Ex-House leader Tom DeLay guilty of money-laundering

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

Source: Reuters

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas jury on Wednesday found former Republican House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, dubbed "The Hammer" for his hard-driving style, guilty of money laundering and conspiracy.

DeLay was accused of conspiring to illegally funnel $190,000 in corporate campaign donations to Republican candidates for the Texas Legislature in the 2002 elections.

"The public officials people elect to represent them must do so honestly and ethically and if not, they will be held accountable," said Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg.

DeLay, 63, faces five to 99 years in prison for the money-laundering conviction and two to 20 years for a conspiracy count as well, plus fines. He is free on bond until his sentencing in a Texas state court on Dec 20.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40362812

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[tabatha]

1. Link here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9625529

Life in prison.

[Still Blue in PDX]

2. "Up to" life in prison. Here's hoping! nt

[ejpoeta]

3. i bet he gets probation or something. prison is for the little people.

[Tansy_Gold]

4. Oh, it would be one of "those" prisons anyway. Where they get to

learn the samba and haute cuisine and all that. Not, you know, like a REAL prison, for like REAL criminals.


:sarcasm: just in case

[ejpoeta]

6. like office space..... 2 years in a minimum security prison with conjugal visits

[Still Blue in PDX]

26. LOL

I actually lost my stapler in an office move recently. That movie is frighteningly close to my reality.

Ooooh, the constant barrage of emails telling us how good it is here, never mind the neverending RIFs (reduction in force).

Sorry - I digress.

[ejpoeta]

35. i know. i am surprised by how many that don't get my quoting from taht movie.

it is so funny because it is so true. exaggerated, but true.

[hamsterjill]

166. Was it a "thswingline"?

n/t

[hamsterjill]

167. Was it a "thswingline"?

n/t

[Hawkeye-X]

39. Send him to the Bill Clements Unit in Amarillo

He should do just fine there.

[curiousdemo]

169. Don't drop the Bug Spray......

I'm sure some buck strength inmate is licking his chops to get a hold of old bug man....:toast:

[BetsysGhost]

212. they should send him to one of Cheney's prisons

Here's hoping Cheney is next...

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE4AI11B20081119

- A grand jury in South Texas indicted U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and former attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Tuesday for "organized criminal activity" related to alleged abuse of inmates in private prisons.

[lonestarnot]

173. and a martini cart.

[Iliyah]

47. Agreed

Delay's lawyers will take the case to the US Surpeme Court and of course their partners in crime the five (5) judges will over turn the verdict and probably will proclaim him a HERO.

Fake news, dummy Palin and crew, Murdock and crew will all proclaim it's Obama's fault and get the not too smart tea bats to come out to chant over and over again something stupid and the corporate media will pick it like it's the news. By the end of the week, it will be all Obama and the Dems fault b/c they are the Nazi.

[Lasher]

149. He is employing the Kenny Boy Defense.

As you may recall, Ken Lay's conviction took so long, he died before his sentencing. This negated the conviction, which meant the government couldn't go after his estate for restitution. His heirs have continued to wallow in the lap of luxury ever since.

The strategy is to get high priced lawyers to delay (no pun intended) justice until after you're dead. He was indicted way back in 2005 and it was over five years before the trial started. Here it is almost to the end of 2011 and he hasn't been sentenced yet. Watch for his sentencing to be rescheduled past December 20.

How much longer can those expensive lawyers drag this out on appeals while he remains free on bail? He's 63 and the US life expectancy is 78. I wouldn't be surprised at all to see justice denied for 15 more years.

An average person would have been already rotting in jail six years ago. The older I get the less respect I have for our criminal justice system, and it is mainly on account of disparities just like this.

[txlibdem]

182. Ken Lay... I'd forgotten about that one

But then again all the rich are criminals. Their names and faces blend together in my mind sometimes. Fraudsters at minimum and murderers at worst. Thieving and stealing are part and parcel of Capitalism and the best thieves get the richest.

That is why we need to assault their compounds and place them all under citizens arrest for their crimes, garnish all their assets and put them and their family members off their golden thrones and put them to work sweeping the streets, picking up trash, cutting the grass along the highway, etc. That is the only justice I will accept.

How in hell we tolerate a society where the most evil, most egregious thieves, liars, con men and murderers are put up on a pedestal is beyond me. STORM THE BASTILLE!

[Enthusiast]

190. You would have to show me the body.

Ken Lay is off somewhere on an island paradise enjoying his ill-gotten gains.

[txlibdem]

225. Show you the body.

If I walk into your home and shoot you I go to jail.

If I am a CEO of an insurance company and my policies and direct orders cause your death --- I get a huge bonus.

[Lasher]

192. I was reluctant to post that about the Kenny Boy Defense.

After I had it all typed up I thought, maybe I shouldn't rain on this nice parade with such a negative post. Then I thought, what the hell, I can apologize for being a wet blanket if it bothers anybody.

Really, there is cause for rejoicing. At least Hot Tub Tom has been tagged with two felonies. That's better than nothing even if it's overturned on appeal. Too bad this didn't happen two or three months ago, in time to help Democrats in the election.

[txlibdem]

224. Not really. He's just a scapegoat.

There are over 200,000 wealthy rich bastards that need to be imprisoned and forced to clean our streets, shine shoes for a nickle, pick up trash, all with shackles on. And all their ill gotten gains need to be seized and returned to their rightful owners.

How are they any different than a con man who swindles you out of your car. He goes to jail and does some hard time. But the con men that wear $8,000 suits walk around free as a bird. And the guy with your car, he doesn't get to pass your car along to his family members to have and to use and keep forever. But the con man in a suit keeps every stolen dollar and his family lives a life of fantasy and luxury.

Jail them all! Tear down their walls and arrest them for their crimes. That is where we need to be going as a nation.

Putting one out of 200,000 crooks away is just a show. Just another part of the Kabuki Theater of American life. Tom Delay may end up with a pardon -- I wouldn't put it past our President (and you can bet he won't serve a day of actual hard time anyway, his family won't be poor after all is said and done). He'll get Scooter Libby'd and that'll be that.

[Creative]

191. Exactly...the powerful always look out for one another.

After all, one of them may be next.

[lovuian]

133. He will be dancing to prison

:woohoo:

[Miss_Underestimated]

165. "Dancing With The Bars" !!!!

[ShockediSay]

160. Maybe The Hammer will be making little rocks out of big ones nt

[BREMPRO]

53. JUSTICE! glad to see this scumbag found guilty and going to jail..A reminder of how close we came

to a total takeover of government by his gang of phony sanctimonious criminals. The republican ethics lapses- Abramoff, k street, Ralph Reed all circling the exterminator. They are doing it again... trying to eliminate the impartial ethics committee set up by the Democrats to "drain the swamp". These guys are just evil- Delay one of the most corrupt. A jury saw through his phony excuses that he was just being politically prosecuted. No sir, you are a crook. Throw away the key.

[U of M Dem]

74. Or Here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/25/us/politics/25delay.html?src=me

Get more of these guys out!

[HowHasItComeToThis]

135. MAY HE ROT

[wordpix]

242. +1 no tears for this criminal - give him the maximum sentence

[Warpy]

5. Juanita Jean is all over it

http://juanitajean.com/

She's been after that cockroach for 25 years!

[Tansy_Gold]

27. Oh, what a treasure Juanita Jean is!

Thanks, Warpy, for the link!

[hamerfan]

66. I love her description

of DA Ronnie Earle:

"Ronnie Earle would fight a rattlesnake with one arm tied behind his back and give the snake three bites head start. And he’s so honest that you could shoot dice with him over the phone."

Thank you for the link, Tansy.

[stlsaxman]

96. THAT quote was laugh-out-loud funny! can't wait to read this... thanks.

[Ilsa]

68. Thanks, Warpy! Did you catch this story further down the page?

November 23, 2010

Snip

Tom DeLay said he is being reassured by friends with daily Bible verses. Today’s is Romans 8:28 which DeLay says talks about, “No matter what your trials or tribulations are, everything is for the good for those chosen by the Lord.

“No demons, nor angels, nor district attorneys can keep you separated from the love of Jesus Christ.”

[Truth2Tell]

85. priceless...

"I imagine that the words “I will destroy you,” have suddenly disappeared from Tom DeLay’s daily vocabulary. I honestly don’t know if they sell Viagra for hammers."

[AnneD]

107. I haven't been to Juanita's in a while....

Thank's for reminding me. I need a Rita and a mani/pedi , and some good gossip.

[Enthusiast]

194. Good stuff, Warpy. nt

[chervilant]

234. Juanita Jean is not alone

I've been subversively anti-DeLay the entire time I've lived in his district. When he was first indicted, I used my mixed media skills to make big banners that said "INDICTED!!!" in rainbow hues (pun intended), attached rainbows of helium balloons, and tied them to his district markers. I did this at about 4:30 in the morning the day after the news broke. My banners stayed the longest on the signs nearest I-45, which means the morning rush hour traffic got to see them. I have pics somewhere.

Anyway, I do hope he gets to spend a significant amount of time in a state prison, contemplating the lint in his navel.

[NoPasaran]

7. Boom goes the dynamite

[deminks]

8. BREAKING NEWS: Tom DeLay found guilty of laundering money, conspiracy in connection with the 2002 el

Source: Austin Statesman

Just a banner right now.

Edited to add story:

Update: 5 p.m.:

Tom DeLay, the former U.S. House majority leader whose name became synonymous with the Republicans’ controversial rise to power in the Texas House, was found guilty today of laundering money in connection with the 2002 elections.

Jurors sent a note on yellow legal paper that a verdict had been reached to the judge at 4:46 p.m. They had deliberated since Monday afternoon.

They sent word that they had reached a verdict at 4:46 p.m. today.

