Comments on: Danny Carroll Scammed Old Lady Out of $50,000 http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/ Politics in Iowa from a progressive viewpoint. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:17:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Freeda http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-1728 Freeda Sat, 04 Nov 2006 01:54:19 +0000 http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-1728 Great sleuthing. It's important for people to know what kind of man is representing them. Great sleuthing. It’s important for people to know what kind of man is representing them.

]]> By: IA-HD 75: Danny Carroll is a crook, vote Eric Palmer at Political Forecast http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-1738 IA-HD 75: Danny Carroll is a crook, vote Eric Palmer at Political Forecast Sat, 04 Nov 2006 21:25:15 +0000 http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-1738 [...] Go read Iowa Progress right now. Danny Carroll — the Republican Speaker Pro Tem of the Iowa House of Represenatives — helped dupe a little, old lady out of $50k with a lawyer who got disbarred for his efforts in the scam. [...] […] Go read Iowa Progress right now. Danny Carroll — the Republican Speaker Pro Tem of the Iowa House of Represenatives — helped dupe a little, old lady out of $50k with a lawyer who got disbarred for his efforts in the scam. […]

]]> By: Iowa Guy http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-1805 Iowa Guy Sun, 05 Nov 2006 17:44:26 +0000 http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-1805 Here is a link to further details on this sleazy transaction: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/11/4/12401/7767 Here is a link to further details on this sleazy transaction:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/11/4/12401/7767

]]> By: John Galt http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-1815 John Galt Mon, 06 Nov 2006 05:18:01 +0000 http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-1815 It would appear that a lot of allegations about an incident 10 years ago are being made without proof. Your blog raises questions, but provides no answers to the following: If Ms. Creamer was harmed, wouldn't she have filed a complaint? Its been 10 years without a complaint. If Ms. Creamer had been wronged, wouldn't she have gone to the press, the Iowa BAR, the Iowa Realtors, someone, anyone? Ten years go by, and no complaint - but now anonymous allegations with no proof from the Grinnell Campus Democrats - not exactly a nonpartisan source. Does Ms. Creamer think she was harmed? You have no statement from Ms. Creamer. Why not? You have no statement from Mr. Bisbee. Apparently he turned you down on your attempt to smear Mr. Carroll - why? You have no statement from either Mr. Ramsey or Mr. Weeks - yet you invoke their names. You infer that Carroll did not leave for other, perhaps, better opportunities - yet you don't have any comment from them. Why not? They are in Grinnell, correct? You post a pdf file that you created, not exactly convincing. Where is your proof that Ms. Creamer lost any money? You allege that Carroll made money on this deal. Really? Where is the proof? Any? How much did he make? How did he make it? How do you know he didn't lose money? It would appear from your blog and the embedded links that Ms. Creamer was four years delinquent in her taxes. What would have happened had Carroll not stepped in and settled the tax lien? Usually when taxes go unpaid for that length of time the county will take the deed to the property, and the owner loses everything. Your blog is noticeably silent on those details. Was that the case? Why wouldn't you publish that? You say that Ms. Creamer was selling her home. Really? Four years delinquent and no one wanted to buy it? How long was it for sale? Was Ms. Creamer actually living in the home? Was it a vacant building? If it was a vacant building, was it insured or insurable? What was the condition of the property? I don't know the answers to any of these questions. All I know is, your blog raises logical questions that you don't bother to answer. If you had the answers to those questions, I would think you would have posted those as well and not left questions unanswered.... Unless, of course, the answers to those questions would demonstrate that Mr. Carroll did nothing wrong. Your blog says that you want to be the "premier destination for an intelligent audience" - doesn't such an audience deserve all of the facts? Since when do the Democrats rely on innuendo? Shouldn't you publish all the facts? It would appear that a lot of allegations about an incident 10 years ago are being made without proof.

Your blog raises questions, but provides no answers to the following:

If Ms. Creamer was harmed, wouldn’t she have filed a complaint? Its been 10 years without a complaint. If Ms. Creamer had been wronged, wouldn’t she have gone to the press, the Iowa BAR, the Iowa Realtors, someone, anyone? Ten years go by, and no complaint - but now anonymous allegations with no proof from the Grinnell Campus Democrats - not exactly a nonpartisan source. Does Ms. Creamer think she was harmed?

You have no statement from Ms. Creamer. Why not?

You have no statement from Mr. Bisbee. Apparently he turned you down on your attempt to smear Mr. Carroll - why?

