I posted the body count. CW ----- Original Message ----- From: "wncs" <wncswonderl...@gmail.com> To: "PoliticalForum" <PoliticalForum@googlegroups.com> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 06:35 Subject: Re: List of Bush Administration Scandals
How many people died in a Clinton scandal? On Jan 19, 5:30 pm, Cold Water <coldwater...@gmail.com> wrote: > Where did I say Bill Clinton battered anyone? I said and I quote (myself) > "To say something like that even in jest is disgusting and in extremely > poor > taste and an insult to battered and abused women everywhere." DO NOT even > try to twist my words to make them mean what you want them to mean. > > Who was talking about Monica??? Try Kathleen Willey, Juanita Broderick and > Paula Jones FGS. The legal definition of battery is: > At common law, an intentional unpermitted act causing harmful or offensive > contact with the "person" of another. > > Battery is concerned with the right to have one's body left alone by > others. > > Battery is both a tort and a crime. Its essential element, harmful or > offensive contact, is the same in both areas of the law. The main > distinction between the two categories lies in the penalty imposed. A > defendant sued for a tort is civilly liable to the plaintiff for damages. > The punishment for criminal battery is a fine, imprisonment, or both. > Usually battery is prosecuted as a crime only in cases involving serious > harm to the victim. > > Are you actually suggesting the mention of Bill Clinton is off topic for > this thread? > > CW > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "wncs" <wncswonderl...@gmail.com> > To: "PoliticalForum" <PoliticalForum@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 02:09 > Subject: Re: List of Bush Administration Scandals > > Monica seemed to enjoy it. Since I have never met Bill Clinton, I have > no idea about it and can't offer an opinion. Who did he batter, by the > way? > But enough about Clinton. This thread is really about the Bush > scandals, remember? > > On Jan 19, 2:02 pm, Cold Water <coldwater...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Only a dull minded, homely woman with low self esteem would consider > > being > > slobbered over and manhandled by a MARRIED fat slob Bill Clinton to be > > enjoyable. To say something like that even in jest is disgusting and in > > extremely poor taste and an insult to battered and abused women > > everywhere. > > > CW > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "wncs" <wncswonderl...@gmail.com> > > To: "PoliticalForum" <PoliticalForum@googlegroups.com> > > Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 11:59 > > Subject: Re: List of Bush Administration Scandals > > > Abusing? LOL... not if they enjoyed it. > > > On Jan 19, 11:46 am, Zebnick <zebn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > There is only one word for someone who thinks that the issue regarding > > > a man on trial for serially abusing the women who work for him and > > > lying to a federal judge and asking others to lie for him is "a blow > > > job." That word is stupid. > > > > On Jan 19, 11:40 am, wncs <wncswonderl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Don't shoot the messenger, just because that list of scandals makes > > > > a > > > > blow job seem completely irrelevant. It's not Cosmo's fault. > > > > > On Jan 19, 11:29 am, Zebnick <zebn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Why don't you spare both boards and just sign off permanently? No > > > > > one > > > > > needs or wants to put up with your inane spam. > > > > > > On Jan 19, 10:44 am, Cosmo <cosmorap...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Oh, the list is much, much longer - 399 to be exact. I thought > > > > > > I'd > > > > > > spare both boards from the crash. > > > > > > >http://www.netrootsmass.net/hughs-bush-scandals-list/ > > > > > > > On Jan 19, 9:17 am, wncs <wncswonderl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > When I saw the title, I worried how much space a single post > > > > > > > can > > > > > > > take > > > > > > > up on the board without making it crash! :-) > > > > > > > > On Jan 19, 10:13 am, Cosmo <cosmorap...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Indicted / Convicted/ Pled Guilty > > > > > > > > > *Eric G. Andell- deputy undersecretary in charge of newly > > > > > > > > created Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (previously > > > > > > > > senior > > > > > > > > adviser to Secretary of Education Rod Paige) -pleaded > > > > > > > > guiltyto > > > > > > > > one count of conflict of interest for using government > > > > > > > > travel > > > > > > > > for personal causes and was sentenced to one year of > > > > > > > > probation, > > > > > > > > 100 hours of community service, and fined $5,000. > > > > > > > > > *Claude Allen- Assistant to the President for Domestic > > > > > > > > Policy- > > > > > > > > resigned, pled guilty toshopliftingfrom Target stores. > > > > > > > > > *Lester Crawford- Commissioner, FDA -resignedin late > > > > > > > > September > > > > > > > > 2005 after only two months on the job. On October 17th, > > > > > > > > hepleadedguilty to two misdemeanor counts, making afalse > > > > > > > > writing > > > > > > > > and conflict of interest. On February 27, 2007, Crawford > > > > > > > > wassentencedto to three years of probation and was fined > > > > > > > > $90,000. > > > > > > > > > *Brian Doyle- Deputy Press Secretary, Department of Homeland > > > > > > > > Security - Resigned in wake of child sex scandal. Doyle > > > > > > > > wasarrestedon