DeLay was charged with money laundering and conspiracy to commit money. He faces a possible sentence of 5-99 years in prison and a maximum $10,000 fine on the money laundering charge, and 2-20 years in prison and a possible $10,000 fine on the conspiracy charge.

Read more: http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2010/11/24/delay_judge_think_about_thanks.html?cxntcid=breaking_news

[NoPasaran]

9. Woo Hoo!

[chelsea0011]

14. Bye Bye!!!!!!!!!!!!

He'll find a way to stay out of prison.

[mod mom]

117. a la Kenny-boy Lay.

[KT2000]

10. Can it really be?

This is too good to be true - I thought they would let him off for sure.
He might want to drink some more of that DDT.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

16. Agent Orange?? Seems to fit..... n/t

[marmar]

11. Slammer for the Hammer !!!!

The Bugkiller has been zapped !!!!

:party:

[El Supremo]

13. +100!

[The Wizard]

105. Because the Court has been

rigged by the Bush cartel, Delay will probably avoid time in the Gray Bar Hotel and License Plate Factory. But if by some quirk in the system he gets the orange jump suit, he'll go from the Hammer to the Hummer before he drops the soap.

[madmax]

186. ....

:rofl:

[PSzymeczek]

114. Stop! Slammer Time!

:toast:

[BlancheSplanchnik]

158. now THAT's news I can dance to!

!!!!!!!!!

http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?xl=xl_blazer&v=tYi3pwK6KkI

[lonestarnot]

174. Heee heee teee.

[Warpy]

12. Wow! There's FINALLY a glimmer of justice in Texas.

Mr. "I am the Federal government!" will likely be out on an appeal that is dragged out for nearly as long as his trial was, but this is still great news.

I really, really want that sack of shit behind bars.

[AnneD]

102. The funny thing is....

we have very few laws in Texas about campaign money, and he broke one of the two.

[AnneD]

103. Double post

sorry guys.

[xchrom]

15. Awesome! Eat it BugMan! Nt

[kimi]

17. Oh my goodness

*Thud*

Never thought I'd see the day, but yippee!!

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

18. Hold on! He's still asserting his innocence!

:rofl:

[mahina]

19. about damn time.

also- woot.

[robertpaulsen]

20. Try wearing that shit-eating mugshot smile in the slammer, Hammer!

Give that POS life!

[eleny]

21. This ought to wipe some of the smug off is face

[provis99]

22. Ladies and Gentlemen, we got him!

[Moondog]

23. Heh. How tragic!

:rofl:

[BlueDemKev]

24. My turkey's in the oven.....

....and THAT turkey's going into jail!

[Lil Missy]

25. The jury was fixed! It was a case of bias by a democratic prosecuter!

Couln't be because he's guilty. :eyes:

[Zambero]

151. You mean a 'Democrat' prosecutor

DeLay is also guilty of criminal intent to corrupt the English language. In this instance, it is a premeditated attempt to convert a long-standing honorable noun into an adjective. His heinous crime has since has been disseminated to the entire right-wing media, who have excised the proper term Democratic from their collective vocabularies.

[Kip Humphrey]

36. is it too soon to start calling him "Stoolie" Tom?

[ArnoldLayne]

50. Fucking yeah!!!

[shenmue]

58. Ice cream for me!

I get ice cream whenever something bad happens to the Republicans. Here I go! :)

[awoke_in_2003]

216. Ben and Jerry's...

Chocolate Macadamia- it is the best ever.

[chervilant]

233. hmph!!

I want Wavy Gravy back again. They promised, and I still haven't seen it.

[The Wielding Truth]

218. Justice is not a bad thing. Enjoy when justice comes to Republicans.

[Segami]

70. P.O.S

[fascisthunter]

203. question is, what amount of time will he serve?

[Sanity Claws]

28. Tom Delay found guilty of money laundering

Source: NY Times banner

A Texas jury Wednesday found Tom DeLay, the former House majority leader and Texas political powerhouse, guilty in a money-laundering trial involving contributions to political campaigns.


Jurors deliberated for 19 hours before they came back with guilty verdicts against Mr. DeLay on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering.



Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/25/us/politics/25delay.html?hp

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We have something to give thanks for.

[Crazy Dave]

29. Another smiling mugshot like this?

[The Backlash Cometh]

30. Can we hope that this is the start to a trend?

[AmericanMan1958]

31. here is link....

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2010/11/24/delay_judge_think_about_thanks.html?cxntcid=breaking_news

[NoPasaran]

32. O Happy Day!

[liberalmuse]

33. How many years will he spend in prison?

Money laundering is a very serious charge, after all. I shudder to think of his ilk wandering our streets. I hope he is sent the river up for a very long time.

[Hawkeye-X]

40. Life in prison, without any possibility of parole, is what he deserves.

But knowing the Thugs, they'll give him unsupervised probation for 1 day and let him go.

