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(Ed Morrissey bombshell) Ashjian taped Angle conversation, leaked tape to media
HOTAIR.COM ^
| 04 OCTOBER 2010
| ED MORRISSEY
Posted on 10/04/2010 9:30:52 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
Proclaimed “Tea Party” candidate Scott Ashjian has managed to insinuate himself into the Senate race in Nevada, but this time he may have outsmarted himself. Ashjian admitted that he secretly taped a phone conversation between himself and Republican nominee Sharron Angle while they negotiated a way for him to exit the race, and then leaked the tape to Nevada journalist Jon Ralston. That may put Ashjian at risk of felony prosecution for wiretapping:
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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: angle; ashjia; ashjian; nevada
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
“That may put Ashjian at risk of felony prosecution for wiretapping”
Oops!!
Is there some way to get Ralston, too...
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posted on
10/04/2010 9:43:45 AM PDT
by
Qbert
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
I will just pretend I posted the name(s) I apply to this guy. Ah, now I feel better!!
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posted on
10/04/2010 9:43:49 AM PDT
by
EagleUSA
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Nevada is one of a handful of states that requires that both parties to a telephone conversation consent to a recording. And failure to comply can be prosecuted as a felony:
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posted on
10/04/2010 9:45:11 AM PDT
by
McGruff
(I Love the Smell of Desperation in the Morning. Smells like Victory!)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
That may put Ashjian at risk of felony prosecution for wiretapping Can you say "Linda Tripp"? I knew you could! ;-)
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posted on
10/04/2010 9:46:08 AM PDT
by
pookie18
(Palin/Cheney '12)
To: McGruff; All
It turns out, at the end, that it wasn’t a phone conversation. It was an in person conversation.
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posted on
10/04/2010 10:06:43 AM PDT
by
Winstons Julia
(The liberal mantra: Never enough.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Ashjian is a plant for Reid. Reid does this every election cycle.
Too early to tell if this will hurt Angle.
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posted on
10/04/2010 2:54:28 PM PDT
by
Fred
(Suspend All Immigration Until Unemployment is Reduced to 5%)
To: Winstons Julia
Which brings into question whether or not it is illegal...not looking like it is...
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posted on
10/04/2010 2:55:32 PM PDT
by
Fred
(Suspend All Immigration Until Unemployment is Reduced to 5%)
To: Fred
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posted on
10/04/2010 4:06:46 PM PDT
by
marvlus
To: marvlus
It was NOT on the phone it was in PERSON get it ergo law changes
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posted on
10/04/2010 4:16:03 PM PDT
by
Fred
(Suspend All Immigration Until Unemployment is Reduced to 5%)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
it’s kind of a non-story, but the media’s going to try to make it they can out of it.
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posted on
10/05/2010 6:41:22 AM PDT
by
MNDude
(Ask the Native American's how their "Open Borders" policy worked out for them.)
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