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From The Hotline Latest Edition for Friday, May 16,2008
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CLYBURN
Doesn't Put Too Much Stock Into "References"
House Maj. Whip James Clyburn on 5/15 "defended his decision to hire a convicted felon, recently released from federal prison."
Clyburn said ex-Orangeburg Co. Council chair John Rickenbacker "has paid his debt to society and deserves a new political lease on life." Clyburn: "My father was a minister. My faith is very important to me. I do believe in redemption. As a public servant, I believe in rehabilitation. I do believe in the Scripture when it says, 'Judge not lest ye be judged.'"
Rickenbacker pleaded guilty in Apr. '07 to accepting $50K "from an FBI agent posing as a consultant to a company seeking to buy the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg." Rickenbacker "was released last month from the Alston Wilkes Society halfway house in Columbia after serving one year and a day in federal prison."
Meanwhile, Clyburn said that Rickenbacker's new job as a field rep. "will help him steer clear of any temptations as he helps Social Security recipients, veterans and other constituents receive federal benefits." Clyburn: "How do you bribe a field representative who's helping you fill out forms to get your Social Security [benefits]?" (Rosen, Columbia State, 5/16).
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5/16/2008 Frontpage
White House 2008 -- The Republicans
White House 2008 -- The Democrats
White House 2008 -- Other Updates
- 5 THE FIELD: You Talkin To ME?
- 6 NEVADA (1/19 CAUCUSES): It's Just Like "The Stand", Only With Delegates
- 7 TEXAS (3/4 PRIMARY/CAUCUSES): Delegate Tug Of War
- 8 GALLUP: If Only The Constitution Had Some Sort Of Equal Protection Clause...
- 9 GALLUP: She Should Have Stopped Him In Munich, ND
- 10 OREGON (5/20 PRIMARY): Someone Fine Them Already
- 11 SOUTH DAKOTA (6/3 PRIMARY): She Has Homer Simpson's Vote
- 12 VEEPSTAKES: The No-Joe
- 13 CONVOS: Awkward Elevator Rides At The Hyatt
- 14 GALLUP: I Met Him On match(up).com
- 15 ALASKA POLL (3 EVS): A Non-Contiguous Competition?
- 16 2008 SCHEDULES: Sawed Off Shotgun, Hand On The Pump
National Briefing
Senate 2008
- 19 ALASKA POLL: St. Stevens With A Rose
- 20 ALASKA: Stevens Unfazed By Luncheon Meats
- 21 MINNESOTA: The Real Winner Will Be Whoever Receives Total Consciousness On His Deathbed
- 22 MONTANA: These Donations Were Grody, To The Max
- 23 NEW JERSEY: Andrews Just Won't Get Off Lautenberg's Lawn
- 24 OREGON: Winding Down Or Just Ramping Up?
- 25 WYOMING: One Day This Will Be Known As "The Barrasso Strategy"
In The States
- 26 THE FLY-BY: More Stupider Than You Thought
- 27 GEORGIA POLL: It's Never Too Early...
- 28 ILLINOIS POLL: Glenngariff Glen Ross
- 29 KENTUCKY POLL: Beshear Madness
Poll Update
People
- 32 EDWARDS: Um, So, What Else Is New With You?
- 33 CLYBURN: Doesn't Put Too Much Stock Into "References"
- 34 GILLIBRAND: The Farm Bill Induced Labor
- 35 RITTER: August Rush
- 36 MCGREEVEYS: I Am An Unhireable American
- 37 KILPATRICK: If Only He'd Thought Of This Six Years Ago
- 38 DALEY: The Roof Is On Fire ... As Are The Floor And The Walls