ABC: Mahoney may have directed federal money to boost second mistress
posted at 3:10 pm on October 15, 2008 by Ed Morrissey
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Just two days after the blockbuster revelation of an office affair, Rep. Tim Mahoney (D-FL) now faces allegations that a second affair may amount to an abuse of power. ABC News reports that Mahoney, who replaced disgraced Republican Mark Foley after his sexual scandal, got millions in pork for a county while conducting a sexual affair with one of its officials:
Current and former aides for Congressman Tim Mahoney (D-FL) say he was carrying on an affair with a county official from Florida at the same time he lobbied to help her county receive a $3.4 million federal grant.
One former top campaign aide says Mahoney acknowledged the woman had spent the week at his Washington apartment but shrugged off warnings such behavior could cause him political trouble. The aides said the woman was also seen with Mahoney at restaurants and at his Washington DC apartment late at night.
Based on interviews with a number of staffers, campaign workers and top Democratic officials in Congress, it appears Mahoney ignored warnings since last year about what now appears to have been multiple extra-marital relationships.
ABC News reported Monday that one former Congressional and campaign staff member, Patricia Allen was paid $121,000 by Mahoney to keep her from filing suit and going public about their alleged affair after she had been fired by Mahoney.
Now, it appears that Mahoney helped the Martin County official win a $3.4 million reimbursement for hurricane clean-up from FEMA — appealing directly to Administrator R. David Paulison while doing little to aid other counties in his district with similar requests, the staffer say.
This would be more significant than the affair exposed on Monday. That only involved Mahoney’s own money, as far as anyone could determine. If Mahoney spent taxpayer money to boost the career of his paramour, that amounts to a flagrant abuse of power — exactly the kind of corruption that Nancy Pelosi and Tim Mahoney made their biggest issue in 2006.
The culture of corruption appears to thrive in Pelosi’s Petri dish, and it looks like Democratic leadership knew about this for some time. Did they intervene to block Mahoney’s manipulation of public funds? Apparently, no.
Most ethical Congress ever? Ha!
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Culture of Corruption!!!
Stop the presses!!!
Culture of Corruption!!!
hawkdriver on October 15, 2008 at 3:12 PM
You’re a racist!
Mr. Bingley on October 15, 2008 at 3:12 PM
***so THAT’s what the 700 billion is for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
battleoflepanto1571 on October 15, 2008 at 3:13 PM
Try him, convict him and throw the scum bag in jail.
rplat on October 15, 2008 at 3:14 PM
Hey, chicks are expensive…
Wyznowski on October 15, 2008 at 3:15 PM
2 mistresses?
Double Democrat Resume Enhancement!
Brat on October 15, 2008 at 3:16 PM
Most ethical congress…
whatever.
Democrats. Nothing to see here.
lorien1973 on October 15, 2008 at 3:16 PM
just spreadin’ the wealth around…
rw on October 15, 2008 at 3:16 PM
This boggles the mind. I know politicians have their foibles but honestly it is the height of hypocrisy to have this particular guy (with tacit assistance by his leadership) get caught with his pants down. Thank GOD he did not text message someone.
HawaiiLwyr on October 15, 2008 at 3:16 PM
Hmmm, Edwards…
Hmmm, Mahoney…
Remember the good ole days when the media could sink their teeth into a series of scandals like this when it was Republicans.
Do you think we will see a headline like, “Ladies and Gentlemen, the wheels are definately coming off the Democratic party!”
hawkdriver on October 15, 2008 at 3:17 PM
If the republicans held congress; this story would be bigger. I think. But that democrats do. Who cares.
You know. Fairness.
lorien1973 on October 15, 2008 at 3:18 PM
HA HA !!
I think it deserved more.
theguardianii on October 15, 2008 at 3:19 PM
which party? he’s a republican! I mean, the paper didn’t put (D-Florida) beside his name, so what party is he??
battleoflepanto1571 on October 15, 2008 at 3:19 PM
Ethics are for Republican suckers! The Dems have no morals, and boast about it!
stonemeister on October 15, 2008 at 3:19 PM
lol, and people thought Spitzer was crazy for spending 4000 smackers a pop.
BTW, Wiki calls him a former Democratic politician.
hawkdriver on October 15, 2008 at 3:20 PM
Wait, I thought the REPUBLICANS controlled Congress?
I mean, the initial bailout failed because REPUBLICANS voted against right?
Right?
battleoflepanto1571 on October 15, 2008 at 3:20 PM
I predict the Democrats will do as good a job going after Tim Mahoney as they’ve done so far with William Jefferson and Charles Rangel.
Gilda on October 15, 2008 at 3:20 PM
note, Republicans threw Foley under the bus and were disgusted with him. The Dems will try to save this turd if media lets them, and they probably will
jp on October 15, 2008 at 3:21 PM
Democratic pol is a horn-dog. Nothing to see here.