You have no statement from either Mr. Ramsey or Mr. Weeks - yet you invoke their names. You infer that Carroll did not leave for other, perhaps, better opportunities - yet you don’t have any comment from them. Why not? They are in Grinnell, correct?

You post a pdf file that you created, not exactly convincing. Where is your proof that Ms. Creamer lost any money?

You allege that Carroll made money on this deal. Really? Where is the proof? Any? How much did he make? How did he make it?

How do you know he didn’t lose money?

It would appear from your blog and the embedded links that Ms. Creamer was four years delinquent in her taxes. What would have happened had Carroll not stepped in and settled the tax lien? Usually when taxes go unpaid for that length of time the county will take the deed to the property, and the owner loses everything. Your blog is noticeably silent on those details. Was that the case? Why wouldn’t you publish that?

You say that Ms. Creamer was selling her home. Really? Four years delinquent and no one wanted to buy it? How long was it for sale? Was Ms. Creamer actually living in the home? Was it a vacant building? If it was a vacant building, was it insured or insurable? What was the condition of the property?

I don’t know the answers to any of these questions. All I know is, your blog raises logical questions that you don’t bother to answer. If you had the answers to those questions, I would think you would have posted those as well and not left questions unanswered….

Unless, of course, the answers to those questions would demonstrate that Mr. Carroll did nothing wrong.

Your blog says that you want to be the “premier destination for an intelligent audience” - doesn’t such an audience deserve all of the facts? Since when do the Democrats rely on innuendo? Shouldn’t you publish all the facts?

]]> By: Sam http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-1831 Sam Mon, 06 Nov 2006 22:46:39 +0000 http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-1831 It's bad enough that he may have scammed an elderly woman but has anyone looked into the fact that if the property was purchased by a housing authority that perhaps federal money was used and, as a result, Mr. Carroll could have profited with taxpayer money? Just a thought. It’s bad enough that he may have scammed an elderly woman but has anyone looked into the fact that if the property was purchased by a housing authority that perhaps federal money was used and, as a result, Mr. Carroll could have profited with taxpayer money? Just a thought.

]]> By: John Galt http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-1840 John Galt Tue, 07 Nov 2006 04:52:41 +0000 http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-1840 Why can't anyone answer these questions? Where is the complaint? Why can't you get any of the parties to talk? Where is the proof that Carroll made any money at all? Can you answer one of those questions? Why can’t anyone answer these questions?

Where is the complaint? Why can’t you get any of the parties to talk? Where is the proof that Carroll made any money at all?

Can you answer one of those questions?

]]> By: Matt Hustle http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-1851 Matt Hustle Tue, 07 Nov 2006 12:25:01 +0000 http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-1851 Look at the deeds, man...the deeds. He paid $6,700 for a $42,000 piece of property. Then, he sells that property for $51,000. Seems like a profit to me. Quit posing as a "blogger" and go back to working GOTV on the Pumpkin Farm. Look at the deeds, man…the deeds. He paid $6,700 for a $42,000 piece of property. Then, he sells that property for $51,000. Seems like a profit to me.

Quit posing as a “blogger” and go back to working GOTV on the Pumpkin Farm.

]]> By: John Galt http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-1852 John Galt Tue, 07 Nov 2006 14:43:22 +0000 http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-1852 Matt, how much property have you owned. Its not like the infomercials. How long did Carroll own the property? Did he make improvements to the property? Did he incur other costs associated with ownership, cost to insure for example? Did he have to cure dificienceis? As I said, I don't know the asnwers to those questions - but they are logical questions that should have been answered. Youre quite right - I'm not a "blogger", if by that you mean someone who make accusation without fact, posts inuendo under the guise of news. Frankly, I don't understand all this blog stuff. The notion that anyone (the left or the right) can say anything they want and take no responsibility for accuraccy is not healthy for democracy. What happened to truth? Matt, how much property have you owned. Its not like the infomercials.

How long did Carroll own the property? Did he make improvements to the property? Did he incur other costs associated with ownership, cost to insure for example? Did he have to cure dificienceis?

As I said, I don’t know the asnwers to those questions - but they are logical questions that should have been answered.

Youre quite right - I’m not a “blogger”, if by that you mean someone who make accusation without fact, posts inuendo under the guise of news.

Frankly, I don’t understand all this blog stuff. The notion that anyone (the left or the right) can say anything they want and take no responsibility for accuraccy is not healthy for democracy.

