Republican Bad Deeds for 11-2-06

Tom Delay Says That Waterboarding is Not Torture
So I guess it’s OK if Ronnie Earle uses it on Tom?

Cover Up Attempted: Senior Republican Aides Had Foley “Damage Control” Telephone Calls Before Scandal Broke

Two senior aides to National Republican Campaign Committee Chairman Tom Reynolds participated in “damage control” conference calls concerning correspondence between Congressman Mark Foley and a former congressional page — two days before the scandal became public, and earlier than previously reported.

NRCC Communications Director Carl Forti and Reynolds then chief-of-staff Kirk Fordham both took part in the first call the evening of Wednesday, September 27, and one call the next day, Forti and other sources familiar with the call confirmed. Forti’s involvement and the NRCC’s role in the run-up to the Foley scandal add another link between the disgraced former congressman and Reynolds, who has said he knew only indirectly of questionable emails, and that he reported them to his House superiors. They also reflect another moment at which House GOP leadership was aware of concerns about Foley and pages.

Foley resigned Friday, September 29, soon after ABCNews presented him with a sexually explicit instant message correspondence with a page.

MIKE STARK: MY ACCOUNT OF BEING ASSAULTED BY SENATOR GEORGE ALLEN’S STAFFERS

Republican Negative Ad Hits New Low: Flyer Made To Look Like Sex-Offender Notification

The mailing was paid for by the state Republican Party,

Ann Coulter Won’t Cooperate With Voter Fraud Investigation; Case To Go To Prosecutors

Knowingly voting in the wrong precinct is a felony punishable by up to five years in prison. Elections Supervisor Arthur Anderson said his office has been looking into the matter for nearly nine months, and he would turn over the case to the state attorney’s office by Friday. Anderson added that Coulter, since the allegations surfaced, made “efforts to distract and divert focus on the process regarding this complaint. … I did express my frustration to the state attorney in a recent meeting and warned him I may need his services,” according to an article in the Palm Beach Post.

Regards,

Jim