White House officials have long maintained that they barely knew Jack Abramoff, the disgraced Washington, D.C., lobbyist convicted of influence-peddling. But a congressional report has detailed almost 500 lobbyist contacts by Abramoff and associates with the White House over a three-year period, including 10 visits with key presidential adviser Karl Rove.
Last week, a top Rove aide, Susan Ralston, resigned amid reports of her numerous contacts with Abramoff, who arranged pricey sports tickets, concerts and other favors for her.
Did Abramoff’s White House schmoozing produce favorable results for his clients? Apparently not, in most cases. Still, Abramoff undeniably had access and was hardly a stranger. Expect more questions about just how familiar he was with the Bush inner circle.
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“IT’S CLINTON’S FAULT!”
Hey Ben, that’s my line.okay you have permission to use it
But George W. said he doesn’t even know the man – why won’t you believe him?
No stranger to Tankerless Todd either:
Congressman who defended DeLay says three fundraisers with Abramoff associates went unreportedBy John Byrne | RAW STORY EditorA stalwart congressional supporter of embattled House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) has confirmed to RAW STORY that in-kind donations for several fundraisers held at skyboxes believed maintained by fallen lobbyist Jack Abramoff were not reported until this year.
The congressman, Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS), amended his campaign finance filings in February and April, listing three in-kind donations from the Greenberg Traurig political action committee, a fund managed by Abramoff’s former firm. The events dated from 2001, 2002 and 2003.
http://www.rawstory.com/exclusives/byrne/tiahrt_fundraisers_delay_abramoff_510.htm
HMMMM, REPUBLICAN’S LYING?
NAHHH, CAN’T BE
But seriously, does anyone think that this information will change any wingnut’s mind? No facts, no revelations, NOTHING is enough to penetrate the fanaticism and brainwashing of your average far-right Republican. You know they will try to figure out a way to pin this on liberals, Dems, Clinton, George Soros, basically any Republican enemy-du-jour (we’ve seen a classic example of this in the Foley scandal and cover-up). Shit, Republican’s taking responsibility for ANYTHING? Don’t count on it.
PATHETIC
paulfrosell isn’t earning his pay yet today.It’s time for him to show up and tell you guys how the cow ate the cabbage.
Check out 1 Machabees 1:15, where the foreshadow of the antichrist (Antiochus the Illustrious) makes use of sport complexes to secularize the Hebrew nation. Same as Abramoff — and much of modernity.
I think Rove’s assistant, Ralston, used to work for Abramhoff before going to work at the Whitehouse. Thus, Abramhoff had a great deal of indirect acess to the Bush Administration. The Bush folk will shut this story down post haste.
I read the same thing – Ralston did work for Abramhoff and she contacted him directly. So they had to have been more than just acquaintances.
Kinda makes you long for the days that Clinton only sold nights in the Lincoln bedroom to his contibutors – huh?
If you read the 2nd link, it confirms that Ralston worked for Abramoff before going to the Whitehouse.
Know what they called Abramoff when he was in high school?Yep, that’s right.
Bush/Rove/CheneyLIARS
Clinton/Gore/CarvilleHORNY BASTARDS
I vote for horndogs.
No Steven.What did they call him?Honest Abe?
Jim G.,
Agreed. Their goal (Clinton’s, at least) is to fuck consenting ladies, rather than to fuck the country.
Poor Abramoff; over 500 visits and still nobody remembers seeing him there. Talk about failing to make an impression!
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/breaking_news/15725291.htm
Records suggest Pombo lobbying contactsERICA WERNERAssociated PressWASHINGTON – California Rep. Richard Pombo has insisted he was never lobbied by Jack Abramoff. Records show the disgraced lobbyist billed a client for at least two contacts with Pombo a decade ago.
The lobbying records released by the Northern Mariana Islands show that Abramoff billed once for calls to Pombo, chairman of the House Resources Committee, and a second time for a discussion with him, while lobbying in 1996.
On more than two dozen other occasions from 1996 through 2001, Abramoff associates called or met with members of Pombo’s staff, including his chief of staff, the records indicate. As the contacts picked up, Pombo voted Abramoff’s way on a bill important to Abramoff’s clients.
Hey folks, I do run two businesses, and then I assist my left wing girlfriend with a third. Let me make some money every now and then ok?Now, as far as telling you “how the cow ate the cabbage” lets see how many pardons Bush hands out when he leaves office:
http://archives.cnn.com/2001/ALLPOLITICS/stories/01/20/clinton.pardon/
By the way, Hillary got some of that Abramoff cash:http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/1/5/125414.shtml
http://www.nationalreview.com/york/york200603100829.asp
WOW! A whole $2000 token! Which was then given to charity.
