"The Wives Club", starring Christine Delay

[CatWoman]

this Abramoff thing is getting better by the day.

Anyone watching Countdown?

:popcorn:

[babylonsister]

1. Nope, not here.

:evilgrin:
Amazing the depths of corruption being revealed. Supposedly DeLay's wife made $115,000 for finding out what charities politicians preferred to give to. :eyes: I think Hardball shared that little gem.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Oh, yes.

I'm lovin' it.

[SpiralHawk]

3. Hey, how about a clue or something to go with this new thread

I mean, WTF are you talking about?

Clueless...

[CatWoman]

4. sorry

here's some background: http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/david_sarasohn/index.ssf?/base/editorial/1136514310227400.xml&coll=7

and Keith reported that other GOP wives are being investigated for the roles .

[BuyingThyme]

16. Sweet little article.

[RazzleDazzle]

5. Some of the money thrown around seems to have gone to the wives

Mrs. Delay was given over $100K "over 3 years" for a special project for the Strategy Group, or whatever its name was. And Abramoff funneled money to Rudy's wife. Etc. I only listened with half an ear, as you can perhaps tell.

[CatWoman]

6. another link

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=arXHk9Sp9kkM&refer=us

[rodeodance]

14. I did `Nothing Wrong' says delay's wife. (I am not a crook).

Its DeLay ties go well beyond Rudy and Buckham. Jim Ellis, the head of DeLay's political action committee, Americans for a Republican Majority, also worked for the firm as a lobbyist. Karl Gallant, who preceded Ellis as head of DeLay's political action committee, is currently an Alexander lobbyist. And the firm employed DeLay's wife, Christine, from 1998 to 2002, paying her from $3,200 to $3,400 a month, according to Richard Cullen, a lawyer for the former majority leader.

Another congressional spouse, Julia Doolittle, wife of California Republican John Doolittle, helped Alexander with bookkeeping for one of its clients, according to Justice Department records.

Ellis faces money-laundering charges in Texas along with DeLay, who was forced to give up his leadership post after his September indictment. The case involves his PAC's alleged attempts to steer corporate money to state legislative races.

From 2000 to 2003, the PAC paid at least $388,000 to Alexander in fund-raising fees, FEC and Internal Revenue Service records show.

`Nothing Wrong' .......

[rodeodance]

15. "from 1998 to 2002, paying her from $3,200 to $3,400 a month,"

[blm]

8. RUDY GIULIANI'S WIFE????????

.

[babylonsister]

10. No. From the article referenced above:

"The firm has links to no fewer than three of the scandals convulsing the U.S. capital. One partner, former DeLay aide Tony Rudy, is now a focus of a federal investigation of lobbyist Jack Abramoff. The group's founder, former DeLay chief of staff Ed Buckham, set up a South Korea junket for his old boss that violated ethics rules. And the firm represents a company whose owner, prosecutors allege, bribed former Representative Randy Cunningham."

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. It now appears that some of Abramoff's dirty money was paid to wives

of Republican congresscritters, as a means of sort of laundering it. Christine DeLay, the Bug Man's honey, got $115,000 for a "special project," for example.

Good stuff.

[Democrat 4 Ever]

9. One of the wife's special projects was finding out what was the favorite

"charity" of the Congress people. Honestly, she was paid $100,000 to call the Senators and Representatives to find out where they wanted the "donation" to go. You can't make this stuff up.

[catmother]

11. yep. i was watching. i wonder how many people are gonna go

down.

[rodeodance]

12. yes, good story. I hope the slogan sticks. the media might pay attention.

[rodeodance]

13. delay's wife good lots of $ for doing very little 'special project" all sh

e did was ask congress members what their favorite charity was.

she got over 100 thousand dollars!!!!!

[grateful581]

17. Just played it back on Tivo

Representative John Doolittle Wife got $ from Abramoff and
Tony Rudy's (the former Tom DeLay chief of staff) wife got $50,000

Throw em all in Jail

[YDogg]

18. Even has her own web page. Kinda.

http://www.politicalfriendster.com/showPerson.php?id=574&name=Christine-DeLay

[Ksec]

19. she got over a hundred thousand for asking congress members

what charities they used.

Boy, where do I get a job like that?

Shes apparently as sleazy as her sleazeball husband.

[BrotherBuzz]

20. I'm not watching, but here's hoping Julie Doolittle is mentioned

Doolittle's wife, Julie, did fundraising work for Abramoff between August 2002 and March 2003. Her records were subpoenaed last year by the Abramoff grand jury.

http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/13919591p-14757775c.html

[grateful581]

21. Yes, she was mentioned

Something about a bullshit charity called the Capital Athletic Foundation. She got paid to work for them and the charity was a sham

[BrotherBuzz]

22. Hoot!

I like! It just keeps getting better and better. From the looks of things, the Doolittle race (California fourth district) might prove an interesting one to follow. His seat seat could flip!:)

Oh, in the coming days Capital Athletic Foundation will no longer be 'a' bullshit charity, but will become 'the' bullshit charity when the fraud is fully exposed and the public learns that it was used for money laundering purposes.

[rodeodance]

23. "We have come a long way baby"---so much for women 'advancing"

[BrotherBuzz]

24. Well, there are women and there are women...

and as far as advancing...I look around and see I am very well represented by wonderful women that were elected to city, county, state, and federal offices, and none of them are facing any scandals. I'm just saying...