[Ter]

34. Question: If he wasn't a crook, would he have been in line to be Speaker?

n/t

[Jackpine Radical]

51. No.

You have to be a crook to be considered as a Republican Speaker.

[Ter]

161. I mean if he didn't get caught

Would he have been next in line for Speaker?

[Jackpine Radical]

200. I understood what you were asking.

I just chose to take it another way for the sake of being a smartass.

[Ter]

214. I know :)

But I'm pretty sure he'd have been in line to be Speaker, not positive though.

[JBoy]

37. Woohoo!

[chowder66]

54. Dancing with the Bars!

[susu369]

121. Zinger

You made me laugh.

[SpiralHawk]

38. Up the river with you, you RepubliCorp Scumbagger

toss away the key...

[lillypaddle]

41. Wooooohooooo!

Take that, you lying, cheating, MF! :bounce: :woohoo:

The "hammer" just got hammered! :woohoo: :applause:

[Gin]

44. Finally this basterd gets what is coming to him.

[Name removed]

42. Deleted message

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[KG]

43. That's Guilty! Guilty! Guilty! Guilty!

[derby378]

45. YES!!!

Too bad his conviction came too late to change the Congressional makeup in DC, but at least he isn't gonna be able to slime his way out of this one.

:applause::woohoo::applause:

[Loki]

46. When I moved to Texas over 12 years ago

I had three wishes, 1. Tom Delay would either resign or lose his seat in the House 2. He would be found guilty of the charges brought against him. and well, number 3 has not come to pass, but two out of three ain't bad. Son of a bitch was a guilty MF'r. Rot in jail Hammer Man.

[Kennah]

55. Do I dare ask about #3?

[Loki]

73. #3 wish came a little later

that Bush would either be impeached or charged with a war crime. The way things are looking lately, #3 could be best one. What's the old saying.....good things come to people who wait!

[Kennah]

91. It is said that many things come in threes, so here's hoping.

:toast:

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

48. woohoo!!!!

Awesome.

[ColesCountyDem]

49. Guilty! Guilty! Guilty!

:toast: :bounce: :toast: :bounce: :toast:

[BlueCollar]

52. A Texas jury actually convicted a republican?

Be still my heart...

I just checked outside...
no fat ladies singing and no pigs flying...but the weather report for tomorrow is close to freezing in Tarrant County, Texas...

[Recursion]

59. Well, an Austin jury

The Freepers are whining that the forewoman used to work for Greenpeace.

[thereismore]

94. Aha! She must be biased because Delay was killing bugs and she is a bug lover.

Only hunters, republicans and certainly no Buddhists should be on that jury!

[Kennah]

56. Delay guilty, good. And now the bad.

Nor-man Gold-man observed it's sad that Texas law regarding political campaigns is tougher than federal law. Also, Governor Rick Perry could pardon Delay.

[cstanleytech]

57. I am sorry but this is nothing to cheer about

because it doesnt fix the gerrymandering Delay managed to do to give the GOP control of the state.

[tabasco]

60. Downer Debbie has arrived!

Cheer up.

[syberlion]

63. That it is up to us to make the change

There are more of us then there is of them, we've got to get off our butts and show people in Texas why they have to stop voting against their best interests... Commenting on the computer and sitting back hoping for change won't do it!!!

There is some heavy lifting needed to reclaim Texas for Democrats.

[syberlion]

61. My main concern...

Could this get over turned by the Supreme Court by using the ruling of Citizens United? (corporate giving)

I hope not.

Dancing with the Stars producers must be proud, 3rd place Palin, AND a convicted felon, THAT'S what I call star studded...

[Kennah]

64. Star studded would be Tom Delay in the first season of, wait for it ...

... Dancing With Convicts!

[Mosaic]

62. IOKIYAR?

Nope! Hooray!

[Initech]

65. Fuck yeah!!!! Hope he gets life!

[Bolo Boffin]

67. As a convicted felon in Texas, DeLay just lost his ability to vote.

Beaujolais nouveau, anyone?

[Ilsa]

69. I'm having a drink tonight! Finally, Hot tub Tom is getting his. nt

[truthisfreedom]

80. Ahh, justice is sweet.

[bonzono]

156. Leapin Lizards

He may not be able to vote, but he just became the most qualified front runner for the 2012 Repubic presidential nominee, ejaculating over Moose Palin by a Pinochio nose.

[stopbush]

71. Oo-rah!

[bitchkitty]

72. Just in time!

Now I have something to be thankful for.

[rasputin1952]

75. GOOD!!! That smarmy dog needs to sit it out in prison...

life , (well 99 years), would be excellent...but this could be as little as probation; that would be a kick in the face of justice.

One thing is for sure, if this was a D in the docket, DeLay would be screaming for his head, nice to see this miserable insect will finally get a dose of that karma he's been dealing out for years.

