Comments on: Jeff Frederick’s mystery fundraiser.

By: Waldo Jaquith

Waldo Jaquith — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 21:58:54 +0000

Addison, I got to thinking about your question, and posted this followup.

By: Addison

Addison — Mon, 20 Jun 2005 23:35:50 +0000

Did you check on either the Amex charge for $344 or the event reimbursement for $175?

The Times-Dispatch says that it was in a private townhouse and that Congressman Delay was there for about 30 minutes.

By: Waldo Jaquith

Waldo Jaquith — Mon, 20 Jun 2005 21:06:21 +0000

great work! Its absolutely amazing that you can discover this sort of information as a lowly blogger, but the mainstream press can’t find the scoop with all their resources.

Call me naive, but I give great credit to the media on the whole, though particularly those folks on the Virginia political beat. I figure there’s a bajillion bloggers, but not a whole lot of reporters. So we’ve got the time to focus on our tiny little chunk of the world, and smart reporters keep their eye on what we bloggers write, using us as aggregators for what’s going on in the world. In Charlottesville and even Virginia (at least when it comes to politics), I think that’s an ecosystem that works pretty well.

By: dude

dude — Mon, 20 Jun 2005 20:50:51 +0000

great work! Its absolutely amazing that you can discover this sort of information as a lowly blogger, but the mainstream press can't find the scoop with all their resources. I watched a great program last night on c-span. it was called DemocracyFest adn was held in Austin. Many of the speakers had a great deal to say about DeLay and his antics. They also said that the Travis County Grand Jury had issued indictments, but the names on the indictments were not yet known. They also said that they hope DeLay can stick around for the 2006 mid-term elections to give the D's a boost. Things are getting very interesting.

By: Waldo Jaquith

Waldo Jaquith — Mon, 20 Jun 2005 15:24:00 +0000

Damn, Jon, you nailed me.

I’ll do better.

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 20 Jun 2005 15:19:57 +0000

Okay, I don't know what's gotten into you -- maybe it's all that "bipartisan goodwill" you've engendered at Sorenson -- but the Democratic playbook clearly indicates that all Tom Delay stories should be accompanied by one of the following photos: 1. Scowling, scheming Tom Delay 2. *gulp* I-am-totally-screwed Tom Delay This "smiling, confident Tom Delay" photo you've posted is totally inappropriate. Frankly, I'm disappointed. Please report immediately to HQ for remedial blog training. :)

By: Raising Kaine » Jeff Frederick and Tom DeLay

Raising Kaine » Jeff Frederick and Tom DeLay — Mon, 20 Jun 2005 10:05:28 +0000

[...] fine work over at his blog. This time it’s about Republican Virginia House Delegate Jeff Frederick (R-Prince William) and his “mystery fundraiser [...]