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OKNancy

(41,832 posts)
Wed May 15, 2013, 04:01 PM May 2013

Stalag America: Boehner Wants Someone Jailed Despite No Evidence Of An Actual Crime - From Forbes

http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2013/05/15/stalag-america-boehner-wants-someone-jailed-despite-no-evidence-of-an-actual-crime/

Given the recent trifecta of what has,to date, added up to mostly false but politically effective allegations of scandal involving Benghazi, the IRS and the Department of Justice, transparency within the walls of the Obama White House has very much come into question.

But when it comes to the GOP leadership in Congress, there can be no such question of transparency as their behavior could not be any more open or obvious.

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While speaking to the press about the IRS matter, Mr. Boehner bellowed, “My question isn’t about who is going to resign. My question is whose going to jail over this scandal?” The Speaker then bounded from the stage leaving his words to hang in the air.
Ah…the drama….the intrigue…the utter and complete disregard for the American justice system spat from the lips of the most powerful man in the United States Congress.

While the Speaker demands to know who is going to jail over the IRS fiasco, the rest of us are, apparently, falling behind as we are still trying to find out what—if any—criminal laws have been violated. You see, Mr. Speaker, in this country one is supposedly required to be convicted of actually violating a criminal law before prison time is to be handed out as punishment—even when this rather fundamental rule of law proves to be an inconvenient impediment to your fundraising activities.

Read the rest at the link if you have time.. it's a good hit piece on orangeman
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Stalag America: Boehner Wants Someone Jailed Despite No Evidence Of An Actual Crime - From Forbes (Original Post) OKNancy May 2013 OP
oooohh good one OKNancy May 2013 #1
When the criminal cabal aka the Bush regime goes to jail . . Brigid May 2013 #2
POLICE STATE blkmusclmachine May 2013 #3

OKNancy

(41,832 posts)
1. oooohh good one
Wed May 15, 2013, 04:04 PM
May 2013

“Ney goes on to say that Boehner was lazy, took thousands of dollars in booze, food and golf games from lobbyists, and repeatedly slid around ethics rules: “John got away with more than any other member on the Hill” because he was well-liked and well-protected by his staff.”

Brigid

(17,621 posts)
2. When the criminal cabal aka the Bush regime goes to jail . .
Wed May 15, 2013, 06:42 PM
May 2013

Then then we'll talk, orange man. Assuming, of course, there's anything to talk about.

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