[NoodleyAppendage]

76. Guess who's going to be "Hammered" in prison? Schadenfreude, ya'll. n/t

J

[truthisfreedom]

77. Merry Christmas! Now let's get the rest of them. Round 'em up!

[sabrina 1]

78. Will he be on DWTS anymore?

Justice DELAYed. Most of the country probably forgot what he was charged with. The media has not covered this story for some reason. I thought this case had gone away.

I am glad he has been finally caught. He was one of so many corrupt Republicans that the media chose to ignore.

But he did work hard for Corporate America so I'm sure he will be rewarded.

Don't know what to say, I hope he is only the first of many of our corrupt public officials to be charged with the crimes they have committed. Especially the war criminals.

[thereismore]

95. I hope he gets to spend good many years in those corporate private prisons that he loves so much. nt

[Kingofalldems]

79. K and R for Fox/Breitbart's good buddy

Bahahaha!

[TxVietVet]

81. Toxic tom is whinning BIG TIME.

Well, tt, how's it fell to get CAUGHT? Friggin' asshole. I hope it costs you billions to keep you sick ass out of jail. It couldn't have happen to a more deserving person.

[McCamy Taylor]

82. Hot damn! There is a Santa and he just brought us the best Xmas present ever!

[stlsaxman]

83. YAAAAYYYYYYY!!!!!! n/t

:bounce: :toast: :party: :hi: :thumbsup: :fistbump: :headbang: :yourock: :woohoo: :applause: :rofl:




:patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot:

[BadGimp]

84. aaahhhh rrrgggghh drinkee time

[RufusTFirefly]

86. The man's a hero and a patriot, another victim of activist judges and the liberal media

:sarcasm:

[Crunchy Frog]

208. He's being persecuted for his Godliness. This is just like the crucifixion!!!!11!

[cheneyschernobyl]

87. Please please please please send him to Arpaio's prison...

so that way Arpaio can spend more each day on dog food than the hammer. Hammer-time! Can't touch this!

[24601]

126. Wrong state. This is a Texas conviction and Arpaio runs a county

jail in Arizona. The two states aren't even contiguous.

[cheneyschernobyl]

180. I know I know...but I can still have hope, right?

That would be THE best Christmas gift ever!

[24601]

207. OK, hope away to your heart's content. n/t

[drm604]

88. And the current Governor of Texas is Republican Rick Perry.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Perry

Let's hope he doesn't decide to pardon Delay.

[Kind of Blue]

89. This is too good to be true. Oh, please

let this be real!

KnR anyway.

[polmaven]

90. WHAT TIMING!!!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE! And for what are you thankful for today?

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[Plucketeer]

92. Couldn't happen to a MORE deserving fellow!

One Liar down - too many to go.

[Sherman A1]

93. Yes!

Some days you get the bear and other days the bear gets you......

[harun]

97. Justice

[Harry Monroe]

98. HELL YEAH!!!

Here's hoping that that son of a bitch gets what's coming to him there!! Hope his cell mate nails him day and night!!

[RT_Fanatic]

193. The MF'er

...deserves prison but NOT rape. Homophobic and NOT cool. Just sayin'.

[Blandocyte]

99. Fixing another martini to celebrate our fine justice system

[Crunchy Frog]

100. First news that's made me feel good in...

I don't know how long.

[go west young man]

101. Curious line from the BBC article on the case.

He has chosen to be sentenced by Senior Judge Pat Priest.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11835221

How do you get to choose your own judge?

[PassingFair]

197. This Pat Priest?

Just read her bio, she was a big Repuke and
active in politics, but, she's not a judge.....

[Hawkeye-X]

235. Same way Rush does his doctor shopping

He looks for the most partisan judge that will likely overrule anything the jury does if it doesn't go his/her way. That tells me that DeLay settled on the wrong judge. I just hope Pat Priest does the right thing and sentence him to 99 years in prison, first parole hearing in 50 years (he'll be a skeleton by then)

And he must serve time immediately. No credit for being free for 5 years.

He can appeal while he's serving time in prison - he's going to have to stay there and use a jailhouse attorney to write up failed pleas after pleas.

[tammywammy]

247. No, he chose to be sentenced BY the judge vs by the jury. n/t

[caitxrawks]

104. Wowwwww.

Crazy.

[jerseyjack]

106. I'd vote for prison in Arizona

where Sheriff Joe could give him pink underwear and green baloney sandwiches.

[Beartracks]

108. There's a reason Jesus did not like the money changers. n/t

[INdemo]

109. Delay Found Guilty

Source: MSNBC on line

Delay found Guilty of money laundrying

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40362812

---

Found this link

[lbrtbell]

110. No "Dancing with the Stars" where you're going, buddy!

Your dancing days are OVER!

[CLANG]

111. Rot in hell, Cockroach

GUILTY GUILTY GUILTY GUILTY!!

