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To: tejek who wrote (577629)	7/23/2010 4:05:12 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1571766

"He must be really wired in his district. He gets away with murder." that would be ted kennedy

To: tejek who wrote (577629)	7/23/2010 7:38:04 PM
From: brushwud	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571766

He must be really wired in his district. He gets away with murder. You must've been born yesterday. His predecessor as Harlem Congressman was Adam Clayton Powell, who was kicked out of Congress for corruption, then re-elected in a special election and again in a general election before moving to the Bahamas.

To: tejek who wrote (577629)	7/23/2010 9:07:59 PM
From: SilentZ	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571766

>He must be really wired in his district. He gets away with murder. Part of it is the fact that most of these big stories about him have only come out in the last year or so. But most of it is really just that our primary process just isn't good enough. We've got a good chance to get rid of him this time, though. UPDATE: A simple question: is any elected official’s power and prestige more important than the future of his or her party, or the future of the country? The answer is obvious—except to Charles Rangel. Yesterday, I called on Rep. Rangel to announce immediately that he will not be a candidate for re-election to the 15th Congressional District in New York in light of the findings of the House ethics committee that Rep. Rangel committed very serious violations of ethics rules. For the first time in eight years, the House ethics committee has taken a very serious step forward in ethics investigations, calling for the appointment of a special subcommittee to rule on the findings–a step last taken when former Rep. James Traficant was convicted of taking bribes. While Rep. Rangel still should be accorded the right to defend himself before a trial of a special subcommittee, the threat to the future of the Democratic Party, and the country, is today. Rep. Rangel will be, as I argued when I announced my candidacy for the 15th Congressional District, the face of Washington corruption in Republican advertising and campaigns across the nation—they already began to do so yesterday. Rep. Rangel will likely cost the Democratic Party seats in the November election, if he is the nominee of the party—and, with the balance of power possibly decided by 2 or 3 seats, the incumbent’s refusal to step aside could be the difference. Let us consider the consequences. Losing the House will install John Boehner as Speaker. Which will mean that workers will never see an increase in the minimum wage, tax breaks for the wealthy and big corporations will be in vogue again, funding for the Afghanistan War will continue, and you can kiss goodbye any chance for climate change legislation. For the sake of one man’s seat. Our party must be clear–we must not allow even the hint of impropriety to be part of our ranks. The people, the voters, are sick and tired of dysfunction. They are fed up with corruption–real and moral. They want leaders who they can trust. Thanks for all you are doing to try to bring real change and ethics to our political system. Jonathan Tasini