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Text of DeLay press statement
Kansas City Star ^ | 9-28-05 | AP

Posted on 09/28/2005 1:11:25 PM PDT by onyx

Text of DeLay press statement

Associated Press

Text of remarks by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, on Wednesday, as transcribed by DeLay's office:

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DELAY: Good morning. Thank you for attending.

This morning, in an act of blatant political partisanship, a rogue district attorney in Travis County, Texas named Ronnie Earle charged me with one count of criminal conspiracy, a reckless charge wholly unsupported by the facts.

This is one of the weakest, most baseless indictments in American history.

It is a sham, and Mr. Earle knows it.

It is a charge that can not hold up even under the most glancing scrutiny.

This act is the product of a coordinated, premeditated campaign of political retribution, the all-too-predictable result of a vengeful investigation led by a partisan fanatic.

Mr. Earle is abusing the power of his office to exact personal revenge for the role I played in the Texas Republican legislative campaign in 2002 and my advocacy for a new, fair and constitutional congressional map for our state in 2003.

As it turned out, those efforts were successful.

Texas Republicans did indeed win a legislative majority.

A fair and representative congressional map was drawn and approved by the legislature.

And the Texas congressional delegation now, after the 2004 elections, fairly represents the values and attitudes of the state.

Over the course of this long and bitter political battle, it became clear that the retribution for our success would be ferocious.

Today, that retribution is being exacted.

Mr. Earle, an unabashed partisan zealot with a well-documented history of launching baseless investigations and indictments against his political enemies, has been targeting a political action committee on whose advisory board I once served.

During his investigation, he has gone out of his way to give several media interviews in his office - the only days he actually comes to the office, I'm told - in which he has singled me out for personal attacks, in direct violation of his public responsibility to conduct an impartial inquiry.

Despite his long-standing animosity toward me - and the abusive investigation that animosity has unfortunately rendered - as recently as two weeks ago, Mr. Earle himself publicly admitted I had never been a focus or target of his inquiry.

Soon thereafter, Mr. Earle's hometown newspaper ran a biting editorial about his investigation, rhetorically asking what the point had been, after all, if I wasn't to be indicted.

It was this renewed political pressure in the waning days of his hollow investigation that led this morning's action.

In accordance with the rules of the House Republican Conference, I will temporarily step aside as floor leader in order to win exoneration from these baseless charges.

Let me be very, very clear. I have done nothing wrong.

I have violated no law, no regulation, no rule of the House.

I have done nothing unlawful, unethical, or, I might add, unprecedented even in the political campaigns of Mr. Earle himself.

My defense in this case will not be technical or legalistic: it will be categorical and absolute.

I am innocent. Mr. Earle and his staff know it. And I will prove it.

Here in Washington, there is work - hard, hard work - ahead of our conference.

We have a war to win, a region to rebuild, a budget to balance, taxes to cut, a government to reform, and a nation to lead.

In coming weeks, the House is committed to major legislation reforming our border security and immigration laws, alleviating the rising costs of gasoline and heating fuel before the winter, and saving tens of billions of dollars through reforming federal entitlement programs.

My job right now is to serve my constituents and our nation in support of this ambitious and needed agenda.

As for the charges, I have the facts, the law, and the truth on my side - just as I have against every false allegation my opponents have flung at me over the years.

Once exposed to the light of objective scrutiny, every one of their frivolous accusations against me has been dismissed, and so will Mr. Earle's.

Thank you very much for this opportunity to speak with you today.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: delay; tomdelay
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1 posted on 09/28/2005 1:11:28 PM PDT by onyx
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To: onyx

Tom you have over whelming backing!


2 posted on 09/28/2005 1:14:21 PM PDT by ncountylee (Dead terrorists smell like victory)
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To: Txsleuth; Mo1; demlosers; Miss Marple; rdb3; dubyaismypresident; the Deejay; Trueblackman; ...


PING


3 posted on 09/28/2005 1:14:24 PM PDT by onyx ((Vicksburg, MS) North is a direction. South is a way of life.)
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To: onyx

Thank you for posting this...

I stubbed my toe running out of the corner to post this, by the way...

