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FrankRep

07-23-2010, 05:46 PM

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Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.)

Yesterday, the House Ethics Committee made known that will be charging Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) with multiple ethics violations. by Mary McHugh

Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) Charged by House Ethics Committee (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/politics/4119-rangel-charged-by-house-ethics-committee)

Mary McHugh | The New American (http://www.thenewamerican.com/)
Friday, 23 July 2010

Yesterday, an investigative subcommittee of the House Ethics Committee, a bipartisan group of 10 Representatives — five Democrats and five Republicans — made known (http://www.citizensforethics.org/files/Press_Statement_Rangel_adjcomm.pdf) that it will be charging Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) with multiple ethics violations.

The specific charges will not be known until July 29 when an adjudicatory subcommittee of the House ethics panel meets to, as stated by the ranking Republican on the Ethics Committee Jo Bonner (Ala.), "determine whether any counts in the Statement of Alleged Violation have been proved by clear and convincing evidence and to make findings of fact."

After the announcement the 80-year-old Congressman commented, "I am pleased that, at long last, sunshine will pierce the cloud of serious allegations that have been raised against me in the media" and "I will be glad to respond to the allegations at such time as the Ethics Committee makes them public."

Despite his cheerful tone, the New York Post (http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/ethics_raps_put_rangel_on_trial_UWVIY8E3EdzJqDv5mH 08jM) reported that previous to his announcement, “The sharp-tongued Rangel was spotted arguing with Ethics Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) right before the bombshell charges were announced.” Also noted was the fact Rangel was on the Republican side of the aisle, away from his Democratic confreres.

Melanie Sloan of Citizens for Responsible Ethics in Washington called for his resignation in a news release (http://www.citizensforethics.org/blog/rangel-resign), saying, “The notoriously lax Ethics Committee has found substantial reason to believe that Rep. Rangel has violated federal law, House rules, or both. Now the question is whether Rep. Rangel will resign or endure a public trial that promises to be filled with detailed and undoubtedly embarrassing revelations of wrongdoing. Rep. Rangel has toughed it out as long as he could, the time clearly has come for him to resign. He can no longer effectively represent the citizens of New York.”

The Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/22/AR2010072204704.html) reported:

Sources familiar with the case said that Rangel could have avoided this showdown by accepting the subcommittee's findings. He was briefed on the allegations against him — as required by House rules — in recent weeks and he rejected them.

…In March, Rangel reluctantly stepped down as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee — a week after the ethics panel ruled in a separate case that he had broken congressional gift rules by accepting trips to conferences in the Caribbean that were financed by corporate interests. The panel said that, at a minimum, Rangel's staff knew about the corporate backing for the 2007 and 2008 trips — and that the congressman was therefore responsible.

In a section called “Sleazy Does It,” the New York Post listed the current possible charges against the Congressman as follows:

* Unpaid taxes: Rangel admitted he neglected to pay taxes on $75,000 in rental income from his villa in the Dominican Republic.
* Four rent-stabilized apartments: He leased the Harlem units, including one as an office — which is barred by state law.
* Undisclosed income: He failed to reveal to Congress more than $600,000 in assets and tens of thousands of dollars in income.
* Inappropriate fundraising: He wrote letters on official congressional stationery to solicit money to build the Rangel Center at CUNY.
* Pay-to-play: He preserved a tax shelter for an oil-drilling company, Nabors Industries, whose chief executive donated money to the Rangel Center.
* Breaking House rules: He stored his vintage Mercedes in the congressional garage.

While Rangel is unlikely to testify at next Thursday’s organizational meeting of the ethics subcommittee, he has told reporters he would attend the forum. He announced June 6 he would seek reelection. It is not thought that Rangel’s trial will start before his primary; House ethics committee rules prohibit the committee from acting 30 days before a primary and 60 days before an election. He and his lawyers will have at least 15 days to review the allegations against him before any trial commences.

