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IOKIYAARAYAAAFEBIU!
Posted by Clif on 11/5/07 at 9:53 am
Category: Politics
Jules Crittenden takes IOKIYAAR to hacktacular new heights with this:
[A d]irty Little Hsecret … [d]ogs another compaign [sic]. Drug trafficking, bookmaking and conspiracy charges, that’s pretty bad. WaPo offers the fascinating tale of Thompson fundraiser’s criminal past, legit biz and legal beefs as a Republican Hsu-story. Only one problem with that thesis: … Martin has a criminal past. Hsu’s is a criminal present.
Yeah, huge difference. Past crimes never count, particularly if you are a Republican.
But, let’s take a look at the two cases. Here we have Philip Martin, convicted of drug dealing (marijuana and cocaine) in 1979 and 1983. He’s been a friend of Thompson’s since the 1990s and has donated his private plane for Thompson to jet around in. The Thompson campaign has not offered to refund the difference between what he paid and the cost of using the airplane.
Then we have Norman Hsu who pled guilty to fraud in 1992, but fled sentencing. He wasn’t a friend of the Clintons. The Clintons have refunded his bundled contributions.
This simply isn’t a case of “It’s Okay If You Are A Republican;” it’s more a case of “It’s Okay If You Are A Republican And You’re An Asshole For Even Bringing It Up.”
