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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-26-06 07:21 AM
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(Sen. Norm) Coleman says Hastert overreacting on FBI raid of congressman

http://www.klfy.com/Global/story.asp?S=4953127

Coleman says Hastert overreacting on FBI raid of congressman

WASHINGTON Senator Norm Coleman says he disagrees with House Speaker Dennis Hastert's call for the F-B-I to return documents taken in the raid of a congressman's office, adding that members of Congress must not be "above the law."

The Republican senator from Minnesota told reporters on a conference call that he thinks Hastert was over-reacting.

Illinois Republican Hastert and other lawmakers are upset about the F-B-I's Saturday night raid of Representative William Jefferson's office. The F-B-I was seeking evidence against the Louisiana Democrat in an investigation of whether he accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in a bribery deal.
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-26-06 07:22 AM
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1. How DOES repug taste? I neva wanna know! nt
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MurrayDelph Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-26-06 03:16 PM
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17. It's good!
Tastes just like chicken-hawk.
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leftyladyfrommo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-26-06 07:28 AM
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2. Now that they are all turning on each other - getting interesting.
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Wickerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-26-06 07:28 AM
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3. We had Wellstone - instead, we get this piece o' crap?
:cry:

What an embarassment to my state. We coulda had Mondale. Ignorant bastards.
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-26-06 07:37 AM
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4. Minnesota --and Wisconsin -my state- are just on the edge of turning
pinky color.
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gilpo Donating Member (601 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-26-06 08:22 AM
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10. Don't believe that Katherine Kersten.
She's just "catapultin' the propaganda" for the rethug machine.
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Judi Lynn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-26-06 11:09 AM
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14. Wellstone's death could NOT have been more perfect, time-wise, for
Republicans, as it happened exactly at the time which made it almost impossible for another Democrat to launch any kind of satisfactory campaign, and left only enough time for some vicious attacks on Mondale, as well as a long, drawn out attack and whine fest focused on the Democrats who attended Wellstone's funeral.
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Kagemusha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-26-06 07:40 AM
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5. Really makes one wonder why Hastert's so sensitive.
Hmm, could it have anything to do with the rumors of investigations that involve Hastert? (Granted, they say Hastert's not a target, but "target" is a very specific legal term in prosecutorial circles... so denying that specific part in no way absolves Hastert of being investigated as part of an investigation into someone *else*.)
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-26-06 07:45 AM
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6. I think Hastert has so many skeletons in his closet, he's getting
a bit concerned that they might come to life!
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remfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-26-06 11:29 AM
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15. Makes me wonder if they just want to keep the raid in the news
and if his 'twin' senator, Cornyn, comes out with a similar statement, I'll start to believe it's exactly what they're trying to do.
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yourout Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-26-06 07:52 AM
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7. Coleman and Santorum are long lost brothers.
Both are moronic, unethical asses.
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EST Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-26-06 08:11 AM
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9. The third membber of that group of triplets has to be Allen!
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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-26-06 10:55 AM
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13. Indeed! Those three do seem as if they were turned out from the same...
factory or laboratory. State of the art republican twits.
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dflprincess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-26-06 03:35 PM
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18. Normie is a weasel
though I probably shouldn't insult weasels that way. I suppose the skeletons in his own closet are why he's once again sticking up for Bushco, no doubt they made it clear they'd start investigating his zipper problem if he didn't.
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EST Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-26-06 08:09 AM
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8. It is fascinating that so many public members of the
conniving, confidence ring party so thoroughly personify the term "creep!"
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wicket Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-26-06 08:24 AM
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11. Norm Coleman is such an idiot
Anyone remember when he looked like this?
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cleodog Donating Member (5 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-26-06 08:57 AM
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12. 45 day seal
Why is Bush so eager seal off the documents found in Jefferson's office. All the sudden Bush is concerned about separation of powers. This smells awfully fishy. I think that Bush/Hasert/Jefferson are all connected in this scandal together OR Bush is trying to set a precedent whereby when/if Hasert's office gets raided Bush can seal the documents found from Hasert's office.

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DiscussTheTruth Donating Member (56 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-26-06 05:22 PM
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21. Or
It gives them time to negotiate and go after the main target since Hasert got scared and made a boo boo and thus drug himself into it.

Hard to say though. End result if it does have something to do with Bush expect the word, "National Security" to be used to lock it.
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Bosso 63 Donating Member (759 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-26-06 02:53 PM
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16. Slime 
The worst kept secret in St.Paul is that he has a mistress,
yet he is "Mr. Moral". 
God I miss Wellstone.
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truthisfreedom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-26-06 03:39 PM
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19. separation of powers means nothing to coleman until they raid his offices.
i can't wait.
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katinmn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-26-06 04:49 PM
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20. Coleman has never represented MN. He's Bush's lapdog.
He wouldn't have that seat unless Bush hadn't bought it for him (and who knows what other tricks they pulled to get Wellstone's seat).

Coleman's term is up in 08 and there is no way he will be re-elected. Even Galloway is coming to help bring him down.:evilgrin:
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CatholicEdHead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-26-06 05:35 PM
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22. You bet he is, it all goes back to the 2002 convention
when now Gov Tim "No-Tool" Pawlenty wanted to run for the Senate and Normy wanted to try for MN Gov again. Cheney came into town and he set things "straight". Pawlenty went into the Governor race and Normy into the Senate race. They have both been acting like wholly owned White House subsidiaries ever since then.
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