So the Democrats don't know Jack hmmmmm?

Open Secrets.org ^

[MNJohnnie]

So the Democrat Party is running a TV ad claiming Democrats "Didn't know Jack". OH Really? Let's see what a Non Partisan Campaign Watchdog group says.

Here is the WHOLE Open Secrets list for those who "Want to be fair".

http://www.capitaleye.org/abramoff.asp

List of Democrats who got Abramoff's money

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte $121,500

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

(By way of comparison here is that "EVIL Republican" Tom Delay-Tom DeLay (R-Texas) $30,500

Byron L. Dorgan (D-ND) $28,000

Tom Daschle (D-SD) $26,500

Charles H. Taylor (R-NC) $25,750

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

Why Look here is the Progressive's Idol TOM HARKIN!!! Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) $15,500

Democratic Party of Oklahoma $15,000

Chris John (D-La) $15,000

Frank Pallone, Jr (D-NJ) $13,600

Richard A. Gephardt (D-Mo) $12,000

Mary L. Landrieu (D-La) $11,500

And LOOKIE the other Liberal Icon, Barney Frank is here TOO!!! 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

What's this The Campaing Fiance Reform GOD of the Hate the Establishment types, JOHN MCCAIN, made the list too!!!

John McCain (R-Ariz) $10,000

Democratic Party of South Dakota $9,500

Democratic Party of Minnesota $9,000! What this, the Progressive Minnesota DFL, that bastion of virtue got $9,000 from Jack???

Ron Kind (D-Wis) $9,000

Peter Deutsch (D-Fla) $8,500

Joe Baca (D-Calif) $8,000

Look Here is Al Qeda's favorite Senator!!!! Sen. Turbin.

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

Fritz Hollings (D-SC) $5,000.

Democratic Party of Montana $5,000

Jay Inslee (D-Wash) $5,000

Tomas P. Keefe Jr. (D-Wash) $5,000

Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md) $5,000

Jon S. Corzine (D-NJ) $5,000. Corzine? Isn't he the one worth like $60 MILLION? What the hell does HE need Jack's money for?

Deborah Ann Stabenow (D-Mich) $5,000

David E. Bonior (D-Mich) $5,000

Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) $4,500

Look at this the Sexually Confused Senator from SC, the Senator who cannot make him mind which side to play for, made the list!!! Lindsey Graham (R-SC) $4,500

Kent Conrad (D-ND) $4,000

Chuck Hagel (R-Neb) $4,000

Oh No not "Mr Incorruptible". The Junk Media second favorite Republican!!!

Tom Carper (D-Del) $4,000

Robert T. Matsui (D-Calif) $4,000

George Miller (D-Calif) $4,000

Sander Levin (D-Mich) $4,000

Jerry Kleczka (D-Wis) $4,000

Kalyn Cherie Free (D-Okla) $3,500

James L. Oberstar (D-Minn) $3,500

Charles J. Melancon (D-La) $3,100

Ed Pastor (D-Ariz) $3,000

Cal Dooley (D-Calif) $3,000

David R. Obey (D-Wis) $3,000

Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) $3,000

Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) $3,000

San Fran Nan? Ms. "Republican Culture of Corruption" herself knows Jack!!!!HAAAAAAAA!

Tom Foley (I-Minn) $3,000

John B. Larson (D-Conn) $3,000

Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss) $3,000

Brad Sherman (D-Calif) $3,000

Richard M. Romero (D-NM) $3,000

Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif) $2,500

Not Wax AND Max! The twin HEROS of "Untouchables" wing of the "incorruptible" Democrat Party know Jack!!!!

Max Cleland (D-Ga) $2,500

Grace Napolitano (D-Calif) $2,500

Bill Luther (D-Minn) $2,250

Gene Taylor (D-Miss) $2,250

John Neely Kennedy (D-La) $2,000

Rosa L. DeLauro (D-Conn) $2,000

Dan Boren (D-Okla) $2,000

Robert Menendez (D-NJ) $2,000

Ned Doucet (D-La) $2,000

Ronnie Shows (D-Miss) $2,000

Ken Bentsen (D-Texas) $2,000

Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) $2,000

Not NPR's personal Heroine NITA!!!!! Adam Smith (D-Wash) $2,000

Sam Farr (D-Calif) $2,000

Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii) $2,000

Doug Dodd (D-Okla) $2,000

Adam Schiff (D-Calif) $2,000

Lane Evans (D-Ill) $2,000

Mike Thompson (D-Calif) $2,000

Maxine Waters (D-Calif) $2,000

Maxine???? Maxine knows Jack???? Oh this just get better and better.

