[RCW2001]

GWB needs to dump ALL of the Harken facts on the table...and NOW! Otherwise, its going to be...drip, drip, drip!

[Huck]

It's sorta like the Martha Stewart thing.

[Tourist Guy]

>>>It is fairly common for company insiders to sign such letters and then obtain permission to sell the stock anyway before the lockout period is up, said Carr Bettis, an associate research professor of finance at Arizona State University<<<

So, what's the crime???? shheeesh.

[Torie]

After the reason for the letter became moot, Bush was approached by a stock broker regarding a buyer he had for his stock. Since the underlying rationale for him to sell still obtained, AFTER checking with Harken's lawyers, and his lawyers, regarding insider information and Rule 144 issues, and after they gave him the OK to sell, he did. He then waived the attorney client privilege to facilitate the ensuing SEC investigation. This is all set for forth in this article. There really is no there there, and this hit piece doesn't change the compelling exculpatory nature of the underlying facts.

[zook]

Bush absolutely should not release anything. He should look at the bastards with blood in his eye and repeat that this had been investigated three times and three times nothing unlawful was found. Bush enjoys a 70% approval rating and releasing documents will not stop Dems and media Dems from the supposed "drip, drip, drip."

Fight like hell and remind everyone about Lieberman's ongoing coverup.

[carmody]

Actually, now I know how the democrats felt with Whitewater. Because this is B O R I N G.

Most people do not care at all. To borrow a play from the democrat playbook: "This is old news and it's not easy for the average Joe to understand. And the President really, really, needs to get back to work for the American people."

[harpo11]

I'm wondering did all of this boring Harken stuff happen before regular citizen George W. Bush swore off drinking?

If so, the bleeding heart liberals ought to understand that he was a victim and not repsonsible for his actions.

[Steel and Fire and Stone]

There is no amount of "facts" that would silence the leftist critics. They will believe GW is a crook regardless of the evidence. They will believe Teddy Kennedy, Dashle, Gephart, Gore, and Clinton(s) are patriot saints regardless of the evidence.

The only way GW can save his reputation from being dragged through the Democrat gutter is to act decisively. It's a war, has been since the election was almost stolen by the Dems, and the only thing that will make them stop lying is POWER. You have to hurt them in a way that matters to them. You have to kick some out of office, arrest the criminal types who abuse their office, trust, or interns, and show no charity or weakness.

I admire Bush's strength of character, and his penchant for acting as a moral leader. I admire that he's put his country ahead of his party. However, both he and his party will be rode out of town on a rail before this is over, unless he uses the political power he has.

Dumping the facts on Harken will do little good, other than provide ammunition for the next self-righteous tirade by the Dems. But, what facts does the SEC have on the Dems'? What crimes have been covered up by DEMOCRAT leaning business men. Hey, if we're going to make an example of the current VP and Pres, we sure as heck ought to make certain the scrutiny is not limited to GOP business men.

[kayak]

Quote from the President's press conference on 7/8/02:

And I want to remind you all that I sold the stock at 4, and 14 months later -- the holding period for capital gains, I think, was 12 months in those days -- the person who bought my stock could have sold it for 8. Could have doubled his or her money.

I wish someone would try some insider trading like that with me as the victim .... :-)

[irish_lad]

I agree. This is all bullsh*t, but if the press thinks it is a scandal it will go on too damn long. W should lay out any and all facts and get it over with.

[dennisw]

I was thinking drip drip drip too about GWBush. Who is the mysterioso who bought up Bush's shares in Harkin? To bail out GW? After Harkin the Dims will center on the deal of the century. How GWBush (I still like and voted for)borrowed money to invest in the Texas Rangers and took 15 million out of the deal 6 years later. Value of this ball team being greatly enhanced by (yet another) taxpayer funded stadium. This loan was paid off w/ his Harkin dough.


Now go and water your parched crops ya cheap bast**d!

[Lord_Baltar]

I found this article regarding this whole mess.

If the facts are as the article states, it could get very ugly.

http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,755132,00.html

[steve-b]

Otherwise, its going to be...drip, drip, drip!

So? Dripping it out until everybody was sick of the topic is a standard tactic -- Clowntoon was the master of it, but it can work for just about anybody.

[an amused spectator]

What do you expect from a few hundred newly energized full-time well-paid members of the DNC, who got a great paid vacation from 1992-2000? ;-)

[mrsmith]

"By PETE YOST_{TM DNC}"

What a Dem butt-boy. They own him lock stock and barrel.

[staytrue]

If his accountant told him that he needed to sell stock to pay a debt obligation for his interest in the Texas Rangers, it does not make sense that he would subsequently sign an agreement promising not to sell his shares of Harken

This is a BS interpretation. He pledged harken stock as collateral for a loan. His accountant probably said to sell the stock asap to pay off the loan. Even if the public offering had gone through, bush would have simply liquidated at a later date and possibly at 8 dollars a share instead of the 4 that he got. If he was really guilty of insider trading, he would have reborrowed the money to buy in at 1 dollar then sold out at 8 dollars.

[TLBSHOW]

and you are a demorat.
from your rat post at another site.

Next up ... NYT investigating the land grab for the Texas Rangers. See what I mean about the drip, drip, drip?

[TLBSHOW]

Sorry but drip is your spew!


GWB needs to dump ALL of the Harken facts on the table...and NOW! Otherwise, its going to be...drip, drip, drip!


1 posted on 7/15/02 10:07 PM Eastern by RCW2001
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[Registered]

But I thought you said the Center for Public Integrity had all the documents? What's going on?