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Were Black Lawmakers Set Up?
Seven African-American lawmakers are under investigation by the House Ethics Committee, while not a single white lawmaker is the subject of a full-scale investigation. The seven black Congressmen account for about 15 percent of the total number of African-American members in the House. An unnamed House Democrat told Politico that members of the Congressional Black Caucus worry that they are being set up. The House members under investigation: California Democrats Maxine Waters and Laura Richardson, Reps Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Donald Payne (D-NJ), and Del. Donna Christensen (D-U.S. Virgin Islands).
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Is the White house racist? or could it be that they are just crooks no mater what color they are. Very interesting
The more relevant question is who heads up the House ethics committee?
If you are going to make the crazy claim that the head of the House ethics committee is an evil racist, shouldn't you at least know her name?
Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-CA is the Chairperson.
Simple solution, put the damn corrupt traders and treasonous crooks before a jury of 12 citizens, axe the political charged committee. No way in hell any white or other color crooks should get away with criminal behavior either.
ah yes, it works every time, when in doubt cry racism
eroteme:
are you sure there's no racism..anywhere? I tend to think there might be some white folks who are clinging to the last thin fibers of what they feel is their entitled power.
But don't take my word for it. Ask your cloeset black friend. And no, I dont mean the black guy who sits in the cubicle near yours at work. I don't mean that funny black guy in the mail room. I mean, talk to your closest black friend--the one with whom you have a deep and lasting friendship based on mutual trust and respect. Get his thoughts.
Its no surprise that the crooked black democratic Congressmen being investigated would squeal that they are being "set up." Crooks always complain that they were "set up."
But it would be a suprise if they were white. You are the very reason I will never cease to throw the race card. Bigoted troll.
Why would you be surprised if whites were investigated by the ethics committee? Whites are investigated all the time.
Face facts, djanimaequeen----the ethics committee is not on a racist vendetta against black democratic Congressmen. The ethics committee is investigating the black congressmen because there are credible allegations against them.
see the problem and why you are called out each and everytime for your IGNORANT COMMENTS ..outside of your fan club..
..you had to use the BLACK democratic congressmen AND congresswomen ..to be correct..
it's the fact.. if these were crooked white republicans and we know there is and has been plenty.. you wouldn't DARE describe them as white republicans.. and why you MIGHT be deemed as racist or someone who is prejudice against people of color..
Its foolish for you to be complaining about Republicans if you think the House ethics committee is racist.
The House ethics committee is controlled by democrats.
All Dem's. Very interesting
NewyorkerR: Before you get too complacent, let me remind you of people in the Bush 43 administration (doubtless all Republicans) who have been convicted:
Lewis "Scooter" Libby, convicted by a federal jury for lying during the CIA leak investigation.
Lester Crawford, a former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), pleaded guilty to charges of "conflict of interest and false reporting of information about stocks he owned in food, beverage and medical device companies he was in charge of regulating.
Brian J. Doyle, former deputy press secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, pleaded no contest to seven counts of using a computer to seduce a child and 16 counts of transmitting harmful material to a minor.
Claude A. Allen, former assistant to the president for domestic policy, pleaded guilty to one count of misdemeanor theft concerning multiple fraudulent returns to a Target store.
David H. Safavian, a former chief of staff of the General Services Administration, was found guilty of lying and obstructing justice while covering up his many efforts to assist disgraced Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff in acquiring two properties controlled by the GSA, and also of concealing facts about a lavish weeklong golf trip he took with Abramoff to Scotland and London in the summer of 2002.
John T. Korsmo, former chairman of the Federal Housing Finance Board, pleaded guilty to one count of making false statements to the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee regarding his participation in an October 2002 congressional fundraising event.
Over 30 members of Ronald Reagan's administration went to prison.
And Democrats? Only one person in Bill Clinton's administration went to prison. Very interesting.