[tpsbmam]

112. Happy Dance!!

[GreenTea]

113. Republicans felt they could do ANYTHING they wanted because Rove promised them "40 years of power"

And greedy fools like DeLay believed every word of it.....Republicans had absolute control of the presidency, Congress, Senate, the Justice Department & US Supreme Court, they had complete control of the corporate media, complete control through HAVA of the electronic voting machine & their hackers (but Rove had to blow up the plane of the main hacking dude cuz he was going talk and tell all) and the republicans had all the corporate money they needed....

So Delay believed he was untouchable - So what changed?

[Catherine Vincent]

115. Yesssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[quakerboy]

116. So the real question remaining

Can the house, senate, or a governor pardon him?

Or will President Obama have to Pardon him?

Or will we have to wait for the president after Obama?

Or can they just retroactively change the law to get him off?

Cause I don't think he is in the business of doing jail time.


Also... 190k? Really? That's not even walking around money any more. Seeing what his crony's are doing now, that's gotta really make him feel a little injustice.

[Maraya1969]

211. I'm surprised they finally tried him after 3 years. So maybe he will

actually go to jail. Maybe the Republican greed machine is actually starting to come to a halt.

[quakerboy]

219. Sounds kinda like

a fairy tale to me. And I have as yet to see one of those come true.

[TheCowsCameHome]

118. Bugman declared "Dancing with the Bars" winner!

Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Howler]

119. WOOT!!!!!!! Happy Turkey Day! LMAO!!!!

Now Truly I have something to be thankful for!!!! :)

I hope he gets the whole 99 years plus interest!!!!

[titaniumsalute]

120. Happy Thanksgiving Dickhead!!

[vanboggie]

122. OMG, Finally some justice!!

Unbelievable. There really is some justice left in this country. Can we convict the other war criminals now?

Major kudos to Ronnie Earle! :toast:

[TheCowsCameHome]

123. Please, please, please can he be sentenced on Christmas Eve?

Pretty please Santa...............

[Rosa Luxemburg]

124. Yeah! At long last!

[HCE SuiGeneris]

125. Past time to take the trash out... I hope we never have to be subject to his BS again

through FUX, or any other teevee conglomerate. FU, Tom!!!!

[pmorlan1]

127. Good News

We always knew he was a felon, now he's a convicted felon.

[yellerpup]

128. The Cartel begins to crumble.

All we have to do is try them by jury. The rules are not that hard to understand. Proud of my peers, today! :patriot:

[defendandprotect]

129. I'll bet he serves no time -- and I'd be shocked if he even spent 7 months in jail!! ---

Yet he is someone I consider guilty of TREASON against his country and his government ....

not simply a criminal - one who has done great harm to this nation and its citizens.

[Recursion]

183. He's asking for a bench sentencing; I probably would too

I'm calling 7 + 7, concurrent. Out in 3.

[Hawkeye-X]

236. Pat Priest better prepare to sentence him to life in prison to be served IMMEDIATELY at the worst

prison in Texas.

No other choice. What he did amounts to TREASON and should have been sentenced to death for it.

99 years in prison, first parole hearing in 50 years.

That's a payback, bitch.

Hawkeye-X

[Recursion]

239. And this is why judges are non-partisan

Because the idea of a life sentence for this is ridiculous, and if you can't see that, that's a problem.

[time_has_come]

130. HA! Remember this.........

http://evilqueen.demesnes.net/images/ce.3db3f6c3508bb34c5a0ccb29d2c67c41.cuban0427,j.jpg

[glitch]

131. Queue Delay's "heart attack".

Ready his mcmansion in Dubai, right next door to Ken Lay's. Across from Erik Prince's, who didn't wait for his trial.

Pity the poor body double, for the insult to injury (for having looked like Delay all his life).

[time_has_come]

132. Repubs are going to hate Reuters over this story....it goes through his whole sordid history...

..."THAT'S NOT THE NEWS," they will say.

[kowalski1]

134. Ladies and Gentlemen

We got him. I wonder if he spends 1 ight in jail

[AlbertCat]

136. I wonder... now that Georgie-poo is back in the spotlight...

.... are any of the people who voted for Repugs this midterm are remembering just who they voted for now?

[unkachuck]

137. congratulations bugman, you're guilty!....keep up the good work!....n/t

[AlbertCat]

138. I wonder...

.... are people who voted Repug this last time around remembering what kind of people they just voted for?

[NICO9000]

139. I love this part:

"This is an abuse of power, it is a miscarriage of justice. I am very disappointed. But it is what it is ... and we will carry on. Hopefully we can get this before people who understand the law," DeLay said after the verdict.

If anybody can spot abuse of power, it's Delay!

:rofl:

[Hawkeye-X]

237. He broke the law. He got caught. He got convicted. He is not the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

and his pension should be permanently revoked.

All his government-based bennies GONE.

His wife will have to start working to get health insurance.

Ol' Tom will have to work $0.01c an hour wiping infected bedpans 24/7.

Hawkeye-X

[orbitalman]

140. K and R

[EC]

141. He'll pull a Ken Lay if he really does have to do any

kind of time...He's too big a chicken for even a luxury prison...

