Posted on 07/19/2002 4:18:56 PM PDT by kattracks
America's number one talk radio host Rush Limbaugh urged Rep. James Traficant, D-Ohio, on Friday to deliver a "farewell expose" on his fellow Democrats before they vote to expel him from the House on corruption charges next week.
"Congressman, I know you're out there," Limbaugh told his audience. "I would love to hear you deliver a farewell expose, if you will, on the floor of the House, blowing the whistle on all the Democrats who stood behind Clinton and Condit but aren't standing behind you."
The conservative talker said Traficant's bribery conviction paled next to the crimes of the Clinton administration.
"We have a president who was convicted of perjury, lying before a federal judge," he complained. "We had a guy who was perhaps giving nuclear secrets to the Chinese, breaking all kinds of campaign finance laws."
Back then, Limbaugh reminded, senators said they acquitted Clinton because removing him from office would have been "overturning the will of the people." Democrat leaders Tom Daschle and Dick Gephardt made much the same argument for their decision not to force Rep. Gary Condit, D-Calif., to resign last year over the Chandra Levy cover-up.
Under House rules, Traficant will have 30 minutes to address his colleagues before any expulsion vote.
"He's promised one hell of a show on the floor of the House," said Limbaugh. "And what he's done so far probably is nothing compared to what he's going to do."
Two years ago, Traficant accused former Attorney General Janet Reno of treason, telling Fox News Channel that the Clintons chose her for the job because she has a sordid past that made her easy to blackmail.
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keithtoo: Yup, I can see the Lib Press spin it now: "James Trafficant, Rep., Ohio, who usually can be counted on to vote with the conservative wing of the GOP, was dismissed from the US House today. A fate that almost befell, Gary Condit, Rep., CA, who also is considered a conservative by most Washington insdier"Well, unfortunately, your imagined story would also be the truth. If you recall, Hastert pushed many projects Condit's way as a reward for voting the Republican way and Karl Rove put him on the list of Bush's suggested nominees for Agriculture Secretary. And consider this information about wooing Trafficant to switch parties to Republican that was on the Republican National Committee website in 2000:
RNC website July 26, 2000 Rebel Democratic Rep. James A. Traficant, Jr., of Ohio is considering accepting an invitation to attend, and possibly address, the Republican National Convention next week in Philadelphia, CNN has learned.--Raoul
"There's a slight chance he'll be going," Traficant's press secretary, Paul Marcone, said. "He hasn't made up his mind yet. Traficant, who has said he will support the re-election of Rep. Dennis Hastert, R-Illinois, as speaker of the House next session, received the invitation from "a leading Republican," Marcone said. "He might go out of courtesy or respect for Hastert and the other GOP leaders," Marcone said.
House Republicans, who have been openly courting the recalcitrant Democrat, recently passed a bill that included $25 million for a community center in Traficant's hometown of Youngstown.
I'll take my chances. Anybody that good at acting stupid comes by it naturally.
It will be a best seller and I was just pleased that he gave Janet Reno a few mentions regarding TREASON. Now, if he can just start talking about Tom Daschle, x-42, HRC, Gep, and MacAuliffe - I'd be thrilled; especially before November 2002.
I trust Trafficant a thousand times more than I trust TD. Maybe Trafficant was set up. Hope he has security because as they say, he's now a "loose cannon". WHAT IF THIS IS A REPUBLICAN STRATEGY? Pretty Clever and then he is acquitted eventually. hmmmmmmmmmm? If it's a pubbie strategy, it's a winner. FV
If Trafficant has the goods on any of these lying, stealing members of either body and he is not given the opportunity either by these "fraudulent bodies" or by the American people to tell all and expose these lying politicians for what they are then we deserve to be served by these crooks in both houses.
I am nauseated by the weeny Republicans and the lying power mad Democrats everytime they appear to make any comment concerning their opinion about any subject, they cannot be trusted nor believed.
"Beam me up!"
Go Rush! I hope Rep Trafficant does exactly this!
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