Comments on: Who profits from private prisons? http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/who-profits-from-private-prisons/ Firedoglake weblog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:29:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: EMPY1 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/who-profits-from-private-prisons/#comment-1735402 EMPY1 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:53:28 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/who-profits-from-private-prisons/#comment-1735402 <p>Looking at who reps these counties is very interesting. I didn’t bother with Texas yet.</p> <p>Lassen Co. California<br /><strong></strong>John Doolittle (R-crook)<strong></strong>: needs no intro here</p> <p>Pershing Co. Nevada<br /><strong></strong>Dean Heller (R)<strong></strong>: Replaced Jim Gibbons (R) in 2006</p> <p>Union Co. Florida<br /><strong></strong>Allen Boyd (D-B-Dog)<strong></strong>: Hasn’t done much. His son was arrested in AZ for human smuggling 6 people including 6 yr old girl. Found gun and crystal meth in van.</p> <p>Crowley Co. Colorada<br /><strong></strong>Marilyn Musgrave (R-sore loser)<strong></strong>: Crazy Marilyn just lost to Betsy Markey but has yet to concede or thank her staff.</p> <p>West Feliciana Co. LA<br /> Crazy District 6<br /><strong></strong>Richard H. Baker (R-Big Lobby)<strong></strong>: Retied to lobby for Managed Funds Association. Money quote: After Katrina and confirmed by Dick himself, “We finally cleaned up public housing in New Orleans. We couldn’t do it, but GOD did.”</p> <p><strong></strong>Don Cazayoux (D-Blue Dog)<strong></strong>: Won special election in may to replace Baker. Couldn’t make it stick. Lost in Nov to…</p> <p><strong></strong>Bill Cassidy (R-??)<strong></strong></p> <p>Lake Co. TN<br /><strong></strong>John Tanner (D-Blue Dog)<strong></strong>: John is co-founder of the blue dog dems. Nuff said.</p> <p>Greensville Co. Virginia<br /><strong></strong>Randy Forbes (R-GOD)<strong></strong>: Randy is Mr. Church Lady of the House. Founded Congressional Prayer Caucus. He had no problems taking money from Abromoff, Duke Cunningham and Delay’s AIMPAC though. Fights for public prayer mostly.</p> <p>Brown Co. IL<br /><strong></strong></p> <p>Ray LaHood (R-No Intelligence)<strong></strong>: Ranking member of the Select Intelligence Oversight Committee which spent their days playing pocket pool.</p> <p>Johnson Co. IL<br /><strong></strong></p> <p>John Shimkus (R-Folley Friend)<strong></strong>: John was the guy briefed about Mark Folley’s dirty e-mails w/young boys, and help cover them up.</p> <p>Dekalb Co. Missouri<br /><strong></strong>Samuel Graves (R-Crooked Family)<strong></strong>: Sam’s brother is Todd Graves of the US ATTY scandal.</p> <p>Quite a crew.</p> Looking at who reps these counties is very interesting. I didn’t bother with Texas yet.

Lassen Co. California
John Doolittle (R-crook): needs no intro here

Pershing Co. Nevada
Dean Heller (R): Replaced Jim Gibbons (R) in 2006

Union Co. Florida
Allen Boyd (D-B-Dog): Hasn’t done much. His son was arrested in AZ for human smuggling 6 people including 6 yr old girl. Found gun and crystal meth in van.

Crowley Co. Colorada
Marilyn Musgrave (R-sore loser): Crazy Marilyn just lost to Betsy Markey but has yet to concede or thank her staff.

West Feliciana Co. LA
Crazy District 6
Richard H. Baker (R-Big Lobby): Retied to lobby for Managed Funds Association. Money quote: After Katrina and confirmed by Dick himself, “We finally cleaned up public housing in New Orleans. We couldn’t do it, but GOD did.”

Don Cazayoux (D-Blue Dog): Won special election in may to replace Baker. Couldn’t make it stick. Lost in Nov to…

Bill Cassidy (R-??)

Lake Co. TN
John Tanner (D-Blue Dog): John is co-founder of the blue dog dems. Nuff said.

Greensville Co. Virginia
Randy Forbes (R-GOD): Randy is Mr. Church Lady of the House. Founded Congressional Prayer Caucus. He had no problems taking money from Abromoff, Duke Cunningham and Delay’s AIMPAC though. Fights for public prayer mostly.

Brown Co. IL

Ray LaHood (R-No Intelligence): Ranking member of the Select Intelligence Oversight Committee which spent their days playing pocket pool.

Johnson Co. IL

John Shimkus (R-Folley Friend): John was the guy briefed about Mark Folley’s dirty e-mails w/young boys, and help cover them up.

Dekalb Co. Missouri
Samuel Graves (R-Crooked Family): Sam’s brother is Todd Graves of the US ATTY scandal.

Quite a crew.

]]> By: Kassandra http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/who-profits-from-private-prisons/#comment-1735235 Kassandra Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:31:29 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/who-profits-from-private-prisons/#comment-1735235 <p>Lookee all the prison complexes in Tehjas! MY! Is the Fed (US)paying for all these “criminals”. I guess they know what they’re talking about when they looking forward to greater profits with the coming Depression…desperate people do desperate things.<br /> The illegals came up from the CAFTA ruined economy ( which wasn’t much to start off with)and promptly ran into the economic downturn here in the good ol’ USA. Now, they’re running drugs to feed themselves ’cause there are no construction jobs available. ( you know, jobs Americans won’t do.)<br /> So, they wind up in prison for trying to eat. Same old, same old.<br /> Richardson’s pick as Sec. Commerce is perfect since he turned New Mexico into a sanctuary state as soon as he was elected….didn’t ask the citizens tho.(just asked the contractor companies who run this state) That’s the reason we don’t have prison complexes in NM. Everything’s legal here…as long as you’re illegal to begin with! The cops won’t even investigate if it looks like illegals are involved. I kid you not.</p> <p>Doesn’t seem right somehow…………</p> Lookee all the prison complexes in Tehjas! MY! Is the Fed (US)paying for all these “criminals”. I guess they know what they’re talking about when they looking forward to greater profits with the coming Depression…desperate people do desperate things.
The illegals came up from the CAFTA ruined economy ( which wasn’t much to start off with)and promptly ran into the economic downturn here in the good ol’ USA. Now, they’re running drugs to feed themselves ’cause there are no construction jobs available. ( you know, jobs Americans won’t do.)
So, they wind up in prison for trying to eat. Same old, same old.
Richardson’s pick as Sec. Commerce is perfect since he turned New Mexico into a sanctuary state as soon as he was elected….didn’t ask the citizens tho.(just asked the contractor companies who run this state) That’s the reason we don’t have prison complexes in NM. Everything’s legal here…as long as you’re illegal to begin with! The cops won’t even investigate if it looks like illegals are involved. I kid you not.

Doesn’t seem right somehow…………

]]> By: nahant http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/who-profits-from-private-prisons/#comment-1735112 nahant Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:18:12 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/who-profits-from-private-prisons/#comment-1735112 <p><a href="http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Allegations_about_2002_Georgia_election_raise_1121.html" rel="nofollow">Allegations about 2002 Georgia election raise doubts on current voting</a></p> <p>This is how the Rethuglians have been wining elections for a while now!! They can’t win without cheating and I hope Saxby Chambliss goes down in flames!!</p> Allegations about 2002 Georgia election raise doubts on current voting

This is how the Rethuglians have been wining elections for a while now!! They can’t win without cheating and I hope Saxby Chambliss goes down in flames!!

]]> By: nahant http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/who-profits-from-private-prisons/#comment-1734900 nahant Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:05:52 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/who-profits-from-private-prisons/#comment-1734900 <p>Eureka Springs has <a href="http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/late-late-nite-fdl-barefoot-on-the-sidewalk/" rel="nofollow">late late nite</a> up for your Friday fun!!</p> Eureka Springs has late late nite up for your Friday fun!!

]]> By: Suzanne http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/who-profits-from-private-prisons/#comment-1734897 Suzanne Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:04:47 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/who-profits-from-private-prisons/#comment-1734897 <p><a href="http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/late-late-nite-fdl-barefoot-on-the-sidewalk/" rel="nofollow">late late nite upstairs</a></p> late late nite upstairs

]]> By: Blub http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/who-profits-from-private-prisons/#comment-1734893 Blub Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:49:33 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/who-profits-from-private-prisons/#comment-1734893 <p>hey.. if by some miracle Dick Palpatine winds up in one of his own prisons, can that be considered profiting from one’s crime… as he’ll be collecting profits in part from his own per diem allocation from the state. The potential schadenfreude opportunities are awesome to contemplate..</p> hey.. if by some miracle Dick Palpatine winds up in one of his own prisons, can that be considered profiting from one’s crime… as he’ll be collecting profits in part from his own per diem allocation from the state. The potential schadenfreude opportunities are awesome to contemplate..

]]> By: bobschacht http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/who-profits-from-private-prisons/#comment-1734892 bobschacht Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:48:38 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/who-profits-from-private-prisons/#comment-1734892 <p>Jeez, Julia, that’s awful. I’ve had valve replacement surgery myself, apparently under much better circumstances. That sounds like a hospital that should lose its accreditation, pronto.</p> <p>Bob in HI</p> Jeez, Julia, that’s awful. I’ve had valve replacement surgery myself, apparently under much better circumstances. That sounds like a hospital that should lose its accreditation, pronto.

Bob in HI

]]> By: marymccurnin http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/who-profits-from-private-prisons/#comment-1734891 marymccurnin Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:38:00 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/who-profits-from-private-prisons/#comment-1734891 <p>Good night Anna.</p> Good night Anna.

]]> By: Suzanne http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/who-profits-from-private-prisons/#comment-1734890 Suzanne Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:37:31 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/who-profits-from-private-prisons/#comment-1734890 <p>g’nite msanna</p> g’nite msanna

]]> By: MsAnnaNOLA http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/who-profits-from-private-prisons/#comment-1734889 MsAnnaNOLA Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:37:03 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/who-profits-from-private-prisons/#comment-1734889 <p>Good night all! It has been a pleasure as usual!</p> Good night all! It has been a pleasure as usual!

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