For Bush's Ex-Aide, Quick Fall After Long Climb

NY Slimes ^ | March 14, 2006 | IAN URBINA and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK

[Daralundy]

Of course, they had to put the President's name in the title.

Anyway, the reason I posted is that Claude Allen has a troubled twin brother named Floyd. Thought it was a satire at first look.

[H. Paul Pressler IV]

All of these events allegedly occurred in the Democratic Stronghold of Montgomery County, Maryland leaving me to only assume that Mr. Allen is the victim of a smear campaign targeting one of the most prominent black Republicans in the United States.

[ContemptofCourt]

He was Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy (according to the White House website...cached on Google, as it has been removed...). Would you rather that they deny that Allen was a pretty high ranking official in the Bush White House?

Hard to believe that this guy engaged in petty theft....has an awesome resume.

[ContemptofCourt]

Yeah, I guess all the tapes they have of him committing fraud are photoshopped, right?

[JohnLongIsland]

todays ny slimes blame it on bush article

[JulieRNR21]

What a tragedy.....I wonder if he doesn't have a mental compulsion to steal? Kleptomania?

Was his bright future squandered by 'petty theft'.....or was it really Floyd and he's covering up for him? Sounds like a bizarre Grade B movie.......LOL

[Bob]

Mr. Allen, one of the nation's most prominent African-American Republicans...

Really? That's a surprise to me. I had never heard of him until I read reports of his arrest.

[H. Paul Pressler IV]

He has all the Attributes of someone the Democrats would hate and want to Destroy.

Worked For:

Jesse Helms

Justice Thomas

President Bush

The man was set-up!

[El Gran Salseron]

I wonder how one goes about stealing a home theater system. Did he walk out of the store with it under his arm?

[DumpsterDiver]

Was his bright future squandered by 'petty theft'.....or was it really Floyd and he's covering up for him?

Tune in tomorrow for our next episode of How the Plot Twists!

Sounds like a bizarre Grade B movie.......LOL

Or a soap opera. Now, who could we get to play the troubled twins?

[ContemptofCourt]

He would buy an item, take the receipt, go to another store, pick up the same item, and then take it to the counter for a "refund". Apparently Target and Hechts have 25 tapes of him doing this.

[azhenfud]

Claude was simply cashing in those five-finger discounts.

[azhenfud]

Took 'em a while to figure out what their store number on a sales receipt is for, didn't it?

[Phsstpok]

Michelle Malkin is pointing this out He has a twin brother

and a new one TWIN BROTHER, PART II 

It seems some folks might (just might) have some apologizing to do. 

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Allen is a victim of his own stupidity. I wish FReepers would stop excusing the criminal actions of Republicans and conservatives. Corruption is corruption, regardless whether it comes from the Left or Right.

[azhenfud]

His defense is simple. He was confistaking those items for use in an emergency - like those New Orleans Po lice officers in WalMart during Katrina.

[H. Paul Pressler IV]

Perhaps Michelle Malkin has solved the case but I still think he must of set-up by a larger conspiracy.

[pollyannaish]

I hope she is right.

I would hate to see this be true.

If it is, he should be held accountable. If it is not him, he should be apologized to publicly.

[H. Paul Pressler IV]

I wonder if his brother is a Democrat?

[OldFriend]

Notice how the man is convicted already.

Any friend of the President's got to be guilty.