DeLay Criticizes Himself! Oh, Sweet Irony!!

[Roland99]

http://www.davidsirota.com/2005/04/tom-delays-words-from-1995-challenge.html

"The time has come that the American people know exactly what their Representatives are doing here in Washington. Are they feeding at the public trough, taking lobbyist-paid vacations, getting wined and dined by special interest groups? Or are they working hard to represent their constituents? The people, the American people, have a right to know...I say the best disinfectant is full disclosure, not isolation." - U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay, 11/16/95

Quoted in Salon, too:
http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2005/04/15/delay_and_charity/index_np.html

[underpants]

1. You've been doing some of that internet research haven't you?

That is what Delay fears most, apparently.

[Roland99]

6. Darn those Internets...I just found this whole thing on Thomas!!!

1 . HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GIFT REFORM ACT (House of Representatives - November 16, 1995)

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/F?r104:1:./temp/~r104tVkDdd:e147755:

(Link is a temp link...probably won't work)

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GIFT REFORM ACT (House of Representatives - November 16, 1995)

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Mr. DeLAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Burton substitute and in favor of full disclosure.

The time has come that the American people know exactly what their Representatives are doing here in Washington.

Are they feeding at the public trough, taking lobbyist paid vacations , getting wined and dined by special interest groups? Or are they working hard to represent their constituents?

The people, the American people, have a right to know.

Only the Burton substitute will let the American people decide what is appropriate activity and what is inappropriate activity for their Representatives.

Let us not kid ourselves here today. We are beating ourselves on the heads to prove we are pure enough to deserve the people's trust. Some Members are so distrustful of themselves and their colleagues, that they would rather we talk with no one in a casual setting, that we set up an artificial wall between us and the public.

I say the best disinfectant is full disclosure, not complete isolation. We serve our constituents poorly if we believe that all Representatives are on the take and need to be taken away from the public, and we serve no one if we set up an ethics minefield that will only bring further dishonor to this House, for activities that most Americans do every day.

Should it be unethical for a Member of Congress to eat dinner with a constituent?

Why do we not let the people decide what is right and what is wrong? Why do we not just tell the people what gifts we get, through full disclosure, and stop this ridiculous charade of public virtue at the expense of common sense.

The American people sent us here to represent them, not to hide every time they call to join them for dinner. Support full disclosure. Support the integrity of the House. Support the Burton substitute.

[AuntiBush]

13. No Need for Dems to "try" to hang um' - he does well enough on his own!

What a smuck...

[Beelzebud]

2. LOL

Oh, now that is just *golden*.

I wonder if any MSM journalist on TV will expose this quote? I won't be holding my breathe.

[Fridays Child]

3. Someone should send him that quote on a menu.

He should be made to eat those words.

[Career Prole]

4. Wait! Wait!

I have a new nomination for bugman's backyard billboard!

[Dave Sund]

5. PLEASE Tell me someone has footage of this

[burythehatchet]

7. recommended

choke on that irony and schadenfreude sandwich asshole.

[Dave Sund]

8. The ironing is delicious...

;)

[In Truth We Trust]

9. Kharma is such a wonderful thing-Bugman the hipocrite

[Rainscents]

10. I heard this quot yesterday... Randi put it on the air.

[Imalittleteapot]

11. Email or fax this quote to your Republican House Reps.

Give them some food for thought. I just emailed my Rep and if given the time, I'm going down the Republican list and send the message to all of them.

http://www.congress.org

[Roland99]

12. Good ideer...

This is what I sent:


I am writing to you today to bring to your attention a quote from Rep. Tom DeLay made on the House floor on Nov. 16, 1995:

I found this via the Library of Congress's Thomas website:

"The time has come that the American people know exactly what their Representatives are doing here in Washington.

Are they feeding at the public trough, taking lobbyist paid vacations , getting wined and dined by special interest groups? Or are they working hard to represent their constituents?

The people, the American people, have a right to know.

<...>

I say the best disinfectant is full disclosure, not complete isolation. We serve our constituents poorly if we believe that all Representatives are on the take and need to be taken away from the public, and we serve no one if we set up an ethics minefield that will only bring further dishonor to this House, for activities that most Americans do every day."

Considering that Rep. DeLay is now mired in scandal resulting from his secret and underhanded dealings with lobbyists and even foreign governments, it is high time to demand the immediate resignation of Rep. Tom DeLay in order to maintain the last bit of dignity in the House of Representatives.

[greenbriar]

15. Send it to Bill Mahar or Jon Stewart or Keith Olberman and John Kerry

and make it a part of a LTTE


we need to have a drudge page of our own...


we need to become main stream!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Daphne08]

20. YES, we need a Drudge Page of our own...

[Roland99]

21. The Anti-Drudge

;)

[Oreo]

16. The letters on congress.org are entertaining

Click on Letters to Leaders for a good read

Subject:
THANK GOD FOR TOM DELAY

To:
President George Bush

April 21, 2005

PRESIDENT BUSH,

I AM SO HAPPY FOR TOM DELAY. HOPEFULLY, AS YOU AND THE REST OF YOUR GANG ROT IN PRISON FOR TREASON, YOU REMEMBER THE MAN WHO HELPED BRING YOU ALL DOWN. HOW CAN YOU ALLOW ANYONE TO THREATEN A JUDGE? HAVE YOUR HANDLERS LOST THIER MIND? YOU CAN FIX AN ELECTION BUT WE WILL SACK THE GOVERNMENT OF ALL WHO COMMIT TREASON AGAINST OUR COUNTRY

MANCHESTER CENTER , VT

[Oreo]

14. Gotta love it

I hope this gets blasted to all corners of the gov't

Subject:
Delay criticizes himself... priceless and powerful ammo against Delay

To:
Rep. Martin Olav Sabo

April 21, 2005

This quote from Tom Delay in 1995 is all the ammo that is needed to sink this power-hungry fascist and send him back to TX. Please spread this throughout Congress and get this man out of our government.

"The time has come that the American people know exactly what their Representatives are doing here in Washington. Are they feeding at the public trough, taking lobbyist-paid vacations, getting wined and dined by special interest groups? Or are they working hard to represent their constituents? The people, the American people, have a right to know...I say the best disinfectant is full disclosure, not isolation." - U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay, 11/16/95

You can get more info here:
http://www.davidsirota.com/2005/04/tom-delays-words-from-1995-challenge.html

Minneapolis , MN

[ClintonTyree]

17. He's a Republican, silly!

Republicans like to wallow around in other people's private affairs and tell them how to live their lives, but you can't expect them to be subjected to the same scrutiny. They're Republicans! They preach, condemn and destroy people on a whim, but expecting them to live up to the same standards that they preach isn't reasonable, silly. :silly:

They'll fuck who they want, steal from whomever they want, break any and all ethics rules they want.....they're Republicans!

Do as they say, not as they do. Hypocrisy, thy name is, "Republican".

[asjr]

18. He feels safe in saying that because he knows the Repubs

own the ethics committee. He also knows the Dems will not rejoin the committee because of the "new rules." If the ethics committee doesn't come to agreement within 45 days the whole matter goes out the window.

[TK421]

19. Memorize these words, Mr.DeLay......

"WELCOME TO MCDONALD'S, MAY I TAKE YOUR ORDER PLEASE?"

[Roland99]

22. Kick for laughs

I love this...