Republican Lobbyist Jack Abramoff's father is upset with George Clooney

[Catherine Vincent]

http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060119/BREAKING/60119003

An open letter to actor George Clooney from Frank Abramoff, Rancho Mirage father of controversial lobbyist Jack Abramoff:

Oh how far Hollywood has fallen. When you rose to accept the Golden Globes best actor award earlier this week, you decided to take a gratuitous slap at my son, my family and even my dear departed father. Is this the tradition of Gable, Bogart, Pacino and Burton? Are you the heir to the dignity and greatness of Hollywood’s past, or more likely a portent to a depressing and horrific future?

Your glib and ridiculous attack on my son, Jack, coupled with your obscene query as to the choice his mother and I made in naming him brought shame and dishonor on you and your profession. What drove you to this lapse in lucidity, I can never know, but you need to know that your words were deeply hurtful to many innocent and decent people — who love my son and who cherish our family.

We have had to endure two years of unmitigated, outrageous falsehood directed at my son and his record of achievement on behalf of his clients and friends. The blood thirsty media, guilty of untold character assassinations during contemporary times, have even outdone themselves in their lust to create a cartoon which does not come close to resembling this fine man, my son.

more here....
http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060119/BREAKING/60119003

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Jack's father claim they were watching and one of Jack's daughters started crying. I wonder if that's true?

[Saphire]

1. if he were my father, I'd cry too. What an embarrassment to the family.

[AX10]

2. His daughter's "crying" is just as authentic as Martha Alito's "crying".

[Beelzebud]

3. I hope his daughter was crying.

Her father has helped destroy a once great nation.

Hey Abramhoff family: Want to regain honor?

Hara Kiri time!

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

4. What falsehood directed at his son?

That part I don't understand. Why didn't Abramoff go to court to defend himself if he were innocent of all wrongdoing?

[haydukelives]

51. someone should tell him

his son is a crook

[meganmonkey]

5. George Clooney made his daughter cry?

NO! Jack...off's actions made her cry.

This is really rich, isn't it? Blame Clooney for his son having become an infamous criminal. And for the fact that he named his kid "Jack" with a last name ending in "off". Cute.

:puke:

[wryter2000]

6. They sure are a fragile bunch, aren't they?

Look at them funny and they bust into tears.

[EstimatedProphet]

29. All the Repubs are like that

"Look! You made my wife cry! Now I'm going to have to nuke Iran!"

[cindyw]

7. He hardly has the right to judge anyone else when his son has brought

shame on this country.

[Thtwudbeme]

8. Sounds like the old man's a jack off also; and the brats sound whiny

I don't give a damn what these people think.

I doubt Clooney does either.

[SillyGoose]

9. "...unmitigated, outrageous falsehood directed at my son and his

record of achievement on behalf of his clients and friends."

Is he kidding or what? Dad and his daughter should be crying about the crimes poor little Jack has admitted to.

[rock]

10. If my son did what his son did

I'd blame me.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

11. "outrageous falsehood directed at my son" ?

Frank:
Your son has been singing to the feds for over a year. What did he tell you he was up to all that time? Charity work?

[FreedomAngel82]

43. I guess he didn't watch what he said eh?

Clooney just did a freakin joke. He said how could you name someone Jack when your last name ends with off. I mean duh! Don't watch much do you (Abramoff's dad)?

[Beelzebud]

12. He blames hollywood for the actions of his crooked son...

These people are fucking dumb. Just DUMB...

[Catrina]

47. Abramoff was in Hollywood also, before he became a Repub

lobbyist!! And he wasn't very sympathetic to the victims of Apartheid in S. Africa when he made hs 'b' movie there, and the parents of sweet children, victims of a vicious system, protested his apparent support for their tormentors. Since then, they have prevailed, but it's interesting to read Jack's take on those victims.

And can someone send him his son's emails, and ask him how it was that his son, while robbing the Indian Tribe in Texas of their livlihood, shutting down their 'sweet' children's schools, libraries, their dads' jobs, he pretended to be on their side, and laughed at them behind their backs, calling them 'monkeys' and 'troglydites' amongst other things. At least that's what is in his own writing.

This statement from the father answers a lot of questions about how a man could be such a criminal, could so coldly destroy, in a pre-meditated way, those he apparently believed were inferior to him.

