ABC carrying the Veterans Scam by the RETHUG donor complete with pics with Bush, Rove and Boehner

[malaise]

the criminal has photos with Karl Rove and John Boehner. Support the troops my ass!! Bwaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Coming up on Sawyer after the commercial break


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[lamp_shade]

1. Good. I hope we hear more about this in the days ahead.

[malaise]

2. Here's a link -Major GOP Donor Scammed Millions With Phony Veterans Group, Authorities Say

http://abcnews.go.com/WN/

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/major-gop-donor-scammed-millions-phony-veterans-group/story?id=12112157
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Top law enforcement officials in Ohio are spending this Veterans Day hunting for the man they believe exploited the good name of America's warriors to abscond with more than $100 million.

The eccentric looking Florida man went by the name Bobby Thompson. As detailed in a report airing on World News with Diane Sawyer tonight, Thompson called his charity the U.S. Navy Veterans Association, and for eight years he raised money for the group, mostly through phone solicitations. He told donors the group was assisting needy veterans, and garnished this pitch with dollops of credibility by donating small amounts to legitimate veterans' groups.

Federal election records show he invested far more money -- more than $200,000 -- in campaign contributions to top Republican politicians, including President George W. Bush, U.S. Sen. John McCain, and the presumptive incoming Speaker of the House, John Boehner. In exchange, he received grip-and-grin snapshots with American political leaders -- the sort of photo that may be commonplace on office walls in Washington, DC, but looked to outsiders like evidence of an important man with heavy-duty connections.

[lamp_shade]

3. Thanks. There was a similar post here within the last couple of hours (with pics).

I'll try to find it.

[lamp_shade]

5. Here >

http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9529173

[malaise]

6. Thanks

I'm watching the report - Boehner and Rove are suddenly silent.
99 million dollars missing from $100,000 million.

[malaise]

4. Support the Troops!!

Boehner and Bobby Thompson


ABC hasn't shown it yet but in the intro there's a pic with George Bush and Karl Rove as well.
Coming up after the commercials.

[Gabi Hayes]

7. good thing they waited til after the election to spring this!

reminds me of the NYT sitting on that story for a year before the 2004 elections.

[malaise]

8. My exact thought

I'm betting that they held this for weeks -damn they sicken my stomach