DeLay's Poll Numbers Drop Again; Sends Desperate Letter To Constituents

[No Exit]

Friday, October 28, 2005

DeLay's Poll Numbers Drop Again; Sends Desperate Letter to Constituents

It looks as though embattled Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX) is getting more and more desperate each day. In the face of new poll numbers out this week, the former House Leader sent an email letter to conservative constituents in his home district #22 in a pathetic attempt to cry victim and absolve himself of any wrongdoing stemming from his recent indictment over his illegal fundraising schemes.

The email comes just two days after the latest SurveyUSA tracking poll which shows:

*51% Job Dis-Approval Rating, only the second time in 13 tracking polls conducted over the past 5 months that a majority of registered voters in DeLay's district has expressed disapproval.
*45% Job Approval Rating.
*42% of District 22 voters say DeLay should resign from Congress, the highest this number has been in 5 months of tracking.

In his letter, DeLay portrays his indictment as a result of a partisan witch-hunt: "It has been over a month since Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle acted out his political revenge and indicted me for crimes that don't exist. And over the last month, we have seen such a litany of prosecutorial misconduct that even the national media is questioning his motives. Look at who is studying this circus-like investigation and you'll see that journalists and legal experts are acknowledging these charges are baseless, partisan, and nothing more than revenge for my work to provide the people of Texas with a fair and constitutional congressional representation. I am being attacked not for doing anything wrong - I'm being attacked for being effective and standing up for what's right."

(snip)

http://ostroyreport.blogspot.com/2005/10/delays-poll-numbers-drop-again-sends.html

[No Exit]

1. I guess I am just a softie...

I feel kind of sorry for Tom's little children.:P

[Liberal Dose]

2. Thanks. That made me spew coffee all over my keyboard.

:rofl:

[No Exit]

6. Oops, sorry!

What with DeLay turning himself in and Tiny Scooter limping around on his crutches, you know, it's been a coffee-spewing kind of autumn so far! Heh heh!!

[acmavm]

3. I suppose that is honorable, but I hate knowing that vermin like this

guy breeds.

[No Exit]

7. Well, you know, the DeLay tots that I feel the most sorry for

are those ones he gave some of his ill-gotten money to... now, which ones were those? Oh yeah--ALL his children!

And yes, the idea of DeLay breeding is certainly an argument for early sterilization for criminals.

[acmejack]

5. He damned sure doesn't feel sorry for your's.

Thats an important facet of this to consider. He has no compassion for you, exploited workers in the Northern Marianas, our children, the sick, the poor, the voiceless.

[No Exit]

9. But... but...

I heard he always carefully places a coin donation in the collection plate every Sunday!:7

[BrotherBuzz]

16. Bull! That's just a slight of hand....

Actually, he knocks the bottom of the collection plate with his knuckle while he skillfully palms the coin.

[Lexingtonian]

14. funny that

He employed his daughter in one of his fundraising organizations. She's around 40.

Yeah, it's a squeaky clean family.

[Kierkegaard]

4. "...attacked for being effective and standing up for what's right."

Yeah. That's a pretty common complaint among fine, upstanding citizens, Tommy. You stick with that angle.

[truthisfreedom]

8. let him whine. the more attention he attracts to his situation, the better

for us. he's a goner.

[belle]

15. Seriously, not that bright of him. I guess he can't help it.

Sharks have to attack or die.

But really, how is his constant melodrama all over the airwaves helping him? The sort of people who love him for his alpha-pitbull status aren't going to love him more for playing the put-upon underdog; and everyone else who never gave him much thought before or even heard of him thinks, "Wow. Who's this whiny asshole?"

Much of the reason that Clinton weathered the constant shitstorm as well as he did was because he was publically sunny and unflappable, nearly constantly, as I recall. DeLay is carrying on like Camille. Oh, boo hoo, they just don't like him for his politics. Well, yeah. Basically because your politics involve being a criminal. And now they're calling you on it. And your point is?...You'll have your day in court. In the meantime, shut UP, dumbass, and let your lawyer handle it, unless you just want everyone to hate you more. oh, right, your lawyer's even more of a giant asshole than you are, if that's possible. well, have at it then.

[NJCher]

10. Thanks for the Sunday morning laugh!

What a scream!

I guess this moran thought it was a never-ending dream, being able to demand corporate dollars for favors. The money would never stop rolling in.

Poor little bugman. It's over.




Cher

[sufrommich]

11. What a great argument

this letter would make if we turned it back on him and his apologist and pointed out the Bill Clinton could have sent the same letter out.Only in his case,it was true.Oh,the irony.

[Flying Dream Blues]

12. Oh yeah, I think it's FAIR that Austin is divided into

three!!! districts so as to combine them with heavily RED areas to insure that the liberals have NO voice, and NO representation in Congress. NO matter that we are the capital of Texas, and no matter that he broke EVERY rule against gerrymandering to get this done.

This man needs to be put away for a long, long time. What he did was positively EVIL. /rant off/

[Melissa G]

19. My Rant is never OFF on this topic! Massive disenfranchisement of

minority voters in Texas by gerrymandering WILL NEVER BE OK WITH ME!!! May he and all his ilk be voted out of office and put away for a long time! Just hoping Speaker "I have the money" Craddick joins him in prison garb!

[Flying Dream Blues]

20. Me, too...I just turn the rant off so I don't go NUTS. :)

[Melissa G]

22. LOL, I only turn it off so my spouse, family and coworkers don't go nuts..

[KharmaTrain]

13. What Legal Troubles Get Sympathy? Sure Not Embezzling

Many gave Clinton a pass cause all his legal troubles were about a "sloppy blow job". Or they looked the other way about Martha Stewart cause they thought she was being squeezed by the system. These people also were likeable to start off with. Hate them as you will.

DeLay's a weasel and that's how he got to where he's at. No one denies this guy got to the top by screwing anyone and everyone who got in his way. When he got away with it and it meant more pork/power for his district, his constituents loved it. Now that he's drawing negative reaction and appears to be a lame duck...dump him. He wasn't likeable in the first place.

[OnionPatch]

17. Sorry Tom,

:nopity: But when your party gleefully jumped on the biggest witch hunt of the century against a man who had done nothing more than get a blow job, you started the current blood and guts political banter. The blood is on your hands and your friends started it. You'll have to play by the rules you and your party implemented during the Clinton presidency, now. No sympathy here. Lay down with dogs, get up with fleas.

[B Calm]

18. Hang down your head Tom De- Lay, hang down your head & cry..

now that ya been in-dicted, you clam you don't know why..

You claim all that golfing was legal to a tee...
Too bad the prosecution see's things differently..

They call you the hammer.. alway’s got your way..
Never tell a grand jury..
Go ahead and make my day

Hang down your head Tom De- Lay, hang down your head & cry..
now that ya been in-dicted, you clam you don't know why..

Moving funds from your pact.. To the RNC..
Then right back to Texas, right at Ron Earle’s knee..

You knew that it was sleezy, but thought they can’t touch me..
You forgot that Big Vast Left Wing Conspiracy..

Hang down your head Tom De- Lay, hang down your head & cry..
now that ya been in-dicted, don’t clam you don't know why..

Hang down your head Tom De- Lay, hang down your head & cry..
now that ya been in-dicted, don’t clam you don't know why..

[SalmonChantedEvening]

21. "journalists and legal experts are acknowledging these charges

are baseless, partisan, and nothing more than revenge"

Translation: Hacks and cronies at townhall, worldnetdaily, newsmax, fauxnews and other disinformation outlets are saying what they are told to say.