Ford says government, not he, is corrupt

Nashville Tennessean | 6/8/5 | BONNA de la CRUZ

[SmithL]

EX-Tennessee State Senator John Ford got caught with his hand in the cookie jar, but he's not to blame.

It's all the Government's fault, huh?

The Tennessean doesn't allow posting, but here's the link:
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050608/NEWS0201/506080409

[CO Gal]

A fun government flashback moment: "B!tch set me up!!"

Don't know why this article made me think of that.

[Army Air Corps]

Also, Tennessee Ernie Ford made a statement denying any involvement in this scandal...

[Army Air Corps]

You take sixteen bribes and whaddya get....

[TBP]

Probably both.

[zarf]

Ford's going to be entertaining in his defense. Marion Barry redux.

He'll be regurgitating all the old racial bromides. It'll be like watching an old minstrel show.

I'll be curious if he's able to utilize Barry's classic,"the bitch set me up!".

[CO Gal]

"It'll be like watching an old minstrel show." {Snicker} How Ted Dansonish of you!

[Jeff Chandler]

No party affiliation mentioned in the headline or first sentence, so I assume he's a rat?

[jec41]

Fox got caught in a trap, now lisen to him squeal. I was looking for a rabbit in that thar hen house.

[armymarinemom]

This is just a start to how outrageous this guys is going to get before this is all over with.

[Rabble]

"No party affiliation mentioned in the headline or first sentence, so I assume he's a rat?

Your assumption is right on target. Yes he's a RAT. All but one of the lawmakers charged in this sting operation were Rats.

Once a Rat, always a RAT.

[Rabble]

There's more on the sting that stung the Tennessee State legislature at this link:

http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:xEOWGvmo2hUJ:www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/26/lawmakers.arrested.ap/+senator+ford+tennessee&hl=en

[FeeinTennessee]

I saw him today...ranting about that. He can't be serious...he has been caught. There's video to prove it also, and he's trying every avenue to wiggle his way out of this.

[FeeinTennessee]

Definitey a Democrat

[Maigrey]

He's a Rat (a large one at that) and his nephew is the sitting Rep from TN District 9 (Rep. Harold Ford Jr.)

Whole family (that I know of politically) are in the cookie jar, one way or the other.

[Maigrey]

Favorite Felon PING!

[Coldwater Creek]

Jphn Ford is a RAT in more ways than one!!!!!!!!!!

[GailA]

Yeah, the Feds are liars they lied to him and they lied to you about him.

[GailA]

RAT, black, UNCLE of US Rep (LIBERAL) harold ford JUNIOR. Brother of former US Rep harold ford sr..who was indicted over the post office fraud stuff..but the jury in memphis of course very pro-ford machine found him innocent. Which will be a problem for the Feds in trying john ford and the rest of these scumbags.

[TXBSAFH]

Both are.