"Seven guilty verdicts for Sen. Ted Stevens"

[trof]

Source: CNN Breaking

Now just announced unanimous guilty verdicts on all 7 counts.

No link yet.

---

He's toast.

[amdezurik]

1. BUH-bye Teddy

enjoy your new room-mates :)

[roguevalley]

May I say as an Alaskan, BWAHAHAHAHAHAAHA!

BWAHAHAHAHAHA x infinity.

Next> Don Young and Ben Stevens. You know its coming. :)

Alaska is going blue, my friends. May I call you 'my friends'?

RV, digging it.

[amdezurik]

137. that little doggie needs a Snausage

:)

[Athletic Grrl]

160. Who is Steven's opponent?

I want to send him/her a campaign donation.

If he wins and goes to jail, can't Palin appoint whoever she pleases to the post? Can she put the Dude in there? Yikes.

[northofdenali]

193. Mark Begich, and he is GREAT.

https://donate.begich.com/page/contribute/akgasrc?source=ak-kw-new&gclid=CJWj8ZmAyZYCFQv7agodnEB9zA
Take you right to the donate page!!

YEEEEEEEEE HAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!

[northofdenali]

194. Berkowitz is going to down old Donnie boy -

And Ben? As Hair Apparent he's GONE.

[desktop]

124. My guess is no jail time and he may get close to getting re-elected

After all this is the state that elected Sarah Palin. Hopefully he will not get re-elected. But I have no doubt a lot of Alaskans have no problem with cheating on their taxes, or lying to the government.

[amdezurik]

140. If that does happen...

maybe AIP has the right idea, we can go back to 49 states, 50 if we make D.C. a state finally...

[ooglymoogly]

That would be a sad mistake...

Alaska was a pristine land of near perfection when it was bought by us fare and square, then a bunch of bigoted rednecks invaded in force for gold furs and the rest of the vast resources of this wilderness who now think they own it. It is a state of the United States and that is that. We can never concede it to anybody.

[RoyGBiv]

164. He can get elected ...

But Congress doesn't have to seat him.

And then we can play this nice little game with Ms. Palin, who by then will be governor again, about who gets to take the seat, and she'll pretend she really does have power over the Senate after all, and she will be reminded that she doesn't.

But I doubt he's going to get reelected now. The polls are close as it is with Begich hold a slight lead. This should be just enough to break the virtual tie.

[merwin]

175. He has more than one corruption convicition for each term he's been in office.

I think they should kick his ass out onto the street with no pension. Sadly, I doubt that will happen.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

170. Seriously, if that happens.......

....let's let them secede.

[robinlynne]

195. Is he even allowed to run?

[Career Prole]

201. Amazingly, he is. Ironically, he won't be able to vote

for himself. The law allows a convicted felon to run for and (if successful) even take a Senate seat, yet the law doesn't allow a convicted felon to vote.
Pretty much shows that the lawmakers were convinced of their own innate goodness. HA! They should read a newspaper now and then.

[MindMatter]

149. Aw shit. Now he'll win reelection for sure.

His standing among Alaskans just went up 15 points.

[Swede Atlanta]

156. Will not happen

His sentencing date is Feb 2009. Shrub will pardon him before he ever gets to sentencing. This might shame enough voters in Alaska to not send a convicted felon back to the Senate.

P.S.
I also expect a full pardon for Scooter Libby and a whole host of other criminals.

[L. Coyote]

174. BUH-bye Sarah. Palin-Stevens Love-in, July 2008 VIDEO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YptTFDsktVQ

[curiousdemo]

179. Just because a.......

rasin is wrinkle, doesn't mean it an't tasty.....Don't drop the soap old man steven......

[curiousdemo]

180. Just because a.....

raisin is wrinkle, doesn't mean it ain't tasty......Don't drop the soap old timer.....Your poot-shoot is too old to be tamper with....:rofl:

[Stinky The Clown]

2. MSNBC reporting the same

[unapatriciated]

86. here is a link....

http://www.cnn.com/
Sen. Stevens found guilty of scheming to hide gifts
A jury has found U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska guilty on all seven counts of making false statements on Senate disclosure forms. Stevens, 84, is the longest-serving Republican senator in history. He requested a speedy trial in hopes of clearing his name before Election Day. He is locked in a tight race with Democrat Mark Begich as he seeks to retain the Senate seat he has held since 1968. developing story



edited to add....

