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(Boston Globe) Followup Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Where Am I?) gets the speediest trial date in the history of the U.S. judicial system. Professes his eagerness to have his tube probed   (boston.com) divider line 57
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Lenny_da_Hog 2008-08-02 04:37:02 AM  
G'bye, Uncle Ted!

/anyone else, even Begich, in 08....

 
Bonanza Jellybean 2008-08-02 05:48:52 AM  
He's 84 years old. Why doesn't he just retire?

 
Lenny_da_Hog 2008-08-02 05:58:07 AM  
Bonanza Jellybean: He's 84 years old. Why doesn't he just retire?

It has to do with a tainted suppository he took when he was 68. Ever see the movie "Speed?"

 
Dinty Moore's Law 2008-08-02 06:00:53 AM  
FTA: The Justice Department said Thursday it has 500 gigabytes of evidence in the case, including wiretap conversations and hidden video. That's enough to fill the most powerful consumer computers on the market.

O RLY

 
moops 2008-08-02 06:30:01 AM  
Why is it when GOPers get in trouble with the law, they double down at every opportunity? If he's convicted he'll lose his seat to a Democrat (assuming he survives the primary; he probably will since he has no credible GOP Party opponents). And if the conviction hits the media close to election day, it'll have an impact on the national race since the voters will be reminded that the GOP Part is the party of crooks. Like 2006.

 
sacrileg 2008-08-02 07:02:45 AM  
I wonder if the possibility of a pardon has anything to do with Stevens wanting to go to trial right away.

 
Ed Finnerty 2008-08-02 07:13:40 AM  
Dinty Moore's Law: FTA: The Justice Department said Thursday it has 500 gigabytes of evidence in the case, including wiretap conversations and hidden video. That's enough to fill the most powerful consumer computers on the market.

O RLY


Heh! They must've consulted Ted on this.

Why do people always confuse "power" with storage? Someone should explain that the power of a PC is usually determined by the processing speed.

 
gothelder 2008-08-02 07:41:12 AM  
Dinty Moore's Law: FTA: The Justice Department said Thursday it has 500 gigabytes of evidence in the case, including wiretap conversations and hidden video. That's enough to fill the most powerful consumer computers on the market.

O RLY


ROFL I have double that in pron.

 
glutton 2008-08-02 07:54:16 AM  
sacrileg: I wonder if the possibility of a pardon has anything to do with Stevens wanting to go to trial right away.

Heh. I couldn't figure for the life of me why he would want a "speedy trial" only to be convicted before the election, boosting the dems.

This might very well be the case. Corrupt to the end.

/We all know he's guilty as shiat your honor
//Anyone want a latte?
///Or a "full body" latte?

 
zenobia 2008-08-02 08:02:57 AM  
I'm going to hate seeing Bush's list of pardons. While I'm prepared for what I think is the worst, that man keeps stunning me with new levels of shamelessness.

It's kind of impressive, actually.

 
El Matto 2008-08-02 08:07:05 AM  
zenobia: It's kind of impressive, actually.

I think disgusting is the word you're looking for.

 
hillbillypharmacist [TotalFark] 2008-08-02 08:20:06 AM  
Hey, this is wonderful news. We'll have a Republican Senator found guilty and sentenced virtually right before the election. IANAL, but I'm betting 2-3 weeks for the trial.

 
GodsTumor 2008-08-02 09:14:57 AM  
THE GOP

img352.imageshack.us


Bringing back Integrity to Washington!

 
abb3w [TotalFark] 2008-08-02 10:03:12 AM  
I wonder how the speed compares to the other nine senators in US history who got federal indictments?

 
rumpelstiltskin 2008-08-02 10:13:19 AM  
Even if he's convicted, can't he still be re-elected? Aren't the only requirements that he be at least 30, a resident of the state he represents, and a citizen?
If I were an Alaskan, I would vote for him. That guy is money for the state.

 
SilentStrider [TotalFark] 2008-08-02 10:15:12 AM  
i hope this SOB gets tossed in jail.

 
moops 2008-08-02 10:28:48 AM  
z.about.com

/obligatorally hosted

 
chipspastic 2008-08-02 10:29:14 AM  
SilentStrider: i hope this SOB gets tossed in jail.