His father appears to have some serious issues. 'Anything my boy does, is RIGHT and JUST! He need not be answerable to anyone, unlike the rest of the world.' No wonder he had the sheer arrogance he displayed, with no sense at all of the wrong he was doing.

I'd like to ask his father about Jack's SWEATSHOPS in the Mariana Islands. How many tears does he think those 'sweet' children have shed as a result of the abuse they've suffered at the hands of Jacks's 'clients'.

Little girls, who Rep. Miller (democrat of course) tried to protect with legislation, but was foiled by Jack and his 'clients' every time.

They are devoid of any moral code. They cannot see the suffering of others. Even if he spends ten years in jail, Jack Abramoff will never suffer the way his victims have.

And let's not forget his partner, Kidan's involvement in the murder of their former business associate. Did Jack know about that? It didn't cause him to think twice about profiting from the deal. No second thoughts at all, about owning a business that someone may have killed for!!

We don't yet know the half of the damage done by Jack Abramoff yet, but what we do know, tells us that he's a lucky man if he only spends 10 years behind bars. The rest of us, for just one of his many crimes, would not be so lucky.

Having said all that, I do not subscribe to 'jeering' once someone has been brought to justice. There are usually family who had nothing to do with the crimes, and who still love the perpetrator. Their situation is pretty untenable in many ways. I see no purpose in further hurting them. Just be glad the criminals have been stopped, imo. There is nothing at all funny about Jack Abramoff or his band of Republican criminals.

[Caution]

13. Awwwww...poor man defending his stupid choice of a name and a son

who is a self-avowed crimninal. My heart just bleeds for you sir. Maybe if you hadn't done such a poor job raising him, he might have grown up with a sense of honor, a sense of compassion and some integrity.

And if Jack's daughter started crying it isn't because of Clooney's comments it is because of the criminal behavior that turned her father into someone who will be the butt of many many more jokes. Poor girl has to go through the rest of her life being ashamed of the actions of her father.

[LilOrphan]

14. Perennial victimhood/martyrdom

It's all these criminals have left in the arsenal. Boo freaking hoo. Maybe Abramoff should've considered his families' reputation and feelings before conducting illegal activities?

[Zenlitened]

18. Exactly.

Welcome to DU. :hi:

[LilOrphan]

31. Thanks for the welcome!

I lurked a long time, then joined during the Guckert/Gannon exposure and stopped in to read fairly often. Now more than ever we have to marshall all our forces and stop this demonization of American citizens by a small, vicious group of Constitution hijackers.

[SpaceCatMeetsMars]

41. Buzzflash is calling it the soap opera strategy

Causes a distraction and works on the people who are confusing news and entertainment. Wouldn't be surprised if this letter is part of a deliberate strategy. The really sad part is that something so fake actually is believable to some people.

http://www.buzzflash.com/editorial/06/01/edi06005.html

This reminds of that "Million Little Pieces" author scandal. That guy's parents sat in Oprah's audience, knowing his book was a bunch of lies. I can't believe how so many people just care nothing for truth.

[MoJoWorkin]

15. Didn't Jack plead GUILTY? Just saying

I don't think Pops, "we had to endure two years of unmitigated falsehood" will hold much water.:puke:

[earth mom]

16. No wonder Abramoff Jr. is the way he is!

No accountability whatsoever! :eyes:

Um...excuse me, Mr. Abramoff Sr. but your son is a FREAKING CRIMINAL!!! Wonder where you were when your kid was growing up and learning the difference between right and wrong?! Probably no where to be found. :eyes:

[DrunkenMaster]

17. Bwaa haa haaaaa haaa...heeeheeeheee

"this fine man, my son"??? FREAKING HILARIOUS.

[radwriter0555]

19. ooo I can't WAIT to hear GEORGE'S smackdown... This will be brilliant

cause george never strays off the mark!

[gratuitous]

20. Let me tell you something, Mr. Abramoff

If George Clooney had truly taken a genuine, accept-no-substitutes, gratuitous brand slap at your son, you wouldn't have the breath it takes to protest. I'm done playing nice, and I'm through with courtesy. Your son, Mr. Abramoff, is a criminal, a felon. He subverted and corrupted the American system for his own personal gain. I don't know where he learned to disregard the difference between right and wrong, but study after study shows that amoral sociopaths often get their start early in life.