Where’s the calls for his resignation?
Where are the Republican attack ads blasting Pelosi’s worst congress in history?
Iblis on October 15, 2008 at 3:21 PM
where’s the media running with this 24/7 like in 2006 with Foley? This is far worse than what Foley did and same district, makes it a great story.
Too bad they are partisian hacks
jp on October 15, 2008 at 3:22 PM
“Whuat a kuestion?” (impersonate Nanci Hoot Owl Pelosi)
Mcguyver on October 15, 2008 at 3:23 PM
I’m surprised that this isn’t on CNN’s front page, somewhere.
Well, not that surprised.
yo on October 15, 2008 at 3:23 PM
The Democrats, under Speaker Pelosi’s leadership, have taken care of the swamp of corruption that was the House of Representatives.
In accordance with Democratic ideals, it is now the “protected wetlands of corruption”
malclave on October 15, 2008 at 3:23 PM
So where is the GOP leadership in front of the cameras jamming this up the Democrats ass?
mylegsareswollen on October 15, 2008 at 3:24 PM
Would it be an issue to pay campaign money to a former mistress, and move her to a Caribbean island? Just curious.
Vashta.Nerada on October 15, 2008 at 3:26 PM
He’s a democrat…zzzzz
lodge on October 15, 2008 at 3:26 PM
This man is lucky he actually had sex with this woman because if he sent naughty emails like Foley, it would be a massive story.
V15J on October 15, 2008 at 3:27 PM
Democrats – Not Ready To Lead
Kevin in Washington State on October 15, 2008 at 3:27 PM
They’re reachin across the aisle.
Akzed on October 15, 2008 at 3:27 PM
well, it was the republicans who invented it and now they appear to be corrupting innocent democrats. Is there no end to republican corruption?
Thank you Ed, after hearing this story on the MSM I have been trying to find out what his party affiliation was ;)
neuquenguy on October 15, 2008 at 3:28 PM
Democrats, a long tradition of your money for their sex.
tarpon on October 15, 2008 at 3:31 PM
So, you guys still waiting for this? Are you sitting down?
neuquenguy on October 15, 2008 at 3:31 PM
Never mind that Mahoney guy, that is just the vast right-wing conspiracy smearing a good man! Hey, did you see that horrible quote by Palin!
Yep, it will get buried.
Hawthorne on October 15, 2008 at 3:33 PM
.
McCain needs to shout that this, along with the Fannie-Freddie mess, is another reason for him over Obama. McCain, not Obama, will get to the bottom of this. Obama will sweep it under the carpet; he’s never at any level crossed his party. And that weasel Rahm Emanuel new about the one affair almost two years ago.
McCain needs to start screaming that his AG (Rudy) or a special prosecutor will get to the bottom of this. People are fed up. Obama is a classic go along to get along. We don’t need a machine politician from Chicago, we need Matt Dillon or, better yet, Clint Eastwood.
BuckeyeSam on October 15, 2008 at 3:34 PM
Odds that he’ll be re-elected in three weeks: about 80%
highhopes on October 15, 2008 at 3:35 PM
I was hoping Obama had specifically endorsed Mahoney or appeared with him, but then I said, “What’s the use? Obama would only say, ‘That’s not the Tim Mahoney I knew.’”
Wethal on October 15, 2008 at 3:35 PM
What did Pelosi/Hoyer/Emanuel know and when did they know it?
Thread winner. Somebody Photoshop that up with Pelosi, “Most ethical Congress ever” and the standard editor’s caret and “what” inserted.
DrSteve on October 15, 2008 at 3:35 PM
But let’s be real the Dem.s think it’s ok to cheat look at willie jeff for the love of gawd he had sex in the oval office and still kept his job.
tee866 on October 15, 2008 at 3:37 PM
So, you guys still waiting for this? Are you sitting down?
neuquenguy on October 15, 2008 at 3:31 PM
While you wait, remember the Jefferson (D-LA) should-have-been-massive-scandal?. The Republicans did go in front of the cameras… to denounce the Republican administration for allowing the justice department to go get a warrant from a judge to search Jefferson’s office.
neuquenguy on October 15, 2008 at 3:37 PM
The most unrecognized weapon the Democrats use against us is accusing us of things they are themselves (racist, corrupt, etc). Whenever they fling out an accusation like that, our first reaction should be to ferret out and expose what they are doing.
Prediction: If Obama gets elected, a Patriotic War for Oil will not be far behind. And this time it will be completely justified by the media and the KosKooks.
RushBaby on October 15, 2008 at 3:38 PM
That darn “paramour career-boosting” will get you everytime! Right Ed? HA! HA!
RMR on October 15, 2008 at 3:39 PM
The media has to show up.