:toast: :bounce: :toast: :bounce: :toast: :bounce: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :toast: :bounce: :toast: :bounce: :toast: :bounce:

[guitar man]

3. yippeeee!!!

:bounce::bounce::bounce:

[Zenlitened]

4. Alaska Sen. Stevens Guilty

Source: cnbc

(no link yet)

No link yet.

[Judi Lynn]

5. I just heard he's guilty on ALL EIGHT CHARGES! I didn't find any links yet, either. n/t

[Scurrilous]

6. Great news!

:thumbsup:

[maddezmom]

7. Guilty on all counts

[maddezmom]

48. link here: Stevens guilty of felony charges

Stevens guilty of felony charges
By Manu Raju
Posted: 10/27/08 04:02 PM
Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Senate Republican in history and patriarch of Alaska politics, was found guilty of felony charges for making false statements.

The verdict could spell the end of a 40-year Senate career for a man who rose to be one of the most dominant figures in the upper chamber and who helped transform Alaska in its 50 years of statehood. The verdict was reached after the jury deliberated since Wednesday and found the 84-year-old senator guilty of failing to report more than $250,000 in gifts from Bill Allen, the former head of Veco Corp., and other friends.


http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/stevens-guilty-of-felony-charges-2008-10-27.html

[DemoTex]

8. Sweet Schadenfreude!

Sweet!

[louis-t]

49. Hoooowwwwwww sweetitis!

Signed, old Jackie Gleason fan.

[SemperEadem]

94. The Great One...

One of the memories I have of my childhood was the day I broke my left wrist... I can remember my wrist really hurting, an ice pack on it and me laying in bed watching the Jackie Gleason show... I liked the June Taylor Dancers... and thought Miami Beach was so exotic!!

[MsLeopard]

143. There's a lady in the building where I work

who used to be a June Taylor dancer! She's getting up there in age, but still is in good shape. And she loves to talk about back in the day. Just thought I'd throw that in.... :hi:

[louis-t]

154. I can beat that. Woke up with bloody nose one night

Dad held me with wet cloth on nose, on the tube was .........Groucho Marx!! He was trying to light his cigar but the lighter wouldn't work. He tried for a minute, then said "Aw, forget it." I remember his MC and the crowd laughing. 1962?

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

98. "The Great One"!

He was amazing. Interestingly, he also bore a great resemblence to my late father.

And the well-known NYC stagehand, "Beef" does the best Jackie Gleason impersonation on the planet, bar none. People look forward to working with him just for that.

[Lucky 13]

113. Their tears taste like honey!

[MrMickeysMom]

162. !!!

AAuummmmmmmm... how sweet it IS!

:rofl:

You nailed it.

[Eurobabe]

Bwahahaaa!! Take Mooselini with you!!

Buh-bye Ted!

[Lefty-Taylor]

9. Throw him in the slammer!

:woohoo:

[DinahMoeHum]

10. Stick a fork in him - he's done.

<fingers crossed> Now let's get Mark Begich to the Senate !

www.begich.com

:kick::kick::kick:

[TerribleLarryDingle]

11. But can he still win the election?

Probably but let's hope not.

[salguine]

77. The cynic in me says absolutely.

[MNDemNY]

92. Tradition in the Senate will not stand for a felon among them.

[George II]

103. But if he wins and gets kicked out, who picks the replacement....

...oh, the irony of it - SARAH PALIN!!!

Let's work our asses off to make sure he loses OUTRIGHT!

[MNDemNY]

118. No, in AK they hold a special election.

No appointment by the Gov., so relax.

[Milspec]

184. This is what I found..

Alaska,Arizona, and Hawaii require the governor to fill Senate vacancies with a person affiliated
with the same political party as the previous incumbent.
link http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/Vacancies.pdf

[MNDemNY]

209. Alaska has since changed.

NO appointments.... special election

[xxqqqzme]

123. absolutely

If he gets sentenced to jail time, moosilini can appoint herself as his replacement.

[uppityperson]

12. adn link here.... woohoo! good job jurors. ps hahhhahahahaa

http://www.adn.com/news/politics/fbi/stevens/story/569134.html

[loyalkydem]

13. Ted Stevens found guilty on all counts

Source: cnn: situation Room

Sen. Stevens has been found guilty on all counts in corruption trial

No link yet.

