Tom DeLay, the next reality TV star.

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[thebiggestdog]

Yesterday I commented about how Tommy D's legal woes could spell problems for the GOP in '08. I am no legal scholar, but DeLay and his buddies did skirt the letter of Texas law in order to funnel corporate donations to their candidates. The case against DeLay, as flimsy as it may be, could very well result in a prosecution if the jurors are anything like those in the OJ or Michael Jackson trials.

Now, there is a new spin. Prosecutor Ronnie Earle has given a film crew full and complete access to videotape his work on DeLay's court proceedings for the past several years. In essence, DeLay's right to privacy has been compromised, and now he could be tried on Court TV as well as in a courthouse in Texas. The filmmakers will most certainly bring their view of the events to PBS or some left leaning network sometime soon, possibly before DeLay gets his day in court.

[thebiggestdog]

The guilt or innocence of Tommy D. will lie in the hands of the people of Texas. I just hope they have more brains than jurors in California. Recently, a new twist on the story has risen to the top of the Ronnie Earle septic tank, and that is that he has allowed a film crew to document his work on prosecuting DeLay. What is this guy thinking?

[p23185]

>>he has allowed a film crew to document his work on prosecuting DeLay<<

Yes, it has been reported that the filmmakers will now be filming a new ending for this shocumentary

[BushisTheMan]

But recent press reports seem to ignore the fact that Earle, as part of the DeLay case, also has criminally indicted eight U.S. corporations, including Sears and Cracker Barrel, Bacardi USA, Westar Energy, Williams Companies, and several other companies.

At the time, Earle said he could prove "the outline of an effort to use corporate contributions to control representative democracy in Texas."

The companies, of course, denied wrongdoing.

But Earle later cleared the companies after demanding they make donations to charities he backed. Reportedly he sought as much as $1 million from Sears. In the end, Earle was said to have "persuaded" these companies to fork over six-figure donations in exchange for clearing them of wrongdoing.

Earle's history has not been lost on DeLay supporters.

[BushisTheMan]

But recent press reports seem to ignore the fact that Earle, as part of the DeLay case, also has criminally indicted eight U.S. corporations, including Sears and Cracker Barrel, Bacardi USA, Westar Energy, Williams Companies, and several other companies.

At the time, Earle said he could prove "the outline of an effort to use corporate contributions to control representative democracy in Texas."

The companies, of course, denied wrongdoing.

But Earle later cleared the companies after demanding they make donations to charities he backed. Reportedly he sought as much as $1 million from Sears. In the end, Earle was said to have "persuaded" these companies to fork over six-figure donations in exchange for clearing them of wrongdoing.

Earle's history has not been lost on DeLay supporters.