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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-11-06 09:58 AM
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(Tom) DeLay getting back into the political game

http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/2006/12/delay-getting-back-into-political-game.html

DeLay getting back into the political game

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay is building a national political organization with the goal of having a chapter in every Congressional District, as the Texas Republican seeks to restore his party to power in 2008.

DeLay, who resigned from Congress last year to fight charges that he violated Texas campaign finance law, is using a blog to recruit conservatives to join the Grassroots, Action, and Information Network (GAIN).

"If the past two election cycles have taught us anything, it's that a strong, focused, and activated grassroots network is key to achieving victory," DeLay said in a statement announcing his new effort. "This entire operation is designed around finding conservative individuals in each congressional district and motivating them to act on behalf of our principles."

DeLay said his goal to become "the largest truly grassroots conservative organization in the United States."


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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-11-06 10:03 AM
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1. He is so replusive
caught him on Fox yesterday, talking about how the repubs changed the "culture of politics" over the last 12 years. Yes, the Culture of Corruption! :puke: When does he go to court?
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Bitwit1234 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-11-06 10:15 AM
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2. How come he hasn't been brought to trial yet.
Are they going to wait til all the evidence is destroyed and the witness dead. Or maybe they are hoping the public, with it's short attention span, will forget.
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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-11-06 10:28 AM
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3. I thought he had two different cases pending. One in Tx, but one
that was going to be in a court in Va. I thought that was why he moved there. I know the law moves very slow, buti hope both of these cases heat upjust as he actually starts getting this large group together!

Get thatAH back in the headlines for about 2-3 months...THEN off to prison!
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knight_of_the_star Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-11-06 12:43 PM
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9. The wheels of justice move slow but grind fine (nt)
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PerceptionManagement Donating Member (226 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-11-06 10:52 AM
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4. He'll be another gang leader ruling from prison...Crips Bloods & Repugs
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AndreaCG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 04:22 PM
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10. Exactly!
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krispos42 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-11-06 11:03 AM
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5. Let's put him in the Supermax prison with Randolph
I bet "Hot Tub Tom" will have a new nickname pretty soon.
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MGKrebs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-11-06 11:16 AM
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6. I wish he was right about the grassroots, but
the last two election cycles haven't really been about grassroots organizing. It's been about fear, terror, war, and then corruption, arrogance, incompetence, and lies.

But grassroots is what ya' gotta do when you are the MINORITY PARTY since you don't get much face time on tv.
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tabasco Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-11-06 11:22 AM
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7. Did anybody think he would GET A JOB ?
Scamming is the only thing he knows how to do.
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Vinca Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-11-06 12:25 PM
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8. If ever there was someone who should return to a previous life,
it's Tom "Rat Catcher" Delay.
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genieroze Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 04:32 PM
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11. He really needs to crawl back under his rock.
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