[Jakes Progress]

142. Sentencing on Dec. 20. Now that's a Christmas present.

[Psephos]

143. Bu-Bye, Mofo n/t

[Catherina]

144. Slammer Time! n/t

[Faygo Kid]

145. Now he will find out if the Bush cabal and Fox will go to the mat for him.

I think they throw him under the bus, like they did with Jack Abrahamoff.

[bonzono]

146. Book em, Guano

while I pop the cork on this 12 year old magnum of Texass champagne.

[kestrel91316]

147. Yesssss!!!! There IS a God.

[budkin]

148. How does that Karma sandwich taste you SOB!? And in my town of Austin too!

[fishwax]

150. YES!!!

:woohoo:

[Bryan Sacks]

152. There are appeals courts full of Bush appointees

He'll get a lesser sentence, I imagine. The Appeals courts are there to make sure the powerful don't get their due punishment.

[Hawkeye-X]

238. The appeal courts will have no choice but to uphold the law and appeal

because if they're going to let Tom out, then Texas' going to crash and burn BIG time.

Hawkeye-X

[Sailing]

153. Some appropriate word from Pink Floyd

And when you loose control, you'll reap the harvest you have sown.
And as the fear grows, the bad blood slows and turns to stone.
And it's too late to lose the weight you used to need to throw
around.
So have a good drown, as you go down, all alone,
Dragged down by the stone.


Animals '77

[Enthusiast]

195. I love that.

I could hear it as soon as I read the words.

[bonzono]

154. Hallelujah!!

there is a god, after all!!
Unless, of course,
the turd beats the rap on appeal...
then there ain't no god after all...
again.

[wakemewhenitsover]

155. Whoa yeah!

:headbang:

[DuaneBidoux]

157. I've lived in the Texas 22nd for 22 years. I'm glad to my heart to see justice.

But, after watching Perry elected Governor and my own 22nd Congressman (current) Olsen I seriously doubt Texas is capable of producing anything better than DeLay.

[Mosaic]

204. Ann Richards

and LBJ come to mind. Like they say everything is bigger in Texas, whether they are bigger rw crooks or bigger heroic liberals.

[MilesColtrane]

159. Kerrsplaatt!!

Mwahahahahaha!

[curiousdemo]

228. I LOVE IT!

SMASH THAT BUG!! :nuke:

[pacalo]

162. Texas should be proud of this! I'll never forget that sleazy re-districting mess

he instigated in 2003.

I'm thrilled that he will be going to state prison, rather than a cushy, white-collar-crime federal one.

[Solly Mack]

163. I'll be damned. They did it. Good for them!

That almost gives me hope.

[Shining Jack]

164. "I am not a crook!"

Meanwhile the Chimp, Cheney and all the others are having a good time. Poppy will even get a medal if the rumor is true. (Is it? I missed the rest of that story.

[alp227]

168. Greatest news of the week EVER!

I remember hearing a few weeks back that Tom DeLay would be sentenced to life and was like "whoa!" These are some damn serious crimes right here. I've heard that Tom DeLay also committed some unethical gerrymandering.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

170. I gather if he'd done this after "Citizens United" he wouldn't have faced any charges.

[glinda]

171. There are tons of Repub money laundering. All they have to do is look.

[lonestarnot]

172. Meanwhile bushitler is still a free serial killer.

[ClayZ]

175. Yay!!! Perp Walk time!

"Handcuffs and leg irons swingin’ to the perp walk.
Bright orange jumpsuit, stylin’ for the perp walk,
On his merry way to cell block D." Jim Hinde


K and R

[Major Hogwash]

176. Hahahahaha -- I guess all those dance lessons might pay off now after all!!!

Say, can you tango?

But, there's no music.

Try humming.

[DesertDiamond]

177. Well I'll be danged! I was thinking the jury was going to give him a free pass. Bravo, jury!

[Patchuli]

178. "I am the government" Tom ?????????

hahhahahahahaahaaaa!!!

Karma you sonovabitch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Woooooooooooooooot!!!!

[Hubert Flottz]

179. He won't do six months.

I wish he'd get 99 years though.

[olegramps]

181. I will lay odds that Perry commutes his sentence. Just as Bush did for the Scooter creep.

[Judi Lynn]

184. Delay remains defiant after money laundering conviction

Posted on Thursday, November 25, 2010
Delay remains defiant after money laundering conviction

AUSTIN, Texas — During a 22-year career in the U.S. House, Tom DeLay helped build up the Republican Party's power - and, by extension, his own - through a combination of shrewd strategy and hardball tactics that earned him the nickname "The Hammer" and elevated him to the chamber's second-highest post.

But one such effort to shore up GOP clout also proved to be his undoing and could cost the former House majority leader his freedom.

DeLay was defiant Wednesday after a jury convicted him in what prosecutors alleged was a scheme to send more Republicans to Congress by funneling illegal corporate money to Texas legislative candidates in 2002.

