EVERY Dem leader should adopt this talking point RIGHT NOW

[BigBearJohn]

A grand jury of TWELVE *12* AMERICANS from both parties indicted Tom Delay
(not Ronnie Earle)

and

The "Culture of Corruption" that Delay has spawned will not be able lie their way out of this!

Edited to add Melodbe's idea!

[tompayne1]

1. HECK YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!

All the way. This was a bi-partisan indictment not some sort of democratic committee.

[derby378]

2. Hey, I'm with it

Twelve Angry Americans, y'all.

[Melodybe]

4. i like dean's Culture of Corruption as well.

[Tigress DEM]

20. HI! Tigress finally crawled home from DC.

Got pics! But I don't know how to post them on DU w/o going through a web site.

[IndyOp]

30. Twelve Angry Americans - WOW

Now THAT's at talking point!

[elehhhhna]

3. if you look at Earles record, he's convicted like 12 dems & 2 cReeps.

[StellaBlue]

5. The other one should be

'I guess this just isn't as important as if he had committed legal and private sexual misdeeds...'

[redacted]

6. Thank you again BBJ

[BigBearJohn]

11. Thank YOU!

[Infomaniac]

7. Only 12 citizens on a grand jury in Texas?

I only ask because a Grand Jury in NY has 23 jurors.

[TacticalPeek]

23. Apparently it's a Lone Star dozen.

http://www.udayton.edu/~grandjur/stategj/sizegjtx.htm

[sandnsea]

8. MSNBC Has It "Texas Grand Jury Indicts"

Not the Earle talking point, so wohoo for that!!

[H2O Man]

9. Nominated.

Every "leader" and every member of the rank & file.

[Rainscents]

10. I heard on Ed Schultz there were 30 Grand JUry!

Maybe, someone can do little investigating for DUer's!

[me b zola]

12. kicked & recomended

That's the ticket!

[fob]

13. What about the good ole "Iffin he ain't got nuthin to hide, why's he

so worried?"

[BigBearJohn]

14. Delay reminds me of a kid who gets an F saying his teacher doesnt like him

[Tigress DEM]

21. Exactly.

[SF Bay Area Dem]

15. I have already posted this on other boards to get the word out!

Awesome!

[BigBearJohn]

16. I love you!!!

[BigBearJohn]

17. Kick for the 5 'o clock folks!

[BigBearJohn]

18. c'mon... this is important. Can I get one more recommend?

[AuntiBush]

19. Kicked & Nominated! Oh, Yeah!

Tell everyone tomorrow, and the next day, and so on and so forth. Tell your neighbors, folks in store lines, at the GAS pumps, you know, pass it 'round since our MSN won't!

Excellent post reminder! Thank you!

[Califooyah Operative]

22. "Culture Of Corruption"

is powerful in my opinion, i've been using it a lot lately. It's even starting to be used in the media now after both dean and pelosi used it today.

[KTM]

24. Today's Press Briefing:

Q Does the President take the allegation of wrongdoing seriously, that Tom DeLay used the Republican National Committee as a money laundering operation to fund local elections in Texas? That's what the grand jury is indicting him for.

MR. McCLELLAN: That's what the legal process will proceed to address. And --

Q How seriously does the President take that allegation?

MR. McCLELLAN: Well, Terry, Leader Delay's office has put out a statement --

Q I'm not asking Leader DeLay's office.

MR. McCLELLAN: -- disputing the assertions. We need to let the legal process proceed. And that's what the President believes.

Q You just made a very strong statement about some acts of wrongdoing, alleged. Here we have alleged acts of wrongdoing. How seriously does the President take them?

MR. McCLELLAN: This is a different circumstance. And we're going to let the legal process -- we're going to let the legal process work.

Q Do you think this is politically motivated?

MR. McCLELLAN: We're going to let the legal process work. I've stated our views when it comes to Congressman DeLay; the President has stated them previously, and we continue to hold those views.

Q Is the President concerned that there's a stench of corruption around the Republican establishment in Washington?

MR. McCLELLAN: Terry, I don't think you can make such a broad characterization. There are some instances of individual situations, and we'll let those -- the legal process proceed in those instances.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/09/2005092...

[rucky]

25. A grand jury can indict a ham sandwich. The Effective T.P. is:

That Earle has indicted WAY more Democrats than Repugs in his career. I think I heard on AAR Radio News the ratio was, like 3-1. Somebody please verify if they heard that as well.

[Binka]

27. Earle has Indicted 12 Dems 3 cReeps

4 to 1.

[bettyellen]

26. culture of corruption and cronyism thats cost us lives during Katrina!

[ProfessorGAC]

28. That's What I Told A Troll Yesterday

Then, Lott said that ham sandwich could be indicted if a DA was good enough.

Well, Starr couldn't get any indictments on Whitewater, the Travel Office, the FBI Files, etc., etc., etc.

So, apparently, Trent Lott thinks Ken Starr wasn't good enough.
The Professor

[Zynx]

29. "Culture of Corruption" is a great zinger for '06.

It also happens to describe them perfectly. The Republican Congress is one of the most corrupt bodies in the history of this country.