Ken Spain, communications director for the National Republican Congressional Committee, spoke about some of the fallout that could come from the allegations (http://thehill.com/homenews/house/110429-ethics-committee-files-charges-against-rangel): “This is troubling news not only for Congressman Rangel, but for his most ardent defender — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. For over two years, the Charlie Rangel saga dragged on while Speaker Pelosi not only sat idly by, but encouraged her members to vote against an investigation into the deeply troubling matters at hand. It appears that Charlie Rangel will finally be judged by a jury of his peers, but unfortunately for the Speaker, the verdict is already out on what she promised would be the ‘most ethical Congress in history.’ “

In the past when commenting upon the behavior of Rangel, Speaker Pelosi has lightly said, “It was not something that jeopardized our country in any way." But now with elections at hand and falling poll numbers, she and other Democrats appear to be putting space between themselves and the embattled Rangel.

Said Fox News (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/07/23/rangels-ethics-troubles-emboldens-republicans-quiets-democrats-campaign-season/):

In a statement that conspicuously lacked any hint of support, Pelosi spokesman Brendan Daly said the action taken against Rangel "would indicate that the independent, bipartisan ethics committee process is moving forward."

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., dodged questions on Friday about how pushing the Rangel hearing back into late July and August could adversely affect Democrats in November's elections.

"The ethics process is working," Hoyer allowed.

The Hill (http://thehill.com/search?as_q=the+big+question&sort=date), Congress’ own daily newspaper, asked in today’s "The Big Question": “Will Rep. Charles Rangel survive his ethics scandal and win back his House seat?” TBQ regular contributor and John Birch Society president, John F. McManus, replied:

Only a few days ago, Mr. Rangel introduced a measure in the House seeking to reinstitute a military draft. His bill has no co-sponsors. It seems that he is attempting to deflect attention away from his alleged misdeeds with such a move. But the lack of support for his draft proposal likely indicates that his colleagues are distancing themselves from him. He has already stepped down from chairmanship of a powerful House committee, something he would not do if he were innocent of all the charges now facing him.

A few years ago, federal judge Alcee Hastings was impeached by the House, tried and convicted by the Senate, and removed from the bench. Undaunted, Hastings ran for Congress in Florida and won election to the House of Representatives. He serves currently as the congressman for Florida's 23rd district.

Could Charles Rangel survive numerous ethics charges and win reelection? If voters in Florida are willing to sweep a serious matter under the rug for Alcee Hastings and elect him, the possibility surely exists that voters in New York will do likewise for Rangel.

It is sad but true that many voters in America care little about the Constitution and a great deal about getting favors from government. They will overlook plenty in order to get "their" man or woman elected.

Of course, this elect-the-guy-who-is best-at-picking-taxpayers'-pockets approach is largely what has America in its current predicament in the first place. But increasing numbers of American voters appear to be seeing the light. The results will be known in November.

SOURCE:
http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/politics/4119-rangel-charged-by-house-ethics-committee

FrankRep

07-23-2010, 06:41 PM

Dianne

07-23-2010, 09:44 PM

You mean after all these years, the PIMP is finally going to be questioned?

Don't believe it.... Rangel will never suffer the consequences you and I would, faced with the same corruption charges he has.

Rangel will live to serve another 40 years, and sleep on the bench as others vote in his place when he is age 92.

TERM LIMITS.... My God guys, that is the no. 1 goal we must have... term limits for the Congress !!!!!! Rangel should have been gone 32 years ago.

FrankRep

07-24-2010, 06:15 PM

Rep. Charles Rangel says it would be Unpatriotic of Him to Resign Amid Ethics Scandal (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2010/07/24/2010-07-24_rep_charles_rangel_says_it_would_be_unpatriotic _of_him_to_resign_amid_ethics_sca.html)

NY Daily News
July 24th 2010

Embattled Rep. Charles Rangel said Saturday it would be unpatriotic to resign rather than fight his pending ethics charges - despite a call that he do so to save the Democratic party.

"Well, it wouldn't be the American thing to do \[to step aside\]. I think I owe it to the process to find out first what the investigative committee finds out," Rangel told reporters after speaking at Harlem Hospital.

The 80-year-old legendary lawmaker is accused of failing to pay taxes, abusing rent-control rules and trading donations for favors. A public federal trial on Thursday will determine his fate after a two year investigation.

"Now at long last this heavy burden has been released - at least it will be on Thursday," he said.

Lawyers tried to negotiate with the 40-year Congressman to avoid a messy trial, but he refused to settle.

"I don't know how I can make a deal when no one knows what they've found," he said.

