Renzi Breaks Silence: Bush Administration Tried To Rig My Election And ‘Needs To Be Investigated’

[CatWoman]

Late last month, the FBI raided the home of Rep. Rick Renzi (R-AZ) as part of its “two-track investigation” into the congressman “regarding a land deal, as well as a piece of legislation he helped steer that may have improperly benefited a major campaign contributor.” The House Ethics Committee has signaled that it too may now investigate Renzi.

Renzi’s case was opened by former U.S. Attorney Paul Charlton, who was fired as part of the Bush administration’s purge. In Oct. 2006, word leaked to the media about the investigation. Renzi’s top aide, Brian Murray, then called Charlton’s spokesman Wyn Hornbuckle to inquire about the investigation. Such calls are highly improper and potentially illegal.

Yesterday in an interview with Phoenix’s KPNX, Renzi spoke for the first time since the FBI raid and said that he believes he is being smeared by the Justice Department. He refused to take any responsibility for the land deal, instead charging — without any evidence — that the leaks on the investigation were “lies.” He added that “to make that up and put that out means the Department of Justice was engaged in electioneering and that needs to be investigated.”

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/renzi-interview/

[spanone]

1. K & R

:bounce:

[Donnachaidh]

2. ROFLMAOPMPTIME!!!

Too rich for me! :rofl:

[Forkboy]

3. I'm taking one crucial fact from this story.

And that is that Wyn Hornbuckle is one the coolest names I've ever heard.

[Sal Minella]

7. Him and his cousin Dirk Brutal used to travel round rasslin steers at roDAYoes I betcha.

[Forkboy]

8. Dick Brutal was my..uh...stage name.

:D

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

11. Metal, huh?

My sympathies. ;-)

[Forkboy]

13. no,porn.

:D

[Sal Minella]

15. Speaking of which. I ran across a mention of a "ballocks knife" as part of Scots costumery,

and googled in images to try to figure out what they were talking about and well the images are what I should have been expecting but wasn't.

Suppose that's why I had "Dirk Brutal" on the brain.

Did you ever wear a kilt? In the movies???

[Forkboy]

16. I wore one but not for very long.

:)

[Sal Minella]

22. Thank you. If I need more detail, I'll get back to you...later...gotta run...bye...

:D

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

18. Yeesh.

I dated Helen Madigan for a short time. Way too fiddly a situation for me. Lovely girl, but...

[Forkboy]

24. I was only joking,but thanks for letting me know who Helen Madigan was.

:)

[Old and In the Way]

4. Who leaked the investigation?

Probably no Democrats in a position to know...this DoJ wouldn't have known Democrats looking at this stuff. Someone trying to derail the investigation, above Charlton? That'd be my guess.

[Old and In the Way]

5. Who leaked the investigation?

Probably no Democrats in a position to know...this DoJ wouldn't have known Democrats looking at this stuff. Someone trying to derail the investigation, above Charleton? That'd be my guess.

[DeepBlueC]

6. He studied at the Delay School of Government

But it's TOO LATE now!!!

<:rofl:>

[Polemicist]

9. DeLay School of Government has a lovely campus...

And the dorm rooms are conducive to learning...

[Jack Rabbit]

10. Just like street thugs in such places

The main part of the curriculum is how not to get caught next time.

[jasmeel]

12. I'm slow-what does this have to do with rigging an election?? n/t

[CatWoman]

17. perhaps you should click on the link

:shrug:

[jasmeel]

19. You're kind of an ass catwoman. Thanks for your insightful response.

[CatWoman]

21. ROFL!!!

hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

i can't stop laughing!!!!

:)

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to appear that way, I was just stating the obvious.

I'll admit that several will agree with you, tho.

:)

[jasmeel]

23. Glad to hear it!!

:toast:

[Fridays Child]

14. k/r

[jasmeel]

20. So this is the take home message:

snip "HOST: Renzi also went on the offensive, claiming the Department of Justice leaked lies about him and his father when he was up for re-election.

RENZI: And to make that up and put that out means the Department of Justice was engaged in electioneering and that needs to be investigated.

HOST: Renzi also responded to congressional testimony by former U.S. Attorney Paul Charlton. Renzi’s chief of staff contacted Charlton’s office when news of the Renzi investigation first leaked out last fall.

RENZI: All he’s doing is calling the public relations department and saying what is this? What’s going on here? He left a message on a telephone machine. So for anyone to conjure up that this somehow affected Mr. Charlton being fired, is just political theater." snip

Why would the DJ want to electioneer against a repub? In the political environment of the* admin it doesn't add up. Am I missing something?

[The Count]

25. This entire thread needs to go to the DU-zies - you guys are killing me!

:rofl:

[myrna minx]

27. Not to be OT from

Helen Madigan, Wyn Hornbuckle, Dick Brutal, rodeos, porn, Delay School of Government, "ballocks knifes" and asses, but does anyone have a directions to Alcatraz and a kitten photo? :rofl:

[Joanne98]

26. I don't get it and I did click on the link!

Is he talking about "within-the-party" overthrows?