Tea Party Candidate Facing Felony Charges

[zbdent]

Source: CBS News

(AP) A Nevada asphalt contractor who faces a legal challenge to his Tea Party of Nevada candidacy for U.S. Senate was hit Friday with felony theft and bad check charges in Las Vegas that allege he bounced a $5,000 business check last year.

Scott Ashjian is one of a record 22 candidates, including 12 Republicans, running for the seat held by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who is seeking a fifth term.

Bernie Zadrowski, head of the Clark County district attorney's office bad check unit, said he would seek an arrest warrant Monday in Las Vegas Justice Court. Ashjian could face up to 14 years in state prison if convicted.

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/03/26/politics/main6336959.shtml

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Sorry if this has already been posted ...

[Cha]

1. Glad he got caught..that sounds like a teagagger.

[47of74]

2. What the hell is a teagagger?

Do I even want to know?

[Cha]

4. It's a typo that I decided to leave

bc it describes so well.

[Dappleganger]

9. A tea bagger is a republican who's not getting enough attention.

[47of74]

11. I know what a teabagger is

I just wanted to know what a teagagger is, even though if it's what I think it is finding out for sure would probably short circuit my brain.

[Omaha Steve]

3. Great quality candidates they have

I'm sure there are more just like this!

[Stumbler]

5. Oh no! Say it isn't so!!

Sorry to engage in schadenfreude, but I thought it was only those damn-dirty-liberals who were guilty of committing felonies....

And in response to the earlier post, I too wonder what a tea-gagger is... prolly something dirty no doubt...

[Historic NY]

6. Wait 22 people running for Reid's seat. Any Dems challenging him?

[karynnj]

7. This likely hurts, not helps.

I think he was running as an Independent and that would split the opposition.

[Roland99]

8. Wonder if this will taint The Twit's visit to Searchlight, NV for a Terrorist Party gig?

http://www.resistnet.com/events/the-showdown-at-searchlight

[Scurrilous]

10. You meet the nicest people at a tea party. n/t

[alp227]

12. Bad checks = fiscal responsibility??

Hmm, I guess that the Tea Party would just forge checks to pay back the national debt. :eyes:

So far, one challenger probably won't be able to de-seat Harry Reid. What about the other 11 Republicans?

[peopleb4money]

13. Yah, it doesn't surprize me

The fact that this crowd of insecure, white racists, crazies, and fanatics has been likened to a movement shows me that a chunk of the American public is having a collective, mental break down in the wake of an economic collapse

[sakabatou]

14. Ha ha!

[PoliticalOne65]

15. Why is this guy running anyway?

He doesn't have a shot in hell of winning