Hunter44 Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/11/24/us.delay.verdict/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1 (CNN) -- A Texas jury on Wednesday convicted former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on charges of illegally funneling corporate money to help elect GOP candidates to the Texas legislature. DeLay was found guilty on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering, said jury bailiff Gilbert Soto. DeLay was charged with illegally funneling $190,000 in corporate money to help elect Republicans to the state House and Senate in 2002. At the outset of the trial, he predicted the jury would clear him I'm sure they'll be an appeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistertim Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 No big surprise that he was convicted. From what I remember when reading about the case, it was pretty damn solid. Of course it will be appealed, then appealed, and then he will probably end up doing a month in Camp Cupcake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Surprised. I would have expected that there'd be at least one person on the jury who would find some political excuse not to convict. "It's a liberal conspiracy" or "The Democrats do it too" or some such. I would have laid long odds that any group of 12 people would have at least one person who would refuse to convict a Republican, no matter the evidence, of anything. (Unless he were gay or something.) (And the same statement would apply to a Democrat.) ---------- Seriously. The odds of a group of 12 people not having one partisan loon on it? In Texas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 But I thought the charges were all just trumped up by the liberals to ruin him?! lol "The Hammer" has fallen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Also amazed that they were able to convict him, personally. I thought that's what they had staff for. But I thought the charges were all just trumped up by the liberals to ruin him?! lol "The Hammer" has fallen. Actually, on that subject, I'm wondering why The Liberal Media hasn't been making this their lead story every night for the last year or two, like they did with Clinton. :halo: ---------- And on a third subject: Every time I see a story like this. Disgraced Congressman convicted of taking money. The thing that strikes me most, from the story? Is how small the amount of money is. I see stories along the lines of "Congressman Lardbutt was convicted of steering $7T to MegaCorp, after receiving a $1500 TV set for his living room." You know that this guy has to have been handling thousands of times that much money. And the stories that involve government contracts? The amount of the bribe is one percent of one percent of the contract. It makes me sad that our Congress is not only for sale, but that it's for sale for so cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 And on a third subject: Every time I see a story like this. Disgraced Congressman convicted of taking money. The thing that strikes me most, from the story? Is how small the amount of money is. I see stories along the lines of "Congressman Lardbutt was convicted of steering $7T to MegaCorp, after receiving a $1500 TV set for his living room." You know that this guy has to have been handling thousands of times that much money. And the stories that involve government contracts? The amount of the bribe is one percent of one percent of the contract. It makes me sad that our Congress is not only for sale, but that it's for sale for so cheap. I hardly think this was the only crroked thing that DeLay did. This was the only crooked thing that they caught him for. The guy was legendary for being a sleaze. (I feel the same way about Charlie Rangle, Ted Stevens, Aclee Hastings and plenty of others). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiebear Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Im of the opinion that since this was political tampering he should get twice the sentence. He volunteered for a position of trust and failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 I hardly think this was the only crroked thing that DeLay did. This was the only crooked thing that they caught him for. The guy was legendary for being a sleaze. I suspect you're right. But I always hate to hear that reasoning. "Well, maybe he didn't do this, but I bet he did a lot worse, and got away with it." (Yeah, I do live in a fantasy world.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Im of the opinion that since this was political tampering he should get twice the sentence.He volunteered for a position of trust and failed. So double secret probation or lifex2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjah Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 So double secret probation or lifex2? Or, after his inevitable appeal, two weeks of probation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Seriously. The odds of a group of 12 people not having one partisan loon on it? In Texas? It's in Austin. Austin is different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 It's in Austin. Austin is different. That's putting it mildly...hell hat alone is probably grounds for appeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SellersHappens Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Austin: the least Texas part of Texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistertim Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 It's in Austin. Austin is different. Good point. I have a couple of friends who live in Austin and say the same. I wouldn't necessarily be surprised if he appeals and it gets overturned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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