Phone rings at local NBC affiliate.
“Hello, NBC news, Martha speaking, are you calling to report a Republican scandal or single outbursts of hatred at Sarah Palin rallies?”
“Oh, no, no, this is Minority Whip Roy Blunt and I’d like a couple cameras and a newsperson up at The Capitol steps for a statement about Rep Mahoney.”
“Er, uh, if you want to check local programming press 1 now, if you want to schedule a network tour press 2 now, para espanol…”
hawkdriver on October 15, 2008 at 3:39 PM
Ha! I believe we have a winner.
Gilda on October 15, 2008 at 3:39 PM
If the RNC had some sort of cohesion, this republican debacle could have turned into a republican victory.
The number of overt democrat scandals that have come out this cycle have been overwhelming.
Too bad the RNC sucks.
lorien1973 on October 15, 2008 at 3:40 PM
It is a conservative district, and he ran as a blue dog, not as a dog in heat, so possible pickup for reps.
Vashta.Nerada on October 15, 2008 at 3:40 PM
I wouldn’t put the odds that high. Florida 16 went to Bush by a good majority in 2004 and is a traditionally red district. Mahoney, note, found it necessary to campaign heavily on family values and the like. The race has already been tight up to this point.
amerpundit on October 15, 2008 at 3:40 PM
But isn’t this just like earmarking a million bucks to the place your wife works so she gets a big raise? I mean, that’s ok — isn’t it?
cthulhu on October 15, 2008 at 3:42 PM
Yeah, Foley had that seat for life if it weren’t for his text message bill.
hawkdriver on October 15, 2008 at 3:42 PM
The Spanish at the end is what clinches it. LMAO!!
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on October 15, 2008 at 3:44 PM
anyone checked out the stuff Corsi has at WND on Obama?
http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=78059
apparently he raised around $1 Million for Odinga along with Ghaddafi’s son
jp on October 15, 2008 at 3:45 PM
God love ya Tim, stand up for us will ya?
fogw on October 15, 2008 at 3:50 PM
it appears Mahoney ignored warnings since last year about what now appears to have been multiple extra-marital relationships.
For the “ladies” sakes, I hope was well stocked with condoms.
Harpoon on October 15, 2008 at 3:53 PM
I pity his wife and daughter in this. He should show some semblance of that ‘fundamental Christian’ attitude that he’s strayed from and take himself out of office and out of the race. If he is a Christian, I can’t imagine a pastor not advising him to do that.
AubieJon on October 15, 2008 at 3:53 PM
Sorry.
For the “ladies” sakes, I hope was well stocked with condoms.
Harpoon on October 15, 2008 at 3:53 PM
The fools/morons/whores r us.
We elect and re-elect the 535+ morons who ‘represent’ us.
Watch, Nov. 04, we’ll reward most all of them, again. They only destroy us.
Entelechy on October 15, 2008 at 3:55 PM
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2008/10/kenya-smoking-g.html
jp on October 15, 2008 at 3:55 PM
p.s. while they live high, and by rules more special than ours, i.e. see their retirement plans. May they all suffer in hell on earth, before they die.
Entelechy on October 15, 2008 at 3:56 PM
Here’s a seat we should be able to get back.
t.ferg on October 15, 2008 at 3:56 PM
t.ferg, nice selection of the perfect word “seat”.
Entelechy on October 15, 2008 at 4:00 PM
The following comment was exceptionally good:
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2008/10/kenya-smoking-g.html#comment-134848925
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on October 15, 2008 at 4:01 PM
So? BO directed federal money to his wife, via her employer.
jgapinoy on October 15, 2008 at 4:07 PM
FIFY.
jgapinoy on October 15, 2008 at 4:09 PM
Yep. I wonder how many more mistresses he has “behind him” who need to get some more of what he’s got?
AZCoyote on October 15, 2008 at 4:14 PM
Nancy the multitasker!
Remember the MSM anointing Nancy Pelosi the great “multitasker” when she took the Speaker’s gavel in 2007? They marveled that this super woman could clean up congress and bounce a toddler on her knee, at the same time!
So I’m wondering, seeing as how she failed miserably at cleaning up congress, has anyone checked in on that toddler?
jeff_from_mpls on October 15, 2008 at 4:14 PM
FOX – “Congressman, did either of your mistresses work for ACORN?”
MSNBC – “Congressman, wasn’t this George Bush’s fault for spending too much time focused on Iraq and not on preventing Katrina from assaulting the Gulf states?”
Howard Stern – “Did you get anal?”
grdred944 on October 15, 2008 at 4:17 PM
You are a racist. How dare you crazy crackers question where a strong black woman who now loves her country, gets her money.
