The U.S. government wants conservative author and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza to be sentenced to as much as 16 months in prison, following his guilty plea to a campaign finance law violation.
In a Wednesday court filing, federal prosecutors rejected defense arguments that D’Souza was “ashamed and contrite” about his crime, had “unequivocally accepted responsibility,” and deserved a sentence of probation with community service.
D’Souza, 53, admitted in May to illegally reimbursing two “straw donors” who donated $10,000 each to the unsuccessful 2012 U.S. Senate campaign in New York of Wendy Long, a Republican he had known since attending Dartmouth College in the early 1980s.
The government said a 10- to 16-month prison sentence was appropriate for D’Souza, and necessary to deter others from abusing the election process, including “well-heeled individuals who are tempted to use their money to help other candidates.”
It also said D’Souza waited to “the last possible moment” prior to trial before admitting guilt, and then went on TV shows and the Internet to complain about being “selectively” targeted for prosecution, and having little choice but to plead guilty.
“Based on the defendant’s own post-plea statements, the court should reject the defendant’s claims of contrition on the eve of sentencing,” prosecutors led by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara in Manhattan said in the filing.
Wait, you mean going on Fox News and claiming you are being persecuted by the Federal government is NOT a good idea while also telling a judge that you were wrong and will accept full responsiblity?
Who knew?
Boy that Sarah Palin curse is a doozy, isn't it?
.@SarahPalinUSA WELL, I'VE GOT THE LOOKS AND SHE'S GOT THE BRAINS: 2,000 people coming to hear us in Phoenix today pic.twitter.com/8VhJ3C7d7W
— Dinesh D'Souza (@DineshDSouza) September 4, 2014
WHAAAAT? What kind of Librul commie tyranny have we come to when a fine, upstanding conservative can't get out of a federal crime by being really, really sorry? ;P
ReplyDeleteINPEECH!
Crazy old bat.
ReplyDeleteYou can see it in her eyes.
Only one eye is facing forward--the other is wandering off somewhere. All that money spent on plastic surgery, and none spent on fixing the wonky eye.
DeleteCan you imagine the babies those two could have made.
DeleteLMAO 10:06 AM!
DeleteDid two-thousand people really show up to hear him whine about
ReplyDeletePresident Obama while Palin----whined about President Obama? And why didn't Sarah understand that D'souza was really insulting her in that tweet as she has never had brains?
O/T: Georgie Porgie is at it again......
ReplyDeletehttp://www.mediaite.com/tv/george-zimmerman-threatened-to-kill-driver-during-road-rage-incident/
Ironic, he goes to great lengths to donate money to candidates, she puckers up tighter than a drum with her PAC.
ReplyDeleteLook at em'....poor...poor D"Dummy...smiling like an idiot... not realising that he's getting infected with the Baldy Curse!
ReplyDeleteThat shit is deadly and there is no KNOWN cure!
MUAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
There are now 534,000 results on google for 'palin brawl'.
DeletePalin's pal'in around with felons!
ReplyDeleteHe needs a new chin like Brisdull's.
ReplyDeleteI noticed that, maybe he's her bio-dad.
DeleteWith a brain like his and such an intimidating cold stare he'll be running his cell block in short order.
ReplyDeleteJust as soon as he convinces his fellow felons that he is way smarter than they are, and is friends with felon to be Sarah also too!
And her nubile offspring!
DeleteWhere Dinesh is headed they all know what a hard ass worker is.
DeleteIt seems that D'Souza channeled the PetShopBoys' song lyrics in the Nineties:
ReplyDelete"I've got the looks, you've got the brains, LET'S MAKE LOTS OF MONEY"...
Perfect!
O/T but IMPORTANT
ReplyDeleteG- You (& Amanda Coyne)are the main man re: the Palin Brawl... Well it seems that the MSM keeps repeating a "ahem" mistake re: Track's age... He is NOT 21, he is at least 25. Can you please help to correct that?
(I think perhaps damage control is trying for a "youthful indiscretion?" And if Track is "21" how old is BP--??? They cannot stop lying about their ages, birth dates, etc.)
Which would mean that he was such a Great and Brave Warrior that he went to EYE-RACK when he was 15. Damn, dude's got game.
DeleteA Fan From Chicago
The fight originally started after Bristol, with her sunglasses still on at about 11.00 pm and visibly drunk, approached the host (the owner of the house, not Marc McKenna) and "complained" to him that some people at the party "want to have a go at Willow." The host then tried to assure Bristol that this was not the case, but Bristol had none of it and started to punch the host in the face. The host then held up his hands in defence, and push her back slightly, and drunk Bristol then fell to the floor, and her dress was "up" about her waist. The host did not hit Bristol, but just defended himself.
ReplyDeleteBristol then started shouting for Todd. He came over, and watched the situation. At this point, he did not intervene.
The host tried again to calm Bristol down, but she continued punching out at him. So then the host carried Bristol out of the house and demanded that every member of the Palin-family should leave the party. Then everything kicked off, Todd got angry, Track ripped his shirt off and got angry, the fighting started again, and Todd at the end was left with a bloody nose. All this happened outside of the house.
Sarah was there at the party as well when it all happened.
Then the police arrived and told all guests to leave and go home.
Track was totally "out of it", and was walking on the street, "flipping everyone the bird" who was leaving.
Fun fact: There was a band hired for the party, and they kept on playing during the whole fight!
