A Little Oppo Research: Luis Gutierrez, not only a liar but a crook

[cali]

Rep. Luis Gutierrez will continue to be investigated by the House Ethics Committee regarding whether he broke House rules by keeping a staffer-turned-lobbyist working and paid by his congressional office—to the tune of more than $590,000 over 10 years, the panel's top leaders said Monday.

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http://www.nationaljournal.com/congress/rep-luis-gutierrez-s-house-ethics-investigation-will-continue-20140505

Rep. Gutierrez pays Chicago lobbyist with tax dollars

http://www.usatoday.com/news/

http://www.citizensforethics.org/pages/representative-luis-gutierrez-illinois

Congressman's $200,000 loan
U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez's loan from a developer who contributes to his campaign raises questions about how clout drives the city's zoning system
October 29, 2008|By Robert Becker, Todd Lighty and Dan Mihalopoulos, TRIBUNE REPORTERS and Tribune reporter Jeff Coen contributed to this report.

U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez personally lobbied Mayor Richard Daley to back a controversial multimillion-dollar development for a campaign contributor who had just lent the congressman $200,000 in a real estate deal, a Tribune investigation has found.

Now the congressman's unusual gesture of support is under federal scrutiny as authorities investigate how developers overcame city planners' objections to convert the West Side industrial site into a more profitable residential and commercial development.

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http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2008-10-29/news/0810280603_1_rep-luis-gutierrez-commercial-development-real-estate


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/03/rep-gutierrezs-daughter-m_n_561015.html


and there's more. He lobbied for a huge amount of money from Paulsen to bail out a PR bank, The Banco Popular and failed to disclose his close ties- the bank donated big bucks to him and his wife had worked there in a senior position.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. But but but... he's just a 'savvy businessman' dealing with other 'savvy businessmen'

After all, don't we 'want the government to be run like a business'? And what better way then to simply hire the same people to be both business and government?

[olddots]

2. a super sleaze duping Democrats

he won't last but scum like him hurt everyone around them .

[cali]

4. Oh, he'll continue to last.

The democratic party isn't shit free by any means.

[Fumesucker]

8. Nah, the scum also rises

[Autumn]

3. Yeah but the man is such a progressive dontcha know.

Rec

[deutsey]

5. I'm shocked. Shocked.

[cali]

6. he's a perfect fit for the Clinton campaign

[Cali_Democrat]

16. He's not part of her campaign.

At least not that I'm aware of.

He's supports her for President.

What he said was stupid, but it's important to remain honest.

Trying to tie his statement directly to the Hillary campaign is a pretty big reach.

[cali]

17. He's a high profile surrogate

[Cali_Democrat]

18. But he's not part of her campaign

Hillary's campaign is not responsible for everything her supporters say.

You're reaching.

[AtomicKitten]

42. You're deflecting.

He's as much of her campaign now as were the following in 2008:

Andrew Cuomo who talked about Obama shucking and jiving, and

Billy Shaheen who questioned if Obama was once a drug dealer, and

Geraldine Ferraro who said Obama wouldn't be a contender if he was white, and

Sid Blumenthal who circulated racist emails about Obama, and

Bob Kerrey who wasn't sure Obama wasn't a Muslim, and

Clinton campaign workers who circulated emails casting doubt on Obama's birth certificate thereby starting the birther movement, and ....

We understand perfectly what's going on.

Wink. Wink. Nudge. Nudge.

[Person 2713]

58. This^^^

[Fumesucker]

7. Don't overexert yourself cali, it's a long and twisted road to the nomination

I'm sure there will be more dirt than than ten thousand excavators can dig, I've enjoyed your postings lately and don't want you to Bern err.. burn out.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

9. He was my rep until about 2 yrs. ago. Yeah he's a corrupt douche. nt

[FSogol]

10. Wish DUers would go after the Republicans the way they tear into Democrats.

[cali]

11. gad, I find that morally bankrupt.

I actually have less tolerance for corrupt politicians in my party than in the repuke party. I have no hope for the republican party. I don't want the democratic party to become even more corrupt and corporately indebted than it already is.

But hey, if you want to ignore it and pretend the dem party is flawless, go for it.

[truebluegreen]

57. +a zillion

We are supposed to be better than that.

[bluesbassman]

26. That dog won't hunt.

Repugs hardly get a pass here, are you seriously suggesting they do?

Furthermore, we SHOULD hold our elected officials to a higher standard. Graft and curruption is not something we should tolerate.

[JHB]

29. I used to have to say he same about the DLC, and they were a bigger fish

[valerief]

51. You're so right. All this love we give Lindsey Graham is shameful.

We need a time out from all this GOP orgy love.

[Art_from_Ark]

52. And don't forget all the love and affection

Jebbie gets around here! Not to mention Walker, Christie, McConnell, Huckabee, Santorum, Ryan, Boehner, Cotton, et al-- they all get the kid glove treatment around here!

