Group files complaint against Ted Kennedy

[Snellius]

A conservative group filed an ethics complaint Wednesday against Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., over the contents of computer memos taken from Democrats' computers by former GOP aides.

Some of the memos that were taken from the Senate Judiciary Committee's computers indicate that two former Kennedy staffers, Olati Johnson and Melody Barnes, wanted to delay a federal appeals court nominee until after the University of Michigan affirmative action case was decided by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a release from the Center for Individual Freedom contended.
...
Kennedy spokesman David Smith called the complaint ‘‘frivolous and without merit."

Senate Democrats have complained that two former aides to Judiciary Committee chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, intruded into their computer files on judicial nominations and distributed them to Republican groups.

http://www.salon.com/politics/wire/2004/04/28/complaint/

[prodigal_green]

1. Let me get this straight

they want to file an ethics charged based on

STOLEN INFORMATION

S.O.P. for the G.O.P.

[Just Me]

2. OH *&%^#()@%^&%$%&*

*$&&@% right-wing fascists!!!!

This totally pisses me off.

They freakin' illegally obtain the &#$*(@$^& files then turn around and do this $*(*^^&$%$*^

GRRRRRRRRRRRR

Orrin Hatch ought to have his ass in a ^%*(Y^%%*&( sling right now.

[BattyDem]

3. Let me get this straight ...

The GOP illegally hacks into Democratic computers and then they file a complaint against a Democrat based upon the stuff they stole??? :wtf:

[maddezmom]

18. par for the course

unfuckingbelievable :crazy:

[DRoseDARs]

4. I'd give my left lung...

...to be the presiding judge that throws this case out of court.

:spank:

[progressiveBadger]

8. But the press is what they are after

I'm sure they know that it will get thrown out.
We pay our taxes so that Repukes can spend every waking moment creating new stupid scandals to discredit every Dem.

[DRoseDARs]

11. But can't a judge pass summary judgements...

...and bitchslap them with fines for wasting the court's time?

[progressiveBadger]

12. And taxpayers probably foot that bill

Sorry if I am sounding pessimistic.

[DRoseDARs]

14. Something that's worth the cost...

...for a change. ;)

[NMDemDist2]

17. actually this might give the "filegate"story some legs

and i'm not sure it's a bad thing. The ethics charge is laughable, but the file theft needs to get broader coverage.

Maybe another one to back fire on the RW hehehehe

[Just Me]

19. True,...true,...

,...this could end up in "blow-back".

As they do their USUAL provocateering,...they invite scrutiny.

The gauntlet has been thrown!!! The battle begins!!!

[wryter2000]

5. Great Caesar's ghost

I thought they'd given up on that. Just try it, aholes!

[displacedtexan]

6. Did I just hear the "Law and Order" pizzicato?

Don't these freaks watch "Law and Order?"

Jeeeeeeeeeeeezzzz! Everyone knows you can't base a case on illegally obtained evidence.

[Dogmudgeon]

21. That's "Doink Doink" to you!

That's the official name for the "Law and Order pizzicato" you mentioned.

Doink Doink.

Kinda fits, dunnit?


--bkl

[Greylady]

7. ROTFLOL

Is that the same as stealing someone's diary and then suing them for libel?

[Just Me]

13. OMG!!!! THAT was funny. Great post!!!!

[readmylips]

9. No doubt, Arnold the groper supporters....

and his shameful carrot-stick wife's.

[leftofthedial]

10. so the burglar is suing the owner of the house he broke into

because the computer he stole didn't have any good software on it?

[daleo]

15. Like the orphan who killed his parents

Then filed suit when the will didn't go in his favor.

They do this sort of thing to mock the law, and show that they consider themselves above it, same as Cheney and Scalia going duck hunting.

[Canuckistanian]

16. Unfuckingbelievable is now officially a word.

This should be the new definition for Chutzpah.

[DifferentStrokes]

20. Wouldn't that be the same

as Freepers going down and taking some DU server space to tide them over?

Idiots.

[xchrom]

22. there is some kind of contagious nuttyness

running through republicans.

[SideshowScott]

23. Republicans are high on power..They think they can get away with anything

Amazing..The gall they have

[Blasphemer]

24. Damn...

These freaks get crazier and crazier. They don't even pretend to have morals anymore. Talk about arrogance!

[Just Me]

25. "Blow-Back"!!!

I apologize for posting something completely unrelated to this thread.

BUT. I am watching "prime-time" media spewing a DEFENSE lodged by the democrats against predatory tactics by the right-wing freaks against John Kerry.

LET'S GET TOUGH AND DEFEND ALL THOSE WHO HAVE TAKEN A STAND FOR OUR HUMANITY!!!

Kennedy certainly deserves our support!!!