Democrats Don't Know Jack??? (Abramoff, but got $Millions)

National Republican Senatorial Committee ^ | December 14, 2005 | Staff

[flattorney]

Democrats Don't Know Jack???

“It’s very odd that Democrats at the national and state levels have sought to exploit the Abramoff matter for political gain, while in the process throwing countless congressional Democrats under the bus,’ said Brian Nick, spokesman for the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC).” (Charles Hurt, “Dorgan Returns Abramoff Money,” The Washington Times, December 14, 2005)

An NRSC Report Shows That Nearly 90 Percent Of Senate “Democrats Have Taken Abramoff-Related Money.” “The NRSC has begun circulating among fellow Republicans new reports showing that all but five of the chamber’s 44 Democrats have taken Abramoff-related money. In addition, the Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee have taken more than $1.2 million, according to records provided to The Washington Times.” (Charles Hurt, “Dorgan Returns Abramoff Money,” The Washington Times, December 14, 2005)

“The NRSC Report Is Part Of A New Counteroffensive By Republicans To Neutralize An Issue That Democrats See As Central To Electoral Gains In 2006.” (Charles Hurt, “Dorgan Returns Abramoff Money,” The Washington Times, December 14, 2005)

“If The Democrats Are Alleging That Republicans Are Guilty Of Any Wrongdoing, They’re Sitting In The Same Boat.” “Democrats have run two television advertisements in Montana, castigating Burns for his activities on behalf of Abramoff, but as the lobbyist’s taint spreads, its political impact may dissipate, said Brian Nick, spokesman for the National Republican Senatorial Committee. ‘If the Democrats are alleging that Republicans are guilty of any wrongdoing, they’re sitting in the same boat,’ he said. ‘It just becomes a nonstarter.’” (Jonathan Weisman and Derek Willis “Democrat On Panel Probing Abramoff To Return Tribal Donations,” The Washington Post, December 14, 2005)

Tribal Clients And Associates Of Jack Abramoff Have Contributed Over $3.1 Million To Democrat Party Interests Between 1997 And 2004. (Campaign Finance Analysis Project Website, www.campaignfinanceanalysisproject.com, Accessed December 2005; Political Money Line Website, www.tray.com, Accessed December 2005)

National Democrat Party Affiliated Committees Received Over $1.2 Million From Indian Tribe Clients And Lobbying Associates Of Jack Abramoff. (Campaign Finance Analysis Project Website, www.campaignfinanceanalysisproject.com, Accessed December 7, 2005; Political Money Line Website, www.tray.com, Accessed December 7, 2005; Internal Revenue Service Website, www.irs.gov, Accessed April 21, 2005)

• The Democrat Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) Received Over – $430,000
• The Democrat Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Received Over – $629,000
• The Democrat National Committee (DNC) Received Over – $177,000

Incumbent Senate Democrat-Affiliated Campaign And Leadership Committees Received Over $729,000 From Indian Tribe Clients And Lobbying Associates Of Jack Abramoff*. (Campaign Finance Analysis Project Website, www.campaignfinanceanalysisproject.com, Accessed December 7, 2005; Political Money Line Website, www.tray.com, Accessed December 7, 2005; Internal Revenue Service Website, www.irs.gov, Accessed April 21, 2005)

40 Of The 45 Members Of The Senate Democrat Caucus:

• Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) Received At Least – $22,500
• Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) Received At Least – $6,500
• Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE) Received At Least – $1,250
• Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) Received At Least – $2,000
• Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) Received At Least – $20,250
• Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Received At Least – $21,765
• Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) Received At Least – $7,500
• Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) Received At Least – $12,950
• Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) Received At Least – $8,000
• Senator Jon Corzine (D-NJ) Received At Least – $7,500
• Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) Received At Least – $14,792
• Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) Received At Least – $79,300
• Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) Received At Least – $14,000
• Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) Received At Least – $2,000
• Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) Received At Least – $1,250
• Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) Received At Least – $45,750
• Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) Received At Least – $9,000
• Senator Jim Jeffords (I-VT) Received At Least – $2,000
• Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) Received At Least – $14,250
• Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) Received At Least – $3,300
• Senator John Kerry (D-MA) Received At Least – $98,550
• Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) Received At Least – $28,000
• Senator Pat Leahy (D-VT) Received At Least – $4,000
• Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) Received At Least – $6,000
• Senator Joe Lieberman (D-CT) Received At Least – $29,830
• Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) Received At Least – $14,891
• Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) Received At Least – $10,550
• Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) Received At Least – $78,991
• Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) Received At Least – $20,168
• Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) Received At Least – $5,200
• Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) Received At Least – $7,500
• Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR) Received At Least – $2,300
• Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) Received At Least – $3,500
• Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) Received At Least – $68,941
• Senator John Rockefeller (D-WV) Received At Least – $4,000
• Senator Ken Salazar (D-CO) Received At Least – $4,500
• Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) Received At Least – $4,300
• Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Received At Least – $29,550
• Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) Received At Least – $6,250
• Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) Received At Least – $6,250