Rangel is up for re-election this fall, and already Rep. Betty Sutton (D-Ohio) has asked him to step down because she fears his scandal will hurt the Democrats during midterm elections.
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Full Story:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2010/07/24/2010-07-24_rep_charles_rangel_says_it_would_be_unpatriotic _of_him_to_resign_amid_ethics_sca.html

FrankRep

07-26-2010, 12:54 PM

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Democrat Charles Rangel.

H.R. 5741 Slave bill now in Committee (http://www.infowars.com/h-r-5741-slave-bill-now-in-committee/)

Infowars.com
July 26, 2010

Slavery has a new name: “Mandatory Service”, introduced July 15th 2010 by Charles Rangel (http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/charles-rangel-faces-public-trial-ethics-committee-allegations-charges-new-york-democrat-11240855).

H.R. 5741 (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-5741) will give the president the authority “To require all persons in the United States between the ages of 18 and 42 to perform national service, either as a member of the uniformed services or in civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security, to authorize the induction of persons in the uniformed services during wartime to meet end-strength requirements of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.”

Barely a year after introducing H.R. 1444, which was supposed to form a “Congressional Commission on Civic Service to study methods of improving and promoting volunteerism and national service, and for other purposes”, Congress has upped the ante. Anyone between 18 and 42 will be eligible for a two year commitment of civilian or military service. With more college graduates working for the fast food industry, a depression era unemployment rate and less people retiring; the government will have plenty of eligible able bodies to move into the slave ranks.
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SOURCE:
http://www.infowars.com/h-r-5741-slave-bill-now-in-committee/

FrankRep

07-27-2010, 04:20 PM

YumYum

07-27-2010, 05:23 PM

Rangel, ethics panel lawyers talking settlement (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100727/ap_on_go_co/us_rangel_ethics)

Associated Press
July 27, 2010

New York Democrat Charles Rangel made a last-minute effort Tuesday to settle his ethics case and prevent a House trial that could embarrass him and damage the Democratic Party.

: "In previous cases, the only matter to go through a trial was the case of former Rep. Jim Traficant of Ohio, who was expelled by a 420-1 vote in 2002. He went to prison after his conviction for racketeering and bribery."

What Rangel is accused of is a lot more serious than what Traficant was sent to prison for.

FrankRep

07-29-2010, 12:35 PM

Rangel Reaches Tentative Deal With Ethics Panel
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703578104575397303987006546.html?m od=WSJ_hpp_LEADNewsCollection

erowe1

07-29-2010, 12:36 PM

Republicans should pull a switcheroo on the Dems and start lining up commending Rangel. Not paying his taxes is arguably the most patriotic thing he's ever done.

ItsTime

07-29-2010, 12:37 PM

TERM LIMITS.... My God guys, that is the no. 1 goal we must have... term limits for the Congress !!!!!! Rangel should have been gone 32 years ago.

Yup so should have Ron Paul. Ron Paul should not be in office now. We should demand he not run again. And we should thank god there was never a Ron Paul revolution. :rolleyes:

FrankRep

07-29-2010, 12:40 PM

TERM LIMITS.... My God guys, that is the no. 1 goal we must have... term limits for the Congress !!!!!! Rangel should have been gone 32 years ago.

The Voters will just vote in another corrupt politician. Terms Limits can't fix an uneducated electorate. Education is the Key.

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Nothing Can Replace an Informed Electorate (http://www.jbs.org/jbs-news-feed/5725-ceo-january-2010-informed-electorate)

Arthur R. Thompson, CEO | John Birch Society (http://www.jbs.org/)
January 2010 Newsletter

The year 2010 will be an eventful year. We will not be looking for things to do. They will be all around us.

While we cannot allow ourselves to be tricked into trying to move forward with only defensive efforts, we will also be faced with the necessity for holding the general constitutionalist movement together. It is essential that we thwart the negative and counterproductive influences the Insiders have created for this movement.

Sadly, we will once again have to spend time alerting our own friends and the many natural movement constituents about a number of issues the Insiders will be attempting to promote through their control of certain conservative media, think tanks, and major party leaders. We can expect a stream of conservative rhetoric aimed at good people. But the Insiders plan to reap the action.

Happily, what needs to be done is certainly “doable.”

