Republican douchebag senator's wife indicted for stealing from a charity

[mahina]

Innocent before proven guilty, etc., but for the record,

In this state, you pretty much have to be 100% guilty to get indicted. Don't know how it is anywhere else, but the prosecutor won't do anything unless it's a sure bet.
I can see that they are suffering, and I don't want to be all schadenfreudy, but it couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

Need I say that Hemmings is an insufferable ass?

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090514/BREAKING01/90514035
State senator's wife pleads not guilty to theft charge



By Jim Dooley
Advertiser Staff Writer

The wife of state Sen. Fred Hemmings entered a not-guilty plea this morning to three charges of stealing money from a nonprofit she formerly headed.
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Lydia Hemmings said nothing in the brief court hearing but her husband said after that he believes she has been targeted for prosecution for political purposes.

Hemmings said board members at Blueprint for Change, the charity that Lydia Hemmings directed until 2006, resolved questions about her handling of the charity's finances after an audit was completed more than two years ago. "There was an audit done of the organization. They gave Lydia their blessing and everybody went their separate ways," the senator said.

Officials of Blueprint for Change have not returned calls for comment on the case.

[XanaDUer]

1. He's a "surfing icon"?

wow, just wow.

[mahina]

3. I guess- he used to be a surfer

in prehistoric times.

[mahina]

5. Thing is, of the 25 Hawaii state senators, there are only 2 Republicans.

Even though Hemmings was solid in his district, it went for Obama hugely. The only reason he keeps winning is because of information control- people don't have time to follow the legislature, and nobody really reports on the substantive boring stuff.

But they do follow scandals, that they can do. So we may well have only one Republican senator. Remains to be seen if they are still toxic at .04%

[tanyev]

2. Oh, I thought maybe Cindy McCain was up to her old tricks.

[mahina]

4. What a coincidence.

Entitlement is a common thread!

[mahina]

6. I'll never forget how dismissive and judgmental Hemmings was of vets on food stamps.

He didn't realize there were people in the room who served their country, were disabled, and relied on foodstamps to eat. He was joking around about it.

Asshole.

[merh]

7. Why should she be concerned

McCain's wife, Cindy, stole from her non-profit and got away with it.

repugs are above reproach :sarcasm: