Maurice Hinchey, Dem Rep Who Accused Rove of Planting Rathergate Docs, on Hannity Tonight

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[governsleastgovernsbest]

Maurice Hinchey, the far-left Demcorat who at a public forum in Ithaca over the weekend accused Karl Rove of planting the forged Rathergate documents, will be on Hannity and Colmes during this hour.

I'm sorry to say that Hinchey is my congressman. This is the same guy who at the beginning of the Iraq war accused our military of committing 'massacres' in Iraq.

I can confidently predict that Hinchey will not back down. He is a strutting little arrogant fellow. Keep your eyes peeled to see if the cameras show his feet - he likes to affect cowboy boots - this Brooklyn-born little tough guy.

[CitizenM]

On September 20, 2004 I posted this on another board (before I found FR, hehe):

Consider - If Bill Burkett knows who gave him the forged memos, and is not telling, then the least of his problems would be to:
Take the fall for this other person/people. That would solve the legal stuff.

But, consider this:
If the “other person/persons” is a person/people of some position and power, and since it is now known that Burkett’s role has been uncovered, this puts Burkett in jeopardy from the very person/people who provided those memos.

Are they/he worried Burkett will “spill the beans?”
Probably.

Are they worried an investigation will lead to them/him, even if Burkett keeps quiet?
Probably.

Are they worried that Burkett has hidden the proof of the source somewhere?
Probably.

In light of this and the fact that being revealed may also lead to a question of integrity and motive for this person/people then there is the very troublesome question all concerned must be addressing: Is Burkett expendable?
Probably.

Remember, we still don’t know the truth about the Kennedy assassination.

Could Burkett disappear with much less investigation?
Probably!

I am sure there are many who are loosing a lot of sleep over this, including Burkett.
Probably.

Now, Hinchey is bringing this alive again...and the Dems KNOW the thread leads to Burkett who, it is supposed, is the only one who knows where the Memos came from (except the person who provided them). Burkett must be shaking and wishing Hinchey would shut up!

[Doctor Raoul]

He's easy to spot in DC. Look for the UFO in the VIP parking spot.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

It's an upstate NY district which is actually quite moderate with an evenly divided Republican/Dem registration. But Hinchey got in there 12 years ago, and has millions of dollars of union contributions available, making it very difficult for a challenger to defeat him. He had one close call in the 1994 Republican revolution, but since then has coasted against weak opponents.

[Pharmboy]

In that event he would have been better...

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Better living through chemistry ;-)

[Txsleuth]

I used to feel sorry for the freepers that have Nancy Pelosi or Barbara Boxer or Patty Murray as their congresscritters---

But, after that performance tonight, I think YOU are the winner of having the congresscritter who has emabarressed himself the most on national TV!!! He should get his award in the mail any day now!!!

[Pharmboy]

EggsACKLEY...he could use the help.

[onyx eyes]

....you say Hinchey will pay no political price. Yah. But his "party" will. One more nail......

[NewLand]

He is utterly confident in his electoral invulnerability and what is most maddening of all is that he has fair reason to be.

With that geography (Newburg to Ithaca!) created to insure a liberal (D) gets elected, I can understand.

NY needs a Tom Delay style re-districting...fat chance I guess in the land of Dems.

I THANK GOD everyday that I live in The South!

[Doctor Raoul]

How did Olbermann miss this guy?

Even Maurice is too embarassed to be on Olbermann.

You can leave your blinds up and draw a bigger audience than Olbermann.

[doug from upland]

I faxed it to him yesterday. :)

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Thanks. I truly believe you're right. As wrongheaded as they are, Pelosi, Boxer and Murray make some effort to appear reasonable, polite and marginally attached to reality. Hinchey comes on and makes a total mockery of the situation, not even bothering to conceal his lunacy, to the contrary reveling in it.

While I understand that this can be an occasion for mirth for my fellow FReepers, it is truly distressing and literally sickening to have this guy as my 'representative.'

[maine-iac7]

Hinchey, however, said he has no evidence to back up his claim.

So WHY is he being allowed to say these things and get away with it?

Why is it that democrats can lie and slander with impunity while, if a Republican tells the truth about someone, he's crucified?

[governsleastgovernsbest]

You say Hinchey will pay no political price. Yah. But his "party" will. One more nail.

I will try to take some solace in that, but it is truly very disheartening to have this guy as my 'representative.'