The issues we are concerned about will appear to the lesser informed as solutions to the major problems promoted by the socialists. We will have to show that these will never be solutions but, instead, will constitute dangerous steps toward the destruction of our liberty.

Already we are witnessing the rhetoric taking on a “Birch” hue. We are noticing that even CFR members, such as Newt Gingrich (http://bit.ly/71DlnL), are calling for more responsibility when it comes to reasons why we need to defeat the healthcare initiative. He is positioning himself as a true conservative, just as he did in the early 1990s. Others are cloaking themselves in Birch slogans about the importance of our Republic and the threat posed by the United Nations.

As we do our work educating our fellow Americans, we must continually present ourselves as The John Birch Society and use our motto, “Less Government, More Responsibility, and — with God’s Help — a Better World.” In the first part of this defining motto, we brand the name of the Society as the advocate of less, not different, government. In the second part, we take a stand away from the rest of the field with an emphasis on the moral sense.

We will thus demonstrate that we have long stood for less government as well as promoting responsibility for ourselves, our families, our organizations, our businesses, our communities, etc. And, more importantly, we demonstrate that we stand on moral grounds, not just philosophical arguments.

For we are witnessing among the newly emerging organizations, along with the problems stemming from false solutions offered by some, an unhealthy trend away from morality-based arguments. We need to inject into these organizations an appreciation for the moral base contained in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and how our nation cannot be separated from it without dire consequences.

While we are encouraged by the development of these new grassroots efforts, the problems we see in some new organizations are:

* There is no organization in the sense of committed members in local chapters working together in their local areas to develop personal relationships. What many do not realize is that there has to be a sense of neighborliness in all we do, establishing friendships to the point of nearly being “family” with other activists. Only in this manner can we ultimately understand, trust, and rely on those with whom we will be linking arms. Personal relationships are important for outreach and acceptance by opinion molders of basic principles and sound positions on issues. People listen to those they know and trust.

* These new organizations do most of their work in a non-outreach manner, not contacting opinion molders on a one-to-one basis to educate them, but trying to sway people by simply demonstrating their numbers with rallies and other public demonstrations.

* Most lack experience. This manifests itself in their not being able to differentiate friends from enemies and in not knowing what the proper solutions to problems are. Sometimes, no solution is the best alternative.

Frankly, there is no solution to what ails our country aside from educating the electorate. None!

Look At What’s Being Offered: Let’s take a look at some of the solutions being offered and examine them from the perspective of the need for an informed and constitutionally-minded electorate.

Political candidates or politics in general: Without an informed electorate, there may be a change from an obviously bad politician. But replaced by whom? Even if someone bad is replaced with a good alternative, the voters frequently revert to the bad in the next election simply because they lack understanding. Many voters will once again choose the candidate who offers the most government programs.

The same holds true in the arena of party politics. Without truly informed political activists guiding them, party workers who arise from the ranks of concerned citizens will be manipulated and used by the party hierarchy every time. This is particularly true when coupled with a lack of experience.

Term Limits: The solution known as term limits is again being touted as the alternative to bad politics. It is again trying to gain strength. Even if limiting terms were a solution, those behind the term-limits movement have usually segued this initiative into support for a constitutional convention (Con-Con) (http://bit.ly/86gnAu). The cry for term limits has often been a call for a Con-Con.

The idea of term limitation is not unique to the United States; it exists in many other countries. It no more helps in foreign countries that practice term limits than it will help here. Limiting terms rarely if ever changes anything because the people have not been educated. They end up swapping a veteran bad guy for a newer bad guy. Without an informed electorate, voters will continue to make the same mistakes at the polls while believing that they have solved problems.

Limiting terms was one of the reasons our Founders called a convention to amend the Articles of Confederation. It sounds like a good solution to many. But in practice, those who know they can’t be reelected become a serious problem during their final term. They frequently vote for truly outrageous measures on their way out of office. One of the over-riding influences on a politician is knowledge that he must perform responsibly so he can be reelected. Practically everything hinges on this desire. Politicians who know that the people will elect or reject them based on a particular issue will “go with the flow.” Not out of conviction, but out of a desire to be reelected.