Some Clintonista crooks during Clinton's term:
Whitewater:
AK Gov. Jim Guy Tucker - fraud felony convictions - 3 counts (Tucker resigned facing impeachment)
Jim McDougal - fraud and conspiracy felony convictions - 18 counts
Susan McDougal - felony - 4 counts (pardoned during Clinton's last minute pardongate payoffs)
William J. Marks Sr - conspiracy
Stephen Smith - conspiracy
Larry Kuca - Fraud
Neal Ainley - 2 misdemeanors for embezzlement
David Hale - guilty plea - conspiracy
Chris Wade - felony - Whitewater real-estate investor
John Haley - recent! 1998 on fraud
Robert Palmer - felony for conspiracy
Charles Matthews - guilty plea for bribery
Eugene Fitzhugh - Whitewater - bribery
Webster Hubbell - #2 ranking Justice Dept. Official - felony for embezzlement and fraud
John Latham - CEO of Madison Bank - bank fraud
Campaign Finance:
Johnny Chung - Clinton cronie - felony guilty plea - funneling money from China
Gene Lum - convicted - felony for money laundering for the DNC
Nora Lum - convicted - felony for money laundering for the DNC
Howard Glicken - guilty plea - 2 midemeanors - funneling foreign donations
Yah Lin "Charlie" Trie - guilty plea - illegal Clinton campaign donations
John Huang - Clinton cronie - felony guilty plea - funneling money from China
Paula Jonesgate:
William Jefferson Clinton - found guilty - civil contempt of court - lying under oath about material facts. The Office of the Independent Council further presented Clinton with an agreement that had him disbarred from practicing law for 5 years and made him signed statement admitting to his deception
Plant: Why not just list everybody in America who was convicted of anything and blame them all on Clinton?
I only showed all the corrupt folks with direct connections to Clinton at the DNC etc.
Surely you aren't going to pretend the Clinton administration was clean as the driven snow?
Plant: I believe I mentioned that "Only one person in Bill Clinton's administration went to prison." in my previous post.
Perhaps you should brush up on your reading skills...
Don't care as this article is about the black law maker in office now. and who is this bush guy i keep hearing about is he the koolaid supplier ?
That's just the way the numbers fell out. Evertone knows the Dems would do anything before investigating a Black member of Congress. Only now after months of back room dealing and stalling they have to do something. But let's look at the out come first. Bet nothing comes of it. Oh by the way, Blacks can be just as much a crook as a White man just look at all the failed city governments around the country.
The mere idea is ridiculous! There were others. They were not all African-American. These charges are unfounded. Provide proof and we will listen.
Go read the Politico article. Check it out for yourself.
where is Charlie rangel's name. he is the biggest crook
Instead of being worried that they are black, why don't they worry about their illegal activities?
Not surprising this comes from Politico.
Obama "won" the democratic nomination by smearing the Clintons as racists.
Would not surprise me if these politicians are doing the same, trying to play the race card as an excuse for their criminal behavior.
Maybe the investigation is leading back to the Black Caucus and they are merely following the evidence trial?
And maybe you're just drooling over the opportunity to show how "post-racist" you are. Troll.
whatever that means?
This is disappointing. If these members of the House are being set up, who is setting them up?
Seven out of ten members of the House Ethics Committee are Southerners. Three are Southern Democrats and four are Southern Republicans. Of course, that does not mean that they are automatically racist.
But it certainly looks suspicious, squareyellowpaper.
The real question is who are the people that are bringing up these allegations of improper activities to the House Ethics Committee?
The fact that all of those being investigated are black when they only comprise a tiny fraction of the house and senate seats is at best suspicious statistically spraking. I'm not saying that they are innocent I just have a hard time believing that they are the only ones deserving of investigation.
djanimaequeen:
I hear you. Loud and clear.
But you're surrounded by white folks who dont have any black friends. As such, they are always the first to dismiss any signs of racial angst--especially now that a black man is president. White folks who only hang out with other white folks are never forced to examine anything beneath the surface. This doesnt make them racist, per se. But it does prove very diffcult when trying to engage them in meaningful discourse. As you very well know..
NOT TRUE!!! AT 15% of the House, 10% of the Senate and 11% of the Supreme Court African Americans comprise 12.9% of the 3 Estates of our Federal Government. (The overall African American population is somewhere around q12% - 13%.)
I think you need to either learn math or learn how to look things up. 39 members of the house ( out of 435) ( about 9 %) does not equal 15%. one member of the senate ( burris ) out of 100 equals 1%, not 10%. The only one you got right was the supreme court. So that gives us 41 out of 544. Or about 7.5 %. Your truthiness certianly doesn't make me inclined to listen to you.
Since the Senate cannot even do anything about John Ensign, they have no business talking about ethics at all in Congress.
that old KKK Byrd is so devious no one noticed the senator's evil influence on the house. that's not all. currier pigeons have been seen flitting back and forth with messages from byrd to the bird hunter chenney. talk about a good ol' white birds' network. blackbirds fly away.