Marc McKenna was very upset that his party was ruined, and so was everybody else. Lots of expensive food was wasted.
They are very close. They both have got "cabins" very close to each other (these pretty large weekend houses, for which Sarah Palin in the past was not keen to pay property tax), they both know each other closely since High-School days and they are big "snow-machine buddies."
ReplyDeleteAlso, don't forget, it was the McKennas who invited Sarah and Todd to the party.
So it is apparent that the firing of Eric Thompson was most likely, if not certainly a case of retaliation.
I have confirmed from multiple sources that Bristol punched someone repeatedly, and that charges might be filed. I spoke to a source yesterday who witnessed part of it. She said that some in the crowd were trying to restrain Sarah, who was clawing to get involved in the fight, which had moved to the cul-de-sac outside of the house. She was also screaming loudly. She wore platform high-tops with the American flag on them, and Bristol wore big, round shades. As I reported, Track was at some point in the night, shirtless.
ReplyDeletePer Amanda's blog
As I had reported a few days ago, multiple accounts say that it started when Track confronted Willow’s former boyfriend, Conner Cleary, who was there with his father Steve and his mother Melissa. Thompson didn’t see this part, but other witnesses, who didn’t want to be named, say that Conner and Track fought on the front yard. Steve tried to break it up. Todd jumped into the mix and began to choke Steve.
ReplyDeleteAfter that ended, Conner, Steve, and Melissa Cleary huddled together close to Thompson, who spotted Bristol and Willow from a distance, walking straight towards them with purpose.
“They were on a b-line, coming straight at Melissa,” Thompson said.
The owner of the house, Klingenmeyer, was trying to head them off at the pass. He approached them and told them to leave. Bristol, according to Thompson and other witnesses, planted her feet, “stood straight up, brought her arm back and cold-cocked him right in the face,” Thompson said.
And then she did it again, about six more times, before he pushed her away, and she fell, and Todd appeared.
“I was thoroughly amazed at the restraint Korey showed. He’s a total gentlemen,” Thompson said.
Another melee. This time Sarah got involved and began to scream profanities at everyone. One source, who didn’t want to be named, said that she was “nearly crawling on top of people,” trying to get into the scrum.
As these things go, that also broke up, and the Palins were asked again to leave. They piled into the Hummer, but not until Track stood out in front of the house, inexplicably with his shirt off, his middle finger raised at those who were also leaving.
Then the cops came, and took statements from about 10 people, including Thompson. It’s unclear who called them. Thompson thought it was the Palins.
“It was a really nice, mellow party,” Thompson said. “Then it turned into the Jerry Springer show.”
I can't wait to see the movie with this scene.
DeleteAnd the mighty continue to fall.
ReplyDeleteThis is who got fired:
ReplyDeletehttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/--IU8WCjM_Sc/VBMn7afl_8I/AAAAAAAAGCs/fvA3vIGOPmE/s1600/Eric%2BThompson%2B-%2BLinkedIn.jpg
Give 'em HELL for the coverup!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/McKenna-Bros-Paving-Inc/163776963682105
Comments at Twitter and websites on Palin Ho Down (yes, Bristol did hit the ground) are LMFAO funny ... worth going and reading.
ReplyDeleteI learned Obama will be arming moderate Palin family members.
The first rule of Palin Fight Club, is you don't talk about the club.
Sarah Palin Channel adds new Pay-Per-View option for "Saturday Night Fight Night"
Great. Now Bristol Palin will travel the country telling people to abstain from throwing punches
McCain called a special emergency session and he is no longer asking to send weapons to his pals at ISIS. He has shifted his concerns and believes Wasilla needs military grade weapons and vehicles. Anyone that can prove they are a Palin supporter is entitled to protect themselves with the best of the best. McCain will make a record number of TV and media appearances pleading for funding to protect the warriors in Wasilla.
DeleteAll right people of Alaska, are you going to do the right things and contact Eric Thompsons former employer and voice your disapproval regarding the unjust firing?
ReplyDeleteThe time is long overdue from you folks to quit enabling the Palins and their criminal/unethical behaviors.
HeidiWY
Mark McKenna is like the Palins. He is a coward. They are deleting what they don't want anyone to read. McKenna is anti-free speech.
DeleteIf you leave a message be sure to make a screen grab.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/McKenna-Bros-Paving-Inc/163776963682105
Sarah is starting to look like Darth Cheney. She has a perpetual snarl like Cheney's, even when she smiles.
ReplyDeleteOnly in Alaska is it legal to use intimidation and retaliation to fire someone your gang wants to hurt.
ReplyDeleteIt sure sends a message to anyone else that exercises their freedom of speech.
My first thought was I'd withdraw my support of the guy since that would drag me down to his level in people's eyes.
ReplyDeleteThen I realized two things.
One Sarah Palin and I have a universe of difference in ethics and how we want to be perceived by the world.
Two, Sarah probably already spent the money she got paid for the endorsement and we know she never gives a penny back to anyone.
Love the picture of the two crooks, they look like cartoon rodents.
ReplyDeleteThe Government is being way too kind. That photo says it all. Tell me who you hang with, I'll tell you what a schmuck you are. Sarah reminds me of idiots at a red light, digging in a nostril for a juicy one, then licking her finger with delight.
ReplyDeletePoor unfortunate man.
ReplyDeleteBristol should give him the name of her chin surgeon, the one who fixed her "medical problem" lol