Many who served in the Congress under the Articles of Confederation and were term-limited out became concerned only with filling their pockets by “selling” their vote. They knew they couldn’t be reelected so they did what they could for themselves before their term expired. It was one of the reasons prompting the call for amendments to the Articles that led to a whole new governmental document, the Constitution. The new Constitution then dropped the term limit provision.

Also, term limits works both ways. If the electorate begins to elect constitutionalists, shouldn’t concerned Americans want them reelected? Larry McDonald, Ron Paul, Jesse Helms, and many other good legislators would have been eliminated had term limits been in force. Limiting terms is actually a limitation on voter freedom. The better course is: If you do not like a politician, change the voters who will then change the politician.

Constitutional Convention and Amendments: Some are again calling for a Con-Con, not even bothering to disguise the call behind a resolution for an amendment because the current Constitution is not being adhered to. What makes anyone think that politicians who are not adhering to the Constitution we have, will abide by provisions contained in a new document? Or, in new amendments?

Some of the amendments being proposed may have some merit. (The best amendments would lead to repeal of several previous amendments.) The problem is that we look at the amendments and not the process being suggested to enact them. The process most often heard involves the very dangerous constitutional convention.

We have all seen the petitions. They all start with praiseworthy “Whereas” clauses containing grievances we can agree on. The list may be long or short. But it is not the “Whereas” clauses that contain the teeth. It is the “Therefore” clause at the end where the dangerous solution may lie.

Over the past 30 years, we have seen many amendments proposed: anti-abortion, balanced budget, anti-flag burning, term limits, returning power to the states, etc. These are all appealing to conservatives. But many contain a “Therefore” clause calling for a Con-Con that is not an antidote to the problem but poison to the Republic.

Again, if those in power do not now adhere to the Law (the Constitution), what makes anyone think that they will honor a new amendment or an entirely new document? In addition, who would be the delegates to a Con-Con? We no longer have Washington, Madison, Hamilton, Jay, and the other statesmen of their day. We have Obama, Pelosi, Reid, Gingrich, Graham, and others like them. These are the types the electorate chooses now. How would delegates to a Con-Con be any different? The solution again is the education of the electorate.

Civil War/Civil Disobedience: We have been seeing this as a solution being offered to frustrated people. It is even being propagated by Russians on YouTube as a predictable consequence for the future of the United States. This is not the only arena in which we have been witnessing Russians and Cubans attempting to influence the so-called Right Wing. Again, this has been occurring because of a lack of understanding and experience among our nation’s newly aroused people.

I have news for anyone considering civil disobedience: An M-16 will not stand up against an F-16. While your gun may protect you from local criminals and make some rogue think twice before breaking into your home, a government to which you willingly acquiesce has many ways to disarm the people.

How about a telephone call from your local school telling you that Johnny has been detained until you come down to the schoolhouse with your guns and turn them in? Or a requirement that you tell which of your neighbors is withholding guns from the State?

In the dead of winter, the authorities could cut off all electricity in an area until all guns are turned in. Food distribution could cease too. It doesn’t take long for the grocery stores to become empty if trucks stop rolling into town. If you stand out among your neighbors with a generator or obviously well-fed children, your own neighbors will turn on you, or turn you in for warmth and food. It’s that simple.

Civil war works only if the entire neighborhood, the city, the county, and the state populations agree to stand — which means they would have to at least understand the problem.

The same holds true for civil disobedience, the tactic of the Left. Under current laws, such action can be interpreted as acts of terrorism, and will be so labeled if engaged in by constitutionalists. The Left will get away with it. With the current state of things, some are more equal than others! And besides, the Left will be acting on the instructions of the State to support the State’s initiatives.

We can never advocate putting people into harms way. The result is never good for the individuals involved.

Again, the solution is an informed electorate. And if the people are well-informed, there is no need for civil war or civil disobedience since they will elect good people to Congress. An armed but ignorant citizenry is no guarantor of liberty.

Work Left To Be Done: So we have our work cut out for us. Not only in informing the newly awakened about false solutions and dangerous politicians, but informing the opinion molders in our communities with real outreach activities.

There is no solution that will work if we don’t create an informed electorate in our own communities. Our system of government is based upon it. An informed electorate is the ultimate solution.

