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ABC News Freudian Slip
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Posted on 01/05/2006 10:01:53 AM PST by TyroneSlothrop
Read this quote from the article:
"Gingrich was one of the primary architects of the GOP takeover of Congress in 1994, when Republicans swept into office in part by promising to rid Capitol Hill of Democratic corruption. Bush first campaigned for the White House as an outsider, too, promising to restore honor and integrity to the office, though he himself was ultimately ousted in part over an ethics scandal."
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To: TyroneSlothrop
Welcome to FR! Here is the source code from the unchanged article, I bolded your catch.
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Political Effects of Abramoff Deal Emerge
Lobbyist's Former Associates Scramble to Distance Themselves
By LIZ MARLANTES
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2006
The legal fallout from former lobbyist Jack Abramoff's decision to cooperate with a federal corruption probe — and provide evidence against an unknown number of high-level Washington officials — remains to be seen. But the political effects, in the nation's capital and in many lawmakers' home states, have already begun to emerge.
Abramoff today pleaded guilty to two fraud charges stemming from his purchase of a Florida gambling boat fleet, a day after pleading guilty to three felony counts of mail fraud, conspiracy and tax evasion.
Not surprisingly, Abramoff's former associates have scrambled to distance themselves from him — and his money. Politicians from both sides of the aisle are returning campaign contributions from the disgraced lobbyist. While those contributions may have been perfectly legal, it's the political taint that may hold the bigger danger, analysts said.
"Members may escape a conviction for bribery but not escape the political fallout," said Larry Noble, director of the Center for Responsive Politics in Washington.
A "Republican" Problem
The majority of Abramoff's donations and perks went to Republicans, and Democrats are working to frame the scandal as a "Republican" problem. They hope to tie it to other GOP scandals, including former California Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham's admission of accepting bribes, and the indictment of Scooter Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, in the ongoing CIA leak probe.
But as the parties head into this year's midterm elections — and look ahead to 2008 — the issue of corruption may provide the biggest lift to those who can campaign as "outsiders" arguing for reform. Although an anti-incumbent mood would likely indirectly benefit Democrats as the minority party, there are Republicans who might try to seize that mantle as well.
Former House Leader Newt Gingrich said he thought Abramoff and others involved should go to jail, but that the scandal was also symptomatic of "a much larger and deeper problem" in Washington.
"I'll tell you what the city's first instinct is going to be," he said at the Rotary Club in Washington today. "It's going to be to turn Abramoff into lobbyist-bashing — have the same system on the Hill, that is unhealthy, protect itself by passing a narrowly drawn anti-lobbyist provision while the same people go to the same PAC fundraisers to raise the same money with the same cronies in the same manner."
Gingrich was one of the primary architects of the GOP takeover of Congress in 1994, when Republicans swept into office in part by promising to rid Capitol Hill of Democratic corruption. Bush first campaigned for the White House as an outsider, too, promising to restore honor and integrity to the office, though he himself was ultimately ousted in part over an ethics scandal.
Returning Donations
Today the Republican National Committee said it would donate to the Red Cross $6,000 that was given directly to Bush's re-election campaign by Abramoff; his wife, Pam; and the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe, although the Democratic National Committee is calling on the RNC to return all the money Abramoff raised as a Bush Pioneer, some $100,000.
Other top Republicans followed suit. Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's office said he would redirect $15,000 worth of past donations made by Abramoff and his wife to charities in his Texas district.
"The funds were donated in full compliance with federal law and disclosed properly and publicly, but yesterday's admission of guilt and improper actions warranted our action to make something positive come of all this by donating the money to local charities rather than retaining it," said Shannon Flaherty, a spokeswoman.
Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., also planned to donate to charity $8,500 he received from Abramoff over the years. And on Tuesday, House Speaker Dennis Hastert's office said the Illinois Republican would return Abramoff's contributions as well.
Lawmakers are also hastening to tighten ethics rules — and possibly pass new legislation — regarding lobbying.
"I will be working with colleagues this session to examine and act on any necessary changes to improve transparency and accountability for our body when it comes to lobbying," Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., said today in a statement.
Local Races
Still, the scandal's political effects can already be seen in some lawmakers' home districts and states. Montana's Democratic Party has already run ads against Republican Senator Conrad Burns on the issue. Burns has returned some $150,000 from Abramoff, and recent polls have shown that race narrowing.
Other races could be affected in more indirect ways.
"Collateral damage could be somebody like Mike DeWine," said Jennifer Duffy, a political analyst at the Cook Political Report. "He is from Ohio and he is a Republican — and ethics is a big deal there."
Ohio's governor pleaded guilty this summer to violating state ethics laws, and the only lawmaker singled out in the Abramoff court documents so far for accepting gifts in exchange for certain actions — albeit not by name — was Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio. On Tuesday, the Columbus Dispatch reported that Ohio Republican leaders would ask Ney to resign if he is indicted. Ney has said he is innocent of any violations.