[Chimichurri]

14. Justice is alive and well today!

:bounce:

He deserves what he gets.

[grantcart]

15. It is stupid to fight federal prosecutors - they only file when they know they are going to win

[HEyHEY]

16. FUCK YEAH!!!!! There IS still justice in the USA!

[Ian David]

31. Think Bush will pardon him? n/t

[HEyHEY]

52. eek, can he?

[SemperEadem]

97. If he does, he'll do it after the election

there is no way he will do it before the election--he will assure the destruction of the thug party on Nov. 4th. I'm hoping the giant suck of that ship going down to the bottom of the ocean takes mooselini and her dingy with him.

[strategery blunder]

122. Yes. Unfortunately.

He commuted Scooter Libby's sentence so that he would not have to serve time. :(

[DrPresident]

134. He can and he will.

[VeraAgnes]

59. Yes

and he will thus continue in the Senate.

[0xDEADBEEF]

79. And so can the state's Governor...

Unless their state constitution is different that most.

I know that Bush can pardon him. I think that Palin can pardon him.

[Winterblues]

91. Not for Federal Charges she can't.

He will now become a private citizen once more.

[grahamhgreen]

192. Really? Good thing he wasn't able to scam the bridge to nowhere money...

[K8-EEE]

17. Wasn't he one of Mooselini's big boosters?

hahahahahahaha!

[barbtries]

27. she was one of his,

in charge of a PAC i believe some time ago - but you can be sure she will distance herself from him now as if she never even knew his name. she is that kind of snake, your friend until you lose your usefulness.

[SemperEadem]

102. she should be breaking out in a cold sweat right about now

with all of the investigations going on with her.

[barbtries]

109. she should be,

but i doubt that she is. she doesn't live in the reality-based world.

[Milspec]

187. The frightening thing is..

I don't think she does that at all, from what has come out lately, I think this is one messed up person.

[BrklynLiberal]

18. YESSSS SSSSSS SSSSS SSSS.

The barracuda's mentor is going to jail...I hope!!!!

Does he have to resign his Senate Seat?
There will have to be a special election...:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[barbtries]

19. WOW

i have to admit i did not expect that, but then again i didn't pay much attention to the trial. they must have him dead to rights.

[emulatorloo]

20. Maybe Palin can appoint herself of the First Dude to his vacant seat. n/t

[last1standing]

28. Nah! She'll appoint Todd.

That way she can keep her maverickiness while The First Dude works behind the scenes.

Edited to add: The added benefit is she'll be able to spend more time with his ex-business partner.

[VeraAgnes]

68. That is vey possible.

She's out there now to make a name for herself.......she is a self centered Diva.

[JimDandy]

161. She can't appoint anyone to the senate seat

There has to be a special election and it's too late to get one going even if Sen. Stevens resigned right now. The best way for the Alaska State Republicans to kept the seat would be for Sen. Stevens to resign today (he won't) and to do a write in campaign for Sarah Palin (she won't approve it) or Todd Palin. The Todd Palin option would probably boost the McCain/Palin ticket even.

[grahamhgreen]

191. Scary and brilliant - I hope they don't think of it....

[JimDandy]

207. I'm sure they've thought of it!

As you've probably heard, though, not only is Sen. Stevens NOT resigning, but he is appealing the verdict and asking for a new trial based on prosecutorial misconduct (he seems to have a case for that.)

We just need to hope that his felony verdict propels Begich to a win.

[mikelgb]

21. Hello Senator Begich

[rateyes]

22. Hey Ted, maybe Sarah will bring you a cake with a file in it.

:rofl:

[jmowreader]

176. No, Sarah would fuck it up...you know she would...

She'd bring him a two-drawer filing cabinet with a cake in one of the drawers.

"Oh! I thought you said 'a cake in a file'! How silly of me!"

[heliarc]

23. AWESOME! n/t

[LSK]

24. just heard the same on the radio

[pleah]

25. Watching it now on MSNBC. Good

Another corrupt rethug taken down!

