ABC is dancing with these stars Sep 21, 2009
For former congressman Tom DeLay, dancing is "like learning to walk again.". ABC. (USA Today -- Life)
Ding, dong, the ACORN witch is dead! Sep 18, 2009
Since the random post I saw was yoyo yammering about child slavery trafficers I m delighted to educate the wingnuts as to the child slavery trafficking that Abramoff, Ralph Reed, and Tom Delay protected and went to great length to do it. Abramoff Long federal prison residency Delay Making a fool out of himself while holding up his eventual substantial term in a Texas prison the dance steps will serve him well there, and I m sure he ll be the star of the TV room. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Rangra suit is called ‘moot’ Sep 18, 2009
DeGuerin has represented such clients as former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and bankers involved in the Enron collapse. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
Disco with DeLay Sep 17, 2009
HE may have led the right, but does Tom DeLay have two left feet ... HE may have led the right, but does Tom DeLay have two left feet. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Tom DeLay injured during Dancing rehearsal Sep 16, 2009
Tom DeLay injured during Dancing rehearsal- msnbc ... Tom DeLay injured during Dancing rehearsal ... Tom DeLay isteaming up with Cheryl Burke to compete on "Dancing With the Stars.". (MSNBC -- News)
What's the Matter With Texas? Sep 16, 2009
The argument is that Texas, or at least one cultural-political pattern in it, has taken over the country through the persona of George W. Bush, his Christian Right allies, and a Republican Party controlled by fellow Lone Star rangers Dick Armey, Phil Gramm, Tom DeLay, and Dick Cheney. With a little help from the brains provided by the neoconservative Jews of the northeast, the Texas mafia has plotted a cowboy crusade against Iraq and other Arab states, permitted the country to be flooded with... (The American Conservative)
Public lawyer named Sep 16, 2009
The former billionaire, who once luxuriated in a world of yachts, private jets and luxury homes, initially was represented by Dick DeGuerin, who once defended former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay ... The former billionaire, who once luxuriated in a world of yachts, private jets and luxury homes, initially was represented by Dick DeGuerin, who once defended former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. (New York Post -- Business)
Cheryl Burke ready to dance with Tom DeLay Sep 10, 2009
Burke is one of the hottest stars of the ABC reality series, one who is often sought after by the competitors that join the franchise, including her partner this season, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay ... Burke: Yeah You could have said Tom DeLay was an old actor ... He had definitely heard of who Tom DeLay was and I think everyone is still shocked to find out someone like him is doing the show. (MSNBC -- News)
The aftermath of the Kennedy funeral Aug 31, 2009
A year later, then-Majority Whip Tom DeLay (R-TX) was already plotting to breach that contract by undertaking a project to develop cozier relations with Washington,D.C. lobbyists. High-minded policy goals would take a backseat in DeLays pay-to-play system where the success of lobbyists would be dictated not by how compelling a case they could make, but rather by how willing they would be to line the pockets of DeLay and his colleagues. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Read the 'News Watch' transcript Aug 24, 2009
CHRIS CUOMO, ABC NEWS CORRESPONDENT: Tom DeLay, the former House majority leader, is a new member of the cast of "Dancing With the Stars." The question is, will tiptoeing around partisan factions and pirouetting on policy points lead to a winning ballroom bounce. That is the question. (Fox News)
Community News (3) Aug 23, 2009
In 2003, he authored, with Texas Monthly writer Jan Reid, The Hammer: Tom DeLay, God, Money, and the Rise of the Republican Congress. His most recent book, written with co-author Jake Bernstein, is Vice: Dick Cheney and the Hijacking of the American Presidency. (Boerne Star, TX)
Key Dems' Ethical Clouds Could Haunt Pelosi Aug 22, 2009
Bob Ney who is also in prison and former Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who is still fighting charges that he violated Texas campaign finance laws. Unfortunately for Pelosi, the Democrats' record is far from clean, and her bold words could well come back to haunt her and her party in next year's midterm elections. (Time.com)
