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Sparks Fly Following Patton Pardons
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| June 18, 2003
Posted on 06/18/2003 7:30:12 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
Frankfort, KY Gov. Paul Patton on Wednesday pardoned his chief of staff and three others charged with breaking election laws in Patton's 1995 campaign. The pardons came two days after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear their appeal of a state Supreme Court ruling that reinstated their November 1998 indictments. Attorney General Ben Chandler has alleged they colluded to help Patton's Democratic campaign get around spending limits during his 1995 campaign.
The group includes two of Patton's chief of staff, Andrew "Skipper" Martin; labor liaison Danny Ross; and two longtime Teamsters--Lon Fields, who was president of Local 89 in Louisville, and Robert Winstead, the local's former secretary-treasurer. Patton, a Democrat, said he believed a jury would have found the men innocent, but was unwilling to take that risk "I have great confidence in the judicial system of Kentucky, but it's not perfect," said Patton.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: patton
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Just over 6 more months left, and hopefully Frankfort will be cleansed after more than 30 years...
To: Republican Wildcat
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posted on
06/18/2003 7:32:10 PM PDT
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Republican Wildcat
(Help us elect Republicans in Kentucky! Click on my name for links to all the 2003 candidates!)
To: Republican Wildcat
To: FutureSenatorFromKentucky
bttt
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posted on
06/18/2003 7:38:18 PM PDT
by
Republican Wildcat
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bttt
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posted on
06/18/2003 7:44:58 PM PDT
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Republican Wildcat
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To: Republican Wildcat
Gov. Paul Patton on Wednesday pardoned his chief of staff and three others charged with breaking election laws in Patton's 1995 campaign. This is Klinton-style government right here: have your cronies do your dirty work while promising that if they're caught, they will face some negative headlines but they'll be walking away with enough money to make it worth their while and no real prosecution. In Klinton's case, he would sometimes keep those promises or (more often) whack them to guarantee they wouldn't talk.
(Do you think Susan McDougal really loved the Clintons? Hell no, she knew them well and knew that she stood a serious chance of winding up dead in a one-car "accident" at the end of a long country road if she showed anything but true loyalty before a lapdog press.)
To: Republican Wildcat
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posted on
06/18/2003 7:52:08 PM PDT
by
Congressman Billybob
("Saddam has left the building. Heck, the building has left the building.")
To: the irate magistrate; pocat; Lion Den Dan; SLB; Wally Cleaver; don bell; aristeides; Deb
This is how things work in Kentucky. Patton stole the election and wants this swept under the rug.
To: Republican Wildcat
Pardon them all and let God sort them out.
Strange philosophy, but it's Democratic.
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posted on
06/18/2003 8:02:10 PM PDT
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azhenfud
To: martin_fierro
Here we go yet again...
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posted on
06/18/2003 8:21:38 PM PDT
by
Republican Wildcat
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To: azhenfud
I think, when you are talking about democrats, the saying is
Kill them all and let God sort it out
To: Republican Wildcat
That guy is so (milque)toast.
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posted on
06/18/2003 8:35:03 PM PDT
by
martin_fierro
(A v v n c v l v s M a x i m v s)
To: martin_fierro
Actually, it looks as though he is doing a trying to pull a Clinto. He should be biting his lip, though.
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06/18/2003 9:57:54 PM PDT
by
Ruth A.
To: Fred Mertz
Patton seems determined to cause a Republican landslide in the state.
Any chance of federal charges against these guys? Who's the U.S. Attorney?
To: Ruth A.
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06/19/2003 7:13:28 AM PDT
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martin_fierro
(A v v n c v l v s M a x i m v s)
To: martin_fierro
He tried it, that was exactly his plan. He used the phrase "private life" about 20 times. No one bought it for a second. The state may be majority Dems, but not liberals. This isn't NY or Mass., and we didn't buy it for a second.
To: FutureSenatorFromKentucky
Patton can't seriously think he'd be re-elected at this point. Can he?
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posted on
06/19/2003 12:22:51 PM PDT
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martin_fierro
(A v v n c v l v s M a x i m v s)
To: martin_fierro
He's term limited. He was going to run for U.S. Senate next year against Jim Bunning, but that is not going to happen now.
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06/19/2003 1:27:19 PM PDT
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Republican Wildcat
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To: martin_fierro
No, he is term-limited. His plan before he got caught with his pants down (zing!) was to challenge Jim Bunning for the U.S. Senate seat. He was considered a strong contender before the affair/sex-for-influence scandal.
PArt of what he is doing now is intentionally hurting the Dem candidate for governor, who is the current AG prosecuting these guys. He gets embarrassed, plus the whole Democratic Party looks like the criminals they are. He's taking the whole party down with him out of hate for the nominee, and I am loving it.
To: aristeides
He's got State ethics charges pending...I don't know what sort of punishment could be handed down from that. He's still under FBI investigation, I believe.
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06/19/2003 1:29:42 PM PDT
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Republican Wildcat
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