Rogue promoter King roots for Bush

[54anickel]

http://sport.scotsman.com/boxing.cfm?id=735882004

IN THE annals of weird alliances, few can match the bizarre combination formed by the Attorney General of the United States, John Ashcroft, Republican Party chairman Ed Gillespie and the flamboyant and deceitful boxing promoter, Don King.

Naturally, all three believe that their bizarre axis of convenience is useful, but the wily King got the best of the deal by far: Don King, who does not have an altruistic bone in his body, and does not perform a service unless he is guaranteed something in return.

Thus, he has been attending Republican fund-raising events, and even took a cross-country tour this month with Gillespie to attract black votes to re-elect President George Bush come November.

Meanwhile, Ashcroft’s Justice Department, who are investigating the boxing business, have aimed their guns at King’s chief rival promoter, Bob Arum. King, who is noted for fleecing fighters and manipulating rankings and judges in his favour, has been completely overlooked, which is similar to a police officer writing up a minor traffic citation while ignoring a drunk driver whose vehicle has careered into a group of kids.

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[meow2u3]

1. That's par for the course

Don King, because he hasn't a selfless bone in his body and is deceitful and manipulative, fulfills the requirements for being a Bushie--and then some!

[nolabels]

2. He is also looking for some Publicity

His star is been kind of tarnished, as of late

[Fleshdancer]

3. they just don't care anymore, do they?

Normally people try to hide their corruption. These people don't give a shit who knows.

It's behavior like this that make me very scared about black box voting. When the administration is so blatantly corrupt during the campaign year, one must wonder if they know something we don't.

[54anickel]

4. Corruption is now considered a virtue. Have you caught the latest on

Tom DeLay? Funny how this hasn't gotten much press, and what is out there has it twisted into some sort of witch hunt.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/06/25/opinion/main626150.shtml

Tom DeLay's Amoral Code

Is it any surprise that the publication of Clinton's memoir My Life has revived the vitriolic bleating from those on the right who just can't seem to stop salivating over blue dresses and beret-wearing interns?

But if these self-appointed morality police were truly committed to upholding ethics and promoting values in government, they would begin challenging the House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who is hands down one of the most corrupt politicians in the United States.

"The Hammer” -- DeLay got that nickname because he runs the U.S. House of Representatives with an iron fist -- has allegedly bribed his GOP colleagues to win their votes for legislation that he desperately wanted to pass in the House. He's engaged in quid pro quos with corporations seeking legislative favors, and violated campaign finance laws in Texas during the 2002 state house election contests. Now, after a seven-year truce in the U.S. House that discouraged members from filing ethics charges against one another, Rep. Chris Bell has gone to the ethics committee and filed a 187-page bombshell charging that DeLay engaged in extortion, money-laundering and other abuses of power.

Just this week, the ethics committee said that Bell had met the criteria for filing a complaint, and it will now spend at least the next forty-five days reviewing the charges that DeLay violated the house's ethics rules. Bell called the committee's decision "an important first step in the long journey to restore integrity and ethics to the people's House and to hold the House majority leader accountable for his actions." He received a riproaring (standing) ovation from the Democratic Caucus this week, winning a tacit endorsement from colleagues in his ongoing battle to hold DeLay accountable.

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[PA Democrat]

5. What % of the population would consider an endorsement

from Don King a plus? Really, how many people are gonna say, well that convinced me... if Don King thinks George Bush is a good man then that's good enough for me.

:eyes:

[rocktivity]

6. Thugs of a feather flock together

Apparently King fancies himself as the next official Deliverer Of Black Vote in the footsteps of Jackson and Sharpton.

:headbang:
rocknation

[Moderator]

7. Old news.

This was posted weeks ago. Sorry.