Supporters of former state Rep. Mike Veon - now serving his 6-14 year sentence in the Bonusgate corruption case - quickly mastered the art of using the social networking to launch cyber attacks against Attorney General Tom Corbett.
(In fact, they were so good at it Corbett struck back with an attempt, he later dropped, to subpoena Twitter for names of the relentless Tweeters).
Now some FOBs (Friends of Bill DeWeese) are venturing into the new media realm to defend the former House Democratic leader who has been indicted as part of the same Corbett probe that netted Veon.
Last month a group from DeWeese's southwestern Pennsylvania district held a clay pigeon shoot - fittingly - to raise money for his defense. "Shoot for Justice" drew about 120 supporters to the Hunting Hills Sporting Clays club.
Now you can hear one of DeWeese's former teachers - and owner of the hunting club - make his case for his ex-student's innocence in a YouTube video - complete with a shotgun score - entitled "CorbettsBS."
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Why is Corbett being allowed to use the job he's repeatedly failed at to get the job he's not qualified for? It looks like this "Bonus Gate" affair and the pace of it's prosecution are being timed to help get Corbett free press for his election bid for Governor. We're paying for him and his staff to run for Governor...and then if he fails, he's still drawing a pay check, etc as a lame State's Attorney General! Why are we and our legislature letting him to get away with that? What about the Parole Board Corruption he's been told about, with evidence, for years now? What about the "Rendell Murders"? What about his repeated betrayal of public trust? Corbett was repeatedly told, in writing, with evidence, about Parole Board Corruption to include inappropriate... quit possibly criminal... and repeated sexual contacts between State Parole Agents and Offenders and their families! To include a District Director, who has a child now from an Offender's wife while hubby was on his caseload! Also shaking down Parolees for money, selling urine passes, pocketing supervision fees, routine misuse of State Vehicles to the tune of many thousands of tax dollars. Who investigates the Attorney General? Who does he answer to... by his own repeated lack of action... it's not the good, decent families of Pennsylvania! Why isn't the U.S. Attorney General (Eric Holder) investigating Tom (CORRUPT) Corbett!?— John Law- I am not supporting either Corbett or Oranato, but what I will support, is ousting this Fumo cronie, Bill Deweese from the states existence. He is too old, too shady, and cocky to boot. I met him, I know him, but I don;t like him. Will voter's stay focused on November elections, and go for "Freshness" in Harrisburg, God knows we at least need that!— FJG JR
- Don't know whether Corbett's timing was deliberate, but I do know DeWeese is crooked as heck. So was Perzel, and probably over half the state legislature for that matter.— SirEdward
