jack abramoff

Just finished watching Casino Jack and the United States of Money (available for instant viewing on Netflix by the way). Besides being a really expertly made and entertaining (both horrifying and sometimes funny) documentary, it does a great job of exposing the all to powerful influence of money...

Saipan, Marianas Islands, USA Territory If you recall, this is where Chinese and other poor women are being lured with the promise of a job in the US. Instead the women end up in sweat shops under the worst of conditions. All the while the sweatshop owners rake in the millions using the slave...

Bush and Abramoff have met. Here is the photo. In case you think it's a Photoshop job, AP confirms Abramoff/Bush photo

Congressman Pleads Guilty but Won’t Resign for Now WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 — Representative Bob Ney, the first member of Congress to confess to crimes in dealings with the lobbyist Jack Abramoff, pleaded guilty to corruption charges Friday but said he would not immediately resign. Mr. Ney...

Anyone catch this last night on PBS? I use to enjoy when 60 Minutes would do a expose segment on some sleazy scumbag. At least it only lasted for about 15 minutes or so. Last night, the Moyers thing ran at least 90 minutes (maybe longer, I quit watching). Somehow the non-stop garbage and...

Except for the 485 times he was there. Rove: "Oh, Jack Abramoff! I thought you said 'Jack Koff'! Oh, uh, yeah, he dropped by now and then."

Politicians are all slimeballs. I think we can mostly agree on that. But in regards to the Abramoff scandal, it has been suggested that Democrats are just as dirty as Republicans. When I saw them handing back contributions, I assumed the same thing. Turns out I was wrong. No Democrat has taken...