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[Breaking] Perry indicted on two felonies

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  1. KingCheetah

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    Texas Governor Rick Perry indicted by grand jury

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    #1 KingCheetah, Aug 15, 2014
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    dam, that ain't good
     
    #2 texanskan, Aug 15, 2014
  3. CometsWin

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    Rick Perry defense: Uh, whoops.
     
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    Who's surprised?
     
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    but how did his hair look?
     
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    LMAO!

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    "At the center of the issue is a complaint about intimidation stemming from Perry’s threat to veto of $3.7 million in state funding to the Public Integrity Unit run by Lehmberg’s office. The threat came after she pleaded guilty to drunk driving and served a 45-day sentence; Perry called on her to step down but she refused to resign her position. Perry then vetoed the funding for the PIU."

    sounds abusive to me

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    <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/s7y7oJ266qI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
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    Commodore first on the scene for damage control.
     
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    Yahoo.com had a nice little side story of the lady who helped bring the charges..lol...this should be interesting.
     
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    Never thought Perry would be accused of abusing his power. He is the pinnacle of ethical leadership.
     
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    Texas should outsource its politicians.
     
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    Establishment republican cabana boy al rescate!
     
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>"You're going to ruin my career," drunk DA tells the trooper. <a href="https://t.co/3nZfBsl9qU" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrxsCH_p1oc">youtube.com/watch?v=JrxsCH…</a></p>&mdash; David Freddoso (@freddoso) <a href="https://twitter.com/freddoso/status/500422088625094656" data-datetime="2014-08-15T23:21:37+00:00">August 15, 2014</a></blockquote>
    <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
     
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    Nice.

    Sure she messed up. I don't want her in office either, but if she didn't do something that kicks her out automatically then she doesn't have to concede her position.

    What I don't understand is why Perry wanted her out so badly. Sure drinking and driving is a terrible crime, but is it worth committing another crime to right her wrong? ...Apparently yes!
     
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  17. Commodore

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    in Travis County, being a Republican is grounds for indictment

    but conviction is not the objective, just like with Tom Delay

    just like Scott Walker, any effective GOP politician is a target for criminal prosecution
     
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    Do you disagree with the facts of the case? Do you disagree that what he did was illegal / an abuse of power? Or are you just randomly posting videos and twitter feeds?

    Interesting to see how much you want Obama investigated for every little thing - despite finding nothing every single time - but run wildly away from a case where there was actually a grand jury indictment and pretty open facts.
     
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    If she resigns, he gets to appoint the replacement and thus then controls the public integrity unit.
     
    #19 Major, Aug 15, 2014
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    Oh the irony. How many careers has she ruined as a DA?
     
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