Rep. Kennedy Defends Cash Tied to Abramoff [$42,500 he took from tribes represented by....]

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[Sub-Driver]

jeez and I thought McCain fixed all this nonsense...

[Pittsburg Phil]

Of all the Kennedy trash, Patrick might well be the most loathsome - now that's so accomplishment.

[pikachu]

Further proof any brains that family had died with the old man.

[Gay State Conservative]

Being a Kennedy means never,*ever* having to say you're sorry.

[groanup]

C'mon. If you're a Kennedy and you take money it's for civil and human rights. If you're a Republican and take money it's a bribe. Get with the template.

[Howie66]

"jeez and I thought McCain fixed all this nonsense..."

Uh huh, you betcha!

[Revererdrv]

Having a D after your name gives a permit for a free pass.

[Jim Robinson]

"Kennedy aides said the congressman's family, beginning with his late uncle Robert F. Kennedy in the 1960s, has championed American Indian causes."

Accepting their money and championing their causes in return sounds pretty close to bribery to me. Someone ought to check into what favors Kennedy actually did for these "clients."

[mystery-ak]

I believe the Democrats have planned to say that they do not know Abramoff and have no cause to return the money, so that they can continue saying that it is a Republican "culture of corruption" problem. If the Democrats begin returning funds too, that takes away from their strategy of making this a GOP scandal.

I'm wondering if none of the Democrats in the Senate will return funds, or maybe just one as a sacrifice.

-PJ
17 posted on 01/04/2006 6:13:46 PM CST by Political Junkie Too.....



Saw this on the Patty Murray thread where she plans to NOT give the money back or to charity.....I think we have stumbled on a rat plan....

[gondramB]

I've got no love for patrick Kennedy but we do need to remember that taking money from a Tribe that was represented by Abramoff isn't improper unless that money was in exchange for something improper or unless the money was an indirect donation from an improper source.

Since the tribes in question give money to more than half the senators it's important to focus on the politicians who traded votes or participated in laundering.

[conservativeharleyguy]

"Oh yeah....you'd better watch it".

"We'll whip out the Raa-Caaad on youse guys (hey, he is a Kennedy, right??)", and let the whole world know how Bush has oppressed the native peoples, but we Kennedy Brahmans are the only true light in the darkness of oppression.....blah.....blah.....blah".

"We can take casino money from the red man because he's our spiritual brother".

"And we're not givin' it back cause we already spent it on uncle Teddy's new Olds".

[PilloryHillary]

Another dem refusing to return the cash? Is there a pattern developing?

[fso301]

But wait. The Washington Post only mentioned names of Republicans.

[Dutch Boy]

My my how the dems are trying to hid from the light.

[mystery-ak]

So far we know of Reid, Kennedy and Murray...I'm sure there are others we don't know about yet....

[TexasCajun]

written 2 hrs 36 mins ago

The Yahooooo is only about 24 hrs behind.

[Palladin]

Well, to hear the enemy tell it (Chris Matthews and Andrea Mitchell), only Republicans took contributions from Abramoff. Liars!

[Sub-Driver]

theere was a big thread today listing allthe Dem's who got $$....it was close to all the Dems in the Senate. Reid won the pot.

[popdonnelly]

Must be the DNC line: All the Democrats who took Abramoff's money are as pure as snow. Kennedy joins Senator Patty Murray in declining to give the money back.

[popdonnelly]

There's a post over on the DU claiming that no Democrat ever took any of Abramoff's money. Probably written by a Democrat Congressional staffer.