Instead of whining about George Clooney being mean to your criminal son, Mr. Abramoff, why don't you spend a little time examining your own deficiencies in raising your son, the convict? What are you going to do to atone for your lapses and failures that have caused so much damage to the public trust?

[Zenlitened]

21. Dear Frank: Your own rotten pig of a son is the source of all your...

... "suffering."

Get it? Not anyone's commentary about your son and his behavior. Your son himself.

[RufusEarl]

22. Jack -abram-Off

Sorry Abram-OFF family, when someone in this country does what your son has done. They become instant punch lines, welcome to america.

[Sydnie]

23. Your son is a crook. He admitted the same.

Can't change the facts. Sorry if the daughter is having trouble dealing with the fallout of her father's actions. Bet she loved all that those ill-gotten gains afforded her before that though.

He should be apologizing for his son's behavior and the bloodless coup he was attempting to carry out on all of us.

[Catherine Vincent]

26. That is true.

The daughter should be crying because of what her father did, not because of Clooney's remarks.

[bunkerbuster1]

24. Hey, Dad, I'm in JAIL!

just wanted to write that.

[peekaloo]

32. LOL

love me some Was/Not Was!

[Swede]

25. Your son is an a criminal. Deal with it.

If it was an "outrageous falsehood", he's pretty stupid to cut a deal.

[EstimatedProphet]

27. Guess Jack learned lying from his father

[mdmc]

28. record of achievement on behalf of his clients and friends

Hitler had a great record amongst his friends and clients as well....

[mtnsnake]

30. I see Jack Abramoff is a chip off the old block! n/t

[peekaloo]

33. Is he livin' large off his son's ill gotten gains?

:cry:

[realFedUp]

40. the house that Jack built?

Rancho Mirage ain't no poorman's land.

[SoCalDem]

34. Poor Frank.. He thought the Gravy Train would run forever

and now he's realized that he outlived the last stop on the Corruption Tour.. Here's hoping they repo "the house that Jack built" for him.. There are plenty of very livable manufactured double-wides out in the desert.. not Rancho Mirage, but in the "area".

[SeattleRob]

35. boo hoo...

Republicans are such whiners!


This is all part of the "victimization card" they like to play. How long before we get a Hannity quote about "hateful Hollywood Liberals"?

[seabeyond]

36. i am upset with Mr. Abromoff for not teaching son better ethics n/t

[Javaman]

37. "how far Hollywood has fallen?" pot meet kettle

I worked in Hollywood and let me tell you, they didn't have far to fall. Hollywood along with the Music industry didn't have far to fall. And for this creep to take issue with what George Clooney has to say, is complete and udder stupidity.

Perhaps if old Frankie Abramoff had did a little better at being a father and had not raised a colossal crooked prick, we the nation would be in the state we are in now.

these ivory tower pricks make me want to vomit.

[Orangepeel]

38. LOL!

:rofl:

[zbdent]

39. Awww, we made poow Pop 'Off' cwy . . .

boo hoo hoo . . .

[FreedomAngel82]

42. Hand the baby a passy

[Coexist]

44. did he raise him to write racist crap like:

Michael Scanlon was discovered, in which the two men refer to their Native American clients as "troglodytes" adding in smiley faces for effect. "'The troglodytes didn't vote on you today,' Abramoff responded. 'What's a troglodyte?' Scanlon asked. ...'What am I, a dictionary? :) It's a lower form of existence, basically,' Abramoff wrote."
http://www.democrats.org/a/2005/06/dean_time_for_b.php

and this: In another e-mail message he wrote, "we need to get some $ from those monkeys!!!! Can you smell money?!?!?!"
http://www.nationalvanguard.org/story.php?id=4994

Did Native American daughters cry then?
Was he proud of his son then - or did Jack insult the family name then?
Asshole.

[LizW]

45. Sure, blame George Clooney.

I'm sure it's all his fault, Mr. Parent-of-the-Year Abramoff.

[Sydnie]

46. Open letter right back

An open letter to Frank Abramoff, Rancho Mirage father of controversial lobbyist Jack Abramoff:

Oh how far Washington has fallen. When you rose to accept the challenges of defending your son's guilty plea, you decided to turn a blind eye the actions of your son that disgraced your family and even your dear departed father. Is this the tradition of Washington, Eisenhower, Roosevelt and Kennedy? Are you the heir to the dignity and greatness of Washington’s past, or more likely a relative of a catalyst to a depressing and horrific future?

Your glib and ridiculous attack on George Clooney, coupled with your misguided attempt to defend Jack's illegal and corrupt actions have brought shame and dishonor on you and your family. What drove you to this lapse in lucidity, I can never know, but you need to know that your son's actions were deeply hurtful to many innocent and decent people — who love their country and who cherish their families.

We have had to endure four years of unmitigated, outrageous falsehood directed at every citizen, both native and otherwise, of this country due to Jack's record of corruption on behalf of his clients and friends. The narcoleptic media, guilty of untold sins of omission during contemporary times, have even outdone themselves in their lack of drive to create a cartoon which could adequately come close to resembling this man, your son.

The fact that you would spend those few moments accorded to you, as an honor for your work as an parent, bashing George Clooney's name and his family, is astonishing. How do you sleep at night, other than, perhaps with the drink that you most obviously need in the face of the truth.. Funny, it was very hard for us little people in discarded rule of law land to tell whether you had indulged in the bottle or not.

My country was also fought for by my beloved departed father. His name, too, was shamed by your son's behavior. And, were he alive today, would be standing firmly behind me, as his entire family and many more true friends than you will ever know, in seeing to it that justice is done where your son and his associates are concerned.

Not that it matters to you, I am sure, but the worst part of your son's rampage on our country is played out in the futures of many young people, including my sweet 13-year-old daughter, one of my two children. I should not waste my time reading the garbage spewing from your head, but my daughter's future depends on me doing just that. Your son's assault on our country drove her to a fit of tears. Are you proud of that?

For many generations, many families have worked hard to serve this country we love. They have enlisted as young men to serve our nation in many defenses to assaults on the laws and the tranquility of our society. My father and brothers did the same, and they have all served their country in an honorable way. Your son dedicated his life to scamming and denigrating causes, which have made this nation suffer. He gave unsparingly of his time and resources to help those in need of a bribe or a payoff, in return for favors and considerations for himself and his associates.

You spend your days attempting to justify your son's assaults on our nation and our traditions. You mock those who serve our nation and its flag honestly and honorable. I revile your son and his actions and privately try to educate others about him and his criminal behaviors in front of any audience I can gather. I have news for you Frank Abramoff — one day the truth about your son will come out and there will be a lot of people in your family and others lined up to demand that he apologize for his efforts to destroy our country and our trust in our government. You won’t be in that line, though, be cause the plague of arrogance and falsehood will surely continue to blind your eyes and cause your tongue to disgrace the country who brought you your freedom and your security.

One wonders how your grandchildren would respond, were the roles reversed. One wonders whether your children would delight in someone engaging in behaviors that corrupted our government for his own gain and besmirching your country's reputation around the world. You have brought yourself to a low unparalleled except perhaps by the parents of any other traitor to our society and our values. Shame on you. If anyone needs to apologize to your granddaughter, it's your son, not George Clooney.
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Bite me Frank.

[elehhhhna]

48. sorry i repeated your thread catgirl.

[Catherine Vincent]

50. oh, no problem

I just wanted you to see the different responses...some of them quite funny!

[stanwyck]

49. Oh, great. Another "war on Christmas" for O'Reilly

Ole Bill's got his next big rant-o-meter topic. He hates Clooney. (and he loves Clooney -- he wants to BE Clooney, but that's a different matter). He's written column after column like an obsessive 14-hr. with a crush about Clooney. Now this. O'Reilly gets to talk about his crush AND make points to his audience about the mean ole lefties.
What a wet dream for Bill.

[Catherine Vincent]

52. kick!

for the evening crowd

[UTUSN]

53. Dear A-hole FATHER, how about teaching your CRIMINAL SON some ethics? n/t

[NVMojo]

54. I think his boy Jack already dishonored the family name!!! HAHAHA!

[Missy Vixen]

55. Oh, NO! Call the WAAAAAAmbulance!

Jack Abramoff's father is more upset that George Clooney made a joke about him, rather than focusing on the fact his son will most likely be a convicted FELON because of his criminal activity?

Well, color me shocked. SHOCKED!

Julie
Did I wake up in an alternate universe? Somehow, this just isn't making sense to me...