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 Congress Convicts RangelPosted on Nov 16, 2010
Rep. Charlie Rangel may as well have stuck around for the full hearing. An ethics subcommittee convicted the veteran lawmaker Tuesday of 11 counts of naughty, having to do with fundraising, cheap rent and taxes. Rangel’s colleagues could decide to give him the boot, but he’s likelier to get off with just a reprimand. You can read about this story anywhere, but The Guardian’s take is particularly amusing. At the end of its story, the British newspaper appears confused that Americans could be bothered with one case of influence peddling when corruption in Congress is so ... normal. —PZS (Get a take from this side of the Atlantic over at The New York Times.)
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By Roger Lafontaine, November 17, 2010 at 12:51 pm Link to this comment
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Was Charlie naughty or merely a shambles, his bookkeeping that is ? I don’t know, I haven’t really paid much attention to this story, but if he is to be thrown out for his petty ‘thefts’, then why is Sen. McCain still in office when the Savings and Loan scandal threatened the entire US economy ?
Report thisBy Inherit The Wind, November 17, 2010 at 12:43 pm Link to this comment
Sometimes I think there’s no more despicable form of life than a Democratic politician in Washington.
Then I’m reminded that there is something far worse: Republican politicians in Washington.
Rangel was stupid and arrogant. There are many ways to be corrupt and accept graft in Washington without having to even DREAM about being condemned for it by your fellows. We see it every day.
I’m reminded of George Washington Plunkett on the difference between “honest” graft and “dishonest” graft. (Plunkett considered bid-rigging “honest” graft). Rangel crossed the line between “honest” graft and “dishonest” graft….Think of Max Baucus torpedoing the Health Care bill because of the all the campaign donations he got from the insurance industry.
Report thisBy FRTothus, November 17, 2010 at 12:15 pm Link to this comment
Retail crimes get wide-spread coverage and harsh reprimands, but the wholesale crimes of a War of Aggression and Torture and Mass Murder get a pass?
“And in the general hardening of outlook that set in ... practices which had been long abandoned - imprisonment without trial, the use of war prisoners as slaves, public executions, torture to extract confessions ... and the deportation of whole populations - not only became common again, but were tolerated and even defended by people who considered themselves enlightened and progressive.”
Report this(George Orwell, 1984)
By Potent_Placebo, November 17, 2010 at 9:32 am Link to this comment
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Aw…. give Charlie a break…. he was just taking his
Report thisrepublican tax breaks early.
By thethirdman, November 17, 2010 at 12:51 am Link to this comment
AmEx:
“Your a freakin idiot Rico!”
Hahaha, no AmEx, you’re the idiot.
Report thisBy SteveL, November 17, 2010 at 12:06 am Link to this comment
Note to Rep. Charlie Rangel: Stay tough, keep it up.
Report thisBy amex, November 16, 2010 at 9:39 pm Link to this comment
Your a freaking idiot Rico!
You not worthy of anymore commentary!
Report thisBy rico, suave, November 16, 2010 at 7:01 pm Link to this comment
I AM SHOCKED! How could the CBC have allowed this to happen? What about the 14th amendment? Aren’t African-Americans supposed to be bulletproof at the federal level? Does anyone need further proof that the Ethics Committee is a bunch of racist, carpetbagger, lynch mob bigots? God! I’m moving to Zimbabwe!
Advice to Charlie- Move your money to Switzerland before it’s too late. (I know- it’s a bunch of honkies ‘n’ shit over there but yo, they’s cool wit yo stash.)
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