This. And I hope the arrogant douche insists on remaining on the ballot for November.

 
Pontus and the Nail Drivers 2008-08-02 10:29:26 AM  
Ed Finnerty: Dinty Moore's Law: FTA: The Justice Department said Thursday it has 500 gigabytes of evidence in the case, including wiretap conversations and hidden video. That's enough to fill the most powerful consumer computers on the market.

O RLY

Heh! They must've consulted Ted on this.

Why do people always confuse "power" with storage? Someone should explain that the power of a PC is usually determined by the processing speed bus speed.


Bottlenecks are your enemy

 
Ace Frehley's Ghost 2008-08-02 10:32:36 AM  
Considering that he's older than McCain, I damn well hope that they get him to trial quickly.

 
The Tony Danzas 2008-08-02 10:48:56 AM  
El Matto: I think disgusting is the word you're looking for.

He was right with impressive. It starts with disgusting and then, as the disgust keeps piling up, it moves back into impressive due to the sheer shamelessness of the actions.

 
Chuck Wagon 2008-08-02 11:02:21 AM  
rumpelstiltskin: Even if he's convicted, can't he still be re-elected? Aren't the only requirements that he be at least 30, a resident of the state he represents, and a citizen?
If I were an Alaskan, I would vote for him. That guy is money for the state.


James Traficant (new window) ran for congress while he was actually in jail. So I believe that a conviction would not make him ineligible. I don't know if he would be able to be released from jail to actually attend any congressional meetings.

 
flaEsq [TotalFark] 2008-08-02 11:10:42 AM  
TFA: The department stopped short, however, of charging Stevens with bribery or other traditional corruption charges. Despite winning cooperation from the VECO executives and searching the senator's home, prosecutors said they could not prove a this-for-that corruption case.

News from non-AP sources reported the statute of limitations for bribery had run and that's why he wasn't charged with bribery.

AP 5UXX0R5

 
Tackboard 2008-08-02 11:21:30 AM  
I know what will happen. The trial will start and he will suddenly plead guilty, and just as fast the president pardons Ted Stevens and he stays in the Senate....

 
lawboy87 2008-08-02 11:43:32 AM  
While even if convicted he may be technically "eligible" for office, he would likely be expelled under Senate rules, just as Traficant was expelled under House rules.

 
Son of Thunder 2008-08-02 11:52:07 AM  
Uh oh. He's not wearing his Hulk tie.

He's gonna lose this one.

 
Falcc 2008-08-02 11:58:40 AM  
Son of Thunder: Uh oh. He's not wearing his Hulk tie.

He's gonna lose this one.


Figured the jury wouldn't like him when he's angry.

/Shameless

 
stpickrell 2008-08-02 12:01:27 PM  
I think he can run for Senate, but the Senate could just say, 'No thanks, we don't sit convicted felons.' I think Adam Clayton Powell won a seat in the House while doing time but the House refused to admit him as a member.

Jury selection will start in late September. Usually it is the defense that holds up jury selection, but since the defense wants to get this over with, we could see a verdict by October.

Mitch McConnell has got to be facepalming about now.

 
Jackpot777 [recently expired TotalFark] 2008-08-02 12:09:18 PM  
moops: Why is it when GOPers get in trouble with the law, they double down at every opportunity? If he's convicted he'll lose his seat to a Democrat (assuming he survives the primary; he probably will since he has no credible GOP Party opponents). And if the conviction hits the media close to election day, it'll have an impact on the national race since the voters will be reminded that the GOP Part is the party of crooks. Like 2006.

I'm waiting for them to blame the Dems for this.

So I can say "what, like you tried to blame Mark Foley's text messages on the Dems in 2006? You guys said the Dems knew about that in 2004 and they used it to win in 2006... well if they knew about it in 2004, and they would have used it to win an election, DON'T YOU THINK THEY WOULD HAVE USED IT IN 2004? By the way, what IS Dennis Hastert doing now?"

Republicans: making excuses for child abuses internet tubeses.

 
Ace Frehley's Ghost 2008-08-02 12:12:24 PM  
Jackpot777: I'm waiting for them to blame the Dems for this.

