Sweeney/Mariannas story hits!

[Nite Owl]

http://timesunion.com/AspStories/storyprint.asp?StoryID=526600


ALBANY -- U.S. Rep. John Sweeney may have violated congressional ethics rules by failing to reveal who paid for a trip he took to a Pacific island with a lobbyist hired by convicted Washington influence peddler Jack Abramoff.
In January 2001, Sweeney traveled 8,000 miles to deliver a speech to the Saipan Chamber of Commerce in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory infamous for its garment sweatshops and prostitution trade. He traveled with Tony Rudy, who had just left the staff of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to work for Abramoff.


The Saipan Chamber of Commerce says it paid for Sweeney's visit, but Sweeney never reported any privately funded travel as House rules require. Those rules prohibit lobbyist-paid travel.

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Sweeney is among the Democrats' top targets as they fight for a net gain of 15 seats necessary to take over the House. He is fighting the toughest re-election battle of his congressional career against a Democratic political neophyte, Kirsten Gillibrand.

http://timesunion.com/AspStories/storyprint.asp?StoryID=526600

[DinahMoeHum]

1. Wanna send Sweeney's opponent (Gillibrand) some love and $$$ ??

Donate here:
http://www.gillibrand2006.com/About

:kick:

[Danascot]

7. Check out this related thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2417183

[BOSSHOG]

2. Forced Prostitution and Forced Abortions - Conservative Values

Members of the republican congress (elected by "christians") ensured the sweat shops continued to strive in the Mariannas. Women are being forced into prostitution and if they get pregnant they are forced to have abortions. tom delay, a wink and a nod. Meanwhile, "christian" ministers urge their slaves (er I mean parishoners) to vote for republicans while they enjoy a tax exempt status.

Please would a lurker justify this? Would a lurker step forward and tell us how proud you are of the republican party and its members.?

[Danascot]

8. Here's a hint:

They're brown.

[havocmom]

3. Did he bump into Senator Conrad Burns?

Meet any of those sex slave traders Mehlman protected?

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-mehlman15oct15,0,1634103.story?coll=la-home-headlines

[Nite Owl]

5. Thanks, I didn't see that

article. Sweeney is in deep with this. He thought it would get off but he has a good candidate up against him this time. We really need to get him out. Sweeney was the one that orchestrated the young gop rebellion in FL in 2000.

[havocmom]

6. Get that article out there where ever you can

Mehlman went from the WH to head of bush/cheney campaign then head of GOP. People need to know this little detail about him. Especially 'values voters' type people

Ken Mehlman fired a man who was coming down on those who profit from selling SEX SLAVES. And he did it so he could get tickets for a rock concert and pretend, just for an evening, that he was one of the 'cool kids'

Sold his soul, and helped sell slaves, for a goddamned ticket to a concert!

Yeah, that's the sort of person heading the GOP.

GET IT OUT THERE!

[Nite Owl]

4. Did you see the new polls?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2408618&mesg_id=2408618

We got a real good shot at this!

[photogirl12]

9. Kick