Chip Pickering Sued in Year-Old Kiddie-Soccer Scuffle
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When last we left chubby-cheeked (and now vaguely Dan Quaylesque-looking)
Exposing the Hypocrisy of the "Family Values" Crowd, One Right-Winger at a Time, Since 2003
Subpoenas Fly as Ensign Ethics Probe Ramps Up
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A few of Ensign’s former aides have been slapped with subpoenas. Details: Politico.
Jenny Sanford: Wouldn’t Have Stayed With Guv If He’d Asked
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Continuing to milk her victimhood for all its worth (don’t get us wrong — we approve) — no doubt due to her book, slated for publication in May, 2010 — wronged wife of South Carolina governor and laughingstock Mark Sanford did an interview (scheduled to air Wednesday night) in which she told Barbara Walters “she wouldn’t have stood with Gov. Mark Sanford when he faced cameras to tell the world about his affair with an Argentine woman,” even if he’d asked her to.
Details: ABC News.
Mommy & Daddy Ensign May Have Paid Off Johnny’s Mistress, But Throw Weight Behind Harry Reid
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Thanks to Sex Scandal, John Ensign Campaign Practically Broke
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Practically broke by comparison, anyway: Politico.
Our hearts bleed. Not.
Jamie Franks (D-Miss.): Haley Barbour Tried to Hide Donation from Pickering to Vitter
Backstory:
Haley Barbour Keeps It All in the C Street Family
October 3, 2009
Louisiana Dem Party to File FEC Complaint Re Barbour-Pickering-Vitter Money Mess
October 5, 2009
The Barbour-Pickering-Vitter money mess is heating up.
Former Mississippi House Rep. Jamie Franks released the following statement today (October 8, 2009): (more…)
Coburn Spooked, Does 180 on Ensign: Will “Doc Deacon” Squeal Like Piggy-Wiggy? “You Bet!”
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Hypocrite of the Week: Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) Uses Religious ‘Privilege’ to Hide What He Knows About John Ensign’s Sex Scandal, October 4, 2009
Rachel Maddow: Tom Coburn, Caught in Lie, “Dragged Down Into the Gutter with John Ensign,” October 5, 2009
October 7, 2009
Something has gotten to Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), who just days ago was citing religious and medical “privilege” to excuse himself from spilling what he knows about Sen. John Ensign’s (R-Nev.) sex scandal. Actually, a whole lot of somethings have gotten to Coburn, not the least of which is finding himself in the crosshairs of both the U.S. Justice Department and the Senate Ethics Committee.
Louisiana Dem Party to File FEC Complaint Re Barbour-Pickering-Vitter Money Mess
Backstory: “Haley Barbour Keeps It All in the C Street Family,” October 3, 2009
Politico’s got the dirt.
Rachel Maddow: Tom Coburn, Caught in Lie, “Dragged Down Into the Gutter with John Ensign”
C Street, C Street, and more C Street: Coburn “personally negotiated the financial deal, trying to get Ensign the best possible price for his sins.”
Must-watch wraps with interview with Jeff Sharlet, author of The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power.
Of particular interest: damning new revelations about “The Family” involvement of Republican Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood (you were warned about appointing him, President Obama!):
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Hypocrite of the Week: Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) Uses Religious “Privilege” to Hide What He Knows About John Ensign’s Sex Scandal
If this is how it works, we should all drop what we’re doing to get ordained online, so we can claim “privileged communication” and never be forced to testify against anyone, ever!
Jacob M. Appel at HuffPo:
Ensign: Senate Ethics Probe is On
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October 2, 2009
Mike “Spanky” Duvall might be off the hook, albeit temporarily, but John “Daddy’s $96,000 to My Mistress Wasn’t Hush Money!” Ensign (R-Hypocritonite, NV) has just begun his journey into the fun-filled world of Senate ethics investigations.
Diaper Dave Vitter + ACORN Hooker Sting = Big-Time Blowback
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In a nutshell— or, rather, in an acorn: You don’t get all self-righteous and call for an investigation into a prostitution sting when your name is synonous with “D.C. Madam John.”
Well, you wouldn’t do something so dumb, but then you’re a whole lot smarter than hypocritus maximus David Vitter.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) press release explains all: (more…)
Haley Barbour Keeps It All in the C Street Family
Some funny money goings-on amongst the C-Streeters:
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour’s political action committee reported giving $5,000 to Sen. David Vitter, R-La., the same week it accepted an identical amount from former Rep. Chip Pickering of Mississippi. …Is it just a coincidence? …
“No comment,” said Austin Barbour, who is treasurer of his uncle Haley’s PAC…
Lots more at CQPolitics.
Newsweek Revisits C Street; Members Run Damage Control
September 8, 2009
…[M]y e-mail began to fill with missives from people in Washington, complaining about how one-sided the coverage of the Fellowship was. I picked up the phone and called [Doug] Coe for some clarification. He declined to speak with me: I was able to reach some surrogates. …
Read the full article, “House of Worship.”
Dear Chip: Who’s “David from C Street”?
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Tantalizing little semi-blind item from Ipse Blogit:
Wednesday, August 12, 2009Dear Diary….
According to a good source, former Rep. Chip Pickering held a fundraiser this evening for “David from C Street.”
Really, Chip?
“As in Vitter?” asks a savvy reader.