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Re: Rangel Charged with Ethics Violations (UPDATED)
« Reply #25 on: July 24, 2010, 07:52:49 AM »
It's pathetic that someone has to call for it.  The sceeze ball shoulda done it already.
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Re: Rangel Charged with Ethics Violations (UPDATED)
« Reply #26 on: July 24, 2010, 08:23:11 AM »
I'm still waiting for my 'Rat moonbat to return the donation he made to her campaign.
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Re: Rangel Charged with Ethics Violations (UPDATED)
« Reply #27 on: July 24, 2010, 08:24:27 AM »
I'm still waiting for my 'Rat moonbat to return the donation he made to her campaign.

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Re: Rangel Charged with Ethics Violations (UPDATED)
« Reply #28 on: July 24, 2010, 09:31:30 AM »
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Re: Rangel Charged with Ethics Violations (UPDATED)
« Reply #29 on: July 24, 2010, 05:50:46 PM »
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Re: Rangel Charged with Ethics Violations (UPDATED)
« Reply #30 on: July 24, 2010, 06:16:28 PM »
The seat he holds will be filled by another of the same or worse most likely so for now is better to let him be a face of corruption into the fall election cycle.

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Re: Rangel Charged with Ethics Violations (UPDATED)
« Reply #31 on: July 24, 2010, 07:39:32 PM »
Drudge has a report. Rangle is asking for time. They're gonna either stretch this past the elections, or they're gonna sacrifice him to keep the corruption spotlight off themselves.

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Re: Rangel Charged with Ethics Violations (UPDATED)
« Reply #32 on: July 24, 2010, 07:45:43 PM »
When is dear Nancy going to come out with her words of support?

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Re: Rangel Charged with Ethics Violations (UPDATED)
« Reply #33 on: July 25, 2010, 12:13:33 PM »
When is dear Nancy going to come out with her words of support?

I was thinking where are the grusome twosome Al Sharton and Jesse Jackson not causing a issue about it
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Re: Rangel Charged with Ethics Violations (UPDATED)
« Reply #34 on: July 25, 2010, 03:03:03 PM »
When is dear Nancy going to come out with her words of support?

"Dear Nancy" supposedly is the one who pulled the trigger on the investigation being now.
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Re: Rangel Charged with Ethics Violations (UPDATED)
« Reply #35 on: July 25, 2010, 03:10:42 PM »
"Dear Nancy" supposedly is the one who pulled the trigger on the investigation being now.

I guess "draining the swamp" takes a little longer than I imagined.
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Re: Rangel Charged with Ethics Violations (UPDATED)
« Reply #36 on: July 29, 2010, 11:22:45 AM »


Embattled Representative Reportedly To Admit Ethical Wrongdoing
New York Congressman Charles Rangel has reportedly cut a deal to admit to ethical wrongdoing and avoid a potentially humiliating public trial.

Harlem friends of Rangel tell CBS 2 they have been told that the details could be unveiled when the House Ethics Committee meets Thursday afternoon.

It's the culmination of two years of scandal for the 20-term Democratic lawmaker. At issue is whether the former head of the House Ways and Means committee will admit to any serious ethical wrongdoing. Rangel is being charged with misusing his office for fundraising, failure to disclose income, belated payment of taxes and possible help with a tax shelter for a company whose chief executive was a major donor. WCBSTV


There must have been a lot of pressure on old Charlie.  The Dems know that a trial would have been bad for them this year.

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Re: Rangel Charged with Ethics Violations (UPDATED)
« Reply #37 on: July 29, 2010, 11:29:08 AM »
Anything less than him stepping down from his office is a travesty of justice.
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Re: Rangel Charged with Ethics Violations (UPDATED)
« Reply #38 on: July 29, 2010, 11:31:35 AM »
Unreal.. he should have been in prison some time ago with the rest of the bunch.


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Re: Rangel Charged with Ethics Violations (UPDATED)
« Reply #39 on: July 29, 2010, 11:32:10 AM »
Anything less than him stepping down from his office is a travesty of justice.
I give it better odds that he will get his committee chair back. :censored:

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Re: Rangel Charged with Ethics Violations (UPDATED)
« Reply #40 on: July 29, 2010, 12:14:11 PM »
"Culture of Corruption" anyone?
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Re: Rangel Charged with Ethics Violations (UPDATED)
« Reply #41 on: July 29, 2010, 12:26:38 PM »
I wanted to see the trial.  WTF?   Well, I hope this tars all the democrats, anyway. 

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Re: Rangel Charged with Ethics Violations (UPDATED)
« Reply #42 on: July 29, 2010, 12:41:01 PM »
Drain the swamp!!!  Drain the swamp!!!!

Oh wait--they're Democrats.  Nothing to see here, people--move along!
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Re: Rangel Charged with Ethics Violations (UPDATED)
« Reply #43 on: July 29, 2010, 12:50:36 PM »
Aaaaaaaand under the rug it goes!
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Re: Rangel Charged with Ethics Violations (UPDATED)
« Reply #44 on: July 29, 2010, 01:02:56 PM »
The House Ethics Committee is about to meet and read the charges publicly.  CSPAN should have streaming video or audio on their website.

link: http://cspan.org/Watch/C-SPAN3.aspx

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Re: Rangel Charged with Ethics Violations (UPDATED)
« Reply #45 on: July 29, 2010, 02:17:51 PM »
No deals for Charlie...
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Representative Charles B. Rangel  will stand public trial on 13 counts of violating House rules, after the veteran congressman failed to reach a settlement to avoid the rare and potentially embarrassing proceeding.

Talks to avert a hearing broke down last week, Mr. Rangel’s legal team and advisers say, over a disagreement about how much wrongdoing Mr. Rangel was willing to acknowledge. He has already admitted some of the minor charges, including failing to pay taxes on the Dominican villa income and failing to report hundreds of thousands of dollars in assets on his financial disclosure form, saying they were inadvertent.


http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/30/nyregion/30rangel.html
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Re: Rangel Charged with Ethics Violations (UPDATED)
« Reply #46 on: July 29, 2010, 02:21:28 PM »
No deals for Charlie...

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/30/nyregion/30rangel.html


They'll have time before the elections to broker some deal.  However, the panel is split with 4 derms and 4 Reps, so someone would have to defect.  They've been talking on FNC that any potential deal would have to gets lots of different people to agree to it.

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Re: Rangel Charged with Ethics Violations (UPDATED)
« Reply #47 on: July 29, 2010, 03:00:54 PM »
And another problem which both the Dems and potential GOP crossovers fail to recognize:

Any deal would be seen my most as one more reason to clean house in Washington, and the backlash of any slap on the wrist deal would be incredible.
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Re: Rangel Charged with Ethics Violations (UPDATED)
« Reply #48 on: July 29, 2010, 03:48:09 PM »
Oh, Hell yeah, Sparky.
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Re: Rangel Charged with Ethics Violations (UPDATED)
« Reply #49 on: July 29, 2010, 03:51:18 PM »
That's only if voters are paying attention. The Dems are probably gnashing their teeth at Charlie's failure to reach a deal. They want this done and out of the way PRONTO.

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