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2010-11-16 Home Front: Politix

Rep. Charles Rangel Guilty On 11 Of 13 Counts Of Violating Ethics Rules

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Posted by Sherry 2010-11-16 12:15|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 He said his former lawyers abandoned him after he paid them some $2 million

Hung out to dry......hows it feel charlie?

TROW DA BUM OUT!!!!!

Posted by armyguy 2010-11-16 12:30|| 2010-11-16 12:30|| Front Page Top

#2 He said his former lawyers abandoned him after he paid them some $2 million...

Well, Charlie, when someone bought you, you stayed bought, so at least ya got that going for ya...

Posted by tu3031 2010-11-16 12:47|| 2010-11-16 12:47|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm all for punishment by firing squad.

Crooked bastard stealing millions from the people of the United States deserves at least that. Most likely he will only get a wrist slap.

Posted by DarthVader 2010-11-16 12:53|| 2010-11-16 12:53|| Front Page Top

#4 He was just elected with 80% of the vote. Like the man he replaced, Adam Clayton Powell Jr.,if he is thrown out of the House his constituents will just re-elect him in the special election.

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2010-11-16 13:47|| 2010-11-16 13:47|| Front Page Top

#5 Throw him out and rescind his retirement. Let him live on whatever the people of New York are willing to give him. We, the people of the United States, don't need to be saddled with the cost of this jerk from now until he dies.

Posted by Old Patriot 2010-11-16 14:04|| 2010-11-16 14:04|| Front Page Top

#6 This is still the 111th Congress (a Dem majority). Perhaps they can also bring the Waters misconduct up and convict on that too.

Posted by Lord Garth 2010-11-16 14:09|| 2010-11-16 14:09|| Front Page Top

#7 Must be something about members of the CBC. They just can't keep their hands out of the public cookie jar. One would think they somehow believe that they are..... entitled to STEAL from the rest of us.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-11-16 14:14|| 2010-11-16 14:14|| Front Page Top

#8 Possible punishments include a House vote deploring Rangel's conduct, a fine and denial of privileges.

Seems too benign. What do you have to do to get real jail time as a congresscritter?

Posted by JohnQC 2010-11-16 15:13|| 2010-11-16 15:13|| Front Page Top

#9 What do you have to do to get real jail time as a congresscritter?

Commit any of these acts as a Republican ...

Posted by Steve White 2010-11-16 15:24|| 2010-11-16 15:24|| Front Page Top

#10 Charlie counterattacks with the "victim' card...

"How can anyone have confidence in the decision of the ethics subcommittee when I was deprived of due process rights, right to counsel and was not even in the room?" Rangel said in a written statement. "I can only hope that the full committee will treat me more fairly, and take into account my entire 40 years of service to the Congress before making any decisions on sanctions."

He called the panel's findings "unprecedented" because there was no rebuttal evidence. He complained that the rejection of his appeal for more time violated "the basic constitutional right to counsel."

Rangel, echoing a statement he made in August in a speech to the House, added, "any failings in my conduct were the result of "good faith mistakes" and were caused by "sloppy and careless recordkeeping, but were not criminal or corrupt."

Posted by tu3031 2010-11-16 15:32|| 2010-11-16 15:32|| Front Page Top

#11 Barney, limber up the wet noodle!

Posted by KBK 2010-11-16 16:55|| 2010-11-16 16:55|| Front Page Top

#12 Soon to play the elder statesman on MSNBC, time slotted to compete with Mr. Spitzer.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-11-16 19:20|| 2010-11-16 19:20|| Front Page Top

#13 remember when Chollie plays the "poor" card.: he has had a rental villa in the Dominican Republic, and has lived in/kept an office in 4 rent-controlled apartments in a very nice building, depriving 3 NY'ers of those apartments. He also transferred all his money to his wife so he could claim poverty. I hope she dumps the bastard

Posted by Frank G 2010-11-16 20:25|| 2010-11-16 20:25|| Front Page Top

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