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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
 Posted - 07/16/2005 : 13:57:05
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This Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham is a trip. It seems that there is little he won't do to raise money, especally for himself. Here's the latest of his shennagans (that we know of, that is):
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There are questions being raised Thursday over the use of the congressional seal on a buck knife that Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham sells through his own company.
Cunningham owns Top Gun Enterprises, which sells various war memorabilia including a Randy "Duke" Cunningham Fighter Ace buck knife. It features an official emblem of the American Fighter Aces Association, an autographed flight suit picture and the official seal of the United States Congress. The package sells for $595.
Problem is, federal law does not allow the use of the seal on commercial products, unless Congress gives express consent. There is no record of Congress ever giving approval for use of the seal on the knives.
And so now, collectors being what they are, a Cunningham knife will become a classic selling for real money.. Anybody wanna help start an underground, knife-forgery business? 
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist! 
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Fripp
SFN Regular
USA
727 Posts |
 Posted - 07/18/2005 : 05:43:44 [Permalink]
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When I lived in San Diego, I frickin' hated this clown. When I read this in my local paper (The Philadelphia Inquirer), I was amazed that the folks of San Diego had still elected him. He was the commencement speaker for my wife's graduation and he used the opportunity to push the at-the-time "Contract on America". I was seething and only kept quiet so as to not ruin the day for my wife.
And people in San Diego think that the Union-Tribune is a "librul" paper. Well, they deserve what they get: Roger Hedgecock on the radio and this self-aggrandizing dork as their rep. |
"What the hell is an Aluminum Falcon?"
"Oh, I'm sorry. I thought my Dark Lord of the Sith could protect a small thermal exhaust port that's only 2-meters wide! That thing wasn't even fully paid off yet! You have any idea what this is going to do to my credit?!?!"
"What? Oh, oh, 'just rebuild it'? Oh, real [bleep]ing original. And who's gonna give me a loan, jackhole? You? You got an ATM on that torso LiteBrite?" |
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