[flattorney]

The DeLay Chronicles: Abramoff Lobbyist Scandal - Hypocrite Democrats of Corruption

Posted by TAB

[JoeSixPack1]

The biggest number on the list:

Senator John Kerry (D-MA) Received At Least – $98,550

[West Coast Conservative]

Senator John Kerry (D-MA) Received At Least – $98,550

Not surprising flip-flopper is at number 1.

[flattorney]

Abramoff Scandal: Hypocrite Democrats and Glass Houses
National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC)

12.14.05 - Special NRSC Report: Democrats Don't Know Jack??? (Abramoff, but got $Millions)
Democrats at all levels have attacked Republicans for ties to indicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his Indian tribal clients. They do this despite the fact that 40 of the 45 members of the Senate Democrat Caucus have taken money from Abramoff, his associates, and Indian tribe clients, along with National Democratic National Committees who have received millions.

Democratic Committees and Individuals Received Significant Indian Tribes Donations

1. Since 1999, the top recipient of donations from Indian tribes was the Democratic National Committee, which collected $2,015,250 for its non-federal corporate account, according to records publicly available from Political Money Line.
2. The second-largest recipient of tribal donations has been the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee at $1,614,950.
3. The third-largest recipient of dollars from Indian tribes is the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee with $1,288,650.
4. The fifth-largest recipient is the Democratic Governors Association, which collected $965,000.

In addition, public records show that leading individual Democratic officials have raised substantial sums from Indian tribes:

Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) - $505,400 * / T
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) - $266,800 * / ?
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) - $237,030 * / T
Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) - $129,500 * / T
Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) - $76,500 * / T
Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) $104,500 - / T (Still investigating Abramoff connection – fla/txa)

( * Received direct donations, for political favors, from Jack Abramoff et.al. – fla/txa)
( T - Major Tom DeLay corruption and removal from office critic)
- - Updates by FlAttorney & TxAttorney - -

Added to section in The DeLay Chronicles - Posted by TAB

[msnimje]

Yeah, I saw a big expose about the Democrats involved in this on CNN....oh, wait.....never mind.

[pgyanke]

Exactly. This will never see the light of day. The MSM will let the story die without retraction so the public can be left with the "proper" impression of Republican wrongdoing.

[Mo1]

I guess Pelosi will be demanding an investigation into the Dem Party any day now huh? ... /sarcasm >

[flattorney]

