Author Topic: Randy Cunningham: Vietnam vet and felon? (Read 1765 times)

Maverick · « **Reply #30 on:** November 29, 2005, 12:54:29 PM »

It's a shame that a man that has accomplished so much in the past (not just in the Navy either) has to throw it all away for some money.

I appreciate and applaud that he had the moral fortitude to admit he committed an offense and take responsibility for it. Quite refreshing given another administrations actions about responsibility. For that I can respect the man, not the offense he committed.

storch · « **Reply #31 on:** November 29, 2005, 12:59:51 PM »

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Originally posted by ASTAC
A few pennies? My cable bil is $140 a month.

ok then does that justify theft? BTW mine is around US$60.00 for satellite.

midnight Target · « **Reply #32 on:** November 29, 2005, 02:02:30 PM »

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Originally posted by Maverick
It's a shame that a man that has accomplished so much in the past (not just in the Navy either) has to throw it all away for some money.

I appreciate and applaud that he had the moral fortitude to admit he committed an offense and take responsibility for it. Quite refreshing given another administrations actions about responsibility. For that I can respect the man, not the offense he committed.

Yer joking right?

Go look at the record on this one. He kept denying it until they nailed him... responsibility my rear.

Oh and... $2.5 million > BJ.

ChickenHawk · « **Reply #33 on:** November 29, 2005, 02:22:38 PM »

What a shame. I used to have a high regard for the man.

This gives us just a little insight into what the politics of this country have become.

Sandman · « **Reply #34 on:** November 29, 2005, 02:25:43 PM »

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Originally posted by ChickenHawk
This gives us just a little insight into what the politics of this country have become.

I suspect that there have always been corrupt politicians. This is not new.

storch · « **Reply #35 on:** November 29, 2005, 02:49:40 PM »

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Oh and... $2.5 million > BJ.

nope. the ramifications of that infamous act of oval office fellatio is that by an overwhelming majority teenage girls now view oral sex as not being sex. so getting a tubesteak toothbrushing is now no big deal. secondly he is, or was, just a congressman not the President of the United States of America.

Sandman · « **Reply #36 on:** November 29, 2005, 02:57:38 PM »

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Originally posted by storch
nope. the ramifications of that infamous act of oval office fellatio is that by an overwhelming majority teenage girls now view oral sex as not being sex. so getting a tubesteak toothbrushing is now no big deal.

Clinton didn't set that standard. It's been around for quite some time.

midnight Target · « **Reply #37 on:** November 29, 2005, 03:14:16 PM »

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Originally posted by storch
nope. the ramifications of that infamous act of oval office fellatio is that by an overwhelming majority teenage girls now view oral sex as not being sex. so getting a tubesteak toothbrushing is now no big deal. secondly he is, or was, just a congressman not the President of the United States of America.

Agreed ... $2.5 million > Presidential BJ > Congressional BJ

Seagoon · « **Reply #38 on:** November 29, 2005, 03:22:13 PM »

Hi GTO,

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Just goes to show you, being a damn good pilot, does not make you a good man.

Very true, and very insightful.

In my time in Washington, I quickly found that power and money had a horribly corrupting influence that extended to both sides of the aisle, and that unless a man or woman in and of themselves had a strong conscience, a clear ability to dilineate between good and evil, and a committment to doing what was right rather than what was expedient regardless of the consequences, they would inevitably fall prey to all kinds of petty corruption. Nothing in their past life will safeguard them from that - regardless of whether they were a war hero or a school librarian.

A famous, but probably apocryphal, exchange attributed to Winston Churchill sheds a lot of light on what goes on in Washington D.C. As the story goes, Churchill asked a woman if she would sleep with him for a million pounds, to which she answered, "yes, I probably would." He then asked her if she would sleep with him for 5 pounds, to which she answered "Of course not, just what do you think I am!" To which Churchill answered, "Madam, we have already established that, now we are haggling over the price." The point is, if you go to Washington, and you have a price, trust me, someone will find it. You don't even need to go looking for temptation in politics, it will come calling on you.

- SEAGOON

StarOfAfrica2 · « **Reply #39 on:** November 29, 2005, 04:33:36 PM »

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The point is, if you go to Washington, and you have a price, trust me, someone will find it. You don't even need to go looking for temptation in politics, it will come calling on you.

- SEAGOON

Another darn good reason for me never to go into politics.

I'd take every dollar anyone was willing to give me.

Red Tail 444 · « **Reply #40 on:** November 29, 2005, 04:49:31 PM »

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Tarmac · « **Reply #41 on:** November 29, 2005, 06:46:05 PM »

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Originally posted by storch
nope. the ramifications of that infamous act of oval office fellatio is that by an overwhelming majority teenage girls now view oral sex as not being sex. so getting a tubesteak toothbrushing is now no big deal. secondly he is, or was, just a congressman not the President of the United States of America.

Beejers haven't counted as sex for a long time... since I was around 16.

ed: Oh, and Cunningham is a great example of everything that's wrong with this country's government. Lock his bellybutton up. One down, 434 to go.

Glasses · « **Reply #42 on:** November 29, 2005, 07:34:05 PM »

Roma Victor.

storch · « **Reply #43 on:** November 29, 2005, 08:02:48 PM »

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Beejers haven't counted as sex for a long time... since I was around 16.

ed: Oh, and Cunningham is a great example of everything that's wrong with this country's government. Lock his bellybutton up. One down, 434 to go.

that was when, last week?

Maverick · « **Reply #44 on:** November 29, 2005, 08:09:58 PM »

Midnight,

I didn't realize that clintoon was your personal hero and life guide. As to the cost, had clintoon bothered to have a fraction of the responsibility that Duke showed there would have been far less cost during his administration. It seems that his lack of ethics is still as strong as ever. He is still blaming everyone but himself for his presidential record.

Cunningham for his faults, which are significant and inexcusable, is still heads and shoulders above clintoon. He admitted his failure in a court of law and then resigned as a felon should, unlike your hero.

Had clintoon admitted he screwed up I could honestly respect him. Instead he dragged the country through an investigation for an act he could have stood up like a man and admitted instead of lying, including under oath. Perjury is still a felony. His legacy is that he is a spineless liar and nothing much else.