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2016 Postmortem

lowkell

(671 posts) Fri Jun 27, 2014, 07:20 AM Jun 2014

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Emails prove that Virginia Dem Senator was offered Tobacco Commission job BEFORE his resignation

Quid, meet quo. Smoking gun right here. Republican Terry Kilgore - brother of 2005 Republican gubernatorial nominee Jerry Kilgore - orchestrated the offer to then-State Senator Phil Puckett (D) of a job with the state Tobacco Commission in exchange for resigning his seat and throwing the 20-20 Virginia State Senate to Republican control.

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Emails prove that Virginia Dem Senator was offered Tobacco Commission job BEFORE his resignation (Original Post) lowkell Jun 2014 OP

That, my friends, is the problem. Nt postulater Jun 2014 #1

Not very smart, are they? Decoupling... LOL Justice Jun 2014 #2

They need to hire the IRS tech support marshall Jun 2014 #11

So when does the Bribery/Socilitating/Opportuning Bribery indictment get issued ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #3

Vetting Democratic candidates is important. Not doing so results in problems like these. Scuba Jun 2014 #4

Smoking gun? PennyK Jun 2014 #5

Maybe he can share a cell with Bob McDonnell rurallib Jun 2014 #6

The Republicans should not be able to get the Benefit of their Bargain for this illegal move. Dustlawyer Jun 2014 #7

Move along, folks. Nothing to see here. We must look to the future, not the past. valerief Jun 2014 #8

Wth dino. Cha Jun 2014 #9

Put him in jail with Ayatollah McDonnell. Dawson Leery Jun 2014 #10

postulater

(5,075 posts)

1. That, my friends, is the problem. Nt

Reply to lowkell (Original post)

Fri Jun 27, 2014, 07:26 AM

Jun 2014

Justice

(7,185 posts)

2. Not very smart, are they? Decoupling... LOL

Reply to lowkell (Original post)

Fri Jun 27, 2014, 07:28 AM

Jun 2014

marshall

(6,665 posts)

11. They need to hire the IRS tech support

Reply to Justice (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 29, 2014, 08:36 AM

Jun 2014

No emails--no smoking gun--CYA!

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)

3. So when does the Bribery/Socilitating/Opportuning Bribery indictment get issued ...

Reply to lowkell (Original post)

Fri Jun 27, 2014, 08:19 AM

Jun 2014

Both parties should be charged.

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

4. Vetting Democratic candidates is important. Not doing so results in problems like these.

Reply to lowkell (Original post)

Fri Jun 27, 2014, 08:23 AM

Jun 2014

PennyK

(2,301 posts)

5. Smoking gun?

Reply to lowkell (Original post)

Fri Jun 27, 2014, 09:06 AM

Jun 2014

I see what you did there.

rurallib

(62,373 posts)

6. Maybe he can share a cell with Bob McDonnell

Reply to lowkell (Original post)

Fri Jun 27, 2014, 09:13 AM

Jun 2014

for a nice long stay in the hoosegow.

Dustlawyer

(10,494 posts)

7. The Republicans should not be able to get the Benefit of their Bargain for this illegal move.

Reply to lowkell (Original post)

Fri Jun 27, 2014, 09:16 AM

Jun 2014

They are determined to do this to stop the ACA at ALL COSTS!

John Roberts, if this is not Quid Pro Quo to you then you need to resign!

valerief

(53,235 posts)

8. Move along, folks. Nothing to see here. We must look to the future, not the past.

Reply to lowkell (Original post)

Fri Jun 27, 2014, 09:35 AM

Jun 2014

Crimes done to protect the oligarchy aren't really crimes.

Cha

(296,778 posts)

9. Wth dino.

Reply to lowkell (Original post)

Fri Jun 27, 2014, 09:38 AM

Jun 2014

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)

10. Put him in jail with Ayatollah McDonnell.

Reply to lowkell (Original post)

Fri Jun 27, 2014, 04:39 PM

Jun 2014

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