Democrat New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagan
 who was, in 2005, so vehemently and publically critical of then president George Bush for his “slow response” in aiding victims of Hurricane Katrina. In the midst of his expressions of moral outrage, however, Nagan still found time to accept bribes by “…taking money to help business owners get millions of dollars in city work…in the wake of [the] hurricane.” Right now, Nagan is awaiting sentencing for his February conviction on 20 counts.
Democrat Trenton, New Jersey Mayor Tony Mack
 is awaiting sentencing for accepting a bribe in 2012 to give his permission for the building of a downtown parking garage. Unfortunately for Mayor Mack, the garage existed only in the minds of FBI agents running the sting.
Democrat San Diego Mayor Bob [Filthy} Filner
 who plead guilty to false imprisonment and battery charges connected with sexual harrassment allegations which resulted in his August resignation from office.
Democrat Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick
 who was sentenced to 28 years in prison last October after being convicted on charges of extortion, bribery and conspiracy.
Democrat Birmingham, Alabama Mayor Larry Langford
 who took “…$235,000 in cash, loans and gifts while he was president of the Jefferson County Commission in the early- and mid-2000s.” He is serving 15 years in prison after a 2009 conviction.
“Democrat Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon
 is facing public corruption charges after prosecutors said he solicited $48,000 in cash, airline tickets, a hotel room and the use of a luxury apartment as bribes from undercover FBI agents posing as developers.”
But one piece of vital information was not provided by AP journalists, even though they go to “great lengths to…ensure that the news has been reported…accurately and honestly.”
Nowhere in the article is party affiliation mentioned.
Either the AP doesn’t believe the public has the “right to know” that each of these corrupt politicians is a Democrat, or the organization’s journalists had a massive, simultaneous memory lapse. |