- Michelle Obama
grdred944 on October 15, 2008 at 4:19 PM
Did you see that Investors Business Daily article that Buy Danish linked to yesterday? Obama sent over $200,000 in federal earmarks directly to Michelle Obama — as Executive Director of a group called Public Allies — a group Barry Obama founded, and then turned over to his bitter half to run. (Public Allies is another ACORN-type race-hustling group that performs such vital public services as getting illegal aliens signed up for food stamps and other welfare benefits).
AZCoyote on October 15, 2008 at 4:20 PM
I’m sure the taxpayers are going to pay for that tot’s therapy bills – poor kid.
Anna on October 15, 2008 at 4:20 PM
I saw that months ago, and yet I’ve seen it in two articles only the past week.
McCain needed to talk about this earmark rather than some earmark to the fricking Nadler Planetarium in Chicago (twice in the last debate) where some board member is an Obama bundler. That kind of thing doesn’t take.
But if you point to a $1M earmark (2006) as payback for your wife’s pay increase from $121K (2004) to $317K (2005) and $274K (2006), and she’s filing a joint return with you–that’s a huge turd floating around the Obama pool. Middle Americans can get their heads around that.
And if Obama is doing that kind of thing himself, how is his administration going to be on Mahoney.
While we’re at it, how about a pardon for Tony Rezko? Did that cost, say, $300K–the amount that Obama’s seller knocked off the price of the home he sold to Obama?
BuckeyeSam on October 15, 2008 at 4:22 PM
I just got word of this from my father: PBS poll on Palin.
They’re actually doing so. Vote if you choose and as you wish.
PBS has an online poll posted asking if Sarah Palin is qualified. Apparently the left wing knew about this in advance and are flooding the voting with NO votes.
The poll will be reported on PBS and picked up by mainstream media. It can influence undecided voters in swing states.
Please do two things — takes 20 seconds.
1) Click on link and vote!
Here’s the link: http://www.pbs.org/now/polls/poll-435.html
2) Then send this to every McCain-Palin supporter you know, and urge them to vote and pass it on.
The last thing we need is PBS saying their viewers don’t think Sarah Palin is qualified.
BuckeyeSam on October 15, 2008 at 4:27 PM
Democrats: Bringing back the double entendre!
“So…Mahoney was porking his mistress.”
hit and run on October 15, 2008 at 4:28 PM
….And the winner of the Bill Clinton Humidor Award goes to………Rep. Mahoney!
Cheers all around.
HornetSting on October 15, 2008 at 4:38 PM
He’s clearly a man that God won’t use because of his (Mahoney’s) disobedience to God’s word.
As to his pastor’s advice, I would say it depends on the pastor. Sadly far too many “pastors” are akin to Jesse Jackson who advised Bill Clinton about infidelity while trying to keep his own bastard child from becoming public.
highhopes on October 15, 2008 at 4:45 PM
WHY DEMOCRATS ARE SUCCESSFUL:
THEY PERFORM POLITICAL THEATER.
I think the Republican morons need acting classes. This should be a news conference and a ranting session by the minority leader of the house.
mylegsareswollen on October 15, 2008 at 5:16 PM
I predict Bush will pardon this SOB
custer on October 15, 2008 at 5:25 PM
“Where I stand”
Um, unless he’s strictly into Bill Clinton’s non-sex sex, he’s been doing more than standing …
corona on October 15, 2008 at 6:19 PM
pffft. yep. Not republican enough to be burned for it.
johnnyU on October 15, 2008 at 6:47 PM
Really? How does that explain the majority of the other 535 who also are disobedient?
ScottG on October 15, 2008 at 7:33 PM
Your question only makes sense if one makes the assumption that Congress, as an institution, is obedient to God’s will-which clearly isn’t the case. There isn’t anything to explain because God doesn’t give a group discount when it comes to individual responsibility.
highhopes on October 15, 2008 at 8:04 PM
Explain how Murtha, Kennedy, Boxer, Pelosi, Feinstein, Reid keep their seats according to your previous statement about Mahoney? I know it’s unanswerable, just like the explanation of the Tower of Siloam….
ScottG on October 15, 2008 at 8:34 PM
None of this is “unanswerable.” This was all known by God from the beginning. That Murtha, Kennedy, Boxer, Pelosi, Feinstein and Reid keep their seats in the US Congress are because it is part of God’s plan. Not all (or even any) of them will reach salvation.
Murtha, Kennedy, Boxer, et al. may only be where they are and doing what they are doing because God needs them there to further the use of men/women in the future who may not even yet be born. The ungodly legislation put through in 2008 may well be the origin of Godly behavior at some point in the future. I/you/we simply don’t have the “big picture” in these matters. And never will.
highhopes on October 15, 2008 at 9:16 PM
“Anything Repubs can do, we can do better, we can do anything better than you”.
Ha ha, hee hee, gotcha!
hopefloats on October 15, 2008 at 10:19 PM
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