# Just fuck you, Tom Delay **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 24, 2010, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-fuck-you-tom-delay/561824 "2010-11-24T23:18:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-fuck-you-tom-delay/561824/21 "2010-11-25T03:26:46Z")
Per the Times article: > [@](#): > > A few minutes later, Mr. DeLay said outside the courtroom that he would appeal the decision. He called the prosecution a political vendetta by Democrats in the local district attorney’s office, and **revenge for his role in orchestrating the 2003 redrawing of Congressional districts to elect more Republicans.** > > “ **This is an abuse of power,** ” he said. “It’s a miscarriage of justice. Perhaps his redistricting efforts are akin to Fox adding “balance” to the media. Perhaps. Bullshit perhaps. Political gerrymandering on either side is abhorrent. That he seems unashamed of his role in pounding democracy in the ass to elect more republicans, I certainly hope someone responsible comes up and whispers in his ear "You’re right. You were persecuted. You were framed. Democracy says ‘suck it, bitch’. " ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-fuck-you-tom-delay/561824/22 "2010-11-25T03:33:43Z")
Bush pardons him in 3, 2, 1… 😃 Ooops, I guess the wheels took a little _ **too** _ long to grind exceedingly fine, this time. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-fuck-you-tom-delay/561824/23 "2010-11-25T03:39:43Z")
Bush could have pardoned DeLay preemptively, if he wanted to. ---
**Author:** ![Cinebar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Cinebar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinebar)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-fuck-you-tom-delay/561824/24 "2010-11-25T03:45:21Z")
There is some speculation that he will be pardoned by Rick Perry, the governor of Texas. Personally, I think his conviction (and, hopefully, imprisonment) is Terri Schiavo’s revenge. From Dancing with The Stars to Dancing with the Felons. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Pierrot\_Le\_Fou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f475e1/32.png) [@Pierrot\_Le\_Fou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pierrot_Le_Fou)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-fuck-you-tom-delay/561824/25 "2010-11-25T03:51:09Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > Bush could have pardoned DeLay preemptively, if he wanted to. Not for a state crime. ---
**Author:** ![Pierrot\_Le\_Fou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f475e1/32.png) [@Pierrot\_Le\_Fou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pierrot_Le_Fou)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-fuck-you-tom-delay/561824/26 "2010-11-25T03:53:20Z")
> [@Cinebar](#): > > There is some speculation that he will be pardoned by Rick Perry, the governor of Texas. I doubt Perry will pardon him. Perry is a potential presidential candidate. Pardoning Delay would be a risky move. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-fuck-you-tom-delay/561824/27 "2010-11-25T04:27:44Z")
> [@Pierrot\_Le\_Fou](#): > > Not for a state crime. Right, good point. I keep forgetting that this isn’t a federal case. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-fuck-you-tom-delay/561824/28 "2010-11-25T04:39:53Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Well, he won’t, even if he actually gets some time. Which I doubt. The case is now in the Texas Justice System, it will wander the halls of appeal, and appeals of denied appeals, and, sooner or later, a way will be found to cut him loose. Does he get to roam free while it’s being appealed? The government should meet its burden before taking away the freedom of any citizen, and DeLay is entitled to whatever legal avenues are open to him. But as things stand now, he is a convicted felon. When a death row inmate appeals his sentence, he does it from behind bars. Will DeLay really avoid the big house by stretching out his appeals as long as possible? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-fuck-you-tom-delay/561824/29 "2010-11-25T04:53:40Z")
You might say it’s a deLaying tactic. ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-fuck-you-tom-delay/561824/30 "2010-11-25T04:57:53Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > (with apologies to George Thorogood) Johnny Cash. [severe look] ---
