Issa declines investigation into News Corp. phone hacking

[meegbear]

Source: RawStory.com

For a congressman who isn’t afraid to start up an investigation, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) sure was cautious when the idea of probing into News Corporation was presented to him. The House Oversight committee chairman appeared on Fox News Tuesday evening and declined to investigate the Murdoch corporation. News Corp. is facing allegations of whether the company broke the Foreign Corrupt Practices Law and hacked into the phones of 9/11 victims.

Oversight committee ranking member Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and other members of his panel called on Issa to probe News Corp earlier in the week. But the California Republican seemed disinterested in fulfilling their hopes.

“This is being looked at by the Justice Department,” Issa said to anchor Bret Baier, who the congressman praised for asking the question about his employers. “This is being looked at by the Senate, and we’re keeping and eye on it. But at the same time, this is a story about a unit in another country. And we want to make sure we don’t enter the ground that is most inappropriate for us, which is we don’t start picking on media whether they’re the left or the right just because we can.”

Issa’s decision to “not pick on the media” contrasts with his to demand a retraction from the New York Times reporting on his conflict of interests in late August. And when interviewed last year by Think Progress, Issa stated that he trusts News. Corp because he “personally knows Rupert Murdoch.”

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/09/issa-declines-investigation-into-news-corp-phone-hacking/

[Broderick]

1. What is Holder doing?

[DJ13]

4. Whats he doing?

Anything BUT looking into the crimes of conservatives.

[Broderick]

5. Bingo

I think this falls under the jurisdiction of the justice department rather than congresscritters.

[caseymoz]

12. Usually,but not exactly in this case.

As chairman of the Oversight committee, Issa would have responsibility to look into connections between News Corp and the government, most specifically, other Congressmen. It's made to look at ethics violations, but if anything they find is criminal, then they'll refer it to the Justice Department.

[izquierdista]

19. I think there's a couple potheads in Portland....

that he's hot on the trail of.

[arcane1]

7. Investigating whether Murdoch ever played online poker

or used medical marijuana.

[DBoon]

21. Too bad he didn't sell bongs

He would certainly end up in Federal prison

http://www.post-gazette.com/localnews/20030912chong0912p5.asp

[xxqqqzme]

9. As little as possible.

Pathetic excuse!

[Broderick]

10. Sitting on his hands

to keep his ass warm.

[digitaln3rd]

2. Of course he does.

Crooks like to stay together.

[tularetom]

3. When he has finally stolen enough money and retires from the House

he has just sealed the deal on a job offer as a Fox News pundit.

[SpiralHawk]

6. Republicon occultism (R)

As usual. Republicons covering up and hiding their evil doings.

[plumbob]

8. Well, I'm sure ISSA is doing the right thing.

(Wakes up!)

God! What a nightmare! I dreamed I said something good about Issa!

I wouldn't investigate my paymaster either.

[SoapBox]

11. Issa needs to be in jail.

He's a sleazy, lying, scuzball dirt bag...he has had his dirty fingers, in dirty activities. Period.

[shanti]

20. +1

he's one of the worst.

[Firebrand Gary]

13. He should be arrested for obstruction of justice.

[defendandprotect]

14. kr

[Javaman]

15. Sounds like someone has dirty hands...nt

[tcaudilllg]

16. Oooh 9/11 victims.

Could be used to terminal effect. Let's beat him with this.

[malakai2]

17. second that

People always talk about playing hardball, here's a perfectly good place to start.

[fascisthunter]

18. with this current crop of fuckers in our government, we will not see an investigation

a thorough one. Welcome to totalitarian fascism.... just the beginning.

[barbtries]

22. he's a corrupt bastard

despicable.