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Former Rep. Ney to Be Released from Halfway House, Take Job As Radio Commentator
After serving 17-months of a 30-month federal sentence for accepting bribes from disgraced former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, former Ohio Rep. Bob Ney (R), is set to be released on Saturday.
Time was taken off Ney's sentence upon completion of an alcohol rehabilitation program while at a minimum security prison, where he was first assigned before being sent to a half-way house in February of this year.
So what is a disgraced former U.S. represenative to do after nearly a year and half in the federal pen.?
Radio commentary of course!
From The Wheeling News-Register:
As a condition of his stay in the halfway house, Ney was required to work at a job. He was hired by his friend, Ellen Ratner, bureau chief for the Talk Radio News Service, who confirmed in March to a Capitol Hill newspaper that Ney was doing research for the news network.But Ney was prohibited by federal regulations from being on-air until his release. Ratner indicated she planned to use him as a political contributor after he was placed on probation.
Interestingly, Talk Radio News is a media company with a liberal bent, quite the change for the former Republican congressman.
Josh
Zachary
I've always wondered if Ney was targeted (one of so many) because of his Iranian connections. Not only had did he teach in Iran but he was the only member of congress to speak Farsi. In May of 2003, Ney delivered an Iranian Proposal for Negotiations to Karl Rove. Was his influence w Iran a possible threat to the neocons?
He also voted against the Patriot Act, CAFTA, Medicaid cuts and cuts to after school programs, but on the other side he gave us "freedom fries" and was instrumental in establishing HAVA in his role of Chair of the House Administration Committee.
Why was Ney targeted when so many others were not? I've thought perhaps he would get in the way of Iran.
August 12, 2008 2:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
Once they cracked the Abramoff nut open Ney just came spilling out. The judicial malfeasance would have been too obvious, even for this crowd. It is a pretty twisted commentary, though, that someone like Ney does in fact appear rather moderate compared to this bunch of rotten thugs occupying the GOP at the moment.
August 13, 2008 7:36 AM | Reply | Permalink
Ney needs to be unemployed for the next three decades.
August 12, 2008 4:22 PM | Reply | Permalink
If you only knew the full story, you would not be saying that.
August 12, 2008 5:51 PM | Reply | Permalink
And if YOU knew the FULL STORY you would not be saying THAT.
August 13, 2008 3:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
Um, from reading the article and noting her user name, I think it's safe to say she knows quite a bit more about the case than you do.
August 15, 2008 5:37 PM | Reply | Permalink
Now that he's out, does he get to tell the full story?
August 15, 2008 5:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
Only idiots would ever listen to him... or pay for the products advertised on his show...
"So... What time is he on?"
August 12, 2008 5:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
It worked for Ollie and G. Gordon!
August 12, 2008 5:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
But, but Mulkasey says the shame is punishment enough. Oh, wait, Republicans don't know what shame is.
August 12, 2008 6:37 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hello Bob,unfortunately. Hopefully goodbye Ted Stevens and Don Young soon -- and their cronies.
I just logged on for the first time - having been here thousands of times.
I wanted to post my query to HuffPo which I just submitted. I'm here as often or more, I promise!
I posted:
"I don't post here much, so pardon my ignorance.
Has anyone seen a "contact webmaster" link at HuffPo?
I'm just wondering because I can't get the latest headlines from
the venerable Josh Marshall et al-- TPM on the politcal page.
What's w/ that? TPM is ultra important to me -- on the record."
(H/T: biased2 -- keep up the good work).
August 13, 2008 3:36 AM | Reply | Permalink