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06-21-2014, 10:29 PM
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Shenanigans between Rangel and his very close friend Percy Sutton re the Appollo theater. Luckily we had Mr Eliot Spitzer who stood his ground and force Rangel to give give up his chairmanship of the board of the theater.
http://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/14/ny...-chairman.html
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Little question about it.
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Wasn't there some crap a while back about tax evasion, or something?
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06-21-2014, 10:29 PM
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Nah, if anything he's a petty crook amongst a whole lot (500+) bigger crooks in the House of Representatives.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rangel
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06-21-2014, 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueStreak
Wasn't there some crap a while back about tax evasion, or something?
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Yup, it's in the wiki above. Petty shit comparatively. He's also got a Bronze Star with Valor and a Purple Heart from the retreat at the Yalu River in Korea.
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06-21-2014, 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Dondilion
Rangel is a scoundrel and a thief.
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Charlie Rangel is a decorated veteran of the Korean war.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_B._Rangel
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Rangel was born in Harlem in New York City. He earned a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star for his service in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, where he led a group of soldiers out of a deadly Chinese Army encirclement during the Battle of Kunu-ri in 1950.
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If he had been white he probably would have gotten a much higher decoration than the bronze star.
Fuck you for disrespecting this true American hero.
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06-21-2014, 10:54 PM
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"In March 2010, Rangel stepped aside as Ways and Means Chair. In November 2010, the Ethics Committee found Rangel guilty of 11 counts of violating House ethics rules, and on December 2, 2010, the full House approved a sanction of censure against Rangel."
Wikipedia link in previous post.
Hmmm, 2010...Now, when did the teabaggers take over the House again?
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06-21-2014, 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom Joad
Charlie Rangel is a decorated veteran of the Korean war.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_B._Rangel
If he had been white he probably would have gotten a much higher decoration than the bronze star.
Fuck you for disrespecting this true American hero.
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Truth here. Under fire and wounded he led 40 men out of danger as a Pfc. A hero indeed.
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06-21-2014, 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by bobabode
Yup, it's in the wiki above. Petty shit comparatively. He's also got a Bronze Star with Valor and a Purple Heart from the retreat at the Yalu River in Korea.
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Originally Posted by Tom Joad
Charlie Rangel is a decorated veteran of the Korean war.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_B._Rangel
If he had been white he probably would have gotten a much higher decoration than the bronze star.
Fuck you for disrespecting this true American hero.
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True. Can't take that away from him and wouldn't if I could. But, as much as we need folks to counter the tide of whackjobs and jackals invading the halls of government, I'd have to say he's been at it too long already.
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06-21-2014, 11:25 PM
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True. Can't take that away from him and wouldn't if I could. But, as much as we need folks to counter the tide of whackjobs and jackals invading the halls of government, I'd have to say he's been at it too long already.
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I beg to differ. Charlie Rangel has been a massive thorn in the side of the wingnuts for decades and a good soldier for the cause. I'd be happy to see him stay for another twenty years or as long as he wants. His mind is still sharp. Shit, he's only got one year on Merrylander.
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06-21-2014, 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by bobabode
I beg to differ. Charlie Rangel has been a massive thorn in the side of the wingnuts for decades and a good soldier for the cause. I'd be happy to see him stay for another twenty years or as long as he wants. His mind is still sharp. Shit, he's only got one year on Merrylander. 
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Fair enough.
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06-22-2014, 12:13 PM
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"In March 2010, Rangel stepped aside as Ways and Means Chair. In November 2010, the Ethics Committee found Rangel guilty of 11 counts of violating House ethics rules, and on December 2, 2010, the full House approved a sanction of censure against Rangel."
Wikipedia link in previous post.
Hmmm, 2010...Now, when did the teabaggers take over the House again? 
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Are you blaming the teabaggers for his censure?
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