Liebmann: Democrats Exhibit 'Political Hypocrisy'
House Democrats are playing in the big leagues of political hypocrisy, Rep. Guy Liebmann (pictured) said today as he called on Democrats to apply the same standards to themselves that they claim to want applied to Republicans.
Liebmann cited reports showing that former Governor David Walters is hosting a political fundraiser for Democrats Tuesday. An invitation has been sent to Capitol lobbyists asking them to attend and donate, Liebmann said. He added that in 1993, Walters became the first governor in the state to be indicted when he was accused of eight felonies, including conspiracy and perjury. Walters pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor for violating state campaign law in a plea agreement. "Now, Democrats are using him to host a fundraiser for themselves," Liebmann said in a news release. "Last week, House Minority Leader Danny Morgan criticized Republicans for simply attending a fundraiser at the home of an individual who has never even been charged, much less convicted, of election law violations. Furthermore, the fundraiser was for a presidential candidate and not themselves. “Clearly their finger-pointing was only a diversionary tactic to avoid drawing attention to their own fundraiser,” said Liebmann, R-Oklahoma City. “Last week, Morgan said he was “floored” to hear of House Republicans attending a presidential fundraiser. Sadly, we are not surprised by this Democratic behavior and hypocrisy. "It’s becoming clear that whenever Democrats like Morgan call for ethics reform, Oklahomans can be sure that while they claim to be concerned about everyone else’s ethics, they have little regard for their own," he added.
Liebmann cited reports showing that former Governor David Walters is hosting a political fundraiser for Democrats Tuesday. An invitation has been sent to Capitol lobbyists asking them to attend and donate, Liebmann said. He added that in 1993, Walters became the first governor in the state to be indicted when he was accused of eight felonies, including conspiracy and perjury. Walters pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor for violating state campaign law in a plea agreement. "Now, Democrats are using him to host a fundraiser for themselves," Liebmann said in a news release. "Last week, House Minority Leader Danny Morgan criticized Republicans for simply attending a fundraiser at the home of an individual who has never even been charged, much less convicted, of election law violations. Furthermore, the fundraiser was for a presidential candidate and not themselves. “Clearly their finger-pointing was only a diversionary tactic to avoid drawing attention to their own fundraiser,” said Liebmann, R-Oklahoma City. “Last week, Morgan said he was “floored” to hear of House Republicans attending a presidential fundraiser. Sadly, we are not surprised by this Democratic behavior and hypocrisy. "It’s becoming clear that whenever Democrats like Morgan call for ethics reform, Oklahomans can be sure that while they claim to be concerned about everyone else’s ethics, they have little regard for their own," he added.
Labels: Danny Morgan, David Walters, Guy Liebmann
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