Breaking???: Ex-Conyers aides making charges against the Congressman

[Perky]

http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CONYERS_COMPLAINTS?SITE=CATOR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2006-03-02-04-54-55
DETROIT (AP) -- Three former aides to U.S. Rep. John Conyers say the lawmaker used them as baby sitters and personal servants while they were supposed to be working in his Michigan offices.

The aides said that Conyers had them tutor and care for his two sons; help his wife, now-City Councilwoman Monica Conyers, with law studies; and drive him to political and private events.

The accusations come from Deanna Maher, former chief of Conyers' office in Southgate; Sydney Rooks, Conyers' lawyer from 1997 to 2000; and Dean Christian Thornton, a legislative aide fired in January, according to the Detroit Free Press.

Maker said that in 1998, Conyers ordered her to live in his Detroit house while his wife attended law classes in Oklahoma. Maher said she lived there for six weeks, caring for the couple's two young sons.

[Cooley Hurd]

1. Rove's money goes a long way...

Why did it take 6 years to come out, if it were true?:shrug:

[Junkdrawer]

3. Sounds more like Scaife money...

but aside from that, we agree...

[Cooley Hurd]

5. Ya know, you're probably right...

I tend to forget about Scaife, but this does fit his MO, doesn't it?:thumbsup:

[vi5]

2. It's called a resignation letter...

..they probably should have looked into it.

If Conyers did this it's pretty shitty and I'm not going to pretend it's not just because he's a dem. But it's hardly a horrifying revelation and for whatever stupid reason these aides actually did the stuff he requested so I'm not sure what the deal is.

[Wickerman]

4. dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x554631

[linazelle]

6. This is HUGH!!?! Overshadows all Bush's CRIMINAL wrongdoing.

:sarcasm:

[linazelle]

20. The spell police sent me this about "HUGH"

"Huge" = very large. "Hugh" = a man's name.
From: ????
Date: Mar-02-06 02:07 PM


:rofl:

[marmar]

7. Breaking? It's several days old...

And even more tired.

[Perky]

10. Sorry It was juist posted on the AP Polics page this AM

It was news to me.

[Junkdrawer]

8. Contributions to what is sure to be a tough reelection campaign...

can be made here:

http://www.johnconyers.com

[Junkdrawer]

13. Done.

[rodeodance]

9. This has been circulating for a few days--Conyers has a problem with

this issue. This much is certain.

[oasis]

11. All three just happened to wander in on the same day to tell their tale.

:eyes:

[Solomon]

12. Are they trying to give Conyers a better platform? This really makes me

laugh. Conyers is only the most politically conscientious congressman we have. He's always right on the issues and fights the good fight, but nobody ever takes him seriously. He's like the little boy who cried wolf, except that he's always telling the truth, instead of lying.

But nobody takes this guy seriously. It's funny they would pick on him. First it was his wife in the bar, and now this. Can't they find a real scandal?

[still_one]

14. I guess it didn't bother them until now

[mattclearing]

15. The more I think about it, it becomes clear this is an election year ploy.

It's no coincidence that this is coming up now.

[DancingBear]

16. Pigboy was all over this yesterday

As soon as I heard that, i knew the marching orders had come down.

Let's see: Bush kills thousands of innocents, both here and abroad - Conyers has tutoring issues.

Yep, sounds about equal in LimbaugLand.

I kid you not -he spent about 15 minutes yesterday trying to equate the Conyers issue with Abramoff!

Two thoughts:

1) The man has no shame to speak of

2) Rental cars that do not have XM are not worthy... :)

[Solomon]

17. I think Limbaugh is the most shameless man I've ever seen.

[ladjf]

18. If the charges are true, Maker could have quit her job.

[UTUSN]

19. Tweety's girl Kay Bailey HUTCHINSON slapped a staqffer

and treated them like personal servants, having them waiting outside her door with coffee, donuts, and car.