Carl Levin (D-Mich) $2,000

John D. Dingell (D-Mich) $2,000

Ellen O. Tauscher (D-Calif) $2,000

Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark) $2,000 Norm Dicks (D-Wash) $1,500

Peter DeFazio (D-Ore) $1,500

John Kerry (D-Mass) $1,400 plus $98,000+ for his Presidential run!!!! Dennis Cardoza (D-Calif) $1,000 $0 $1,000 $1,000 $0

Ron Wyden (D-Ore) $1,000 $1,000 $0 $1,000 $0

Brian David Schweitzer (D-Mont) $1,000 $1,000 $0 $1,000 $0

Pete Stark (D-Calif) $1,000 $1,000 $0 $1,000 $0

Paul Wellstone (D-Minn) $1,000 NO! The Blessed St Wellstone KNEW JACK!!!!!!!

Joe Lieberman (D-Conn) $1,000

Derick B. Watchman (D-Ariz) $1,000

Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) $1,000 HILLARY? The great Democrat Party hope for 2008 HILLARY knows Jack!!!!

Well we can just skip all the small fry.

Susan A. Davis (D-Calif) $1,000 Charles S. Robb (D-Va) $1,000 Eliot L. Engel (D-NY) $1,000 Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif) $1,000 Jim Costa (D-Calif) $1,000 Barbara Boxer (D-Calif) $1,000 Rick Weiland (D-SD) $1,000 Gloria Tristani (D-NM) $1,000 Rick Clayburgh (R-ND) $1,000 Patrick Leahy (D-Vt) $1,000 Jim Maloney (D-Conn) $1,000 David Phelps (D-Ill) $1,000 Tim Holden (D-Pa) $1,000 Bob Borski (D-Pa) $720 Shelley Berkley (D-Nev) $500 Howard L. Berman (D-Calif) $500 Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif) $500 Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) $500 Barbara Lee (D-Calif) $500 Democratic Party of Washington $500

[MNJohnnie]

Interesting to note my Freepmail on this. Amazing how some supposedly "Conservatives" Freepers are so desperate to make excuse for, or ignore, that the Democrats up to their eyeballs in this. The point, as some of you fail to grasp, is that Democrats are equally guilty of "Corruption" while lying daily to the American people about their part in this. This is NOT an excuse for Republicans. Republicans are NOT making excuses for those Republicans caught up in this. The purpose of the list is to show the Democrat Party's Culture of Hypocrisy. The Democrats are the ones running all over screaming "Corruption" Ok, so if it is "Corruption" why are they up to their eyeballs in it?????

[BJClinton]

To be fair, those numbers are his personal donations and those of tribal clients. His personal donations are all (R), you can see them here: http://www.capitaleye.org/abramoff_donor.asp

The question now is: did he handle the contributions from his tribal clients? If so, then yes, Dems did get money from him. If the tribes/casinos acted on their own then Howie Dean may be technically correct.

[MNJohnnie]

Irrelevant hair splitting. If you accept the Democrat claim that money from Abramoff is corrupting his limited personal donations are CONSIDERABLY less corrupting then the Ten of THOUSANDS of dollars his PAC shoveled out. The Democrats are basically trying to make this argument

"Yeah, I took money from the Mafia but it ONLY came from their legitimate business not from illegal drug sale profits" Sorry if the Democrats want to try and make that argument the American Voters will laugh them to scorn. IF money from Abramoff is "proof of corruption" his PERSONAL donation is NO different then his PAC donations.

Funny how it is the Republican Bush Justice Department that broke this wide open by going after and prosecuting Abramoff. Funny how all the people who want to make this a "Republican scandal" are so desperate to just skip right by that fact. Why is that?

[BJClinton]

his PERSONAL donation is NO different then his PAC donations.

I completely agree. Was this his PAC or were the tribes operating on their own?

[dollar_dog]

Because it is a fraud made up Leftist "news" site.

Dude, I (as well as many other Freepers) use newsmeat.com all the time and there is ZERO doubt in my mind that the data they present is unbiased. You are way off base (and apparently your meds) with these comments

Perhaps you don't remember Jeb Eddy? This fool:

It was a search on newsmeat that exposed this fraud back to 1999.

Sometimes you have to be man enough to deal with facts, instead of putting your hands over your ears and yelling "la la la la" as loud as you can. Leave that behavior to the DU 'mos.