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Have a look at the real Buddy Caldwell .. maybe, some significant snippets ..

Posted by: fuagf Date: Friday, November 06, 2009
11:12:58 PM In reply to: benzdealeror2 who wrote msg# 9325

"Buddy Caldwell graduated from Tallulah High School in 1964 when it was still segregated,
albeit certain Caldwell family members continued supporting white flight, which has been
denoted by the Supreme Court when found in other states to be segregating and discriminating".

One positive .. Critics, however, note that Caldwell maintained
a high conviction rate by not prosecuting the "hard" cases. Caldwell also claimed
the highest per capita collection rate for back child support in the state. .. but .. rotflmao! ....]

"While District Attorney for multiple parishes, Caldwell repeatedly refused to investigate and indict family members. In repeated audit findings from the Louisiana Board of Ethics and Legislative Auditors, Carolyn and Ray Caldwell, as well as their children, other family members, and friends, were discovered to be inappropriately profiting from Madison's Office of Clerk of Court finances.

Multiple marriages .. Caldwell and his fourth wife ....., In December 1994, Caldwell married for the third time in Las Vegas. A few months later, he was served with divorce papers by his new wife. ......Four days after that, she was terminated as the "confidential assistant" to Louisiana Secretary of State Fox McKeithen. Caldwell testified that he arranged for his third wife's hiring with the help of an employee of the attorney general's office, which in other states could be known as nepotism. "I've known Fox ever since we were children," Caldwell said. The third Mrs. Caldwell testified that McKeithen called her into his office on May 12, 1995, and they discussed her divorce case: "I was terminated from my job. I was upset. I was crying. I have a child to support. I could not survive without a job."

Uh oh ..

Former Legislative Auditor Dan Kyle of Baton Rouge, an unsuccessful Republican candidate for insurance commissioner in 2003, was a leading critic of Caldwell's attorney general candidacy. Kyle reported that in 1997 Caldwell "spent $1,529 in D.A. office funds to pay for personal items, including clothing and golfing expenses." The expenses included air fare to Montana and golf fees in Alabama.

According to The Advocate, Kyle claimed that Caldwell tried "to quash release of parts of the audit . . . and used foul language and threats in an unsuccessful attempt to block the audit." Then, Kyle accused Caldwell of having blamed his own secretary for the questionable spending: "Caldwell also said the spending problem in the 1997 audit was a mistake by his secretary, adding that he personally brought it to the auditor's attention." In Committee Room 3,during a Legislation probe, Mr. Caldwell was testified against by the auditor who stated that Mr. Caldwell said, "Some very racist remarks, because the police jury we were issuing the audit on were all minorities, he told me I just needed a white man to issue an audit on. I said 'no' the findings are the same. You've done the same thing these people have done and justice is justice. And, I have to issue both reports. And, if you'll look at them, they both have the same data on them." The auditor stated that he was later told Mr. Caldwell "is a loose cannon... out to get you. He is dangerous. You need protection." ..............

.. and ..

"Caldwell also came under fire for his role as a self-appointed special prosecutor in a case against St. Tammany Parish Judge Patricia Hedges. He filed charges of extortion, public bribery, and malfeasance against the judge, only to drop all claims without explanation on the premise that he could not have won a conviction without a jury trial."

Now, with some knowledge of the guy and on the fact that ACORN has never been convicted of one single case of voter fraud, despite being under attack by conservatives and racists for many years, it sounds like his raid could involve some self promotion and really a waste of public money.

It could be, in itself, suspect. Wonder when he might run for Congress?

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