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Rumored visit leaves Dems worried over bugs (Chicken Little Ds blame Tom DeLay, none found)
Houston Chronicle ^ | Aug. 21, 2003, 2:56PM | By RACHEL GRAVES

Posted on 08/21/2003 8:48:33 PM PDT by weegee

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- After rumors swept the ranks of Texas Senate runaways that arch-foe Tom DeLay had been in town, the Democrats swept their Marriott hotel rooms Wednesday for electronic bugs.

They found no evidence of eavesdropping, but 11 Texas Democratic senators on the lam in Albuquerque took the possibility of cloak-and-dagger tactics at least somewhat seriously.

"There have been some clicks and some things like that," said Sen. Leticia Van de Putte of San Antonio, chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus and a leader of the boycott of a special session on redistricting. She said staffers did not tell her they had had the rooms checked for listening devices, but she did not think it was a bad idea.

"Let's face it, it's happened in Republican administrations before," she said, alluding to the bugging effort central to the Watergate scandal that felled President Nixon.

U.S. House U.S. House Majority Leader DeLay, R-Sugar Land, is the mastermind of the congressional redistricting effort the Democrats are in Albuquerque to block. When Democratic state House members fled Texas in May to block redistricting in the regular session, DeLay tried to involve federal agencies in the effort to track them down.

The Democrats heard rumors that DeLay paid a visit to Albuquerque last week.

A spokesman for DeLay denied that, and called the Democrats paranoid.

"It's the latest offering from the conspiracy-theory-of-the-month club," Jonathan Grella said. "Sounds like someone is aggressively tapping the Marriott minibar."


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New Mexico; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: albuquerque; chickenlittleds; delaybashing; democrats; dummycrap; houstoncomical; mediabias; nixonbashing; rattricks; redistricting; runawaydemocrats; runawaysenators; texas; tinfoil; vandeputa; vandeputte
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To: weegee
This settles it, for me, the 11 are now the "11 Fleas."
21 posted on 08/21/2003 9:55:10 PM PDT by hocndoc (Choice is the # 1 killer in the US)
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To: BerniesFriend
Too funny!
22 posted on 08/21/2003 10:00:52 PM PDT by Ben Chad
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To: weegee
These fools stayed at the wrong hotel. They should have stayed at a Holiday Inn Express, then they might have got a clue.
23 posted on 08/21/2003 10:01:14 PM PDT by KellyAdmirer
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To: weegee
LOL...........Stay Safe !!
24 posted on 08/21/2003 10:01:23 PM PDT by Squantos (Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt.)
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To: hocndoc
Kewl.........Stay Safe !
25 posted on 08/21/2003 10:02:43 PM PDT by Squantos (Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt.)
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To: weegee
Now they are worried about bugs? Time to send them a can of bugs spray.
26 posted on 08/21/2003 10:03:03 PM PDT by The South Texan (The Democrat Party and the leftist (ABCCBSNBCCNN NYLA TIMES)media are a criminal enterprise!)
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To: weegee
As if they would say anything we couldn't read in the Communist Manifesto.
27 posted on 08/21/2003 10:05:53 PM PDT by ladyinred (The left have blood on their hands.)
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To: weegee
"The wicked man flees though no one pursues"

Name the Bible verse.

28 posted on 08/21/2003 10:06:30 PM PDT by Mini-14
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To: weegee
Too funny...

"It's the latest offering from the conspiracy-theory-of-the-month club," Jonathan Grella said. "Sounds like someone is aggressively tapping the Marriott minibar."

29 posted on 08/21/2003 10:07:16 PM PDT by in the Arena
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To: hocndoc
This settles it, for me, the 11 are now the "11 Fleas."


30 posted on 08/21/2003 10:16:11 PM PDT by weegee
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To: The South Texan

"Raid?!!!"

31 posted on 08/21/2003 10:19:57 PM PDT by weegee
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To: weegee
"The Comical omitted the detail that LBJ used bugs too."

