Motherload of DeLay scandal information

The Campaign of America's Future has a webpage full of useful information related to DeLay's various scandals.



Go to CAF to see.....

LATEST ON DELAY
4/6/05: DeLay accepted a luxury, all expense paid trip to Russia... The money was funneled from Russian oil interests to high powered right wing lobbyists to a mysterious company located in the Bahamas that ultimately paid for the trip.... More »

4/6/05: DeLay's daughter and wife received $500,000 from his political machine... Talk about nepotism... More »

Press Release (3/30/05):
NEW TV ADS HIGHLIGHT TOM DELAY'S CORRUPTION
Campaign for America's Future Fights Most Corrupt Congress' Abuse of Power

TomPaine.com, DeLay's Disgrace
March 31, 2005

DELAY'S RECENT RAP SHEET
A Foreign Agent Paid for a Luxury Trip to South Korea for DeLay and his wife. The trip was paid for by the Korea-US Exchange Council. The group registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act and was created with help from a lobbying firm headed by DeLay's former chief of staff. The cost to send DeLay, his wife and other lawmakers for three days was $106,921. (Washington Post, 3/10/05)

DeLay Received Campaign Contributions from Executives at Westar Energy, to Give the Company "a Seat at the Table" at Energy Bill Negotiations. The House Ethics Committee admonished DeLay for his dealings with top officers of Westar Energy. Some of the officers wrote memos citing their belief that $56,500 in campaign contributions to political committees associated with DeLay and other Republicans would get them "a seat at the table" where key legislation was being drafted. (Washington Post, 10/7/04)

DeLay Allegedly Offered $100,000 in Campaign Contributions to a Fellow Congressman's Son in Exchange for a Vote in favor of the Medicare Prescription Drug Bill. The House ethics committee found that DeLay offered to help former Congressman Nick Smith's son Brad, who was running for Congress at the time, in exchange for Smith's vote on the Medicare prescription drug bill. The House Ethics Committee gave DeLay a public admonishment. Smith originally claimed that DeLay mentioned $100,000 in contributions, but later stated that no specific figure was mentioned. (Roll Call, 11/22/04)

DeLay Associates Charged with Illegal Money Laundering. Three of DeLay's top political associates were indicted by a Texas grand jury on charges of illegally raising money from corporations and funneling the funds into the campaigns of GOP candidates for the Texas Legislature (CQ Today, 3/11/05).

Two months after Gambling Interests Paid for DeLay's Luxury Trip to Europe, He Helped Kill a Bill that the Funders of his London Junket Opposed. The cost of the trip totaled $4,285.35. The payment was funneled through lobbyist Jack Abramoff. (Washington Post, 3/1/05) Abramoff suggested the trip and then arranged for checks to be sent by two of his clients, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and eLottery Inc. Two months after the trip, DeLay helped kill the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act, which would have made it a federal crime to place certain bets over the Internet and was opposed by eLottery and the Choctaws. (Washington Post, 3/12/05)

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I'll post links here.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3432008

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1707499

Here's what appears to be the correct one: http://www.ourfuture.org/issues_and_campaigns/accountablecongress/delay/index.cfm

But thanks, for digging that good site out. (I'd never seen it before).

pnorman

Main page - http://www.ourfuture.org/issues_and_campaigns/accountablecongress/delay/index.cfm

Rapsheet - http://www.ourfuture.org/issues_and_campaigns/accountablecongress/delay/rapsheet.cfm

Unless, of course, your mother is carrying around a big bag of printed matter about DeLay's scandals or something.

I really need to get back to the Sierra, been on the east coast too long.

p.s. Who is "O"?

I hate it when I bungle like that in the midst of my little pedantries.

This is a question of DU member browsing habits. I'm wondering if members, when short on time, ever select on "greatest" to see what has risen to the top.

I think not. My reason for thinking this way is this post has 11 nominations, yet it has not received one comment in 9 hours.

Now watch what happens after this comment is posted. It will go to the top of POLITICS and receive a batch of comments.

Suggestion to all: take advantage of the not so new "greatest" area. Visit to see what other members think are the most interesting posts.

I use the "greatest" page almost exclusively now, but usually I nominate without posting/kicking.

So the greatest users see what the general section doesn't, I guess.

who doesn't know what DeLay specifically has done. (She's not bad, she's just busy). So, this will be a concise resource to assist her in her edification.

For their invaluable expertise. Oh brother.....

This crook has got to go,even his party is abandoning his ass,its just a matter of time.