This is why the Insiders have worked so hard for so many decades to capture the means of educating our youth, as well as to capture the media and many other sources of information. They want a dumbed-down population (http://www.amazon.com/deliberate-dumbing-down-america-Chronological/dp/0966707109) that is kept ignorant of the facts needed to preserve our heritage. The dumbing down of the people is even accomplished by many conservative-appearing groups.

Some have been critical of our decision to shut down the summer camps and segue into a broader education program for youth. But our program is aimed at the ultimate solution, not simply educating a very small number of students at considerable expense in money, time, and effort. This holds true for what we are doing with our websites as well. Everything we are doing in these areas is designed to enhance and accelerate the education of the electorate — not just talk to ourselves.

Let me add some comments about another subject: the threat posed by terrorism.

Some have questioned the necessity of our effort to inform people as to what is really behind the war on terror. Let me explain.

We are witnessing the growing threat of communism south of our border. A few examples of recent events:

* In Honduras, the Congress and the Supreme Court threw out the Marxist President because he was attempting to stay beyond the legally established limit for his term. He was expelled from the country, and immediately began looking for support. And he has received support from other Latin American leaders such as Hugo Chavez of Venezuela who could hardly be more of a Leftist. At first, our government demanded that the Honduran leader be returned to power. Public pressure changed this over the last few months. The Hondurans then held a legal election to replace the president, and their decision to hold it was supported before the fact by only two other Latin America countries: Costa Rica and Panama.

* In Venezuela, the Russians are now building arms factories. They have already armed Chavez with jet fighters, helicopters, and other weapons. The factories would not be needed if they were only going to arm the Venezuelan army with AK47s. As bad as that would be, it could be done from the factories in Russia. The factories being constructed in Venezuela will obviously arm other Latin American armies and/or terrorist organizations.

* In Uruguay, the recent election placed a man into power who was the founder of a Marxist terrorist organization inspired by the Cuban revolution. He will continue the socialist agenda of the previous president — and then some.

While these examples may be recent, they are not the exception.

Meanwhile, our armed forces are in the Middle East fighting so-called Islamic terrorists while our borders remain wide open. The countries to our south are encouraging migration into the United States and the conditions for future trouble are being laid. Some of these people are being organized into brigades of street gangs and political rent-a-mobs.

It does not take a wild imagination to see possible trouble on the horizon at home. We may very well need our troops to take care of business at home instead of chasing ghosts on the other side of the world.

Islamic terror is communist led (http://bit.ly/4yg4xS). It is directed out of Russia for the Insiders. We will not end the threat of terror until we recognize this fact and the additional fact that it is designed as part of a master plan to subjugate the American people.

Our fighting men and women are overseas while the danger increases south of home.

Why fight terror in the Middle East while Cuban and other Russian surrogates are building terror to our south?

SOURCE:
http://www.jbs.org/jbs-news-feed/5725-ceo-january-2010-informed-electorate

erowe1

07-29-2010, 12:44 PM

TERM LIMITS.... My God guys, that is the no. 1 goal we must have... term limits for the Congress !!!!!! Rangel should have been gone 32 years ago.

I don't think we could expect our legislators to behave better when they're all lame ducks and have no incentive to act in the interest of anyone other than the lobbying firms that they want to hire them when their terms are up.

DirtMcGirt

07-29-2010, 01:04 PM

ItsTime

07-29-2010, 01:09 PM

Answering if he should get the boot. Are you fox news?
YouTube - Rep. Charlie Rangel Berates Luke Russert and MSNBC for Questions About Alleged Ethics Violations (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s07eOyUeMFc&feature=player_embedded)

Asking legitimate questions now gets you labeled as "Fox News". The world is upside down.

Bruno

07-29-2010, 01:11 PM

YumYum

07-29-2010, 01:49 PM

good for that reporter.

"It doesn't really sound like MSNBC asking these questions...they used to have respect..."

By respect, I guess the mean to omit asking tough questions of a politician who is under ethics investigations.

Rangel has gotta go, but I fear they will slap his wrist (or less)

CNN said that Rangel is cutting a deal. I find it vile.

Martha Stewart did time for lying to the Feds.

He should be doing 10 years for his crimes. He was the first causality of Affirmative Action and hopefully the last.

