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Offline aldo_14

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US congressmen investigated for taking bribes from lobbyists
on: January 04, 2006, 04:50:05 am
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4579474.stm
[q]The US justice department has said it intends to pursue senior politicians suspected of taking bribes from prominent lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

Abramoff pleaded guilty to charges of fraud, conspiracy and tax evasion.

Under the terms of a plea bargain, Abramoff will co-operate with a probe into alleged corruption among lawmakers and their staff.

Abramoff had ties to prominent members of the Republican Party and some Democrats are also implicated.

The BBC's Justin Webb in Washington says the case is an unexploded bomb under both houses of Congress.

The lobbyist is accused of using gifts of money, foreign trips and lavish meals to buy political influence. [/q]

Congressmen corrupted bytaking money from big donors, eh?  Never saw that coming.......

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Offline Fineus

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Re: US congressmen investigated for taking bribes
Reply #1 on: January 04, 2006, 04:53:35 am
A corrupt politician. Zeh horror.
 

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Re: US congressmen investigated for taking bribes from lobbyists
Reply #2 on: January 04, 2006, 05:08:18 am
Quote from: Kalfireth on January 04, 2006, 04:53:35 am
A corrupt politician. Zeh horror.
And an American Politician at that! What's the world coming to?
 

Offline Rictor

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Re: US congressmen investigated for taking bribes from lobbyists
Reply #3 on: January 04, 2006, 10:18:20 am
My God! Next thing you know, multinational corporations will be bank-rolling entire political careers, using their influence to have desireable laws passed, maybe even helping initiate an odd war here or there.

...oh wait.
 

Offline redmenace

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Re: US congressmen investigated for taking bribes from lobbyists
Reply #4 on: January 04, 2006, 01:29:29 pm
Hope he gets busted. All we need to do now is convict Ted Kennedy for Murder, through Tom Delay in jail, and go back in time and remove Clinton from office.
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Offline Janos

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Re: US congressmen investigated for taking bribes from lobbyists
Reply #5 on: January 04, 2006, 01:47:54 pm
Quote from: redmenace on January 04, 2006, 01:29:29 pm
Hope he gets busted. All we need to do now is convict Ted Kennedy for Murder, through Tom Delay in jail, and go back in time and remove Clinton from office.

Ted? Murder? Clinton from office? What?

Here's just hoping that this will somehow result in complete decimation of Republican party and Bush administration (though I'd hate to see Cheney in charge. Just imagine the pure horror his reign would be.)
lol wtf
 

Offline ionia23

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Re: US congressmen investigated for taking bribes from lobbyists
Reply #6 on: January 04, 2006, 01:52:29 pm
Quote from: Mefustae on January 04, 2006, 05:08:18 am
And an American Politician at that! What's the world coming to?

yeah, because only American politicians are capable of being corrupt.  That whole Africa thing is a figment of our imagination.  :rolleyes:
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Re: US congressmen investigated for taking bribes from lobbyists
Reply #7 on: January 04, 2006, 01:58:42 pm
Quote from: Janos on January 04, 2006, 01:47:54 pm
Ted? Murder? Clinton from office? What?
Ted Kennedy was criminally liable, if not manslaughter, for a death of a woman who died in his car when he was driving under the influence. After the accident, he got out of the car and walked home, leaving the woman in the car to drown.(he crashed into a river) Then had the gull to go to her funeral.
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Offline aldo_14

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Re: US congressmen investigated for taking bribes
Reply #8 on: January 04, 2006, 03:07:30 pm
Quote from: ionia23 on January 04, 2006, 01:52:29 pm
Quote from: Mefustae on January 04, 2006, 05:08:18 am
And an American Politician at that! What's the world coming to?

yeah, because only American politicians are capable of being corrupt. That whole Africa thing is a figment of our imagination. :rolleyes:

I believe the sentiment is in ironic relation to the thought that, for all it's prolesytising about spreading freedom etc etc, the US government seems to many to be one of the most beholden to corporate/donor interests in the world.
 