On the other hand, a lawmaker like Lincoln Chaffee, R-R.I., whose seat Democrats have targeted, is unlikely to be affected by the scandal because he's already "the ultimate outsider," said Duffy. And Democrats could still find some of their own implicated as the Abramoff investigation continues.
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posted on
01/05/2006 10:11:27 AM PST
by
Rebelbase
(Whew! Another year until the cursed green bean casserole strikes again!)
To: TyroneSlothrop
Well, nobody ever said you had to have a brain and be able to write coherent sentences to be a journalist.
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posted on
01/05/2006 10:11:28 AM PST
by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway~~John Wayne)
To: TyroneSlothrop
too wacky...there is absolutely not context to this sentence.
You can't replace the word "Bush" with "Gingrich", as that doesn't make sense.
What else could it mean ?
Gingrich had 84 ethic complaints brought against him, yet wasn't charged/convicted. He was fined for the cost of the proceedings.
Gingrich hasn't run for President...yet.
I'm with you...Freudian Slip or already written story, waiting for the event to happen ?
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posted on
01/05/2006 10:11:56 AM PST
by
stylin19a
(you can leed Freepers to spelchek, but you can't make 'em use it.)
To: jwpjr
OK, what the hell is "MSM" and "LSM"?
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posted on
01/05/2006 10:13:59 AM PST
by
handk
(The truth is the truth even if no one believes it, and a lie is a lie even if everyone believes it.)
To: TyroneSlothrop
Actually, I don't think it's a freudian slip. It's just a badly constructed sentence.
The "he" they're referring to that got "ousted" is meant to refer to Gingrich, not Bush.
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posted on
01/05/2006 10:14:37 AM PST
by
Ramius
(Buy blades for war fighters: freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net --> 1000 knives and counting!)
To: cvq3842
"Hope someone with more tech experience than I have takes a screen shot before it's gone."
Using Windows? Control, alt, print screen puts it on the clipboard, whence it can be copied to just about any graphics program.
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posted on
01/05/2006 10:14:49 AM PST
by
dsc
(Islamic sexual violence against women should be treated as the repressive epidemic it is.)
To: TyroneSlothrop
Welcome to Free Republic...and if you can find good "catches" like this one...you will be a great new asset!!
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posted on
01/05/2006 10:15:17 AM PST
by
Txsleuth
(Official Snow Flake!)
To: TyroneSlothrop
I emailed it to Rush as a attachment. Thank you for pointing this out.
To: TyroneSlothrop
ABC has some copywriter tapping away on the keyboard writing possible outcomes to future events (like they prepackage segments on famous people in the event of their death) ... anyway, someone slipped in the wrong copy. (I also suspect it was hopeful thinking too.)
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posted on
01/05/2006 10:16:26 AM PST
by
zeaal
(SPREAD TRUTH!)
To: pgkdan
Not just biased and bigoted but ignorant as well. Ever notice all the spelling errors in their crawls?
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posted on
01/05/2006 10:17:09 AM PST
by
OldFriend
(The Dems enABLEd DANGER and 3,000 Americans died.)
To: handk
Main Stream Media, Lame Stream Media
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posted on
01/05/2006 10:18:08 AM PST
by
saganite
(The poster formerly known as Arkie 2)
To: Matchett-PI
Newt resigned so I don't see how they can announce he was ousted. But then, silly me, what was I thinking!
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posted on
01/05/2006 10:18:17 AM PST
by
OldFriend
(The Dems enABLEd DANGER and 3,000 Americans died.)
To: handk
MainStream Media
LameStream Media
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posted on
01/05/2006 10:19:11 AM PST
by
Talking_Mouse
(Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just... Thomas Jefferson)
To: scott7278
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posted on
01/05/2006 10:19:31 AM PST
by
NeonKnight
(Republican Death Machine)
To: cvq3842
Here's a quicky.
Sorry for the poor quality...I'm at work on a loaner laptop and don't have my usual imagery toolkit with me.
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posted on
01/05/2006 10:19:55 AM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(Crime cannot be tolerated. Criminals thrive on the indulgences of society's understanding.)
To: TyroneSlothrop
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posted on
01/05/2006 10:21:07 AM PST
by
Big Giant Head
(I should change my tagline to "Big Giant Pancake on my Head")
To: scott7278
Good job - this story will disappear down the Big Brother tube real soon.
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posted on
01/05/2006 10:21:38 AM PST
by
rhombus
To: TyroneSlothrop
I sent them an email after reading this on their site. They are disgusting. I told them that it is no wonder they are losing viewers with biased remarks such as this. I would have said more but the site only allows so many words and I did not notice it when I started writing the email.
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posted on
01/05/2006 10:22:56 AM PST
by
MamaB
(mom to an Angel)
To: cvq3842
Check the font...
call Mary Mapes...
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posted on
01/05/2006 10:24:01 AM PST
by
pointsal
To: TyroneSlothrop
Now changed to read Gingrich not Bush.
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posted on
01/05/2006 10:24:38 AM PST
by
wtc911
(see my profile for how to contribute to a pentagon heroes fund)
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