Big tobacco flies Delay to court.

[tallahasseedem]

Nice.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/21/AR2005102100777.html


snip-

DeLay's staff disclosed that he flew to Houston on Thursday morning on a corporate jet owned by R.J. Reynolds, a longtime contributor that has flown him to Puerto Rico and other destinations; they said the jet was "used in compliance with regulations." The company, which has also given $17,000 to DeLay's legal defense fund, did not have a comment Friday.


I hope they all burn.

[marbuc]

1. Did he reimburse them for the costs?

otherwise, I think this is illegal.

[tallahasseedem]

3. Yeah right.

This man is pure evil.

[liberalnurse]

8. Why would this be illegal?

It was not for political gains or campaign related but rather a personal trip. He appears to of been a friend of RJ Reynolds.

[tallahasseedem]

9. It may not be illegal,

but its disgusting nonetheless. It is well known that big tobacco tends to buy off our elected officials, and this is just proof.

[liberalnurse]

10. Of course it is an outrageous, arrogant

act....This entire band of bastards and bitches have left a blood stain on the flag.

I just have been thinking today about election/campaign law....I'm trying to drum-up some fund-raising activities, thus this jumps out at me.

[oxbow]

19. I smell an obliterating attack ad should Mr. Delay choose to run again.

Tom Delay says he doesn't allow corporate money to influence the political process. Yet after being indicted for money laundering, he flies to the court house in a jet owned by Big Tobacco. And Big Tobacco is also donating $17,000 to his Legal Defense Fund! Tom Delay and Big Tobacco: Birds of a feather really DO fly together!



Sorry, I'm in a wicked mood today!:evilgrin:

[marbuc]

14. Not for political gain? It's all for political gain

I think it is illegal for a corporate entity to grant this type of favor. Didn't Santorum catch heat for taking a corporate jet to defend Teri Schiavo? That wasn't expressly for professional/politcal gain, and he had to reimburse the owner of the plane.

[PATRICK]

2. On the heels of a Big T victory

over the conveniently ineffective government suit that the courts overturned very recently. Don't look now, but hundreds of billions of dollars in intentional health damages has been lost to the doubly victimized American taxpayer, which was the purpose of the Feds horning into the successful state suits any way.

[PDittie]

4. And after he deplaned, and was arraigned...

He held a press conference and called allegations that he allowed corporate money to improperly influence the political process "contrived and baseless."

He still thinks he can get away with this bullshit and nobody will notice.

[tallahasseedem]

7. What gets me...

is the arrogance of this man. Not only did he cheese it on his mug shot he flew there on this jet. How is it that more people in this country dont get how insane this is?

[chalky]

12. Wait! So after he got flown in by tobacco (who also donated $17,000 to

defend him), he gets off the plane and says, "Influenced by corporate money!? Who, me?"

I'm going to be pissed in a minute, but for now let me get this out of my system:

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[jasmeel]

5. Rec'd

:puke:

[Ksec]

6. Naturally

The King of cancer gets a ride from the cancer pushers.

Recommended

[TroubleMan]

11. And thus proving the theory that birds of a feather really do fly together

nt

[DaveColorado]

13. Amazing

The government has not been this corrupt since probably the 20s.

[Snotcicles]

15. I wonder if they are the bunch that came up with

tantamount to expropriation in chapter 11 of N.A.F.T.A.

[Gregorian]

16. Tommy Chong.

It's only justice. That is all.

[xchrom]

17. lol -- could it all be more obvious?

and i imagine that extremist conservative entity we all call ''msm'' will have nothing tosay about this.

[DemoTex]

18. Ken Starr used the Philip-Morris Gulfstreams while he pursued Clinton.

Air Tobacco:

Campaign Travel on Tobacco Industry Jets

Minority Staff Report

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

U.S. House of Representatives

July 20, 1998

http://www.tobacco.org/Documents/airtobaccof/airtobacco.html

Clinton, remember, was the putative bane of Big Tobacco's existence. Big Tobacco was behind the inquisition of Bill Clinton.