Offline ionia23

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Re: US congressmen investigated for taking bribes
Reply #9 on: January 04, 2006, 03:28:34 pm
Quote from: aldo_14 on January 04, 2006, 03:07:30 pm
I believe the sentiment is in ironic relation to the thought that, for all it's prolesytising about spreading freedom etc etc, the US government seems to many to be one of the most beholden to corporate/donor interests in the world.

That's because we're caught between capitalists and idealists.  One of the 'freedoms' is the freedom to lie out one's ass.  It's only illegal if you get caught (and others are in a position of power to do something about it).
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Re: US congressmen investigated for taking bribes from lobbyists
Reply #10 on: January 04, 2006, 03:30:23 pm
this kinda crap has been going on since the 1860's, except then they never got caught. just be happy this guy is getting what he deserves.
 

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Re: US congressmen investigated for taking bribes from lobbyists
Reply #11 on: January 04, 2006, 04:16:33 pm
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Offline Kosh

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Re: US congressmen investigated for taking bribes from lobbyists
Reply #12 on: January 04, 2006, 05:22:12 pm
Quote from: redmenace on January 04, 2006, 01:58:42 pm
Quote from: Janos on January 04, 2006, 01:47:54 pm
Ted? Murder? Clinton from office? What?
Ted Kennedy was criminally liable, if not manslaughter, for a death of a woman who died in his car when he was driving under the influence. After the accident, he got out of the car and walked home, leaving the woman in the car to drown.(he crashed into a river) Then had the gull to go to her funeral.

:wtf: Where did you hear that one from? Drudge report? Fox?
"The reason for this is that the original Fortran got so convoluted and extensive (10's of millions of lines of code) that no-one can actually figure out how it works, there's a massive project going on to decode the original Fortran and write a more modern system, but until then, the UK communication network is actually relying heavily on 35 year old Fortran that nobody understands." - Flipside

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Offline redmenace

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Re: US congressmen investigated for taking bribes from lobbyists
Reply #13 on: January 04, 2006, 05:33:02 pm
Ha haaa **** YOU.

And it is a well established fact. I thought everyone knew about that.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Kennedy
« Last Edit: January 04, 2006, 05:37:41 pm by redmenace »
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Offline Kosh

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Re: US congressmen investigated for taking bribes from lobbyists
Reply #14 on: January 04, 2006, 05:36:02 pm
Has the thought ever occured to you that sometimes people make these stories up?
"The reason for this is that the original Fortran got so convoluted and extensive (10's of millions of lines of code) that no-one can actually figure out how it works, there's a massive project going on to decode the original Fortran and write a more modern system, but until then, the UK communication network is actually relying heavily on 35 year old Fortran that nobody understands." - Flipside

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Offline redmenace

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Re: US congressmen investigated for taking bribes from lobbyists
Reply #15 on: January 04, 2006, 05:38:39 pm
Except IT IS NOT MADE UP. Frankly, the only thing "made up" are Kennedys excuses.

Although, upon refresher he suposedly got one of his friends to help but never called the police :wtf: Then later gave up and "swam" to the hotel. :lol:
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Offline Kosh

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Re: US congressmen investigated for taking bribes from lobbyists
Reply #16 on: January 04, 2006, 05:43:43 pm
How do you know it isn't made up?


Was the state trooper story about clinton made up?
"The reason for this is that the original Fortran got so convoluted and extensive (10's of millions of lines of code) that no-one can actually figure out how it works, there's a massive project going on to decode the original Fortran and write a more modern system, but until then, the UK communication network is actually relying heavily on 35 year old Fortran that nobody understands." - Flipside

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Offline Janos

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Re: US congressmen investigated for taking bribes from lobbyists
Reply #17 on: January 04, 2006, 05:47:41 pm
I don't care if that's made up or not, but MUUUUUURRRDEEEERRR? Hells naw.
lol wtf
 

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Re: US congressmen investigated for taking bribes from lobbyists
Reply #18 on: January 04, 2006, 05:52:25 pm
state troopers?
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Re: US congressmen investigated for taking bribes
Reply #19 on: January 04, 2006, 07:08:40 pm
Quote from: redmenace on January 04, 2006, 01:29:29 pm
and go back in time and remove Clinton from office.

Yeah. Cause if you were going to use a time machine to remove a politician from office, Clinton would be the one to choose :rolleyes:
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