FR Exclusive: Ashley Turton (deceased) had worked for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Legistorm ^ | 1/14/10 | Gabrial

[Gabrial]

Elizabeth Ashley Westbrook Turton (Ashley), Congressional Staffer - Salary Data

House Office of the Speaker 07/01/07 - 09/21/07 Special Assistant $ 28,246.51

House Office of the Speaker 04/01/07 - 06/30/07 Special Assistant $ 31,385.01

House Office of the Speaker 03/01/07 03/31/07 Special Assistant $ 10,325.42

[Gabrial]

No media outlet in the United States has reported that Ashley Turton, found dead in a burning car in her driveway last Monday, had worked for Nancy Pelosi as a "Special Assistant" when Pelosi took office in 2007.

I don't know how they could have missed it.

[yldstrk]

That’s big.

Is Nan responsible?

[bunkerhill7]

The Woman Who Knew Too Much

[org.whodat]

So she walked out with the secret info and got killed. Would not doubt that one.

[muawiyah]

Although the situation sounds very much like the type of accident that happens in those old sidewalk touching rehabilitated townhouses, it wouldn't be beyond Nan' the Siciliano Protectore's daughter to take advantage of it!

This should be more thoroughly investigated now that we do know Nan' is totally nuts. Just looking at what that dope fired paranoid schizophrenic did down in Pima County you can just imagine what a botoxed up old moonbat could do in DC.

[JoyjoyfromNJ]

thought you might be interested in this info (to refresh memory—this is the lobbyist who died in a car fire at her house, either entering or backing out of her garage, the police aren’t sure which. Shades of Mr. Foster??

[worst-case scenario]

No doubt Fox can really make this into a big story! This could be another Vince Foster story. Is Issa going to investigate? He could really drag Pelosi, her staff, and Turton’s family through the mud so badly they’ll want to flee the country.

Of course, speculation is cheap. What the story needs is both Motive and Opportunity to make it truly damning. So what’s the woman been doing for the past 4 years? Why did she have to be eliminated now? How many other “Special Assistants” did Pelosi have at the time?

[MsLady]

YIKES, look at that salary...sheesh no wonder our taxes are so high.

[Doogle]

[OldDeckHand]

My first thought is - $70K for 9-months work, hey it's great if you can get it, right?

It is VERY strange this wasn't mentioned by either Pelosi's office or the media. You might think that if you're a politician who had a recent employee who met his/her demise in a very public way, you might issue a public statement of condolence. She didn't. That's strange, in and of itself.

[SMARTY]

Right, and this woman probably just emptied the waste basket!!

[Doogle]

..fosterized

[silverleaf]

strange lack of updates on the case

By now they should know the cause of death- unless toxicology tests are pending

I would suspect a domestic or neigborhood crime, a truly freak accident, or an unfortunate and potentially scandalous personal episode gone wrong, before
thinking of political intrigue ...

Unless she was messing with the wrong people, she seems to be a fairly ordinary run-of-the mill political lobbyist and there are gazillions of her in DC

[Blueflag]

succinylcholine

seriesly ...

[certrtwngnut]

What a surprise, the media missed something on the RAT side of the aisle. I am truly shocked that this could happen.
They seem so alert this week with the rally (funeral) & all. I guess they need an R next to their name to be exposed.

[MsLady]

No kidding!!!

[grb]

Now the Palin has surpassed Bush in the left's hatred, let me be the first to say:

Palin's Fault

[RU88]

Maybe they were afraid of her being subpoenaed considering she worked for Pelosi and her husband is deputy director of legislative affairs for Obama. The other issue involved here is that the company she lobbied for has just merged with Duke Energy in a multi billion dollar deal. Low speed crashes in a new BMW SUV typically don't lead to fatal car fires. This absolutely does not pass the smell test.

[John W]

There was this from yesterday. Seems like just sending up a trial balloon to see who salutes. Usually they wouldn’t be saying things like this at this point in an investigation.

Progress Energy lobbyist’s death thought to be accidental
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/01/13/2014068/progress-energy-lobbyists-death.html

[Huebolt]

Awe, come on. No one EVER sets fire to a car with a corpse inside to hide evidence! Only on television, people.

/sark