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Stevens Calls Charges Against Him "Not Some Extreme Felony"
Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) is making good on his promise "to travel to any place in the state. . . to listen to Alaskans." On Saturday, Stevens visited the small town of Ketchikan, for their annual blueberry festival and gave an interesting quote to the Ketchikan Daily News (sub. req.):
"This is an indictment for failure to disclose gifts that are controversial in terms of whether they were or were not gifts. It's not bribery; it's not some corruption; it's not some extreme felony."
Interesting defense, senator. We wonder how that will go over with the judge.
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Comments (13)
I guess this means that he did not KNOWINGLY reoprt this items because he did not think they were gifts! Sounds like a confession of sorts and perhaps with a speedy trial we can get a speedy conviction. In other words to quote Stevens.."NO!"
August 6, 2008 5:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hey, Nimrod Stevens, it's not whether it was an extreme felony or "anything like that" it's that you concealed it when you should have reported it.
Geez, and you're a federal lawmaker?
August 6, 2008 6:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
Please just for 1 day, send this old bitch to the Federal pen with the general population inmates. He'll get his "biggie".
August 6, 2008 6:36 PM | Reply | Permalink
Prison rape is pure comedy gold!
August 6, 2008 6:44 PM | Reply | Permalink
This is what some denominate the "What's-The-Big-Deal?" defense. All parents of juveniles know it well. And we often hear it from our "values" people in the Republican Party (it's not like it was sex or liberal or anything significantly evil).
August 6, 2008 7:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
stevens changed his tune, huh ???
last week he was gonna prove his innocence
this week, the charges ain't a major felony ???
what the fuck ???
looks like somebody wants to move the goalposts here
me thinks the senator has given up on proving his innocence
August 6, 2008 7:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
Another one bites the dust.
August 6, 2008 7:28 PM | Reply | Permalink
Well OK,
How much jail time is he ready to do for this typical or "non-extreme felony"?
it also helps explain the Republican view of Justice, which appears to be that Senators and CEOs should only be punishhed for extreme felonies not your more garden variety felony even though they are "serious crimes" punishable by more than a year in prison.
August 6, 2008 7:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
Senator, we think part of your problem is that you're NOT an extreme felon. Now if kickbacks from The Bridge to Nowhere show up Under Your Bed, there might be felony charges filed.
However, right now, despite all the years of opportunity you've enjoyed, you only appear to be a cheap crook and not an successful, expensive crook.
This is the final tragic legacy of your term, sir.
August 7, 2008 3:35 AM | Reply | Permalink
'Not some extreme felony', eh?
Hey pal, the way that I see it is like this: A felony is a felony. Extreme or not, if indicted, your ass is going to... THE BIG HOUSE.
... unless Chimpy McFlightsuit doesn't commute your sentence a la good ole 'Scooter' Libby.
Ugh.
http://thepajamapundit.com/
August 7, 2008 7:57 AM | Reply | Permalink
His comments are in line with "Alaskan" thinking. He was playing to his constituency and they were buying it. Alaskans consider government a far greater evil than the man they sent to do battle with it. In some ways, don't we all agree with this?
August 7, 2008 9:49 AM | Reply | Permalink
Vic Kohring, one of the Alaska state representatives who was recently sent to prison (another VECO pawn), had a very similar attitude regarding his own felonious behavior. It apparently is some sort of republican-in denial-syndrome that immediately strikes when indiTED. It seems to abate though shortly after conVICtion. Ted's toast and it seems he's the only guy on the planet who doesn't know it yet. But he will in time.....
August 7, 2008 12:28 PM | Reply | Permalink
Vic and Ted are BOTH delusional.
August 14, 2008 10:37 PM | Reply | Permalink