Imaginos

07-29-2010, 02:05 PM

Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) keeps pushing for Military Draft
Rangel again calls for military draft
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hTZ9OdbSHnQ0PcY8zXXBrh5QW3pwD9GVORD84
Rangel Pushes Draft Legislation Once More
http://www.prisonplanet.com/rangel-pushes-draft-legislation-once-more.html
Hey Rangel, we'd consider it if you have your sons and daughters sign up first.
Otherwise, shut the fuck up and go back to lick your masters' assholes.

Imaginos

07-29-2010, 02:11 PM

CNN said that Rangel is cutting a deal. I find it vile.

Martha Stewart did time for lying to the Feds.

He should be doing 10 years for his crimes. He was the first causality of Affirmative Action and hopefully the last.
Hopefully, Rangel will be sharing his cell with some thug who has unstoppable lust for other guy's ass.

YumYum

07-29-2010, 02:13 PM

Hopefully, Rangel will be sharing his cell with a guy who has unstoppable lust for other guy's ass.

lol. They said he will not have to go to jail; he won't even have to resign from Congress.

His punishment will be that they will strap him to a chair and make him listen to a Sarah Palin speech.:D

HOLLYWOOD

07-29-2010, 02:39 PM

Here's the C-SPAN 3 Hearing coverage.... Listen to some of the BS coming out of that looney, Zoe Lufgren (D-CA)
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/id/229311

Here 'THE HILL' reports a Deal cut with Charlie Rangel to avoid a public hearing and humiliation :
http://hewreck.com/rep-charles-rangel-strikes-deal-with-10-member-ethics-committee/

Ethics panel brings 13 counts against embattled Rep. Rangel
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/111641-ethics-recites-rangel-charges-

FrankRep

07-29-2010, 02:40 PM

YumYum

07-29-2010, 02:46 PM

Bruno

07-29-2010, 02:47 PM

GOP: NO DEAL - TRIAL!

Panel hits Rangel with 13 alleged ethics charges
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100729/ap_on_go_co/us_rangel_ethics;_ylt=AmSHkpAqWcF_51Lkl3YtLGGs0NUE ;_ylu=X3oDMTNnNGJpaTA4BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNzI5L3Vz X3JhbmdlbF9ldGhpY3MEY2NvZGUDbW9zdHBvcHVsYXIEY3Bvcw MyBHBvcwM4BHB0A2hvbWVfY29rZQRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5 BHNsawN

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/30/nyregion/30rangel.html?_r=2&hp

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"The 42-member Congressional Black Caucus has warned Democrats against a rush to judgment, and any lawmaker with a significant African-American constituency must consider whether it's worth asking Rangel to quit."

ffs

HOLLYWOOD

07-29-2010, 03:04 PM

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"The 42-member Congressional Black Caucus has warned Democrats against a rush to judgment, and any lawmaker with a significant African-American constituency must consider whether it's worth asking Rangel to quit."

ffs

WHAT... You mean the Adjudicatory Subcommittee of the House Standards of Official Conduct Committee which is chaired and majority by Democrats are RACISTS? I KNEW IT!

Bring it on; Chris Mathews, OlberHatemann, and MadCow.... oh and you too Congressional Black Caucus... let's hear the racist rants!

FrankRep

07-30-2010, 12:51 PM

Ethics panel wants Rangel reprimanded; least severe punishment...
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/ethics_committee_wants_rangel_reprimanded_9IZ3aIoi oxN4S6pMfIsu5K

Bruno

07-30-2010, 01:01 PM

Is a remprimand like a strongly-worded letter?

HOLLYWOOD

07-30-2010, 01:20 PM

Is a reprimand like a strongly-worded letter?

NO... It's a Hypocritical Political Joke to protect the aristocracy on Capital Hill

acptulsa

07-30-2010, 01:35 PM

TERM LIMITS.... My God guys, that is the no. 1 goal we must have... term limits for the Congress !!!!!! Rangel should have been gone 32 years ago.

There's a lot to be said for term limits. But there's also something to be said against them.

Rep. Paul would be the very first to go.

acptulsa

07-30-2010, 01:36 PM

As for whether the Ethics Committee will accomplish anything, well...

