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Who took the Turkeys? (the Conyers Turkeygate Affair) |
2005-01-07 |
No Murat - this isn't about your country The director of a Detroit food bank wants to know what happened to 60 turkeys -- 720 pounds of frozen birds -- that his charity gave to members of U.S. Rep. John Conyers' local staff two days before Thanksgiving to give to needy people. Conyers' Detroit office promised an accounting of any turkey distribution by Dec. 27, but the Gleaners Community Food Bank had received no paperwork as of Tuesday, said the charity's director, Agostinho Fernandes. Fernandes said he became suspicious that the turkeys didn't get to poor people after hearing from a friend that a federal court worker had said he was offered free turkeys from a member of Conyers' staff. [it ends with lots of Conyers staffers refused to return calls; documentation not available, etc.] |
Posted by:mhw |
#7 Yo're mama!! |
Posted by: Captain America 2005-01-07 8:19:13 PM |
#6 Charges of racism in 5...4...3... That's if it all just doesn't "go away". |
Posted by: tu3031 2005-01-07 7:39:53 PM |
#5 Arrogance - it's what always gets these guys in the end. |
Posted by: 2b 2005-01-07 4:59:23 PM |
#4 hmmm.... I find it hard to believe that there are no laws applicable to this situation. Gifts? Political contributions not declared? This has to be a felony of some kind..... |
Posted by: Mark E. 2005-01-07 4:57:32 PM |
#3 If Gleaners Community Food Bank had received no paperwork as of Tuesday, Classic Clinton PlaybookTM - delay, deny, obfuscate. Absolutely nothing will come of this 'investigation'. |
Posted by: Raj 2005-01-07 1:16:44 PM |
#2 "Huck honey, why that bank went bust!" |
Posted by: Shipman 2005-01-07 12:10:07 PM |
#1 "We have no (burp) idea what happened to the turkeys..." |
Posted by: PBMcL 2005-01-07 11:27:32 AM |