Crapo (R) donations questioned

[Rose Siding]

(because you really can't hear the name too many times)

BOISE – U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, received more than twice as much money in donations from people in the U.S. Virgin Islands than from his home state last year, according to the Federal Elections Commission.

That prompted the Senate Majority Project, a Democratic interest group, to question Crapo's involvement in the islands, which have a population of 110,000 people.

Crapo had received $39,000 from Virgin Islands residents by the end of the 2005-06 election cycle, compared with just under $20,000 from Idaho residents.

Lobbyists for the islands are trying to reduce the number of days a person must remain on the islands to be considered a resident, an issue that could have tax benefits.

Currently, under a 2004 act of Congress, individuals must spend at least half the year in the Virgin Islands to be considered a resident for tax purposes. Lobbyists would like to see that reduced to an average of 122 days per year over a three-year period.

http://www.spokesmanreview.com/tools/story_pf.asp?ID=121201

[MadMaddie]

1. Is that really his/her last name!!

[EST]

4. He pronounces it "Cray-po" but I like your take better!

[rocktivity]

2. If it's pronounced CRAP-o

He couldn't have picked a better name.

:headbang:
rocknation

[DainBramaged]

3. How did someone named Crapp with an o get elected?

You vote for crap, you get crap.

[EST]

7. But then, a crappy is a fish that doesn't tast like it's spelled.

[DainBramaged]

12. Well, eating a crappy fish isn't my idea of a meal

This thread could become very interesting if we look at like Jon Stewart would.

[John Q. Citizen]

11. Idaho. Beautiful state, ugly politics. n/t

[napi21]

5. Please tell me HOW anyone can vote for a guy named CRAPO?

When I first heard his name several months ago, I thought it was a DU jokester deliberately twisting the guy's name, like we do with BushCo and many others. THEN I found out that's REALLY his name!!!!

I hope they DO find illegality in the money he took! Can't get rid of too many Pubs!

[LynneSin]

6. But you know, it's the same thing with our senators here in Delaware

With the small states you have a tendency to get more donations from out of state then from within. I'm sure you'd see the same thing with both Carper & Biden here in Delaware

[DainBramaged]

13. yeah, but their names aren't crap

with an o

[LynneSin]

15. We have Carper but sometimes I switch the A and the R

and you can spell it from there.

[DainBramaged]

16. So, is Crapier a better interpretation?

[Richard Steele]

8. Gee, that sure doesn't look suspicious or nuthin'!

You Idahoans on DU, please make sure to get the word out
about this! It sounds like the sort of thing
that VOTERS might like to know!

[Initech]

9. Pretty funny that a republican's last name is "Crapo!"

:spray:

[Rose Siding]

10. I know -sometimes I just have to indulge my inner 4th grader

It's like his legal name and everything :spray:

[EST]

14. Heheh! Me, too!

You tickled me.