Just heard this about Issa on the Ed Show. Information purported from San Francisco Chronicle

[mfcorey1]

additional reference: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/07/02/MN153221.DTL


Is it any wonder he is so suspicious of everyone? jzyRep. Issa: A Past Filled With Suspected Arson, Weapons Charges & Auto Theft
June 01, 2010 10:34 am ET

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) has received a lot of media coverage lately as he demands an investigation into an alleged job offer made to Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA). What's interesting about this scenario is not only the fact that it doesn't appear a crime was committed, but also that Issa himself has lived through numerous scandals and allegations without any judicial consequence.

Suspected Arson
1982: Issa Suspected, But Never Charged, In Arson Incident At Manufacturing Plant. According to the Los Angeles Times: "A suspected arson fire ripped through manufacturing plant in 1982. No one was ever charged in the fire, but authorities were troubled by a dramatic escalation in the facility's fire insurance just weeks earlier. Even before the blaze was put out, investigators began peppering Issa and his partner with 'crazy questions' regarding their whereabouts before the fire, Issa recalled."

[Parche]

1. i always knew he was a dooshbag

[Jackpine Radical]

2. Please post no more than 4 paragraphs

and a link to the original article.

And thanks for the story.

[DBoon]

3. No big secret here

A shorter version of all this is in the Wikipedia article

We need to publicize this more

What is that crook doing in congress?

[Ineeda]

4. Um... are members of the House and Senate

(and staff)required to go through metal detectors when entering the Capital? Just asking.

[pinto]

5. Hi mfcorey1,

Please post no more than 4 paragraphs of copyrighted material. Please edit your post. Thanks.

[mfcorey1]

11. I tried but the time for edits has expired. I will take note of this in future post. nt

[ashling]

6. Step AWAY from the gavel!

:LOL:

[unblock]

7. "I don't think I ever pulled a gun on anyone in my life." some statements are automatic lies.

barring actual brain damage of some sort, there are a few statements that are completely implausible.

some things you just don't forget.

"i'm NOT SURE i ever gave birth."
"i don't RECALL having been incarcerated."
"i don't THINK i ever pulled a gun on anyone in my life."


uh, yeaaah, riiight.

because pulling a gun on someone and holding their life in your hands is just one of those trivial little details that often escapes one's notice in the first place, so how could you POSSIBLY be sure to remember it?

[EFerrari]

8. Hey there, do you have the Media Matters link?

We should tweet this loud and long. :hi:

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. Yes, he IS a crook, a well connected crook

the rest of the country is about to find out just how much of a crook he is.

[Bravo Zulu]

10. Typical republican!

[democracy1st]

12. K & R

[Hannah Bell]

13. he's a gangster. the us has fallen pretty low, electing outright gangsters & unreformed felons.

[tanyev]

14. No wonder he sees corruption everywhere he turns.

He's just projecting.

[Major Hogwash]

15. Someday they'll put Issa behind bars for good.

And he knows that time is coming.

[eppur_se_muova]

16. Another proud member of "The Party of Law and Order".

They twist the laws, we follow orders.

[alfredo]

17. kick it