Admit it, you would-be Capitol pundits and sages. You never thought it would come to this.
You were sure that Gubernatorial Candidate Tom Corbett would redeem himself before officially declaring his candidacy.
You couldn't wait to throw it in the faces of those (pitiful few) who dared to accuse him of partisanship. Any day now, you thought, you would be vindicated for giving Corbett the benefit of the doubt. The words, "I told you so!" have been fairly bursting from your lips.
But now, we predict: silence.
You'll pretend there's absolutely nothing wrong with Corbett officially running for governor before his Bonusgate investigation is complete, even though until this very moment it was inconceivable (and yes, it does mean what we think it means).
We've seen this before.
It was inconceivable that Bill DeWeese would escape prosecution. Editorial after editorial confidently predicted his demise.
Remember this, Tribune-Review? Or this? And, don't forget this.
How about this, Post-Gazette? Or this?
We're looking at you, Patriot News.
And we haven't forgotten you, Inquirer.
Even the Morning Call got in on the act.
But when what was sure to happen didn't happen, did a single one of them raise a single question about Corbett ignoring the reams of evidence clearly implicating DeWeese? How could this be? If Pennyslvanians have to rely on the mainstream media, they may never know.
We fully expect history to repeat itself.
After all, it's not the media's place to question the actions of an elected official. We'll just go on pretending that it's perfectly normal for this investigation to take three years.
So what if Corbett's been hinting at Republican indictments for a full year? After all, he "never promised to pursue members of his own party."
However, what he has "vowed to do is complete the investigation."
We predict he really won't do that either. On Monday, it is very likely Corbett will simply assign responsibility for the case to one of those incorruptible career prosecutors upon whom he relies to keep him honest.
When you consider the Bush Department of Justice under Alberto Gonzales or the headlines from the New Jersey gubernatorial race this summer, the idea of GOP climbers like Frank Fina or Jim Reeder keeping Corbett honest is laughable. Did Reeder step in to cry foul when Corbett completely ignored all the evidence against Reeder's old boss York County DA Stan Rebert?
So, if all goes according to plan for Corbett on Monday, he will be even less accountable for the investigation than he is now, if that's even possible.
Once again, CasablancaPA continues to seek the Denunciation of Democrats over arguing their blamelessness. Is this a translation or an Admission of Guilt to what they have been at the arraignment.
ReplyDeleteThe AG Office is going after crimes and a culture of corruption and CasablancaPA is divulging they were part of the culture of corruption when they attack other legislators, implicate other staffers and officials, as well as senators instead of explaining their own actions.
The definition on insanity is repeating something over and over and expecting a different result. CasablancaPA Articles are exhibiting signs of stress, odd behavior, and just repetition and it will not change any charges to date.
I have come to the conclusion it is an effort of futility mixed with deeds of schizophrenia running from a reality they cannot defend or prove.
This is not a basis of an Insanity Defense and it cannot save or stop allegation or trials they have not addressed in all honesty. The end game here is a Public Relation Media pressure campaign that is not working, and even if more indicted, it will not change the accusations of those at CasablancaPA.
Give us a break, Signor Brett -- er, Signor Ferrari. (Pardon the slip -- I forgot we are all supposed to play along).
ReplyDeleteYour little spin machine is clearly running out of steam. How many times can you say the same thing, over and over and over?
The only thing that's "inconceiveable" is that you think a blog that specializes in smear can actually steer a criminal investigation.
And now you're taking the capitol press corps to task for not doing what you want.
Let's see: you want to control the courts, and you want to control the press. You'd have been a great fit for Stalin's Soviet Union or Mussolini's Italy.
Frank Fina is from Union County and the Union County Republicans need to be ashamed of themselves for allowing this partisan prosecution to happen.
ReplyDeleteJames Reeder is a name I have not heard before. Who are the other professional staff involved with this Bonusgate debacle? Itmight be time to name names of the professional staff who seem to have allowed themselves to be politicized. or they arei incompetent.
There is something very upsetting about having an AG run for Gov while investigating the political Establishment. Will the Republican Primary Voter react. JIm Gerlach is viable alternative to Corbett.
Will Republican Establishment quash a real primary challenge? I think the future of the state party may be at stake. With Corbett as defacto leader, the Penna. Rs will be leaderless. The Toomey conservatives will have a chance to rebuild but it will be years before they have an effect.
