Bill Moyers Investigates Abramoff Lobbying Scandal

[rman]

Democracy Now
Bill Moyers Investigates Abramoff Lobbying Scandal
Monday, October 2nd, 2006
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/10/02/1321259

Veteran journalist Bill Moyers examines the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal in detail in the new PBS documentary, "Capitol Crimes." Moyers untangles thousands of emails, documents and facts to reveals the web of relationships, secret deals and political manipulation that went on between some of the most powerful men in Washington D.C. Moyers says, "The men who came to Washington in the 1980's to lead the conservative revolution wound up running a racket. Abramoff was their outside man, outside the White House, outside the infrastructure but he was very welcome inside the government. very good ties with Karl Rove, Ralph Reed, Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform - it was all part of an apparatus that was designed to launder money."

The fallout continues from the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal. A new bi-partisan House report released on Friday details extensive lobbying contacts between convicted lobbyist Abramoff and the Bush White House. Investigators found that between January 2001 and March 2004, Abramoff and his associates had more than 400 contacts with White House officials. The committee conducting the investigation noted that the records showed "an unusually detailed glimpse into a sordid subculture of fraud and attempted influence peddling."

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[screembloodymurder]

1. Will anyone care?

When you've denied 10,000 lies, what's one more?

[Armstead]

2. Good to see he's back -- I think it's a new series

I think this is part of a new series called something like Bill Moyers America."

Glad to see his retirement was short-lived.

[GiveUsHope]

3. This is a thousand times more important than Foley

But whaddya know -- the media has already forgotten about the whole Republican scandal that went on for years that involved SEX SLAVERY of poor children in other countries.

[IChing]

4. I watched the program yesterday and I must say

that everyone should see the program on WEDNESDAY on their PBS station.

Most of the show on Democracy Now was excerpts from the documentary
and exposes the corruption even to the Russian level.

[Flubadubya]

5. Just learned about this...

Really looks like a must-see to me!

Here's the TV guide blurb:

Capitol Crimes

Debut: Bill Moyers examines issues in the news, ranging from political corruption to the future of the Internet. First up: a look at the Jack Abramoff scandal, detailing how the lobbyist rose to power in Washington, D.C.; and the crimes that eventually led him to plead guilty to corruption charges. Following the documentary, Moyers leads a discussion about the scandal that features American Enterprise Institute scholar Norman Ornstein and author Thomas Frank (“What's the Matter with Kansas?”).

Thanks for the Democracy Now link.

ON EDIT: This is scheduled on PBS Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 9:00 p.m.

Great big :kick:

[rman]

6. kick

[truthisfreedom]

7. wow! amazing! i'm stunned!

i didn't believe anything else could get my attention this week. wow.

[rman]

8. kick

[Imagevision]

9. "more than 400 contacts with White House"

[IChing]

10. Why don't more nominate this thread? Come on, Bill Moyers is Back

on PBS......I can't vote again

[TahitiNut]

11. Over 24 hours old ... posted during DU foleygasm

:shrug: Even on DU, salacious interest trumps deep-seated and widespread corruption and war crimes.

[faithnotgreed]

12. kicked and nominated - now if bill moyers would interview john conyers

that thread should be tacked on the front page

[dog_lovin_dem]

13. People need too see this!

:kick: