thinkprogress.org— General Motors has hired right-wing talk show host Sean Hannity to be the lead spokesman for a car giveaway campaign called "You're a Great American."
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I agree musicmantrs, but I do understand why this particular case is different.A huge US corporate hiring a well known Right Wing spokesman to give away a true american car in a competition called "You're a Great American".C'mon.You can bet that political affiliation will be a concern in judging the "winner"(sic), and if not, how do you think they would react if the winner started screaming "bring our troops home" into the camera when they are handing over the keys?
REPUBLICAN SEX OFFENDERS LIST (I think my list is a tad longer, Mudanie ;))Republican County Constable Larry Dale Floyd was arrested on suspicion of soliciting sex with an 8-year old girl. Floyd has repeatedly won elections for Denton County, Texas, constable.Republican judge Mark Pazuhanich pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation.Republican Party leader Bobby Stumbo was arrested for having sex with a 5-year old boy.Republican teacher and former city councilman John Collins pleaded guilty to sexually molesting 13 and 14 year old girls.Republican campaign worker Mark Seidensticker is a convicted child molester.Republican Mayor Philip Giordano is serving a 37-year sentence in federal prison for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girls.Republican Mayor John Gosek was arrested on charges of soliciting sex from two 15-year old girls.Republican County Commissioner David Swartz pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison.Republican legislator Edison Misla Aldarondo was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his daughter between the ages of 9 and 17.Republican Committeeman John R. Curtain was charged with molesting a teenage boy and unlawful sexual contact with a minor.Republican anti-abortion activist Howard Scott Heldreth is a convicted child rapist in Florida.Republican zoning supervisor, Boy Scout leader and Lutheran church president Dennis L. Rader pleaded guilty to performing a sexual act on an 11-year old girl he murdered.Republican anti-abortion activist Nicholas Morency pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor.Republican campaign consultant Tom Shortridge was sentenced to three years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl.Republican racist pedophile and United States Senator Strom Thurmond had sex with a 15-year old black girl which produced a child.Republican pastor Mike Hintz, whom George W. Bush commended during the 2004 presidential campaign, surrendered to police after admitting to a sexual affair with a female juvenile.Republican legislator Peter Dibble pleaded no contest to having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl.Republican advertising consultant Carey Lee Cramer was charged with molesting his 9-year old step-daughter after including her in an anti-Gore television commercial.Republican activist Lawrence E. King, Jr. organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.Republican lobbyist Craig J. Spence organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.Republican Congressman Donald "Buz" Lukens was found guilty of having sex with a female minor and sentenced to one month in jail.Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio was found guilty of child porn charges and paying two teenage girls to pose for sexual photos.Republican activist Mark A. Grethen convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children.Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child.Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a female minor working as a congressional page.Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to an incestuous relationship with his step daughter.Republican Judge Ronald C. Kline was placed under house arrest for child molestation and possession of child pornography.Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar.Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped.Republican activist Marty Glickman (a.k.a. "Republican Marty"), was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with an underage girl and one count of delivering the drug LSD.Republican legislative aide Howard L. Brooks was charged with molesting a 12-year old boy and possession of child porn.Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway was accused of having sex with his 12-year old baby sitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media.Republican preacher Stephen White, who demanded a return to traditional values, was sentenced to jail after offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him.Republican talk show host Jon Matthews pleaded guilty to exposing his genitals to an 11 year old girl.Republican anti-gay activist Earl "Butch" Kimmerling was sentenced to 40 years in prison for molesting an 8-year old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her.Republican election board official Kevin Coan was sentenced to two years probation for soliciting sex over the internet from a 14-year old girl.Republican politician Andrew Buhr was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy.Republican politician Keith Westmoreland was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to girls under the age of 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children).Republican anti-abortion activist John Allen Burt was found guilty of molesting a 15-year old girl.Republican County Councilman Keola Childs pleaded guilty to molesting a male child.Republican activist John Butler was charged with criminal sexual assault on a teenage girl.Republican candidate Richard Gardner admitted to molesting his two daughters.Republican Councilman and former Marine Jack W. Gardner was convicted of molesting a 13-year old girl.Republican County Commissioner Merrill Robert Barter pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual contact and assault on a teenage boy.Republican City Councilman Fred C. Smeltzer, Jr. pleaded no contest to raping a 15 year-old girl and served 6-months in prison.Republican activist Parker J. Bena pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on his home computer and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $18,000.Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, Larry Jack Schwarz, was fired after child pornography was found in his possession.Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate Robin Vanderwall was convicted in Virginia on five counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the internet.Republican businessman Jon Grunseth withdrew his candidacy for Minnesota governor after allegations surfaced that he went swimming in the nude with four underage girls, including his daughter.Republican director of the "Young Republican Federation" Nicholas Elizondo molested his 6-year old daughter and was sentenced to six years in prison.Republican president of the New York City Housing Development Corp. Russell Harding pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer.Republican Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld authorized the rape of children in Iraqi prisons in order to humiliate their parents into providing information about the anti-American insurgency.Republican serial killer Ted Bundy was hired by the Republican PartyRepublican activist Matthew Glavin, who preached family values, was caught masturbating in public and fondling an undercover park rangerRepublican Party Chairman Sam Walls, who is married, was urged to drop his candidacy for Congress when it was found he likes to dress up in women's clothingRepublican Congressman Edward Schrock resigned from Congress after he was caught searching for sex on a gay telephone serviceRepublican Mayor Jim West Republican voter Timothy McVeigh bombed Oklahoma City championed an anti-gay agenda, but was later found to be gay himselfRepublican preacher Jimmy Swaggart preached fidelity, but cheated on his wife with a prostituteRepublican Congressman Bob Livingston was about to vote for impeaching President Clinton for sexual improprieties until it was disclosed he was an adultererRepublican Congressman Henry Hyde denounced President Clinton's extramarital affair, but was later found to be an adulterer himselfRepublican Party leader Paul Ingram pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison.Republican benefactor of conservative Christian groups, Richard A. Dasen Sr., was found guilty of raping a 15-year old girl. Dasen, 62, who is married with grown children and several grandchildren,has told police that over the past decade he paid more than $1 million to have sex with a large number of young women.Republican city councilman Mark Harris, who is described as a "good military man" and "church goer," was convicted of repeatedly having sex with an 11-year-old girl and sentenced to 12 years in prison.Republican anti-abortion activist Howard Scott Heldreth is a convicted child rapist in Florida.Republican County Commissioner David Swartz pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison.Republican judge Mark Pazuhanich pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation.Republican anti-abortion activist Nicholas Morency pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor.Republican legislator Edison Misla Aldarondo was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his daughter between the ages of 9 and 17.Republican Mayor Philip Giordano is serving a 37-year sentence in federal prison for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girl.Republican campaign consultant Tom Shortridge was sentenced to three years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl.Republican racist pedophile and United States Senator Strom Thurmond had sex with a 15-year old black girl which produced a child.Republican pastor Mike Hintz, whom George W. Bush commended during the 2004 presidential campaign, surrendered to police after admitting to a sexual affair with a female juvenile.Republican legislator Peter Dibble pleaded no contest to having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl.Republican activist Lawrence E. King, Jr. organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.Republican lobbyist Craig J. Spence organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.Republican Congressman Donald "Buz" Lukens was found guilty of having sex with a female minor and sentenced to one month in jail.Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio was found guilty of child porn charges and paying two teenage girls to pose for sexual photos.Republican activist Mark A. Grethen convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children.Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child.Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a female minor working as a congressional page.Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to an incestuous relationship with his step daughter.Republican governor Arnold Schwarzenegger allegedly had sex with a 16 year old girl when he was 28.Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar.Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped.Republican activist Marty Glickman (a.k.a. "Republican Marty"), was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with an underage girl and one count of delivering the drug LSD.Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway was accused of having sex with his 12-year old baby sitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media.Republican preacher Stephen White, who demanded a return to traditional values, was sentenced to jail after offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him.Republican talk show host Jon Matthews pleaded guilty to exposing his genitals to an 11 year old girl.Republican anti-gay activist Earl "Butch" Kimmerling was sentenced to 40 years in prison for molesting an 8-year old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her.Republican Party leader Paul Ingram pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison.Republican election board official Kevin Coan was sentenced to two years probation for soliciting sex over the internet from a 14-year old girl.Republican politician Andrew Buhr was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy.Republican politician Keith Westmoreland was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to girls under the age of 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children).Republican anti-abortion activist John Allen Burt was charged with sexual misconduct involving a 15-year old girl.Republican County Councilman Keola Childs pleaded guilty to molesting a male child.Republican activist John Butler was charged with criminal sexual assault on a teenage girl.Republican candidate Richard Gardner admitted to molesting his two daughters.Republican Councilman and former Marine Jack W. Gardner was convicted of molesting a 13-year old girl.Republican County Commissioner Merrill Robert Barter pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual contact and assault on a teenage boy.Republican City Councilman Fred C. Smeltzer, Jr. pleaded no contest to raping a 15 year-old girl and served 6-months in prison.Republican activist Parker J. Bena pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on his home computer and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $18,000.Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, Larry Jack Schwarz, was fired after child pornography was found in his possession.Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate Robin Vanderwall was convicted in Virginia on five counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the internet.Republican city councilman Mark Harris, who is described as a "good military man" and "church goer," was convicted of repeatedly having sex with an 11-year-old girl and sentenced to 12 years in prison.Republican businessman Jon Grunseth withdrew his candidacy for Minnesota governor after allegations surfaced that he went swimming in the nude with four underage girls, including his daughter.Republican director of the "Young Republican Federation" Nicholas Elizondo molested his 6-year old daughter and was sentenced to six years in prison.Republican benefactor of conservative Christian groups, Richard A. Dasen Sr., was charged with rape for allegedly paying a 15-year old girl for sex. Dasen, 62, who is married with grown children and several grandchildren, has allegedly told police that over the past decade he paid more than $1 million to have sex with a large number of young women.Republican Mayor John Gosek, 58, of 275 West 7th Street, Oswego, was arrested for the federal offense of "using a facility in inte-state commerce (a telephone) to knowingly attempt to persuade, induce, entice, and coerce an individual under the age of 18 years to engage in sexual activity for which he could be charged with criminal offenses, that is, rape in the third degree and criminal sexual act in the third degree" in violation of the New York State Penal Code.Republican racist pedophile and United States Senator Strom Thurmond had sex with a 15-year old black girl which produced a child.Republican activist Lawrence E. King, Jr. organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.Republican lobbyist Craig J. Spence organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.Republican Mayor Philip Giordano is serving a 37-year sentence in federal prison for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girls.Republican Congressman Donald "Buz" Lukens was found guilty of having sex with a minor and sentenced to one month in jail.Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio was found guilty of child porn charges.Republican activist Mark A. Grethen convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children.Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child.Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a minor working as a congressional page.Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to an incestuous relationship with his step daughter.Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar.Republican activist Marty Glickman (a.k.a. "Republican Marty"), was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with a juvenile and one count of delivering the drug LSD.Republican legislative aide Howard L. Brooks, an advisor to a California assemblyman, was charged with molesting a 12-year old boy and possession of child pornography.Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway was accused of having sex with his 12-year old baby sitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media.Republican preacher Stephen White was arrested after allegedly offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him.Republican talk show host Jon Matthews of Houston was indicted for indecency with a child, including exposing his genitals to a girl under the age of 17.Republican anti-gay activist Earl "Butch" Kimmerling confessed to molesting an 8-year old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her.Republican Party leader Paul Ingram of Thurston County, Washington, pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison.Republican St. Louis Election Board official Kevin Coan was arrested and charged with trying to buy sex from a 14-year-old girl whom he met on the Internet.Republican politician Andrew Buhr, former committeeman for Hadley Township Missouri, was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy.Republican politician Keith Westmoreland, a Tennessee state representative, was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to minors under 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children).Republican anti-abortion activist John Allen Burt was charged with sexual misconduct involving a 15 year old girl.Republican legislator, Richard Gardner, a Nevada state representative, admitted to molesting his two daughters.Republican activist Parker J. Bena pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on his home computer and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $18,000.Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, Larry Jack Schwarz, was fired after child pornography was found in his possession.Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate Robin Vanderwall was convicted in Virginia on five counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the internet.Republican anti-abortion activist Howard Scott Heldreth is a convicted child rapist in Florida.Republican County Commissioner David Swartz pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison.Republican judge Mark Pazuhanich pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation. Of course it's no contest! How could he even get a fair fight against those activist judges!Republican anti-abortion activist Nicholas Morency pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor. - That's the culture of life we all know and love!Defense contractor, Mitchell Wade, admitted that he paid California Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (republican) more than $1 million in bribes in exchange for millions more in government contracts.Republican legislator Edison Misla Aldarondo sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his 9 yr old daughter.Republican Mayor Philip Giordano serving a 37-year sentence for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girls.Republican campaign consultant Tom Shortridge sentenced to 3 years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl. I'm sure he had a good explanation.Republican racist pedophile and esteemed US Senator Strom Thurmond fathered a chiled with a 15-year old black girl.Republican pastor Mike Hintz, whom George W. Bush commended during the 2004 presidential campaign, surrendered to police after admitting to sexual relations with a juvenile. Praise George!Republican legislator Peter Dibble pleaded no contest to having inappropriate relations with a 13-year-old girl.Republican activist Lawrence E King, Jr. organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.Republican lobbyist Craig J. Spence organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.Republican Congressman Donald "Buz" Lukens found guilty of sex with a female minor and sentenced to one month in jail.Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio found guilty of child porn charges and paying two teenage girls to pose for sexual photos.Republican activist Mark A. Grethen convicted on 6counts of child sex crimes.Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child. Look, he didn't actually do anything. He only TRIED! You can't fault a republican for trying!Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a female minor working as a congressional page.Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to an incestuous relationship with his step daughter. Prai$e the lord!Republican governor Arnold Schwarzenegger allegedly had sex with a 16 year old girl when he was 28. I love this country!Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar. Now I'm sure he can give us a good explanation for this.Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped. Obviously a liberal conspiracy!Republican activist Marty Glickman (a.k.a. "Republican Marty"), was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with an underage girl and one count of delivering the drug LSD. He was obviously trying to help this woman! Do you liberals no shame!Republican legislative aide Howard L. Brooks was charged with molesting a 12-year old boy and possession of child porn.! It was his own son.Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway accused of having sex with his 12-year old baby sitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media. He was trying to explain to her what NOT to do when in a difficult situation!Republican preacher Stephen White, who demanded a return to traditional values, was sentenced to jail after offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him.Republican talk show host Jon Matthews pleaded guilty to exposing his genitals to an 11 year old girl. She could have turned away.Republican anti-gay activist Earl "Butch" Kimmerling was sentenced to 40 years in prison for molesting an 8-year old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her. Liberal jury of course.Republican Party leader Paul Ingram pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison. Now how could anyone rape their daughter 6 times! Can you say Liberal psycologist!Republican election board official Kevin Coan was sentenced to two years probation for soliciting sex over the internet from a 14-year old girl. Obviously set up by a liberal computer hacker. These hackers no NO SHAME!Republican politician Andrew Buhr was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy.Republican politician Keith Westmoreland was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to girls under the age of 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children). You see, actually he happened to be changing out of his bathing suit when these kids walked by.Republican anti-abortion activist John Allen Burt was charged with sexual misconduct involving a 15-year old girl.Republican County Councilman Keola Childs pleaded guilty to molesting a male child. He pleaded guilty only to keep his family out of the liberal media's spotlight.Republican activist John Butler was charged with criminal sexual assault on a teenage girl. She was eighTEEN. That's still a teenager!Republican candidate Richard Gardner admitted to molesting his two daughters. He only had their interests in mind. Why don't you liberals see that!Republican Councilman and former Marine Jack W. Gardner was convicted of molesting a 13-year old girl. No comment.Republican benefactor of conservative Christian groups, Richard A. Dasen Sr., was charged with rape for allegedly paying a 15-year old girl for sex. Dasen, 62, who is married with grown children and several grandchildren, has allegedly told police that over the past decade he paid more than $1 million to have sex with a large number of young women. Philanthrapy at it's finest!Republican County Commissioner Merrill Robert Barter pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual contact and assault on a teenage boy. That boy was a liberal trying to corrupt his mind. He did the right thing.Republican City Councilman Fred C. Smeltzer, Jr. pleaded no contest to raping a 15 year-old girl and served 6-months in prison. He did the honorable thing and did his time.Republican activist Parker J. Bena pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on his home computer and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $18,000. Lies. Lies! All liberal lies!Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, Larry Jack Schwarz, was fired after child pornography was found in his possession. Obviously set up by that liberal media!Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate Robin Vanderwall was convicted in Virginia on five counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the internet. Who said republicans were sexist!The deputy press secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was arrestedTuesday, April 04, 2006, for using the Internet to seduce what he thought was a teenagegirl, authorities said. Rep. Brian J. Doyle, 55, was arrested in Maryland where he liveson charges of use of a computer to seduce a child and transmission of harmful materialto a minor. The charges were issued out of Polk County, Fla.Republican anti-abortion activist Neal Horsley admitted to having sex with a mule.A judge on Wednesday, 04-05-06, allowed a lawsuit to proceed against Jessica Cutler, theformer Senate aide who posted details of her sex life on the Internet. The case broughtby REPUBLICAN Sen. Mike DeWine's former counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee,Robert Steinbuch, alleges that Cutler engaged in an invasion of his privacy in 2004by publishing sexually explicit facts about a relationship with Steinbuch.REPUBLICAN Otis O'Neal Horsley (born 1944) is an American political figure of the far REPUBLICAN right.He is the author of christiangallery.com, a website devoted to his advocacy of militant anti-abortion,secessionist, and anti-gay views. Last night, May 09, 2005, anti-abortion extremistNeal Horsley was a guest on The Alan Colmes Show, a FOX News radio program. The topicwas an interesting one - whether or not an internet service provider should allow Horsleyto post the names of abortion doctors on his website. Horsley does that as a way oftargeting them and one doctor has been killed. In the course of the interview, however,Colmes asked Neal Horsley about his background, including a statement that he had admitted toengaging in homosexual and bestiality sex, including having sex with a MULE!Republican city councilman Mark Harris, who is described as a "good military man" and "church goer," was convicted of repeatedly having sex with an 11-year-old girl and sentenced to 12 years in prison. If you do the crime, you do the time + 1.Republican businessman Jon Grunseth withdrew his candidacy for Minnesota governor after allegations surfaced that he went swimming in the nude with four underage girls, including his daughter. He just wanted to keep an eye out for those girls...and his daughter. He even had pictures to prove it!Republican director of the "Young Republican Federation" Nicholas Elizondo molested his 6-year old daughter and was sentenced to six years in prison.Rev. C. Stephen White -- better known on Penn's campus as "Brother Stephen" -- will facetrial on charges of soliciting sex from a 14-year-old boy, according to the West ChesterDistrict Attorney's office. At a preliminary hearing held Aug. 12, White pleaded notguilty to charges of criminal solicitation, criminal attempt to lure a child into a motorvehicle and corruption of minors. All charges will be held for court, according to WestChester Assistant District Attorney Kimberly Callahan, who will prosecute the case.White is married and has three sons and republican fundraiser in the area.Republican Jack Burkmana reportedly has been caught allegedly offering to pay $1,000 forsex with two homosexuals ... Republican operative Jack Burkmana former lobbyist for"Family Research Council" The council and Mr. Burkmana support and donate money to the Bushadministration and the GOP.(June 28, 2006)--A South Texas jury has found a 44-year-old REPUBLICAN political consultant guilty offour counts involving the sexual molestation of children. The 44-year-old CARY LEE CRAMER wasconvicted of one count of aggravated sexual assault of a child, two of indecency with achild by contact and one of indecency with a child by exposure. Cramer, who now lives inTucson, Ariz., gained national attention during the 2000 presidential election.His McAllen company created a TV ad accusing the Clinton-Gore administration of giving awaynuclear technology to China in exchange for campaign contributions. Cramer faces a maximumof 149 years in prison for the four felony charges.Republican Lou Beres denied sexual-molestation allegations when the Oregonian newspaper first reported them in October.Beres acknowledged sexually touching a 16- or 17-year-old friend of his daughter in 1976 or 1977.But a local Police Department report released as part of a lawsuit said Beres "readily admitted sexually touching" one girl when she was 13 or 14 years old.The longtime leader of the Oregon Christian Coalition and staunch opponent of gay rightsadmits in a newly released police report that he sexually touched three underage girls.August 30, 2006 A Texas pastor accused of raping a church member after telling her she was possessed by a lesbian demon at his house last year has been indicted. Republican, Leonard Ray Owens, 63, who is free on $25,000 bail, is now awaiting trial on a charge of sexual assault, a second-degree felony punishable by two to 20 years in prison. He was arrested in November, 2005.Police began investigating Owens last year after a 22-year-old woman reported that Owens raped her twice at his Fort Worth home. The woman told police that in July, several months after she began attending the Prayer House of Faith, she went to Owens' home for counseling following a miscarriage. Owens told her that a sex spirit and lesbian demon were inside her and needed to be cast out, police said. The pastor then asked her to lie on the floor and began yelling at her as if she were a demon, saying, "Loose her in the name of Jesus," according to an arrest warrant affidavit.Christian bookstore owner, cop admit sex with boyPittsburgh, PA, August 30, 2006A former college administrator, a former Christian bookstore owner and a former policeman admitted to sexual misconduct with a teenage boy.They were among five men arrested in March as part of an ongoing investigation of men who meet boys through Internet chat rooms, authorities said.William Gillin, 53, republican and Paul Skiles, 63, republican, both of Johnstown, pleaded guilty yesterday to corruption of minors, indecent assault and unlawful communications with minors. Mr. Gillin is the former alumni relations director at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. Mr. Skiles owned the now-closed B&K Christian Bookstore in Richland Township.Some of the incidents occurred when the boy was 16, prosecutors said. He is now 17.Donald Lukens, Republican Congressman, was found guilty of having sex with a minor - a girl he was accused of sleeping with since she was 13. Time ArticlePat McPherson, Douglas County Election Commissioner. Arrested for fondling a 17-year-old girl. ArticleJon Matthews, Republican talk show host in Houston, was indicted for indecency with a child, including exposing his genitals to a girl under the age of 17. Source: ABC NewsJeff Miller, (R-Cleveland), Senate Republican Caucus Chairman in Tennessee and the sponsor of Tennessee's Marriage Protection act, getting divorced (as of April 2005) because of an affair he was having with an office aid. Miller described the Tennessee Marriage Protection Act as a means of preserving the sanctity of marriage. He opposed an amendment, however, which stated that "Adultery is deemed to be a threat to the institution of marriage and contrary to public policy in Tennessee." [8] [9]Jim Wesr, Spokane Mayor. Supported a bill, which failed, would have barred gays and lesbians from working in schools, day-care centers and some state agencies. Voted to bar the state from distributing pamphlets telling people how to protect themselves from AIDS. Proposed that "any touching of the sexual or other intimate parts of a person" among teens be criminalized. Had a sexual affair with an 18 year old boy.Source: Spokesman reviewKeith Westmoreland, a Tennessee state representative (R), was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to minors under 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children). Tennesean ArticleStephen White, Republican preacher. Was arrested after allegedly offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him. Daily Pennsylvanian article | Daily yale News ArticleNicholas Morency, Republican anti-abortion activist, pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor The Dallas Morning News article.Sue Myrick, Congresswoman (R-NC), describes herself as a "devout Christian." Committed adultery with a married man.Bill O'Reilly Right-wing conservative talk show host on Fox News, sued for sexual harrassment by his producer.Bob Packwood, Senator (R-Ore.), resigned in 1995 under a threat of public senate hearings related to 10 female ex-staffers accusing him of sexual harassment.Jeffrey Patti, Republican Committee Chairman, was arrested for distributing what experts call "some of the most offensive material in the child pornography world" - a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped. Daily Record News ArticleJohn Paulk, lied about prowling for gay sex while running a fundamentalist group to cure gays.Brent Parker Utah State Representetive. Arrested for soliciting sex from an undercover officer posing as a male prostitute. KSL News Article |Deseret News ArticleJohn Peterson, Congressman (R-Pa), accused of sexual harassment and creation of a hostile work environment by six women. Peterson has refused to admit a crime, saying only "I may have been an excessive hugger."Harvey Pitt, SEC Chief under George W. Bush until he was forced to resign in 2002. Worked for New Frontier Media, a firm which distributed teen sex videos.Mark Pazuhanich, Republican judge, pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation. Pocono Record articleGeorge Roche III, carried on a 19 year affair with his son's wife, while serving as president of Hillsdale College, which "emphasizes the importance of the common moral truths that bind all Americans, while recognizing the importance of religion for the maintenance of a free society."Beverly Russell, County Chairman of the Christian Coalition, sexually molested his step-daughter, Susan Smith, who later drowned her two children. Herald-Journal Article |Commentary on Newsweek ArticleJack Ryan, 2004 Republican nominee for US Senate from Illinois, pressured his wive, actress Jeri Ryan, to have sex with other men. Tricked her into visiting sex clubs, where he asked her to have sex with him while others watched.[10]Joe Scarborough, former Republican Congressman, currently a conservative talk show host. Resigned his congressional seat abruptly to spend more time with his family, amidst allegations of an affair. His intern, Lori Klausutis, was soon after found dead in his office. The medical examiner, who had his license revoked in Missouri for falsifying information in an autopsy report, and suspended in florida for six years, ruled the case an accident, after giving conflicting information about her injuries. He said he lied about them because "The last thing we wanted was 40 questions about a head injury."Ed Schrock, two-term republican congressman, with a 92% approval rating from the Christian Coalition. Cosponsor of the Federal Marriage Amendment, consistently opposed gay rights. Married, with wife and kids. Withdrew his candidacy for a third term after tapes of him soliciting for gay sex were circulated.Dr. Laura Schlessinger, right wing conservative radio host. Promotes family values, estranged from her mother, opposes birth control, has had her tubes tied, espouses saving oneself for marriage, admits to having had sex before she was married, opposes adultery, has committed adultery while she was married, and has slept with a married man, opposes divorce, is divorced and remarried, has posed for nude photos which are available online.Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republican governor, had sex with a 16 year old when he was 28.Jean Schmidt, OH-2, though not herself implicated, employed a campaign manager (Joe Braun) in her 2005 election who once wrote an article condemning gay men for running sex ad profiles, and who was then accused of running his own sex profile on Collarme, an S&M sex site. The profile called for "submissives" to wear only a collar and handcuffs and to have hot wax dripped on them. DKOS DiaryJohn Scmitz, right-wing republican congressman, who had had his committee chairship taken away from him in the California State Senate after issuing a press release attacking Jews, feminists and gays. Forced out of office in 1982 for having an adulterous affair and fathering two children out of wedlock with one of his students. He was caught because his baby was admitted to hospital for having hair tied so tightly around his penis that it was almost severed. His daughter, Mary Kay LeTourneau, was convicted of having an adulterous affair with one of her students, and giving birth to two of his children. Wikipedia articleLarry Jack Schwarz, Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, fired after child pornography was found in his possession. Rocky Mountain News article With his political career over, he went to work in the hard-core pornography industry for Platinum X Pictures, owned by his daughter, porn starlet Jewel De'Nyle (Stephany Schwarz). Wikipedia articleJim Stelling, Seminole County Republican Party chairman who believes in "family values", as he told a judge. Filed a defamation lawsuit againt Nancy Goettman, a former county GOP executive committee member, for falsely claiming he had been married six times. Stelling has been married 5 times. ArticleDon Sherwood, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Eventually admitted to an affar with a woman 30 years younger than him, after she accused him of physical abuse and attempting to choke her. Post-Gazette articleTom Shortridge. Republican campaign consultant, was sentenced to three years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl. LA Times articleFred C. Smeltzer, Jr., Republican City Councilman, pleaded no contest to raping a 15 year-old girl and served 6-months in prison. Sex Offender Registry page | ArticleCraig J. Spence, Republican lobbyist, organized orgies with child prostitutes in the White House during the 1980s. Full page including Washington Times article Discovery Channel documentaryJimmy Swaggart, televangelist, said during a sermon "I'm trying to find the correct name for it ... this utter absolute, asinine, idiotic stupidity of men marrying men. ... I've never seen a man in my life I wanted to marry. And I'm gonna be blunt and plain; if one ever looks at me like that, I'm gonna kill him and tell God he died." Had an affair with a prostitute.David Swartz, Republican County Commissioner, pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison. Rocky Mountain News ArticleRandall Terry, Right to Life activist, founder of Operation Rescue, involved in the Terri Schiavo protests. Once imprisoned for sending former President Bill Clinton an aborted fetus. His son Jamiel is gay; his daughter Tila had sex outside of marriage, became pregnant, had a miscarriage - she is no longer welcome in his home; his daughter Ebony had 2 children outside of wedlock and became Muslim. He has campaigned against infidelity and birth control, gays and unwed mothers. Terry himself was censured by his church after committing adultery.Bill Thomas Republican congressman, had an affair with Deborah Steelman, a health care lobbyist who steered huge campaign gifts to Thomas' war chest.Strom Thurmond, republican senator and racist, raped and impregnanted a 15-year old African American maid. (BBC Article)Robin Vanderwall, Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate, director of Faith & Family Alliance, (a Christian Coalition spin off), former student of Pat Robertson's Regent Universtity, member of Ralph Reed's inner circle who funneled money to from lobbiest Jack Abromoff to Reed [11], convicted in Virginia for soliticing sex from a 13-year-old-boy[12] and on four other counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the internet. Virginian-Pilot ArticleJ.C. Watts, Representative (R-Oklahoma), loud champion of "moral values." Has out-of-wedlock children.
This is so silly. Celebrities endorse products all of the time. You people are seriously on the verge of mental breakdowns, aren't you? How ridiculous can you be? This is America. We have the freedom to build a company, to hire people to help us make sales, advertising. What is the freakin' problem? Who CARES who is working for GM. Who cares who is working for Wheaties? This is absolutely ridiculous. Sean Hannity is a good man. You may disagree with his politics, but let's get real here, people. It's an AD CAMPAIGN For a freakin' car manufacturer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bridgetown...The very part of economics that you DO NOT understand is, "The Profits go Overseas" , to the tune of 50+billion dollars overseas to 1 billion here at home. For every 2000 jobs japan puts in the U.S., 20,000 American jobs are lost. Your short sighted reasoning is the very reason for America's economic calamity. How come your car is good enough for you if it was built in the USA? Japan didn't build that Camry, American labor built that Toyota. It's also been a long time since you owned an American vehicle according to you digg and must have no idea how well GM builds vehicles.ie: Feeding our economy every step of its way..and it's still doing so with me behind the wheel. :)Lets do the math. estimate: 2000 jobs at $45,000 per year=$90 million into the economy. Now 20,000 jobs at $45,000 per year=$900 million. So with you feeding the economy, we have only lost $810 million to the state where you buy a Camry. Good Job... Now multiply $810 million times 50 states = $40.5 billion Overseas and this is a gross under estimate. Now can you see the Economics? Japan 50 points, USA 1 point....Game still in overtime.Things are real bad and I won't 'Lighten up' because this is my country too. Darn kids think they know everything.
@truck87bpI agree with your sentiment to buy American, unfortunately sentiment is what it amounts to.American corporations are not about doing what is good for the USA, and it shows. Many American cars and trucks are manufactured outside of the USA, and even though an American owned company brings the profit back to the USA that doesn't mean it is a benefit to the country. Large corporations avoid paying taxes on profit anyway they can, so it doesn't put funds into infrastructure or any other useful government expenditure. That leaves the distribution or dealership network in America and the jobs that it creates, from that angle GM is no more a benefit to this country than Honda.Those same American companies that I should buy from then take their profit and outsource as many jobs as they can, up to and including manufacturing, so I am having a hard time understanding how buying an "American" car or truck benefits America anymore.
I don't have a camry. You have no idea when I owned my last American made car. I won't buy another one because they don't make them very well, and I end up spending more and more money to keep them going. I'm not a kid. I care about the economy, but if Americans cannot make me a good car, I'll stay with my Jap. model. That's called supply and demand. Sorry your life sucks. I'm happy and I'm stayin' this way, no matter how you scold me.
@truck87bpYour understanding of economics is somewhat flawed as you are only looking at part of the equation. Bridgetown buys Japanese cars because he feels he gets better bang for his buck by doing so. We can argue whether GM's product is better or worse than Toyota but it would be pointless. Bridgeport and others like him believe it is not as good so in their eyes they are better off by buying Japanese.Lets give him the benefit of the doubt and assume that by buying Japanese he is indeed saving money on the cost of a new vehicle and its upkeep.What happens to this money that he saves and how does it help the economy?Rather than making GM and the local repair garages richer he makes himself better off. Now he has more money in his pocket at the end of the day which he can either add to his savings or he can spend it buying more things he prefers. If he invests it that money gets lent out to others who use the funds to build houses start businesses etc. If he spends the money then other sectors of the economy benefit from the increased business he gives them. Jobs shift into these businesses away from GM and the repair shops. Buying inferior products just because they are made in your own country is merely pissing money away. Its to the benefit of the company that makes the inferior product but to your own detriment and other sectors of the economy. When people favour Japanese made vehicles over American made it sends a signal to them to pull up there socks and make a better product or face going out of business. . If you feel you get a good deal by buying GM then you should continue but not eveyone feels the same. It is wrong to attack their patriotism for doing so and it is false to suggest they are somehow hurting the economy.Also, remember that American companies are spread all throughout the world including Japan and undoubtedly the Japanese are making the exact same arguments as you are. If you are interested check out this link for a better discription of what I'm trying to say That Which Is Seen, and That Which Is Not Seenby Frederic Bastiat, <a class="user" href="http://www.mises.org/web/2735">http://www.mises.org/web/2735</a>It was written in the 19th century but it is just as relevant today.
@MyNameIsSIMPSON These are the current job losses as of OCT. 1 2006During the past five years (January 01 - January 06), the information sector of the U.S. economy lost 644,000 jobs, or 17.4 per cent of its work force. Computer systems design and related work lost 105,000 jobs, or 8.5 per cent of its work force. Clearly, jobs off shoring is not creating jobs in computers and information technology. Indeed, jobs off shoring is not even creating jobs in related fields.U.S. manufacturing lost 2.9 million jobs, almost 17 per cent of the manufacturing work force. The wipe-out is across the board. Not a single manufacturing payroll classification created a single new job.The declines in some manufacturing sectors have more in common with a country undergoing saturation bombing during war than with a "super-economy" that is "the envy of the world." In five years, communications equipment lost 42 per cent of its work force. Semiconductors and electronic components lost 37 per cent of its work force . The work force in computers and electronic products declined 30 per cent. Electrical equipment and appliances lost 25 per cent of its employees. The work force in motor vehicles and parts declined 12 per cent. Furniture and related products lost 17 per cent of its jobs. Apparel manufacturers lost almost half of the work force. Employment in textile mills declined 43 per cent. Paper and paper products lost one-fifth of its jobs. The work force in plastics and rubber products declined by 15 per cent.So you keep buying your bang for the buck and see what you end up with. You won't forget these conversations we've had.Buy the way @MyNameIsSIMPSON, Buick and Mercury is only lead by Lexus as top spot in the US for overall dependability with Cadillac in 4Th position and Toyota in 5Th. So, according to, J.D. Powers, that put Lexus on the map in the U.S., I'm making a smart buy with GM because I can't afford not to. GM pulled their socks years ago, you just were caught looking the other way as with many other Americans. Sorry about the Patriotism, the war is not in Iraq, it's in my front yard.
