ABC: Money Trail: He's Baaaack Tom DeLay Hailed as GOP Hero.. (plus video of head-butting)

[RedEarth]

Source: ABC

Despite Scandal, Indictment, 'The Hammer' Big in Minneapolis
By BRIAN ROSS, RHONDA SCHWARTZ, ASA ESLOCKER, and EMMA SCHWARTZ
Sept. 2, 2008—


MINNEAPOLIS -- Tom DeLay, the former House GOP majority leader whose connections to convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff brought scandal and disgrace to the Republican party, returned to the spotlight in Minneapolis last night, helping to host a private party that drew hundreds of delegates and Republican officials.


"He's the man, he's the man," said one guest leaving the party.


"I've always liked him, he's a good solid conservative," said one delegate standing in line for entrance to the party, Corey Stewart, chairman of the Board of Supervisors in Prince William County, Virginia.


DeLay arrived at the Minneapolis night club for his party last night in a gold mini-van, no longer traveling with the Capitol police detail that used to protect him from reporters and other perceived security threats. He declined to answer questions from ABC News as he entered the back door of the club through a loading dock.




Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/MoneyTrail/story?id=5707463&page=1

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Also, be sure an check out John Mica (R-FL) head-butting the ABC cameraman when asked his reaction to DeLay's appearance in Minneapolis....at the link to the story posted.

[Xipe Totec]

1. Strangely enough, he's probably the best the GOP has to offer

no lie.

[HopeHoops]

2. Geeze with so many crooks, what makes DeLay stand out?

[Plucketeer]

3. Indeed he IS a GOP prime example!

"I've always liked him, he's a good solid conservative," said one delegate standing in line for entrance to the party, Corey Stewart" :puke:

[jberryhill]

4. It's like Night of the Living Dead in MN

The graves open and they shuffle into town, looking to eat brains.

[LynnTheDem]

5. " he's a good solid conservative" Because being indicted is so republican.

Indictments (and unwed teenagers) = republican family values.