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Will Christine O'Donnell Step Up on 'Dancing With the Stars'? Stay Tuned, She Says
By Politics Daily Staff - Politics DailyChristine O'Donnell didn't make it as a conservative, tea party-backed Senate candidate in Delaware. But can she cut the rug on "Dancing With the Stars"? O'Donnell, who once acknowledged dabbling in witchcraft as a teenager, says she's been approached by the ABC hit program about being a contestant on its 12th season. The show, which famously featured Bristol Palin last year, will announce its new lineup next week, according to the New York Daily News. On her Facebook page, O'Donnell mulled the DWTS offer she said she'd received, but expressed doubts about her ability as a hoofer. "I just ...
Tom DeLay, Convicted Felon, Is Right: Austin Is Texas' Most Liberal City
By Andrew Cohen - Politics DailyFormer House Republican Majority Leader Tom DeLay may be heading to prison -- convicted and now sentenced to three years for money laundering under Texas law -- but at least he's got his Lone Star State history correct. As DeLay has long argued, Travis County, Texas -- home of the City of Austin and the home residence of DeLay's trial jurors -- is, indeed, Texas' most liberal county. What you may not know is that it has been so for generations, partially because of geography but mostly because of the presence of the University of Texas, the respected academic institution with an historical ...
DeLay Says He'd Welcome Guns at His Public Events
By not in system - AOL NewsUnrepentant but facing three years in prison on a money-laundering conviction, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay maintained his innocence Thursday and also said he hasn't changed his hard-line stance on gun control in the wake of the Arizona shootings. ...
Tom DeLay Says He Would Welcome Guns at His Public Events
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyUnrepentant but facing three years in prison on a money-laundering conviction, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay maintained his innocence Thursday and also said he hasn't changed his hard-line stance on gun control in the wake of the Arizona shootings. DeLay, who represented a Houston-area district, was one of the most powerful and feared Republican members of the House of Representatives in the first half of the last decade -- and also an ardent backer of gun rights. On NBC's Today Show, he insisted that his conviction last year in Austin -- in "the most liberal county" in Texas -- was ...
Tom DeLay Gets 3 Years in Prison, and Finds No Sympathy From Twitter
By David Knowles - AOL News"The Hammer" is heading to the slammer. Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay was sentenced to three years in prison today for his part in a scheme to funnel corporate cash to Republican candidates (aka money laundering) in Texas in 2001, The Associated Press reported. DeLay's lawyers had sought a sentence of probation, but Senior Judge Pat Priest handed down the prison term instead. On Twitter, reaction to word of DeLay's plight was ever swift, with the vast majority of users expressing their delight with the sentence. .bbpBox24566264101867520 ...
Tom DeLay Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
By not in system - AOL NewsAUSTIN, Texas -- A judge ordered former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to serve three years in prison Monday for his role in a scheme to illegally funnel corporate money to Texas candidates in 2002. The sentence comes after a jury in November convicted DeLay on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Known as "The Hammer," the Republican who represented the Houston area was once one of the most powerful people in U.S. politics, ascending to the No. 2 job in the House of Representatives. During a several-minute statement to the judge prior to sentencing, ...
Tom DeLay Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Money Laundering
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyFormer House Majority Leader Tom DeLay was sentenced Monday afternoon to three years in prison following his conviction on money-laundering and conspiracy charges. Related Stories Tom DeLay Guilty of Money Laundering in 2002 Elections Jury Gets Tom DeLay Money-Laundering Case Nicknamed "The Hammer" for his uncompromising political style, DeLay was convicted on Nov. 24 on charges related to the 2002 midterm elections. Senior Judge Pat Priest sentenced DeLay to three years on the conspiracy charge, and five years on the money laundering charge. However, the Texas Republican was ...
David Broder Is Not the Dean of Me (And I Do Not Cry for Charlie Rangel)
By Melinda Henneberger - Politics DailyIf David Broder wants to weep for Charlie Rangel, that is his business. What bothers me, though, about Broder's Washington Post column justifying and praising the censured congressman, is the mortifying suggestion that the long-serving "dean of the Washington press corps" is speaking for, as he says outright at one point, "many of us in the press gallery.'' I hope that's not the case, as I not only disagree with nearly every word of "Happy Warriors Brought Low," but see in it much of what America minds about our poor, ailing industry. "This was a sad time for many of us watching Charlie ...
Todd Palin on DWTS? How About 'Dancing With the Pols'?
By Sandra Fish - Politics DailySo "Dancing With the Stars" is flirting with Todd Palin, after daughter Bristol waltzed her way to the finals and created a voting brouhaha that resulted in record ratings. Sarah Palin -- former Alaska governor, 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate, wife of Todd, mom of Bristol -- discounted reports from our sister site, Popeater.com, that she encouraged DWTS producers to include failed Delaware Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell in the show's next season. Certainly, Bristol put the politics in DWTS. So clearly, more politicians mean higher ratings. And who needs stars? Here's ...
Judge Has Many Options in Sentencing Tom DeLay
By not in system - AOL News
AUSTIN, Texas (Nov. 25) - Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay argued throughout his trial that the deck was stacked against him by a politically motivated prosecutor and a jury from the most Democratic city in one of the most Republican states. But following DeLay's conviction Wednesday on money laundering and conspiracy charges, some legal experts say the edge may now shift to the Republican who represented a conservative Houston suburb for 22 years. Before DeLay's inevitable appeal, which his lawyers predict will be a far friendlier process than his trial, he faces sentencing next ...
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