DeLay Is Letting Others Take Manhattan

[Rose Siding]

DeLay (R-Tex.) stayed clear of the convention podium, spoke only to the Texas delegation, and kept his public schedule so lean that he alerted reporters to just four appearances in five days. His most visible event, Thursday's visit to a ball field for low-income children, took place in East Harlem, miles from the Madison Square Garden convention site and the Midtown restaurant scene.
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DeLay's low profile left several conventioneers scratching their heads. Some Democrats alleged that GOP organizers had choreographed it as part of a strategy to highlight moderate speakers and leave the sharpest verbal assaults to a Democrat, Sen. Zell Miller of Georgia. "They were trying to brush their extremism under the rug," Democratic Party spokesman Matt Bennett said.

People close to DeLay, however, said his semi-exile was self-imposed, stemming mainly from disappointment that a firestorm of criticism had forced him in May to cancel plans for extravagant parties, cruises, dinners and fundraising. If that had not happened, DeLay might have been the toast of Manhattan this week.
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DeLay, an outspoken advocate of Israel and a leader of efforts to lure more Jewish voters to the Republican Party, displayed his most political side Monday at an invitation-only party hosted by the Republican Jewish Coalition at the Plaza Hotel. He compared Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to al Qaeda, adding: "John Kerry thinks that success in the war on terror depends on the French and the Germans."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57342-2004Sep2.html?nav=rss_politics

[lovuian]

1. It is surprising Tom hasnt come up and give his speech

of Lying cheating and bullying

[bemildred]

2. DeLay needs to be un-elected fast, and then the perp walk. nt

[Toronto Ron]

3. I'm a supporter of Israel

and I say: Fuck You, bugman.

[rocktivity]

4. Can you say, "Box office poison"?

:headbang:
rocknation

[Catt03]

5. You would think these guys would get sick and tired of having to hide

Remember in the 2000 campaign when they all had to lay low; all the house members including Delay and Hyde.

In fact where is Santorum? His face was on tv for 3 years representing the Senate Republicans.

Are the ashamed of them or what?

[bushwakker]

6. he's the biggest cockroach Manhattan has ever seen

he should exterminate himself.