DeLay mails 8-page letter to rally his GOP troops

[Judi Lynn]

Feb. 10, 2006, 2:19AM
DeLay mails 8-page letter to rally his GOP troops
Note cites bogus ethics complaints and spurious suits


By KRISTEN MACK
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle

Tom DeLay is adding a personal note to his re-election campaign.

The Sugar Land Republican congressman has sent an eight-page letter to constituents, written in script and asking for their support as he contends with questions about his ties to an indicted lobbyist, an indictment of his own and political challenges from inside and outside his party.

DeLay sent the letter to thousands of Republicans in the 22nd Congressional District, saying he wanted to answer questions directly and personally.

In the letter DeLay distances himself from disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, whom he called "one of my closest and dearest friends," during a trip to the Northern Mariana Islands in 1997.

"The notion that Abramoff was a close friend who wielded influence over me is absolutely untrue," DeLay writes. "Jack Abramoff and I were not close personal friends. I met with him only occasionally, in fact less frequently than numerous others who brought issues before Congress — never did he receive preferential treatment. To be certain, I knew nothing about the crimes for which he has pled guilty."
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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/3649269.html

[Wilms]

1. Can his supporters read something 8 pages long?

Pretty dumb. The election will be over and they'll still be reading it.

What a waste of trees.

[Chipper Chat]

8. How appropriate: Tom DeLay writing an "8-Pager."

When I was a kid an "8-pager" was something entirely different. A guy would bring one to school & we'd all gather in the restroom to read it. A sixth-grade adrenaline rush - woo hoo!

[DoYouEverWonder]

14. That was my first reaction

Maybe he wrote in really big letters to make it easier to read?

[LiberalFighter]

23. Double Spaced with 1 inch margins and just one side of paper

[MADem]

30. That was my first thought

My second thought was that it would do in a pinch in the outhouse!!!

[Skittles]

2. the same morons used to ten second FOX propaganda soundbites?

what a laugh

[Judi Lynn]

3. DeLay Denies Ties To Abramoff; Lampson Labels Letter A Lie

DeLay Denies Ties To Abramoff; Lampson Labels Letter A Lie
by Bob Dunn, Feb 9, 09:50 pm


U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay sent a letter to thousands of constituents this week denying he’s been involved in any wrong-doing with Jack Abramoff, and denying a close friendship with the scandal-tainted former lobbyist.

According to a Thursday report in Roll Call, DeLay’s campaign mailed out a nine-page letter in the Sugar Land congressman’s home district, which includes much of Fort Bend County, in an effort to blunt allegations about his relationship with Abramoff and campaign contribution-related charges brought against him in Travis County.

The campaign manager for former Democratic congressman Nick Lampson, who’s running against DeLay, said the letter amounts to a lie.

Mike Malaise said DeLay “lied to his constituents about his relationship with Jack Abramoff. I don’t like using that word and I wish there was a better way to say it, but there isn’t. He lied, plain and simple.”
(snip/...)

http://www.fortbendnow.com/news/701/delay-letter-denies-ties-to-abramoff-lampson-labels-it-a-lie

[MagickMuffin]

5. I guess he has forgotten all about his involvement

in the House putting a stop to the Northern Marianas Island minimum wage/slave labor law. That was a bi-partisan bill.

Casino Jack was against it and BugBoy made sure it didn't go anywhere.

I hope the Sugarland voters are tired of their sugar addition to Bugboy's rat poison disguised as candy!:rofl:

[0007]

13. Very well put! I think "Hot Tub Tom" should rent the Astro Dome

to plead his case. I'd love to hear his reasoning over the the Northern Marianas Island minimum wage/slave labor law issue.

Perhaps the Houston paper will produce the eight page letter?

[Democat]

9. Lampson should send out a postcard with the 1997 quote

Lampson should send a postcard with the 1997 DeLay quote to every voter in that area. The quote proves that DeLay is lying.

[mahina]

4. Kikaida rules by the way,

wow, that was unexpected!
You must be a local girl? Or from Japan? Or just cool li'dat?

[Judi Lynn]

7. That's a Texas roach looking for ex-exterminator Tom Delay.

I hope it catches up with him.

[Peter Frank]

6. No delay in Delay's delayed exit...

He's toast.

[lakeguy]

10. lol, the only people who are going to sit down and

read (if they even can) 8 pages are rabidly loyal supporters anyway. 8 friggen pages? what a waste of trees.

[Binka]

11. No Shit Tom Is OUT OF CONTROL Once A Liar Is Caught They Get Pretty Wordy

Ever had a malignant narcissist try to explain his/her lies to you? Oh boy they talk for HOURS and say nothing at all...oh well except a bunch more lies. WELCOME TO THE ROACH MOTEL TOMMY!

[rodeodance]

12. "friends" no longer--just like Bush and Kenny--Kenny who?

.......In the letter DeLay distances himself from disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, whom he called "one of my closest and dearest friends," during a trip to the Northern Mariana Islands in 1997.

[tanyev]

15. Oooh, any handwriting analysts out there?

8 pages should be a sufficient sample for some insights into ol' Tom's psyche.