Abramoff Lobbying & Political Contributions to Democrats,
per FEC Records
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Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte $423,480
Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte $354,700
Democratic National Cmte $65,720
Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI) $42,500
Patty Murray (D-Wash) $40,980
Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) $36,000
Harry Reid (D-Nev) $30,500
Byron L. Dorgan (D-ND) $28,000
Tom Daschle (D-SD) $26,500
Democratic Party of Michigan $23,000
Brad R. Carson (D-Okla) $20,600
Dale E. Kildee (D-Mich) $19,000
Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md) $17,500
Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) $15,500
Democratic Party of Oklahoma $15,000
Chris John (D-La) $15,000
John Breaux (D-La) $13,750
Frank Pallone, Jr (D-NJ) $13,600
Richard A. Gephardt (D-Mo) $12,000
Mary L. Landrieu (D-La) $11,500
Barney Frank (D-Mass) $11,100
Max Baucus (D-Mont) $11,000
Maria Cantwell (D-Wash) $10,000
Democratic Party of North Dakota $10,000
Nick Rahall (D-WVa) $10,000
Democratic Party of South Dakota $9,500
Democratic Party of Minnesota $9,000
Ron Kind (D-Wis) $9,000
Peter Deutsch (D-Fla) $8,500
Joe Baca (D-Calif) $8,000
Dick Durbin (D-Ill) $8,000
Xavier Becerra (D-Calif) $7,523
Tim Johnson (D-SD) $7,250
Democratic Party of New Mexico $6,250
Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) $6,000
David E. Bonior (D-Mich) $5,000
Jon S. Corzine (D-NJ) $5,000
Democratic Party of Montana $5,000
Fritz Hollings (D-SC) $5,000
Jay Inslee (D-Wash) $5,000
Thomas P. Keefe Jr. (D-Wash) $5,000
Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md) $5,000
Deborah Ann Stabenow (D-Mich) $5,000
Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) $4,500
Tom Carper (D-Del) $4,000
Kent Conrad (D-ND) $4,000
Jerry Kleczka (D-Wis) $4,000
Sander Levin (D-Mich) $4,000
Robert T. Matsui (D-Calif) $4,000
George Miller (D-Calif) $4,000
Kalyn Cherie Free (D-Okla) $3,500
James L. Oberstar (D-Minn) $3,500
Charles J. Melancon (D-La) $3,100
Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) $3,000
Cal Dooley (D-Calif) $3,000
John B. Larson (D-Conn) $3,000
David R. Obey (D-Wis) $3,000
Ed Pastor (D-Ariz) $3,000
Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) $3,000
Richard M. Romero (D-NM) $3,000
Brad Sherman (D-Calif) $3,000
Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss) $3,000
Max Cleland (D-Ga) $2,500
Grace Napolitano (D-Calif) $2,500
Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif) $2,500
Bill Luther (D-Minn) $2,250
Gene Taylor (D-Miss) $2,250
Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii) $2,000
Ken Bentsen (D-Texas) $2,000
Dan Boren (D-Okla) $2,000
Rosa L. DeLauro (D-Conn) $2,000
John D. Dingell (D-Mich) $2,000
Doug Dodd (D-Okla) $2,000
Ned Doucet (D-La) $2,000
Lane Evans (D-Ill) $2,000
Sam Farr (D-Calif) $2,000
John Neely Kennedy (D-La) $2,000
Carl Levin (D-Mich) $2,000
Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark) $2,000
Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) $2,000
Robert Menendez (D-NJ) $2,000
Adam Schiff (D-Calif) $2,000
Ronnie Shows (D-Miss) $2,000
Adam Smith (D-Wash) $2,000
Ellen O. Tauscher (D-Calif) $2,000
Mike Thompson (D-Calif) $2,000
Maxine Waters (D-Calif) $2,000
Peter DeFazio (D-Ore) $1,500
Norm Dicks (D-Wash) $1,500
John Kerry (D-Mass) $1,400
Barbara Boxer (D-Calif) $1,000
Dennis Cardoza (D-Calif) $1,000
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) $1,000
Jim Costa (D-Calif) $1,000
Susan A. Davis (D-Calif) $1,000
Eliot L. Engel (D-NY) $1,000
Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif) $1,000
Tim Holden (D-Pa) $1,000
Patrick Leahy (D-Vt) $1,000
Joe Lieberman (D-Conn) $1,000
Jim Maloney (D-Conn) $1,000
David Phelps (D-Ill) $1,000
Charles S. Robb (D-Va) $1,000
Brian David Schweitzer (D-Mont) $1,000
Pete Stark (D-Calif) $1,000
Gloria Tristani (D-NM) $1,000
Derrick B. Watchman (D-Ariz) $1,000
Rick Weiland (D-SD) $1,000
Paul Wellstone (D-Minn) $1,000
Ron Wyden (D-Ore) $1,000
Bob Borski (D-Pa) $720
Shelley Berkley (D-Nev) $500
Howard L. Berman (D-Calif) $500
Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) $500
Democratic Party of Washington $500
Barbara Lee (D-Calif) $500
Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif) $500

Grand Total $1,541,673

Posted by TAB

[flattorney]

Montana Democrats Don't Know Jack?
National Republican Senatorial Committee
December 16, 2005

- - Hypocritical Montana Democrat Party Denies Knowing Lobbyist Jack Abramoff - After Accepting Money From Abramoff Client