What happened to truth?

]]> By: Chase http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-1882 Chase Wed, 08 Nov 2006 23:56:14 +0000 http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-1882 "Who is John Galt?" “Who is John Galt?”

]]> By: Cathy Haustein http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-2146 Cathy Haustein Thu, 16 Nov 2006 00:44:48 +0000 http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-2146 And to think he ran on a family values platform. Mr. "I'm just a pumpkin farmer" has been handed his hat after ten years of scamming the voters. And to think he ran on a family values platform. Mr. “I’m just a pumpkin farmer” has been handed his hat after ten years of scamming the voters.

]]> By: Cathy Haustein http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-2147 Cathy Haustein Thu, 16 Nov 2006 00:45:52 +0000 http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-2147 ps--can you really be a state representative AND a lobbiest!? ps–can you really be a state representative AND a lobbiest!?

]]> By: Paul Beyer http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-7514 Paul Beyer Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:10:44 +0000 http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-7514 What I find amazing about this article and many others pointing toward any Republican is the fact that, the Democrats never seem to get the same press allegations that you are making here. Where is the charges? Hilly walked by apparently the records the courts wanted for over two years on a table and didn't know they was there. Bill openly lied over and over and even admitted it finally on TV and CBS and the New Times Times repeatedly have lied about Bush administration. But he is the liar, now you take an honest man with a record for being so and accuse him on your reporting in a slanted fashion. Where is the proof and if you have it file charges or bring all of it to the surface.Typical press and very typical Democrat--ic. What I find amazing about this article and many others pointing toward any Republican is the fact that, the Democrats never seem to get the same press allegations that you are making here. Where is the charges? Hilly walked by apparently the records the courts wanted for over two years on a table and didn’t know they was there. Bill openly lied over and over and even admitted it finally on TV and CBS and the New Times Times repeatedly have lied about Bush administration. But he is the liar, now you take an honest man with a record for being so and accuse him on your reporting in a slanted fashion. Where is the proof and if you have it file charges or bring all of it to the surface.Typical press and very typical Democrat–ic.

]]> By: hcsbuiewgt http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-13713 hcsbuiewgt Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:35:31 +0000 http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-13713 Hello! Good Site! Thanks you! xlbcgfqaxb Hello! Good Site! Thanks you! xlbcgfqaxb

]]> By: Iowa Progress » Mike Huckabee And The Maya http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-17747 Iowa Progress » Mike Huckabee And The Maya Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:30:16 +0000 http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-17747 [...] will be one of his Iowa campaign legislative co-chairs. (Alons joins former State Rep and conman Danny Carroll in taking a leadership role on the campaign.) Alons has publicly advocated his theory that the [...] […] will be one of his Iowa campaign legislative co-chairs. (Alons joins former State Rep and conman Danny Carroll in taking a leadership role on the campaign.) Alons has publicly advocated his theory that the […]

]]> By: Iowa Progress » Carroll Making A Comeback http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-24788 Iowa Progress » Carroll Making A Comeback Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:12:07 +0000 http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-24788 [...] Speaker Pro Tem Danny Carroll is running for Iowa House of Representatives again. Carroll, once labeled a rising star in [...] […] Speaker Pro Tem Danny Carroll is running for Iowa House of Representatives again. Carroll, once labeled a rising star in […]

]]> By: Paednoch http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-24828 Paednoch Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:31:44 +0000 http://iowaprogress.com/2006/11/03/carroll-scammed-old-lady-out-of-50000/#comment-24828 Thank god he is. Eric palmer must have downs syndrome. I have never stared at such a blank face in my life. The dude is so out to lunch it isn't even funny. He is a total dork. I gather my assessment from first hand information interacting with this moron in conversation at bike trail meetings and "appearances" at saints rest coffee shop in Grinnell. Now that Carroll isn't a "rising Star" we can be rest assured that the anti hetero nutcase in Colorado wont be pumping hordes of dollars into Eric "the retarded attorney" Palmer. Thank god he is. Eric palmer must have downs syndrome. I have never stared at such a blank face in my life. The dude is so out to lunch it isn’t even funny. He is a total dork. I gather my assessment from first hand information interacting with this moron in conversation at bike trail meetings and “appearances” at saints rest coffee shop in Grinnell.

Now that Carroll isn’t a “rising Star” we can be rest assured that the anti hetero nutcase in Colorado wont be pumping hordes of dollars into Eric “the retarded attorney” Palmer.

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