Corbett is a disgrace. He will now turn over bonusgate to a deputy. If Corbett couldn't run a full investigation, the deputy surely won't. I know many people who should have been called before the grand jury, who could have given the grandy jury prima facie, smoking gun evidence with which to net big fish, and yet somehow they were never ever called. UNBELIEVABLE. The good news is, if the investigation doesn't net any Republicans, Corbett will never walk into the executive mansion (bearing the title of Governor). Never.
ReplyDeleteSo, wait: criticizing public officials and the media is Stalinist and/or fascist? Man, my school got that all backwards.
ReplyDeleteIt seems to me Casablanca never editorialized that the Democrat 12 are not guilty - only that many elected officials and staff, Dem AND GOP are also guilty usig the same standard. Anyone familiar with the political atmosphere on Capitol Hill must agree - Dems and Republicans; House, Senate and a number of places in the administration. I believe many more indictments will follow. The emails Casablanca has published alone make that abundantly clear.
ReplyDeleteAnd why would you expect to see further indictments based on the information published on CasablancaPA? Tom Corbett had all that information at the time he charged the 12 defendants. Corbett apparently did not consider this information incriminating; as far as the available records show, he did not even bother to interview anyone about them.
ReplyDeleteWhat needs to be done is separate the charges into frivolous mistakes that should not be charges at all and can be dropped between AG & Defendants Lawyers. Change others charges into ethical violations that do not amount to a crime but can reimburse the Taxpayers. The remainders of the charges are whether these laws are almost impossible to follow in any given day for lawmakers and their staffs. Finally, go forth on charges clearly violations of current laws.
ReplyDeleteWhat we need to do is come together and address these charges, current practices, and hold Hearings how to prevent them in the future. I agree that many to almost all people charged have become victims of their own practices now consider illegal, mistakes made by misjudgments, and outright confusion over what is legal and was not illegal.
Allegedly some did lie, some hid things from their bosses, others staffers, and even wanted to cover up some things after found out. These actions can be dealt with to in a proper manner that brings into justice with understanding what happen.
The Perp Walks were inexcusable, these are not harden criminals but political zealots doing their jobs to what they thought was proper, only a few really tried to deceived. Even fewer are trying to blame others too. However, most feel like victims of betrayal of a system not fair to all and why they cry out today.
We can come together and work with the AG to resolve these practices and prevent the self-created culture of bad practices that looks like corruption. These practices evolved naturally not intentionally under archaic laws that no longer should apply in a new Technological Age that needs to update fundraising and political practices from government representation as well as privacy and constitutional protections.
We can create Reforms that already been put in place:
1. List every week all expenses on Campaigns on the Internet.
2. List every week all expenses on Government Representation on the Internet.
3. List all Government Employees Comp Time, Overtime, and other records every week on the Internet.
4. List all Fundraising Money Every Week on the Internet.
5. Reform what is political work and government work at what times?
6. Set up clear Ethical Political Violations from Criminal Political Activity.
These are just few reforms we can place for Public Access that within itself will eliminate future sloppy practices, prevent hidden agendas and reporting, review who was doing what and when, and keeps it on within the Public preview and Media overview.
The AG Office should be taking the lead on these proposals along with Legislative Leadership from both parties. AG Professional Career Lawyers along with Legislative Lawyers with counsel and input from Defense Lawyers of the Defendants input on what they feel is unfair, along with Blue Ribbon Reform Committee composed of Judges, Lawyers, and Public Citizens similar to the Judicial Conduct Board.
It is right to find out what happen and how to make sure it does not happen again, but the time has come to update our political, ethical, and criminal procedures in era of Technology that has changed what constitutes violations of the law from political practices so we avoid such charges in the future.
The objective of any and all Legislators and Attorney General Office should be preventing violations of the laws and addressing their resolution so it does not happen again, not just prosecutions that do nothing to change the culture of politics in Harrisburg.
If not this will become a true Witch-Hunt that will Blowback on everyone in the future because it lacks common sense approaches to problems not all knew about, and it will grow under rumor and innuendo, linger as trial after trial goes on, and Appeals reject or accept any convictions. Meanwhile nothing will have changed in Harrisburg, now is that smart or dumb?
Corbett has clearly politicized the administration of justice. Anyone who denies that is willfully blind. He must NEVER enter the Governors mansion as Governor, grounds keeper maybe, but never Governor.