Montana Democrat Party Spokesman Claims “We Don’t Know Jack Abramoff.” “‘The major difference between the Montana Democratic Party and Conrad Burns is that we don’t know Jack Abramoff and we never did any favors for him in exchange for campaign contributions - like Conrad Burns did,’ he said.” (Jennifer McKee, “Helena Burns To Return Abramoff Money,” Helena Independent Record, December 16, 2005)

Montana Democrat Party Website Banner: “Tell Conrad Burns To Return The $136,000 From Indicted Lobbyist Jack Abramoff!” (Montana Democratic Party Website, www.montanademocrats.org, Accessed December 16, 2005)

In August, The Montana Democrat Party, “Aided By The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee,” Ran An Ad Capitalizing On The Link Between Senator Burns And Abramoff. “The Montana Democratic Party - aided by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee - is airing a television ad criticizing Republican Sen. Conrad Burns for his dealings with a GOP lobbyist who is under federal investigation. The DSCC contribution on the ad referring to lobbyist Jack Abramoff was its first salvo in the Senate ad wars that are just warming up.” (“Washington In Brief,” The Washington Post, August 9, 2005)

In November, The Montana Democrat Party Aired Its Second Ad Attacking Senator Conrad Burns For Accepting Money From Clients Of Lobbyist Jack Abramoff. “The ad … attacks Burns’ connections to indicted Washington lobbyist, Jack Abramoff. ‘Burns’ close friendship with indicted crooks like Jack Abramoff is deeply troubling. It is clear that he takes their money and favors, and then votes as they direct. Montana families deserve better,’ said [Executive Director of the Montana Democratic Party, Jim] Farrell.” (Montana Democratic Party, Press Release, “New TV Ad Criticizes Burns for Insulting Working Women, Lobbyist Ties,” November 21, 2005)

After Months Attacking Senator Burns For Abramoff Contributions, The Montana Democrat Party Belatedly Consents To Check Their Own Records. “Matt McKenna, a spokesman for the Montana Democratic Party, said the party would search through its books to see if it had received any donations from the Republican-connected lobbyist.” (Jennifer McKee, “Helena Burns To Return Abramoff Money,” Helena Independent Record, December 16, 2005)

HYPOCRITICAL MONTANA DEMOCRATS CONVENIENTLY OVERLOOK THEIR OWN ABRAMOFF CONNECTIONS

The Montana Democrat State Party Received At Least $5,000 From An Indian Tribe Client Of Lobbyist Jack Abramoff. (Political Money Line Website, www.tray.com, Accessed October 5, 2005; Campaign Finance Analysis Project Website, www.campaignfinanceanalysisproject.com, Accessed October 5, 2005)

Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) Received At Least $22,500 From Indian Tribe Clients And Associates Of Abramoff. (Political Money Line Website, www.tray.com, Accessed October 5, 2005; Campaign Finance Analysis Project Website, www.campaignfinanceanalysisproject.com, Accessed October 5, 2005)

The Democrat Senatorial Campaign Committee Received At Least $322,000 From Indian Tribe Clients Of Abramoff. (Political Money Line Website, www.tray.com, Accessed October 5, 2005; Campaign Finance Analysis Project Website, www.campaignfinanceanalysisproject.com, Accessed October 5, 2005)

Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) Received “More Than $66,000 In Abramoff-Related Donations Between 2001 And 2004.” (John Solomon and Sharon Theimer, “Indicted Lobbyist: Cash Flowed, Casino Fight Grew,” The Associated Press, November 18, 2005)

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[Hoodat]

That's different. They were democrats, you see . . .

[Feiny]

This thread needed a bump because of the news today.

[marblehead17]

ping

[deport]

Bumping for the news that has been up front and center today..... This is a good source of material for use as this developes.

Thanks TAB

[Howlin]

Chris Matthews called Abramoff "Satan" today.

[Irish Eyes]

Chris Matthews is salivating from what I have seen. I guess that he thinks that it will only effect the democrats.

[InvisibleChurch]

when will the clever media call it abscam II ?

[torchthemummy]

I count roughly 113 Dems having taken Abramoff dough.

[Howlin]

Hassert has announced he's "donating" $69,000 to charity that he got from Jack's pals.

[kcvl]

Chris Matthews called Abramoff "Satan" today.

No wonder his show's rating is 31st.