Democrats Illegally Smear Black Republican–Pious Chuck Schumer and NY Times Remain Silent
OK so they’ve indicted DeLay with quite thin charges yet what are we hearing about Democrats illegally smearing a black Republican?
Republican Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, a rising star in the party, is considering a Senate bid for the Maryland seat being vacated by Democrat Paul Sarbanes next year. Apparently threatened by the prospect of a strong, popular, black Republican candidate, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee got down and dirty. Two of Schumer’s staffers on the committee, including a former top researcher for David Brock’s left-wing “think tank,” obtained Steele’s confidential credit report by using his Social Security number, which they had reportedly culled from court records.
Under federal law, it is illegal to knowingly and willfully obtain a credit report under false pretenses. The federal Fair Credit Reporting Act imposes a maximum two-year prison sentence for the crime.
Not a thing. And you will hear crickets from the network news before you’ll hear about this. All the worse considering Schumer’s staffers admitted they did it.
Ironically the empty seat belonged to Paul Sarbanes one of the co-sponsors of Sarbanes-Oxley which is all about disclosure.