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16 September 2008

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GOP delegate Gabriel Nathan Schwartz, being interviewed at the convention:

Schwartz was candid about how he envisioned change under a McCain presidency.

"Less taxes and more war," he said, smiling. He said the U.S. should "bomb the hell" out of Iran because the country threatens Israel.

Then he picked up a young woman at the hotel bar, took her back to his room, let her fix him a drink, and regained consciousness later to find she'd robbed him to the tune of $120,000.

post by: BoringPostcards at: 13:15 | 29 comments

And how is a belt worth $1000?

posted by plinth 16 September | 13:27

I wonder if it was random or was he targeted? Or a hoax!

posted by Ardiril 16 September | 13:31

And how is a belt worth $1000?

It was genuine third-world orphan hide.

posted by jonmc 16 September | 13:32

$1500 cell phone?

Were the belt and earrings his? For the off hours, maybe?

posted by small_ruminant 16 September | 13:38

I'm not against accessories for men, but when a man travels with more than $50,000 worth.... I dunno.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 16 September | 13:45

$4000 earrings would be a bit gaudy on a man, I think. Also, I'm pretty big on tolerating different political opinions, but...Good Lord, what an asshole.

posted by jonmc 16 September | 13:49

Someone stole your change.

posted by Hellbient 16 September | 13:50

and a $1500 cell phone? at that price it better come with a supermodel to dial it for you.

posted by jonmc 16 September | 13:51

at that price it better come with a supermodel to dial it for you.

Or to beat you with it.

posted by scody 16 September | 13:53

scody, this jagoff sounds like the type who would enjoy that.

posted by jonmc 16 September | 13:55

$50,000 worth of accessories seems perfectly reasonable for a man who is employed in the gangsta-rap industry.

posted by box 16 September | 14:13

I'm definitely leaning toward "he's lying". I think that has become my default reaction to Republicans.

posted by Ardiril 16 September | 14:13

He managed to get himself into the press at least three times during (and after) the convention, with one of those stories being about how fabulously rich he apparently is.

He is a lonely, lonely man desperate for attention and approval.

posted by mudpuppie 16 September | 14:36

Actually, let me rephrase that:

GOP delegate Gabriel Nathan Schwartz is a lonely, lonely man desperate for attention and approval.

Good. Now when he Googles himself, he might see that I said that.

*waves*

posted by mudpuppie 16 September | 14:37

He ought to enlist if he loves war so much. He had was wearing 50 grand, and can only afford a 319 dollar hotel room?

And christ, what an asshole. Sad that he's from Denver too, but then there are plenty of assholes out here. Myself included.

posted by eekacat 16 September | 14:44

Oh, and to see the video, here it is at a blog . I dunno about you, but smarmy comes to mind...

posted by eekacat 16 September | 14:50

I watched the video, and my first thought is..maybe the other Republicans set him up so they could cut him loose since he's such an embarssingly stupid prick.

posted by jonmc 16 September | 14:53

Wait a second. I've seen that guy before. I can't remember where, though.

He's a total plant.

posted by mudpuppie 16 September | 15:12

"I'm mudpuppie, and I approve this post about GOP delegate Gabriel Nathan Schwartz being a lonely, lonely man desperate for attention and approval"

posted by danf 16 September | 15:12

I love you mudpuppie!

posted by crush-onastick 16 September | 15:19

"I was drugged and had about $50,000 of personal items stolen, not the inflated number that the media is reporting from an inaccurate police report."

Jeez, I hope the media attention this story receives doesn't bring to light that Gabriel Nathan Schwartz filed a false police report filled with inflated figures just to rip off his insurance company. Because, while I'm not a hotshot lawyer, I think that might be illegal.

posted by box 16 September | 15:31

What? Gabriel Nathan Schwartz filed a false police report filled with inflated figures just to rip off his insurance company? That's not change we can believe in!

posted by scody 16 September | 15:33

Well, now, since Schwartz is, I'm told, a powerful lawyer and active in Republican politics, I think it's important to make this clear: I'm not saying for certain that Gabriel Nelson Schwartz filed a false police report filled with inflated figures just to rip off his insurance company. It does, however, seem like the most likely explanation for the apparent $70,000 discrepancy.

posted by box 16 September | 15:55

hm, I wonder if someone's gaming the system here...

posted by lonefrontranger 16 September | 15:57

Just watched the video. I for one think Gabriel Nathan Schwartz is just adorable. That smirk just lights up the room.

posted by Hellbient 16 September | 16:01

He said nucular! omg so cute!

posted by special-k 16 September | 16:20

I may as well admit this now. I am the woman whom Gabriel Nathan Schwartz met in that bar, and he drugged me. The next morning I woke up to find all this costume jewelry stuffed in my purse, and the belt was Parda.
[Photo courtesy of dashiv]

posted by Ardiril 16 September | 16:34

and the belt was Parda

and the watch was Rolodex.

posted by jonmc 16 September | 17:16

For those of you that missed it, here's our hero advertising his ambulance chaser law firm. The first dude sounds a bit like Kermit the Frog tho.

posted by eekacat 16 September | 22:25

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