William Jefferson Indicted

[BigSugar]

money-laundering, bribery, RICO, FCPA among the violations....94 page indictment and he faces up to 235 years in prison.

whatever happens, i'm sure that this is in some way Bush's fault.

LA Congressman Indicted (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070604/ap_on_go_co/congressman_probe)

[Docta]

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[silentpaul]

Almost two years ago, in August 2005, investigators raided Jefferson's home in Louisiana and found $90,000 in cash stuffed into a box in his freezer.
Cold hard cash?

[Breeze]

whatever happens, i'm sure that this is in some way Bush's fault.


If that's the case, I wish W would visit my freezer...

[purdueman_in]

Man, this makes me happy. The faster this bum's out of Congress, the better for all of us!

[REMgirl]

Well, he's been indicted, not tried, but he should step down from his position. Cleaning house includes everyone.

[Sushi]

http://images.cafepress.com/product/67495870v3_240x240_Front_Color-MintAvocado.jpg
Damn, now I have to go visit cafepress. What a great shirt.

[BigSugar]

Not necessarily Bush in particular, but the Republicans increasingly partisan handling of matters during their tenure has contributed.

LOL! Thanx. I knew someone on here could find a way to make this Bush/Republican/Administrations fault....at least partially. I actually heard that Cheney threatened to take him "quail hunting" if he didn't accept the bribes and pay off the foreign leaders and engage in multiple conspiracies and otherwise violate at least 16 federal laws. And the morons of Louisiana (who reelected Ray "Chocolate City" Nagin and Kathleen "It Wasn't My Fault, Blame the Feds" Blanco) with any luck, will get to vote for Edwin Edwards (four time elected Democratic Governor of Loseranna and currently serving 10 years on federal charges) who can be out of jail in time to be re-elected a 5th time by the moron electorate of the great state of Loseranna. Talk about pride.

Where is the hue and cry for Willy J's resignation from those on here who are so aghast when someone on the right side of the aisle gets nabbed?? if he was republican....oh forget it......i'm just gonna get Docta's shirt b/c it made me laugh! nothing to see here folks. just move along.

[silentpaul]

Where is the hue and cry for Willy J's resignation...?
Personally, I'm tired, disillusioned, and fed up.
Corruption is not as rare as I had hoped.
Everyone's getting in on it.
I'm sick of public "servants" fucking their constituents up their asses.
I'm in a mood where every corrupt government official ought to be forced to serve in Iraq.

[classicgrrl]

I think I'm just gonna do what vermont is trying to do.

[REMgirl]

On the Leftwing blogs I read, nearly all are saying he should be booted or he should step down. :confused:

[Breeze]

LOL! Thanx. I knew someone on here could find a way to make this Bush/Republican/Administrations fault....at least partially. I actually heard that Cheney threatened to take him "quail hunting" if he didn't accept the bribes and pay off the foreign leaders and engage in multiple conspiracies and otherwise violate at least 16 federal laws. And the morons of Louisiana (who reelected Ray "Chocolate City" Nagin and Kathleen "It Wasn't My Fault, Blame the Feds" Blanco) with any luck, will get to vote for Edwin Edwards (four time elected Democratic Governor of Loseranna and currently serving 10 years on federal charges) who can be out of jail in time to be re-elected a 5th time by the moron electorate of the great state of Loseranna. Talk about pride.

Where is the hue and cry for Willy J's resignation from those on here who are so aghast when someone on the right side of the aisle gets nabbed?? if he was republican....oh forget it......i'm just gonna get Docta's shirt b/c it made me laugh! nothing to see here folks. just move along.

I'm not sure why the corruption of elected officials makes you happy.

[BigSugar]

On the Leftwing blogs I read, nearly all are saying he should be booted or he should step down. :confused:

good. they're right. he should........probably won't unless forced out by his party leaders, but he should man up and end this charade.

i'm with silentpaul on this one though....judges used to give newly adult offenders the "army or jail" choice.....i think we should give these bastards a rifle and an 80 pound pack and make them walk a beat in Bagdad for as long as their sentence would run. hooahhh!

[BigSugar]

I'm not sure why the corruption of elected officials makes you happy.

wow. you're awesome. hit the nail on the head, as usual. i'm ecstatic that another one of our illustrious elected leaders has seen fit to flip the bird to the entire nation and violate/flaunt dozens of laws all for his own financial gain. good work. i almost snuck that one by you.

[Breeze]

wow. you're awesome. hit the nail on the head, as usual. i'm ecstatic that another one of our illustrious elected leaders has seen fit to flip the bird to the entire nation and violate/flaunt dozens of laws all for his own financial gain. good work. i almost snuck that one by you.

Oh, right. My mistake. You're ecstatic because the money-grubbing asshole in question is a Democrat, not a Republican--and therefore you get make a feeble attempt to hold it against "those on here" who do not share your politics.

Good job. Way to take a bold stance.

[BigSugar]

Oh, right. My mistake. You're ecstatic because the money-grubbing asshole in question is a Democrat, not a Republican--and therefore you get make a feeble attempt to hold it against "those on here" who do not share your politics.

