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GOP to honor Hemmert despite drug charges

By realitybasedbob on June 4, 2008 at 03:34 pm
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SPRINGBORO — Three weeks after being sentenced in two cocaine possession cases, former Springboro City Councilman Michael W. Hemmert will accept a Republican Congressional Medal of Distinction during a two-day celebration in the nation’s Capitol culminating in a dinner honoring President George W. Bush.

“I will be attending my second President’s Dinner on Wed., June 18, 2008. This is considered the ‘Event in Washington, DC’ each year,” Hemmert said in an e-mail press release.

He resigned his council seat Feb. 14 after the Greater Warren County Drug Task Force seized cocaine, marijuana and two cars during the first of two searches of his home. Hemmert was arrested after a second search on March 13 netted more cocaine and marijuana, and a special prosecutor was appointed. Warren County Prosecutor Rachel Hutzel acknowledged Hemmert had helped her raise campaign funds.

Hemmert is eligible for a seat at The President’s Dinner and the medal based “commitment and annual support to the Republican Party,” National Republican Congressional Committee spokeswoman Julie Shutley said.

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In other news, Presidential contender Barack Obamas name turned up on a computer confiscated by the Colombian military after they attacked a FARC rebel base. FARC has been known in the past to raise funds through the smuggling of marijauna, cocaine and other drugs, primarily to the U.S.

Need links? I’m still not outraged.

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Spartacus on June 4, 2008 at 04:47 pm
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Looks like you can buy a medal through the Republican Party.

Hawk on June 4, 2008 at 04:52 pm
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I never heard of the Congressional Medal of Distinction before. Distinction? I Googled it, and about all that’s there is websites of folks who received it. I have no idea what the criteria to receive it are.

Must be some honor!


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Proof on June 4, 2008 at 05:02 pm
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Maybe he was bush’s mule.

Excuse me, you were saying?

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realitybasedbob on June 4, 2008 at 05:07 pm
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Looks like you can buy a medal through the Republican Party.

Not for much longer, won’t have the extra spendable income. Thanks mostly to the Democratic party we have to buy oil, which we’re sitting directly over plenty of and have plenty of acreage to refine, from other countries.

"we should select our leaders on principle first, electability second.”

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Spartacus on June 4, 2008 at 05:09 pm
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Maybe he was bush’s mule.

Got evidence Bush has been using over the past 7-1/2 years? How about since he was elected Governor of Texas? I’m sure law enforcement would be interested, if not, the DKos or D/U would be. Soros would probably split his fortune with you for it.

...I didn’t think so.

"we should select our leaders on principle first, electability second.”

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Spartacus on June 4, 2008 at 05:15 pm
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Maybe he was bush’s mule.

Obama is a self-admitted cokehead; it’s only Dem smear about the President.  No facts.

"Give the lefties a pile of money, and they’ll spend it buying votes.” - Rush Limbaugh on the “bailout”.

robert108 on June 4, 2008 at 05:19 pm
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So…

Why are all y’all feeding the troll?

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Latin: “Furthermore, Parthia (Persia aka modern day Iran) should be destroyed.”

Rodney Graves on June 4, 2008 at 07:19 pm
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