DeLay’s Prosecutor Offered “Dollars for Dismissals” - How Ronnie Earle works

NRO.com ^ | 9-29-05 | Byron York

[Mind-numbed Robot]

Looks like he learned from Clinton and J Jackson. He extorts like Jackson and seems to be tapping the Chinese money source, too.

[txhurl]

"America has been killing people on this continent since it was started." PMS/ Peace Mother Sheehan

They call it PMS because 'mad cow disease' was already taken.

[ccmay]

This "deliberative polling" stuff sounds like an elitist liberal re-education project. I suspect that Earle's pick of experts and briefing materials would lead the public to a very different set of conclusions than if I selected them. I'd pick people like Thomas Sowell and Milton Friedman who would absolutely destroy the liberal world-view.

How long before we see demands from the Left to "calibrate" election results based on what "scientific research" indicates the people WOULD have voted for, had the ignoramuses only had the benefit of sitting at the feet of one of Ronnie Earle's anointed "Experts"?

[Logophile]

Earle says a program based on deliberative polling would be a good way to "educate" Americans about the threat that he believes corporate political activity poses to the country's political system.

Corporations threaten the political system far less than the political system threatens corporations (and the rest of us).

[shhrubbery!]

I'm beginning to think the charges against DeLay will be dropped within a few days.

Who has the power to 'squash' (a little Maxine Waters's lingo there) an illegitimate indictment by a county prosecutor? A state prosecutor?

[xzins]

extortion

[KJC1]

It is my understanding that Earle went before 6 grand juries to finally get an indictment. Is this true? any source for this?

FoxNews reported this yesterday.

[skinkinthegrass]

..Jesse "I have a Scheme" Jackson, is a piker, compared to Criminal...this P.O.S. has the Liberals' Favorite Branch of Government (the Courts) to "enforce his Wishes/Policies/Goals" charges.

[mass55th]

"Does anyone else think that Ronnie Earle is also connected to the famous memo that Dan Rather used?"

I think his alias is Lucy Ramirez.

[jackibutterfly]

I heard on Fox News yesterday morning that this guy (Ronnie Earl) at one time INDICTED HIMSELF!!! Then stood in front of the judge and plead guilty. I get the impression that he was trying to show how "honest" he was. If he were so honest, he wouldn't have had to "indict himself"! He wouldn't have done anything wrong in the 1st place. What a CREEP!!!! All show, no substance. This guy seriously needs to be investigated - and put out on the street! Wonder why people can't see thru him - sounds like he's addicted to prosecuting just for the sake of prosecuting, or as I said earlier - all for show. Weird!

[cwb]

"any source for this?"

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I Don't know if there is a "news story" or link as a source, but both Delay and Deguerin confirmed this during there numerous TV appearances, yesterday.

[texas_mrs]

Barnes, of course, was used in the infamous “60 Minutes” show last September that attempted to discredit President Bush’s National Guard record

Oh I know who Barnes is alright. He's the reason I signed up to Free Republic. I knew of his shady past because my family knew him in the 70's. I might still be a lurker if not for him!

[Eastbound]

My guess is that the technique is so wide-spread it would clog the courts if everyone sought remedy. Therefore, do unto others (to re-coupe) as somebody done to you.

[CyberAnt]

What Earle did is called EXTORTION!! Why can't some other prosecutor charge Earle with this CRIME.

[Arizona Carolyn]

What affiliation/connections betweem Earl and the Texas Bar Association?

[LaineyDee]

I think someone needs to do some serious investigation into Ronnie's financial statements...

[wontbackdown]

So Ronnie Earle is the redneck's Jessie Jackson, eh? Southpark should do a scene showing a cartoon Jackson and Earle standing side by side turning businessmen upside down and shaking the change out of their pockets.