Re: Re: It's like piling on...
Originally posted by oddfellow4870
My favorite example of medis bias was the day that Clinton's cronies were being convicted on 80% of the counts against them in an Arkansas court and CBS ran a piece on the discovery of the lost JFK tapes in the first position. It ran over 10 minutes......
For the record:
Clinton administration officials indicted and/or convicted in connection with Whitewater:
0
Clinton administration officials indicted and/or convicted in connection with Travel Office allegations:
0
Clinton administration officials indicted and/or convicted in connection with alleged abuse of FBI files:
0
Clinton administration officials indicted and/of convicted in connection with Lewinsky matter:
0
Clinton administration officials indicted and/or convicted in connection with the Independent Counsel investigation of Interior Secretary Bruce Babbit:
0
Clinton administration officials indicted and/or convicted in connection with the Independent Counsel investigation of Labor Secretary Alexis Herman:
0
Clinton administration officials indicted and/or convicted in connection with the Independent Counsel investigation of Americorps director Eli Siegal:
0
Clinton administration officials indicted and/or convicted in connection with the
Independent Counsel investigation of Commerce Secretary Ron Brown:
0 (Investigation abandoned upon Brown's death in nation's service)
Clinton Administration officials convicted in connection with the Independent Counsel investigation of Agriculture Secretary Michael Espy:
0 (Espy acquitted of all charges. Judge sharply rebukes Independent Counsel Donald Smaltz for bringing case in the first place.)
Other:
HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for misstating to the F.B.I. the amount of money he gave his girlfriend;
Assistant Attorney-General Webster Hubbell convicted of embezzling funds from Rose Law Firm before his federal appointment; that is, stealing from his law partners, including Hillary Rodham Clinton;
Arkansas Governor Jim Guy Tucker, a political rival of Bill Clinton's, convicted on charges involving local television licensing, and nothing at all to do with Clinton;
Jim and Susan McDougal, convicted of crimes in Whitewater matter. In summation to the court, Independent Counsel declares that President Clinton is innocent of wrongdoing.
Reagan administration era convictions in the Iran-contra scandal:
14 (two overturned on appeal)
Reagan officials convicted for illegal lobbying:
2 (Lyn Nofziger, White House political director, convicted to 30 days and $30,000 fine, overturned on appeal; Michael Deaver, White House deputy chief of staff, convicted and $100,000, given probation.)
Reagan officials convicted in Housing and Urban Development department scandal:
16
Total Reagan era convictions: 32
Bush I pardons of those indicted and/or convicted of Iran-contra crimes:
7 (5 had been convicted, one was about to receive his sentence, and one, Secretary of Defense, Caspar Weinberger was about to stand trial)
Number of charges in untried indictment (pardoned) of Weinberger:
5
You don't see much reporting of this in the corporate media.