ReplyDeleteCan anyone tell me where CasablancaPA was - or if it even existed - BEFORE Corbett charged 12people with crimes connected to Bonusgate?
ReplyDeleteIt seems to me the site sprang up after that happened. Who might have had such a motivation? What might their aims be?
Although the site specializes in muddying the waters, let's not forget that Bonusgate was and is about bonuses beng paid to legislative employees in exchange for political campaign work.
Did you ever wonder why CasablancaPA never posted links to the entire grand jury presentments? That's the most interesting reading by far. It's "inconceiveable" to me that the stuff about motorcycles being transported to South Dakota by state employees and apartments being rented above cigar shops for trysts with mistresses (using tax dollars) wouldn't be worthy of prominent display.
The Corbett campaign has shown unexpected creativity in reaching out to Frank Rizzo, Jr, to run on ticket for Lt. Governor. I set out the viable scenario at Newstalk. Teh Rizzo candidacy would obscure Corbett's considerable negatives.
ReplyDeleteIn my view, the way to defeat Corbett and send a message is to provide all the evidence you have, as organized as you have it, to the Gerlach campaign.
If Jim Gerlach makes this an issue, I think talk radio in Republican Penna ( outside the southeast ) will pick up the issue. I hope. Who knows. Media has not given Bonusgate the attention it deserves.
And who might have a motivation to divert the discussion toward motorcycles and cigar stores and away from bonuses and taxpayer-funded campaign work? Could it be Bill "U R welcome" DeWeese? What might his aims be?
ReplyDeleteExcellent question, considering he appears to be in no danger of indictment. At least, probably not on any charges related to bonuses or using taxpayer-funded resources for campaigning. His apparent attempts to withhold evidence could complicate things, but it's been long enough now that he probably can relax.
ReplyDeleteWhy not post the grand jury presentments, so we can make up our minds on the job Corbett has done?
ReplyDeleteSeems like you've posted everything else you cold get your hands on. Could it be that the presentments don't easily oil your spin machine?
We can find nothing in the presentments to explain why Corbett focused on the activities of a single legislator, ignoring not only similar activities on the part of other legislators, but also other legislators' involvement in the very activities for which that legislator is charged. Let us know if you can locate that section.
ReplyDelete"Cluck, cluck, cluck." Can you hear it? Listen closely, and you'll hear the chickens at CasablancaPA refusing to post the grand jury presentments that would let us make our own determination as to whether the attorney general's investigation hit the bulls-eye.
ReplyDeleteYou criticize Corbett for what you see as selective prosecution, yet at the same time you specialize in the selective presentation of information.
Perhaps someone should start a blog dedicated to "exposing the hypocrisy of CasablancaPA."
"Signor Ferrari said...
ReplyDeleteWe can find nothing in the presentments to explain why Corbett focused on the activities of a single legislator, ignoring not only similar activities on the part of other legislators, but also other legislators' involvement in the very activities for which that legislator is charged. Let us know if you can locate that section. September 14, 2009 2:06 PM"
I have located those sections, they are within Immunity Witnesses Testimony that refused to lie for Staffers that abused them.
They are within Guilty Pleas of MANZO, FOREMAN, and LAVELLE that refused to lie Investigators.
They are in a place where motorcycles on state time, cigar shops for Monica Lewisky tryst, and pockets of money for themselves betrays the public trust.
Soon a point of no return will be crossed, and there is no way out.
Godspeed To All!
"Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteSo, wait: criticizing public officials and the media is Stalinist and/or fascist? Man, my school got that all backwards.September 11, 2009 9:44 AM"
When the fascists and communists took over the schools, they no longer saw a need for critics from the media.
If you ever criticized public officials, you were dining at a work camp where at each gate said, work will set you free in Germany.
Or eating a frozen dinner in Siberia at the guest of Stalin.
Watch out what you pray for, it may be here and you do not know it yet.
"Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteAnd who might have a motivation to divert the discussion toward motorcycles and cigar stores and away from bonuses and taxpayer-funded campaign work? Could it be Bill "U R welcome" DeWeese? What might his aims be? September 12, 2009 2:32 PM"
Are they not all the same, alleged run by Veon and Manzo and Eachus for their Hidden Agenda of keeping most activities from most Caucus Memembers including DeWeese as shown in Grand Jury Testimony?
