when it happened, it went on for like twenty minutes of him sobbing and gasping and struggling to talk.

More on this piece of work at this link, pictures, information:

Everything you didn’t want to know about Darrell “BENGHAAAZII$!!II” Issa because you had better things to do with your time.

http://teensleuth.com/blog/?p=19746

Well worth the read, if you have the time, as it's the full story of this psychopathic waste of oxygen. If he'd become governor of CA, he'd have run it into the ground like Christie did NJ for his crooked and demented pals. But it means nothing to his voting base, who turn out in droves every election. Wonder if they are in on the scam?

[Sarah Ibarruri]

35. omg what a PSYCHO!! And this is what the GOP is made up of. nt

[EC]

36. HA .. N/T

[pablo_marmol]

20. When I found out that he owned the car security system (Viper)

that I had installed in my car I hung my head.

And that was insult to injury - or verse-vica - because this vile critter represents my district.

[jeff47]

22. He also brought us Gov. Ahnold

Issa was the financial backer of the Gray Davis recall effort. His plan was to be elected Governor in the recall. Ahnold entering the race destroyed that plan.

So he ran for Congress.

[KauaiK]

23. I feel like a broken record

Issa has a record of insurance fraud, weapons charges, car theft, among others. He financed the recall of CA Gov. Gray Davis for Karl Rove in exchange for the governorship. Rove double-crossed him and installed serial adulterer Aaahhhnold. Rove then helped him get a seat in the House and Committee chairmanship.

Issa cannot withstand sunlight on his past.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

24. You need to post these things in an OP. nt

[freshwest]

31. Check what I found, Sarah! Posted above, here's the link:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024638495#post30

[sheshe2]

26. KnR!

Thanks Sarah, he is nothing but a common criminal! Wish he would investigate himself.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

27. Yes, he should be the one in the hot seat. nt

[Blue Owl]

29. He didn't get a ticket, so now he can drive

n/t

[Cha]

33. KICK!

[NuclearDem]

34. I thought the second would be driving 185.