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[uppityperson]

26. adn link here.... woohoo! good job jurors. ps hahhhahahahaa

http://www.adn.com/news/politics/fbi/stevens/story/569134.html

[Gregorian]

29. Hahahahaha.... Sorry. I shouldn't laugh. Hahaha.

NO!

:)

[Ian David]

30. Teddy Stevens Stevens Stevens is going to jail jail jail! n/t

[Gregorian]

47. So many perp walks, so little time.

More mug shots coming right up!

[LeftishBrit]

130. I hope one day it will be "Sarah Palin Palin Palin is going to jail jail jail"!

Any chance that she might be implicated in the scandal?

[Ian David]

132. She was head fundraiser for his PAC. And used the same contractor. n/t

[rhett o rick]

168. Article i read said he might not have to serve any time. After all he is one of the aristocratic

class. different punishments.

[Greyskye]

32. YES! Sweet Justice!!!

[Ian David]

33. Sarah Palin was the head of his PAC and used the same contractor, IIRC. n/t

[TankLV]

51. Convicted of FELONIES - that means he can't VOTE, and he loses his PENSIONS!!!!

Go Directly To Jail.

Do NOT Collect 200 Dollars.

Do NOT Pass Go...!!!

[brooklynite]

34. 'Possible verdict' in (Ted) Stevens' corruption trial

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jurors in Sen. Ted Stevens' corruption trial passed a note with "a potential verdict" to a federal judge Monday, a courthouse spokesman said.

The jury has been beset by problems since deliberations began Wednesday. Courthouse spokesman Sheldon Snook said the panel sent a note Monday. Attorneys for both sides were called back to court Monday for a reading of the note.

The ambiguity of the note's description, though, apparently leaves open the possibility that jurors have been unable to reach a unanimous verdict. If so, the judge likely would send them back to continue deliberating.

In a tight election year, the verdict has the potential to alter the nation's political landscape. The Senate's longest-serving Republican is fending off an aggressive Democratic challenger. If Stevens is convicted, it would hurt his chance of keeping a seat he's held for generations. And it could push Democrats toward a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate.

Read more: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5je6Pw1sViz24JRo9F0PNhoqMtzTwD9431JAG0

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

35. "Potential verdict?"

:wtf:


:Jeffersonrollingoverinhisgrave:

[Xipe Totec]

36. Tight election year?

What are they smoking?

[bluestateguy]

37. This verdict WILL decide the Senate election

and hence, our chances of getting 60 seats this year.

[L. Coyote]

42. Stevens is already losing the race in Alaska

This decides if he spends the rest of his life in jail!

===========
It was close before the trial.

Election 2008: Alaska Senate
Alaska Senate: Stevens 49%, Begich 48%
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_senate_elections/alaska/election_2008_alaska_senate

The U.S. Senate race in Alaska remains a dead heat. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state finds incumbent Republican Ted Stevens barely leading Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich 49% to 48%.

Last month, Begich was on top 48% to 46%.

[amdezurik]

38. I heard a juror "vanished" sometime yesterday?

Somthing about her father dying then losing contact with the court and the judge remover her. Was that "juror #9" does anyone know?

[yodermon]

39. GUILTY per MSNBC 4:00pm edt n/t

[Politicalboi]

40. YES GUILTY!

LOL! I hope Alaska goes BLLLLUUUUUUEEEEEEEE.

[dgibby]

41. Not only guilty, but guilty on ALL 7 counts!

[Endangered Specie]

43. Hate to spoil the mood, but I bet Bush pardons him

Jan 19

[Gregorian]

50. Damn you! Wait, is this something he can pardon?

Before I go all Mugabe on your ass, I wonder. Some things can't be pardoned, and I forget which.

[Deep13]

89. The "President" can pardon any Federal offense except in cases of impeachment. nt

[cureautismnow]

44. Let's get to 60 now.

:woohoo:

[asksam]

111. I don't want just 60... I want 67 (two thirds)...

... that's the number that you need to expel a Senator. Once we get to 67, we can start expelling the Republican senators.

[whopis01]

121. That would be great.

Make sure no republican ever set foot in the senate ever again.

[w4rma]

138. That ability won't get used by Dems. (nt)

[asksam]

139. Why not?

It's in the Constitution -- two thirds to expel.