THE VEON PAPERS
ReplyDeleteDAN REESE
GRAND JURY TESTIMONY
5/15/2008 pAGE 30
REESE IS A CURRENT DEMOCRATIC HOUSE CAUCUS EMPLOYEE.
In 2007, Reese was ordered by Todd Eachus and Michele Borlinghaus to alter the House Democratic Caucus' "Constituent Tracking System" for POLITICAL PURPOSES.
*ATTACHED IS REESE'S GRAND JURY TESTIMONY RECOUNTING HOW EACHUS AND BORLINGHAUS ASKED HIM TO CHANGE THE CTS SYSTEM FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES.
(PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AFTER STETLER LEFT SO STETLER NEVER DID THIS ONLY EACHUS ORDERED IT ALONE)
...Page 30...
Q. This is all about getting the guy re-elected, right?
A. Yes.
Q. This is Representative Eachus calling you down to his office and saying, my man, let's get working on this protection stuff, right?
A. Yes.
Q. Tell us more about this conversation.
A. That was pretty much it. We went back, got to work on it right away. We set it up.
It started working. We actually had it HIDDEN from general caucus use. Anybody that has CTS could not access this part of the system unless we gave them the direct link to it. In speaking with Michele I think a couple people used it. I don't know exactly who.
Then in the last couple months after everybody got fired (AFTER DEWEESE FOUND OUT) and Sandy Williams got brought on board, (HIRED BY DEWEESE TO REPLACE MANZO) I kind of brought that to her attention, that we had this.
We were getting ready to roll out a new upgraded CTS system which we had reprogrammed and upgraded it a little bit. I mention this to her. I was a little concerned about it. Do we really want to include this? And later, no. It's kind of been scrapped since then.
...........Page 31.....
Q. Did he (EACHUS)say he wanted that hidden?
A. If he did, I don't remember.
Q. How do you go about hiding it? I think you said this but it's only accessible if you tell somebody about it and then give them codes to find it?
A. No, In our CTS system, there is your navigation menu. We just didn't include it as part of the navigation menu. The link to the web page that this stuff was on we would give to the person and they would access it directly.
.....PAGE 35.....
Q. I want you to assume the following facts. Eachus has initiated this incumbent protection practice, correct?
A. Yes.
Q. Although you're on the technical side of things, you have become somewhat attuneds to the political goings on, correct?
A. Yes.
.....EACHUS IS ANGLING FOR A LEADERSHIP POSITION......THIS PROGRAM THAT YOU DEVELOP FOR HIM AND HID SO THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO GIVE ACCESS TO IT, WOULD THAT HELP HIM IN HELPING OTHER MEMBERS GAIN RE-ELECTION?
A I WOULD THINK SO, YES!
"Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteWhy not post the grand jury presentments, so we can make up our minds on the job Corbett has done? Seems like you've posted everything else you cold get your hands on. Could it be that the presentments don't easily oil your spin machine? September 14, 2009 1:40 PM"
I agree, either put them up or consider the idea of folding up.
I think you are insulting the intelligence of the few readers that you have managed to snag.
Perhaps Casablanca should remember from whence it comes and go back and embrace its base and apologize, wearing saccloth and ashes and beg for the forgiveness and straying from the truth.
Remember, truth is a defense and humility is the antithesis of arrogance.
Remember the wise adage of Vice President Alben Barkley: I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of the Lord than sit in the seat of the mighty.
The Truth is a defense, why do you not use it???!!!...or did you hide things from others and now just want to take everyone down with an hidden agenda of deceit?
Anyone who reads the grand presentments will see the kind of thorough job performed by Corbett's investigators.
ReplyDeleteThe only reason someone wouldn't want you to see that work is because it doesn't fit with their preexisting aim of discrediting the investigation.
You may have noticed that we have not posted the Magna Carta, either! That's because neither document answers the questions we raise. If you can find anything in the presentments that explains how Bill DeWeese and Tom Andrews escaped indictment, why Steve Stetler was allowed to ignore a subpoena, why Todd Eachus was never even interviewed, why there appears to be no active investigation of House or Senate Republicans, we beg you to post those excerpts here. In the meantime, here's an excerpt from the presentment we would love for someone to explain: "One of the few exceptions was minority leader H. William DeWeese, who always communicated with [Eric]Buxton through his campaign account." Several defendants are charged with multiple felonies (on far less evidence) for allegedly working with Buxton, a taxpayer-paid consultant, on campaign matters. How is it that Bill DeWeese is not? There are 96 e-mails in evidence that show Andrews and Buxton working on campaign strategies. As you can see, the presentments represent far more questions than answers. They explain the charges against the defendants, but they are silent on the question of why identical behavior on the part of others is not considered criminal.
