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Governor Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, Puerto Rico Democrat, Indicted
Another bad day for the Community-Based Reality
By Neil Stevens Posted in Aníbal Acevedo Vilá | Barack Obama | Culture of Corruption | Democrats | Puerto Rico — Comments (18) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
Puerto Rico Governor Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, a Democratic Party superdelegate and endorser of Senator Barack Obama, was indicted today as part of a wide-ranging conspiracy to systematically violate federal campaign finance law and obstruct FBI investigations into his now apparently illegal campaign for Congress (as a non-voting member) in 2000.
So it's official: Let's add another Democrat to Þe Olde Culture of Corruption List.
Read on...
Quoting Jason Zengerle at The New Republic, my source for the CNN link above:
So, if the Democratic race is still unresolved as of June 7--when Puerto Rican Democrats go to the polls--I guess this could be an issue, especially since Acevedo has endorsed Obama.
P.S. By my count, Acevedo is now the second Democratic superdelegate under indictment, joining Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. Are there any I'm missing?
Beyond the politics, though, the evidence is streaming out that Governor Acevedo, who as of now will have a vote in the 2008 Democratic National Convention, had no respect at all for the rule of law. According to Wikipedia in its article on Rosa Emilia Rodríguez, the US attorney prosecuting Acevedo:
Current Resident Commissioner Luis Fortuño accused Acevedo Vilá of using public funds to finance a lobbying campaign to prevent Ms. Rodríguez from obtaining confirmation in the United States Senate. In response, Puerto Rico Senate President Kenneth McClintock on July 20, 2007 ordered a legislative investigation into the matter. During Senate hearings, Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration director Eduardo Bhatia admitted that government resources were used to pay Republican lobbyist Charles Black to hold meetings regarding Rodríguez' nomination.
This sounds downright Nixonian. Does anyone think that President Obama, the shining avatar of the Goddess of HopeChange, would have appointed a US Attorney to do anything about it, given that he accepted Acevedo's endorsement?
Me neither.
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2 Obama superdelegates indicted in one week!!
by St. Louis Conservative
“.....women and minorities hardest hit”
Superdelegates
by Risky
Perhaps they will be promising the Superdelegates pardons rather than embassies for their vote.
5 (nt)
by Neil Stevens
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"If we want to take this party back, and I think we can someday, let’s get to work." – Barry Goldwater
5!
by Dan McLaughlin
In Hillary's case, of course, she has the record to back that up.
"No compromise with the main purpose, no peace till victory, no pact with unrepentant wrong." - Winston Churchill
I would LOVE to see Rod Blagojevich indicted.
by St. Louis Conservative
That would truly be the icing on the cake.
“.....women and minorities hardest hit”
hmm
by Pentagon16
will there even be any democratic superdelegates left by August?!! So far Spitzer, Paterson, Kilpatrick, Acevedo and now the two Clinton morons who were paid agents of Saddam Hussein..
how do we tie all these criminals together?! We need to come up with a good ad campaign showing the libs corruption
Obama is Jimmy Carter- only without the sweater.
I believe Jefferson is uncommitted
by Dan McLaughlin
but he is still a superdelegate.
"No compromise with the main purpose, no peace till victory, no pact with unrepentant wrong." - Winston Churchill
The Republicans need to run
by Michael Corleone
The Republicans need to run on this. A culture of corruption and a governance of inefficiency.
A "culture of corruption" has infected the Democratic party nationwide. From Spitzer, to Patterson, to William Jefferson, to Blagovich to Kilpatrick to the Saddam Three to Acevedo.
A "governance of inefficiency" exists in all states controlled by Democrats. Of the near 25 states that are facing budget crises, something like 21 are run by Democrats. And Michigan is the leading example.
But our idiot party won't do anything. They have accepted that we can't win this year.
Ye Olde Culture of Corruption List
by mikewas
Isn't the domain available? It seems like we should be keeping a canonical list of Dem corruption scandals in this new age of ethical conduct they've ushered in.
indicted-dems.com, perhaps?
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I can unequivocally say I will not be running for national office in four years.
- Barack Obama, 11/04/04
Shame.
by KYJurisDoctor
Another Democrat -- now it's NOT all Republicans!
http://osi-speaks.blogspot.com/2008/03/another-democratic-governor-misbe...
With malice towards none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see right.
Not to play the class warfare card
by Joliphant
But is it any wonder that Rich people that aren't paying much in taxes and gained their money through morally questionable means are backing the Democrats ?
George Soros: Reputed hedge fund manager to drug dealers backs the democratic party
Warren Buffet: Wants to see income taxes go higher but doesn't want netjet to pay its fair share of FAA fees.
Bill Gates: 99.99% of his fortune is capital gains. Raise income taxes to the stars and you still won't touch his money.
The sad part is the boobs on the left actually line up to be fleeced.
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
People that wealthy are virtually immune to changes.....
by St. Louis Conservative
....in the tax code. They have armies of lawyers and accountants that shield their assets from taxation, while the average W-2 wage earner gets fleeced.
“.....women and minorities hardest hit”
Spread the word!
by MadHatChemist
If we want people to know about this we have to push the issue whenever and wherever we can. Not only do we have to stand-up against the Dems, but also their MSM minions.
Also, Þank you for remembering to use the letter "Þ" this beautiful Þursday!
Turnabout is Fair Play?
by Whitehorse
It certainly seems so. In 2006 we had "all" of the republican scandals - some sadly real, some contrived. Now, we have a plethora of democrats falling to their own corruption. The RCCC & RSCC should have come out this year more aggressively...
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