# Democrat Skullduggery to Undermine Republicans!! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 21, 2004, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-skullduggery-to-undermine-republicans/275915 "2004-11-21T04:55:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![akennett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee59a6/32.png) [@akennett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akennett)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2004, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-skullduggery-to-undermine-republicans/275915/21 "2004-11-21T21:42:09Z")
Must not know what he’s missing, eh? ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2004, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-skullduggery-to-undermine-republicans/275915/22 "2004-11-21T21:46:15Z")
If anyone believes the repug leadership had noting to do with this… For sale. Ocean front property in Arizona. Anyone interested? ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2004, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-skullduggery-to-undermine-republicans/275915/23 "2004-11-21T22:06:40Z")
What’s Istook’s (R-Scumbag) situation? Is he a lame duck? Or in a seat so secure the “dead hooker” rule applies? I would have assumed “lame duck” would be the case. If not, this is the kind of thing that could spark a recall. Be nice to make the Repubs pay for this. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2004, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-skullduggery-to-undermine-republicans/275915/24 "2004-11-21T22:27:32Z")
Rep. Ernest Istook, (R-Dumfuk) is a graduate of Baylor University (“Athens on the Brazos”) and is a member of the Emergency Committee to Stop Hillary Rodham Clinton, along with such worthies as Edwin Meese, Alan Keyes and Bob “B-1 Bob” Dornan. And no, I’m _not_ making this up… [http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:UCK54OHBM4oJ:https://www.campaigncontribution.com/donors\_info.asp%3Fdb%3D3%26ano%3D1752+"Emergency+Committee+to+Stop+Hillary+Rodham+Clinton"+istook&hl=en](http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:UCK54OHBM4oJ:https://www.campaigncontribution.com/donors_info.asp%3Fdb%3D3%26ano%3D1752+%22Emergency+Committee+to+Stop+Hillary+Rodham+Clinton%22+istook&hl=en) ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2004, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-skullduggery-to-undermine-republicans/275915/25 "2004-11-21T22:27:51Z")
Just out of curiosity, what would the benefits of this sort of thing be? What could they gain by going through tax records? I’m not trying to undermine the outrage. I’m simply having a large problem seeing why anyone would want this. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2004, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-skullduggery-to-undermine-republicans/275915/26 "2004-11-21T23:00:04Z")
> [@Harborwolf](#): > > What could they gain by going through tax records? 😕 Well, for one, they could scour the records of a certain Texas DA, to see if there’s any juicy donations to NAMBLA or Greenpeace, maybe a vacation home in San Francisco… ---
**Author:** ![Albert\_Rose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Albert\_Rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Albert_Rose)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2004, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-skullduggery-to-undermine-republicans/275915/27 "2004-11-21T23:38:21Z")
Of course, in 4 years, anyone who voted against this thing will be accused of “voting against deficit-reducing bills.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-skullduggery-to-undermine-republicans/275915.md?page=1)