[cureautismnow]

166. Agreed. But if we at least hit 61, Leiberman gets banished!

:spank: :applause:

[demo dutch]

45. Lovely ....Oh how sweet it is!!

[Lone_Star_Dem]

46. LINK: from The Hill

Stevens guilty of felony charges
By Manu Raju
Posted: 10/27/08 04:02 PM

Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Senate Republican in history and patriarch of Alaska politics, was found guilty of felony charges for making false statements.

The verdict could spell the end of a 40-year Senate career for a man who rose to be one of the most dominant figures in the upper chamber and who helped transform Alaska in its 50 years of statehood. The verdict was reached after the jury deliberated since Wednesday and found the 84-year-old senator guilty of failing to report more than $250,000 in gifts from Bill Allen, the former head of Veco Corp., and other friends.

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/stevens-guilty-of-felony-charges-2008-10-27.html

[Name removed]

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[redqueen]

54. In what capacity did Sarah Palin work closely with Ted?

It'd be great to tie her to this rat.

[hootinholler]

65. He mentored her.

She was in a development program of his run by his PAC.

-Hoot

[AlbertCat]

155. So...she "palled around" with him, huh?

The GOP should never have opened up the "guilt by association" can of worms.

[sonias]

55. Don't let the door hit you on the ass on your way out Sen. Stevens!

:toast:


Sonia

[bobd0]

56. YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! K&R YES!

Republican Senator Earmark just got what's been coming to him for a long, long time. :)

Next up, Governor Imbecile.

:D

[brooklynite]

57. Just what McCain/Palin needs...

Republicans = corruption...

Governor Palin, who will you be voting for in the Senate race?

[helderheid]

58. FUCK YEAH! You heard it here first via a series of tubes!!!!

[jrockford]

141. hahahahaha that was a great title nt

[George II]

60. Jury finds Stevens guilty on corruption charges

Source: CNN

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A jury found U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska guilty Monday of all seven counts in his federal corruption trial.


Sen. Ted Stevens leaves the federal courthouse last week with his daughter Beth Stevens.

The jury found Stevens guilty of "knowingly and willfully" scheming to conceal on Senate disclosure forms more than $250,000 in home renovations and other gifts from an Alaska-based oil industry contractor.

The jury began deliberations at noon Wednesday, but started anew Monday morning when an alternate replaced a juror who left town abruptly last week because of the death of her father.

The verdict comes after jurors in the corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens spotted a discrepancy Monday between the government's indictment of the veteran Alaska Republican and a key piece of evidence.



Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/27/stevens.jurors/index.html

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And so goes the Senate!!!!

[notadmblnd]

61. You think he cried?

I certainly hope so.

[Javaman]

62. he's going down the...TUBES!!! LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!NT

[tabatha]

63. Some real tubes for Ted.

Great to hear - was worried about the "error".

[Spritz57]

64. I hope he starts getting love letters from his cellmate at club fed.

[Autonomy]

66. Ladies and gentlemen, we got him

}( }( }(

[Stuart G]

116. I will place my two cents here...we got him, and he got what is coming to him...

Maybe now he will lose.......

[MellowDem]

67. Dem. Senate +1

[catgirl]

69. Here's a link

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081027/ap_on_re_us/stevens_trial

Wahoo!!

[uppityperson]

70. ARTICLE and LINK here.

http://www.adn.com/news/politics/fbi/stevens/story/569134.html

A jury has found U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens guilty of all seven counts of lying on his financial disclosure forms.

It is the highest-profile felony conviction in a sweeping four-year federal investigation into corruption in Alaska politics, and an almost unprecedented conviction by a jury of a sitting U.S. senator.

Jurors found that Stevens willfully filed false financial disclosure forms that hid such gifts as the renovations that doubled his home in size. Those gifts, valued at as much as $250,000 over seven years, came mostly from his former friend Bill Allen, the star prosecution witness in Stevens' trial and the former owner of Veco Corp. The oil-field services company was one of Alaska's largest private employers before Allen, caught up in the federal corruption probe, was forced to sell it last year.

Jurors returned the verdict just before 4 p.m. Washington time (noon in Alaska ).

[L. Coyote]

78. AP too:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5je6Pw1sViz24JRo9F0PNhoqMtzTwD9431U6O0

Ted Stevens found guilty in corruption case

18 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has been convicted of lying about free home renovations and other gifts he received from a wealthy oil contractor.