aaryn015Sep 29, 2006
I agree musicmantrs, but I do understand why this particular case is different.A huge US corporate hiring a well known Right Wing spokesman to give away a true american car in a competition called "You're a Great American".C'mon.You can bet that political affiliation will be a concern in judging the "winner"(sic), and if not, how do you think they would react if the winner started screaming "bring our troops home" into the camera when they are handing over the keys?
wiggles2Sep 29, 2006
I'm noticing that too
Closed AccountSep 30, 2006
REPUBLICAN SEX OFFENDERS LIST (I think my list is a tad longer, Mudanie ;))Republican County Constable Larry Dale Floyd was arrested on suspicion of soliciting sex with an 8-year old girl. Floyd has repeatedly won elections for Denton County, Texas, constable.Republican judge Mark Pazuhanich pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation.Republican Party leader Bobby Stumbo was arrested for having sex with a 5-year old boy.Republican teacher and former city councilman John Collins pleaded guilty to sexually molesting 13 and 14 year old girls.Republican campaign worker Mark Seidensticker is a convicted child molester.Republican Mayor Philip Giordano is serving a 37-year sentence in federal prison for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girls.Republican Mayor John Gosek was arrested on charges of soliciting sex from two 15-year old girls.Republican County Commissioner David Swartz pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison.Republican legislator Edison Misla Aldarondo was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his daughter between the ages of 9 and 17.Republican Committeeman John R. Curtain was charged with molesting a teenage boy and unlawful sexual contact with a minor.Republican anti-abortion activist Howard Scott Heldreth is a convicted child rapist in Florida.Republican zoning supervisor, Boy Scout leader and Lutheran church president Dennis L. Rader pleaded guilty to performing a sexual act on an 11-year old girl he murdered.Republican anti-abortion activist Nicholas Morency pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor.Republican campaign consultant Tom Shortridge was sentenced to three years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl.Republican racist pedophile and United States Senator Strom Thurmond had sex with a 15-year old black girl which produced a child.Republican pastor Mike Hintz, whom George W. Bush commended during the 2004 presidential campaign, surrendered to police after admitting to a sexual affair with a female juvenile.Republican legislator Peter Dibble pleaded no contest to having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl.Republican advertising consultant Carey Lee Cramer was charged with molesting his 9-year old step-daughter after including her in an anti-Gore television commercial.Republican activist Lawrence E. King, Jr. organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.Republican lobbyist Craig J. Spence organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.Republican Congressman Donald "Buz" Lukens was found guilty of having sex with a female minor and sentenced to one month in jail.Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio was found guilty of child porn charges and paying two teenage girls to pose for sexual photos.Republican activist Mark A. Grethen convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children.Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child.Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a female minor working as a congressional page.Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to an incestuous relationship with his step daughter.Republican Judge Ronald C. Kline was placed under house arrest for child molestation and possession of child pornography.Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar.Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped.Republican activist Marty Glickman (a.k.a. "Republican Marty"), was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with an underage girl and one count of delivering the drug LSD.Republican legislative aide Howard L. Brooks was charged with molesting a 12-year old boy and possession of child porn.Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway was accused of having sex with his 12-year old baby sitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media.Republican preacher Stephen White, who demanded a return to traditional values, was sentenced to jail after offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him.Republican talk show host Jon Matthews pleaded guilty to exposing his genitals to an 11 year old girl.Republican anti-gay activist Earl "Butch" Kimmerling was sentenced to 40 years in prison for molesting an 8-year old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her.Republican election board official Kevin Coan was sentenced to two years probation for soliciting sex over the internet from a 14-year old girl.Republican politician Andrew Buhr was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy.Republican politician Keith Westmoreland was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to girls under the age of 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children).Republican anti-abortion activist John Allen Burt was found guilty of molesting a 15-year old girl.Republican County Councilman Keola Childs pleaded guilty to molesting a male child.Republican activist John Butler was charged with criminal sexual assault on a teenage girl.Republican candidate Richard Gardner admitted to molesting his two daughters.Republican Councilman and former Marine Jack W. Gardner was convicted of molesting a 13-year old girl.Republican County Commissioner Merrill Robert Barter pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual contact and assault on a teenage boy.Republican City Councilman Fred C. Smeltzer, Jr. pleaded no contest to raping a 15 year-old girl and served 6-months in prison.Republican activist Parker J. Bena pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on his home computer and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $18,000.Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, Larry Jack Schwarz, was fired after child pornography was found in his possession.Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate Robin Vanderwall was convicted in Virginia on five counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the internet.Republican businessman Jon Grunseth withdrew his candidacy for Minnesota governor after allegations surfaced that he went swimming in the nude with four underage girls, including his daughter.Republican director of the "Young Republican Federation" Nicholas Elizondo molested his 6-year old daughter and was sentenced to six years in prison.Republican president of the New York City Housing Development Corp. Russell Harding pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer.Republican Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld authorized the rape of children in Iraqi prisons in order to humiliate their parents into providing information about the anti-American insurgency.Republican serial killer Ted Bundy was hired by the Republican PartyRepublican activist Matthew Glavin, who preached family values, was caught masturbating in public and fondling an undercover park rangerRepublican Party Chairman Sam Walls, who is married, was urged to drop his candidacy for Congress when it was found he likes to dress up in women's clothingRepublican Congressman Edward Schrock resigned from Congress after he was caught searching for sex on a gay telephone serviceRepublican Mayor Jim West Republican voter Timothy McVeigh bombed Oklahoma City championed an anti-gay agenda, but was later found to be gay himselfRepublican preacher Jimmy Swaggart preached fidelity, but cheated on his wife with a prostituteRepublican Congressman Bob Livingston was about to vote for impeaching President Clinton for sexual improprieties until it was disclosed he was an adultererRepublican Congressman Henry Hyde denounced President Clinton's extramarital affair, but was later found to be an adulterer himselfRepublican Party leader Paul Ingram pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison.Republican benefactor of conservative Christian groups, Richard A. Dasen Sr., was found guilty of raping a 15-year old girl. Dasen, 62, who is married with grown children and several grandchildren,has told police that over the past decade he paid more than $1 million to have sex with a large number of young women.Republican city councilman Mark Harris, who is described as a "good military man" and "church goer," was convicted of repeatedly having sex with an 11-year-old girl and sentenced to 12 years in prison.Republican anti-abortion activist Howard Scott Heldreth is a convicted child rapist in Florida.Republican County Commissioner David Swartz pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison.Republican judge Mark Pazuhanich pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation.Republican anti-abortion activist Nicholas Morency pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor.Republican legislator Edison Misla Aldarondo was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his daughter between the ages of 9 and 17.Republican Mayor Philip Giordano is serving a 37-year sentence in federal prison for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girl.Republican campaign consultant Tom Shortridge was sentenced to three years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl.Republican racist pedophile and United States Senator Strom Thurmond had sex with a 15-year old black girl which produced a child.Republican pastor Mike Hintz, whom George W. 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Grethen convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children.Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child.Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a female minor working as a congressional page.Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to an incestuous relationship with his step daughter.Republican governor Arnold Schwarzenegger allegedly had sex with a 16 year old girl when he was 28.Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar.Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped.Republican activist Marty Glickman (a.k.a. "Republican Marty"), was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with an underage girl and one count of delivering the drug LSD.Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway was accused of having sex with his 12-year old baby sitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media.Republican preacher Stephen White, who demanded a return to traditional values, was sentenced to jail after offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him.Republican talk show host Jon Matthews pleaded guilty to exposing his genitals to an 11 year old girl.Republican anti-gay activist Earl "Butch" Kimmerling was sentenced to 40 years in prison for molesting an 8-year old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her.Republican Party leader Paul Ingram pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison.Republican election board official Kevin Coan was sentenced to two years probation for soliciting sex over the internet from a 14-year old girl.Republican politician Andrew Buhr was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy.Republican politician Keith Westmoreland was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to girls under the age of 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children).Republican anti-abortion activist John Allen Burt was charged with sexual misconduct involving a 15-year old girl.Republican County Councilman Keola Childs pleaded guilty to molesting a male child.Republican activist John Butler was charged with criminal sexual assault on a teenage girl.Republican candidate Richard Gardner admitted to molesting his two daughters.Republican Councilman and former Marine Jack W. 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Dasen Sr., was charged with rape for allegedly paying a 15-year old girl for sex. Dasen, 62, who is married with grown children and several grandchildren, has allegedly told police that over the past decade he paid more than $1 million to have sex with a large number of young women.Republican Mayor John Gosek, 58, of 275 West 7th Street, Oswego, was arrested for the federal offense of "using a facility in inte-state commerce (a telephone) to knowingly attempt to persuade, induce, entice, and coerce an individual under the age of 18 years to engage in sexual activity for which he could be charged with criminal offenses, that is, rape in the third degree and criminal sexual act in the third degree" in violation of the New York State Penal Code.Republican racist pedophile and United States Senator Strom Thurmond had sex with a 15-year old black girl which produced a child.Republican activist Lawrence E. King, Jr. organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.Republican lobbyist Craig J. Spence organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.Republican Mayor Philip Giordano is serving a 37-year sentence in federal prison for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girls.Republican Congressman Donald "Buz" Lukens was found guilty of having sex with a minor and sentenced to one month in jail.Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio was found guilty of child porn charges.Republican activist Mark A. Grethen convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children.Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child.Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a minor working as a congressional page.Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to an incestuous relationship with his step daughter.Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar.Republican activist Marty Glickman (a.k.a. "Republican Marty"), was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with a juvenile and one count of delivering the drug LSD.Republican legislative aide Howard L. Brooks, an advisor to a California assemblyman, was charged with molesting a 12-year old boy and possession of child pornography.Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway was accused of having sex with his 12-year old baby sitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media.Republican preacher Stephen White was arrested after allegedly offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him.Republican talk show host Jon Matthews of Houston was indicted for indecency with a child, including exposing his genitals to a girl under the age of 17.Republican anti-gay activist Earl "Butch" Kimmerling confessed to molesting an 8-year old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her.Republican Party leader Paul Ingram of Thurston County, Washington, pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison.Republican St. Louis Election Board official Kevin Coan was arrested and charged with trying to buy sex from a 14-year-old girl whom he met on the Internet.Republican politician Andrew Buhr, former committeeman for Hadley Township Missouri, was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy.Republican politician Keith Westmoreland, a Tennessee state representative, was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to minors under 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children).Republican anti-abortion activist John Allen Burt was charged with sexual misconduct involving a 15 year old girl.Republican legislator, Richard Gardner, a Nevada state representative, admitted to molesting his two daughters.Republican activist Parker J. Bena pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on his home computer and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $18,000.Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, Larry Jack Schwarz, was fired after child pornography was found in his possession.Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate Robin Vanderwall was convicted in Virginia on five counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the internet.Republican anti-abortion activist Howard Scott Heldreth is a convicted child rapist in Florida.Republican County Commissioner David Swartz pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison.Republican judge Mark Pazuhanich pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation. Of course it's no contest! How could he even get a fair fight against those activist judges!Republican anti-abortion activist Nicholas Morency pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor. - That's the culture of life we all know and love!Defense contractor, Mitchell Wade, admitted that he paid California Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (republican) more than $1 million in bribes in exchange for millions more in government contracts.Republican legislator Edison Misla Aldarondo sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his 9 yr old daughter.Republican Mayor Philip Giordano serving a 37-year sentence for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girls.Republican campaign consultant Tom Shortridge sentenced to 3 years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl. I'm sure he had a good explanation.Republican racist pedophile and esteemed US Senator Strom Thurmond fathered a chiled with a 15-year old black girl.Republican pastor Mike Hintz, whom George W. Bush commended during the 2004 presidential campaign, surrendered to police after admitting to sexual relations with a juvenile. Praise George!Republican legislator Peter Dibble pleaded no contest to having inappropriate relations with a 13-year-old girl.Republican activist Lawrence E King, Jr. organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.Republican lobbyist Craig J. Spence organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.Republican Congressman Donald "Buz" Lukens found guilty of sex with a female minor and sentenced to one month in jail.Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio found guilty of child porn charges and paying two teenage girls to pose for sexual photos.Republican activist Mark A. Grethen convicted on 6counts of child sex crimes.Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child. Look, he didn't actually do anything. He only TRIED! You can't fault a republican for trying!Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a female minor working as a congressional page.Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to an incestuous relationship with his step daughter. Prai$e the lord!Republican governor Arnold Schwarzenegger allegedly had sex with a 16 year old girl when he was 28. I love this country!Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar. Now I'm sure he can give us a good explanation for this.Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped. Obviously a liberal conspiracy!Republican activist Marty Glickman (a.k.a. "Republican Marty"), was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with an underage girl and one count of delivering the drug LSD. He was obviously trying to help this woman! Do you liberals no shame!Republican legislative aide Howard L. Brooks was charged with molesting a 12-year old boy and possession of child porn.! It was his own son.Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway accused of having sex with his 12-year old baby sitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media. He was trying to explain to her what NOT to do when in a difficult situation!Republican preacher Stephen White, who demanded a return to traditional values, was sentenced to jail after offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him.Republican talk show host Jon Matthews pleaded guilty to exposing his genitals to an 11 year old girl. She could have turned away.Republican anti-gay activist Earl "Butch" Kimmerling was sentenced to 40 years in prison for molesting an 8-year old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her. Liberal jury of course.Republican Party leader Paul Ingram pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison. Now how could anyone rape their daughter 6 times! Can you say Liberal psycologist!Republican election board official Kevin Coan was sentenced to two years probation for soliciting sex over the internet from a 14-year old girl. Obviously set up by a liberal computer hacker. These hackers no NO SHAME!Republican politician Andrew Buhr was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy.Republican politician Keith Westmoreland was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to girls under the age of 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children). You see, actually he happened to be changing out of his bathing suit when these kids walked by.Republican anti-abortion activist John Allen Burt was charged with sexual misconduct involving a 15-year old girl.Republican County Councilman Keola Childs pleaded guilty to molesting a male child. He pleaded guilty only to keep his family out of the liberal media's spotlight.Republican activist John Butler was charged with criminal sexual assault on a teenage girl. She was eighTEEN. That's still a teenager!Republican candidate Richard Gardner admitted to molesting his two daughters. He only had their interests in mind. Why don't you liberals see that!Republican Councilman and former Marine Jack W. Gardner was convicted of molesting a 13-year old girl. No comment.Republican benefactor of conservative Christian groups, Richard A. Dasen Sr., was charged with rape for allegedly paying a 15-year old girl for sex. Dasen, 62, who is married with grown children and several grandchildren, has allegedly told police that over the past decade he paid more than $1 million to have sex with a large number of young women. Philanthrapy at it's finest!Republican County Commissioner Merrill Robert Barter pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual contact and assault on a teenage boy. That boy was a liberal trying to corrupt his mind. He did the right thing.Republican City Councilman Fred C. Smeltzer, Jr. pleaded no contest to raping a 15 year-old girl and served 6-months in prison. He did the honorable thing and did his time.Republican activist Parker J. Bena pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on his home computer and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $18,000. Lies. Lies! All liberal lies!Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, Larry Jack Schwarz, was fired after child pornography was found in his possession. Obviously set up by that liberal media!Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate Robin Vanderwall was convicted in Virginia on five counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the internet. Who said republicans were sexist!The deputy press secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was arrestedTuesday, April 04, 2006, for using the Internet to seduce what he thought was a teenagegirl, authorities said. Rep. Brian J. Doyle, 55, was arrested in Maryland where he liveson charges of use of a computer to seduce a child and transmission of harmful materialto a minor. The charges were issued out of Polk County, Fla.Republican anti-abortion activist Neal Horsley admitted to having sex with a mule.A judge on Wednesday, 04-05-06, allowed a lawsuit to proceed against Jessica Cutler, theformer Senate aide who posted details of her sex life on the Internet. The case broughtby REPUBLICAN Sen. Mike DeWine's former counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee,Robert Steinbuch, alleges that Cutler engaged in an invasion of his privacy in 2004by publishing sexually explicit facts about a relationship with Steinbuch.REPUBLICAN Otis O'Neal Horsley (born 1944) is an American political figure of the far REPUBLICAN right.He is the author of christiangallery.com, a website devoted to his advocacy of militant anti-abortion,secessionist, and anti-gay views. Last night, May 09, 2005, anti-abortion extremistNeal Horsley was a guest on The Alan Colmes Show, a FOX News radio program. The topicwas an interesting one - whether or not an internet service provider should allow Horsleyto post the names of abortion doctors on his website. Horsley does that as a way oftargeting them and one doctor has been killed. In the course of the interview, however,Colmes asked Neal Horsley about his background, including a statement that he had admitted toengaging in homosexual and bestiality sex, including having sex with a MULE!Republican city councilman Mark Harris, who is described as a "good military man" and "church goer," was convicted of repeatedly having sex with an 11-year-old girl and sentenced to 12 years in prison. If you do the crime, you do the time + 1.Republican businessman Jon Grunseth withdrew his candidacy for Minnesota governor after allegations surfaced that he went swimming in the nude with four underage girls, including his daughter. He just wanted to keep an eye out for those girls...and his daughter. He even had pictures to prove it!Republican director of the "Young Republican Federation" Nicholas Elizondo molested his 6-year old daughter and was sentenced to six years in prison.Rev. C. Stephen White -- better known on Penn's campus as "Brother Stephen" -- will facetrial on charges of soliciting sex from a 14-year-old boy, according to the West ChesterDistrict Attorney's office. At a preliminary hearing held Aug. 12, White pleaded notguilty to charges of criminal solicitation, criminal attempt to lure a child into a motorvehicle and corruption of minors. All charges will be held for court, according to WestChester Assistant District Attorney Kimberly Callahan, who will prosecute the case.White is married and has three sons and republican fundraiser in the area.Republican Jack Burkmana reportedly has been caught allegedly offering to pay $1,000 forsex with two homosexuals ... Republican operative Jack Burkmana former lobbyist for"Family Research Council" The council and Mr. Burkmana support and donate money to the Bushadministration and the GOP.