Grand Jury Indicts Kentucky GOP Chief, Two Others

[NNN0LHI]

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBQ4X6B1BE.html

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - A grand jury indicted Kentucky's Republican Party chairman and two state officials Monday on charges alleging they conspired to violate state personnel laws.

The allegations revolve around the state's Merit System jobs and whether a few Republican officials conspired to hire and fire employees based on their political views. Merit System rules prohibit such actions.

All three men indicted Monday have close ties to Gov. Ernie Fletcher.

Basil Turbyfill is in charge of filling political positions for Fletcher, and Bob Wilson is part of the governor's Personnel Cabinet. GOP Chairman Darrell Brock was director of local government in Fletcher's office before he took the party job this year.

[maddezmom]

1. more from the immoral majority

what will the penalty be for these crooks? :shrug:

[brentspeak]

2. Promotion to a White House job (n/t)

[maddezmom]

3. wouldn't surprise me if they started a PAC for Tom Delay etc

seems to me what they do. :eyes:

[mom cat]

4. How sweet it is!

[alfredo]

5. Ernie got elected by the christian right. He came off like Mr Holy,

sucking them in hook line and sinker.

[dmr]

13. Well, isn't that special ...

Such good, clean moral values.

The voters got suckered alright, but these people need to start thinking and questioning. There's too many wolves dressed as sheep.

[alfredo]

17. A rule I learned in business; the more they declare their holiness,

the more I should distrust them. Too often their public displays of virtue are a front. The truly moral will not wave it in front of your face.

[Rose Siding]

6. Sweet

:applause:

[indy_azcat]

7. these goons are future VPs of personnel at PBS.

Still, way to go Grand Jury! :applause:

[lonestarnot]

8. All right now! Slam them! They are absolutely the worst!

[Judi Lynn]

9. The right thing to do would be to pitch these guys!

merit system investigation
Court files allege job 'hit lists'
One reputed set of targets for firing remains under seal
By Mark Pitsch, Tom Loftus and James Malone
The Courier-Journal



FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The state Transportation Cabinet kept a "hit list" of "politically motivated merit job actions," according to affidavits for search warrants filed in court yesterday.

The affidavits include a Feb. 16 e-mail message between two administration officials stating: "Sadie asked for a list today."

It was not immediately clear which list was being sought. But as part of its investigation into allegations of political favoritism in civil-service hiring, the attorney general's office filed with the affidavits two alleged hit lists.

One of the purported hit lists remained under seal yesterday.

Gov. Ernie Fletcher confirmed yesterday that he had opened a personal e-mail account under the name "Sadie" in his office. Sadie is the name of his deceased golden retriever. Fletcher said he was unaware of a "hit list," and e-mail messages filed in support of the affidavits include denials by two administration officials that such a list existed.
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http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20050625&Category=NEWS0104&ArtNo=506250402&SectionCat=NEWS01&Template=printart



Bush with Gov. Fletcher, Darrell Brock
can't find photos of Bob Wilson and Turbyfill

[WhiteTara]

12. Ernie looks like a sweating pig

and Brock looks like a real dufus. These are the guys running their state? Okay, I won't move to Kentucky.
re:pukes:

[Zorra]

10. Crimes like this should be serious felonies with mandatory sentences

of 5 years in prison and victim compensation.

[MGKrebs]

11. Basil Turbyfill?

Now that is a name for a character in a book.

I keep saying you can't make this shit up, and here's yet another example.

Basil Turbyfill. That really rolls off the tongue. Looks good on paper too.

I wouldn't have him as a repub functionary in Kentucky though. More like a down-on-his-luck English gentleman . There would have to be some peat moss involved. Moors, and fog.

[ChrisK]

16. When I saw the name this fella was the first to come to mind

Basil Rathbone

The irony is he(Rathbone) could have lent them his Sherlock Holmes hat and those three morons would still not have a clue when it comes to the wrong doing they were involved in.

Doorknobs.

[ncteechur]

14. Shit-these guys are ALL crooks!

[Pallas180]

15. 3 down, another 85 million GOPers to go

:bounce: