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Papantonio: Issa’s Criminal Past Being Ignored By Mainstream Media
Ring of Fire co-hosts Mike Papantonio and Sam Seder discuss the ridiculous charade that is the Republicans’ hearings on Benghazi, which are being led by the criminal Darrell Issa.
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http://articles.latimes.com/2002/apr/27/local/me-issa27
Another funny (though also serious) story to always go after Issa with is that he was one of the main lynchpins that Bush used to go after and fire Carol Lam as one of the first district attorneys he fired for not doing what he wanted (going after Duke Cunningham and other Rethug cronies like Brent Wilkes). Issa was claiming that the reason why she was fired was that she "didn't do enough" to go after illegal immigration situations. I always like to reference this story on The Golden Gate Fence Company where she DID prosecute those illegal employers who were hiring illegals to build the border fence near San Diego. Note the comment at the end of the guy who got prosecuted and his lawyer complaining on why this is why they need more guest worker programs!
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6626823
Just a few more reasons why Issa must go!
The incident involving Issa was first reported in the North County Times, a newspaper in northern San Diego County. The paper said it had received a copy of a Border Patrol memo stating that Issa was stopped Dec. 1 for driving 90 mph near San Clemente, where the speed limit is 65 mph.
The newspaper said the memo indicated that Issa argued with the agent and told him that he did not have authority to stop him for speeding. The Border Patrol declined to release or discuss the memo Friday.
Dale Neugebauer, the first-term congressman's chief of staff, said someone is attempting to embarrass Issa because of legislation he is sponsoring that would make it easier to fire employees of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, which includes the Border Patrol. Issa also wants a study done to determine if the San Clemente checkpoint should be closed.
"Obviously, there is a very upset employee who leaked this memo as an act of retaliation," Neugebauer said.
Another funny (though also serious) story to always go after Issa with is that he was one of the main lynchpins that Bush used to go after and fire Carol Lam as one of the first district attorneys he fired for not doing what he wanted (going after Duke Cunningham and other Rethug cronies like Brent Wilkes). Issa was claiming that the reason why she was fired was that she "didn't do enough" to go after illegal immigration situations. I always like to reference this story on The Golden Gate Fence Company where she DID prosecute those illegal employers who were hiring illegals to build the border fence near San Diego. Note the comment at the end of the guy who got prosecuted and his lawyer complaining on why this is why they need more guest worker programs!
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6626823
Just a few more reasons why Issa must go!