(June 28, 2006)--A South Texas jury has found a 44-year-old REPUBLICAN political consultant guilty offour counts involving the sexual molestation of children. The 44-year-old CARY LEE CRAMER wasconvicted of one count of aggravated sexual assault of a child, two of indecency with achild by contact and one of indecency with a child by exposure. Cramer, who now lives inTucson, Ariz., gained national attention during the 2000 presidential election.His McAllen company created a TV ad accusing the Clinton-Gore administration of giving awaynuclear technology to China in exchange for campaign contributions. Cramer faces a maximumof 149 years in prison for the four felony charges.Republican Lou Beres denied sexual-molestation allegations when the Oregonian newspaper first reported them in October.Beres acknowledged sexually touching a 16- or 17-year-old friend of his daughter in 1976 or 1977.But a local Police Department report released as part of a lawsuit said Beres "readily admitted sexually touching" one girl when she was 13 or 14 years old.The longtime leader of the Oregon Christian Coalition and staunch opponent of gay rightsadmits in a newly released police report that he sexually touched three underage girls.August 30, 2006 A Texas pastor accused of raping a church member after telling her she was possessed by a lesbian demon at his house last year has been indicted. Republican, Leonard Ray Owens, 63, who is free on $25,000 bail, is now awaiting trial on a charge of sexual assault, a second-degree felony punishable by two to 20 years in prison. He was arrested in November, 2005.Police began investigating Owens last year after a 22-year-old woman reported that Owens raped her twice at his Fort Worth home. The woman told police that in July, several months after she began attending the Prayer House of Faith, she went to Owens' home for counseling following a miscarriage. Owens told her that a sex spirit and lesbian demon were inside her and needed to be cast out, police said. The pastor then asked her to lie on the floor and began yelling at her as if she were a demon, saying, "Loose her in the name of Jesus," according to an arrest warrant affidavit.Christian bookstore owner, cop admit sex with boyPittsburgh, PA, August 30, 2006A former college administrator, a former Christian bookstore owner and a former policeman admitted to sexual misconduct with a teenage boy.They were among five men arrested in March as part of an ongoing investigation of men who meet boys through Internet chat rooms, authorities said.William Gillin, 53, republican and Paul Skiles, 63, republican, both of Johnstown, pleaded guilty yesterday to corruption of minors, indecent assault and unlawful communications with minors. Mr. Gillin is the former alumni relations director at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. Mr. Skiles owned the now-closed B&K Christian Bookstore in Richland Township.Some of the incidents occurred when the boy was 16, prosecutors said. He is now 17.Donald Lukens, Republican Congressman, was found guilty of having sex with a minor - a girl he was accused of sleeping with since she was 13. Time ArticlePat McPherson, Douglas County Election Commissioner. Arrested for fondling a 17-year-old girl. ArticleJon Matthews, Republican talk show host in Houston, was indicted for indecency with a child, including exposing his genitals to a girl under the age of 17. Source: ABC NewsJeff Miller, (R-Cleveland), Senate Republican Caucus Chairman in Tennessee and the sponsor of Tennessee's Marriage Protection act, getting divorced (as of April 2005) because of an affair he was having with an office aid. Miller described the Tennessee Marriage Protection Act as a means of preserving the sanctity of marriage. He opposed an amendment, however, which stated that "Adultery is deemed to be a threat to the institution of marriage and contrary to public policy in Tennessee." [8] [9]Jim Wesr, Spokane Mayor. Supported a bill, which failed, would have barred gays and lesbians from working in schools, day-care centers and some state agencies. Voted to bar the state from distributing pamphlets telling people how to protect themselves from AIDS. Proposed that "any touching of the sexual or other intimate parts of a person" among teens be criminalized. Had a sexual affair with an 18 year old boy.Source: Spokesman reviewKeith Westmoreland, a Tennessee state representative (R), was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to minors under 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children). Tennesean ArticleStephen White, Republican preacher. Was arrested after allegedly offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him. Daily Pennsylvanian article | Daily yale News ArticleNicholas Morency, Republican anti-abortion activist, pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor The Dallas Morning News article.Sue Myrick, Congresswoman (R-NC), describes herself as a "devout Christian." Committed adultery with a married man.Bill O'Reilly Right-wing conservative talk show host on Fox News, sued for sexual harrassment by his producer.Bob Packwood, Senator (R-Ore.), resigned in 1995 under a threat of public senate hearings related to 10 female ex-staffers accusing him of sexual harassment.Jeffrey Patti, Republican Committee Chairman, was arrested for distributing what experts call "some of the most offensive material in the child pornography world" - a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped. Daily Record News ArticleJohn Paulk, lied about prowling for gay sex while running a fundamentalist group to cure gays.Brent Parker Utah State Representetive. Arrested for soliciting sex from an undercover officer posing as a male prostitute. KSL News Article |Deseret News ArticleJohn Peterson, Congressman (R-Pa), accused of sexual harassment and creation of a hostile work environment by six women. Peterson has refused to admit a crime, saying only "I may have been an excessive hugger."Harvey Pitt, SEC Chief under George W. Bush until he was forced to resign in 2002. Worked for New Frontier Media, a firm which distributed teen sex videos.Mark Pazuhanich, Republican judge, pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation. Pocono Record articleGeorge Roche III, carried on a 19 year affair with his son's wife, while serving as president of Hillsdale College, which "emphasizes the importance of the common moral truths that bind all Americans, while recognizing the importance of religion for the maintenance of a free society."Beverly Russell, County Chairman of the Christian Coalition, sexually molested his step-daughter, Susan Smith, who later drowned her two children. Herald-Journal Article |Commentary on Newsweek ArticleJack Ryan, 2004 Republican nominee for US Senate from Illinois, pressured his wive, actress Jeri Ryan, to have sex with other men. Tricked her into visiting sex clubs, where he asked her to have sex with him while others watched.[10]Joe Scarborough, former Republican Congressman, currently a conservative talk show host. Resigned his congressional seat abruptly to spend more time with his family, amidst allegations of an affair. His intern, Lori Klausutis, was soon after found dead in his office. The medical examiner, who had his license revoked in Missouri for falsifying information in an autopsy report, and suspended in florida for six years, ruled the case an accident, after giving conflicting information about her injuries. He said he lied about them because "The last thing we wanted was 40 questions about a head injury."Ed Schrock, two-term republican congressman, with a 92% approval rating from the Christian Coalition. Cosponsor of the Federal Marriage Amendment, consistently opposed gay rights. Married, with wife and kids. Withdrew his candidacy for a third term after tapes of him soliciting for gay sex were circulated.Dr. Laura Schlessinger, right wing conservative radio host. Promotes family values, estranged from her mother, opposes birth control, has had her tubes tied, espouses saving oneself for marriage, admits to having had sex before she was married, opposes adultery, has committed adultery while she was married, and has slept with a married man, opposes divorce, is divorced and remarried, has posed for nude photos which are available online.Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republican governor, had sex with a 16 year old when he was 28.Jean Schmidt, OH-2, though not herself implicated, employed a campaign manager (Joe Braun) in her 2005 election who once wrote an article condemning gay men for running sex ad profiles, and who was then accused of running his own sex profile on Collarme, an S&M sex site. The profile called for "submissives" to wear only a collar and handcuffs and to have hot wax dripped on them. DKOS DiaryJohn Scmitz, right-wing republican congressman, who had had his committee chairship taken away from him in the California State Senate after issuing a press release attacking Jews, feminists and gays. Forced out of office in 1982 for having an adulterous affair and fathering two children out of wedlock with one of his students. He was caught because his baby was admitted to hospital for having hair tied so tightly around his penis that it was almost severed. His daughter, Mary Kay LeTourneau, was convicted of having an adulterous affair with one of her students, and giving birth to two of his children. Wikipedia articleLarry Jack Schwarz, Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, fired after child pornography was found in his possession. Rocky Mountain News article With his political career over, he went to work in the hard-core pornography industry for Platinum X Pictures, owned by his daughter, porn starlet Jewel De'Nyle (Stephany Schwarz). Wikipedia articleJim Stelling, Seminole County Republican Party chairman who believes in "family values", as he told a judge. Filed a defamation lawsuit againt Nancy Goettman, a former county GOP executive committee member, for falsely claiming he had been married six times. Stelling has been married 5 times. ArticleDon Sherwood, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Eventually admitted to an affar with a woman 30 years younger than him, after she accused him of physical abuse and attempting to choke her. Post-Gazette articleTom Shortridge. Republican campaign consultant, was sentenced to three years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl. LA Times articleFred C. Smeltzer, Jr., Republican City Councilman, pleaded no contest to raping a 15 year-old girl and served 6-months in prison. Sex Offender Registry page | ArticleCraig J. Spence, Republican lobbyist, organized orgies with child prostitutes in the White House during the 1980s. Full page including Washington Times article Discovery Channel documentaryJimmy Swaggart, televangelist, said during a sermon "I'm trying to find the correct name for it ... this utter absolute, asinine, idiotic stupidity of men marrying men. ... I've never seen a man in my life I wanted to marry. And I'm gonna be blunt and plain; if one ever looks at me like that, I'm gonna kill him and tell God he died." Had an affair with a prostitute.David Swartz, Republican County Commissioner, pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison. Rocky Mountain News ArticleRandall Terry, Right to Life activist, founder of Operation Rescue, involved in the Terri Schiavo protests. Once imprisoned for sending former President Bill Clinton an aborted fetus. His son Jamiel is gay; his daughter Tila had sex outside of marriage, became pregnant, had a miscarriage - she is no longer welcome in his home; his daughter Ebony had 2 children outside of wedlock and became Muslim. He has campaigned against infidelity and birth control, gays and unwed mothers. Terry himself was censured by his church after committing adultery.Bill Thomas Republican congressman, had an affair with Deborah Steelman, a health care lobbyist who steered huge campaign gifts to Thomas' war chest.Strom Thurmond, republican senator and racist, raped and impregnanted a 15-year old African American maid. (BBC Article)Robin Vanderwall, Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate, director of Faith & Family Alliance, (a Christian Coalition spin off), former student of Pat Robertson's Regent Universtity, member of Ralph Reed's inner circle who funneled money to from lobbiest Jack Abromoff to Reed [11], convicted in Virginia for soliticing sex from a 13-year-old-boy[12] and on four other counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the internet. Virginian-Pilot ArticleJ.C. Watts, Representative (R-Oklahoma), loud champion of "moral values." Has out-of-wedlock children.