Dancing in the dark Aug 20, 2009
" That, my friends, is one sentence I never expected to write in a news publication. But you know, DeLay, of all people, might actually be on to something. Related Stories Conservatives these days are seen as a dour, dreary lot, grumpy and whining and self-indulgent. The contrast has become more starkly drawn by the emergence of Barack Obama, who seems practically dazzling by comparison. At the very least he seems more cheerily optimistic than his more grim-faced counterparts.It shouldn t be a... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Top Democrats Stand Firm on Public Option Aug 19, 2009
I hear Tom Delay is really working his way up in the 00004000 world, as a guest star on Dancing with the Stars. I hope someone slam-dances him into the nearest wall. (CBS News -- Politics)
Read Hannity's America Aug 19, 2009
Make room on the dance floor, because here comes Tom DeLay. That's right, the former House majority leader has confirmed that he will be joining the cast of "Dancing With the Stars." He'll be competing against celebrities like Donnie Osmond, NFL Hall-of-Famer Michael Irvin and supermodel Kathy Ireland. (Fox News)
Former Majority Leader Tom DeLay to be on 'Dancing With the Stars' Aug 18, 2009
In this Tuesday, April 4, 2006, file photo, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, leaves the Cannon House Office Building, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. DeLay will join 15 celebrities from the worlds of entertainment and sports in kicking up their heels on the new season of "Dancing With the Stars." The show's largest cast ever, announced Monday, Aug. 17, 2009, features singers Mya, Macy Gray and Aaron Carter; actors Ashley Hamilton, Melissa Joan Hart and Debi Mazar (MAY'-zahr);... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Tom DeLay joins 'Dancing With the Stars' Aug 18, 2009
Tom DeLay joins 'Dancing With the Stars ... NEW YORK -- Former Republican Majority Leader Tom DeLay will join 15 celebrities from the worlds of entertainment and sports in kicking up their heels on the new season of Dancing With the Stars. (KHOU.com, TX)
Dancing With The Stars Aug 18, 2009
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GOP's DeLay to Join Dancing with the Stars Aug 18, 2009
GOP's DeLay to Dance with the Stars - TIME. Other hopefuls include entertainer Donny Osmond; singers Mya, Macy Gray and Aaron Carter; actors Melissa Joan Hart, Debi Mazar and Ashley Hamilton (son of George); models Joanna Krupa and Kathy Ireland; reality stars Kelly Osbourne and Mark Dacascos ("the Chairman" on Food Network's "Iron Chef America"); mixed martial artist Chuck Liddell; professional snowboarder Louie Vito; Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin; former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael... (Time.com)
DeLay, Osmond will go Dancing this season Aug 18, 2009
NEW YORK - Former Republican Majority Leader Tom DeLay will join 15 celebrities from the worlds of entertainment and sports in kicking up their heels on the new season of Dancing With the Stars. Other hopefuls include entertainer Donny Osmond; singers Mya, Macy Gray and Aaron Carter; actors Melissa Joan Hart, Debi Mazar and Ashley Hamilton (son of George); models Joanna Krupa and Kathy Ireland; reality stars Kelly Osbourne and Mark Dacascos (the Chairman on Food Networks Iron Chef... (MSNBC -- News)
The barely veiled threat of violence sometimes not veiled at all Aug 18, 2009
Speaking of really scarry developments, now we have the announcement of future convict Tom Delay as a contestant on Dancing With the Stars. This is one of my never miss daily sites. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
ABC's Dancing with Tom DeLay; 'Does He Know the Perp Walk?' Aug 18, 2009
Tom DeLay to Two-Step on Dancing With the Stars - ABC News ... Tom DeLay on ABC's 'Dancing with the Stars', Does He Know the 'Perp Walk ... Tom DeLay, seen here at last year's GOP convention, is one of the newest contestants vying for the coveted mirror ball trophy on this season of ABC's Dancing With the Stars. (ABC News)
'Dancing With The Stars' Cast Includes Tom Delay Aug 18, 2009
Dancing With The Stars' Cast Includes Tom Delay - Entertainment News Story - KPRC Houston ... Dancing With The Stars' Cast Includes Tom Delay ... AP Photo/Haraz N. GhanbariTom Delay. (Click2Houston, TX)
HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Spin to the Right Aug 18, 2009
Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay certainly has a fat Rolodex, including a few folks who could help him with his new gig as a contestant on Dancing With the Stars. The Texas Republican, who s no stranger to tough fights (he titled his autobiography No Retreat, No Surrender ), will make his debut on Sept. 21 as part of the cast of ABC s hit dance competition show. (Roll Call)
DeLay not 'Dancing' around his image Aug 18, 2009
From Congress to ballroom: Producers were "astonished" Tom DeLay agreed to be on the show ... "To be honest, I hope people will see another side of Tom DeLay," he says. (USA Today)
Former lawmaker DeLay on "Dancing with the Stars": ABC Aug 18, 2009
Former US House majority leader Tom Delay, seen here in 2007, speaks in Sugar Land, Texas ... LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Feared former Republican lawmaker Tom DeLay will be showing off his moves in another kind of arena next month, appearing as a contestant in ABC television's "Dancing with the Stars.". (Yahoo! Asia News)
Tom DeLay one of 16 new 'Dancing with the Stars' celebrities Aug 18, 2009
" One of the Macy's Stars of Dance performances will be the hugely popular "Design-a-Dance," where fans have the chance to select their favorite professional dancers, dance styles and wardrobe at www.abc.com. In addition, couples will once again take part in a team formation dance, and a variety of new elements will be incorporated into routines involving all couples.Four new dance styles -- the Bolero, the Charleston, the Two Step and the Lambada -- are also going to be introduced. The middle... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
more than seventy professors at Texas Tech Aug 11, 2009
Add Tom Cradickd and the disgraced Tom Delay to the list too. The list doesn't end there. (Harper's Magazine)
Health care legislation is dishonest Jul 28, 2009
Look at the nutjobs like Texas Gov Perry, Tom Delay, etc. that region still elects to public office. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Unemployment Tops 10% in 15 States, D.C. Jul 18, 2009
Thank god we don't have Tom Delay and his cohorts standing on the house floor refusing to extend benefits for the unemployed. by myobamabiden July 17, 2009 2:07 PM EDT. (CBS News)
LETTER: State budget can't be balanced without some kind of tax increase Jul 18, 2009
Harry Potter wrote on Jul 17, 2009 2:27 PM:" We have no choice on the oil Tom, but we do have a choice when it comes to doing business with countries that employ sweatshop type of manufacturing. In fact that was the start of Tom Delays downfall. Remember that? He was taking contributions, more accurately bribes, to stop any government interference for one of his sweatshop owning buddies. As I recall, Delay was trying to keep employee protection laws from being applied in one of the American... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Conservative Group Sought $2M Endorsement Jul 18, 2009
" - ConstantineXI Let's see... ACU charges $2 million for their "endorsement" and support. They don't care which side pays, so it's not like they have any actual political principles to uphold. The news reports these facts. And you call it "biased fawning news coverage"? I was wrong when I said that repukes should read this story and they might understand how they have been misled. Repukes CAN NOT LEARN. They can only spew hatred and lies. efF Off, ConstantineXI. Oh, and I just "love" (NOT!) the... (CBS News -- Politics)
Republicans may gain ethics issue Jun 16, 2009
Their risk is that Republicans will be able to depict them as the personification of corruption, much in the way Democrats portrayed former Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Texas and ex-GOP Reps. Bob Ney of Ohio and Duke Cunningham of California going into the 2006 election. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Charges Dropped In Texas Dragging Death Jun 6, 2009
Murder Charges Dismissed Against 2 Whites In Case Of Black Man Hit By Truck, Dragged 70 Feet. DALLAS, June 5, 2009. (CBS News -- US)
Republicans argue over who they are May 26, 2009
The Texas model, embodied by Gov. Rick Perry and former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, stresses conservative ideology and strives to present clear philosophical contrasts to Democrats they consider ultra-liberals or even socialists. The Florida model, embodied by former Gov. Jeb Bush, current Gov. Charlie Crist and retiring Sen. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Left, right can have an amicable divorce May 16, 2009