[ArmyBratproud]

Here is the Van Os Bio. Van Os is the one show was covering for Burkett out in the press when it first broke that Burkett supplied the memos to CBS.

http://www.vanosforsupremecourt.com/vanos_biography.htm

Born: February 19, 1950, Kilgore, Texas



Age: 54




Personal

Son of Seymour and Francene Van Os, of Tyler, Texas

Married to Rachel Barrios-Van Os, a native of San Antonio

Four children, B.J., son, age 20; Kay, daughter, age 19, freshman at UTSA; Maya, daughter, age 7, second grade; Leya, daughter, age 6, first grade

Family resides in San Antonio



Educational Background

National Merit Finalist

Graduated Kilgore High School, May 1968

Awarded General Motors Scholarship (competitive) to attend University of Texas at Austin

Entered U.T. Austin September 1968, in Plan II, interdisciplinary honors degree program

Selected Junior Fellow, UT- Austin, 1970

Graduated U.T. Austin in Plan II, Cum Laude, May 1972

Entered U.T. Law School, August 1973

Received Human Rights Research Council Distinguished Research & Writing Award, 1974

Graduated U.T. Law School, August 1976



Employment and Professional Background



1976-78:
Associate Counsel, National Treasury Employees Union

1978-81:
Associate, Law Office of David R. Richards

1981-83:
In-house counsel for District 12, Texas, Communications Workers of America

1983-1989:
General Counsel, Texas AFL-CIO

1984-present:
Member and managing shareholder of law firm concentrating in Union-side labor law, representation of workers, and civil rights and human rights issues - David Van Os & Associates, P.C., composed of six lawyers, located in San Antonio, with regional practice from Texas to Missouri






Professional Honors




Ø AV-Rated Attorney, Martindale-Hubbell peer rating system, highest rating for legal ability and ethics



Ø Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Woodward & White, by peer review, Labor & Employment Law, since 1986



Ø Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, by invitation



Ø Member, College of the State Bar of Texas



Ø Listed in Texas Monthly’s “Super Lawyers 2003”







Political & Community Activities, Positions, & Honors



Ø Life Member, NAACP



Ø 1985-1995 – Member, Board of Directors, Texas Equal Access to

Justice Foundation, by appointment of Texas Supreme Court



Ø 1990 – President’s Citation for Achievement in Civil Rights, Austin NAACP



Ø 1990 – Civil Libertarian of the Year Award, Central Texas Chapter, ACLU



Ø 2002 – Texas Women’s Political Caucus “Good Guy” Award



Ø Attended every Texas Democratic State Convention since 1974



Ø Block-walked for Democratic Party general election tickets in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2002



Ø President, Northeast Austin Democrats, 1978-1980



Ø Democratic Precinct Chairman, Travis County, 1981-88



Ø Travis County Democratic Party Chairman, 1996-98



Ø Ran in statewide General Election as Democrat for Texas Supreme Court, 1998



Ø 2000-2003 – Chairman, North East Bexar County Democrats



Ø 2001-03 – Democratic Precinct Chairman, Bexar County



Ø Represented Austin NAACP in federal voting rights suit over Austin City Council elections



Ø Represented LULAC in federal voting rights suit over Austin School Board elections



Ø Represented Central Texas ACLU in federal suit over re-segregation of Austin AISD elementary schools



Ø Traveled to Palm Beach, Florida, November-December 2000, to assist Democratic Party in vote recount efforts

[dirtboy]

Maybe this will cheer you up. I wrote it in response to Dottie Lynch's CBS column trying to link Jeff Gannon to Karl Rove to Buckhead to the CBS TANG memos - but it applies to soooo many other liberal utterances nowadays.

CBS has gone nuts. Friggin' nuts. Were they chastized by the Rathergate report? Apparently not. They are crazed. Out of their minds. Rabid. Smokin' some really good stuff. Drinking hi-grade Kool-Aide. Puttin' the wrong mushrooms into the stir-fry. Jumping the shark and counting coup on it. Poppin' Zoloft like Tic-Tacs. Getting fitted for shirts with extra-long sleeves. Booking seats on the white van. Squirting glue up their noses. And still coming back for more...

[NewLand]

Maurice, like Boss Hogg in Dukes of Hazzard?

Looks more like Robert Blake to me...

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Thanks. I needed that. I actually got a LOL out of it. And trust me, I was in sore need of a chuckle.

[onyx eyes]

Now, in my own memory; it was told by the MSM that cBS delivered the 60 Minute format for the next evening to the White House, around nine AM, Tuesday. Then some six hours later, the White House called to thank cBS for the heads-up, and and even returned said papers. Then this was announced by Dan Barkley, (sp) ? the White House chief of staff (not sure of his title exactly...)

So, I drew the conclusion that if anything, the White House said to themselves; "well let them hang themselves...." and so this is the reason for the dems anger....

[nutmeg]

No, my handshake with Karl Rove was a complete surprise - so, alas, I have no proof that I met him. I just happened to be in the right place at the right time (at the end of the stage he was exiting). While shaking my hand he remarked on the pro-Bush buttons I had on my lapels. He saw my "W" Inaugural button and said "Hey that's an old one! You need some new ones..." He was being "rushed along" by some guys, however... not sure if they were Secret Service, or people trying to keep him on schedule. No time to linger for our Boy Genius, I guess. He seemed like a fun "regular" guy... someone you'd like to hang out with at a bar for awhile.

Had my/our photos taken with The Great One Mark Levin, author Richard Miniter, SwiftBoat Vet John O'Neill and Senator Norm Coleman. Possibly some others, but I can't remember now. I still have that silly old-fashioned camera... need to get the film developed.