What's more, LBJ used the FBI and Secret Service to place these "political" bugs. Nixon used his own hired help...

32 posted on 08/21/2003 10:22:42 PM PDT by okie01 (The Mainstream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE.)
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To: weegee
Hmmm...sounds like these Dems are losing it. Now a few of us FReepers wouldn't want to brainstorm a bit and come up with some more things to do to make them even more nervous about this tin foil hat stuff, would we!?

Marriott Albuquerque Pyramid North
5151 San Francisco Road
Albuquerque, NM 87109 US

Phone: 1 505-821-3333
Fax: 1 505-828-0230

Names of the Chicken Dems:

Gonzalo Barrientos, Austin
Rodney Ellis, Houston
Mario Gallegos Jr., Houston
Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, McAllen
Eddie Lucio Jr., Brownsville
Frank Madla Jr., San Antonio
Eliot Shapleigh, El Paso
Leticia Van de Putte, San Antonio
Royce West, Dallas
John Whitmire, Houston
Judith Zaffirini, Laredo

33 posted on 08/21/2003 10:33:37 PM PDT by Spiff (Have you committed one random act of thoughtcrime today?)
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To: Spiff
Ask them if they can trust their wives to remain faithful after several weeks without sex.
34 posted on 08/21/2003 11:20:19 PM PDT by weegee
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To: Squantos
They need to stay in ABQ and never come back to Texas.

Problem is, NM probably doesn't want the he scum bags either.

35 posted on 08/22/2003 5:28:28 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Clone Ann Coulter, the woman sent by God)
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To: weegee
Paranoid 'RATS !!

Let me link a couple of interesting items here ...

This was written by Freeper Congressman Billybob ...

08-18-2003
"Texans for Sale or Rent"


[To the Roger Miller tune, Trailers for sale or rent] ...

Texans for sale or rent / Having our room service sent / Lounging ‘round by the pools / Playing our whole state for fools ....

We know every lawyer in every court / And all of their partners, and all of their torts / And every hangout, in every town/ And every lock that ain't locked when no one's around ....

Texans for sale or rent ....

With my apologies to the good Freepers and lawyers here. No offense intended ...

And that article is a LOT more than that little song parody, too !


08-15-2003
Texas democrats. Radio interview with
Sen. Rodney Ellis, runaway senator.


This is one of the Texas Chicken D's holed up in Albuquerque, N.M. He calls the fines 'Poll Taxes' and RUDELY hogs the conversation with this radio show host, then HANGS UP on him !!

G-r-r-r-r-r !!

Unbelievable Conversation with Senator Rodney Ellis
by Greg Knapp 08-13-2003
You’ve GOT to hear this to believe it ! (13 min., 47 sec)

http://mrgrumman.home.comcast.net/GregKnapp-Interview-SentatorRodneyEllis-081303.mp3


36 posted on 08/22/2003 6:16:31 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (Check out the Texas Chicken D 'RATS!: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/keyword/Redistricting)
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To: hocndoc
So they were ensuring that the parking ban for the Runaway 'RATS/staff was enforced ? I love it ! Thanks ...

37 posted on 08/22/2003 6:52:20 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (Check out the Texas Chicken D 'RATS!: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/keyword/Redistricting)
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To: weegee; The South Texan
LOL !!


38 posted on 08/22/2003 6:55:07 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (Check out the Texas Chicken D 'RATS!: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/keyword/Redistricting)
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To: Arrowhead1952
With Bill Richardson as Gov ? They are eating this free publicity up......I'll bet the State of NM is even picking up the Socialist's borsh tab.

Stay Safe !

39 posted on 08/22/2003 7:40:27 AM PDT by Squantos (Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt.)
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To: weegee
Rumored visit leaves Dems worried over Bugs

Ain't I a stinker?

40 posted on 08/22/2003 7:45:43 AM PDT by dfwgator
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