The Senate's longest-serving Republican, Stevens was found guilty on all seven counts of making false statements on Senate financial documents.

The verdict throws the upcoming election into disarray. Stevens is fighting off a challenge from Democrat Mark Begich and must now either drop out or continue campaigning as a convicted felon.

The trial hinged on the testimony of Stevens' longtime friend, who testified that his employees dramatically remodeled the senator's home.

Stevens faces up to five years in prison on each count ............

[Plucketeer]

71. YAHOOTIE!!!!!!!

One more Republistink down the toilet! Have a nice trip, asshole. :hi:bye-bye

[L. Coyote]

72. Mandatoy prison time coming right up!! Can we have that resignation now, Mr. Felon?

Deja DU: Will Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) Resign This Week? He finally has his road to nowhere.
Sep-15-07 - http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1816831

[kestrel91316]

73. Prediction: Bush will pardon him within days. The Senate will do nothing

to remove him.

Color me cynical.........

[LeftishBrit]

171. Hopefully, the voters will do something to remove him!

And I can't imagine that if you're running for vice president, that it's going to help you much to have a top colleague from your state convicted of corruption a week before the election! At least, I hope it won't. ( a big ugh to her!)

[Dangerously Amused]

74. YES!!!

[Ian David]

75. Has everyone here had a chance yet to call his office and gloat yet? n/t

[fryguy]

76. Alaska, where they grow folks good.....

Convicted felon as a Senator

Ethics violator as a Governor

If this is growing them "good"......

[Hawkeye-X]

80. Guilty as hell.. and if he's re-elected, he'll still get his ass booted out.

from the Senate.

Wonder if we'll see a Senator Palin instead?

:scared:

[Politicalboi]

81. He might end up with

Marks on his ears from holding his head down instead of Earmarks. I wonder if the same contractors built the jail?

[MrsBrady]

82. amen n/t

[norepubsin08]

83. The question is:

He should be taken into custody immediately or at the very least sent to a half way house until sentencing. Almost every person CONVICTED in a Federal trail loses their freedom during the wait between verdict and sentence...they sure as hell better not give him special treatment. I want him to spend some jail time between now and when Bush pardons him on November 5th.

[George II]

104. I thihnk they lose their right to vote as well!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!

[Deep13]

84. Palin fought corruption in Alaska and failed miserably. nt

[Grinchie]

85. Now they need to go after Daniel Inouye who is cut from the same cloth.

Although Daniel Inouye has many supporters, when you look at his behavior as a Senator for Hawaii, he appears only slightly less onerous than Ted Stevensm his self proclaimed close friend.

Daniel Inouye has continued to recklessly feed at the trough of the Military Industrial complex, endangering the State of Hawaii by creating the most Militarized State in the Nation.

As for all the cheerleaders that claim the Military Economy is what keeps Hawaii strong, it is clear that it is just another Lobbying effort, and the whole tourist industry is just a cover for Military control of the Islands.

Daniel Inouye is not a Democrat, he is a DLC stooge, Republican-Lite.

[Wednesdays]

188. I say Go For It, Grinchie...

and do post us any updates on your progress. :hi:

[tbredbeck]

87. Ted Stevens, senate career to nowhwere!

[DissedByBush]

88. To quote Queen

Another one bites the dust!

Now there are a few other corrupt DC denizens I'm waiting to go down. Delay hasn't been convicted yet, and then "cash in the freezer" Jefferson is next.

[Kalifornia.Kid]

90. Peanut Butter Jelly Time !!!!

[NM Independent]

135. Peanut butter jelly and a baseball bat, peanut butter jelly and a baseball bat

HEY!!!!

:rofl:

This is such a fun celebration we're having here.

[nc4bo]

93. YES!! nt

[progressoid]

95. Big Ass K & R!!!

[d_b]

96. Meet the new Democratic Senator from the state of Alaska.

http://www.begich.com/

and if you can, donate.

[dhpgetsit]

99. Congratulations, Senator Begich!

Welcome to your new office!

[Arctic Dave]

100. The FBI is batting 1000.

They have no dismantled the GOP in Alaska for the next ten years. WOHOO!!!