'The American people would trade ten investigations for one conviction.'--Will Rogers

Soca Taliban

07-30-2010, 03:02 PM

Answering if he should get the boot. Are you fox news?
YouTube - Rep. Charlie Rangel Berates Luke Russert and MSNBC for Questions About Alleged Ethics Violations (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s07eOyUeMFc&feature=player_embedded)What a arrogant bastard!! I tell you each day increases my hate and disdain for the actions of these evil politicians.

lx43

07-30-2010, 10:15 PM

What a arrogant bastard!! I tell you each day increases my hate and disdain for the actions of these evil politicians.

Rangel knows thats best for you. ;)

I hope this socialist pig is run out of Congress in disgrace.

FrankRep

07-31-2010, 07:06 AM

Democrats say Rangel should resign...
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5guL87z4PHsrubvj02ZL9F_bAKF2wD9H9KLMG0

OBAMA: TIME FOR RANGEL TO END CAREER 'WITH DIGNITY'...
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0710/Obama_Time_for_Rangel_to_end_career_with_dignity.h tml

FrankRep

08-12-2010, 03:04 PM

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100812/i/r1919397484.jpg?x=400&y=266&q=85&sig=An62KRJT1aBnb45l6GotBg--

Rangel: 'This ain't no funeral'...
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/rangel_this_ain_no_funeral_QCImldjTTxFzmW5ayXcVhP

VIDEO: Charlie Busts a Move!
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/politics/Friends_rally_round_Rangel-100509129.html

FrankRep

08-24-2010, 08:38 AM

Rangel Criticizes Obama For ‘Dignity’ Remark (http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/08/24/rangel-criticizes-obama-for-dignity-remark/)

CBS/AP
August 24, 2010

Rep. Charles Rangel has shot back at President Obama’s recent comment that he “end his career with dignity.”

Speaking at a candidate’s forum in Harlem Monday night, Rangel said the president hasn’t “been around long enough to determine what my dignity is.”
...

SOURCE:
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/08/24/rangel-criticizes-obama-for-dignity-remark/

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Flashback:

DSA-Members: American Socialist Voter - Democratic Socialists of America - Oct 1, 2009
http://www.scribd.com/doc/35733956/DSA-Members-American-Socialist-Voter-Democratic-Socialists-of-America-10-1-09

American Socialists Release Names of 70 Congressional Democrats in Their Ranks
http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2010/08/american-socialists-release-names-of-70-congressional-democrats-in-their-caucus/

http://therealbarackobama.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/dsa-new.jpg

Con. Charles Rangel (D-NY) is listed.

HOLLYWOOD

08-24-2010, 08:50 AM

You've got to be shitten me... the address is:

75 Maiden Ln (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=59.772783,111.445313&ie=UTF8&t=h&g=75+MAIDEN+LANE,+NEW+YORK,+NY+10038&source=embed&geocode=FekmbQIdqbyW-w&split=0)http://maps.gstatic.com/intl/en_us/mapfiles/transparent.png

New York, NY 10038

The Fuckin FED! This is getting better than a conspiracy movie.

Rangel Criticizes Obama For ‘Dignity’ Remark (http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/08/24/rangel-criticizes-obama-for-dignity-remark/)

CBS/AP
August 24, 2010

Rep. Charles Rangel has shot back at President Obama’s recent comment that he “end his career with dignity.”

Speaking at a candidate’s forum in Harlem Monday night, Rangel said the president hasn’t “been around long enough to determine what my dignity is.”
...

SOURCE:
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/08/24/rangel-criticizes-obama-for-dignity-remark/ (http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/08/24/rangel-criticizes-obama-for-dignity-remark/)

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Flashback:

DSA-Members: American Socialist Voter - Democratic Socialists of America - Oct 1, 2009
http://www.scribd.com/doc/35733956/DSA-Members-American-Socialist-Voter-Democratic-Socialists-of-America-10-1-09 (http://www.scribd.com/doc/35733956/DSA-Members-American-Socialist-Voter-Democratic-Socialists-of-America-10-1-09)

American Socialists Release Names of 70 Congressional Democrats in Their Ranks
http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2010/08/american-socialists-release-names-of-70-congressional-democrats-in-their-caucus/ (http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2010/08/american-socialists-release-names-of-70-congressional-democrats-in-their-caucus/)

http://therealbarackobama.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/dsa-new.jpg

Con. Charles Rangel (D-NY) is listed.