April 4th, 2006 and pleaded no contest on > > > > > > > > September 19, 2006 to seven counts of use of a computer to > > > > > > > > seduce a child and sixteen counts of transmitting harmful > > > > > > > > material to a minor. On November 17th, 2006 Brian Doyle > > > > > > > > wassentencedto five years in state prison and ten years of > > > > > > > > probation. He will also need to register as a sex offender. > > > > > > > > > *Steven Griles- Deputy Secretary at the Interior > > > > > > > > Department - > > > > > > > > is > > > > > > > > the highest-ranked administration official yetconvictedin > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > Jack Abramoff scandal. In March 2007, Griles pleaded guilty > > > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > lying about his role in the Jack Abramoff scandal. Sentenced > > > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > 10 months incarceration. > > > > > > > > > *John T. Korsmo– Chairman of the Federal Housing Finance > > > > > > > > Board > > > > > > > > from 2002 to 2004 –pleaded guiltyin 2005 to lying to the > > > > > > > > Senate > > > > > > > > and an inspector general. He swore he had no idea how a list > > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > > presidents for FHFB-regulated banks were invited to a > > > > > > > > fundraiser > > > > > > > > for his friend’s congressional campaign. On the invites, > > > > > > > > Korsmo > > > > > > > > was listed as the “Special Guest.” Got 18 months of > > > > > > > > probation > > > > > > > > and a $5,000 fine. > > > > > > > > > *Scooter Libby- Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of > > > > > > > > staff - > > > > > > > > resigned after being indicted for lying to a grand jury and > > > > > > > > investigators in connection with the investigation stemming > > > > > > > > from > > > > > > > > the leak of Valerie Wilson’s covert CIA operative’s > > > > > > > > identity.Convictedon four of five counts, making him the > > > > > > > > highest-ranking White House official to be convicted of a > > > > > > > > felony > > > > > > > > since the Iran-contra scandal. Sentenced to thirty months > > > > > > > > imprisonment and a fine of $250,000. On July 2nd, after a > > > > > > > > judge > > > > > > > > decided that Libby would remain in prison during the appeals > > > > > > > > process, President Bush commuted Libby’s sentence by > > > > > > > > removing > > > > > > > > the thirty months in prison. > > > > > > > > > *David Safavian- former head of the Office of Federal > > > > > > > > Procurement Policy at the Office of Management and > > > > > > > > Budget -convictedof lying to ethics officials and Senate > > > > > > > > investigators about his ties to lobbyist Jack Abramoff. On > > > > > > > > October 27, 2006, he was sentenced to 18 months in prison. > > > > > > > > He > > > > > > > > is > > > > > > > > currently appealing the ruling. > > > > > > > > > *Robert Stein- former comptroller and funding officer for > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > now disbanded Coalition Provisional Authority, Southern > > > > > > > > Central > > > > > > > > Region in Al-Hillah, Iraq -pleaded guiltyto conspiracy, > > > > > > > > bribery, > > > > > > > > conspiracy to commit money laundering, possession of a > > > > > > > > machine > > > > > > > > gun, and being a felon in possession of a fire arm. On > > > > > > > > January > > > > > > > > 30, 2007 Stein was sentenced to nine years in prison and > > > > > > > > ordered > > > > > > > > to forfeit $3.6 million. > > > > > > > > > *Roger Stillwell- desk officer, Interior Department -pleaded > > > > > > > > guiltyto failing to report Redskins tickets and free dinners > > > > > > > > from Jack Abramoff. > > > > > > > > > Resigned Due to Investigation, Pending Investigation or > > > > > > > > Allegations of Impropriety > > > > > > > > > *Philip Cooney- chief of staff, White House Council on > > > > > > > > Environmental Quality - a former oil industry lawyer with no > > > > > > > > scientific expertise, Cooneyresignedafter it was revealed he > > > > > > > > had > > > > > > > > watered down reports on global warming. > > > > > > > > > *George Deutsch- press aide, NASA -resignedamid allegations > > > > > > > > he > > > > > > > > prevented the agency’s top climate scientist from speaking > > > > > > > > publicly about global warming. > > > > > > > > > *Michael Elston- chief of staff to Deputy Attorney General > > > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > McNulty - announced hisresignationon June 15, 2007. Despite > > > > > > > > allegations that he’d threatened at least four of the eight > > > > > > > > fired US Attorneys, McNulty said Elston had served the > > > > > > > > Justice > > > > > > > > Department “with distinction for nearly eight years.” > > > > > > > > > *Kyle Dustin “Dusty” Foggo- appointed executive director of > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > CIA, the agency’s third-highest post, in October > > > > > > > > 2004 -resignedand was ultimatelyindictedon bribery charges > > > > > > > > related to the Duke Cunningham scandal. > > > > > > > > > *Alberto Gonzales- former Attorney General -resignedwithout > > > > > > > > explanation amidst investigations of the firings of U.S. > > > > > > > > Attorneys, the politicization of the Justice Department, > > > > > > > > warrantless surveillance, and the torture and mistreatment > > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > > detainees. > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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