[valerief]

53. Oh, I get horny at just the thought of them.

[pampango]

12. He's a member of the Progressive Caucus and has opposed TPP and TPA and

supported immigration reform and many other progressive issues, so he is not all bad.

[cali]

13. He may not be all bad, but he's still a corrupt liar.

[djean111]

33. Oh, you mean the Progressive Caucus that BERNIE helped found, and then this guy said he could not

remember Bernie's name? The awkward nastiness of “We’ve got the socialist, uh I can’t remember his name. Bernie Sanders,” Gutierrez said." Well, to be kind, maybe he is losing his ability to remember names. Maybe too long in office or something.

[oberliner]

36. He also forgot what state O'Malley was governor of

For what that is worth.

[aspirant]

50. Is he in the beginning stages

of Alzheimers?

[Bluenorthwest]

14. I'm still pondering the complex set of social biases both in the man and in the culture, which

allows Gutierrez, who is an American born to Americans, to wear some mantel of the Immigrant and insinuate that Bernie Sanders, son of an immigrant, does not care about immigrants. Gutierrez is posturing, and it really disgusted me.

[dsc]

19. If you asked 100 people who knew neither man's history

which one was a first generation American and which one wasn't, I don't think a whole bunch would say Sanders was the first generation American. I would bet Rep. Gutierrez has been denegrated for his back round way more often than Sanders has. What Gutierrez said was stupid but to argue he has borne less of the downside of being an immigrant than Sanders has is nothing short of absurd.

[MADem]

32. Those tea party clowns aren't massed on the Canadian border looking to shoot anyone from infant to

geriatric trying to cross into America. It's not complex at all. The people being targeted are brown and Spanish-speaking, by and large. They are walking across deserts, not flying into LaGuardia and overstaying.

[WillyT]

15. HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!!

[NCTraveler]

20. Opposition research. lol.

This will start a trend of attacking supporters of candidates by way of opposition research.

Opposed to the TPP. Great ideas on immigration reform. Well, damn near across the board excellent progressive. With respect to your first article dated a year ago, where they decided not to open a special investigation, was one ever opened? That was over a year ago.

You have started precedence with your opposition research here that you will not favor in the end. You will now have to in order to be consistent. Sorry about that.

[cali]

21. The Clintons both have an ugly history when it comes to campaigns.

Bernie does not.

And hopefully, there aren't too many dem reps as slimy and corrupt as this shitstain. but hey. I'm sure you love the guy.

[NCTraveler]

22. This is an ugly attack on a good progressive.

You completely looked over a very important question. For good reason I am sure.

"slimy and corrupt as this shitstain" Nice.

"I'm sure you love the guy." I absolutely love so much of what he fights for everyday.

[Fumesucker]

23. Tit for tat, eh?

Ugly attacks beget ugly attacks, don't they?

[NCTraveler]

24. Yeah. Tit for tat is pretty childish. The manner it is done here is just as low as his comments were

Really puts them at the same level. I absolutely love Sanders. I would never trash a good progressive because I love Sanders. Maybe you are all guns a blaze for this committee going after a good progressive. Can you tell me who the head of the committee is? Can you tell me if said person ever opened a special investigation?

[cali]

25. I'm not a high profile surrogate and I'm not lying

He is.

[NCTraveler]

27. I never said you were lying.

I do question your unwavering support and trust of Chairman Michael Conaway and his committee. You still have not answered the question. With respect to your op, did the right winger open a special investigation into the matter?

Here is the head of the committee that the op is using against a good progressive. It is directly stated in the article linked.

Chairman Michael Conaway, R-Texas

https://conaway.house.gov/

Here is a part of his bio

"As a Christian, I believe that God knows us and fills us with life at the moment we are conceived. I am a strong supporter of the right to life and am committed to protecting the lives of all people, especially those unable to protect themselves.

Access to health services for low-income women is an important goal, and it is one that can be realized without supporting a practice that many Americans find morally repugnant. I will continue to support legislation that restricts the federal funding of abortion facilities and organizations that provide abortions."

This is the head of the committee you are using to attack a good progressive. I have seen this before against progressives. The person you are attacking, with the help of a right winger, is excellent on immigration reform and a whole host of progressive issues. Those opposed to progress make it their goal to marginalize such people at all costs. You have gone as far as to give merit to Michael Conway in order to do so. I went no further than the first link in your op. It is a right wing hit job. It is the only way to view it. You are using a committee, headed up by the republicans, to smear a good progressive.

Said article is over a year old. What was the outcome of Mr. Conways investigation?

[Kingofalldems]

41. Great find.

These attacks on Democrats now becoming obvious.

[NCTraveler]

49. Very transparent..

One cannot attack in this manner for this long without slipping up as was done here. This isn't the first time.

[FSogol]

44. Yeah, "What was the outcome of Mr. Conways investigation?"

crickets....

Maybe Drudge or Alex Jones have some good smears for tomorrow?

[MADem]

30. "I would never trash a good progressive because I love Sanders..."

