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I changed the last paragraph to more accuratly represent the controversy and not make it seem that Jewish groups are targeting him becasue he is an arab. -Moshe Constantine Hassan Al-Silverberg

Contents 1 The Hezbollah quote 2 Religion 3 Corruption 4 Issues and Legislation 5 Issues

[edit] The Hezbollah quote

There's a quote attributed to Issa in a hitpiece by Debbie Schlussel. She gives her source as the Beirut Daily Star from October 2001, but I haven't been able to track that down. The Daily Star has a website, and the search page gives date options going back to 1996, but their search functionality gives only errors at the moment. Searching Google for mentions of Issa's name on the Daily Star website shows only more recent results. There are no reputable sources on the internet with this quote, all of them come from Schlussel.

Apparently Issa generally denies making statements sympathetic of Hezbollah. Given that the current source is secondhand, coming from someone with a history of attacking Issa, potentially distorting things for her own self-promotional purposes, I think the quote's going to have to come out for now. If somebody can find a reliable source for it, this can be reconsidered. In the meantime, we need to follow the lead of reputable publications like the San Diego Union-Tribune, which discusses the battles between Issa and Schlussel, but doesn't repeat quotes without knowing where they really come from. --Michael Snow 00:32, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

Issa interview at [1]. I Dont have the time to read it right now, but there may be some useful things there to include in the article. --Asbl 15:49, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Religion

Is there a source for Darrell Issa being an Antiochian Orthodox as opposed to Non-denominational Protestant? --Kevinkor2 18:39, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Because of no reply, I removed religion as being unsourced. --Kevinkor2 06:29, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

It's probably best - it doesn't appear to be very clear. Newsweek says "Protestant (no denomination)"[2] but NNDB says "Eastern Orthodox"[3]. The only direct evidence I could find was that he attended the 45th General Convention of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese [4] - but just because he attended doesn't make an Antiochian Orthodox adherent. —RP88 07:18, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Corruption

Viewing the trail of documentation [5] in the Lam case it is seemingly obvious she unfortunately were following the money trail and this was leading far too close for comfort to Issa's supporters. Once again it has proven that if you have enough money in your pocket you can hire and fire anyone, even people who are supposed to be non-political and follow crime wherever it leads and not just depending on if it is an easy target or convenient for the local politicos.
All in all I hope his district wises up and votes him out of office come around next election. I sincerely hope the Democrat organization will use all that comes out about the Lam case against him. -- Lindus 18:08, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Issues and Legislation

It would be nice if these politician entries focused more on the actual positions that these guys have on issues, and the legislation that they have helped to introduce. Jumping right into allegations and controversies smacks of "partisan hackery." When I look up these people on Wikipedia, it is often to look for this kind of information, not so much seeing their dirty laundry. Just my two cents. Quigonpaj 12:35, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Issues

I don't think Issa would benefit by a discussion of position. He doesn't appear to actually have any, just opposition to other representatives positions. Govtrak (which is mostly nonpartisan http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400196) puts him as a centrist but if you ever watch him on CSPAN, well, it is mainly because he will object to anything. On the Internet, we call such people trolls.

For example, from a couple of recent CSPAN broadcasts

Issa's first statements to a European scientist testifying at a Congressional Hearing on Global Warming about his research: ISSA: "Do you believe in God? My constituents believe in God."

Issa's last statement at an Ethics committee hearing to the Inspector General of the GSA: ISSA: "I think you had a personal agenda in reporting that Hatch act violation. If you want to keep your job, you had better find some way to fix it." The IG had reported (not prosecuted) a Hatch act violation by the head of the GSA, something he was required to do by law.

And, of course, Issa's all time classic (at another ethics committee hearing): ISSA: "I want to object to the amendment!" WAXMAN: "Could we read it first?" ISSA: "Why are you stopping me from objecting?" WAXMAN: "I'm not. It just that the amendment has to be introduced before you can object to it."

Recordings of the Waxman, Mica, and Issa confrontations at ethics committee meetings on CSPAN is a favorite at many Political Science students drinking parties, where they are viewed as a sort of political science Extreme Wrestling event and the basis of a drinking game. 71.239.175.188 05:32, 7 June 2007 (UTC)