ReplyDeleteSignor Ferrari lifts from the grand jury presentment this passage: "One of the few exceptions was minority leader H. William DeWeese, who always communicated with [Eric]Buxton through his campaign account."
ReplyDeleteIsn't that proof that DeWeese DIDN'T use his state email account for such communications with consultant Buxton?
IF you click the link in the good Signor's comment above this one, you will see that DeWeese's email does not end with "pahouse.gov," which means it is not a state account.
Imagine that: DeWeese actually kept things separate, using his campaign e-mail account for campaign-related communication, a fact corroborated by the grand jury presentment, which says he was "one of the few exceptions."
Thank you, Signor F., for proving that posting the entire grand jury presentment would be enlightening indeed.
You miss the point, anonymous friend. Eric Buxton was a taxpayer-funded contractor. He was not paid with campaign funds. It was as illegal for DeWeese to use him for political work - whether using his state email or ESP - as it was for him to employ a full-time, state-paid staff person to do nothing but campaign work.. You can't possibly be under the impression that the defendants are charged with multiple felonies for borrowing a little of the commonwealth's bandwith, can you? Of course, we can point to plenty of emails in evidence where DeWeese discusses politics on his state account, if that's your particular obsession. No need to thank us - U R welcome!
ReplyDeleteI'm shocked, Signor Ferrari, that you do not realize that Tom Terrific is playing to the camera.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good scene. He'll get the Oscar be cause of it. No one cares about the details. Who cares if there is an equal balance of Democratic and Republican criminals. The public only wants to fight the politicians. They do not care what tag they have on them. They only know that Tom is Terrific and is standing up for what is Right. You are sorry because you happen to be one of the victims. You really do not care about any Party. There is no Party Loyalty in You or you would not have put yourself in the polsition to bring shame unto your family, your profession, your State and your political policy. So get off your high horse about fairness. If your were about fairness you would not have committed the deeds that put you where you are and where you are going.
LET US SEPARATE THE TRASH WITH THE TRUTH:
ReplyDelete"Signor Ferrari said...
You may have noticed that we have not posted the Magna Carta, either!
THE MAGNA CARTA WAS ANTI-SEMITIC BY THE WAY, IF YOU READ IT!
That's because neither document answers the questions we raise.
THAT'S BECAUSE YOUR QUESTIONS ARE NOT PROOF!
If you can find anything in the presentments that explains how Bill DeWeese and Tom Andrews escaped indictment,
THEY DID PARTICIPATE ON THE LEVEL OF CRIMES REVEALED BY STAFFERS TESTIMONY AGAINST THE CASABLANCAPA DEFENDANTS. THEY DID TRY TO COVER UP ANYTHING, DID NOT SET UP HIDDEN COMPUTERS FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES, NO CIGAR SHOP SEX LEASES, NO MOTORCYCLES, AND STARTED THEIR OWN FOR AN INVESTIGATION WITH COOPERATION NOT ATTACKING THE AG FOR DOING HIS JOB.
why Steve Stetler was allowed to ignore a subpoena,
THE GRJ TESTIMONY REVEALED IN THE VEON PAPERS PROVED THE COMMONWEALTH' CTS COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS CHANGED AFTER STETLER LEFT AND HE NEVER CHANGED IT TO POLITICAL USES AND IT WAS HIDDEN ON PURPOSE FROM ALL CAUCUS MEMBERS EXCEPT VEON AND EACHUS.
why Todd Eachus was never even interviewed,
EACHUS NEVER CROSSED THE LINE AND MEETS WITH MANZO REGULARLY NOW.
why there appears to be no active investigation of House or Senate Republicans,
YOU DON'T KNOW THAT, BUT THE MEDIA HAS SEEN GRJ PEOPLE GOING IN OUT OF COURTHOUSES.
we beg you to post those excerpts here.
WE HAVE BEGGED YOU TO POST ALL GRJ TESTIMONY BUT YOU DO NOT DO IT. WHY? WHEN YOU DO I WILL DO IT! IS THAT A DEAL?
