Rangel: Not corrupt, just irresponsible

Takeda Shingen · 11-18-10, 04:18 PM

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_1...83-503544.html

The new 'I am not a crook' speech. Give it up Charlie; you're poison to yourself and everyone around you.

mookiemookie · 11-18-10, 04:26 PM

And censure too. Talk about a smack on the wrist. It must be nice knowing you can get caught committing fraud and get nothing more than letter and some procedural bullpoop as punishment.

I agree. He should show some integrity and step down.

AVGWarhawk · 11-18-10, 04:32 PM

He should be tried in a court of law like the rest of us would have been.

Takeda Shingen · 11-18-10, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

He should be tried in a court of law like the rest of us would have been.

Yep.

Bubblehead1980 · 11-18-10, 04:41 PM

Charlie Rangel has no integrity so no shock,.Yet the poor fools in Harlem will prob elect him until the day he dies.

tater · 11-18-10, 05:00 PM

Step down? He should be booted from his party. Assuming they were not just as corrupt as he is.

Takeda Shingen · 11-18-10, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by tater

Step down? He should be booted from his party. Assuming they were not just as corrupt as he is.

If we boot all who are corrupt, there'd be no one left to run congress. That would be fine with me too.

GoldenRivet · 11-18-10, 05:07 PM

a conversation i had with my mom on Tuesday:

HER: "The IRS has decided now all that i cannot write off the rental properties i own as part of a 'business', and they have also decided that i owe them $30,000."

ME: "Run for congress... then you dont have to pay ****."

11-18-10, 05:21 PM

His district re-elected him. Only congress can remove him now. It says something about his district. I think you can figure what that is.

GoldenRivet · 11-18-10, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by The Third Man

His district re-elected him. Only congress can remove him now. It says something about his district. I think you can figure what that is.

I have a guess

the_tyrant · 11-18-10, 05:50 PM

the method of combating corruption here is quite ineffective
because no matter how much you hate your local politician, they deserve to get payed more in real liquid capital
I believe that Singapore's method of increasing the wages of politicians is a good method

Takeda Shingen · 11-18-10, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the_tyrant

the method of combating corruption here is quite ineffective
because no matter how much you hate your local politician, they deserve to get payed more in real liquid capital
I believe that Singapore's method of increasing the wages of politicians is a good method

Corruption has been around since the dawn of organized government. No policy is ever going to change it.

11-18-10, 06:02 PM

The neo-cons don't care. He is on the Obamacare death list.

Takeda Shingen · 11-18-10, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by The Third Man

The neo-cons don't care. He is on the Obamacare death list.

You're right, they don't care, but if he was a fetus, gay or a stem cell, the Neo-Cons would be all over him.

Platapus · 11-18-10, 06:06 PM

I think it is terrible the way Congress pushes this under the covers.

I can not understand any rational for not expelling him from office

And yet, we still keep re-electing these people into office.

What does that say about the average American voter? <and keep it clean>

I guess I am more bothered by the accepting attitude of

1. They all do it
2. The "other" side does it

Nether should be acceptable.

But as long as the people vote for the little "R" and "D"s little will change. And that makes me feel sad for my country.

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Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Rangel: Not corrupt, just irresponsible http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_1...83-503544.html The new 'I am not a crook' speech. Give it up Charlie; you're poison to yourself and everyone around you.

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mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	And censure too. Talk about a smack on the wrist. It must be nice knowing you can get caught committing fraud and get nothing more than letter and some procedural bullpoop as punishment. I agree. He should show some integrity and step down. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,286 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	He should be tried in a court of law like the rest of us would have been. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	a conversation i had with my mom on Tuesday: HER: "The IRS has decided now all that i cannot write off the rental properties i own as part of a 'business', and they have also decided that i owe them $30,000." ME: "Run for congress... then you dont have to pay ****." __________________

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,388 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I think it is terrible the way Congress pushes this under the covers. I can not understand any rational for not expelling him from office And yet, we still keep re-electing these people into office. What does that say about the average American voter? <and keep it clean> I guess I am more bothered by the accepting attitude of 1. They all do it 2. The "other" side does it Nether should be acceptable. But as long as the people vote for the little "R" and "D"s little will change. And that makes me feel sad for my country. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 606 Uploads: 44	Charlie Rangel has no integrity so no shock,.Yet the poor fools in Harlem will prob elect him until the day he dies.

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tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Step down? He should be booted from his party. Assuming they were not just as corrupt as he is.

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The Third Man Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	His district re-elected him. Only congress can remove him now. It says something about his district. I think you can figure what that is.

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the_tyrant Admiral Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,272 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	the method of combating corruption here is quite ineffective because no matter how much you hate your local politician, they deserve to get payed more in real liquid capital I believe that Singapore's method of increasing the wages of politicians is a good method

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The Third Man Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	The neo-cons don't care. He is on the Obamacare death list.