Good job. Way to take a bold stance.

i just went back to re-read my initial post and my subsequent and i'm pretty sure i wasn't ecstatic about anything and i could care less that this Dem got caught this week, b/c next week, it'll be his Republican buddy that he'll roll on and 'round and 'round we'll go.....

i get a little fizzed up about this boards nearly complete silence on these kinds of things when it's "one of your own", but if it's one of them evil righty's, then Katie bar the door!! for the love of christ, there were 19 posts on a bird pooping on the presidents coat!?? and 35 posts when Duemellon and the far lefty side of the board decide to crush Bush's 6 year old decision to alter the ABM treaty only after Putin blames him for the "need" for these wonderful new Russian ICBM's and cruise missles that he's now testing and rolling into production. is it really that bad here in the US that lefty morons have to come to the defense of Putin!??!? PUTIN!??!?? seriously.

and shit......i can't even get Due to post on here about how this is just a racist indictment against an innocent black man. that's sad! it's like saying the sun won't shine anymore, or the moon isn't made of cheese.

maybe it's just me. maybe i'm just so right, so much of the time, that it's just too tough to argue with me anymore. :( yeah, let's go with that.

[DaHood]

He fucked up. He got caught. It's nobody's fault but his own. I'm sure there's a lot more of this going on than is found out about on both sides of the political spectrum.

[Breeze]

i just went back to re-read my initial post and my subsequent and i'm pretty sure i wasn't ecstatic about anything and i could care less that this Dem got caught this week, b/c next week, it'll be his Republican buddy that he'll roll on and 'round and 'round we'll go.....

i get a little fizzed up about this boards nearly complete silence on these kinds of things when it's "one of your own", but if it's one of them evil righty's, then Katie bar the door!! for the love of christ, there were 19 posts on a bird pooping on the presidents coat!?? and 35 posts when Duemellon and the far lefty side of the board decide to crush Bush's 6 year old decision to alter the ABM treaty only after Putin blames him for the "need" for these wonderful new Russian ICBM's and cruise missles that he's now testing and rolling into production. is it really that bad here in the US that lefty morons have to come to the defense of Putin!??!? PUTIN!??!?? seriously.

and shit......i can't even get Due to post on here about how this is just a racist indictment against an innocent black man. that's sad! it's like saying the sun won't shine anymore, or the moon isn't made of cheese.

maybe it's just me. maybe i'm just so right, so much of the time, that it's just too tough to argue with me anymore. :( yeah, let's go with that.

Since when is post count an indication of anything? You know as well as I do that CE/P is not a hotbed of frenzied posting by a wide spectrum of boarders on its best day--why would this be any different?

If you're looking to get a lot of people interested and debating, I'd suggest a topic related to music.

[DaHood]

Since when is post count an indication of anything?
Dunno, but my post count indicates that I am 1.7 times the post whore as you. And probably that you have more of a life than I have.

:p

[Breeze]

I am 1.7 times the whore as you.

Fixed that for you. :D

[DaHood]

Fixed that for you. :D
Well, if the shoe fits. :p

[Breeze]

Well, if the shoe fits. :p

Wait, I know this one... "I must acquit." Right?

[DaHood]

Wait, I know this one... "I must acquit." Right?
Actually, no. That would be if it didn't fit.


Just call me Cinderella. :p

[Breeze]

Just call me Cinderella. :p

Whatever you say... pumpkin. ;)

[dannyboy]

You'll never find me in this forum debating the merits of Republicans over Democrats or vice versa. It's like comparing compost to sewage.

[DaHood]

You'll never find me in this forum debating the merits of Republicans over Democrats or vice versa. It's like comparing compost to sewage.True DAT!!

[REMgirl]

Think about that comparison. Sewage vs compost. They both stink, but the compost is ultimately useful and the sewage ultimately gets flushed away. So I would say the Dems are compost and the Repubs are sewage. :p

[DaHood]

Think about that comparison. Sewage vs compost. They both stink, but the compost is ultimately useful and the sewage ultimately gets flushed away. So I would say the Dems are compost and the Repubs are sewage. :pOh you are clever, TOO clever. :p

[REMgirl]

Heh! :cool:

[miami2112]

hell, at this point, its fairly safe to say that all politicians are on the take.

party side? how stupid is that?

i'm about to root for whatever party is president for the congress to be the other party just so that whomever is in power, cant rubber stamp self-serving legislation into law.

[silentpaul]

...the moon isn't made of cheese...
It's not?! I have evidence to the contrary, my friend:

http://harriettstomato.typepad.com/foodlog/images/wallacecheese_7.jpg

You really should keep up with you pop culture...

;) :p

[Buzzstein]

That's bad. I hope they nail him. I am a "lefty” and that guy definitely is not on my side.

[BigSugar]

hell, at this point, its fairly safe to say that all politicians are on the take.

agreed. just that today they call it "fundraising". :) speaking of, I got my quarterly phone call and obligatory follow up letter from my local Congressman asking for dough. LOL! apparently the giving limits have been raised this go 'round. now i have the privilege of giving $2600 per primary cycle and can then have the honor of giving another $2600 for the general election cycle!! per candidate!! at that rate, i'll be broke.....yesterday.

sometimes i think that Professor Falken was right......

[miami2112]

sometimes i think that Professor Falken was right......

nice wargames reference.

[Breeze]

nice wargames reference.

Yes, it was quite a WOPR.

[sparkie]

Cold hard cash?

haha

what kind of interest rate does that freezer yield. maybe i should convert my 401k :rolleyes:

[silentpaul]

haha

what kind of interest rate does that freezer yield. maybe i should convert my 401k :rolleyes:
But I thought it was bad to have your assets frozen. :confused:

[jps]

hahha. he pled not guilty. claimed absolute innocence.

ok. so innocent until proven guilty, right? but this one seems pretty obvious from everything i've heard and read. hell, al franken was talking about this seems like 2 years ago.