Witch hunt!!1! Non-story, criminalization of bribery!!! B-b-but Clinton!1!!

 
OwenFark 2008-08-02 12:13:02 PM  
Pontus and the Nail Drivers: Ed Finnerty: Dinty Moore's Law: FTA: The Justice Department said Thursday it has 500 gigabytes of evidence in the case, including wiretap conversations and hidden video. That's enough to fill the most powerful consumer computers on the market.

O RLY

Heh! They must've consulted Ted on this.

Why do people always confuse "power" with storage? Someone should explain that the power of a PC is usually determined by the processing speed bus speed.

Bottlenecks are your enemy


Ummmm a 5400rpm 500gb drive sharing OS and data is your enemy as well.

People never realize how storage is often a bottle neck on their personal computers.

Flash Drives FTW!

 
ZangTT 2008-08-02 12:16:02 PM  
thinkprogress.org
The bonus is that it's Larry Craig taking the picture, this is in Alaska on one of Steven's junkets

 
jwhite33 2008-08-02 12:47:42 PM  
While a convicted felon can run for public office, it's virtually certain that the Senate would expel Stevens if he's convicted.
(That's what happened to Jim Traficant in the House.)

Oddly, a convicted felon cannot vote, so the candidate could not vote for himself.

 
Ace Frehley's Ghost 2008-08-02 12:53:45 PM  
jwhite33: While a convicted felon can run for public office, it's virtually certain that the Senate would expel Stevens if he's convicted.
(That's what happened to Jim Traficant in the House.)


But I understand that Traficant's toupe is still eligible to run for office.

 
Gosling [TotalFark] 2008-08-02 01:17:09 PM  
Tackboard: I know what will happen. The trial will start and he will suddenly plead guilty, and just as fast the president pardons Ted Stevens and he stays in the Senate....

And then loses the race to Begich, who will have that guilty plea to hammer on. Meanwhile, all the other Democrats will have Bush's pardon to hammer on and make a blanket 'A vote for a Republican is a vote for corruption' charge. Again. Which worked like a charm last time out.

 
jaybeatle 2008-08-02 01:31:57 PM  
gothelder: Dinty Moore's Law: FTA: The Justice Department said Thursday it has 500 gigabytes of evidence in the case, including wiretap conversations and hidden video. That's enough to fill the most powerful consumer computers on the market.

O RLY

ROFL I have double that in pron.


You must have some powerful pr0n.

 
Hagbardr [TotalFark] 2008-08-02 01:39:03 PM  
The Justice Department said Thursday it has 1.44 MB of evidence in the case, including ANSI art and .MOD files. That's enough to fill a double sided double density floppy disk.

/old school

 
barneyfifesbullet 2008-08-02 01:44:36 PM  
40-year Senate veteran

That's just wrong.

 
Superjoe 2008-08-02 02:20:55 PM  
I think his plan is to get it over with sooner rather than later, hoping he'll get cleared and be able to win re-election. But I doubt it'll happen. Don't worry though, he'll just go to rich white guy prison, just like Governor Rowland of Connecticut who was indicted on similar charges a few years back.

Link (new window)

 
Lenny_da_Hog 2008-08-02 02:35:56 PM  
Ace Frehley's Ghost: Jackpot777: I'm waiting for them to blame the Dems for this.

Witch hunt!!1! Non-story, criminalization of bribery!!! B-b-but Clinton!1!!


You've been reading the Anchorage Daily News forums!

 
rjShadow [TotalFark] 2008-08-02 02:43:41 PM  
Superjoe: I think his plan is to get it over with sooner rather than later, hoping he'll get cleared and be able to win re-election. But I doubt it'll happen. Don't worry though, he'll just go to rich white guy prison, just like Governor Rowland of Connecticut who was indicted on similar charges a few years back.

Link (new window)


Yes, but while in rich white-guy prison, he WON'T be in rich white-guy decisionmaking room sending billions of taxpayer dollars back to nowhere spending it on people who surely don't need it.

I'm fine even if they give him cocktails.

 
Rapmaster2000 2008-08-02 03:06:21 PM  
Yeah, but his constituents love him because of all the largesse he's brought to the state. This was the guy behind the bride-to-nowhere.

 
maddogdelta [TotalFark] 2008-08-02 03:24:56 PM  
Rapmaster2000: This was the guy behind the bride-to-nowhere.