Outside the courtroom, he complained about an "abuse of power" and "miscarriage of justice" from the jury in Austin, the most Democratic city in one of the most Republican states.

More:
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/11/25/104314/delay-reins-defiant-after-money.html

http://assets.nydailynews.com.nyud.net:8090/img/2009/10/07/alg_dancing_stars.jpg http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com.nyud.net:8090/images/delayincourt.jpg

[LawnKorn]

185. I love it when Republicans are found "GUILTY!"

I am hopefully waiting for the day Dick Cheney will stand before a jury and be found guilty.

[tiredtoo]

187. A Good Start NT.

[Ian David]

188. Tom DeLay Lay Lay is going to jail jail jail! n/t

[Enthusiast]

189. Delay doesn't have a worry.

He will be raptured soon so no big deal. Srsly. Right? Just sayin'

[Roland99]

196. "FUCK YEAH!!!"

[Submariner]

198. Dancing with the Stars like Tommy did has probably already won him a boyfriend

in the clinker. A bunch of Bubba's are prolly in luv with Tommy.

[Submariner]

199. Dancing with the Stars like Tommy did has probably already won him a boyfriend

in the clinker. A bunch of Bubba's are prolly in luv with Tommy.

[Yeahyeah]

201. Just like a Greek tragedy,a noble hero brought down by his arrogance.Except without the noble part,

or the hero part.Noble and hero replaced with fucking and asshole.

[Hepburn]

202. Adding one more thing to my list of things to be thankful for today!

:applause:

Bu-bye-eeeeeeee, Asshole!

[DailyGrind51]

205. Sometimes, things ARE fair!

[OnyxCollie]

206. I joined DU on the day Tom DeLay was indicted.

My first post was on the thread announcing the news.

This has been a long time coming.

[EFerrari]

221. I never feel particularly happy when a criminal gets a punishment

but this is pretty close.

[WillyT]

209. GOOD !!!

Now, throw away the key!

:mad:

:kick: & R !!!

[grahamhgreen]

210. One down. Let's go after the big dog now!

[avaistheone1]

213. Yes!

:bounce:

[DFW]

215. Listen to this VERY prescient song from 5 years ago:

http://www.nuttymp3.com/mp3/1920014

Click on the "PLAY" tab below the "Download" tab, and the whole song will play.

Hang down your head Tom Delay, hang down your head and cry........

[W T F]

217. I he ever gets out of prison, His next career will be in Right Wing Talk radio.

[myrna minx]

220. K&R n/t

[riverbendviewgal]

222. Fantastic

I hope the lawbreaker gets a long sentence...

[anachro1]

223. So...

As can be expected, he will not receive any punishment, right?

[time_has_come]

226. This a permanent sticky now on the home page?

lol!

[ProudDad]

227. "free on bond"???

If he weren't rich and white and connected...

He'd be in a cell awaiting his sentencing... :grr:

[Yeahyeah]

229. Obama will pardon him in January,2013.

[L. Coyote]

230. Rec 259. RNC = Republican Network of Crooks

Onward to the sentencing.

[Gin]

231. I am thankful for that! even if he gets probation...he is a convicted

felon!!!!!!

[wysi]

232. Dec 20th is my birthday

Happy Birthday to me!!!!!!!!!

Don't drop the soap, bugman.

[brownsugar]

240. right-wingers will defend Delay

They only criticize Democrats.

[Kingofalldems]

241. Kick this for the sneaky freepers

[wordpix]

243. ""This is an abuse of power, it is a miscarriage of justice."--Tom Delay

Tom is the poster child of abuse of power, miscarriage of justice. Shrinks call it transference. :crazy:

[Odin2005]

244. JUSTICE!!!!!!!!!

:woohoo:

[Swede Atlanta]

245. He won't serve a day........

This will go up on appeal. Because these were state charges he will first have to exhaust the Texas appeals process. Texas courts are packed with conservatives. They will drag this out for years until ultimately the Texas Supreme Court will mandate a state Tom Delay Holiday and order restitution to him and his family to the tune of millions. The entire time he will be free on bond with no restrictions on his political and other criminal activities.

The Texas legislature, meanwhile, may consider legislation that will prevent any political jurisdiction from appealing a decision of a Texas appellate or Supreme Court decision. Failing that this will go to the federal system.

We know from Citizens United that the conservative majority of the Supreme Court consider unlimited anonymous contributions to be political free speech.

So the Federal 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, loaded with conservatives will be bound by Citizens United and will find for De Lay.

In the rare case that the 5th Ct. does not find for De Lay we know the Roberts court will be swift to pardon Tom Delay and make the state of Texas reimburse him for all his pain and suffering (something they would never award to someone that was actually harmed as a result of corporate malfeasance) and mandate a new Tom Delay national holiday in his honor.

[Swede Atlanta]

246. Not pardon...

The Supremes will not "pardon" De Lay as that is an executive power. They will find in De Lay's favor and send him back to Texas to continue his political games.