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I Would Like Rove And Bush To Eat My Asshole

SUNDAY AUGUST 19 2007 9:00 AM

Submitted by FearTheReaper. Edited By erin_broadley.

TAGS: Commerce Department, Treasury Department, Hatch Act, Republicans, Karl Rove, George Bush

The corruption of the current White House is fucking amazing, especially considering George told us he was going to bring honor and respectability back to the presidency. The guy is the ultimate example of everything that the Founding Fathers feared. Using tax dollars to aid Republican candidates in elections is just one more example.

Top Commerce and Treasury Departments officials appeared with Republican candidates and doled out millions in federal money in battleground congressional districts and states after receiving White House political briefings detailing GOP election strategy.

What a bunch of cunts. Plain and simple. Between 2001 and 2006, the Treasury Department received White House political briefings on how they could aid Republican candidates. The Commerce Department received four briefings. These actions are quite simply not allowed, as defined by the Hatch Act, which bans the use of government resources for campaign activities.

Under the Hatch Act, Cabinet members are permitted to attend political briefings and appear with members of Congress. But Cabinet members and other political appointees aren't permitted to spend taxpayer money with the aim of benefiting candidates.

The White House is already being investigated by the House Oversight Committee to determine whether the administration violated the Hatch Act by briefing at least 15 federal agencies.

During the briefings at Treasury and Commerce, then-Bush administration political director Ken Mehlman and other White House aides detailed competitive congressional districts, battleground election states and key media markets and outlined GOP strategy for getting out the vote.

After the briefings, Commerce and Treasury political appointees made public appearances and grant announcements that just happened to benefit GOP interests. That sounds like it completely violates the Hatch Act. I wonder how the Democratic Congress will fail to do anything about it? Unfortunately, violations are not illegal. They are treated as administrative matters and usually lead to suspension or termination of those who violate the ban.

The law needs to be changed so that these type of actions are illegal. Why would a loyal follower care about violating the act? They would lose their job, but probably end up with a cushier position somewhere else due to their partisan actions.

Take Commerce Secretary Don Evans, who just happened to be Bush's former campaign finance chairman. He made eight appearances with Republican incumbents during competitive races. While there he handed out millions of dollars in grants and made public announcements. He has already left the Commerce Department, so he will not be punished. I would like to at the very least, hold his head in a toilet and flush it.

The guy who took over for Evans, picked up right where the big E left off.

In 2006, Evans' successor, Carlos Gutierrez, and his aides also made public announcements with several Republican congressional incumbents, including in the battleground states of Missouri, Pennsylvania and New Mexico. Weeks before the 2006 election, Gutierrez and Congresswoman Wilson announced $3.45 million in grants for Albuquerque organizations. Also in the weeks before the election, a deputy secretary and Republican Sen. Rick Santorum announced that the department would be investing $2.25 million in Philadelphia.

You tax dollars at work, helping those poor, poor Republicans. Don't get mad Democrats, just sit back and take it.

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photoline

Edmonton, AB

January 2005

AUG 19, 2007 01:05 PM

$1 million dollars paid by the Pentagon to ship two 19 cent washers. Abu-Gharaib. No WMD's in Iraq. Donald Rumsfeld. Dick Cheney. Halliburton. New Orleans. 9/11. Bin-Laden. Enron. Alberto Gonzalez. The list is endless

Kind of imbalances the whole "he lied about sex with the White House intern" morality equation that was used to throw the 2000 election.

DisorderedVulcan

Portsmouth, OH

August 2007

AUG 19, 2007 02:32 PM

Don't forget that homosexuals and their secret underground sewer armies were the target of the 2004 election. Talk about scapegoating!

osopolar1

Calexico, CA

August 2007

AUG 19, 2007 04:15 PM

You must be kidding, The whole system is corrupt and has been for a long time.Clinton just put more sugar coating on the turd and people ate it up.Bush just doesn't know how to do that.And don't get me started on congress they're the most corrupt of all. The government investigating the government mmmmmmm..............what's wrong with that picture.The corrupt investigating the corrupt.It's all about MONEY,your money(taxes) apparently they think we're too stupid to have it so they tax the crap out it.Everything Our ForeFathers fought for and been flushed down the crapper. Oh,and the people who throw around the word democracy. Read the constitution, We are a REPUBLIC.

swirlyboy

I'm lost

April 2006

AUG 19, 2007 05:32 PM

scorp17yh said:
if American Voters weren't so fucking stupid Bush would never have been elected Govenor of Texas let alone been able to steal the Presidential election not just once but twice. We have no one to blame but OUR fellow citizens who voted for Bush or worse didn't bother to vote or voted for Nader

+100

Lockeblade

Australia

May 2007

AUG 19, 2007 05:54 PM

Hahaha... *sits back and watches the US crumble* Nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah nah, hey hey hey, goodbyeeee.