[annabanana]

158. These tools did it to themselves. The FBI was just doing it's job. . .

But I will say they've done some very good work for the Country here.

[Arctic Dave]

178. One of the now convicted politicians son used to work with me.

The things these guys are getting nailed for is the easy stuff. They were so smug when it came to the revolving favor system they had made. Unbelievable.

[Crowman1979]

101. YOUR NEXT PALIN! LOL

Hope she knows the sizes she wants for her next wardrobe, AN ORANGE JUMPSUIT! :rofl:

[Buzz Clik]

105. Stubborn bastard just cost Alaska a GOP seat.

:party:

[depakid]

120. Stubborn Alaskans may re-elect him anyway

[Vote4Change]

106. Another Pillar of Republicanism Bites the Dust!

However, I doubt it result in any jail time to be served as I'm sure he'll move to the top of Dumbya's "Pardon my Pals" list.

[Maestro]

107. In my best Nelson impression....

"Ha Ha!" What a arrogant asswipe. I am glad he was found guilty.

[aquart]

Does mean he will go to jail?

Or is Bush already writing the pardon?

[mitchum]

108. YES!!!!!!!!!

[superxero044]

110. This made my day n/t

[Lucky 13]

112. WOW. I am surprised! Surprised and ELATED!!

Bye bye Teddy. You won't be missed.

[kwyjibo]

114. This news is sure to clog the tubes. nt

[Jack Rabbit]

115. I expect that's one seat we'll pick up in the Senate.

[LuckyLib]

117. To quote Doonesbury, "Guilty, guilty, guilty!" (And add four more!)

:applause:

[brooklynite]

119. It's safe to say that Stevens is going down the "tubes"...

http://www.adn.com/ted-stevens/v-gallery/story/569134.html?/629/gallery/565158.html/1521/gallery/564350.html

[lonestarnot]

125. Woohoo! Some JUSTICE!

[VWolf]

126. Love this freeper response:

8 posted on Monday, October 27, 2008 5:06:58 PM by Bigh4u2 (Denial is the first requirement to be a liberal)
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To: snarkytart
She didn’t expose it, we already knew it was there- for decades.

It’s Alaska. Stevens will either retain his seat or he’ll be replaced by someone else who is crooked. That’s just how it is.

Ce La Vies.



"Ce La Vies" ???
Are you kidding me?

[Octafish]

127. Proud member of the Corrupt Bastards Club

At least, he was proud.



Caribou Barbie knew who to, eh, kiss up to.

Know your BFEE: The Corrupt Bastards Club… with Lipstick

[liberalaska]

128. Thank You FBI

I just heard it on the radio, you have no idea how happy I am right now.

I can't wait to hear the local right wing talk radio shows this afternoon.

[Kajsa]

129. Found guilty BEFORE election day!

PERFECT timing!

:)

[L. Coyote]

177. But not yet dragged off in manacles lke Don Siegelman. When is sentencing?

[Kajsa]

205. Good question,L.Coyote.

I haven't heard anything regarding when the sentencing
will take place.

[varkam]

131. Wow!

Thanks for putting a smile on my face. Buh-bye!

[RobertSeattle]

133. Hey - did Sarah PAL AROUND with this criminal?

[tekisui]

136. Stevens out. Begich in.

[Az]

142. Prison, it's not like a big building, it's more like a series of cubes

Ha!

[DUlover2909]

144. HOORAY!!!

:toast:

[pacalo]

145. "I came home and -- sooprise, sooprise -- I had a house full of new furniture."

Good riddance to such a crooked senator. Alaskans deserve better representation.

[goclark]

146. I'm beginning to believe that we have a lot of Republicans

in high places that are allowing all these things to take place.

BushCO does not have the almighty power they had before and they are jumping ship left and right.

Hurry Nov. 4th get here quick!

[Doctor_J]

147. Can Sarah drop out of VP and run for his seat?

:shrug:

[joewicker_TX]

148. Buh Bye..

Palin and McCain are TOAST doncha know.

Enjoy picking up the soap Teddy :)

[Herman74]

150. Part of me will miss the comical "Tubes," but...

most of me won't. Bye-bye, Tubes!}(

[scytherius]

151. Here is a link

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5je6Pw1sViz24JRo9F0PNhoqMtzTwD94322303

[Zambero]

152. Now they'll have to rename every other public bldg in Alaska!

Let's see, why not start with un-naming Ted Stevens Int'l airport in Anchorage?