Come on Paul – you can do better than that. Is that all Rush had today?
And some of the Clinton money may be connected to pardons:
http://archives.cnn.com/2001/ALLPOLITICS/02/22/clinton.pardon.01/
The Clintons refused to disclose contributions to the Clinton Library.
And gosh, Clinton also pardoned sex offender Congressman Mel Reynolds:http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/printer-friendly.asp?ARTICLE_ID=21585
Yes, this is ALL on topic. You try and try to make Bush out to be corrupt, but you overlook the corruption in the Democrat Party time and time again!
Lookeelookee, Paul’s playing the “blame Clinton” game. Gee, Bill’s been out of office for six years but he’s still running the government in Republilooney land.
Paul, your article tried desperately to make an Abramoff/Clinton connection but it failed. Hillary Clinton and every Democrat never took a dime from Abramoff. Your lies have been debunked months ago when your idol, the drug addled Rush Limbaugh tried making them.
You see, if my employer pays me a salary and I use part of that salary to make a campaign donation it would be me making the donation, not my employer. This is how desperate the Rethuglicans are to spread their corruption. However Paul, you and your shrills are doing a lousy job. Maybe when you guys grow up you’ll accept responsibility for your actions. Until then you’ll just be telling lie after lie.
BTW, World Net Daily isn’t a news source. They were the same website that used photoshopped pics of Senator Kerry as actual photos. Perhaps your credibility would be increased if you didn’t use tabloids for your news sources.
Keep digging Paul – I guess since you cannot refute anything or defend BushDaBum you gotta do your best to ‘wag the dog’
Don’t forget Doug – I beat him to it – way back at 12:16. Eevn beat out TRACY!
Repub. were going to return integrity to Washington, and all they can still say, is “look what Clinton did”, it’s not going to, and isn’t working! Just check the polls.
So’s your old man!
I give some of you great credit for giving Paul a second, third, 37th, or 113th chance. You are way more open minded than me. I stopped reading Paul links after he used a chatroom as a source.
Paulie? the topic is the involvement of Jack Abramoff influence peddling in the White House. Now I KNOW you’d rather try to make this and everything else about Bill Clinton. When you burned your girlfriends toast this morning I am sure it was Bill Clintons fault.
Tracy,
They called him Abram —-off. I thought that one was easy to guess.
Paul F(alse) Rosell,
“And gosh, Clinton also pardoned sex offender Congressman Mel Reynolds:”
False.Reynolds had served all his time for the sex charge, and 42 months of a 78 month sentence for unrelated bank fraud.Clinton commuted (not “pardoned”) only the bank fraud sentence — Reynolds served the remaining time at a half-way house.
Paul doesn’t necessarily tell lies in his posts. Rather, he posts wide-ranging hypotheses, organized pre-proof, established by reason — aka WHOPPERs!
TEE HEE
Okay Ben you win. Tracy, looks like you and I have to take off another article of clothing. Why couldn’t we play this when it was warmer?
“Tracy, looks like you and I have to take off another article of clothing.”
My God, the humanity.
Hey, Paul Rosell, since you like the tabloids, I was wondering, care to comment on your “child endangerment” charge and the 2,500 dollar fine you had to pay to the Kansas ethics commission?
Doug – I only play THAT game with female bloggers! J M – ageree 100%!
;^)
Hmmm. I wonder if bonbon huey will weigh in to defend paulie the shillie? You know, the way he rushes to her side when the mean ol’ dems point out the truth about her.
Ya know, the truth. Like her lining up with that nut job kay “women should never have gotten the vote” o’connor to be the only two votes in favor of letting parents marry off their daughters at the ripe old age of 14.
You know, those truths.
Will she shamelessly shill for paulie the way he shamelessly shillies for bonnie?
heheheh. Or will she cut and run away from paulie?
Let’s hear from the bonster.
hee hee hee hee
wanna bet that bonbon, like paulpaul, will say
CLINTON DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
heheheheheheheh
That’s the second time I asked Paul to explain the “child endangerment” charge and the ethics fine . . . and the second time Paul had nothing to say.
Hey, Paul, you’re NOT innocent until proven guilty on the WEBlog, so silence means you are indeed a sleazebag.
As if we needed more proof . . .
KsFG – did you notice that the “CLINTON DID IT” line was the absis of Value Boy’s column today?