Ex-Prosecutor: (Tim Griffin) Job Not Worth Controversy

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Source: Times Record

LITTLE ROCK — Former interim U.S. Attorney Tim Griffin said Thursday that given a chance to do things over, he would not accept his controversial appointment in Arkansas.

“It’s not worth it. It’s not worth it because I’m married now, I’m about to have a kid. ... I’m sorry that I put my wife through this,” Griffin told a crowd of about 120 people at the University of Arkansas’ Clinton School of Public Service.

Griffin, 38, became teary-eyed several times while discussing his experience as federal prosecutor for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Griffin was named to the position in December under a provision of the Patriot Act that allows interim U.S. attorneys to be appointed and serve indefinitely without Senate confirmation.

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Writer Greg Palast has claimed Griffin, former research director for the Republican National Committee, was involved in a scheme to suppress votes by sending letters to black soldiers who were overseas, then challenging their voter registration after the letters came back “undeliverable.”

“I’m not going to litigate it here in this forum, but it’s completely false,” Griffin said in answer to a question from a member of the audience. “I would never do that, No. 1, because it’s wrong, and I would never do it, No. 2, because it would dishonor what my father did.”

Read more: http://www.swtimes.com/articles/2007/06/15/news/news01.txt

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1. Oh puh-leeeze

Griffin's only crying because he got caught, and his brilliant political career has been derailed, at least temporarily.

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2. well he did just join Fred Thompson's "dream team"....

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5. So Thompson knows he can't get elected with an honest vote?

Good to know.

[badgervan]

8. You Got That Right

Every republican that I have ever met and gotten to know has had one trait in common: looking out for Number One. Every single one. Have you ever seen a so-called "christian" repub praying for anything that doesn't involve, in the end, benefit in some way to self? And too often some financial gain is involved. Hypocrites, one and all - with the CommanderDeciderGuy and Deadeye Dick leading the pack.

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3. I see Boehner Boner...

gave Griffin some crying tips....there's no crying in politics!!!

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4. Never mind what he did to his country and its constitution.

Getting caught sucks, doesn't it, Tim?

[UpInArms]

6. did Duke Cunningham coach this puke on weeping in public

after they are caught doing illegal acts?

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7. Why can't these republican clowns, bush** included, just suck it

up and take it, not necessarily like a man, but not like a whiney gutless crybaby coward either?

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9. Saw some of his talk on C-Span

He seems to be a rather pathetic "victim" type. He hasn't even been able to enjoy his wife's pregnancy because of all this.
Boo hoo.

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10. Gosh, I do hope Griffin gets to explain all of this to Conyers