[grasswire]

153. time to investigate PALIN's home construction!!!!!!!!

Hammer down!

[SalmonChantedEvening]

157. The bridge to Prison awaits.

WoooHooooo!!!!!!!!

[DrZeeLit]

159. Timing is everything? Sarah (can I call you Sarah), are you still running his PAC? Hmm. Jus sayin.

[L. Coyote]

173. Palin Stevens Love-in, July 2008: : 'I have great respect for The Senator'

Palin on Ted Stevens: 'I have great respect for The Senator'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YptTFDsktVQ

[happygoluckytoyou]

163. hey STEVENS.... GRAB YOUR OLD ANKLES.... its gonna be a ROCKY ROAD... if i want the soap, i'll-askya

ya-betcha

[whistle]

165. Five years on each count, why that's 35 years behind bars

[boomerbust]

167. And now a message from Dick Enberg

" Oh My "

[rhett o rick]

169. Still can be a Senator.

"Despite being a convicted felon, he is not required to drop out of the race or resign from the Senate. If he wins re-election, he can continue to hold his seat because there is no rule barring felons from serving in Congress."By MATT APUZZO and JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press Writers

[L. Coyote]

172. Sen. Ted Stevens is so lame now, the AP has done a very brief biography!

Biography of Sen. Ted Stevens
The Associated Press - 2 hours ago - http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jzqAom-3M0ZnZK_0TK6AwsxRAR_QD9432L980

NAME — Theodore F. Stevens. AGE-BIRTH DATE-LOCATION — 84; Nov. 18, 1923; Indianapolis. EXPERIENCE — US Senate, 1968-present; Alaska state House, 1964-68 ...

[Chulanowa]

181. Guilty verdict...

TO TEH FACE!

Goddamn, I'm so happy for this. When I was in Alaska I wanted nothing more than to drag this man naked across a glacier.

[minnesota_liberal]

182. Soap-on-a-Rope makes a thoughtful Christmas gift

If we send it soon, Stevens will have to list all of them in his Senate gift report!

[EJSTES2005]

183. Hopefully,

The first of many of a very,very long list.!!!!!!!!

[JimboBillyBubbaBob]

185. Stevens

Wow, a wonderful example of schadenfraude! I should be ashamed, yeah right!!! :applause:

[Lifelong Protester]

186. Could. Not. Be. Happier.

that corrupt SOB, I hope this is just the first domino to fall in Alaska...

[Wednesdays]

189. FOX News will have the complete story on Senator Stevens (D-Alaska)

Watch for it...a week from Wednesday. :eyes:

[grahamhgreen]

190. Will Palin use her full power as governor to pressure him to resign, OR WILL SHE PARDON HIM?

Someone needs to ask this.

[tblue37]

196. I read the headline as

"Seven silly starfish sat showing slippers."

[LeftishBrit]

198. That's probably how Palin will report it! Sounds like something from one of her speeches.

[workinclasszero]

197. The first in a long line of Republican thieves and crooks to go down!

The rest of his fellow felons will join him in the unemployment line on Nov. 4!!

[machI]

199. Kicked and Recommended

[machI]

200. Hey Ted, say hello to Duke Cunningham for me while you are in prison.

I hope you both rot

[tblue37]

202. Maybe the Republicans should have a Republican Congressional

Prison Caucus.

[marew]

203. I just called the national McCain-Palin number.

They have "no comment" on the Ted Stevens issue. Wow! Palin's close buddy. Last not she said she she felt badly for his family. Like it wasnt's his own frigging fault!

The number is 704 418-2008.

[pansypoo53219]

204. no,

alaska is VIRULENTLY republikan. they don't think right. they are stupid enough to vote for the bastid.

[JohnnyRingo]

206. He'll tell us later

He would also tell us later how innocent he is, remember?
That didn't work out, and neither will his bid to keep his seat.

There are too many Republicans out there for them to cling to this loser. He'll be running against a Democrat and his party.

[foxer]

208. Didn't Gov. Don Siegelman go directly to jail????

[NoGOPZone]

210. I'd love to be the guard that gets to say

"These prison bars are a series of tubes designed to prevent escape."