A parody of President Bush saluting Randall Duke Cunningham
Look - - before anyone even views the video, I will say right up front that I usually do not enjoy items such as this that skewer the president. However, I do enjoy shows such as the “Capitol Steps”… and it is their work of which this video reminded me.
“A rising tide drowns all boats.”
I laughed at the video for which I am about to call to your attention. It’s a little over the top and I certainly am conflicted on Vietnam ace Duke Cunningham.
I recognize and admire his service to our country, but something happened on his way to the Capitol and he is now serving time in prison. To be candid, his offences were so egregious that I have often wondered why he didn’t plead guilty by reason of insanity. His crimes were insane. No sane person could’ve ever thought that would get away from the blatant manner in which he betrayed our trust and took bribes…
To refresh my memory - and yours; according to Wikipedia, “Randall Harold "Duke" Cunningham (born December 8, 1941), usually known as Randy or Duke, is a Vietnam veteran and a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 50th Congressional District from 1991 to 2005.
Cunningham resigned from the House on November 28, 2005 after pleading guilty to accepting at least $2.4 million in bribes and underreporting his income for 2004. He pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, mail fraud, wire fraud, and tax evasion. On March 3, 2006, he received a sentence of eight years and four months in prison and an order to pay $1.8 million in restitution.”
At this point, it is folks like Representative Cunningham, to whom I refer when I said in my latest Tentacle column, "When It Rains Frogs" - - - “And yes, in many ways the Republicans in Congress deserve to lose the majority. The 109th Congress has been a waste and all of us deserve a refund… Lost in all the talk of conservatives staying home because of justified discontent over the obscene spending by this administration, lack of immigration reform, and the steady stream of members of Congress betraying our trust…”
So anyway, my fellow Maryland Blogger Alliance colleague, Crablaw, calls to our attention: “"It's like Christmas" - a salute to Randal Cunningham.”
I had Dr. Pepper coming out of my nose I laughed so hard. This is way over the top and I thank my colleague Bruce Godfrey for calling it to our attention.
While you are on his site, graze around a bit. This is a well written blog and I thoroughly enjoy and appreciate his insights…
What a hoot.
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