In the meantime, here's an excerpt from the presentment we would love for someone to explain:
I SHALL TRY AND DO IT WITHOUT QUESTIONS LIKE YOU DO ALL THE TIME HERE SO YOU CANNOT CONFUSE THE FACTS.
"One of the few exceptions was minority leader H. William DeWeese, who always communicated with [Eric]Buxton through his campaign account."
TRUE, THIS CAN BE VERIFIED BY TRACING THE CALLS AND TIMES AND DATES. DEWEESE WAS NEVER IN TEH CIRCLE OF CAMPAIGNS HIS SCHEDULE SHOWS THIS, AND THE EMAILS SHOW IT. THE CAMPAIGN CAIRS WERE RUN BY VEON, MANZO, EACHUS, AND COTT.
Several defendants are charged with multiple felonies (on far less evidence) for allegedly working with Buxton,
NOT REALLY, THE EVIDENCE ON OTHERS IS THE EXACT OPPOSITE, THEY USED STATE RESOURCES, ON STATE TIME, AND FOR PERSONAL GAIN, THEY ACTUALLY CONTACTED MOST REPS AS SET UP BY VEON, MANZO AND COTT SINCE THEY WERE CHAIRS. BUT EACHUS WQAS LEFT OUT OF THE LOOP BASED ON CASABLANCAPA COMMENTS. THEY MADE FUN OF OTHER STAFFERS, LAWMAKERS, AND GRADED PEOPLE FOR BONUSES WHILE LYING TO THEIR STATE REPS.
a taxpayer-paid consultant, on campaign matters. How is it that Bill DeWeese is not? There are 96 e-mails in evidence that show Andrews and Buxton working on campaign strategies.
NOW ADD UP ALL THE EMAILS ON VEON, COTT, MANZO, MANZO' WIFE, LAVELLE, FOREMAN, BRUBAKERS, AND THE OTHER 12 DEFENDANTS.
NOW COMPARE THOSE OVER 4,000 WITH 96. DOES THAT TIP ANY SCALES FOR YOU WHEN LOOKING AT WHAT LAWS WERE BROKEN BY INTENT VERSUS MISTAKE?
As you can see, the presentments represent far more questions than answers.
SURE, ONLY YOU HAVE THE ANSWERS, BUT MANZO, FOREMAN, AND LAVELLE GAVE THE ANSWERS AFTER STAFFERS LIKE WEBBS, SIDELLA, AND OTHERS TESTIFIED.
They explain the charges against the defendants, but they are silent on the question of why identical behavior on the part of others is not considered criminal.
BECAUSE IT WAS NOT IDENTICAL, IF IT WAS IDENTICAL THERE WOULD BE OVER THOUSANDS OF EMAILS WITH TESTIMONY FROM STAFFERS THAT TURNED ON VEON, MANZO, COTT, ETC.
ALSO, NONE OF THEM SIGNED LEASES WITH STATE FUNDS FOR PRIVATE FUN.
NONE OF THEM RODE IN A MOTORCYCLE PARADE ON STATE TIME USING STATE RESOURCES.
NONE OF THEM LIED TO INVESTIGATED ONCE TOLD BY DEWEESE TO COOPERATE
September 15, 2009 9:53 AM"
GET OR CAUGHT IT!
"Signor Ferrari said...You miss the point, anonymous friend. Eric Buxton was a taxpayer-funded contractor. He was not paid with campaign funds. It was as illegal for DeWeese to use him for political work - whether using his state email or ESP - as it was for him to employ a full-time, state-paid staff person to do nothing but campaign work.. You can't possibly be under the impression that the defendants are charged with multiple felonies for borrowing a little of the commonwealth's bandwith, can you? Of course, we can point to plenty of emails in evidence where DeWeese discusses politics on his state account, if that's your particular obsession. No need to thank us - U R welcome! September 15, 2009 7:18 PM"
ReplyDeleteTHERE IS NO POINT YOU MADE BECAUSE YOU LEFT OFF HOW MUCH ALL OF THE DEFENDANTS DID, HID, AND MISUSED PUBLIC RESOURCES FOR PRIVATE GAIN AND DEMANDED A COVER UP INSTEAD OF COOPERATION WITH THE AG.
DID YOU EVER WONDER IF YOU HAD COOPERATED WITH THE AG OFFICE INSTEAD OF ATTACKING THEM, MAKING FUN OF THEM, AND HIDING THINGS FROM THEM.
