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Limbaugh Urges Traficant: Blow the Lid Off Dem Scandals
NewsMax.com ^
| 7/19/02
| Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff
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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KEYWORDS: demscandals; limbaugh; rush; traficant
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posted on
07/19/2002 4:18:56 PM PDT
by
kattracks
To: kattracks
I hope he wears that cool squirrel wig.
To: kattracks
Under House rules, Traficant will have 30 minutes to address his colleagues before any expulsion vote. Now this is must see TV!
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posted on
07/19/2002 4:21:49 PM PDT
by
facedown
To: kattracks
Well, good on you Rush, if Trafficant does it, what a hoot. The House will probably meet at 2am on a Sat. morning to have this vote.
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posted on
07/19/2002 4:24:20 PM PDT
by
bybybill
To: facedown
Now this is must see TV!Memo to mombonn: Buy a new tape for the VCR.
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posted on
07/19/2002 4:26:24 PM PDT
by
mombonn
To: facedown
When is it? Have they scheduled a vote?
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posted on
07/19/2002 4:27:49 PM PDT
by
AmishDude
To: kattracks
"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." I hope you're right Rush. I just hope that Traficant shows up sober. He sounded drunk before the committee the other day. I think he might be in deep depression. I just hope he can pull himself together to put on that "show" for the congress.
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posted on
07/19/2002 4:28:11 PM PDT
by
mc5cents
To: kattracks
...OOOH YES! OOOH! OOOH! YES! YES! YES! DO IT SOME MORE! PLEASE, JIM! DO IT SOME MORE!
All the names of the guilty parties will not be excluded from the next "House-Demagasm"...
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posted on
07/19/2002 4:29:20 PM PDT
by
Vidalia
To: mombonn
You got that right! I don't want to miss that. I heard some outtakes from the hearings and he was hysterical! But, if he does plan on revealing some good stuff, I hope he's in hiding until then...
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posted on
07/19/2002 4:32:00 PM PDT
by
rintense
To: kattracks
Go Out in a BlaZe of GloRy JimBoy !!! Take as many with U as U can, Please!! Do it for the children.
To: AmishDude
When is it? Have they scheduled a vote? Don't know - will see if I can find out.
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posted on
07/19/2002 4:35:18 PM PDT
by
facedown
To: kattracks
Unfortunately, I doubt that Traficante has any "goods" on other Congressmen/women. The best that he could do, as far as I am concerned, is to highlight the fact that "the other body" is going to hold the Torricelli Ethics Committee hearings in SECRET.
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posted on
07/19/2002 4:37:01 PM PDT
by
jackbill
To: kattracks
Shades of Mr. v. Foster. Can they afford it.
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posted on
07/19/2002 4:41:40 PM PDT
by
BIGZ
To: AmishDude
When is it? Have they scheduled a vote? Posted on Fri, Jul. 19, 2002
House Could Vote Soon on Traficant
MALIA RULON
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - A vote by the House of Representatives on whether to expel James Traficant could come as early as next week.
Source
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posted on
07/19/2002 4:43:22 PM PDT
by
facedown
To: jackbill
I agree. And whatever he may "have" will sound like the ravings of a lunatic. Maybe he'll say something about backdoor deals during impeachment or something.
The thing is, I think he believes he can win reelection. He may be working toward that goal and isn't willing to burn too many bridges.
To: kattracks
He might have 30 minutes under the house rules, but is there any rule that says the speech must be broadcast? Is there also a rule as to whether the speech becomes part of the congressional record? Is there a rule that says other members must attend, or is there a chance Jim will be speaking to an empty floor? Wouldn't that be something if daschle could keep every democrat out of the house for just that one day.
Jim will be painted to look like he is crying over spilled milk. It is truly sad that he didn't step forward before he was even charged. The time to root out corruption is when you find it.
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posted on
07/19/2002 4:45:38 PM PDT
by
Brad C.
To: facedown
Thanks.
To: kattracks
I've totally soured on political radio talk show hosts except for Michael Medved. Most of these guys are rather ignorant irresponsible entertainers. Limbaugh's igorance on most subjects is enough to get me to want to scream out expletives from my car window.
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posted on
07/19/2002 4:49:40 PM PDT
by
Torie
To: kattracks
It won't happen. Backroom deals going on right now, the Dems agree to vote against expulsion('cause they are so kind, dontcha know), and Traff agrees not to sing.
To: DainBramage
I hope he wears that cool squirrel wig.Traficant may be a nutzoid kook, but he's not going to turn into Joseph Valachi either.
He's served his purpose as a useful idiot, and now the powers-that-be are hanging him out to dry to cover their own tracks.
It doesn't matter what Traficant says, or what Congress does,
Can't even trust the government prosecutors on this one.
And it doesn't matter who Traficant's replacement in Congress is, Dem or GOP,
the representative from Youngstown Ohio will be yet another useful idiot.
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