AP: Cunningham lashes out at media in jailhouse letter

[Eugene]

Posted on Sat, Oct. 07, 2006

Cunningham lashes out at media in jailhouse letter
Associated Press

SAN DIEGO - Disgraced former congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham lashed out
at the reporter who uncovered the corruption scandal that sent him to prison,
telling him in a letter that his "constant cruelty" had nearly destroyed
Cunningham's life.

The former Navy "Top Gun" pilot also blasted defense contractor Mitchell Wade
who helped implicate him to authorities.

"Wade is the absolute devil and his lawyer is trying to save his donkey,"
Cunningham wrote in the four-page, handwritten letter, excerpts of which were
published Saturday on the San Diego Union-Tribune's Web site.

Wade has pleaded guilty to giving Cunningham more than $1 million in bribes
and is awaiting sentencing. His lawyer said he would have no comment on the
letter.

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Full article: http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/15704397.htm

Also:
Ex-congressman lashes out - Copley News Service/San Diego Union Tribune
Excerpt from Cunningham's letter (pdf) - San Diego Union Tribune

[DRoseDARs]

1. Poor baby. Here, have a tissue. n/t

[Cha]

16. Where's that damn tiny

violin? :nopity:

[mark414]

2. so much for the party of personal responsibility

[LiberalArkie]

11. Everyone keeps forgeting we are in a bizarro world.

This just proves that they are the party of personal responsibility..

[Kierkegaard]

3. Again, the party of personal responsibility

takes the time to show remorse...for being caught.

:nopity: :nopity: :nopity:

[Vincardog]

4. When are the Greedy Old Perverts going to TAKE RESPONSIBILITY for their

actions? Why is it always some one elses fault?

GOP PLEASE GROW UP

[Catherine Vincent]

5. So bitter!

Poor thing.

[napi21]

6. Hmmm, killing the messenger again, are we?

How is the reporter at fault fordestroyiung Cunningham? He did his deeds all by himself. He didn't need the reporter's help!

Sorry Duke, but you screwed up and there's nobody at fault but YOU!

[JI7]

7. what a disgusting piece of shit ,hahahahha "jailhouse letter"

i love that.

[rsmith6621]

8. 1....TWO....3...FOUR......

Can you say WAAH....WAAH.....RANDALL?????

Its a real bitch to break the law isnt it at the expense of the TAXPAYERS..

Friggin Typical Neo-Con....Shame and Blame Someone else

[habitual]

10. someone call a waaaaaaambulance n/t

[lcordero2]

9. .............

that fucking sack of shit

i hope that he was put in general population.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Ian David]

17. Putting in him general population would cause too many problems

Do you really want people like him teaching blue-collar criminals how to graduate to white-collar crime?

"What you in for?"
"I knocked-over a gas station. How about you?"
"Well, it's complicated. Let me explain--"
"Shut-up and toss my salad."

[lcordero2]

19. that's exactly what I want to see happen

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Besides, the regular criminal is never going to have an opportunity to commit white collar crime.

[Ian David]

20. Hey, if some guy in Nigeria who can't use spellcheck can do it...

don't you think that this is one more industry that America doesn't need to outsource?

[lcordero2]

21. We need to outsource our government to

Norway or Iceland.

Since they came out #1 and #2 on the Human Development Index.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Development_Index

[NanceGreggs]

12. Ain't life a bitch, Dukester ...

Should have thought about the consequences BEFORE you sold your fellow citizens and your country out for MONEY.

:nopity:

[tanyev]

13. Awwwwwwww. Sometimes the truth hurts, Duke.

[Ian David]

14. How DARE the media expose the truth! The peope have spoken... the bastards

[jpak]

15. Boo Frickin' Hoo - Don't do the crime if you can't do the time...

n/t

[Tarheel_Dem]

18. he's just pissed that his wife is gonna have to come up with...

$1.6 million.....

I'll spare my sympathies for more deserving folks, like those who don't have access to decent healthcare; or the katrina victims whose lives are still in shambles a whole year later; or the families of dead sons & daughters who went to war for a LIE. Gimme a Break.

[iamahaingttta]

22. Poor baby! Come cry on Bubba's shoulder...

...and then take it up the ass like a good Republican bitch!

[beyurslf]

23. Cry me a river asshole.

[snowbear]

24. OMG... that is TOO funny! What a whiney ass loser !!

[oasis]

25. Actions have consequences. "Don't do the crime etc..."