[gratuitous]

16. I like how the Chronicle takes it upon itself

In the subhead, the Chronicle takes it upon itself to label the ethics complaints against DeLay as "bogus" and the lawsuits against DeLay as "spurious." Only without the quotation marks, which makes it look as if the paper itself is applying those adjectives to the complaints and suits, instead of DeLay.

Darn that librul media!

Clueless hacks.

[Binka]

20. That Really Pissed Me Off As Well

But they are anything but clueless this destruction of the free press is by design. I hate these bastards.

[MagickMuffin]

29. The Chronicle editors took it upon themselves

to defend BugBoy early on. I believe it was last month before he stepped down from his "leadership role" that they were defending him and calling for a stop to his indictment, so he could go back to "leading us."

I'll try to find the article, however I don't think I saved it.

[johncoby2]

17. 8 pages?!?!?!?!

His press secretary pictured above in the middle, needs to go back to school. What idiot would send out an 8 page essay? And she needs to stick to simple minded one liners, like "Bring em On" "Smoke em Out" etc.

you can even get her quote on a postcard for Gosh sakes.

“Nick’s been hanging out with his Hollywood liberal donors for too long and needs a Texas-sized reality check,” said DeLay campaign spokeswoman Shannon Flaherty. “He’s lobbing these very nasty, personal attacks at Congressman DeLay for being candid, open, and honest with the voters, while Nick’s running around the country with Nancy Pelosi, MoveOn.org, and labor unions, and hiding it from Texas voters.”

blah blah blah

[LiberalFighter]

24. Thought maybe these were 3 of the 8 pages he was sending out

[MADem]

31. Lorda mighty!! Those ladies should sue the spa for those bad facials!!

They are all the most curious shade of pink...though it could be embarrassment at being caught doing a shameful, dirty job without any honor attached to it whatsoever!

[leesa]

18. Whew! That's a lot of lying!

[wordpix]

19. Delay won't give up Appropriations spot--fine guy to be in charge of our $

[kurth]

21. Cockroaches are hard to get rid of

Especially if people keep giving them access to food.

[Roland99]

22. Reminds me of something Maxwell Smart would have said....

In the letter DeLay distances himself from disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, whom he called "one of my closest and dearest friends," during a trip to the Northern Mariana Islands in 1997.

"The notion that Abramoff was a close friend who wielded influence over me is absolutely untrue," DeLay writes. "Jack Abramoff and I were not close personal friends. I met with him only occasionally, in fact less frequently than numerous others who brought issues before Congress — never did he receive preferential treatment.



"We were not close friends...pals or buddies, maybe, but not close friends."

"Well, we weren't even pals, more like acquaintances."

"Would you believe I spoke to him once when he stopped me once and asked me the time?"

[CarlSheeler4U]

25. Delay Should be Exterminated

Is there an exterminator in the house?!

Carl

www.carlsheeler.com

[Javaman]

26. Regardless of whatever happens this year, if delay is defeated...

My life will once again have meaning! LOL

that mother fucker can send out as many letters as he wants, he is still going to have his ass handed to him in november.

[KansDem]

27. A little "Letter from Leavenworth Jail," eh, Mr. DeLay???

Although you're not there yet, but are you trying to liken yourself with a truly great man, Mr. DeLay?

In his letter, MLK was addressing crimes by man against man. You, on the other hand, are using this approach to whine about getting caught while committing crimes against man by you yourself. Won't fly, Mr. DelLay.

By the way, Mr. DeLay, this is off topic but did you know the USA has been subjected to terrorism for several decades? It just didn't happen on 9/11/01:

"Letter from a Birmingham Jail"

The power of Martin Luther King Jr.'s civil rights call-to-arms comes from watching a great man grapple with the possibility that he's wrong.

By Joan Walsh

Aug. 19, 2003 | In 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. called Birmingham, Ala., "by far the worst city for race relations in America." Also known as "Bombingham," the city had become infamous for at least 50 bombings of black homes and churches in the years since World War II, along with Sheriff Bull Connor's fire hoses and snarling police dogs during Freedom Summer in 1961. And all of that was before the awful slaughter at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church on Sept. 15, 1963, when white supremacists blew up the spiritual home of the local civil rights movement during crowded Sunday services, killing the "Four Little Girls" memorialized by Spike Lee's devastating film of the same name and wounding 23 people.

So it's hard to imagine that when King wrote his famed "Letter From a Birmingham Jail," he was facing national criticism for bringing the wrath of the civil rights movement down upon a hapless city that, despite its ugly past, was supposedly doing its best to change. But that's exactly what provoked King's great work.

http://www.salon.com/opinion/freedom/2003/08/19/king/index_np.html

Perhaps you should wait until you really get to Leavenworth, Mr. DeLay, then see what kind of letter you can write.

[ronnie624]

28. The recent appointment of this scum

to the appropriations committee clearly demonstrates the degree to which the rot permeates our government. Why do so many so boldly and arrogantly criticize the governments of other nations when ours allows for such blatantly institutionalized corruption? Amazing.