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Rep. McDermott Loses In Boehner Lawsuit
Washington Post ^
| Sunday, August 22, 2004
| Associated Press
Posted on 08/21/2004 11:42:44 PM PDT by AUH2OY2K4
A federal judge has sided with Rep. John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) in his six-year lawsuit against Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) over an illegally recorded telephone call.
Boehner sued McDermott after a Florida couple, using a scanner, found and recorded a 1996 conference call in which Boehner, then-Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) and other House leaders discussed strategy involving announcement of an ethics committee finding against Gingrich. The couple gave the tape to McDermott, who was on the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct at the time, and the contents ended up in news reports.
U.S. District Judge Thomas F. Hogan ruled Friday that McDermott "participated in an illegal transaction when he accepted the tape."
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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: baghdadjim; democrats; impeachment; losers; mcdermott; mostvilecongressman; osamamamacohort; saddamsfriend; seattleembarrassment; sendhimtojail; shameonwashington; socialiscommiepig
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Comment #1 Removed by Moderator
To: AUH2OY2K4
Geez, that has taken awhile.....came out OK though.
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posted on
08/21/2004 11:46:31 PM PDT
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(A Proud member of Free Republic ~~The New Face of the Fourth Estate since 1996.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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posted on
08/21/2004 11:47:26 PM PDT
by
MEG33
(John Kerry has been AWOL for two decades on issues of National Security)
To: AUH2OY2K4; CyberCowboy777
To: AUH2OY2K4
"A statement from McDermott's office said the congressman disagrees with the ruling. It said he believed important public issues were involved, and that he had a right to release the tape to the media."
Of course more Democratic elitist attitude. Breaking the law is okay because "I think it is in the public interest." Screw the law, this is important! No wonder he is Osama's best friend in congress!
DKK
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posted on
08/22/2004 12:11:43 AM PDT
by
LifeTrek
To: Chad Fairbanks
Baghdad Jim gets dunked ping.
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08/22/2004 12:16:11 AM PDT
by
DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
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posted on
08/22/2004 12:23:38 AM PDT
by
CyberCowboy777
(Veritas vos liberabit)
To: AUH2OY2K4
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posted on
08/22/2004 12:23:59 AM PDT
by
Phyto Chems
(Convert or DIE is there call --- but I will remember Nick Berg & now Paul Johnson and .....)
To: AUH2OY2K4
Aw right. Now we can legally say that Jim McDermott is a criminal.
To: AUH2OY2K4
Bagdad Jim McDermott Loses.. Has a nice ring to it.
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posted on
08/22/2004 12:32:04 AM PDT
by
dc-zoo
To: AUH2OY2K4
Impeach his ass!
To: AUH2OY2K4
Bagdad Jim should be in chains awaiting trial for treason.
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posted on
08/22/2004 12:37:45 AM PDT
by
JoeSixPack1
(Kerry couldn't have gone to Sears in Cambodia Christmas day! They were closed!)
To: AUH2OY2K4
Boehner sued McDermott after a Florida couple, using a scanner, found and recorded a 1996 conference call in which Boehner, then-Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) and other House leaders discussed strategy involving announcement of an ethics committee finding against Gingrich.Bwahahahaha!!! Are they still touting this phony story? Are people actually buying it?
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
No, it did not come out okay.
"Justice Delayed is Justice Denied."
Most peopled don't even remember this incident from six years ago (I sure do), and McDermott has remained in Congress for six years when he should have been in jail.
To: firebrand; nutmeg; Cacique; rmlew
Clemenza's crooked congresscritter ping!
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posted on
08/22/2004 2:00:28 AM PDT
by
Clemenza
To: LifeTrek
"No wonder he is Osama's best friend in congress!"Osama has a couple best friends. Meet the other one.
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posted on
08/22/2004 7:20:09 AM PDT
by
Spunky
("Everyone has a freedom of choice, but not of consequences.")
To: Shethink13
The problem here is that just about everybody knows that McDermott's tape came directly from the AlQaida operatives in Florida.
These are the guys who later on flew planes into the WTC, Pentagon and Pennsylvania.
The "Florida Couple" who rolled-over for a conviction really have to be thoroughly interrogated by someone who understands what is going on here. We can't let these people (the "couple", or McDermott, or Hillary Clinton) walk any further than to the nearest gurney at Terre Haute.
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posted on
08/22/2004 7:37:15 AM PDT
by
muawiyah
To: AUH2OY2K4
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posted on
08/22/2004 7:39:45 AM PDT
by
VOA
To: AUH2OY2K4
Will McDermott be impeached? Don't hold your breath, it's standard operating procedure by the Democrats. Laws are for Republicans, not Democrats.
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posted on
08/22/2004 8:31:25 AM PDT
by
sionnsar
(Iran Azadi ||| Resource for Traditional Anglicans: trad-anglican.faithweb.com)
To: AUH2OY2K4
That was Baghdad Jim? Figures.
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posted on
08/22/2004 9:44:45 AM PDT
by
risk
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