html"-- Oh come on, this is politics. Tom Delay was much, much worse than this even on smaller proposals. Republicans have used tactics like this and worse when they were in charge. Stop whining. " ... chester11 wrote on May 14, 2009 6:37 PM:" Feel free, conservatives, to bash the living heck out of Nancy Pelosi. I am in your corner. I have never trusted her or her partner Harry Reid, and I hope the scandal builds so much Pelosi is forced to testify under oath and then pushed to resign. She is a... (Waterloo Courier, IO)
The more the Knotheads whine May 14, 2009
Recently it was Tom DeLay, explaining to MSNBC s Chris Matthews that Texas might leave the United States to avoid (imaginary) tax increases. And here I thought the Dallas Cowboys were America s Team. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Rangra case sent back to district court May 1, 2009
Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, indicted for money laundering and conspiracy by Texas prosecutor Ronnie Earle. Kay Bailey Hutchison, regarding misconduct charges brought by the same Ronnie Earle. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
Stanford 'cremated' by Ponzi scheme claims Mar 27, 2009
DeGuerin, a Houston lawyer who has represented former Branch Davidian leader David Koresh and former US House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, said he began representing Stanford last week. DeGuerin is also known for winning a 2003 acquittal for New York real estate heir Robert Durst, who admitted killing and dismembering a neighbor in Galveston, Texas. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
AP: Obama Can't Reform FOIA Fast Enough Mar 18, 2009
Tom DeLay, just one of the powerful lawmakers Abramoff courted. By the time Treasury responded to AP's request, Abramoff had been sent to prison in another case, and the scandal-afflicted DeLay had left office after long ago losing favor with Republicans. (CBS News -- US)
Pete Olson has emergency heart surgery Mar 13, 2009
Olson in November defeated Democrat Nick Lampson to claim the District 22 seat that once belonged to former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. Lampson won the seat in 2006 when DeLay left the House amid legal troubles. (KHOU.com, TX)
Democrats try to brand earmarks as good Mar 9, 2009
When Republicans ran both chambers, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Texas and his colleagues argued just as staunchly that they had both a constitutional right to direct spending and the knowledge of which projects in their districts and states are most worthy. But earmarks "don't go to the most critical and most important projects across the country" because they bypass the committee process and don't compete for funds with other priorities, said Steve Ellis, vice president of the... (Insight on the News)
LETTER: Republicans had chance to accept compromises Mar 4, 2009
Harry Potter wrote on Mar 1, 2009 8:23 AM:" Arianna Huffington: Sunday RoundupWhen given the choice between having Barack Obama reach across the aisle to work with the GOP or pursue the policies he advanced during his campaign, a significant majority of Americans want him to stick to his guns (56 percent to 39 percent). And 79 percent of the public wants Republicans to drop the partisanship and work with Obama. No wonder Obama seems to be driving Republicans over the edge, with Tom DeLay calling... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Obama Backtracks on Promise to Purge Pork Mar 3, 2009
In Bush's case, it was top GOP leaders House Speaker Dennis Hastert of Illinois and House Majority Whip Tom DeLay of Texas who defended earmarks and made the White House back off. They saw them as helping endangered Republicans keep their seats and a way to reward rank-and-file lawmakers willing to toe the leadership's line. (Newsmax)
Give back donations, Stanford asks Feb 25, 2009
Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas), who reportedly flew on Stanford s jet, collected $20,100 from the company between the 2000 and 2006 election cycles. Others reported by the Center for Responsive Politics include. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Out of Congress and still out of work Feb 24, 2009
He won the seat after former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay resigned. Lampson, 64, said he's been enjoying his time off "playing.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
So … what’s your problem with Pelosi? Feb 20, 2009
Well, now, Tom DeLay is a criminal and a sleazy conman. Gingrich is a hypocritical serial womanizer and a fraud. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