IF YOU WERE SO INNOCENT WHY DID YOU NOT EXPLAINED HOW YOU MADE MISTAKES INSTEAD OF HOW YOU CHOSE TO NOT TO COOPERATE?
I MEAN DID STEVE WEBB TURN YOU IN, SOME ANONYMOUS STAFFERS, AND OTHER TESTIMONY ALONG WITH COMMENTS TO INVESTIGATORS YOU DECIDED NOT TO COOPERATE WITH IN FULL?
DID FRANK LAGROATTA, MIKE MANZO, PJ LAVELLE, AND ATTORNEY FOREMAN ALL PLEAD GUILTY AND TESTIFIED BEFORE THE GRAND JURY ON WHAT YOU ALL DID AND WHEN YOU ALL DID IT?
THIS WAS NOT MULTIPLE BANDWITH VIOLATIONS, BUT MAJOR CRIMES REPEATED IN THE NUMBERS TOO LARGE TO IGNORE AND ACCORDING TO YOUR OWN STAFFERS, AND DEWEESE REFUSED A COVER UP.
EACHUS NEVER CROSSED THE LINE AND MEETS WITH MANZO REGULARLY NOW.
ReplyDeleteIndeed? How interesting.
WE HAVE BEGGED YOU TO POST ALL GRJ TESTIMONY BUT YOU DO NOT DO IT. WHY? WHEN YOU DO I WILL DO IT! IS THAT A DEAL?
Deal! (The grand jury testimony remains sealed, but we are pretty sure you are talking about the presentments.) Now, remember your promise!
NOW ADD UP ALL THE EMAILS ON VEON, COTT, MANZO, MANZO' WIFE, LAVELLE, FOREMAN, BRUBAKERS, AND THE OTHER 12 DEFENDANTS. NOW COMPARE THOSE OVER 4,000 WITH 96.
You are woefully misinformed, friend. According to court filings, there are not 96 e-mails total linking the defendants with Eric Buxton.
IF IT WAS IDENTICAL THERE WOULD BE OVER THOUSANDS OF EMAILS WITH TESTIMONY FROM STAFFERS THAT TURNED ON VEON, MANZO, COTT, ETC.
Only if the craven DeWeese turned them over, friend. And he did not.
And just how would Signor Ferrari know that DeWeese or anybody else didn't turn over all emails? Does Signor have access to the state computer system? Or did a Ougi board or Magic Eight Ball tell him?
ReplyDeleteI would think that if DeWeese or anybody else refused to turn over to the attorney general what was subpoenaed, he or she would be facing charges of obstruction.
If the good Signor has such knowledge -- and more importantly any PROOF to corroborate such a claim -- he should ring up Tom Corbett and turn state's evidence to save his own hide.
Given the Signor's obvious hatred of DeWeese, forget about saving his own hide. Wouldn't he want to do it just to stick it to his nemesis?
Opinion isn't fact, and allegations aren't the same as truth. Nor are criminal investigations based on wishful thinking -- except in the far off galaxy known as CasablancaPA.
And just how would Signor Ferrari know that DeWeese or anybody else didn't turn over all emails?
ReplyDeleteBecause Signor Ferrari can read.
I would think that if DeWeese or anybody else refused to turn over to the attorney general what was subpoenaed, he or she would be facing charges of obstruction.
As would we. Are you as curious as we why he is not?
The facts are just never enough for you, are they? So much of what you write is gossip and innuendo, that it leads this reader to believe that you may be a frustrated tabloid journalist. Tough to be on the outside looking in, huh? If you don't know the facts, hell, make them up.
ReplyDeleteIt may be time to rethink this self-serving fist pounding version of a blog. What first appeared to be mildly amusing has now turned shrill, hackneyed, and just plain whiny. If you are truly concerned about the state of affairs in Pennsylvania, why not write about the most recently published statistics from the NCSL and stick to the facts, for a change.
THE MEDIA HAS SEEN GRJ PEOPLE GOING IN OUT OF COURTHOUSES.
ReplyDeleteIf they have seen Republicans, they certainly have not reported it. The only Republican witness ever identified was the House Republican open records officer, who merely confirmed that the OAG had subpoenaed records from the caucus. Apparently even the grand jury itself was suspicious whether the Republicans were being investigated.
Here is a question for Brett Cott, how can he be employed in Pennsylvania and work on political campaigns in Kansas?
ReplyDeleteLAWRENCE, KS Political Contributions by Individuals