Seriously, when are people going to learn that when you have a black man in the white house, these cries of racism look incredibly absurd? Who are the lawmakers being set up by - Obama? The most powerful man in the world is a black man - the white man conspiracy theories don't work anymore!
"The most powerful man in the world is a black man - the white man conspiracy theories don't work anymore!"
im sure the libs are more upset about that then the Conservatives are. one less soap box for the left.
You're such an idiot. You reduce everything to the false dichotomy of liberal and conservative. You are what is wrong with America. You are what's dividing us. You truly are a douchebag.
mrcaca, and your the other side of the zipper so bring it on you liberal wimp. stop your crying like a little girl.
this is why Obama is in office overcompensation for white guilt
Mary50:
Really?
So Obama's ascent to the oval office has eradicated all racsim? Everyone just loves them some black folks? No one is at all threatened by the reality of a black man as president?
Like I suggested to another seemingly myopic person in these parts. I think, before making such pronouncements, you should engage your closest black friend. Really. Get their thoughts on the current state of race relations. Barack Obama might have power, but in certain corners of the lawmaking and corporate world, other black folks are getting punished for it. Seriously. Ask around.
Perhaps Black politicians have been pampered so long they have come to believe they are entitled to all the graft they generate. Now the cry of racism is not as frightening as it once was because the libs in this country have worn it out.
My best black friend told me that.
I love how noontime is obviously assuming what race I am and the races that are around me. That. Is. Hilarious. That comment is going to be passed around the dinner table tonight for sure!
All I know is that at least one is justified: Carolyn Kilpatrick from Detroit is rotten through and through. Her son Kwame was an apple that didn't fall far from the tree.
This is hilarious... Nancy Pelosi set this committee up because Bush and his benefactors were such an illegal disaster. Now it is now ensnaring Democrats, who are Black.
I can understand if Karl Rove, Rumsfeld or even if Cheney set up this committee that the black Democrats could cry foul... But its Nancy Pelosi, one of the most leftist (...and someone who can take a hit!) politician in DC.
Its kind of funny to hear one politician bring down one another. I only promised my cousin a county job for $75k, while Joe the politician promised $500k worth of construction contracts for his campaign contributions. Why are they only investigating me? LOL!
Let's play the blame game... Its not our fault... They are racist... Let's not take into account of one's actions, but play the card.
MORE IMPORTANTLY who's the "unnamed House Democrat" making the ABSURD ALLEGATION? Who was that person who "told Politico that members of the Congressional Black Caucus worry that they are being set up?" If there's a SET UP, this Unnamed House Democrat is the Set Up.
If, in reality there was a question raising the issue of a possible "racial set-up", I am confident such an issue would have been FORMALLY ADDRESSED by Congresswoman Barbara Lee, the Chairperson of the Congressional Black Caucus.
Inquiries and Investigations are what the House Ethics Committee is responsible for. Most of their inquiries are to clarify legal issues related to their House mambers, nothing new there.
I SUSPECT there's something ODD 'going on here!!!' It just doesn't Smell Right!
So you "hard-azzes" can restrain yourselves from charging every African American Congressperson of haphazardously "CRYING RACISM!"
The "hard-azzes" are Really Turning this invalid theory of "Post Racism" 'on it's ear', aren't they!
Would it be racist to observe that black politicians commit ethical violations disproportionately, if they in fact did so?
No...... why would it be?
@cb199201..
to answer your question.. no it would not.. but what would be racist is to think because they are black, THEY are inclined to commit ethical violations.. isn't that right NewyorkerE?
yes it would but its not the case here
At the pleasure of the CBC's right to have perpetual victim hood, those politicians being looked into are allowed to steal from anyone.
And the Left make fun of Glen Beck. I have it on good sources that they are being investigated because they slowed down on their criticisms of Clarence Thomas and were thought to be suspect by the Pelosi-Reid-Obama troika.
It's Bush's fault.
I would say 2 things:
1) How can anyone be "set up" if they do nothing wrong? That almost tells me the CBC is admitting to wrongdoing.
2) The reason that they are all black could be that rather than each being investigated for independent crimes, it could be a group-like criminal action, where one brings in another who brings in another. I don't think we know enough yet.
What supports my theory is that when crime groups like the Mafia are investigated, it's likely that everyone would be Italian.
how about that there are 7 black crooks...
simple... not too complicated...
wasn't there a black guy with $93k in his freezer? and isn't he still hanging around in the Black Caucus?
all crooks welcome in the Black Caucus...
Maybe we have a teachable moment? Time for a beer!
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