bridgetownSep 30, 2006
This is so silly. Celebrities endorse products all of the time. You people are seriously on the verge of mental breakdowns, aren't you? How ridiculous can you be? This is America. We have the freedom to build a company, to hire people to help us make sales, advertising. What is the freakin' problem? Who CARES who is working for GM. Who cares who is working for Wheaties? This is absolutely ridiculous. Sean Hannity is a good man. You may disagree with his politics, but let's get real here, people. It's an AD CAMPAIGN For a freakin' car manufacturer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
truck87bpOct 1, 2006
Bridgetown...The very part of economics that you DO NOT understand is, "The Profits go Overseas" , to the tune of 50+billion dollars overseas to 1 billion here at home. For every 2000 jobs japan puts in the U.S., 20,000 American jobs are lost. Your short sighted reasoning is the very reason for America's economic calamity. How come your car is good enough for you if it was built in the USA? Japan didn't build that Camry, American labor built that Toyota. It's also been a long time since you owned an American vehicle according to you digg and must have no idea how well GM builds vehicles.ie: Feeding our economy every step of its way..and it's still doing so with me behind the wheel. :)Lets do the math. estimate: 2000 jobs at $45,000 per year=$90 million into the economy. Now 20,000 jobs at $45,000 per year=$900 million. So with you feeding the economy, we have only lost $810 million to the state where you buy a Camry. Good Job... Now multiply $810 million times 50 states = $40.5 billion Overseas and this is a gross under estimate. Now can you see the Economics? Japan 50 points, USA 1 point....Game still in overtime.Things are real bad and I won't 'Lighten up' because this is my country too. Darn kids think they know everything.
kindaslowOct 1, 2006
@truck87bpI agree with your sentiment to buy American, unfortunately sentiment is what it amounts to.American corporations are not about doing what is good for the USA, and it shows. Many American cars and trucks are manufactured outside of the USA, and even though an American owned company brings the profit back to the USA that doesn't mean it is a benefit to the country. Large corporations avoid paying taxes on profit anyway they can, so it doesn't put funds into infrastructure or any other useful government expenditure. That leaves the distribution or dealership network in America and the jobs that it creates, from that angle GM is no more a benefit to this country than Honda.Those same American companies that I should buy from then take their profit and outsource as many jobs as they can, up to and including manufacturing, so I am having a hard time understanding how buying an "American" car or truck benefits America anymore.
bridgetownOct 1, 2006
I don't have a camry. You have no idea when I owned my last American made car. I won't buy another one because they don't make them very well, and I end up spending more and more money to keep them going. I'm not a kid. I care about the economy, but if Americans cannot make me a good car, I'll stay with my Jap. model. That's called supply and demand. Sorry your life sucks. I'm happy and I'm stayin' this way, no matter how you scold me.
mynameissimpsonOct 1, 2006
@truck87bpYour understanding of economics is somewhat flawed as you are only looking at part of the equation. Bridgetown buys Japanese cars because he feels he gets better bang for his buck by doing so. We can argue whether GM's product is better or worse than Toyota but it would be pointless. Bridgeport and others like him believe it is not as good so in their eyes they are better off by buying Japanese.Lets give him the benefit of the doubt and assume that by buying Japanese he is indeed saving money on the cost of a new vehicle and its upkeep.What happens to this money that he saves and how does it help the economy?Rather than making GM and the local repair garages richer he makes himself better off. Now he has more money in his pocket at the end of the day which he can either add to his savings or he can spend it buying more things he prefers. If he invests it that money gets lent out to others who use the funds to build houses start businesses etc. If he spends the money then other sectors of the economy benefit from the increased business he gives them. Jobs shift into these businesses away from GM and the repair shops. Buying inferior products just because they are made in your own country is merely pissing money away. Its to the benefit of the company that makes the inferior product but to your own detriment and other sectors of the economy. When people favour Japanese made vehicles over American made it sends a signal to them to pull up there socks and make a better product or face going out of business. . If you feel you get a good deal by buying GM then you should continue but not eveyone feels the same. It is wrong to attack their patriotism for doing so and it is false to suggest they are somehow hurting the economy.Also, remember that American companies are spread all throughout the world including Japan and undoubtedly the Japanese are making the exact same arguments as you are. If you are interested check out this link for a better discription of what I'm trying to say That Which Is Seen, and That Which Is Not Seenby Frederic Bastiat, <a class="user" href="http://www.mises.org/web/2735">http://www.mises.org/web/2735</a>It was written in the 19th century but it is just as relevant today.
truck87bpOct 1, 2006
@MyNameIsSIMPSON These are the current job losses as of OCT. 1 2006During the past five years (January 01 - January 06), the information sector of the U.S. economy lost 644,000 jobs, or 17.4 per cent of its work force. Computer systems design and related work lost 105,000 jobs, or 8.5 per cent of its work force. Clearly, jobs off shoring is not creating jobs in computers and information technology. Indeed, jobs off shoring is not even creating jobs in related fields.U.S. manufacturing lost 2.9 million jobs, almost 17 per cent of the manufacturing work force. The wipe-out is across the board. Not a single manufacturing payroll classification created a single new job.The declines in some manufacturing sectors have more in common with a country undergoing saturation bombing during war than with a "super-economy" that is "the envy of the world." In five years, communications equipment lost 42 per cent of its work force. Semiconductors and electronic components lost 37 per cent of its work force . The work force in computers and electronic products declined 30 per cent. Electrical equipment and appliances lost 25 per cent of its employees. The work force in motor vehicles and parts declined 12 per cent. Furniture and related products lost 17 per cent of its jobs. Apparel manufacturers lost almost half of the work force. Employment in textile mills declined 43 per cent. Paper and paper products lost one-fifth of its jobs. The work force in plastics and rubber products declined by 15 per cent.So you keep buying your bang for the buck and see what you end up with. You won't forget these conversations we've had.Buy the way @MyNameIsSIMPSON, Buick and Mercury is only lead by Lexus as top spot in the US for overall dependability with Cadillac in 4Th position and Toyota in 5Th. So, according to, J.D. Powers, that put Lexus on the map in the U.S., I'm making a smart buy with GM because I can't afford not to. GM pulled their socks years ago, you just were caught looking the other way as with many other Americans. Sorry about the Patriotism, the war is not in Iraq, it's in my front yard.
lobotomyOct 14, 2006
It's all about the money, all right <a class="user" href="http://limbaugh.com/?q=Sponsored%20Link">http://limbaugh.com/?q=Sponsored%20Link</a>
tjeskeMay 20, 2009
Hannity gives no respect to anyone who disagrees with him. I dislike him for the exact same reason why you dislike "little lefties".
tjeskeMay 20, 2009
you sound like a communist/s