[cali]

37. He's not a good progressive.

He may support some progressive issues but he's still a disgustingly corrupt liar.

[MADem]

31. And you're one of the first out of the gate to change that, I see...

You haven't covered yourself in glory, here. I doubt Sanders would approve of what you're doing one bit. You'd do well to just shut this mess down.

[cali]

35. interesting that you are more concerned about DU poster's than a dem rep surrogate for hillary

lying and smearing.

[MADem]

39. There you go again!

Like I said, you aren't covering yourself in glory here....

[MADem]

28. The irony is enormous.

An unfortunate choice of words,that!

I guess we're getting a close-up view of the "anything to win" mindset.

[KamaAina]

34. A crooked pol from Chicago?!

[DanTex]

38. Digging dirt on Dems! Exactly what DU was intended for! Go cali!

[Kingofalldems]

40. Do you only attack Democrats? Seems that way from here.

[cali]

55. no. I sure the fuck don't. do you only support corporate dems

And lying corrupt shitstain dems, your majesty? Seems you do from here, kingy

[Kingofalldems]

59. Second mocking attack on my name.

Plus another attack on Democrats.

Just asked a simple question.

[MisterP]

43. would you rather have a PUB in that seat? circular firing squad! purity purge! Nader! would you

rather have a PUB in that seat? circular firing squad! purity purge! Nader! would you rather have a PUB in that seat? circular firing squad! purity purge! Nader! would you rather have a PUB in that seat? circular firing squad! purity purge! Nader! would you rather have a PUB in that seat? circular firing squad! purity purge! Nader! would you rather have a PUB in that seat? circular firing squad! purity purge! Nader!

[daredtowork]

45. Developer Democrats

Just discovered that term.

They need to go down.

They are predators who realized that a big chunk of the traditional Dem base are economically deprived "social/economic" Democrats who put "housing" at the top of their priority list. Also, since 2008, quantitative easing has made construction, development, and speculation a primary driver of the economy - at the expense of tenants and people who need stable/affordable housing. Enter the Development Democrats.

Development Democrats get votes by promising constituents "housing". Then they make money in all sorts of backroom deals with real estate developers, investment funds, people who are trying to raid HUD, construction-related unions, lobbyists for all of the above...and they think they are all winning and savvy because they are making a ton of money and that somehow all their ruinous activities do result in "housing" (though it tends to result in housing for wealthy people - but that's all well and good since they pay higher taxes and fill City coffers anyway). Yes, Development Democrats are all about the American Dream - it's just they have the gall to be redefining that Dream to the white male libertarian wet dream of a supply-and-demand model that proposes to eviscerate all remaining public space and monetize the very air we breathe.

[NCTraveler]

46. Kick nt.

[Eleanors38]

47. Sounds like what's-his-name is in big trouble.

[cali]

54. yeah, that's why Bernie is drawing large enthusiastic crowds everywhere he goes

[NCTraveler]

48. Kick nt.

[dembotoz]

56. With friends like us...

[NCTraveler]

60. Kick for the weekday crowd.

The right has a clear pattern of going after great progressives in this manner. Please click the first link in this op an see a witch hunt by a right winger. When progressives show success the righ will stoop to any level.

[NCTraveler]

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A Little Oppo Research: Luis Gutierrez, not only a liar but a crook




Rep. Luis Gutierrez will continue to be investigated by the House Ethics Committee regarding whether he broke House rules by keeping a staffer-turned-lobbyist working and paid by his congressional office—to the tune of more than $590,000 over 10 years, the panel's top leaders said Monday.

<snip>

http://www.nationaljournal.com/congress/rep-luis-gutierrez-s-house-ethics-investigation-will-continue-20140505

Rep. Gutierrez pays Chicago lobbyist with tax dollars

http://www.usatoday.com/news/

http://www.citizensforethics.org/pages/representative-luis-gutierrez-illinois

Congressman's $200,000 loan
U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez's loan from a developer who contributes to his campaign raises questions about how clout drives the city's zoning system
October 29, 2008|By Robert Becker, Todd Lighty and Dan Mihalopoulos, TRIBUNE REPORTERS and Tribune reporter Jeff Coen contributed to this report.

U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez personally lobbied Mayor Richard Daley to back a controversial multimillion-dollar development for a campaign contributor who had just lent the congressman $200,000 in a real estate deal, a Tribune investigation has found.

Now the congressman's unusual gesture of support is under federal scrutiny as authorities investigate how developers overcame city planners' objections to convert the West Side industrial site into a more profitable residential and commercial development.

<snip>

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2008-10-29/news/0810280603_1_rep-luis-gutierrez-commercial-development-real-estate


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/03/rep-gutierrezs-daughter-m_n_561015.html


and there's more. He lobbied for a huge amount of money from Paulsen to bail out a PR bank, The Banco Popular and failed to disclose his close ties- the bank donated big bucks to him and his wife had worked there in a senior position.