LOL


4 posted on 09/28/2005 1:14:33 PM PDT by Txsleuth (Mike Pence for President of the United States!)
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To: onyx

Wonder if Delay can file a civil suit against Earle?


5 posted on 09/28/2005 1:14:52 PM PDT by Just mythoughts
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To: onyx
HEADLINE IN NY SLIMES: DELAY ADMITS GUILT
6 posted on 09/28/2005 1:15:18 PM PDT by RetiredArmy (All democrats are ENEMIES of the Republic!)
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To: Txsleuth


At least you didn't slip on your clean, wet floor.


7 posted on 09/28/2005 1:15:19 PM PDT by onyx ((Vicksburg, MS) North is a direction. South is a way of life.)
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To: onyx

Best response to an indictment I ever heard. Hope we go after Earle for prosecutorial misconduct.


8 posted on 09/28/2005 1:15:51 PM PDT by speedy
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To: RetiredArmy

Cripes. The old, gray two-bit whore... how much is she charging per copy nowadays?


9 posted on 09/28/2005 1:16:53 PM PDT by onyx ((Vicksburg, MS) North is a direction. South is a way of life.)
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To: onyx

It's Hammer Time!


10 posted on 09/28/2005 1:16:56 PM PDT by Michael Goldsberry (an enemy of islam -- Joe Boucher; Leapfrog; Dr.Zoidberg; Lazamataz; ...)
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To: speedy

I thought so too, yet Knight-Rider called his response "angry."

I watched it and thought he was measured and calm.


11 posted on 09/28/2005 1:18:18 PM PDT by onyx ((Vicksburg, MS) North is a direction. South is a way of life.)
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To: onyx

Wham! Bam! I guess we don't have to worry that Tom's going to take this lying down. Go Tom go!


12 posted on 09/28/2005 1:18:32 PM PDT by American Quilter
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To: RetiredArmy

Did they really say that? if so, the slimes needs to be held accountable. Arrghhh.. I'm sick to death of the bold face lies the media gets away with, why the hell aren't they being held accountable??


13 posted on 09/28/2005 1:19:13 PM PDT by SeaBiscuit (God Bless all who defend America and Friends, the rest can go to hell.)
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To: onyx
Mr. Earle is abusing the power of his office

If that's true, then Mr. Earle should be criminally charged with abuse of power--and the charge should be Federal, given that the misconduct was aimed at interfering with the duties of a Federal official.

14 posted on 09/28/2005 1:19:25 PM PDT by sourcery (Givernment: The way the average voter spells "government.")
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To: American Quilter


Right, Tom is not delaying his fight and we need to back him all the way.

Let's roll..


15 posted on 09/28/2005 1:19:38 PM PDT by onyx ((Vicksburg, MS) North is a direction. South is a way of life.)
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To: Just mythoughts


See post #14. See what you think?


16 posted on 09/28/2005 1:20:28 PM PDT by onyx ((Vicksburg, MS) North is a direction. South is a way of life.)
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To: onyx

I heard his statement live on radio. The Hammer is pissed at Ronnie Earl. I hope he is pissed enough to expose a few Dims.


17 posted on 09/28/2005 1:20:54 PM PDT by devane617
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To: onyx

Like you, onyx, I got a lot of work done in an angry blitz when I read about this bogus indictment. The downside was, I made a lot of mistakes!! Since corrected, I might add, in the calmer light of reason. I hate Democrats, I really do, I just despise them. We're shoving this one back down Earle's throat.


18 posted on 09/28/2005 1:21:56 PM PDT by speedy
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To: Just mythoughts
Wonder if Delay can file a civil suit against Earle?

Not for bringing charges. If Earle was personally involved in the investigation or directed it, he can be. any defamatory statements made to the press would also be subject to a civil suit since it is not a 'quasi-judicial function' to speak to the press.

19 posted on 09/28/2005 1:22:09 PM PDT by connectthedots
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To: onyx

Good for Delay and we've got his back.

Meanwhile this is proving to be a valuable opportunity to bust some trolls and separate the pretenders of conservatism from the real thing on the board.


20 posted on 09/28/2005 1:22:40 PM PDT by Soul Seeker (Barbour/Honore in '08)
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