Skywisdom

Portland, OR

December 2005

AUG 19, 2007 06:17 PM

Oh totally man, this is definitely Nader's fault. That fucker! He was running on some actual principles! bastard! *Course, that was before the money he accepted...*

And hey, let's just forget about the highly corrupt schemes to get Bush into office. Florida ring any bells for you?

FRED

San Diego, CA

OLD SKOOL

AUG 19, 2007 06:45 PM

ChopperJones said:
Is anyone else starting to get really scared? has anyone else seen this?

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8795795223394289910&q=nazi+bush&total=2543&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=2

These blatant F-yous I can do what I want are making my spine shiver.

Wow. I've heard bits and pieces of the connection betwen the Bush family and the Nazis but not all laid out like that.

I'll have to do more reading on that.

Lockeblade

Australia

May 2007

AUG 19, 2007 06:56 PM

oyaji said:
At least we had something to crumble other than a second rate country peopled by the miserable descendants of people too fucked up to be allowed to stay in the U.K.

Hey hey hey, goodbyeeee

OhSoOrdinary

New York, NY

July 2006

AUG 19, 2007 06:59 PM

VampOzman said:
Hatch Act? Puh-lease! I think Bush's current agenda at this point is to break as many laws as he can, just so he can say "the laws is not applying to me because I is the president." I hope this causes secret service to show up at my door, but the guy shoulda been snipered long ago... along with the rest of chain of command.

Was anyone else disappointed when the assassinaton attempt on Cheney failed? Maybe that was just me.

scorp17yh

Brookings, OR

November 2004

AUG 19, 2007 07:14 PM

Skywisdom said:

Try reading my post again, you know the part about BUSH STEALING the ELECTIONS,yes thats plural.
As for Nader he may have had good intentions but he never stood a chance in hell. He would of better served the people by joining the Dems and working form the INSIDE to change things. I hope this is not what an OR education does for ones comprehension. Though after 2 and 1/2 years here I'm afraid it does

osopolar1

Calexico, CA

August 2007

AUG 19, 2007 07:42 PM

oyaji said:

osopolar1 said:
You must be kidding, The whole system is corrupt and has been for a long time.Clinton just put more sugar coating on the turd and people ate it up.Bush just doesn't know how to do that.And don't get me started on congress they're the most corrupt of all. The government investigating the government mmmmmmm..............what's wrong with that picture.The corrupt investigating the corrupt.It's all about MONEY,your money(taxes) apparently they think we're too stupid to have it so they tax the crap out it.Everything Our ForeFathers fought for and been flushed down the crapper. Oh,and the people who throw around the word democracy. Read the constitution, We are a REPUBLIC.

You have no idea what you are talking about. Congress can clearly make better use of your money than you can.

Please point me to the text in the Constitution that empowers any other body other than Congress to investigate the executive branch.

osopolar1

Calexico, CA

August 2007

AUG 19, 2007 07:48 PM

I think u missed my point, I didn't question the check and balance system in place.I simply stating the corruption that's prevelant. And Yes I can spend my money better than the fuckin corrupt congress. Yes,there needs to be a certain amount of government. But right now it's out of control and too big.

scylis

Anchorage, AK

November 2004

AUG 19, 2007 10:32 PM

i wish there really was a "Gay Bomb." i'd drop it on DC to see if that might shake things up.

Not_a_sicko

Netherlands

September 2005

AUG 20, 2007 12:19 AM

osopolar1 said:
Oh,and the people who throw around the word democracy. Read the constitution, We are a REPUBLIC.

Democracy.

de�moc�ra�cy [di-mok-ruh-see] noun, plural -cies.
1. government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.
2. a state having such a form of government: The United States and Canada are democracies.
3. a state of society characterized by formal equality of rights and privileges.
4. political or social equality; democratic spirit.
5. the common people of a community as distinguished from any privileged class; the common people with respect to their political power.

Evilgasm

Netherlands

April 2007

AUG 20, 2007 03:12 AM

I fear for the future of the USA. Your so called democracy... land of the free my ass! How can you call yourselves free when your entire political spectrum consists of just two political parties. One bunch of extremely right wing but totally spineless drones and the other even more right wing bunch of imbecilic religious nut jobs.

I guess that old saying is true (in America at least): If voting could really change anything, it would be illegal!

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