Indictments put on hold for Fletcher
Posted by Moonage on 11 Aug 2006 | Tagged as: US Regional Politics
In Kentucky, we have had to endure the longest, most nauseating "scandal" since, well, our last governor. In that case, the governor at that time was accused of giving state preferential treatment to his girlfriend. Nevermind the fact he was still married, it just wasn’t right. Although Patton was raked through the coals endlessly, no charges were ever filed.
Our latest scandal has the state attorney general, Greg Stumbo, accusing the governor of, get this, hiring people of his own party over those who voted against him. NO WAY! You say? YES WAY! That’s his crime. Stumbo made sure he got indicted over hiring people who helped him become governor. Today a judge came to the conclusion that he could not be tried in court while governor because he acted as governor. To that, Scott Crawford-Sutherland, who prosecuted the case, stated, "There is no state in this country that has extended the kind of immunity urged by the governor,"
I just wonder where Scott was living when Paul Patton was given a pass after being caught doing a lot worse? I mean, that’s not exactly ancient history. Has Stumbo/Crawford-Sutherland pursued those charges now that Patton’s out of office? Or, did they selectively offer immunity because Patton’s a Democrat as they are?
A lot of people, myself included, have felt this is a political witch hunt by Stumbo and his gang of thugs. For people like Scott Crawford-Sutherland to make that statement as his primary argument just proves it. He can’t be THAT naive. It must be something else.
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on 22 May 2007 at 10:47 pm 1.Moonage Political Webdream
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Prosecuting your way to the mansion?…
Here in Kentucky, we had to endure a rather ugly political fight for about a year ( it felt like a LOT longer ).? Attorney General Greg Stumbo indicted Governor Ernie Fletcher and just about everyone that worked for Fletcher in any shape or capacity…..
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