No, that one ran away. He was the bridge to nowhere.

// sorry, I couldn't resist.

 
fredbox 2008-08-02 04:18:38 PM  
DEAR IDIOTS OF THE INTERNET WITH NO UNDERSTANDING OF THE US CONSTITUTION:

A conviction is not required for a pardon. Bush could issue a pardon today, and all pending charges are instantly void, and there is no trial.

While the precedent wasn't fleshed out, Ford went even so far as to pardon Nixon for any crimes that hadn't even been charged yet in relation to Watergate.

Once again, a conviction is not a prerequisite to a pardon. A pardon is not the same thing as a commuted sentence, which, of course, requires that one be sentenced in order for there to be a sentence to commute.

That is all, until you open your stupid flapjaw again.

 
Goodfella 2008-08-02 04:39:12 PM  
Bonanza Jellybean: He's 84 years old. Why doesn't he just retire?


www.dvorak.org

"NO!"

 
DoWhatNowToWhat 2008-08-02 04:44:52 PM  
fredbox: DEAR IDIOTS OF THE INTERNET WITH NO UNDERSTANDING OF THE US CONSTITUTION:

A conviction is not required for a pardon. Bush could issue a pardon today, and all pending charges are instantly void, and there is no trial.

While the precedent wasn't fleshed out, Ford went even so far as to pardon Nixon for any crimes that hadn't even been charged yet in relation to Watergate.

Once again, a conviction is not a prerequisite to a pardon. A pardon is not the same thing as a commuted sentence, which, of course, requires that one be sentenced in order for there to be a sentence to commute.

That is all, until you open your stupid flapjaw again.


So are we safe to assume his "highest standards" are about ankle high? Link (THE PRESIDENT: My opinion is I will -- should I decide to grant pardons, I will do so in a fair way. I'll have the highest of high standards.)

 
Aexia 2008-08-02 04:55:27 PM  
A conviction is not required for a pardon. Bush could issue a pardon today, and all pending charges are instantly void, and there is no trial.

While the precedent wasn't fleshed out, Ford went even so far as to pardon Nixon for any crimes that hadn't even been charged yet in relation to Watergate.

Once again, a conviction is not a prerequisite to a pardon. A pardon is not the same thing as a commuted sentence, which, of course, requires that one be sentenced in order for there to be a sentence to commute.


You don't pardon innocent people. This would guarantee that Stevens is seen as guilty and taint the Republican party along with him since they're involved in covering it up.

If he's convicted on his own, the GOP can at least say "He's just one bad apple!"

 
Lenny_da_Hog 2008-08-02 05:01:40 PM  
fredbox: DEAR IDIOTS OF THE INTERNET WITH NO UNDERSTANDING OF THE US CONSTITUTION:

A conviction is not required for a pardon. Bush could issue a pardon today, and all pending charges are instantly void, and there is no trial.

While the precedent wasn't fleshed out, Ford went even so far as to pardon Nixon for any crimes that hadn't even been charged yet in relation to Watergate.

Once again, a conviction is not a prerequisite to a pardon. A pardon is not the same thing as a commuted sentence, which, of course, requires that one be sentenced in order for there to be a sentence to commute.

That is all, until you open your stupid flapjaw again.


What do you mean by this? So, until Ted is convicted, he can't get a pardon, right? Because that would be silly to pardon someone who hasn't been convicted.

/I just wanted to be "Dear"

 
MBA Whore 2008-08-02 05:03:09 PM  
Any Alaska Farkers care to comment on your Senator? Do you like him? Do you want him as Governor? President? ISP Manager?

 
the opposite of charity is justice 2008-08-02 05:30:53 PM  
Any Alaska Farkers care to comment on your Senator?

What do you think they're going to say? He brings a ton of money back to that barren wasteland, even the ones who don't agree with his politics are still gonna line up to suck on the govt teet.

Just like Robert Byrd (D), the eldest Senator from the rather republican state of West Virginia. I've driven through WV and there are 8-lane highways all over the place with traffic that barely merits a 2-lane road.

 
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