**Author:** ![Pierrot\_Le\_Fou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f475e1/32.png) [@Pierrot\_Le\_Fou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pierrot_Le_Fou)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-fuck-you-tom-delay/561824/31 "2010-11-25T05:21:57Z")
> [@Koxinga](#): > > Johnny Cash. > > [severe look] T. J. “Red” Arnall wrote it from a traditional song. > **[Cocaine Blues](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocaine_Blues)** > > "Cocaine Blues" is a Western swing song written by Troy Junius Arnall, a reworking of the traditional song "Little Sadie." Roy Hogsed recorded a well known version of the song in 1947. > The song is the tale of a man, Willy Lee, who murders his unfaithful girlfriend while under the influence of whiskey and cocaine. He flees to Mexico and works as a musician to fund his continued drug use. Willy is apprehended by a sheriff from Jericho Hill, tried, and promptly sentenced to "ninety-nine years in ... ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-fuck-you-tom-delay/561824/32 "2010-11-25T05:49:35Z")
life is way too long. I’d think that 40 years would be sufficient, even for Texas style justice. It just might stop people from money laundering if they can see that “the hammer” would get a really long sentence. His lack of remorse in his “this is bullshit” statement might come into play too. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-fuck-you-tom-delay/561824/33 "2010-11-25T06:08:58Z")
DeLay’s has gotten away with so much shit over the years that I’m surprised (and pleased) that he was found guilty. I thought for sure that he’d somehow escape conviction and make a big political comeback. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-fuck-you-tom-delay/561824/34 "2010-11-25T06:14:25Z")
> [@NDP](#): > > DeLay’s has gotten away with so much shit over the years that I’m surprised (and pleased) that he was found guilty. I thought for sure that he’d somehow escape conviction **and make a big political comeback.** Well, he was convicted. There’s still the appeal. There’s still the light sentence. There’s still the Fox payroll. There’s still … ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-fuck-you-tom-delay/561824/35 "2010-11-25T06:25:58Z")
Rick Perry cannot unilaterally pardon Delay. Texas restricts the governor’s power to grant any form of clemency, which includes pardons. Here is the text from [the relevant Texas state web page](http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/bpp/exec_clem/exec_clem.html): > [@](#): > > The governor has the authority to grant clemency upon the written recommendation of a majority of the Board of Pardons and Paroles. Clemency includes full pardons, conditional pardons, pardons based on innocence, commutations of sentence, and emergency medical reprieves. … ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-fuck-you-tom-delay/561824/36 "2010-11-25T06:27:29Z")
Sentencing is Dec 20. he could get life for money laundering. e also was found guilty of conspiracy. That is another 2 to 7 years. There is a possibility of 20 thou in fines too. He will appeal. His claim is he got an unfair trial in from liberals. Can’t get a fair trial from Austin,Texas liberals. ---
**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 25, 2010, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-fuck-you-tom-delay/561824/37 "2010-11-25T06:48:38Z")
Look, even if he manages to escape jail by repeatedly appealing, we DO have the consolation of saying, “Justice DeLayed is justice denied.” ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-fuck-you-tom-delay/561824/38 "2010-11-25T08:38:30Z")
so continuing with the ridiculous meme and adding the puns, it sounds like Tom Deley’s cellmate is going to be in for some hard labor. He may have to spend all day pounding the ‘hammer’ ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-fuck-you-tom-delay/561824/39 "2010-11-25T09:40:26Z")
> [@boytyperanma](#): > > so continuing with the ridiculous meme and adding the puns, it sounds like Tom Deley’s cellmate is going to be in for some hard labor. > > He may have to spend all day pounding the ‘hammer’ Stop. Just stop. [SPOILER]It’s Hammertime! Ooo ooo ooo yee ooo [/SPOILER] ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-fuck-you-tom-delay/561824/40 "2010-11-25T13:12:44Z")
If he does do time, I wonder if his inmate photo will be as forcedly cheery as his mug shot was. Dare I dream of one day comparing a “new inmate” Tom DeLay photo with a “been here 10 years” Tom DeLay inmate photo, just to see the fade of his coprophagic smile? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-fuck-you-tom-delay/561824.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-fuck-you-tom-delay/561824.md?page=3)